Kitty te Riele

University of Tasmania

Professor Kitty te Riele leads the research portfolio in the Peter Underwood Centre for Educational Attainment, at the University of Tasmania. Her main research focus is on how education can support marginalised young people to improve their life chances. With colleagues in Victoria she has conducted three research projects on ways in which education can support young people in the youth justice system, focused on an education liaison initiative in the Children’s Court; on the school in the youth custody settings; and on transition from custody to education in the community.