Rosemary is a Chief Researcher at NZCER and a member of the Science Education team. She is responsible for research in the areas of curriuclum and assessment and has a particular interest in how the key competencies in the New Zealand Curriculum are understood and enacted. Rose will shortly be leading the 2012 National Survey of Secondary Schools and is currently leading investigations of:

• the nature of secondary school curriculum innovation, in particular as enabled by NCEA 
• moderation as an opportunity for teacher professional learning 
• ways that the "nature of science" as a curriculum component might change what teachers and students do (rather than adding new and different curriuclum content)  

With Bronwen Cowie from the University of Waikato, Rose co-led the three-year Curriuclum Implementation Exploratory Studies (CIES) project for the Ministry of Education. Findings from this recently completed project have helped MOE target ongoing support for curriculum implementation and are still being widely discussed. Exploratory studies have particular appeal for Rose because of their potential to influence practice in positive ways.       

Rose has served on advisory groups for the development of the New Zealand Curriculum and the NCEA Standards Review. She enjoys working with leadership groups, including expert teacher panels, and is a frequent speaker at education conferences. Rose has also presented New Zealand's experiences of implementation of key competencies at a number of international conferences.   

Rose holds a Ph D from Deakin University, Melbourne.