Jaya Dantas (published in the name of Jaya Earnest until 2015) has had a leadership role at Curtin University since 2011, with a resultant reduction in research allocation (0.3 FTE). Her research outputs include 3 authored books, 3 edited books, 68 journal articles, 16 research book chapters, 15 research reports, 4 creative works (DVD, CDs, modules), 20 conference proceedings, 1550 media presentations and 25 international and national invitations. Much of her effort goes into advocacy for policy and programmatic change as well as capacity building, which is an essential part of translational research.

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  • Earnest, J., and D. F. Treagust. ed. 2006. “Education Rebuilding in Societies in Transition: International Perspectives.” Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
  • Earnest, J., and D. F. Treagust. ed. 2006. “Education Reform in Societies in Transition – International Perspectives.” Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
  • Earnest, J., and D. F. Treagust. 2006. “Setting the Scene: Providing the Framework and Context.” In Education Reform in Societies in Transition, ed. Jaya Earnest and David Treagust, 1-12. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
  • Earnest, J. 2006. “Science education reform in a transitional society: the case of Rwanda.” In Education Reform in Societies in Transition – International Perspectives, ed. Jaya Earnest and David Treagust, 129-142. The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
  • Pepall, E., R. W. James, and J. Earnest. 2006. “Guidelines for conducting rapid participatory appraisals of community health needs in developing countries: experience from Tulikup, Bali.” Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health 18 (3): 42-48.
  • Earnest, J. 2006. “Adolescent and young refugee perspectives on psychosocial well-being.” International Journal of the Humanities. 3 (5): 79-86.
  • Earnest, J., and R. Koul. 2006. “Assessing teachers’ perceptions of health education in East Timor.” In Experience of learning: Teaching and Learning Forum 2006, Feb 1, 2006, University of Western Australia: TL Forum Committees.
  • Earnest, J., and R. Koul. 2006. “Teacher Perceptions and Attitudes to Health Science Education in East Timor.” In Fourth International Conference on Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, Aug 25, 2006, Victoria, Canada: Key Centre for School Science and Mathematics, Curtin University of Technology.
  • Earnest, J., and R. Finger. 2006. “The impact of protracted conflict on secondary school students: a case study from North and East Sri Lanka.” In AARE 2006: International Education Research Conference – Engaging Pedagogies, Nov 26, 2006, University of South Australia: Australian Association for Research in Education.
  • Earnest, J., and Finger, R. 2006. “Migration Patterns Survey and HIV Vulnerability Assessment Mapping in Selected Districts of Timor-Leste.” Switzerland: International Organization for Migration.

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  • Earnest, J., and M. Karr. 2005. “A researcher’s journey through complexity, reflexivity and transformation: a case study from Rwanda.” In AARE 2005 International Education Research Conference Parramatta. Creative Dissent: Constructive Solutions, Nov 27, 2005, Parramatta, Sydney: AARE.
  • Dall, V., and J. Earnest. 2005. “Child development in Bangladesh: The determinants of malnutrition relapse among Bangladeshi children following a food supplementation program.” Australian Journal of Psychology 57: 161-161.
  • Earnest, J., and S. Gilleatt. 2005. “Adolescent and young refugee perspectives on psychosocial well-being: Strategies for school-based mental health promotion.” Australian Journal of Psychology 57: 163-163.

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  • Earnest, J., and D. F. Treagust. 2004. “Science education reform in Rwanda: a window to understanding change through dilemmas.” In Research on Education in Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East, ed. Kagenda Mutua and Cynthia Sunal, 59-80. USA: Information Age Publishing.
  • Earnest, J. 2004. “Education reform in post-conflict transitional societies: Case studies from Rwanda, Kosovo and Timor Leste.” In 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on Diversity and Equity in Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning, Sep 28, 2004, Perth: Australian Association for Research in Education.
  • Earnest, J. 2004. “Linking Leadership, School Effectiveness and Staff Professional Development: The Case Study of a School in Uganda.” In 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on Diversity and Equality in Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning, Sep 1, 2004, Perth, Australia: Australian Association for Research in Education.