Bronwyn researches in the areas of youth participation, citizenship and social science education and curiculum and education policy studies. She was previously a geography and social studies teacher and has contributed to Aotearoa New Zealand curriculum development in recent years.  

Current research

2025 till now. Threats to Democracy. Teacher's perceptions and practices. A comparative study with Norway. 

2024 til now. Everyday peace-making: Aotearoa New Zealand young people's knowledge and practices of everyday peace-making. A pilot stdy.

2024 till now. Climate misinformation: Interdisicplinary perspectives. VUW multidisciplinary fund. 

2022 till 2024 The Civic potential of climate Mobility (HUMANE-CLIMATE https://research.tuni.fi/sparg/projects/) Associate Investigator with Tampere University, Finland

2021-2024 Critical Times: Producing the global graduate in a pandemic (with Deakin University, Monash University and VUW) Associate Investigator see https://redi.deakin.edu.au/projects/critical-times-producing-the-global-graduate-in-a-pandemic/

2017 – 2020 Citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand: Young people, belonging and changing times. Marsden Fund Award

2016-2018: Transitions to University: Navigating Assessment practices and curriculum knowledge. URF Strategic Fund. Associate investigator with Dr Sue Cherrington (Principal Investigator) and Dr Michael Johnston.