Bernadette has had a long career as a secondary school RE teacher, retiring last year from a Catholic girls’ school in Melbourne. She currently teaches Religious Education to both primary and secondary pre-service teachers at Australian Catholic University.

She graduated with her Doctor of Philosophy in September 2018 from the University of Southern Queensland.

Last year Bernadette co-authored a book with Ann Rennie entitled Witness, Specialist, Moderator: the critical role of Catholic educators in a changing world. It is available from Garratt Publishing.