Professor Sue Gregory
Professorial Research Fellow, Research Centres, Institutes, CRCs - Research Services
Biography
Professor Sue Gregory, PhD, is a Professorial Research Fellow at the University of New England (UNE) and former Head of the School of Education, a position she held for 8.5 years. An internationally recognised researcher in immersive learning and educational technology, Sue has pioneered the use of virtual worlds in education since 2007 and has chaired the Australian and New Zealand Virtual Worlds Working Group since 2009.
Her current research advances the Augmented Intelligent Reality and Virtual Worlds (AIR-VW) framework, integrating extended reality, persistent virtual worlds and multi-agent artificial intelligence to create scalable, immersive environments for professional learning and rehearsal. This work builds on almost two decades of research into virtual worlds, simulation, technology-enhanced learning and innovative approaches to professional education. Her pioneering VirtualPREX research demonstrated the potential of immersive environments for professional rehearsal in teacher education, providing foundations for her current AIR-VW research.
Sue has authored over 200 publications, including five edited books on teaching and learning in virtual worlds, four as lead editor, and has secured more than $6.9 million in research grants and tenders. Her previous academic leadership roles include Chair of Research, Higher Degree Research Coordinator, UNE Education Scholar, ICT Education lecturer, and Leader of the School’s eLearning, ePedagogy and Innovations Research Network. As a long-standing adult educator, she has taught pre-service and postgraduate education students to critically and effectively integrate emerging technologies into their professional practice.
Sue received an Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching Citation in 2012. She is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and a Life Member of ASCILITE (Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education), having served on its Executive from 2012 to 2025.
