2024-2026 FoE Meri Research Development Funding Scheme [2025]
‘Investigating perceptions of arts-based intergenerational experiences in tertiary learning for meaningful and transformative engagement’.
Principal Investigator Dr Marnee Watkins, Co-investigators Dr Sue Arney and Dr Jennifer Andersen
A two year qualitative, arts based research project to investigate the experiences and perceptions of University of Melbourne undergraduate students engaging in intergenerational arts encounters with primary school children in two of our arts education Breadth subjects.
2021 MGSE Researcher Development Scheme Grant
'An Arts Education imperative: New directions for sustainability'
Associate Professor Mark Selkrig, Associate Professor Neryl Jeanneret, Dr Kate Coleman, Dr Marnee Watkins and more

2019-2020 MGSE Research Development Award [2019]
'Dialogues as artist: Facilitating participatory arts-based communities of practice to support early career arts educators'
Dr Marnee Watkins & Dr Kathryn Coleman

2018-2020 Unfunded Research
'Investigating the affordances of the intergenerational 'Child+Adult Art Response Project' [C+AARP]
Dr Marnee Watkins & Dr Kathryn Coleman
2018-2019 MGSE Research Development Award [2019]
'Engaging young people, families and practitioners in museums and galleries. Translating research into scholarly publications
Dr Robert Brown, Dr Marnee Watkins, Associate Professor John Quay & Dr Jennifer Andersen
2017-2018 University of Melbourne Engagement Grant
'The art of inquiry: an investigation of inquiry-based pedagogy, as interpreted and practised by National Gallery of Victoria educators'
Dr Robert Brown, Dr Marnee Watkins, Associate Professor John Quay & Dr Jennifer Andersen
2016-2017 MGSE Seed Fund
'The art of inquiry: an investigation of inquiry-based pedagogy, as interpreted and practiced by National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) educators'
Dr Robert Brown, Dr Marnee Watkins, Associate Professor John Quay & Dr Jennifer Andersen
2013 Unfunded SoTL Research
'An analysis of a complex, collaborative arts workshop with pre-service teachers integrating drama, music and life-drawing to enter into the world behind Picasso’s painting ‘Guernica’.
Dr Marnee Watkins, Dr Dave Kelman, Jennifer Stevens-Ballenger
2012-2014 CASS Funded Research Project
'Teachers' Application of Arts Rich Practice'
Project leader: Dr Susan Wright
Chief investigators: Dr Neryl Jeanneret, Dr Marnee Watkins, Dr Christine Sinclair, Dr Richard Sallis, Jennifer Stevens-Ballenger and Gina Grant
2012 MGSE Staff Competitive Grant
'Nurturing artistry: integrated arts professional development for primary graduate teachers'
Dr Marnee Watkins, Dr David Kelman and Gina Grant
2011 MGSE Staff Competitive Grant
'Investigating graduate primary generalist teachers' experiences teaching art and literature'
Dr Marnee Watkins, Dr Pam Macintyre and Gina Grant
2010 MGSE Staff Competitive Grant
'Investigating graduate primary teachers' first year of generalist art teaching'
Dr Marnee Watkins and Gina Grant

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