2024

• Brandenburg, R., Larsen, E., Simpson, A., Sallis, R., Tran, D. (2024). 'I left the teaching profession … and this is what I am doing now': A national study of teacher attrition. Australian Educational Researcher, Online first. [More Information]

2023

• Simpson, A., Wang, T. (2023). Dialogic pedagogy: blended learning in initial teacher education. In Anne Thwaite, Alyson Simpson, Pauline Jones (Eds.), Dialogic pedagogy: discourse in contexts from pre-school to university. Online: Routledge (Taylor and Francis).
• Thwaite, A., Simpson, A., Jones, P. (2023). Dialogic pedagogy: discourse in contexts from pre-school to university. Online: Routledge (Taylor and Francis).
• Farrar, J., Simpson, A. (2023). Pre-service teacher knowledge of children's literature and attitudes to Reading for Pleasure: an international comparative study. Literacy. [More Information]
• Simpson, A., Thwaite, A., Jones, P. (2023). Research into dialogic pedagogy through the lens of educational linguistics. In Anne Thwaite, Alyson Simpson, Pauline Jones (Eds.), Dialogic pedagogy: discourse in contexts from pre-school to university. Online: Routledge (Taylor and Francis).
• Day, C., Simpson, A., Li, Q., Bi, Y., He, F. (2023). Teacher professionalism: Chinese teachers' perspectives. Journal of Professional Capital and Community, Online first. [More Information]

2022

• Simpson, A., Day, C., Goulding, J., Asha, J. (2022). Australian teachers' perceptions of effectiveness in a performative culture. Teaching and Teacher Education, 109, 103542. [More Information]
• Bartimote, K., Hu, F., Ho, N., Lefebvre, A., Simpson, A. (2022). Barriers to first-year student success in the humanities and social sciences. European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Educational Effectiveness and Improvement SIG Conference, Freiburg, Germany. 5-7 September 2022.
• Simpson, A., Goodyear, P. (2022). Dialogic teaching and the architecture of hybrid learning spaces: Alexander meets Alexander. In E. Gil, Y. Mor, Y. Dimitriadis & C. Koppe (Eds.), Hybrid learning spaces, (pp. 265-286). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
• Simpson, A., Cremin, T. (2022). Responsible reading: children's literature and social justice. Education Sciences, 12(4), 1-14. [More Information]

2021

• Vanden Dool, C., Simpson, A. (2021). Reading for pleasure: Exploring reading culture in an Australian early years classroom. Literacy, 55(2), 113-124. [More Information]
• Simpson, A., Cotton, W., Gore, J. (2021). Teacher Education/ors in Australia: Still Shaping the Profession Despite Policy Intervention. In Diane Mayer (Eds.), Teacher Education Policy and Research: Global Perspectives, (pp. 11-25). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
• Simpson, A. (2021). Teaching with children's literature in initial teacher education: Developing equitable literacy pedagogy through talk about books. Journal of Literary Education, 4, 26-49. [More Information]

2020

• Simpson, A., Pomerantz, F., Kaufman, D., Ellis, S. (2020). Developing habits of noticing in literacy and language classrooms: Research and Practice across Professional Cultures. Abingdon: Routledge. [More Information]
• Simpson, A. (2020). Developing noticing capacity to support teacher professionalism through dialogic learning with literary texts. In A. Simpson, F. Pomerantz, D. Kaufman & S. Ellis (Eds.), Developing habits of noticing in literacy and language classrooms: Research and Practice across Professional Cultures, (pp. 134-153). Abingdon: Routledge. [More Information]
• Thwaite, A., Jones, P., Simpson, A. (2020). Enacting dialogic pedagogy in primary literacy classrooms: Insights from systemic functional linguistics. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 43(1), 33-46. [More Information]
• Wang, T., Simpson, A. (2020). Facilitating effective pedagogic design in initial teacher education through dialogic learning. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 43(3), 193-204. [More Information]
• Ellis, S., Simpson, A. (2020). Introduction. In A. Simpson, F. Pomerantz, D. Kaufman & S. Ellis (Eds.), Developing habits of noticing in literacy and language classrooms: Research and Practice across Professional Cultures, (pp. 1-19). Abingdon: Routledge. [More Information]
• Mayer, D., Cotton, W., Simpson, A. (2020). Teacher education in Australia. In J. Lampert (Eds.), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Global Perspectives on Teacher Education. NY: Oxford University Press.

2019

• Ell, F., Simpson, A., Mayer, D., McLean Davies, L., Clinton, J., Dawson, G. (2019). Conceptualising the impact of initial teacher education. Australian Educational Researcher, 46(1), 177-200. [More Information]
• Simpson, A. (2019). K.O.A.L.A. Awards promotes children's reading choice. Scan, 38(6). [More Information]

2018

• Simpson, A., Sang, G., Wood, J., Wang, Y., Ye, B. (2018). A dialogue about teacher agency: Australian and Chinese perspectives. Teaching and Teacher Education, 75, 316-326. [More Information]
• Simpson, A., Ryan, P. (2018). Talking the talk with children's literature. In P. Jones, A. Simpson & A. Thwaite (Eds.), Talking the talk: Snapshots from Australian classrooms, (pp. 88-100). Newtown: Primary English Teachers Association Australia (PETAA).
• Jones, P., Simpson, A., Thwaite, A. (2018). Talking the talk: Snapshots from Australian classrooms. Newtown: Primary English Teachers Association Australia (PETAA).

2017

• Simpson, A., Walsh, M. (2017). Mobile Literacies: Moving from the Word to the World. In C. Burnett, G. Merchant, A. Simpson, M. Walsh (Eds.), The Case of the iPad: Mobile Literacies in Education, (pp. 257-265). Singapore: Springer. [More Information]
• Simpson, A., Walsh, M. (2017). Multimodal layering: Students learning with iPads in primary school classrooms. In C. Burnett, G. Merchant, A. Simpson, M. Walsh (Eds.), The Case of the iPad: Mobile Literacies in Education, (pp. 67-85). Singapore: Springer. [More Information]
• Mayer, D., Cotton, W., Simpson, A. (2017). Teacher education in Australia. In George W. Noblit (Eds.), Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Education, (pp. 1-19). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
• Simpson, A. (2017). Teachers negotiating professional agency through literature-based assessment. Literacy, 51(2), 111-119. [More Information]
• Burnett, C., Merchant, G., Simpson, A., Walsh, M. (2017). The Case of the iPad: Mobile Literacies in Education. Singapore: Springer. [More Information]

2016

• Markose, S., Simpson, A. (2016). 'I want them better than me': Pedagogical strategies employed by four immigrant parents in the face of perceived forms of exclusion by school authorities. Race Ethnicity and Education, 19(3), 659-682. [More Information]
• Simpson, A. (2016). Choosing to teach with quality literature: From reading (through talk) to writing. Scan, 35(4), 26-38.
• Simpson, A. (2016). Designing pedagogic strategies for dialogic learning in higher education. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 25(2), 135-151. [More Information]
• Simpson, A. (2016). Dialogic teaching in the initial teacher education classroom: "Everyone's voice will be heard". Research Papers in Education, 31(1), 89-106. [More Information]
• Simpson, A. (2016). The Use of Children's Literature in Teaching: A study of politics and professionalism within teacher education. Abingdon: Routledge. [More Information]

2015

• Simpson, A., Walsh, M. (2015). Children's literature in the digital world: How does multimodality support affective, aesthetic and critical response to narrative? English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 14(1), 28-43. [More Information]
• Gallagher, T., Fisher, D., Lapp, D., Rowsell, J., Simpson, A., McQuirter Scott, R., Walsh, M., Ciampa, K., Saudelli, M. (2015). International perspectives on literacy learning with iPads. Journal of Education, 195(3), 15-25. [More Information]
• Thibaut, P., Curwood, J., Carvalho, L., Simpson, A. (2015). Moving across physical and online spaces: A case study in a blended primary classroom. Learning, Media & Technology, 40(4), 458-479. [More Information]
• Walsh, M., Durrant, C., Simpson, A. (2015). Moving in a multimodal landscape: Examining 21st century pedagogy for multicultural and multilingual students. Australian Journal of English Education, 50(1), 67-76. [More Information]

2014

• Kim, M., Stevenson, M., Simpson, A., Chan, A., Johnson, R., Pollard, N., Raymond, J., Shirley, D., Harvey, A., James, B., Szenes, E. (2014). Assessment: Engaging with communication standards. Sydney Teaching Colloquium: Is Our Assessment Up to Standard?.
• Walsh, M., Simpson, A. (2014). Exploring literacies through touch pad technologies: The dynamic materiality of modal interactions. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 37(2), 96-106. [More Information]
• Simpson, A., Walsh, M. (2014). Pedagogic conceptualisations for touch pad technologies. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 37(2), 128-138. [More Information]
• Honan, E., Exley, B., Kervin, L., Simpson, A., Wells, M. (2014). Reframing conceptions of contemporary literacy capabilities in pre-service primary teacher education. In Jared Keengwe, Grace Onchwari, Darrell Hucks (Eds.), Literacy enrichment and technology integration in pre-service teacher education, (pp. 17-36). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. [More Information]
• Simpson, A. (2014). Responding to literature: Talking about books in Literature Circles. PETAA Paper, 197, 1-8. [More Information]
• Walsh, M., Simpson, A. (2014). Special issue. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 37(2).
• Simpson, A., Walsh, M. (2014). Teaching reading in a digital age: Towards an understanding of pedagogic practice. In Andrew Goodwyn, Louann Reid, Cal Durrant (Eds.), International perspectives on teaching English in a globalised world, (pp. 102-114). London: Routledge. [More Information]

2013

• Simpson, A. (2013). Dialogic learning: How students value social networks as a learning environment. Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA) 2013 Conference - Knowledge makers and notice takers: Teacher education research impacting policy and practice, Brisbane, QLD: Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA). [More Information]
• Simpson, A., White, S., Freebody, P., Comber, B. (2013). Language, Literacy and Literature. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
• Honan, E., Exley, B., Kervin, L., Simpson, A., Wells, M. (2013). Rethinking the Literacy Capabilities of Pre-Service Primary Teachers in Testing Times. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 38(10), 48-63. [More Information]
• Simpson, A. (2013). Standardized tests and the threat to creativity. Book 2.0, 2(1 & 2), 17-22. [More Information]
• Simpson, A., Walsh, M., Rowsell, J. (2013). The digital reading path: researching modes and multidirectionality with iPads. Literacy, 47(3), 123-130. [More Information]
• Walsh, M., Simpson, A. (2013). Touching, tapping thinking Examining the dynamic materiality of touch pad devices for literacy learning. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 36(3), 148-157. [More Information]

2012

• Simpson, A. (2012), Focus on reading: Building comprehension for years 3-6 through reading strategies (Keynote at workshop series).
• Simpson, A. (2012). Literacy in practice: Introducing four key learning processes. Practically Primary, 17(3), 12-15.
• Simpson, A. (2012). Report of the Roseville College Junior School Literacy Review.
• Simpson, A. (2012). Review of Rebecca W. Black's Adolescents and Online Fan Fiction. Practically Primary, 17(1), 9-13.
• Simpson, A., Walsh, M. (2012). The impact of technology on reading practices for 21C learners. Scan, 31(February 2012), 34-39.

2010

• Simpson, A. (2010). Dialogic teaching in an online environment: Book raps. English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 9(2), 32-46.
• Christie, F., Simpson, A. (2010). Envoi. In Frances Christie and Alyson Simpson (Eds.), Literacy and Social Responsibility: Multiple Perspectives, (pp. 130-136). London: Equinox Publishing.
• Simpson, A. (2010). Integrating technology with literacy: using teacher-guided collaborative online learning to encourage critical thinking. Research in Learning Technology, 18(2), 119-131. [More Information]
• Christie, F., Simpson, A. (2010). Literacy and Social Responsibility. In Frances Christie and Alyson Simpson (Eds.), Literacy and Social Responsibility: Multiple Perspectives, (pp. 1-8). London: Equinox Publishing.
• Christie, F., Simpson, A. (2010). Literacy and Social Responsibility: Multiple Perspectives. London: Equinox Publishing.
• Ewing, R., Groundwater-Smith, S., Mockler, N., Loughland, A., Simpson, A., Smith, D., Way, J., Armstrong, A., Brooks, D. (2010). Meta Analysis of Quality Teaching Action Learning Project 2003-2009. [More Information]
• Simpson, A., Walsh, M. (2010). Multiple literacies: implications for changed pedagogy. In Frances Christie and Alyson Simpson (Eds.), Literacy and Social Responsibility: Multiple Perspectives, (pp. 24-39). London: Equinox Publishing.

2009

• Simpson, A. (2009). A passion for reading: how research can inform teaching strategies (Keynote address). Association of Independent Schools (AIS) NSW Conference.
• Simpson, A. (2009). Framing up a multimodal future: Engaging students through visible thinking (Keynote presentation). Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA) state conference 2009.
• Simpson, A. (2009). Future directions in learning: Integrating science and literacy through multimodal texts. The International Conference on Primary Education 2009, Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Institute of Education.
• Simpson, A. (2009). Productive blended learning groups: Identification of traits in two pre-service teacher education courses (Paper in symposium). AARE International Education Research Conference 2009, Canberra: Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE).
• Simpson, A. (2009). Reading and the national curriculum: The three wishes approach to children’s literature. National Conference for Teachers of English and Literacy 2009 - Australian Literacy Education Association (ALEA). Bridging Divides: ensuring access, equity and quality in literacy and English education, Online: Australian Literacy Education Association.
• Simpson, A., Ewing, R. (2009). Taking action to build professional learning communities in primary schools. First ever National Primary Years Conference.

2008

• Simpson, A., Preston, C. (2008). Developing scientific literacies for the primary school classroom: Disciplined by Knowledge. Disciplinarity, Knowledge and Language Symposium, Sydney: University of Sydney.
• Emmitt, M., McDonald, L., Simpson, A., Walsh, M. (2008). Digital Diversity:Reading and Learning in New Communication Environments in Australian Schools (Symposia/Seminar). 22nd World Congress on Reading.
• Simpson, A. (2008). Reading Under the Covers. Helping Children to Choose Books. Sydney: Primary English Teachers Association Australia (PETAA).
• Simpson, A. (2008). Reframing Visual Literacy: Viewing between the spaces. National Conference for Teachers of English Literacy 2008 - Stories, places, spaces: Literacy and identity. Joint Australian Association for the Teaching of English (AATE) and Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA) National Conference, Online: Australian Literacy Educator's Association and Australian Association for the Teaching of English.
• Simpson, A., Moore, S. (2008). Uncomfortable learning: connecting to country. Synergy, 28, 4-9.

2007

• Simpson, A. (2007). Future directions in literacy: International conversations conference 2007. Sydney: Sydney University Press.
• Simpson, A. (2007). Integrating science and literacy: Collaborative learning as a preparation for professional behaviour. AARE 2007 International Educational Research Conference, Au: Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE).

2006

• Simpson, A. (2006). Discourses of War vs. Discourses of Childhood: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Meaning, Structure and Identity in Multimodal Narrative Texts. International Conference on Critical Discourse Analysis: Theory into Research (2005), Launceston, Tasmania, Australia: University of Tasmania.
• Simpson, A. (2006). Student Voices, Teachers' Vibes and a Researcher's View: Book Raps as a model of e-Literacy. Voices, Vibes, Visions: Hearing the Voices.Feeling the Vibes.Capturing the Visions: AATE/ALEA National Conference 2006. Australian Literacy Educator's Association and Australian Association for the Teaching of English.
• Simpson, A. (2006). Teaching primary school children how to 'read' images. In R Ewing (Eds.), Beyond the Reading Wars. Towards a balanced approach to helping children learn to read, (pp. 125-139). Sydney: Primary English Teachers Association Australia (PETAA).

2005

• Simpson, A. (2005). 4 Roles of the Viewer: Developing an Understanding of Visual Literacy. 2005 AATE/ALEA National Conference. Pleasure, Passion, Provocation, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia: AATE, ALEA.
• Unsworth, L., Thomas, A., Simpson, A., Asha, J. (2005). Children's Literature and Computer-Based Teaching. Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press.
• Love, K., Simpson, A. (2005). Online discussion in schools: Towards a pedagogical framework. International Journal of Educational Research, 43, 446-463. [More Information]

2004

• Simpson, A. (2004). Book Raps As Online Multimodal Communication. Towards A Model Of Interactive Pedagogy. International Journal of Learning, 10, 2705-2714.
• Ollila, M., Simpson, A. (2004). Dimensions of Design: a Comparison of Professional Development in Two On-Line Learning Communities. The 4th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, Los Alamitos, CA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
• Simpson, A. (2004). Online discussions as a tool for learning: A case study of the benefits of ICT use in a first year teacher education context. Malaysian Online Journal of Instructional Technology, 1(2), 1-13.
• Simpson, A., Harbon, L. (2004). The emerging role of the e-moderator: a research report. Synergy, (19), 5-8.
• Simpson, A. (2004). What Happens When A Book Gets Judged By Its Cover? The Importance Of A Critical Understanding Of Images In Children'S Picture Books. Bookbird: a journal of international children's literature, 42(3), 28-36.

2003

• Simpson, A. (2003). Language as popular deictic: Reading "Not Happy Jan" as the evidence of shifting cultural contexts. English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2(2), 57-65.
• Torr, J., Simpson, A. (2003). The emergence of grammatical metaphor: Literacy-oriented expressions in the everyday speech of young children. In Anne-Marie Simon-Vandenbergen, Miriam Taverniers, Louise Ravelli (Eds.), Grammatical metaphor : views from systemic functional linguistics, (pp. 169-184). Amsterdam: Benjamins Pub. Co.