'Emma Derainne recently completed her third postgraduate degree, a Masters of
Philosophy from the University of Queensland, focusing on the meaning teachers
attribute to school gardens. Emma also has a book entitled How good are school
gardens? set for release in 2024. Currently, Emma is embarking on a cross-disciplinary PhD project that emphasises the intersection of education, health, and sciences to strengthen children’s overall vitality and wellbeing through connection, community, and sensory fulfilment. Emma is a First Generation graduate from a rural community which enhances the empathy and compassion she has for her students in her professional role as a Program Coordinator for a regional university. Emma is also a mother to two boys – 10 and 8 – which is where both the idea for the school gardens
project and the 4M’s (Mum, Manager, Mate, Master) were ignited and will continue
into the future as she continues to explore who she is and where she belongs.' (https://textjournal.scholasticahq.com/article/116577-text-prose-and-poetry-april-2024
