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Shiqi-Dorothy Dong

Shiqi-Dorothy Dong

PhD Candidate
Arts, Design & Architecture
School of Education

ORCID |  Email: shiqi.dong@unsw.edu.au

Supervisors: Professor Andy Gao, Dr. Marie McGregor

Shiqi-Dorothy Dong is a PhD student in Education (Mathematics Education) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), supported by a Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. Her doctoral research examines how mathematics tasks can be designed to foster situational interest among middle school students in China. She holds a Master of Education in Curriculum and Assessment from UNSW and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics. Before commencing her postgraduate studies, she worked as a mathematics teacher and deputy principal, leading more than 20 teachers and over 300 students, and received multiple municipal-level teaching honours. Since April 2024, she has worked as a Research Assistant at UNSW, and since July 2025, she has also worked as a Research Assistant at Monash University. Her research expertise spans both quantitative and qualitative methods, including statistical analysis using SPSS and R, thematic analysis using NVivo, and survey design in Qualtrics. She is also proficient in MATLAB, Python, Voyant, and Microsoft Office.
  • Research Area: Mathematics Education
  • Research Topic: Designing Mathematics Tasks to Foster Situational Interest among Middle School Students in China
  • Research Topic: A Cross-Cultural Study of Applying ProInterest Model to Mathematics Tasks in Vietnam, China, and Australia