Dr Esther Fitzpatrick is a Senior Lecturer in education at The University of Auckland and Director of Initial Teacher Education Programmes Early Childhood and Primary. Esther had prior teaching and leadership experience in the Early Childhood and Primary sectors. She has worked at the University of Auckland for 23 years. Esther co-established the Narrative and Arts Research Special Interest Network in 2011 and continues to lead research, support development of research students competency, and lead collaborative writing projects. Her doctorate was awarded in 2017. She designs and uses various critical innovative methods to explore complex issues in communities of practice. She has published on issues of racial-ethnic identity, Pākehā settler identity, complexity of DNA and archival research, academic and professional identity, critical family history, critical autoethnography and arts-based methodologies. Email: e.fitzpatrick@auckland.ac.nz Orchid: 0000-0003-2583-5605