Kerryn Carson is a Senior Lecturer and the Programme Co-ordinator for the Diploma in Youth Work at Te Pūkenga Otago Polytechnic. Kerryn lived in Japan for 4 years working as an English teacher. Kerryn worked as a primary teacher and youth worked in Melbourne for 15 years. Kerryn is focussed on developing her capacity as tangata tiriti to support the decolonisation of education and community.