An Interview with Letchmi Devi Ponnusamy

Dr Letchmi Devi Ponnusamy is currently Assistant Dean, Professional & Leadership Development at the Graduate and Professional Learning Programme Office and Senior Lecturer with the Psychology and Child & Human Academic Group at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University Singapore. As Assistant Dean, she oversees leadership programmes offered to school department heads and leaders. As a senior lecturer, she supports the High Abilities Studies Master of Education Programme specialization. Of interest to the readership of the Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, she also teaches courses on differentiated instruction, pedagogical practices, and curriculum innovation, at both pre-service and in-service levels (Poulos & Jung, 2024; Scarparolo, 2025; Thraves, 2024). Furthermore, Dr. Devi Ponnusamy has presented several keynote speeches on differentiation, published several articles and book chapters, and has co-edited a book published by Springer Singapore entitled “Curriculum for High Ability Learners: Issues, Trends and Practices.”