Ruth has a first-class Honours degree and PhD from CSU. While studying, Ruth worked as a research assistant and as a tutor in the Aboriginal Tutorial Assistance Scheme, at both secondary school and university levels. She teaches across a range of disciplines and subject areas including Children’s Literature, Creative Writing, and Politics and Cultural Studies subjects.

Ruth teaches Literature, Children’s Literature, Creative Writing, and Politics and Cultural Studies subjects.

Ruth's research interests include literature, especially colonial and post-colonial writing, feminist thought and, more recently, theory and practice of learning and teaching.