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2024

Journal Article

How women educators frame the scarcity of men in early childhood education and care

McDonald, Paula, Coles, Laetitia and Thorpe, Karen (2024). How women educators frame the scarcity of men in early childhood education and care. Gender and Education, 36 (5), 510-526. doi: 10.1080/09540253.2024.2357825

How women educators frame the scarcity of men in early childhood education and care

2024

Journal Article

Australia’s ECEC workforce pipeline: who and how many are pursuing further qualifications?

McKinlay, Sharon, Thorpe, Karen, Whiteford, Chrystal, Bentley, Laura and Irvine, Susan (2024). Australia’s ECEC workforce pipeline: who and how many are pursuing further qualifications?. The Australian Educational Researcher, 52 (1), 1-20. doi: 10.1007/s13384-024-00715-2

Australia’s ECEC workforce pipeline: who and how many are pursuing further qualifications?

2024

Journal Article

Exploring the relationship between age at nap cessation and social-emotional functioning in children

Loeffler, Anna, Rankin, Peter, Smith, Simon S., Thorpe, Karen and Staton, Sally (2024). Exploring the relationship between age at nap cessation and social-emotional functioning in children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 45 (2), e150-e158. doi: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000001259

Exploring the relationship between age at nap cessation and social-emotional functioning in children

2024

Journal Article

Access to high-quality early care and education: analysis of Australia's national integrated data

Tang, Angelina, Rankin, Peter, Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2024). Access to high-quality early care and education: analysis of Australia's national integrated data. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 67, 352-362. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.02.001

Access to high-quality early care and education: analysis of Australia's national integrated data

2023

Journal Article

A missed opportunity? Meal provision in early childhood education and care services in the context of socioeconomic disadvantage

Searle, Bonnie, Staton, Sally, Littlewood, Robyn, Bayliss, Olivia and Thorpe, Karen (2023). A missed opportunity? Meal provision in early childhood education and care services in the context of socioeconomic disadvantage. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 28 (2), 362-371. doi: 10.1007/s10995-023-03849-4

A missed opportunity? Meal provision in early childhood education and care services in the context of socioeconomic disadvantage

2023

Journal Article

Siblings’ experiences of sleep disruption in families with a child with Down syndrome

Cooke, Emma, Smith, Caitlin, Miguel, Maria Carmen, Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Siblings’ experiences of sleep disruption in families with a child with Down syndrome. Sleep Health, 10 (2), 198-204. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.10.002

Siblings’ experiences of sleep disruption in families with a child with Down syndrome

2023

Journal Article

Factor structure of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in a large population-based sample of fathers

Cockshaw, Wendell D., Thorpe, Karen J., Giannotti, Michele and Hazell-Raine, Karen (2023). Factor structure of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in a large population-based sample of fathers. Journal of Affective Disorders, 340, 167-173. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.08.025

Factor structure of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in a large population-based sample of fathers

2023

Journal Article

Poverty for lunch: a case study of agency and food scarcity in mealtimes in disadvantaged ECE

Searle, Bonnie, Cooke, Emma, Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2023). Poverty for lunch: a case study of agency and food scarcity in mealtimes in disadvantaged ECE. Children & Society: the international journal of childhood and children's, 38 (4), 1076-1094. doi: 10.1111/chso.12782

Poverty for lunch: a case study of agency and food scarcity in mealtimes in disadvantaged ECE

2023

Journal Article

Adverse childhood experiences, the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mamun, Abdullah, Biswas, Tuhin, Scott, James, Sly, Peter D., McIntyre, H. David, Thorpe, Karen, Boyle, Frances M., Dekker, Marloes N., Doi, Suhail, Mitchell, Murray, McNeil, Keith, Kothari, Alka, Hardiman, Leah and Callaway, Leonie Kaye (2023). Adverse childhood experiences, the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 13 (8) e063826, e063826. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063826

Adverse childhood experiences, the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2023

Journal Article

Discursive tensions: Outcomes and rights in educators’ accounts of children’s relaxation

Cooke, Emma, Zheng, Zhaoxi, Houen, Sandy, Thorpe, Karen, Clarke, Andrew, Oakes, Candice and Staton, Sally (2023). Discursive tensions: Outcomes and rights in educators’ accounts of children’s relaxation. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 24 (1), 70-81. doi: 10.1177/1463949120983480

Discursive tensions: Outcomes and rights in educators’ accounts of children’s relaxation

2023

Journal Article

Mealtimes in the context of poverty: comparison of ECEC services providing food and those requiring food provided from home

Searle, Bonnie, Staton, Sally, Littlewood, Robyn and Thorpe, Karen (2023). Mealtimes in the context of poverty: comparison of ECEC services providing food and those requiring food provided from home. Child: Care, Health and Development, 49 (6), 995-1005. doi: 10.1111/cch.13109

Mealtimes in the context of poverty: comparison of ECEC services providing food and those requiring food provided from home

2023

Journal Article

Communicating the complex lives of families that include a child with Down syndrome

Cooke, Emma, Coles, Laetitia, Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Communicating the complex lives of families that include a child with Down syndrome. Health Sociology Review, 32 (1), 19-41. doi: 10.1080/14461242.2022.2161405

Communicating the complex lives of families that include a child with Down syndrome

2023

Journal Article

A randomized controlled trial comparing femtosecond-enabled deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty and standard deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (FEDS Study)

Sorkin, Nir, Hatch, Wendy, Mimouni, Michael, Chew, Hall F., Rootman, David S., Slomovic, Allan R., Bujak, Matthew C., Chan, Clara C., Thorpe, Kevin E., Perez, Mauricio, Stiuso, Vera and Singal, Neera (2023). A randomized controlled trial comparing femtosecond-enabled deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty and standard deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (FEDS Study). Eye, 37 (13), 2693-2699. doi: 10.1038/s41433-023-02387-1

A randomized controlled trial comparing femtosecond-enabled deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty and standard deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (FEDS Study)

2023

Journal Article

Support to stay and thrive: mapping challenges faced by Australia’s early years educators to the national workforce strategy 2022–2031

Thorpe, Karen, Panthi, Narayan, Houen, Sandra, Horwood, Marcus and Staton, Sally (2023). Support to stay and thrive: mapping challenges faced by Australia’s early years educators to the national workforce strategy 2022–2031. The Australian Educational Researcher, 51 (1), 1-25. doi: 10.1007/s13384-022-00607-3

Support to stay and thrive: mapping challenges faced by Australia’s early years educators to the national workforce strategy 2022–2031

2022

Journal Article

Men times ten: does the presence of more men support inclusion of male educators in early childhood education and care?

Sullivan, Victoria, Coles, Laetitia, Xu, Yuwei and Thorpe, Karen (2022). Men times ten: does the presence of more men support inclusion of male educators in early childhood education and care?. Gender and Education, 35 (1), 18-36. doi: 10.1080/09540253.2022.2137106

Men times ten: does the presence of more men support inclusion of male educators in early childhood education and care?

2022

Journal Article

Identifying factors for poorer educational outcomes that may be exacerbated by COVID ‐19: A systematic review focussing on at‐risk school children and adolescents

Coles, Laetitia, Johnstone, Melissa, Pattinson, Cassandra, Thorpe, Karen, Van Halen, Olivia, Zheng, Zhaoxi, Bayliss, Olivia, Lakeman, Nicole, Western, Mark, Povey, Jenny and Staton, Sally (2022). Identifying factors for poorer educational outcomes that may be exacerbated by COVID ‐19: A systematic review focussing on at‐risk school children and adolescents. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 58 (1), 13-40. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.236

Identifying factors for poorer educational outcomes that may be exacerbated by COVID ‐19: A systematic review focussing on at‐risk school children and adolescents

2022

Journal Article

Associations between food provision and feeding practices in socially disadvantaged childcare centres

Searle, Bonnie-Ria E., Staton, Sally S., Littlewood, Robyn and Thorpe, Karen (2022). Associations between food provision and feeding practices in socially disadvantaged childcare centres. Appetite, 169 105811, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105811

Associations between food provision and feeding practices in socially disadvantaged childcare centres

2021

Journal Article

Educators reflecting on sleep and rest time dilemmas in ECEC: where is the "critical" in reflective practices?

Brownlee, Jo Lunn, Irvine, Susan, Sullivan, Victoria and Thorpe, Karen (2021). Educators reflecting on sleep and rest time dilemmas in ECEC: where is the "critical" in reflective practices?. Australian Educational Researcher, 48 (4), 697-719. doi: 10.1007/s13384-020-00414-8

Educators reflecting on sleep and rest time dilemmas in ECEC: where is the "critical" in reflective practices?

2021

Journal Article

Never let a crisis go to waste: opportunities to reduce social disadvantage from COVID‐19

Baxter, Janeen, Cobb‐Clark, Deborah, Cornish, Alexander, Ho, Tiffany, Kalb, Guyonne, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Parsell, Cameron, Pawson, Hal, Thorpe, Karen, De Silva, Lihini and Zubrick, Stephen R. (2021). Never let a crisis go to waste: opportunities to reduce social disadvantage from COVID‐19. The Australian Economic Review, 54 (3) 1467-8462.12428, 343-358. doi: 10.1111/1467-8462.12428

Never let a crisis go to waste: opportunities to reduce social disadvantage from COVID‐19

2020

Journal Article

Comparison of early feeding practices in mother–father dyads and possible generalization of an efficacious maternal intervention to fathers’ feeding practices: a secondary analysis

Daniels, Lynne A., Mallan, Kimberley M., Jansen, Elena, Nicholson, Jan M., Magarey, Anthea M. and Thorpe, Karen (2020). Comparison of early feeding practices in mother–father dyads and possible generalization of an efficacious maternal intervention to fathers’ feeding practices: a secondary analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (17) 6075, 6075-12. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17176075

Comparison of early feeding practices in mother–father dyads and possible generalization of an efficacious maternal intervention to fathers’ feeding practices: a secondary analysis