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2025

Journal Article

Amplifying children’s leadership roles and voice in decision-making through co-production in outside of school hours care: qualitative findings from the connect promote and protect program

Milton, Alyssa C., Ballesteros, Kristin, Hernandez, Helen, Hwang, Yenni, Glozier, Nick, McClean, Tom, LaMonica, Haley M., Thorpe, Karen and Hickie, Ian B. (2025). Amplifying children’s leadership roles and voice in decision-making through co-production in outside of school hours care: qualitative findings from the connect promote and protect program. Frontiers in Education, 9 1457286, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2024.1457286

Amplifying children’s leadership roles and voice in decision-making through co-production in outside of school hours care: qualitative findings from the connect promote and protect program

2025

Journal Article

Meals, mealtimes and moments for learning: Assessment of quality in early childhood education and care services

Searle, Bonnie, Houen, Sandy, Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2025). Meals, mealtimes and moments for learning: Assessment of quality in early childhood education and care services. Public Health Nutrition, 28 (1) e50, 1-7. doi: 10.1017/s1368980025000011

Meals, mealtimes and moments for learning: Assessment of quality in early childhood education and care services

2024

Journal Article

The brain in context: a scoping review and concept definition of neuro-informed policy and practice

Staton, Sally, Coles, Laetitia, Normore, George, Casey, Charlotte, Searle, Bonnie, Houen, Sandy, Potia, Azhar, Crompton, Rebecca, Long, Deborah, Hogan, Michael and Thorpe, Karen (2024). The brain in context: a scoping review and concept definition of neuro-informed policy and practice. Brain Sciences, 14 (12) 1243, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/brainsci14121243

The brain in context: a scoping review and concept definition of neuro-informed policy and practice

2024

Journal Article

Professionalization and professionalism: quality Improvement in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)

Irvine, Susan, Lunn, Jo, Sumsion, Jennifer, Jansen, Elena, Sullivan, Victoria and Thorpe, Karen (2024). Professionalization and professionalism: quality Improvement in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). Early Childhood Education Journal, 52 (8), 1911-1922. doi: 10.1007/s10643-023-01531-6

Professionalization and professionalism: quality Improvement in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)

2024

Conference Publication

Behaviour Sleep Interventions for the management of non-respiratory sleep issues in Children with Neurodisability

Fullwood, K., Cooke, E., Hunt-Toby, B., Vanderleur, M., Pride, N., Waters, K., Thorpe, K. and Chawla, J. (2024). Behaviour Sleep Interventions for the management of non-respiratory sleep issues in Children with Neurodisability. Sleep DownUnder 2024, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 16-19 October 2024. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpae070.044

Behaviour Sleep Interventions for the management of non-respiratory sleep issues in Children with Neurodisability

2024

Journal Article

Sleep deprivation and recovery: endurance racing as a novel model

Mann, Dwayne L., Pattinson, Cassandra L, Allan, Alicia, St Pierre, Liam, Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen, Rossa, Kalina and Smith, Simon S. (2024). Sleep deprivation and recovery: endurance racing as a novel model. European Journal of Sport Science, 24 (8), 1176-1185. doi: 10.1002/ejsc.12143

Sleep deprivation and recovery: endurance racing as a novel model

2024

Other Outputs

Linking quality and child development in early childhood education and care: technical report

Rankin, Peter, Staton, Sally, Jones, Alicia, Potia, Azhar Hussain, Houen, Sandy, Healey, Bridget and Thorpe, Karen (2024). Linking quality and child development in early childhood education and care: technical report. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Australian Education Research Organisation.

Linking quality and child development in early childhood education and care: technical report

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

Book Chapter

Friendships

Theobald, Maryanne, Danby, Susan, Thompson, Catherine and Thorpe, Karen (2024). Friendships. Health and Wellbeing in Childhood. (pp. 224-238) Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781009339506.015

Friendships

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

2024

Book Chapter

Crystallising the everyday emotional work of women working in childcare during Covid-19

Cooke, Emma, Coles, Laetitia, Thorpe, Karen and Houen, Sandy (2024). Crystallising the everyday emotional work of women working in childcare during Covid-19. Departing radically in academic writing: alternative approaches to writing and methods in qualitative research. (pp. 15-25) edited by Elizabeth Mackinlay and Karen Madden. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003360766-2

Crystallising the everyday emotional work of women working in childcare during Covid-19

2023

Other Outputs

Clinicians’ experiences of explaining prenatal screening and delivering genetic syndrome diagnoses

Cooke, Emma, Anderson, Mark, Langdon, Grace, Feltham, Madeline, Staton, Sally, Coles, Laetitia, Thorpe, Karen and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Clinicians’ experiences of explaining prenatal screening and delivering genetic syndrome diagnoses. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Down Syndrome Queensland; The University of Queensland.

Clinicians’ experiences of explaining prenatal screening and delivering genetic syndrome diagnoses

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, 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