Overview
Background
Dr Laetitia Coles is a Research Fellow within the Child Development, Education and Care group at the Queensland Brain Institute, led by Laureate Prof Karen Thorpe. As a mixed-methods applied sociologist, she leads the Workforces component of the Thriving Queensland Kids Brain Builders Initiative (https://qbi.uq.edu.au/brain-builders) in support of the generation, translation, and application of knowledge from neurosciences into policy and practice, as well as leading the award-winning project entitled Families in Focus: Amplifying the voices of children with disability and their families (https://child-health-research.centre.uq.edu.au/event/5632/families-focus), in collaboration with Queensland Children's Hospital. She is committed to undertaking research that helps improve understandings of children’s care environments, with a specific focus on supporting those who care for and educate children. Dr Coles’ experience in multi-disciplinary research and in industry engagement underpins her strong track record in knowledge and research translation through both traditional and non-traditional research outputs.
Dr Coles completed her PhD in Sociology in 2020, looking at long work hours and fathers' engagement with children and caregiving – particularly focusing on the factors that facilitate participation in caregiving.
Availability
- Dr Laetitia Coles is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2020
Other Outputs
Determinants of participation in childcare amongst fathers who work very long hours
Coles, Laetitia (2020). Determinants of participation in childcare amongst fathers who work very long hours. PhD Thesis, Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/96f9f41
2020
Other Outputs
Learning through COVID-19: Rapid review of young children who started school already behind (Cohort 1): Pillar 1: Technical Supporting Report 2 of 7
Coles, Laetitia, Staton, Sally, Pattinson, Cassandra, Zheng, Zhaoxi, Inch, Zeb, Johnstone, Melissa and Thorpe, Karen (2020). Learning through COVID-19: Rapid review of young children who started school already behind (Cohort 1): Pillar 1: Technical Supporting Report 2 of 7. Learning through COVID-19 St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2020
Other Outputs
Learning through COVID-19: Grey literature scan: current international evidence on the educational impacts of COVID-19: Pillar 1: Technical Supporting Report 1 of 7
Coles, Laetitia, Staton, Sally, Pattinson, Cassandra, Cleary, Anne, Zheng, Zhaoxi, Van Halen, Olivia and Thorpe, Karen (2020). Learning through COVID-19: Grey literature scan: current international evidence on the educational impacts of COVID-19: Pillar 1: Technical Supporting Report 1 of 7. Learning through COVID-19 St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2020
Other Outputs
Learning through COVID-19: Rapid review of older students at risk of disengagement from school (Cohort 2): Pillar 1: Technical Supporting Report 3 of 7
Pattinson, Cassandra, Staton, Sally, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Bayliss, Olivia, Coles, Laetitia and Johnstone, Melissa (2020). Learning through COVID-19: Rapid review of older students at risk of disengagement from school (Cohort 2): Pillar 1: Technical Supporting Report 3 of 7. Learning through COVID-19 St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2020
Journal Article
Beliefs and attributions: insider accounts of men’s place in early childhood education and care
Sullivan, Victoria, Coles, Laetitia, Xu, Yuwei, Perales, Francisco and Thorpe, Karen (2020). Beliefs and attributions: insider accounts of men’s place in early childhood education and care. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 21 (2), 126-137. doi: 10.1177/1463949120929462
2020
Journal Article
COVID-19: Giving the Gift of Family Time. Report from the Understanding the Social Impacts of COVID-19 Study
Staton, S., Coles, L., Zheng, Z. and Thorpe, K. (2020). COVID-19: Giving the Gift of Family Time. Report from the Understanding the Social Impacts of COVID-19 Study. Contact Magazine.
2019
Conference Publication
Children’s sleep and fathers’ lives in the early years: a systematic review
Coles, Laetitia, Allen, Alicia, Westwood, Emily, Staton, Sally, Oakes, Candice, Hewitt, Belinda, Thorpe, Karen and Ruppanner, Leah (2019). Children’s sleep and fathers’ lives in the early years: a systematic review. Australian Father Research Consortium Symposium, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 2-3 May 2019.
2019
Other Outputs
Early childhood data analysis report
Coles, L., Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Van Os, D., Westwood, E. and Menner, R. (2019). Early childhood data analysis report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The Front Project.
2019
Conference Publication
Many naps, one nap, none: tracking the developmental significance of sleep transition in early childhood
Thorpe, K., Smith, S., Mamun, A., Staton, S., Beatton, T., Heussler, H., LeBourgeois, M., Blair, P., Coles, L., Oaks, C. and Sinclair, G. (2019). Many naps, one nap, none: tracking the developmental significance of sleep transition in early childhood. 15th World Sleep Congress, Vancouver, Canada, 20-25 September 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.1071
2018
Journal Article
Contemporary fatherhood: social, demographic and attitudinal factors associated with involved fathering and long work hours
Coles, Laetitia, Hewitt, Belinda and Martin, Bill (2018). Contemporary fatherhood: social, demographic and attitudinal factors associated with involved fathering and long work hours. Journal of Sociology, 54 (4), 591-608. doi: 10.1177/1440783317739695
2017
Other Outputs
Millennium Mums Report, waves 1-5
Hewitt, Belinda, Baird, Marian, Baxter, Janeen, Brady, Michelle, Coles, Laetitia, Dickenson, Jane, Strazdins, Lyndall, Whitehouse, Gillian, Xiang, Ning and Yerkes, Mara (2017). Millennium Mums Report, waves 1-5. Indooroopilly, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2016
Journal Article
Australian fathers disagree that ‘there is absolutely nothing for new dads to do” and want to spend time bonding
Brady, Michelle, Stevens, Emily, Coles, Laetitia, Zadoroznyj, Maria and Martin, Bill (2016). Australian fathers disagree that ‘there is absolutely nothing for new dads to do” and want to spend time bonding. Cambridge Core
2016
Journal Article
"You can spend time ... but not necessarily be bonding with them": Australian fathers' constructions and enactments of infant bonding
Brady, Michelle, Stevens, Emily, Coles, Laetitia, Zadoroznyj, Maria and Martin, Bill (2016). "You can spend time ... but not necessarily be bonding with them": Australian fathers' constructions and enactments of infant bonding. Journal of Social Policy, 46 (1), 69-90. doi: 10.1017/S0047279416000374
2015
Conference Publication
Fatherhood in the 21st Century: who are the fathers who combine long work hours and caring for children?
Coles, Laetitia, Hewitt, Belinda and Martin, Bill (2015). Fatherhood in the 21st Century: who are the fathers who combine long work hours and caring for children?. The Annual Conference of The Australian Sociological Association, Cairns, QLD Australia, 23-26 November 2015. Cairns, QLD Australia: James Cook University.
2015
Journal Article
‘Sometimes they just want to cry for their mum’: couples’ negotiations and rationalisations of gendered divisions in infant care
Rose, Judy, Brady, Michelle, Yerkes, Mara A. and Coles, Laetitia (2015). ‘Sometimes they just want to cry for their mum’: couples’ negotiations and rationalisations of gendered divisions in infant care. Journal of Family Studies, 21 (1), 38-56. doi: 10.1080/13229400.2015.1010264
2013
Other Outputs
Paid parental leave evaluation: Phase 2 report
Martin, Bill, Yerkes, Mara, Hewitt, Belinda, Baird, M., Jones, Andrew Eric, Rose, Emily, Rose, Judith, Davis, K., Coles, Laetitia and Xiang, Ning (2013). Paid parental leave evaluation: Phase 2 report. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
2012
Other Outputs
Adolscents' participation in volunteering : a study of Queensland school students
Coles, Laetitia (2012). Adolscents' participation in volunteering : a study of Queensland school students. Honours Thesis, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland.
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
The dilemma in the career development of international early childhood teachers in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Karen Thorpe
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Doctor Philosophy
Early Sleep Interventions to Improve Outcomes in Children with Neurodisability
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Karen Thorpe, Dr Jasneek Chawla
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Pride and Prejudice: The claiming and contesting of male participation in Early Childhood Education and Care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Karen Thorpe
Media
Enquiries
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- children with disability
- Early childhood education and care
- ECEC
- fathering
- gender and work
- neuro-informed policy
- neuro-informed practice
- neuroscience in policy and practice
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