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Associate Professor Shiralee Poed
Associate Professor

Shiralee Poed

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Overview

Background

Dr Shiralee Poed is an Associate Professor within the School of Education at the University of Queensland. Her career spans more than 30 years, and includes working as a teacher and leader in Australian state, Catholic and independent primary, secondary and special schools. She was awarded the 2023 International Positive Behaviour Leadership Award for her extensive leadership of Positive Behaviour for Learning in Australia, and internationally.

Availability

Associate Professor Shiralee Poed is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Diploma, unknown
  • Bachelor of Educational Studies, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Coursework) of Education, Queensland University of Technology
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University

Research interests

  • Positive behaviour support

  • Disability discrimination in education

  • Systems change in education

Research impacts

Shiralee's teaching, research, leadership, and service focus on systems change to address inequities in the education of students with disability, particularly where this manifests in behaviour. Her expertise includes: (i) evidence-based interventions to support the inclusion of learners with disability, (ii) proactive and positive approaches to behaviour, (iii) reductions in student restraint and seclusion, and (iv) elimination of disability discrimination.

Works

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78 works between 2009 and 2025

21 - 40 of 78 works

2023

Journal Article

Performance of Australia’s Disability Standards for Education 2005: a policy analysis and evaluation

de Bruin, Kate, Poed, Shiralee and Jackson, Robert (2023). Performance of Australia’s Disability Standards for Education 2005: a policy analysis and evaluation. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 1-21. doi: 10.1080/13603116.2023.2221260

Performance of Australia’s Disability Standards for Education 2005: a policy analysis and evaluation

2023

Other Outputs

Evaluation of responses to cyberbullying in Queensland school.

Poed, Shiralee and Aberdein, Rachel (2023). Evaluation of responses to cyberbullying in Queensland school.. Brisbane, Australia: Authors.

Evaluation of responses to cyberbullying in Queensland school.

2023

Journal Article

Identifying and removing ableism from Tier 1 School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) practices

Poed, Shiralee and Fox, Russell (2023). Identifying and removing ableism from Tier 1 School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) practices. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 69 (1) 83, 94-12. doi: 10.1080/20473869.2022.2111969

Identifying and removing ableism from Tier 1 School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) practices

2023

Conference Publication

High Impact Engagement Strategies: Featured presentation.

Poed, Shiralee (2023). High Impact Engagement Strategies: Featured presentation.. 20th Annual Conference of the Association for Positive Behavior Support, Jacksonville, FL, United States, 29 March - 1 April 2023.

High Impact Engagement Strategies: Featured presentation.

2023

Book Chapter

School-wide positive behaviour support within the Australian context

Whitefield, Phillip, Poed, Shiralee and Barker, Katrina (2023). School-wide positive behaviour support within the Australian context. School-wide positive behaviour support: the Australian handbook. (pp. 1-23) edited by Katrina Barker, Shiralee Poed and Phillip Whitefield. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003186236-1

School-wide positive behaviour support within the Australian context

2023

Book

School-wide positive behaviour support: the Australian handbook

Katrina Barker, Shiralee Poed and Phillip Whitefield eds. (2023). School-wide positive behaviour support: the Australian handbook. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003186236

School-wide positive behaviour support: the Australian handbook

2023

Book Chapter

Tier 2: Targeted approaches, interventions, and supports

Poed, Shiralee and de Bruin, Kate (2023). Tier 2: Targeted approaches, interventions, and supports. School-wide positive behaviour support: the Australian handbook. (pp. 64-85) edited by Katrina Barker, Shiralee Poed and Phillip Whitefield. Oxon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003186236-4

Tier 2: Targeted approaches, interventions, and supports

2023

Book Chapter

Where to from here: the readiness, sustainability, and scale of school-wide positive behaviour support implementation

Poed, Shiralee, Fox, Russell and Payne, Jennifer (2023). Where to from here: the readiness, sustainability, and scale of school-wide positive behaviour support implementation. School-wide positive behaviour support: the Australian handbook. (pp. 189-206) edited by Katrina Barker, Shiralee Poed and Phillip Whitefield. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003186236-10

Where to from here: the readiness, sustainability, and scale of school-wide positive behaviour support implementation

2023

Book Chapter

Researching curriculum and disability in higher education

Poed, Shiralee, Edwards, Miriam, Al Nawab, Hadeel F. and Penna, Olivia (2023). Researching curriculum and disability in higher education. International encyclopaedia of education . (pp. 368-375) edited by Rob Tierney, Fazal Rizvi and Kadriye Ercikan. Online: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-818630-5.12080-9

Researching curriculum and disability in higher education

2022

Journal Article

Geographical networks in the divergence of Australian positive behavior support policy

Hayward, Brent A., McKay‐Brown, Lisa and Poed, Shiralee (2022). Geographical networks in the divergence of Australian positive behavior support policy. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 19 (2), 220-229. doi: 10.1111/jppi.12398

Geographical networks in the divergence of Australian positive behavior support policy

2022

Other Outputs

Developments in the implementation of Positive Behavioural Interventions and Supports in Australian schools

Poed, Shiralee (2022). Developments in the implementation of Positive Behavioural Interventions and Supports in Australian schools. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: FACULTI.

Developments in the implementation of Positive Behavioural Interventions and Supports in Australian schools

2022

Journal Article

Restrictive practices and the ‘need’ for Positive Behaviour Support (PBS): A critical discourse examination of disability policy beliefs

Hayward, Brent A., McKay-Brown, Lisa and Poed, Shiralee (2022). Restrictive practices and the ‘need’ for Positive Behaviour Support (PBS): A critical discourse examination of disability policy beliefs. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 27 (1) ARTN 17446295211062383, 170-189. doi: 10.1177/17446295211062383

Restrictive practices and the ‘need’ for Positive Behaviour Support (PBS): A critical discourse examination of disability policy beliefs

2022

Journal Article

The future of special schools in Australia: complying with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Lassig, Carly, Poed, Shiralee, Mann, Glenys, Saggers, Beth, Carrington, Suzanne and Mavropoulou, Sofia (2022). The future of special schools in Australia: complying with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 28 (9), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/13603116.2021.2020344

The future of special schools in Australia: complying with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

2022

Journal Article

Academic accommodations for university students living with disability and the potential of universal design to address their needs

Edwards, Miriam, Poed, Shiralee, Al-Nawab, Hadeel and Penna, Olivia (2022). Academic accommodations for university students living with disability and the potential of universal design to address their needs. Higher Education, 84 (4), 1-21. doi: 10.1007/s10734-021-00800-w

Academic accommodations for university students living with disability and the potential of universal design to address their needs

2022

Conference Publication

PBL in Australia: excellence, enhancement, and equity. Invited keynote presentation.

Poed, Shiralee (2022). PBL in Australia: excellence, enhancement, and equity. Invited keynote presentation.. Queensland Department of Education Positive Behaviour for Learning Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 20 June 2022.

PBL in Australia: excellence, enhancement, and equity. Invited keynote presentation.

2021

Journal Article

Identifying important persons in the promotion of positive behaviour support (PBS) in disability services: a social network analysis

Hayward, Brent A., McKay-Brown, Lisa, Poed, Shiralee and McVilly, Keith (2021). Identifying important persons in the promotion of positive behaviour support (PBS) in disability services: a social network analysis. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 47 (4), 1-16. doi: 10.3109/13668250.2021.1984084

Identifying important persons in the promotion of positive behaviour support (PBS) in disability services: a social network analysis

2021

Other Outputs

Defining, developing, and embedding an empirically-supported model of Quality Differentiated Teaching Practice: Phase I Pilot

Poed, Shiralee, de Bruin, Kate, Carrington, Suzanne and Aberdein, Rachel (2021). Defining, developing, and embedding an empirically-supported model of Quality Differentiated Teaching Practice: Phase I Pilot. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The Authors.

Defining, developing, and embedding an empirically-supported model of Quality Differentiated Teaching Practice: Phase I Pilot

2021

Journal Article

Introducing positive behaviour support (PBS) into disability services for successful adoption: A synthesised systematic review

Hayward, Brent A., Poed, Shiralee, McKay-Brown, Lisa and McVilly, Keith R. (2021). Introducing positive behaviour support (PBS) into disability services for successful adoption: A synthesised systematic review. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 49 (2), 145-161. doi: 10.1111/bld.12363

Introducing positive behaviour support (PBS) into disability services for successful adoption: A synthesised systematic review

2021

Journal Article

Deviating from the data: a response to Bleakley and Bleakley

Hepburn, Lorna and Poed, Shiralee (2021). Deviating from the data: a response to Bleakley and Bleakley. Interchange, 52 (2), 193-201. doi: 10.1007/s10780-021-09431-7

Deviating from the data: a response to Bleakley and Bleakley

2021

Other Outputs

Advice regarding the use of seclusion in ACT Government Schools

Poed, Shiralee (2021). Advice regarding the use of seclusion in ACT Government Schools. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: QUT Education.

Advice regarding the use of seclusion in ACT Government Schools

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Keeping prep-aged students engaged at school: Creating a preventative pathway for eliminating school disciplinary absences and restrictive practices
    Education Horizon
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Equity and Excellence: Behaviour review tools for Queensland State Schools
    Queensland Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Getting it right from the start: An early years school intervention to equitably improve student oral language and literacy outcomes
    Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022
    Cyberbullying Request for Academic Advice
    Queensland Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Academic advice for departmental research projects
    Queensland Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    NCR-Inclusion Scan Access
    Queensland Department of Education
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Associate Professor Shiralee Poed is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Individualised planning for inclusive education in secondary school contexts

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Rhonda Faragher

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The effects of Tier 1 Positive Behaviour Interventions and Supports (PBIS) practices on student behaviour and achievement in Queensland primary schools

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Karen Nankervis

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Student-centred packaging of the Australian Curriculum for the High Impact Engagement Strategies classroom in a Catholic middle school.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Amy Rouse

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Social-Emotional Competence: A Multidimensional Perspective in Vietnamese Schools

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr April Hoang, Associate Professor Elizabeth Edwards

Media

Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor Shiralee Poed directly for media enquiries about:

  • Disability discrimination in schools
  • Positive behaviour support
  • Restraint in schools
  • Seclusion in schools
  • Student behaviour
  • Students with disability

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