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
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Diploma, Brisbane College of Advanced Education
- Bachelor of Educational Studies, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework) of Education, Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
Research interests
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Positive behaviour support
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Disability discrimination in education
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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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2024
Conference Publication
The path to excellence: nurturing excellence through Positive Behaviour for Learning: Invited keynote presentation
Poed, Shiralee (2024). The path to excellence: nurturing excellence through Positive Behaviour for Learning: Invited keynote presentation. Queensland Department of Education Positive Behaviour for Learning Conference, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 21 June 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Thinking functionally about behaviour
Poed, Shiralee (2024). Thinking functionally about behaviour. Queensland Positive Behaviour for Learning Conference, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 21 June 2024.
2023
Journal Article
Breaking the culture of school suspension: alternatives to external suspension and exclusion for P-6 students
Avery-Overduin, B. L. and Poed, S. (2023). Breaking the culture of school suspension: alternatives to external suspension and exclusion for P-6 students. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 28 (4), 249-262. doi: 10.1080/13632752.2023.2276023
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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) 17446295211062383, 170-189. doi: 10.1177/17446295211062383
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Individualised planning for inclusive education in secondary school contexts
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Rhonda Faragher
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Doctor Philosophy
Becoming Internationally Minded: Critical Reflection for the International Educator
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Individualised planning for inclusive education in secondary school contexts
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Rhonda Faragher
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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
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Social-Emotional Competence: A Multidimensional Perspective in Vietnamese Schools
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr April Hoang, Associate Professor Elizabeth Edwards
Media
Enquiries
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- Disability discrimination in schools
- Positive behaviour support
- Restraint in schools
- Seclusion in schools
- Student behaviour
- Students with disability
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