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Dr Grace Kirby
Dr

Grace Kirby

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Overview

Availability

Dr Grace Kirby is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Psychological Science, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy of Psychology, The University of Queensland

Works

Search Professor Grace Kirby’s works on UQ eSpace

31 works between 2014 and 2025

21 - 31 of 31 works

2019

Conference Publication

Examining parent engagement research from different perspectives to understand ways to improve policy and practice in schools and education systems (Symposium). (Angela Ferguson – Discussant).

Willis, L.-D., Povey, J., Hodges, J., Kirby, G., Guo, Y. and Guo, S. (2019). Examining parent engagement research from different perspectives to understand ways to improve policy and practice in schools and education systems (Symposium). (Angela Ferguson – Discussant).. Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Schools and Education Systems (SES) Special Interest Group (SIG), Education for a socially just world, Brisbane, Australia, 1-5 December 2019.

Examining parent engagement research from different perspectives to understand ways to improve policy and practice in schools and education systems (Symposium). (Angela Ferguson – Discussant).

2019

Conference Publication

Enhancing engagement between parents and teachers: how parent interactions impact teacher wellbeing and feasibility testing of professional support for teachers

Kirby, Grace (2019). Enhancing engagement between parents and teachers: how parent interactions impact teacher wellbeing and feasibility testing of professional support for teachers. Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 1-5 December 2019.

Enhancing engagement between parents and teachers: how parent interactions impact teacher wellbeing and feasibility testing of professional support for teachers

2018

Conference Publication

How interactions with parents impact teacher wellbeing – a call for professional support

Kirby, Grace (2018). How interactions with parents impact teacher wellbeing – a call for professional support. Helping Families Change Conference, Santa Rosa, CA, United States, 28 February - 2 March 2018.

How interactions with parents impact teacher wellbeing – a call for professional support

2018

Conference Publication

The relationship between home and school – what it is, why it’s important and how we improve it

Kirby, Grace (2018). The relationship between home and school – what it is, why it’s important and how we improve it. Helping Families Change Conference, Santa Rosa, CA, United States, 28 February - 2 March 2018.

The relationship between home and school – what it is, why it’s important and how we improve it

2018

Book Chapter

Parenting of preschool and school-aged children

Kirby, Grace and Hodges, Julie (2018). Parenting of preschool and school-aged children. Handbook of parenting and child development across the lifespan. (pp. 609-629) edited by Matthew R. Sanders and Alina Morawska. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-94598-9_27

Parenting of preschool and school-aged children

2017

Other Outputs

How to talk to your kids about today’s same-sex marriage postal survey result

Kirby, Grace and Morawska, Alina (2017, 11 15). How to talk to your kids about today’s same-sex marriage postal survey result The Conversation

How to talk to your kids about today’s same-sex marriage postal survey result

2017

Other Outputs

How to talk to your kids about today’s same-sex marriage postal survey result

Kirby, Grace and Morawska, Alina (2017, 11 15). How to talk to your kids about today’s same-sex marriage postal survey result The Conversation doi: 10.64628/AA.xmgdkfknv

How to talk to your kids about today’s same-sex marriage postal survey result

2017

Conference Publication

Teachers’ perspectives about their relationships with parents: First steps towards building capacity

Kirby, Grace (2017). Teachers’ perspectives about their relationships with parents: First steps towards building capacity. Parent Engagement Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 6-8 June 2017.

Teachers’ perspectives about their relationships with parents: First steps towards building capacity

2016

Conference Publication

Building an alliance between parents and schools

Kirby, Grace (2016). Building an alliance between parents and schools. Triple P for Queensland: an update conference, Birsbane, QLD, Australia, 23 November 2016.

Building an alliance between parents and schools

2015

Book Chapter

Remaining time

Zacher, Hannes and Kirby, Grace (2015). Remaining time. The encyclopedia of adulthood and aging. (pp. 1-5) edited by Susan Krauss Whitbourne. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118521373.wbeaa059

Remaining time

2014

Other Outputs

Creation and Evaluation of the Partners in Education Survey (PIES)

Kirby, Grace (2014). Creation and Evaluation of the Partners in Education Survey (PIES). Honours Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland.

Creation and Evaluation of the Partners in Education Survey (PIES)

Funding

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    Flexible Wellbeing: An ACT-based intervention to prevent burnout in educators
    Association for Contextual Behavioral Science Foundation
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Dr Grace Kirby is:
Available for supervision

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