Professor Alina Morawska
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Alina Morawska

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Background

Prof Alina Morawska is Director of the Parenting and Family Support Centre, The University of Queensland. She is passionate about creating a world where children develop the skills, competencies and confidence to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing world. Her research focuses on the central role of parents in influencing all aspects of children’s development, and parenting interventions as a way of understanding healthy development, a means for promoting positive family relationships, and a tool for the prevention and early intervention in lifelong health and wellbeing. She has published extensively in the field of parenting and family intervention and has received numerous grants to support her research. She has been recognised as Australia’s top scholar in family studies.

Availability

Professor Alina Morawska is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Clinical sciences Psychology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Search Professor Alina Morawska’s works on UQ eSpace

308 works between 2003 and 2025
All (308) Journal Article (152) Book Chapter (9) Conference Publication (143) Other Outputs (4)

301 - 308 of 308 works

2005

Conference Publication

Efficacy and effectiveness of behavioural family intervention

Morawska, A. (2005). Efficacy and effectiveness of behavioural family intervention. Parentline, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 6 October 2005.

Efficacy and effectiveness of behavioural family intervention

2005

Journal Article

Binge drinking in university students: A test of the cognitive model

Morawska, A. and Oei, T. P.S. (2005). Binge drinking in university students: A test of the cognitive model. Addictive Behaviors, 26 (2), 203-218. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.05.011

Binge drinking in university students: A test of the cognitive model

2005

Book Chapter

Can changing parental knowledge, dysfunctional expectations and attributions, and emotion regulation improve outcomes for children?

Sanders, M. R. and Morawska, A. (2005). Can changing parental knowledge, dysfunctional expectations and attributions, and emotion regulation improve outcomes for children?. Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development. (pp. 1-12) edited by Richard E. Tremblay, Ronald G. Barr and Ray de V. Peters. Montreal, Quebec: Centre of Excellence of Early Childhood Development.

Can changing parental knowledge, dysfunctional expectations and attributions, and emotion regulation improve outcomes for children?

2005

Journal Article

Binge drinking in university students: A test of the cognitive model

Morawska, A. and Oei, T. P. S. (2005). Binge drinking in university students: A test of the cognitive model. Addictive Behaviors, 30 (2), 203-218. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.05.011

Binge drinking in university students: A test of the cognitive model

2004

Conference Publication

Evaluation of self-help behavioural family intervention

Morawska, A. (2004). Evaluation of self-help behavioural family intervention. Forum on Evidence-based Parenting and Family Intervention, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 21 April 2004.

Evaluation of self-help behavioural family intervention

2004

Journal Article

A cognitive model of binge drinking: The influence of alcohol expectancies and drinking refusal self-efficacy

Oei, T. P. S. and Morawska, A. (2004). A cognitive model of binge drinking: The influence of alcohol expectancies and drinking refusal self-efficacy. Addictive Behaviors, 29 (1), 159-179. doi: 10.1016/S0306-4603(03)00076-5

A cognitive model of binge drinking: The influence of alcohol expectancies and drinking refusal self-efficacy

2004

Other Outputs

Efficacy and effectiveness of self-directed behavioural family intervention

Morawska, Alina (2004). Efficacy and effectiveness of self-directed behavioural family intervention. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/106843

Efficacy and effectiveness of self-directed behavioural family intervention

2003

Conference Publication

Challenges in delivering a self-help behavioural family intervention to parents of toddlers

Morawska, A. and Sanders, M. R. (2003). Challenges in delivering a self-help behavioural family intervention to parents of toddlers. Helping Families Change Conference, Manly, NSW Australia, 19-21 February 2003.

Challenges in delivering a self-help behavioural family intervention to parents of toddlers

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2026
    Proposal for Undertaking Evaluation Activities Australian Parenting Education and Support Program Grant
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Impact of children's not-for-profit services in rural and remote Queensland: A multi-perspective study
    Royal Queensland Bush Children's Health Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2027
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2021
    Change in quality of life 6 months after the implementation of sapropterin therapy. A mixed methods study
    Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Does integrating a parenting support program into management of phenylketonuria (PKU) improve treatment outcomes? A multiple baseline study
    Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Does integrating a parenting support program into paediatric eczema care services improve treatment outcomes? A randomised controlled trial (Translator Grant)
    The Children's Hospital Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Does integrating a parenting support program into paediatric eczema care services improve treatment outcomes: a randomised controlled trial (Early Career Fellowship + Translator Grant)
    The Children's Hospital Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    A randomised controlled trial of a brief positive parenting program for Kenyan parents living in poverty
    Edmund Rice Overseas Aid Fund
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Promoting positive adjustment in migrant and refugee families through delivery of an evidence-based parenting program
    The Sidney Myer Fund
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Outcomes and predictors of change resulting from participation in a brief parenting intervention for parents of children with type 1 diabetes
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Assessing the effectiveness, acceptability and sustainability of a culturally adapted evidence-based intervention for Indigenous parents
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Evaluation of a brief parenting intervention for parents of children suffering asthma or eczema
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    ResTeach 2010 0.2 FTE School of Psychology
    UQ ResTeach
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Go8 Australia - Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme: Parenting Support Systems - Considering Family Needs
    Go8 Australia - Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Evaluation of the roll-out of the Triple P - Positive Parenting Program
    Brisbane South Division of General Practice
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    A collaborative research project between UQ and South Carolina University: The role of cultural factors in enhancing the efficacy of parenting interventions with ethnically diverse populations
    Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Parenting Gifted Children; develop an evidence based parent education program for gifted children and their parents
    The Telstra Foundation
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Alina Morawska is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Parenting and the development of gender roles

    Gender role stereotypes play an important role in all areas of human development. They affect our emotions, choices, and behaviours in multiple contexts, and set the stage for prejudice and discrimination. While adult gender roles may have changed over the last few decades, most children are exposed to a continuing barrage of stereotyped gender roles from birth: from parents, the media, and peers, and these stereotypes have not changed significantly over time. Many parents express an interest in raising their children in a way that deemphasizes gender, yet there no existing evidence-based approaches focused on minimising the effects of gender role stereotypes in early childhood. This research aims to:

    • Provide a longitudinal description of the early home environment and its influence on infants’ gendered development, with a particular emphasis on the role of parents and specific parenting strategies.
    • Assess the efficacy and mechanisms of change of a brief parenting program delivered prenatally in promoting an early learning environment that deemphasises the role of gender via a randomised controlled trial evaluating proximal program outcomes in the first year of life.

  • Healthy habits: Parenting and the development of health behaviours in the first years of life

    Parents’ ability to guide their children in developing ‘healthy habits’ is key to supporting children’s short- and long-term health and wellbeing. Establishing healthy behaviours in early childhood can lay the foundation for a lifetime of healthy habits and may have greater impact on long-term health than attempting to change entrenched adult behaviour. This program of research aims to establish the key facilitators and barriers to for children and their parents to engaging in healthy habits, and evaluate interventions to promote the development of early health behaviours in young children.

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Raising voices: Examining the role of parent-directed interventions in supporting children's early language development

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Cassandra Dittman, Dr Rebecca Armstrong

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Challenges and Opportunities Evidence-based Parenting Programs in Indonesia: Comparative Study Among Different Socio-economic Family Group

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr April Hoang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring and Enhancing Parent and Child Self-Regulation in Indonesia: Assessment Development & Evaluation of the Triple P Seminars

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr April Hoang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The efficacy of Triple P with Deaf children in Indonesia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Divna Haslam

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Settlement Success Project: Examining the Efficacy of a Parenting Intervention Aimed at Promoting Family Adjustment following Settlement in Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Divna Haslam

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The impact of parent mental health symptoms on parenting and family adjustment outcomes in families who attend a child development service

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr April Hoang, Dr Cassandra Tellegen

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Parenting after migration exploration of the unique parenting needs of migrant parents to australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Divna Haslam

  • Doctor Philosophy

    A co-designed family-based intervention to promote healthy screen use among Australian adolescents

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Elizabeth Edwards, Associate Professor Asaduzzaman Khan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Settlement Success Project: Examining the Efficacy of a Parenting Intervention Aimed at Promoting Family Adjustment following Settlement in Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Divna Haslam

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Alina Morawska directly for media enquiries about:

  • Behaviour in children
  • Children and behavioural problems
  • Children and emotion
  • Emotion in children
  • Family therapy
  • Parenting
  • Psychology - child
  • Psychology - family

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