Associate Professor Sally Staton
Affiliate Associate Professor of Queensland Brain Institute
Queensland Brain Institute
Researcher biography
Associate Professor Sally Staton is an applied developmental scientist whose research focuses on how early life experiences, environments, and the systems that support children shape lifelong learning, development, brain health, and wellbeing. As an ARC Mid-Career Industry Fellow and Leader of the Brain Health and Early Development Research Group at The University of Queensland's Child Health Research Centre, she works at the intersection of developmental science, policy, and practice to generate and translate evidence to support children, families, and communities.
Her research examines how early experiences and the physical and social environments in which children and families live, learn, and grow influence health and development across the life course. A major focus of her work is understanding how early childhood education and care (ECEC) environments, sleep, and the design of physical and interactional spaces support children's development. She currently leads the ARC-funded Building Futures project, which is generating evidence to inform the design of early childhood learning environments, and recently completed the STARs study, a landmark longitudinal investigation of sleep development in children aged 1–5 years.
Working closely with governments, educators, non-government organisations, communities, and philanthropic partners, Sally co-designs and translates research to inform policy, practice, and systems change. She also leads the Brain Builders Initiative, a major research and translation program focused on applying contemporary knowledge of brain development across the systems and workforces that support children and families.
Sally has authored more than 200 publications and research outputs. Her work has informed national and international policy and practice, including reforms to Australian early childhood legislation and contributions to policy recommendations from organisations including the OECD and WHO. In recognition of her research impact and science communication, she was named one of Australia's Young Tall Poppy Scientists and invited to participate in the United Nations Science Summit on Brain Health. Her overarching goal is to ensure that research is translated into practical action that helps children, families, and communities thrive.
Publications
Book Chapter
Thorpe, Karen, Staton, Sally and Bekkhus, Mona (2020). Twins and other multiples. Encyclopaedia of child and adolescent development. (pp. 1-15) edited by Stephen Hupp and Jeremy D Jewell. New York, United States: John Wiley and Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119171492.wecad219
Journal Articles
Zheng, Zhaoxi, Olson, Rebecca E. and Staton, Sally (2026). Magical Realist Hauntings in Children's Everyday Encounters With Death, or, How to Believe in Impossible Things. Children & Society chso.70065. doi: 10.1111/chso.70065
Staton, Sally, Rankin, Peter, Houen, Sandy, Oakes, Candice, Cooke, Emma, Coles, Laetitia and Thorpe, Karen (2026). The challenge of improving sleep practices in childcare services: a randomised control feasibility trial of an educator professional development program. Early Childhood Education Journal. doi: 10.1007/s10643-026-02256-y
Searle, Bonnie, Sawyer, Harriet, Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2026). Through the eyes of the educator: a ‘natural experiment’ to examine the pedagogical, physiological and emotional value of access to nature in early education workplace environments. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 112 103052, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.103052
Normore, G., Staton, S., Thorpe, K. and Rankin, P. (2026). Predictors of Napping Frequency Across Early Childhood: Investigating the Effects of Social Factors on Developmental Trajectories. Sleep Medicine, 138 107746, 107746. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.107746
Bourke, Matthew, Harrison, Zoe, Staton, Sally, Rossa, Kalina and Smith, Simon (2026). Sleep well, feel well and vice versa? A meta-analysis of daily bidirectional within-person associations between sleep and affect. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 86 102232, 102232. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2026.102232
Houen, Sandy, Staton, Sally, Mulvihill, Aisling and Thorpe, Karen (2026). Serve-return-rally-learn: extending the serve and return metaphor in adult–child interactions. Child Development Perspectives, 20 (1) aadaf005, 1-8. doi: 10.1093/cdpers/aadaf005
Panthi, Narayan, Thorpe, Karen, Houen, Sandra, Casey, Charlotte and Staton, Sally (2026). The challenges of challenging behaviour: early childhood educators’ understandings of child behaviour and impact on occupational wellbeing. Teachers and Teaching, 32 (1), 162-176. doi: 10.1080/13540602.2025.2463018
Searle, Bonnie, Houen, Sandy, Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2026). Regulation or education?: How are provision of food and mealtime practices represented in Australia's National Quality Standards for Early Education and Care. Child: Care, Health and Development, 52 (1) e70195, 1-12. doi: 10.1111/cch.70195
Iyer, Kartik K., Staton, Sally, Collaro, Andrew, Kevat, Ajay, Vanhatalo, Sampsa, Roberts, James A., Chawla, Jasneek and Stevenson, Nathan J. (2025). Decoding brain age predictions from sleep electroencephalography across infancy to adolescence. Scientific Reports, 15 (1) 41590, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-25482-7
Staton, Sally, Houen, Sandy, Rankin, Peter and Thorpe, Karen (2025). Improving Australia's quality rating and improvement systems for early childhood education and care. Australian Educational Researcher, 52 (6), 4243-4268. doi: 10.1007/s13384-025-00896-4
Thorpe, Karen, Houen, Sandy, Rankin, Peter and Staton, Sally (2025). Focused, fair and frequent: A framework to improve equity, effectiveness and efficiency of quality rating and improvement systems for early care and education. Children and Youth Services Review, 179 108577, 108577. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108577
Casey, Charlotte, Thorpe, Karen, Houen, Sandy, Zheng, Zhaoxi and Staton, Sally (2025). Policy to practice: drop-off and pick-up times as ‘barometers of quality’ in assessment and rating of Australian early childhood education and care services. The Australian Educational Researcher, 52 (5), 3421-3444. doi: 10.1007/s13384-025-00857-x
Zheng, Zhaoxi, Olson, Rebecca E., Staton, Sally and Setchell, Jenny (2025). (Un-)Protocoling post-qualitative childhood research: a novice researcher. Children's Geographies, 23 (1), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/14733285.2025.2454576
Zheng, Zhaoxi, Olson, Rebecca E. and Staton, Sally (2025). Improvising end-of-life with young children: death/s and its absolute. Mortality, 30 (2), 536-556. doi: 10.1080/13576275.2025.2451078
Searle, Bonnie, Houen, Sandy, Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2025). Meals, mealtimes and moments for learning: Assessment of quality in early childhood education and care services. Public Health Nutrition, 28 (1) e50, 1-7. doi: 10.1017/s1368980025000011
Staton, Sally, Coles, Laetitia, Normore, George, Casey, Charlotte, Searle, Bonnie, Houen, Sandy, Potia, Azhar, Crompton, Rebecca, Long, Deborah, Hogan, Michael and Thorpe, Karen (2024). The brain in context: a scoping review and concept definition of neuro-informed policy and practice. Brain Sciences, 14 (12) 1243, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/brainsci14121243
Mallawaarachchi, Sumudu, Burley, Jade, Mavilidi, Myrto, Howard, Steven J., Straker, Leon, Kervin, Lisa, Staton, Sally, Hayes, Nicole, Machell, Amanda, Torjinski, Marina, Brady, Brodie, Thomas, George, Horwood, Sharon, White, Sonia L. J., Zabatiero, Juliana, Rivera, Clara and Cliff, Dylan (2024). Early childhood screen use contexts and cognitive and psychosocial outcomes : a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatrics, 178 (10), 1017-1026. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.2620
Mann, Dwayne L., Pattinson, Cassandra L, Allan, Alicia, St Pierre, Liam, Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen, Rossa, Kalina and Smith, Simon S. (2024). Sleep deprivation and recovery: endurance racing as a novel model. European Journal of Sport Science, 24 (8), 1176-1185. doi: 10.1002/ejsc.12143
Loeffler, Anna, Rankin, Peter, Smith, Simon S., Thorpe, Karen and Staton, Sally (2024). Exploring the relationship between age at nap cessation and social-emotional functioning in children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 45 (2), e150-e158. doi: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000001259
Tang, Angelina, Rankin, Peter, Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2024). Access to high-quality early care and education: analysis of Australia's national integrated data. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 67, 352-362. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.02.001
Searle, Bonnie, Staton, Sally, Littlewood, Robyn, Bayliss, Olivia and Thorpe, Karen (2023). A missed opportunity? Meal provision in early childhood education and care services in the context of socioeconomic disadvantage. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 28 (2), 362-371. doi: 10.1007/s10995-023-03849-4
Cooke, Emma, Smith, Caitlin, Miguel, Maria Carmen, Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Siblings’ experiences of sleep disruption in families with a child with Down syndrome. Sleep Health, 10 (2), 198-204. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.10.002
Chawla, Jasneek K., Bernard, Anne, Staton, Sally, Burgess, Scott and Heussler, Helen (2023). Longitudinal change in sleep, functional, and behavioural characteristics in a cohort of children with Down syndrome. Journal of Sleep Research, 33 (4) e14093, 1-14. doi: 10.1111/jsr.14093
Searle, Bonnie, Cooke, Emma, Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2023). Poverty for lunch: a case study of agency and food scarcity in mealtimes in disadvantaged ECE. Children & Society, 38 (4), 1076-1094. doi: 10.1111/chso.12782
Westwood, Emily, Smith, Simon, Mann, Dwayne, Pattinson, Cassandra, Allan, Alicia and Staton, Sally (2023). The effects of light in children: a systematic review. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 89 102062, 102062. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102062
Cooke, Emma, Zheng, Zhaoxi, Houen, Sandy, Thorpe, Karen, Clarke, Andrew, Oakes, Candice and Staton, Sally (2023). Discursive tensions: Outcomes and rights in educators’ accounts of children’s relaxation. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 24 (1), 70-81. doi: 10.1177/1463949120983480
Searle, Bonnie, Staton, Sally, Littlewood, Robyn and Thorpe, Karen (2023). Mealtimes in the context of poverty: comparison of ECEC services providing food and those requiring food provided from home. Child: Care, Health and Development, 49 (6), 995-1005. doi: 10.1111/cch.13109
Cooke, Emma, Coles, Laetitia, Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Communicating the complex lives of families that include a child with Down syndrome. Health Sociology Review, 32 (1), 19-41. doi: 10.1080/14461242.2022.2161405
Thorpe, Karen, Panthi, Narayan, Houen, Sandra, Horwood, Marcus and Staton, Sally (2023). Support to stay and thrive: mapping challenges faced by Australia’s early years educators to the national workforce strategy 2022–2031. The Australian Educational Researcher, 51 (1), 1-25. doi: 10.1007/s13384-022-00607-3
Chawla, Jasneek K., Cooke, Emma, Miguel, Maria Carmen, Burgess, Scott and Staton, Sally (2022). Parents’ Experiences of Having a Child with Down Syndrome and Sleep Difficulties. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 21 (5), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2022.2143359
Coles, Laetitia, Johnstone, Melissa, Pattinson, Cassandra, Thorpe, Karen, Van Halen, Olivia, Zheng, Zhaoxi, Bayliss, Olivia, Lakeman, Nicole, Western, Mark, Povey, Jenny and Staton, Sally (2022). Identifying factors for poorer educational outcomes that may be exacerbated by
COVID
‐19: A systematic review focussing on at‐risk school children and adolescents. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 58 (1), 13-40. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.236
Thorpe, Karen, Potia, Azhar Hussain, Searle, Bonnie, Van Halen, Olivia, Lakeman, Nicole, Oakes, Candice, Harris, Holly and Staton, Sally (2022). Meal provision in early childhood education and care programs: Association with geographic disadvantage, social disadvantage, cost, and market competition in an Australian population. Social Science & Medicine, 312 115317, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115317
Rankin, Peter Sheldon, Staton, Sally, Potia, Azhar Hussain, Houen, Sandy and Thorpe, Karen (2022). Emotional quality of early education programs improves language learning: A within‐child across context design. Child Development, 93 (6), 1680-1697. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13811
Houen, Sandy, Thorpe, Karen, van Os, Danielle, Westwood, Emily, Toon, Danielle and Staton, Sally (2022). Eliciting and responding to young children's talk: a systematic review of educators' interactional strategies that promote rich conversations with children aged 2–5 years. Educational Research Review, 37 100473, 100473. doi: 10.1016/j.edurev.2022.100473
Cooke, Emma, Coles, Laetitia, Clarke, Andrew, Thorpe, Karen and Staton, Sally (2022). Discarded data: an Ahmedian engagement with young children’s gendered accounts of violence and power. Gender and Education, 34 (7), 787-803. doi: 10.1080/09540253.2022.2078795
Thorpe, Karen, Houen, Sandy, Rankin, Peter, Pattinson, Cassandra and Staton, Sally (2022). Do the numbers add up? Questioning measurement that places Australian ECEC teaching as ‘low quality’. The Australian Educational Researcher, 50 (3), 1-20. doi: 10.1007/s13384-022-00525-4
Coles, Laetitia, Thorpe, Karen, Smith, Simon, Hewitt, Belinda, Ruppanner, Leah, Bayliss, Olivia, O'Flaherty, Martin and Staton, Sally (2022). Children's sleep and fathers' health and wellbeing: a systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 61 101570, 101570. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101570
Searle, Bonnie-Ria E., Staton, Sally S., Littlewood, Robyn and Thorpe, Karen (2022). Associations between food provision and feeding practices in socially disadvantaged childcare centres. Appetite, 169 105811, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105811
Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet, Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi, Staton, Sally, Smith, Simon, Pattinson, Cassandra, Allen, Alicia, Thorpe, Karen and Bekkhus, Mona (2021). Environmental light exposure, rest-activity rhythms, and symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity: an observational study of Australian preschoolers. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 73 101560, 101560. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2021.101560
Gehret, Hannah, Cooke, Emma, Staton, Sally, Irvine, Susan and Thorpe, Karen (2021). Three things I learn at sleep-time: children’s accounts of sleep and rest in their early childhood education programs. Early Years, 41 (5), 556-573. doi: 10.1080/09575146.2019.1634010
Thorpe, Karen, Rankin, Peter, Beatton, Tony, Houen, Sandy, Sandi, Matteo, Siraj, Iram and Staton, Sally (2020). The when and what of measuring ECE quality: Analysis of variation in the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) across the ECE day. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 53, 274-286. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2020.05.003
Staton, Sally, Rankin, Peter S., Harding, Mollie, Smith, Simon S., Westwood, Emily, LeBourgeois, Monique K. and Thorpe, Karen J. (2020). Many naps, one nap, none: a systematic review and meta-analysis of napping patterns in children 0-12 years. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 50 101247, 101247. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2019.101247
Oakes, Candice, Staton, Sally, Houen, Sandra, Cooke, Emma, Pattinson, Cassandra, Teo, Sue-Lynn and Thorpe, Karen (2020). Correction to: “Did my child sleep today?”: communication between parents and educators in early childhood education and care settings (Child & Youth Care Forum, (2019), 10.1007/s10566-019-09527-3). Child and Youth Care Forum, 49 (2), 285-286. doi: 10.1007/s10566-019-09531-7
Thorpe, Karen, Westwood, Emily, Jansen, Elena, Menner, Ryan, Houen, Sandy and Staton, Sally (2020). Working towards the Australian National Quality Standard for ECEC: what do we know? Where should we go?. Australian Educational Researcher, 48 (2), 227-247. doi: 10.1007/s13384-020-00387-8
Cooke, Emma, Thorpe, Karen, Clarke, Andrew, Houen, Sandy, Oakes, Candice and Staton, Sally (2020). “Lie in the grass, the soft grass”: Relaxation accounts of young children attending childcare. Children and Youth Services Review, 109 104722, 104722. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104722
Thorpe, K., Staton, S., Houen, S. and Beatton, T. (2020). Essential yet discounted: COVID-19 and the early childhood education workforce. Australian Educational Leader, 42 (3), 18-21.
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.
Staton, Sally, Pattinson, Cassandra, Smith, Simon, Pease, Anna, Blair, Peter, Young, Jeanine, Irvine, Susan and Thorpe, Karen (2019). Observed compliance with safe sleeping guidelines in licensed childcare services. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104 (12), 1193-1197. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-317000
Oakes, Candice, Staton, Sally, Houen, Sandra, Cooke, Emma, Pattinson, Cassandra, Teo, Sue-Lynn and Thorpe, Karen (2019). “Did my child sleep today?”: communication between parents and educators in early childhood education and care settings. Child & Youth Care Forum, 49 (2), 265-283. doi: 10.1007/s10566-019-09527-3
Harris, Holly A., Staton, Sally, Morawska, Alina, Gallegos, Danielle, Oakes, Candice and Thorpe, Karen (2019). A comparison of maternal feeding responses to child fussy eating in low-income food secure and food insecure households. Appetite, 137, 259-266. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.03.005
Smith, Simon S., Edmed, Shannon L., Staton, Sally L., Pattinson, Cassandra L. and Thorpe, Karen J. (2019). Correlates of naptime behaviors in preschool aged children. Nature and Science of Sleep, 11, 27-34. doi: 10.2147/nss.s193115
Pattinson, Cassandra L., Smith, Simon S., Staton, Sally L., Trost, Stewart G. and Thorpe, Karen J. (2018). Investigating the association between sleep parameters and the weight status of children: night sleep duration matters. Sleep Health, 4 (2), 147-153. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2017.12.009
Thorpe, Karen J., Pattinson, Cassandra L., Smith, Simon S and Staton, Sally L. (2018). Mandatory naptimes in childcare do not reduce children's cortisol levels. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 4545, 4545. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-22555-8
Thorpe, Karen, Irvine, Susan, Pattinson, Cassandra and Staton, Sally (2018). Insider perspectives: the ‘tricky business’ of providing for children’s sleep and rest needs in the context of early childhood education and care. Early Years, 40 (2), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/09575146.2018.1443434
Pattinson, C. L., Staton, S. L., Smith, S. S., Trost, S. G., Sawyer, E. F. and Thorpe, K. J. (2017). Weighing in on international growth standards: testing the case in Australian preschool children. Obesity Reviews, 18 (10), 1111-1121. doi: 10.1111/obr.12581
Staton, Sally L., Smith, Simon S., Hurst, Cameron, Pattinson, Cassandra L. and Thorpe, Karen J. (2017). Mandatory nap times and group napping patterns in child care: an observational study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 15 (2), 129-143. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2015.1120199
Sinclair, Dominique, Staton, Sally, Smith, Simon S., Pattinson, Cassandra L., Marriott, Annette and Thorpe, Karen (2016). What parents want: parent preference regarding sleep for their preschool child when attending early care and education. Sleep Health, 2 (1), 12-18. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2015.11.002
Staton, Sally, Marriott, Annette, Pattinson, Cassandra, Smith, Simon, Sinclair, Dominique and Thorpe, Karen (2016). Supporting sleep in early care and education: an assessment of observed sleep times using a sleep practices optimality index. Sleep Health, 2 (1), 30-34. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2015.12.005
Pattinson, Cassandra L., Allan, Alicia C., Staton, Sally L., Thorpe, Karen J. and Smith, Simon S. (2016). Environmental light exposure is associated with increased body mass in children. PLoS One, 11 (1) e0143578, e0143578. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143578
Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen and The Sleep in Early Childhood Research Group (2016). What parents want: sleep, rest and relaxation for pre-schoolers. Belonging Early Years Journal, 5 (2), 12-14.
Staton, Sally, Irvine, Susan, Pattinson, Cassandra, Smith, Simon and Thorpe, Karen (2015). The sleeping elephant in the room: practices and policies regarding sleep/rest time in early childhood education and care. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 40 (4), 77-86. doi: 10.1177/183693911504000410
Thorpe, Karen, Staton, Sally, Sawyer, Emily, Pattinson, Cassandra, Haden, Catherine and Smith, Simon (2015). Napping, development and health from 0 to 5 years: a systematic review. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 100 (7), 615-622. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307241
Nothard, Michaela, Irvine, Susan, Theobald, Maryanne, Staton, Sally, Pattinson, Cassandra and Thorpe, Karen (2015). “I Have to Rest All the Time Because You are Not Allowed to Play”: exploring children’s perceptions of autonomy during sleep-time in long day care services. International Journal of Early Childhood, 47 (3), 423-442. doi: 10.1007/s13158-015-0143-z
Staton, Sally L., Smith, Simon S., Pattinson, Cassandra L. and Thorpe, Karen J. (2015). Mandatory naptimes in child care and children's nighttime sleep. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 36 (4), 235-242. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000157
Staton, Sally L., Smith, Simon S. and Thorpe, Karen J. (2015). "Do I really need a nap?": the role of sleep science in informing sleep practices in early childhood education and care settings. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 1 (1), 32-44. doi: 10.1037/tps0000011
Smith, S., Neil, E., Thorpe, K., Pattinson, C. and Staton, S. (2015). Characteristics of children who do not nap in childcare. Sleep, 38, A391-A391.
Bekkhus, Mona, Staton, Sally, Borge, Anne I. H. and Thorpe, Karen (2014). Do twins differ from single-born children on rates of behavioral difficulty in early childhood? A study of sibling relationship risk factors. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 17 (4), 288-295. doi: 10.1017/thg.2014.39
Bell-Booth, Rachel, Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2014). Getting there, being there, staying and belonging: a case study of two Indigenous Australian children's transition to school. Children & Society, 28 (1), 15-29. doi: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2012.00441.x
Pattinson, Cassandra L., Staton, Sally L., Smith, Simon S., Sinclair, Dominique M. and Thorpe, Karen J. (2014). Emotional climate and behavioral management during sleep time in early childhood education settings. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 29 (4), 660-668. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2014.07.009
Thorpe, K., Staton, S., Pattinson, C. and Smith, S. (2014). Impact of sleep practices in childcare on child well being. Sleep, 37, A304.
Thorpe, Karen, Bell-Booth, Rachel, Staton, Sally and Thompson, Catherine (2013). Bonding and bridging: transition to school and social capital formation among a community of Indigenous Australian children. Journal of Community Psychology, 41 (7), 827-843. doi: 10.1002/jcop.21576
Thorpe, Karen, Staton, Sally, Morgan, Robert, Danby, Susan and Tayler, Collette (2012). Testing the vision: preschool settings as places for meeting, bonding and bridging. Children & Society, 26 (4), 328-340. doi: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2010.00336.x
Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen, Thompson, Catherine and Danby, Susan (2012). To separate or not to separate? Parental decision-making regarding the separation of twins in the early years of schooling. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 10 (2), 196-208. doi: 10.1177/1476718x11430076
Bekkhus, Mona, Staton, Sally, Borge, Anne Inger H. and Thorpe, Karen (2011). Conflict, closeness and comfort: the inter-twin relationship as a risk factor for behavioral difficulties. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 14 (5), 444-451. doi: 10.1375/twin.14.5.444
Thompson, C., Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2010). Starting school: what children tell us. AMBA Magazine.
Thompson, C., Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2010). Starting school: parental decisions. AMBA Magazine.
Thompson, C., Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2010). Starting school: in the classrooms. AMBA Magazine.
Conference Papers
Mallawaarachichi, Sumudu, Burley, Jade, Mavilidi, Myrto, Howard, Steven, Straker, Leon, Kervin, Lisa, Staton, Sally, Hayes, Nicola, Machell, Amanda, Torjinski, Marina, Brady, Brodie, Thomas, George, Horwood, Sharon, White, Sonia, Zabatiero, Julianna, Rivera, Clara and Cliff, Dylan (2024). Associations of early childhood screen use contexts with cognitive and psychosocial outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Society for Physical Activity and Health, Paris, France, 28-31 October 2024.
Houen, Sandy and Staton, Sally (2024). Serve, return, rally, learn: interactional strategies to support children’s brain development through play. Realising the Vision: An Integrated Future for the Early Years., Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 17-20 September 2024.
Searle, Bonnie, Cooke, Emma, Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2023). A case study of agency and food scarcity in mealtimes in disadvantaged ECEC. 31st EECERA Conference, Estoril, Portugal, 30 August – 2 September 2023.
Cooke, Emma, Coles, Laetitia, Clarke, A., Thorpe, Karen and Staton, Sally (2023). A performance of discarded data: an Ahmedian engagement with young children’s gendered accounts of violence and power. 31st EECERA Conference, Estoril, Portugal, 30 August – 2 September 2023.
Coles, Laetitia, Casey, Charlotte, Thorpe, Karen, Houen, Sandy, Zheng, Z. and Staton, Sally (2023). Exploring our understanding of drop-off and pick-up in early childhood education and care contexts. 31st EECERA Conference, Estoril, Portugal, 30 August – 2 September 2023.
Panthi, Narayan, Thorpe, Karen, Houen, Sandy and Staton, Sally (2022). Challenging behaviour of children and its impact on educators. AARE2022, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 November-1 December 2022.
Houen, S., Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Toon, D., Westwood, E. and VanOers, D. (2022). Eliciting and responding to young children's talk: a systematic review. AARE2022, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 November-1 December 2022.
Staton, S., Houen, S., Rankin, P., Cooke, E., Zheng, Z. and Thorpe, K. (2022). The when, what, and how of observing practice in Early Childhood Education and Care: development of the Assisting Observations Toolkit for Authorised Officers. AARE2022, Adelaide, SA Australia, 27 November - 1 December 2022.
Loeffler, Anna, Rankin, Peter, Thorpe, Karen, Smith, Simon and Staton, Sally (2022). Nap cessation age does not predict social-emotional functioning in early childhood: Findings from the e4kids study. 26th Conference of the European Sleep Research Society, Athens, Greece, 27–30 September 2022. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Chawla, J., Smith, C., Miguel, M. C., Staton, S., Burgess, S. and Cooke, E. (2022). My sibling with down syndrome struggles with sleep- what does that mean for me?. 26th Conference of the European Sleep Research Society, Athens, Greece, 27–30 September 2022. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Zheng, Zhaoxi, Clarke, Andrew, Coles, Laetitia and Staton, Sally (2021). Reconceptualising Home and Ontological Security in COVID-19 Times. The Australian Sociological Association 2021 Annual Conference (TASA Thematic Week), Online, 22-26 November 2021.
Coles, L., Thorpe, K., Smith, S., Hewitt, B., Ruppanner, L., Bayliss, O., O’Flaherty, M. and Staton, S. (2021). Children’s sleep and fathers’ health and wellbeing: a systematic review. 32nd annual scientific meeting of Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) & Australian and New Zealand Sleep Science Association (ANZSSA), Online, 10 - 13 October 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpab014.072
Loeffler, A., Rankin, P., Thorpe, K. and Staton, S. (2021). P083 Age of Nap Cessation and Short-term Social-Emotional Functioning in Early Childhood. 32nd annual scientific meeting of Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) & Australian and New Zealand Sleep Science Association Sleep DownUnder 2021, Online, 10-13 October 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpab014.127
Zheng, Z., Olson, R., Setchell, J. and Staton, S. (2021). Disentangling adultness in childhood research: death talk as an example. International Society of Critical Health Psychology Biennial Conference 2021, Online; Pōneke (Wellington), New Zealand, 22-25 August 2021.
Cooke, Emma, Houen, Sandy, Zheng, Zhaoxi and Staton, Sally (2020). The importance of understanding children’s perspectives: research with children. Paediatric Sleep Medicine Research Group (PSMRG) Research Mentorship Program Clinical Nurses Introduction Day, Queensland Children's Hospital, 19 October 2020.
Rankin, P., Staton, S. and Thorpe, K. (2020). Variation in observed instructional support predicts academic outcomes. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA, 17-21 April 2020.
Staton, S., Rankin, P., Thorpe, K., Oakes, C., Houen, S., Cooke, E. and Smith, S. (2019). Improving sleep health in early childhood: pilot rct of an educator professional development program to improve sleep practices in childcare services. World Sleep 2019, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 20-25 September 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.1013
Oakes, C., Staton, S., Houen, S., Cooke, E., Pattinson, C., Teo, S.-L. and Thorpe, K. (2019). “Did my child sleep today?”: communication between parents and educators in childcare settings. 15th World Sleep Congress, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 20-25 September 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.1070
Staton, S. (2019). Social impact on children's health: The role of childcare. World Sleep Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 21-25 September 2019.
Cooke, Emma, Thorpe, Karen, Clarke, Andrew, Houen, Sandy, Oakes, Candice and Staton, Sally (2019). “I like relaxing on the trees when the leaves are falling”: children’s experiences of relaxation in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). International Society for Child Indicators, Tartu, Estonia, 27-29 August 2019.
Harris, H. A., Staton, S., Morawska, A., Gallegos, D., Oakes, C. and Thorpe, K. (2019). Waste not, want not: a comparison of maternal feeding responses to child fussy eating in low-income food secure and food insecure households. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 4-7 June 2019.
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.
Rankin, P., Staton, S., Beatton, T. and Thorpe, K. (2019). Variation and average teaching quality as a predictor of academic outcomes: extending CLASS. Society for Research in Child Development. Society for Research in Child Development, Poster Symposium, Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD United States, 21 - 23 March 2019.
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
Oakes, Candice, Staton, Sally, Houen, Sandy and Cooke, Emma (2019). "Did my child sleep today?": communication between parents and educators in childcare settings. World Sleep Conference, Vanouver, BC, Canada, 21-25 September 2019.
Cooke, Emma, Houen, Sandy, Thorpe, Karen, Oakes, Candice and Staton, Sally (2019). Methodological observations on the secret life of children's play: children's subversive behaviour during mandated sleep times in prior to school classrooms. EECERA Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, 20-23 August 2019.
Houen, Sandy, Cooke, Emma, Kraemer, E., Oakes, Candice, Thorpe, Karen and Staton, Sally (2019). Experiences of relaxation: the voices of early childhood education and care educators. Australian Association for Research in Education, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2-5 December 2019.
Panthi, N., Houen, S., Thorpe, K. and Staton, S. (2019). Supporting pre-school educators to respond to challenging behaviours in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) - a systematic review. Australian Association for Research In Education Conference 2019, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 1-5 December 2019.
Cooke, Emma, Thorpe, Karen, Clarke, Andrew, Houen, Sandy, Oakes, Candice and Staton, Sally (2019). Stress and relaxation in early childhood education and care: Experiences of relaxation: the voices of young children in early education and care. Australian Association for Research in Education, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-5 December 2019.
Rankin, P., Staton, S., Thorpe, K. and Smith, S. (2019). Actigraphy based estimates of sleep duration in young children with and without a sleep log are comparable. 15th World Sleep Congress, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 20-25 September 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.998
Thorpe, K., Pattinson, C., Smith, S. and Staton, S. (2018). Restful or stressful? Children's diurnal cortisol patterns associated with nap time practices in preschool. American Education Research Association 2018 Annual Meeting, New York, United States, 13 - 17 April 2018.
Staton, S., Smith, S., Rankin, P. and Thorpe, K. (2018). Regularity of infant and toddler sleep practices between home and childcare settings. 30th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of Australasian-Sleep-Association and the Australasian-Sleep-Technologists-Association (Sleep DownUnder), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 17-20 October 2018. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jsr.106_12766
Staton, S., Pease, A., Smith, S., Pattinson, C., Blair, P., Young, J., Irvine, S. and Thorpe, K. (2018). Observed non-compliance with safe sleeping guidelines in licensed home- and centre-based childcare services. 30th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of Australasian Sleep Association and the Australasian Sleep Technologists Association (Sleep DownUnder), Brisbane, Australia, 17-20 October, 2018. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jsr.37_12765
Staton, S., Smith, S., Irvine, S., Pattinson, C. and Thorpe, K. (2018). Implementation of a professional development program to improve sleep health within the childcare sector. 30th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of Australasian Sleep Association and the Australasian Sleep Technologists Association (Sleep DownUnder), Brisbane, Australia, 17-20 October, 2018. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jsr.30_12765
Staton, S. (2018). Invited presentation and panel discussion on career development and post-doctoral pathways. IBHI Inspires Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 2018.
Rankin, P., Staton, S., Thorpe, K. and Smith, S. (2018). Actigraphy-based estimates of sleep duration in young children with and without a sleep log are comparable. Australasian Chronobiology Society 15th Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 2018.
St Pierre, L., Allan, A., Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Thorpe, K. and Smith, S. (2017). Severe sleep restriction in expedition adventure race competitors. Joint Congress of World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) & World Sleep Federation (WSF), Prague, Czech Republic, 7-11 October 2017. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.023
Fergusson, A., Staton, S., Thorpe, K. and Irvine, S. (2017). Meeting in the middle – How can governments and researchers work together to achieve impact. A case study from Queensland. Featured Symposium: Impact of schooling education research on policy and practice in Australia (NSW, QLD and WA Departments of Education). Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 26-30 November 2017.
Thorpe, K. and Staton, S. (2017). SLEEP: Sleep learning for Early Education Professionals for Babies and Toddlers Workshop. Early Start Conference, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, 27-29 September 2017.
Staton, S., Irvine, S., Pattinson, C. and Thorpe, K. (2017). It Takes Three to Tango: Connecting Policy, Practice and Research to improve Sleep, Rest and Relaxation in Early Childhood Education and Care. Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference, Canberra, Australia, 2017.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Irvine, S., Smith, S., Pattinson, C., McArdle, F., McNellie, P., Oakes, C. and Houen, S. (2017). Choosing Rest: Finding Effective Alternatives to Mandated Rest-times in ECEC. Queensland Government Department of Education and Training Research Forum, Brisbane, 2017.
Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Smith, S., Irvine, S. and Thorpe, K. (2017). Supporting sleep development in early childhood: What role does childcare play?. 18th European Conference of Developmental Psychology, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2017.
Staton, S., Smith, S., Irvine, S., Pattinson, C. and Thorpe, K. (2017). Sleep Learning for Early Education Professionals. Queensland Government Department of Education and Training Research Forum, Brisbane, 2017.
Staton, S., Pattison, C., Irvine, S., Smith, S. and Thorpe, K. (2017). Providing safe and supportive sleep environments in early childhood education and care. Early Start Conference, Wollongong, Australia, 2017.
Thorpe, K., Staton, S., Cockshaw, W., Pattinson, C. and Smith, S. (2016). Sleep when the baby sleeps: infant daytime sleep predicts maternal depressive symptomology. Conference of the American Sleep Physicians Association, Denver, CO, United States, June 2016.
Pattinson, C., Staton, S., Thorpe, K. and Smith, S. (2016). Day and night sleep duration as predicators of children’s weight status. Conference of the American Sleep Physicians Association, Denver, CO, United States, June 2016.
Staton, Sally, Smith, Simon, Hurst, C., Pattinson, Cassandra and Thorpe, Karen (2016). Group napping patterns in relation to duration of mandatory naptimes in childcare settings. SLEEP, Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Boston, MA USA, 2016.
Staton, Sally, Pattinson, Cassandra, Smith, Simon, Wihardjo, Kylie and Thorpe, Karen (2015). Children’s sleep patterns on days attending and not attending childcare. 27th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 22–24 October 2015. London, United Kingdom: Springer . doi: 10.1111/sbr.12132
Pattinson, Cassandra, Allan, Alicia, Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen and Smith, Simon (2015). Physiological consequences of light exposure in preschool children. 27th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 22 - 24 October 2015. London, United Kingdom: Springer. doi: 10.1111/sbr.12132
Staton, S., Smith, S., Pattinson, C., Irvine, S., Theobald, M., Nothard, M. and Thorpe, K. (2015). Awaking the sleeping elephant in the room: Translating sleep science into sleep practice in Early Childhood Education and Care. Improving Children's Lives: Translating Research for Practice, Policy and Community Conference, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, September 2015.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Irvine, S. and Smith, S. (2015). Meeting the National Quality Standards for sleep and rest. C&K Queensland Early Childhood Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, May 2015.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K. and Irvine, S. (2015). Navigating the minefield: Sleep and rest times within the context of the National Quality Standard. Early Childhood Australia, North Coast Annual Conference, Kingscliff, NSW Australia, March 2015.
Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Smith, S. and Thorpe, K. (2015). Mandatory naptimes for preschool aged children in early childhood education settings and duration of children's nighttime sleep. Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA, United States, April 2015.
Staton, S., Hurst, C., Pattinson, C., Smith, S. and Thorpe, K. (2015). Group napping patterns in relation to duration of mandatory naptimes in childcare settings. 29th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Seattle, WA, United States, 6 - 10 June 2015. Cary, NC, United States: Oxford University Press.
St Pierre, L., Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Thorpe, K. and Smith, S. (2015). Sleep deprivation and recovery in an expedition adventure race. 29th Annual Meeting of the Professional Sleep Societies, Seattle, WA United States, 6-10 June 2015. Westchester, IL United States: Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
Staton, S., Smith, S., Pattinson, C., Hurst, C. and Thorpe, K. (2015). Mandatory naptimes in childcare: Associations with day and night sleep patterns. European Conference on Developmental Psychology (ECDP), Braga, Portugal, 2015.
Thorpe, K., Sinclair, D., Staton, S., Pattinson, C. and Smith, S. (2015). Parent preferences regarding napping for their preschool children. European Conference on Developmental Psychology (ECDP), Braga, Portugal, 2015.
Smith, S., Neil, E., Thorpe, K., Pattinson, C. and Staton, S. (2015). Characteristics of children who do not nap in childcare. SLEEP, Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), Seattle, WA United States, 2015.
Thorpe, K., Sinclair, D., Staton, S., Pattinson, C. and Smith, S. (2015). If given the opportunity would you want your child to sleep in childcare?. Conference of the American Sleep Physicians Association, Seattle, WA, United States, June 2015. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger .
Thorpe, K., Staton, S., Sawyer, E., Pattinson, C. and Smith, S. (2015). Napping, development and health from 0-5 years: A systematic review. Conference of the American Sleep Physicians Association, Seattle, WA, United States, June 2015. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger .
Pattinson, C., Smith, S., Staton, S. and Thorpe, K. (2015). Sleep and weight status of Australian children: what are the sleep parameters at play?. Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA, United States, April 2015.
Pattinson, C., Allan, A., Thorpe, K., Staton, S. and Smith, S.S. (2015). Dim light duration predicts body mass index of young children. SLEEP 2015, Seattle, WA United States, 6-10 June 2015. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger.
Staton, S. (2014). Symposium - A sleep in the early childhood classroom: Multiple perspectives on the education value of sleep/rest time in early childhood education and care. AARE-NZARE conference, Brisbane, Australia, November 2014.
Staton, S., Smith, S., Pattinson, C. and Thorpe, K. (2014). Mandatory sleep practices in early childhood education and care settings: Implications for children's night-time sleep. AARE-NZARE conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, November 2014.
Thorpe, K., Staton, S., Pattinson, C. and Smith, S. (2014). Sleep, Eat Play: Childcare as settings to establish lifetime foundations of physical and emotional health. Australia-China Centre for Public Health Research Forum, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2 August 2014.
Staton, Sally, Pattinson, Cassandra, Smith, Simon and Thorpe, Karen (2014). Mandatory sleep time in childcare associated with increased day-time napping and decreased duration of night-time sleep. Sleep DownUnder 2014 ASM, Sleep Frontiers, 26th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Perth, WA Australia, 9–11 October 2014. Springer Nature. doi: 10.1111/sbr.12082
Pattinson, Cassandra, Smith, Simon, Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2014). Sleep and weight status of Australian children: The effects of day, night and total sleep. Sleep DownUnder 2014 ASM, Sleep Frontiers, 26th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Perth, WA Australia, 9–11 October 2014. London, United Kingdom: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1111/sbr.12082
Thorpe, K., Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Marriot , A. and Smith, S. (2014). Impact of sleep practices in childcare on child well-being: a focus for policy and practice. Society for Research in Child Development. Strengthening Connections among Child and Family Research, Policy and Practice, Alexandria, VA United States, 2014.
Thorpe, K., Staton, S., Smith, S. and Pattinson, C. (2014). Are sleep policies and practices in childcare a cause for concern?. SRCD conference: Connecting policy Practice and Research, Alexandria Old Town, VA, United States, 2014.
Thorpe, K., Staton, S., Marriott, A., Pattinson, C. and Smith, S. (2014). Impact of sleep practices in childcare settings on child well-being. SLEEP, Conference of the American Sleep Medicine Association, United States, 2014.
Staton, S., Smith, S., Pattinson, C. and Thorpe, K. (2014). The relationship between history of childcare and age of cessation of napping in preschool aged children. Conference of the American Sleep Medicine Association, United States, 2014. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger.
Pattinson, C., Staton, S., Smith, S. and Thorpe, K. (2013). Observing emotional climate of sleep time in early childhood education and care settings. Sleep DownUnder 2013, River of Dreams, 25th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 17–19 October 2013. London, United Kingdom: Springer. doi: 10.1111/sbr.12028
Thorpe, Karen, Staton, Sally , Pattinson, Cassandra and Smith, Simon (2013). Day-time sleep patterns of Australian Preschool aged children. 25th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Brisbane, Queensland, 17-19 October 2013. London, United Kingdom: Springer . doi: 10.1111/sbr.12028
Staton, S., Smith, S., Pattinson, C. and Thorpe, K. (2013). Group differences in diurnal salivary cortisol patterns in relation to sleep practices in childcare. Sleep DownUnder 2013, River of Dreams, 25th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 17–19 October 2013. London, United Kingdom: Springer. doi: 10.1111/sbr.12028
Neil, E., Staton, S., Smith, S., Pattinson, C. and Thorpe, K. (2013). Problem nappers: are they really a problem?. Sleep DownUnder 2013, River of Dreams, 25th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 17–19 October 2013. London, United Kingdom: Springer. doi: 10.1111/sbr.12028
Marriott, A., Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Pattinson, C. and Smith, S. (2013). How do current sleep practices in early childhood education and care settings reflect current knowledge about good sleep habits and environments?. Sleep DownUnder 2013, River of Dreams, 25th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 17–19 October 2013. London, United Kingdom: Springer. doi: 10.1111/sbr.12028
Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Smith, S. and Thorpe, K. (2013). The effects of child-centred versus compulsory sleep practices in childcare: a salivary cortisol study. 16th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Lausanne, Switzerland, 3-7 September 2013.
Pattinson, C., Staton, S., Smith, S. and Thorpe, K. (2013). Observing emotional climate of sleep time in early childhood education and care settings: application of the CLASS. The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Seattle, WA United States, 2013.
Sinclair, D., Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Smith, S. and Thorpe, K. (2013). Parent preference for sleep in childcare for their preschool child. Sleep Down-under, Australasian Sleep Association, Brisbane, Australia, October 2013.
Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Smith, S. and Thorpe, K. (2013). Examining the responsiveness of current sleep practices in early childhood education and care settings to children’s social, emotional and physical needs . Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth Conference: Infant & Early Childhood Social & Emotional Wellbeing Conference, Canberra, Australia, October 2013.
Northard, M., Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Smith, S. and Thorpe, K. (2013). Children’s accounts of sleep time in child care settings. Sleep Down-under, Australasian Sleep Association, Brisbane, Australia, October 2013.
Neil, E., Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Smith, S. and Thorpe, K. (2013). Problem sleepers in childcare settings. Sleep Down-under, Australasian Sleep Association, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, October 2013.
Northard, M., Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Smith, S. and Thorpe, K. (2013). The child’s perspective of sleep time in full-day child care centres. Sleep DownUnder 2013, River of Dreams, 25th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 17–19 October 2013. London, United Kingdom: Springer. doi: 10.1111/sbr.12028
Inglis, J., Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Smith, S. and Thorpe, K. (2013). Carers beliefs about the value of sleep time in childcare settings. Sleep Down-under, Australasian Sleep Association, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, October 2013.
Sinclair, D., Staton, S., Smith, S., Pattinson, C. and Thorpe, K. (2013). Parental preferences towards daytime sleep for preschool aged children in early childhood education and care settings. Sleep DownUnder 2013, River of Dreams, 25th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 17–19 October 2013. London, United Kingdom: Springer. doi: 10.1111/sbr.12028
Marriott, A., Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Smith, S. and Thorpe, K. (2013). Sleep practices and healthy sleep environments in childcare settings. Sleep Down-under, Australasian Sleep Association, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, October 2013.
Pattinson, C., Staton, S., Smith, S. and Thorpe, K. (2013). Sleep policy, sleep practice and child sleep behaviours in early childhood settings: An observational study of 3-5 year olds. Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA, United States, April 2013.
Inglis, J., Staton, S., Smith, S., Pattinson, C. and Thorpe, K. (2013). Napping in preschoolers: staff beliefs and experiences in early childhood centres. Sleep DownUnder 2013, River of Dreams, 25th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 17–19 October 2013. London, United Kingdom: Springer.
Leske, R., Thorpe, K. and Staton, S. (2013). School transition trajectories of marginalised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Society for Research Development in Childhood (SRCD), Seattle, WA United States, 2013.
Bell-Booth, R., Thorpe, K., Staton, S. and Thompson, C. (2012). Stories of success: How the Piccaninny Playgroup promotes positive child development and family readiness for school. 2012 Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Themed Meeting: Positive Development of Minority Children, Tampa, FL, United States, February 2012.
Thorpe, K., Staton, S. and Bell-Booth, R. (2012). Building on social strengths: within-group bonds are the foundation for social inclusion and school attendance of Indigenous Australian children. 2012 Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Themed Meeting: Positive Development of Minority Children, Tampa, FL, United States, February 2012.
Thorpe, K., Staton, S. and Bell-Booth, R. (2012). Using sociometric techniques to assess friendship quality, social inclusion and social belonging. 2012 Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Themed Meeting: Positive Development of Minority Children, Tampa, FL, United States, February 2012.
Thorpe, K. and Staton, S. (2011). Children’s social networks and friendship quality across different early childhood education and care setting in Australia. 15th ESDP European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Bergen, Norway, August 2011.
Thorpe, K. and Staton, S. (2011). Adaptation of the Friendship Bus Story for assessment of social bridging and social inclusion. 15th ESDP European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Bergen, Norway, August 2011.
Thorpe, K. and Staton, S. (2011). Children’s experiences of starting school: a twin singleton comparison. 15th ESDP European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Bergen, Norway, August 2011.
Thorpe, K., Bekkhus, M. and Staton, S. (2011). Predictors of having a best friend: Who has a best friend and who doesn't? . The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Biennial Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 2011.
Thorpe, K. and Staton, S. (2010). Twin children’s transition to school: Additional risks?. Queensland Multiple Births Association State Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 22 May 2010.
Staton, S. and Thorpe, K. (2010). "Is there a Problem" Being a twin and being with your twin and the transition to school. Queensland Multiple Births Association State Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 22 May 2010.
Thorpe, K., Staton, S. and Bell-Booth, R. (2010). Fitting in and coming to belong: promoting school attendance of Indigenous Australian children. International Society for Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Lusaka, Zambia, July 2010.
Staton, S. and Thorpe, K. (2010). Being similar, being together - levels of conflict, warmth and shared play in twin versus single-born sibling dyads. International Society for Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Lusaka, Zambia, July 2010.
Thorpe, K. and Staton, S. (2010). Inter-twin relationships and social competence in pre-school aged twin children. International Society for Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Lusaka, Zambia, July 2010.
Bell-Booth, R., Thorpe, K., Staton, S., Thompson, C., Tayler, C. and Devine, M. (2010). Finding my way: The role of familial, community and educational relationships in two Indigenous boy’s transition to school. APS Psychology of Relationships Interest Group Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2010.
Thorpe, K., Tayler, C., Staton, S., Thompson, C., Bell-Booth, R. and Devine, M. (2010). Building on social strengths: engaging children in the culture of education in an indigenous Australian community. Lifespan resilience and social inclusion: Studies with children, adolescents, and adults from a variety of cultural backgrounds. International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Lusaka, Zambia, 2010.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Thompson, C., Danby, S. and Young, D. (2009). Is there a problem? Inter-twin relationships and behavioural outcomes. APS Psychology of Relationships Interest Group Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2009.
Thorpe, K. and Staton, S. (2009). Measuring inter-twin relationships. APS Psychology of Relationships Interest Group Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2009.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Thompson, C., Lockyer, J. and Danby, S. (2009). Does the inter-twin relationship impede social interactions with others?. APS Psychology of Relationships Interest Group Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2009.
Thorpe, K., Young, D., Danby, S. and Staton, S. (2009). Does being a twin make a difference to the experience of transition to school?. The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biannual Meeting, Denver, CO United States, 2009.
Preprint
Working Paper
Thorpe, Karen, Searle, Bonnie, Van Halen, Olivia, Lakeman, Nicole, Oakes, Candice, Harris, Holly and Staton, Sally (2020). A market in mealtimes: social and economic factors associated with meal provision in Early Care and Education (ECE) services. LCC Working Paper Series. 2020-25. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.
Research Reports
Rankin, Peter, Staton, Sally, Jones, Alicia, Potia, Azhar Hussain, Houen, Sandy, Healey, Bridget and Thorpe, Karen (2024). Linking quality and child development in early childhood education and care: technical report. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Australian Education Research Organisation.
Cooke, Emma, Anderson, Mark, Langdon, Grace, Feltham, Madeline, Staton, Sally, Coles, Laetitia, Thorpe, Karen and Chawla, Jasneek (2023). Clinicians’ experiences of explaining prenatal screening and delivering genetic syndrome diagnoses. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Down Syndrome Queensland; The University of Queensland.
Staton, Sally, Houen, Sandy, Coles, Laetitia, Searle, Bonnie, Panthi, S. and Thorpe, Karen (2023). Responding to challenging behaviour with children aged 2-5 years in Early Childhood Education and Care settings. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Evidence for Learning.
Povey, Jenny, Kennedy, E., Hussain Potia, Azhar, Tomaszeski, W., Staton, S., Bellotti, M., Cook, S., San Martin Porter, M. and Austerberry, S. (2022). Building capacity for quality teaching in Australian schools: Queensland replication study progress report - Number 3 (Sep 2022). Building capacity for quality teaching in Australian schools Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Staton, Sally, Pattinson, Cassandra, Houen, Sandy, Coles, Laetitia, Westwood, Emily, Cooke, Emma, Searle, Bonnie-Ria and Thorpe, Karen (2022). KindyLinQ Program Pilot: Pilot evaluation report and executive summary. Online: Evidence for Learning.
Povey, Jenny, Kennedy, Lizzie, Potia, Azhar, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Staton, Sally, Cook, Steffi, Bellotti, Melindy, Austerberry, Sophie and San Martin Porter, Macarena (2022). Building capacity for quality teaching in Australian schools: Queensland replication study progress report - Number 2 (Feb 2022). Building capacity for quality teaching in Australian schools Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Povey, J., Kennedy, E. , Potia, A. H., Bellotti, M., Cook, S., Tomaszewski, W. and Staton, S. (2021). Building capacity for quality teaching in Australian schools: Queensland replication study progress report June 2021. Building capacity for quality teaching in Australian schools Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR): The University of Queensland.
Thorpe, Karen, Potia, Azhar Hussain, Beatton, Tony, Rankin, Peter and Staton, Sally (2020). Educational outcomes of Queensland's investment in early childhood education and care (2007- 2020). Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Xiang, Ning, Kubler, Matthias, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Vaithianathan, Rhema, Western, Mark, Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen and Johnstone, Melissa (2020). Learning through COVID-19: Outcomes and risk factors for children at risk of educational disadvantage: Evidence from secondary data analysis: Pillar 1: Technical Supporting Report 7 of 7. Learning through COVID-19 St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
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.
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.
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.
Thorpe, Karen, Potia, Azhar Hussain, Beatton, Tony, Rankin, Peter and Staton, Sally (2020). Queensland State School students: Prep and NAPLAN results. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Thorpe, Karen, Potia, Azhar Hussain, Beatton, Tony, Rankin, Peter and Staton, Sally (2020). The most disadvantaged students: prep and educational outcomes. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Thorpe, Karen, Potia, Azhar Hussain, Beatton, Tony, Rankin, Peter and Staton, Sally (2020). Indigenous students: prep and educational outcomes. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Thorpe, Karen, Potia, Azhar Hussain, Beatton, Tony, Rankin, Peter and Staton, Sally (2020). Indigenous students: prep and NAPLAN results. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Thorpe, Karen, Potia, Azhar Hussain, Beatton, Tony, Rankin, Peter and Staton, Sally (2020). The most disadvantaged students: prep and NAPLAN results. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Thorpe, Karen, Potia, Azhar Hussain, Beatton, Tony, Rankin, Peter and Staton, Sally (2020). Queensland State School students: prep and educational outcomes. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
Thorpe, Karen, Potia, Azhar Hussain, Rankin, Peter, Beatton, Tony and Staton, Sally (2019). Test cases for using Goodstart data. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
Thorpe, Karen, Azhar Hussain Potia, Rankin, Peter, Beatton, Tony and Staton, Sally (2019). Measuring Goodstart children’s progress and outcomes. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
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.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Pattinson, C., Smith, S. and Irvine, S. (2018). Summary report for the sleep learning for early education professionals project. Brisbane, Queensland: Department of Education, Queensland Government.
Staton, S. and Smith, S. (2018). Submission to Inquiry into Sleep Health Awareness in Australia. Australia: The Australian Parliament’s House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Smith, S., Irvine, S., Pattinson, C,, Sinclair, D., Hassell, S., Fuller, T. and Wihardjo, K. (2017). Professional development package and resources for guiding sleep practices in early childhood education and care services in Queensland - Phase 1. Queensland: Department of Education and Training, Queensland Government.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Smith, S.S., Irvine, S., Pattinson, C,, Rankin, P., Oakes, C., Teo, Y. and Cooke, E. (2017). Professional development package and resources for guiding sleep practices in early childhood education and care services in Queensland - Phase 2 Follow-up Final Report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Department of Education, Queensland Government.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Smith, S.S., Irvine, S., Pattinson, C., Sinclair, D., Hassell, S. and Wihardjo, K. (2016). Sleep Practices in Early Childhood: Report on research and translation for babies and toddlers aged birth to 3 years. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Department of Education, Queensland Government.
Thorpe, K., Tayler, C., Thompson, C., Bellbooth, R. and Staton, S. (2011). Report on the external evaluation of Communities for Children Mt Isa. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Centacare, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), Commonwealth Government of Australia.
Thorpe, K. and Staton, S. (2010). Invited contribution to the Declaration of Rights and Statement of Needs of Twins and Higher Order Multiples 2010 for the Council of Multiple Birth Organisations (COMBO). Australia: Council of Multiple Birth Organisations (COMBO).
Thorpe, K., Tayler, C., Thompson, C., Staton, S. and Bell-Booth, R. (2009). Communities for Children Mt Isa evaluation report. Canberra, ACT Australia: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
Newspaper Articles
Cooke, Emma, Staton, Sally, Houen, Sandy, Thorpe, Karen and The Choosing Rest Research Team (2019, 01 01). What exactly is rest-time in childcare? Childmags.com.au
Cooke, Emma, Houen, Sandy, Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen and The Choosing Rest Research Team (2018, 01 01). “Get all cosy…. it’s like chill out”: children’s perspectives on relaxation in early childhood education and care Reflections Gowrie Australia Publication 1-2.
Thorpe, Karen, Staton, Sally, Smith, Simon and Irvine, Susan (2017, 10 06). Sleep and the restless preschooler: why policies need to change The Conversation
Thompson, C., Staton, S. and Thorpe, K. (2011, 01 01). Multiples at school: key parental decisions AMBA Magazine 20-21.
Thompson, S., Staton, S. and Thorpe, K. (2010, 01 01). Starting School: the role of teachers AMBA Magazine
Generic Documents
Thorpe, K., O'Flaherty, M., Huang, Y. and Staton, S. (2021). National Community Awareness Raising (NCAR) Evaluation Report. Department of Social Services, Australian Government.
Staton, S., Houen, S. and Thorpe, K. (2021). Assisting Observation Toolkit for Authorised Officers in Early Education and Care Services. Department of Education, Queensland Government.
Houen, Sandy, Cooke, Emma, Zheng, Zhaoxi, Nuttall, Gina, Thorpe, Karen and Staton, Sally (2021). Supporting educator relaxation in early childhood education and care. ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course.
Staton, S., Houen, S., Rankin, P., Beatton, T., Zheng, Z., Cooke, E., Irvine, S. and Thorpe, K. (2020). Observing ECEC quality: development of an observation strategy for authorised officers. Queensland Government, Department of Education.
O'Flaherty, M., Staton, S. and Thorpe, K. (2020). Building Capacity in Australian Parents Trail: Final Evaluation Report for the Australian Government. Department of Social Services, Australian Government.
Johnston, M., Staton, S., Coles, L., Pattison, C. and Lakeman, N. (2020). Rapid Review of children and young people who have had contact with the child protection system. Paul Ramsay Foundation.
Thorpe, K., Potia, A., Beatton, T., Rankin, P. and Staton, S. (2020). Outcomes of Early Education and Care Policy Investments in Queensland 2010-2020. Education Horizon Final Report, Brisbane: Queensland Government, Department of Education.
Pattinson, C., Staton, S., Tomaszewski, W., Bayliss, O., Coles, L. and Johnstone, M. (2020). Rapid Review of older children at risk of disengagement from school. Technical Report for the Paul Ramsay Foundation.
Coles, L., Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Cleary, A., Zheng, Z., Inch, Z., Johnstone, M. and Thorpe, K. (2020). Rapid Review of young children who started school already behind. Technical Report for the Paul Ramsay Foundation.
Coles, L., Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Cleary, A., Zheng, Z., Van Halen, O. and Thorpe, K. (2020). Grey literature scan: current International evidence on the educational impacts of COVID-19. Technical Report for the Paul Ramsay Foundation.
Coles, L., Staton, S., Pattinson, C., Zheng, Z., Van Halen, O. and Thorpe, K. (2020). Current international evidence on the educational impacts of COVID-19. Technical Report for the Paul Ramsay Foundation.
Cooke, E., Staton, S., Houen, S. and Thorpe, K. (2019). Rest-times in childcare. Child Magazine.
Cooke, E., Houen, S., Staton, S., Thorpe, K. and The Choosing Rest Team (2019). “Getall cosy…. it’s like chill out”: children’s perspectives on relaxation. Cascades Magazine, Creche and Kindergarten Association (C&K).
Staton, S. (2019). Five tips to ensure babies sleep safely. QLD Department of Education, A to Z of Early Childhood e-newsletter.
Houen, S., Staton, S. and Thorpe, K. (2019). Curious about questions (fact sheet). Evidence for Learning Early Childhood Toolkit - Social Ventures Australia.
Houen, S., Staton, S. and Thorpe, K. (2019). Keeping the conversation going (fact sheet). Evidence for Learning Early Childhood Toolkit. Social Ventures Australia. .
Houen, S., Staton, S. and Thorpe, K. (2019). Creating spaces for children’s talk (Fact Sheet). Evidence for Learning Early Childhood Toolkit. Social Ventures Australia. .
Houen, S., Toon, D. and Staton, S. (2019). Building your Educational Toolkit: 5 Evidence-Informed Strategies for Promoting Rich Conversations. Education Today.
O'Flaherty, M., Thorpe, K., Staton, S., Coles, L., Povey, J. and Rankin, P. (2019). Building Capacity in Australian Parents (BCAP) (Trial Interim Report). Department of Social Services, Australian Government.
O'Flaherty, M., Thorpe, K., Staton, S., Cooke, E. and Povey, J. (2019). National Community Awareness Raising (NCAR) evaluation interim report. Australian Government, Department of Social Services (DSS).
Houen, S., Staton, S. and Thorpe, K. (2019). Supporting rich conversations with children aged 2-5 years in early childhood education and care within Australasian studies. Social Ventures Australia.
Thorpe, K., Westwood, E., Van Os, D., Menner, R., Coles, L., Lakeman, N., Houen, S. and Staton, S. (2019). Everybody benefits: state of early learning in Australia report. Early Childhood Australia.
Staton, S. and Smith, S. (2019). Sleep and Society: Continuity and Chaos across the Life Course. A Priority Research Agenda for Sleep in Society. Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.
Houen, Sandy, Staton, Sally and Thorpe, Karen (2019). Curious about questions. Evidence for Learning Early Childhood Toolkit, Social Ventures Australia.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Smith, S.S., Pattinson, C., Irvine, S., Houen, S., Cooke, E., Oakes, C., Harding, M., Groth, K., Spall, P. and Evans, A. (2018). Choosing rest: finding effective alternatives to mandatory sleep times in early childhood education and care. Department of Education, Queensland Government.
Thorpe, K., Staton, S., Pattinson, C. and Smith, S. (2017). Research report for the Rest in Kindy Study. Crèche and Kindergarten Association.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Smith, S., Irvine, S. and Pattinson, C. (2016). Birth to Age 3: Sleep, rest, and relaxation and the National Quality Standard (Fact Sheet). Department of Education and Training, Queensland Government.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Smith, S., Irvine, S. and Pattinson, C. (2016). Birth to Age 3: Meeting children's sleep, rest, and relaxation needs (Fact Sheet). Department of Education and Training, Queensland Government.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Smith, S., Irvine, S. and Pattinson, C. (2016). Birth to Age 3: Sleep health and sleep development in ECEC (Fact Sheet). Department of Education and Training, Queensland Government.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Smith, S., Irvine, S. and Pattinson, C. (2016). Birth to Age 3: Building genuine partnerships (Fact Sheet). Department of Education and Training, Queensland Government.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Smith, S., Irvine, S. and Pattinson, C. (2015). 3-5 Years: Meeting children's sleep, rest, and relaxation needs in ECEC (Fact Sheet). Department of Education and Training, Queensland Government.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Smith, S., Irvine, S. and Pattinson, C. (2015). 3-5 Years: Sleep health and sleep development in ECEC (Fact Sheet). Department of Education and Training, Queensland Government.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Smith, S., Irvine, S. and Pattinson, C. (2015). 3-5 Years: A professional conversation framework on quality sleep practices in ECEC (Fact Sheet). Department of Education and Training, Queensland Government.
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Smith, S., Irvine, S. and Pattinson, C. (2015). 3-5 Years: Sleep, rest, and relaxation and the National Quality Standard (Fact Sheet). Department of Education and Training, Queensland Government.
Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen, Smith, Simon, Irvine, S. and Pattinson, Cassandra (2015). Reflective practice activity 4. Sleep Learning for Early Education Professionals, Queensland Government Department of Education.
Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen, Smith, Simon, Irvine, S. and Pattinson, Cassandra (2015). Sleep learning for early education professionals: reflective practice activity 3 - kookaburras preschool room in long day care. Queensland Government Department of Education.
Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen, Smith, Simon, Irvine, S. and Pattinson, Cassandra (2015). Sleep learning for early education professionals: reflective practice activity 2 - koalas kindergarten service. Queensland Government Department of Education.
Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen, Smith, Simon, Irvine, S. and Pattinson, Cassandra (2015). Sleep Learning for Early Education Professionals: Reflective practice activity 1 - possums long day care. Queensland Government Department of Education.
Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen, Smith, Simon, Irvine, S. and Pattinson, Cassandra (2015). Negotiating conflict practice example 2 – Sleep Need. Sleep Learning for Early Education Professionals, Queensland Government Department of Education.
Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen, Smith, Simon, Irvine, S. and Pattinson, Cassandra (2015). Negotiating conflict practice example 1 – Safety. Sleep Learning for Early Education Professionals, Queensland Government Department of Education.
Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen, Smith, Simon, Irvine, S. and Pattinson, Cassandra (2015). Positive practice example 3 - family day care. Sleep Learning for Early Education Professionals, Queensland Government Department of Education.
Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen, Smith, Simon, Irvine, S. and Pattinson, Cassandra (2015). Negotiating conflict practice example 4 – Stability. Sleep Learning for Early Education Professionals, Queensland Government Department of Education.
Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen, Smith, Simon, Irvine, S. and Pattinson, Cassandra (2015). Positive practice example 1 - long day care. Sleep Learning for Early Education Professionals, Queensland Government Department of Education.
Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen, Smith, Simon, Irvine, S. and Pattinson, Cassandra (2015). Positive practice example 2 - kindergarten. Sleep Learning for Early Education Professionals, Queensland Government Department of Education.
Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen, Smith, Simon, Irvine, S. and Pattinson, Cassandra (2015). SLEEP professional Development Resources (Positive Practice Examples and Reflective Practice Activities) - Sleep Learning for Early Education Professionals. Queensland Government, Department of Education and Training.
Staton, Sally, Thorpe, Karen, Smith, Simon, Irvine, S. and Pattinson, Cassandra (2015). Negotiating conflict practice example 3 – Scheduling. Sleep Learning for Early Education Professionals, Queensland Government Department of Education.
Thorpe, K. and Staton, S. (2010). Starting School: The role of teachers. International Council of Multiple Birth Organisations (ICOMBO).
Video Documents
Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Smith, S., Irvine, S. and Pattinson, C. (2017). Working with Families.