Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Louise McLean is a registered psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Psychology. She is the Course Leader of the Faculty of Education's Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology (MEDP) & MEDP/PhD programs and an Honorary Fellow of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), Royal Children's Hospital (RCH), Melbourne.
Louise's areas of research interest include the identification of psychosocial risk and resilience factors related to well-being across the lifespan and the evaluation of interventions and preventative measures that facilitate sustained and enhanced well-being. She has expertise in quantitative research methods. Louise was awarded a Faculty of Medicine Special Commendation in recognition of her valuable contribution to Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology Supervision and was shortlisted for the Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Honours Supervision.
Community service
A keen Masters athlete, Louise is Team Manager for the Masters Women's Team of a Monash affiliated athletics club and a member of their Life Membership Awards Committee. She is a Level 1 Athletics Australia Accredited Athletics Coach.
Research interests
Louise's research program aims to (a) identify psychosocial factors that enhance or hinder well-being across the lifespan and (b) evaluate interventions and preventative measures that facilitate sustained and enhanced well-being. The program includes students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Professional Psychology, the Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology (MEDP), the MEDP/PhD and the PhD. It is designed to inform psychology teaching, practice and research within the specialist area of educational and developmental psychology. Louise has a special interest in understanding the impact of competitive sport on wellbeing across the lifespan, particularly in those who are middle aged and beyond.
Research area keywords
- wellbeing, psychosocial risk and resistance factors, lifespan, competitive sport in middle and older age, chronic conditions, parents and children
Network
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Children of Parents with a mental health illness: Research and Evaluation
Reupert, A., Maybery, D. & McLean, L.
1/09/15 → 30/06/16
Project: Research
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Review of the eligibility criteria for the program for students with disability
Moore, D., Anderson, A., Deppeler, J., Long, M., McLean, L. & Sharma, U.
6/08/07 → 30/11/07
Project: Research
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An online intervention for 18–25-year-old youth whose parents have a mental illness and/or substance use disorder: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Maybery, D., Reupert, A. E., Bartholomew, C., Cuff, R., Duncan, Z., McAuliffe, C., McLean, L., Pettenuzzo, L., Swing, A. & Foster, K., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Anti-obesity public health advertisements increase risk factors for the development of eating disorders
Bristow, C., Allen, K-A., Simmonds, J., Snell, T. & McLean, L., 29 Apr 2022, In: Health Promotion International. 37, 2, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The psychological impacts of a smoke event on young adults compared to other aged adults in Victoria, Australia
O'Donohue, K. A., Berger, E., McLean, L., Gao, C. X., Broder, J. C., Abramson, M. J., Sim, M. R., Ikin, J., Brown, D., Dimitriadis, C., Walker, J. & Carroll, M., 15 Feb 2022, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 70, 9 p., 102727.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Mobile devices compared to non-digital toy play: the impact of activity type on the quality and quantity of parent language
Ewin, C. A., Reupert, A., McLean, L. A. & Ewin, C. J., May 2021, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 118, 7 p., 106669.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Naturalistic observations of caregiver – child dyad mobile device use
Ewin, C. A., Reupert, A. & McLean, L. A., Aug 2021, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies. 30, 8, p. 2042-2054 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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Australasian Society of Intellectual Disability (ASID) Australasian Research Award 2013
May, F. S. (Recipient), McLean, Louise (Recipient), Anderson, A. (Recipient), Hudson, A. (Recipient), Cameron, C. (Recipient) & Matthews, J. (Recipient), 7 Nov 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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National Committee of the APS College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists
Louise McLean (Member)
7 Jul 2017 → 7 Jul 2019Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
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Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Louise McLean (Fellow)
8 Sep 2015Activity: External Academic Engagement › External research organisation, centre or institute
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Signposts Parenting Program
Louise McLean (Member)
4 Aug 2009Activity: External Academic Engagement › External research organisation, centre or institute
Press / Media
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5 opportunities and 5 challenges the NCCD offers schools and teachers
Umesh Sharma, Fiona May, Louise McLean & Christine Grove
18/07/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature