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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Louise McLean is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education's School of Educational Psychology and Counselling and a registered psychologist. She is the School's Graduate Research Lead.
Louise is 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 track athlete, Louise contributes to a Monash affiliated athletics club through her membership on its Life Membership Awards Sub Committee and its Grant Program Sub 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.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Mental health across the lifespan
- wellbeing
- psychosocial risk and resistance factors
- lifespan
- competitive sport in middle and older age
- chronic conditions
- parents and children
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 5 Finished
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Shaping our Future - National Children's Education and Care Workforce Strategy 2022-2031. Focus Area 4.3: Initiate and promote research monitoring the wellbeing of educators and teachers - Phase 1 Literature Review and survey design
Allen, K.-A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Berger, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McLean, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Longmuir, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hammer, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Li, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reupert, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fleer, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Suryani, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Quiñones, G. (Chief Investigator (CI))
21/08/23 → 28/07/24
Project: Research
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A MEASURE OF BELONGING: For children 3-8 years- Wellbeing for learning and development
Allen, K.-A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), McLean, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Berger, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hammer, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fleer, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Leif, E. (Chief Investigator (CI))
16/08/23 → 15/12/23
Project: Research
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Assess the Consistency and Accuracy of Teacher Judgements on the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) on School Students with Disability
Sharma, U. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), McLean, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Grove, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Mullick, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (Australia)
3/10/18 → 28/06/19
Project: Research
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Children of Parents with a mental health illness: Research and Evaluation
Reupert, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Maybery, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & McLean, L. (Chief Investigator (CI))
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. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Anderson, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Deppeler, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Long, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McLean, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Sharma, U. (Chief Investigator (CI))
6/08/07 → 30/11/07
Project: Research
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Belonging in their words: exploring early childhood perspectives using the draw, write, tell method
Allen, K.-A., Berger, E., McLean, L., Leif, E., Warton, W., Tuck, D., Hammer, M. & Fleer, M., 16 Feb 2025, In: Australian Journal of Psychology. 77, 1, 13 p., 2463949.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Parental rules and child age as moderators in the relationship between screen time and perceived sleep problems in children aged 6–18
Tang, L., McLean, L., May, F., Matthews, J., Sartore, G.-M., Kienhuis, M. & Wade, C., 2025, In: Educational and Developmental Psychologist. 42, 1, p. 72-81 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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What language should we use when talking about children with specific learning disorders? A study exploring the preference of australian parents, professionals and adults who have a specific learning disorder
Anthony, H. M., McLean, L., Rabba, A. S. & Reupert, A., Feb 2025, In: Dyslexia. 31, 1, 13 p., e70000.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Parental experience and distress: the protective role of self-care and employment flexibility on parenting practices in parents of adolescents
Kubat, M., McLean, L., May, F., Sartore, G.-M., Matthews, J., Kienhuis, M. & Wade, C., 2024, In: Educational and Developmental Psychologist. 41, 2, p. 141-154 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Parent experiences of specific learning disorder diagnosis: a scoping review
Anthony, H. (Leading Author), Reupert, A. & McLean, L., Feb 2024, In: Dyslexia. 30, 1, 23 p., e1757.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Australasian Society of Intellectual Disability (ASID) Australasian Research Award 2013
May, F. S. (Recipient), McLean, L. (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
McLean, L. (Member)
7 Jul 2017 → 7 Jul 2019Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
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Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
McLean, L. (Fellow)
8 Sept 2015Activity: External Academic Engagement › External research organisation, centre or institute
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Signposts Parenting Program
McLean, L. (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
Sharma, U., May, F., McLean, L. & Grove, C.
18/07/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature