Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Stella Laletas is an academic, researcher and registered psychologist. She is a lecturer in inclusive education and child and adolescent development at Monash University in the Faculty of Education. She has over 20 years of experience in various education settings. Her professional profile also includes experience in School Leadership in the area of Student Wellbeing with the Department of Education and Training in Victoria.
Stella completed her PhD in Educational & Developmental Psychology at Monash University and is the Mollie Holman Award recipient for the best doctoral thesis in the Faculty, 2017. In 2018, Stella was nominated for the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Ray Debus Award for Doctorial Research in Education.
Research interests
Educational Psychology
Inclusive Teacher Education
Developmental Psychology
Family Law Psychology
Monash teaching commitment
2019
EDF3122- Teaching diverse learners Semester 2
Lecturer (Clayton and Peninsula); Unit Coordinator (Peninsula)
EDF2210-Fostering positive child and adolescent behaviour and development Semester 1
Lecturer; Chief Examiner and Unit Coordinator (Clayton and Peninsula Campuses)
EDF5041- Engaging adolescent learners Semester 1
Lecturer
Supervision interests
Projects that focus on
- exploring the needs of vulnerable children in education settings, in particular children living in families impacted by parental mental illness; children impacted by high conflict families related to child custody disputes; childhood/transgenerational trauma; disability and social disadvantage.
- helping teachers identify and support the needs of vulnerable children in terms of their wellbeing and engagement in learning
Clinical activities
Stella is an endorsed and practicing Educational and Developmental Psychologist.
Psychological services include:
- Assessments: Family Law & Child Custody Evaluations and Child & Adolescent Psychoeducational Assessments
- Interventions: Individual and family counselling
- Expert witness and consultancy: assessment and intervention for children in a Family Law context
Consulting
Family Law Practitioners: Assessing the best interests of a child in the judicial system
Educators: Teaching Diverse Learners in regualr classrooms
External positions
School Leadership-Student Wellbeing, State Department of Education
2006 → 2012Secondary Teacher, State Department of Education
2004 → 2006Early Childhood Education and Care Director
1993 → 2003Classroom Teacher , State Department of Education
1989 → 1993Research area keywords
- Educational and Developmental Psychology
- Inclusive Teacher Education
- Family Law Psychology
- children of parents who have mental health issues
- parental alienation
Projects 2017 2020
Respectful Relationships Early Childhood Professional Learning
Hammer, M., Agbenyega, J., Fleer, M., Monk, H., Adams, M., Li, L., Veresov, N., Rivalland, C., Quinones Goytortua, G., Hansen, J., Babaeff, R., Laletas, S. & Hamdillah, C.
Department of Education and Training (VIC)
24/10/17 → 30/06/20
Project: Research
Supporting educators to build children's social and emotional wellbeing and mental health
Reupert, A., Laletas, S., Swalwell, J., Roberts, W. P., Hammer, M. & Evans, J.
15/06/17 → 30/06/18
Project: Research
Research Output 2015 2020
Promoting student wellbeing and mental health through social and emotional learning
Grove, C. & Laletas, S., 2020, Inclusive Education for the 21st Century: Theory, Policy and Practice. Graham, L. J. (ed.). 1st ed. Crows Nest NSW Australia: Allen & Unwin, p. 317-335 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
Ethical decision making for professional school counsellors: use of practice-based models in secondary school settings
Laletas, S., 2019, In : British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 47, 3, p. 283-291 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Transitions, transformations and finding success. A phenomenological analysis of the experiences of a doctoral student in early candidature
Creely, E. & Laletas, S., 1 Jan 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Higher Education Research and Development. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3
Citations
(Scopus)
Parental mental illness: Cross-sectional analysis of family focused practice within the early childhood sector
Laletas, S., Goodyear, M. J. & Reupert, A. E., May 2018, In : Journal of Child and Family Studies. 27, 5, p. 1650-1660 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
5
Citations
(Scopus)
“What do we do? This is not our area”. Child care providers' experiences when working with families and preschool children living with parental mental illness
Laletas, S., Reupert, A. E. & Goodyear, M. J., 1 Mar 2017, In : Children and Youth Services Review. 74, p. 71-79 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
Mollie Holman Medal recipient for the best doctoral thesis in the Faculty
Stella Laletas (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Nominated for the Ray Debus Award for Doctorial Research in Education (2018)
Stella Laletas (Recipient), 11 Nov 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
The Australian Postgraduate Award
Stella Laletas (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities 2014 2019
The Educational and Developmental Psychologist (Journal)
Stella Laletas (Peer reviewer)2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Advances in Mental Health (Journal)
Stella Laletas (Peer reviewer)2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Prato International Research Collaborative for Change in Parent & Child Mental Health
Stella Laletas (Chair/ Co-Chair)2019
Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
British Journal of Guidance & Counselling (Journal)
Stella Laletas (Peer reviewer)2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Frontiers (Journal)
Stella Laletas (Peer reviewer)2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Press / Media
Five principles of inclusive education
Christine Grove, Umesh Sharma, Stella Laletas, Anna Laktionova & Tom O'Toole
12/11/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
How early childhood educators can support children who have a parent with a diagnosed mental illness
3/06/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature