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Prof

Lea Waters

Honorary
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Positive Psychology
Positive Education
Student Well-being
Parenting
Positive Families
Trauma
Strengths
Visible Well-being
Adversarial growth
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Lea Waters

 
Division
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
 
Primary Interest
Corporate Training
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Projects

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RESPONDING TO ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER FAMILY ASPIRATIONS TO FOSTER SELF-DETERMINATION AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING

An Indigenous co-designed life-coaching pilot program showed significant success in engaging young parents and their children and achieving ..

2018 - 2025
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Tsinghua University & MGSE Centre for Positive Psychology Research Collaboration

2014 - 2015
Completed
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Seymour College Positive Education Project

2013 - 2015
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Tsinghua University & MGSE Centre for Positive Psychology Research Collaboration

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Project Types

2

Internal Research Grant

1

Research Contracts

1

Research Grant

Scholarly Works

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Development of the Flourishing Classroom System Observation Framework and Rubric: a Delphi Study

Laura Allison, Margaret L Kern, Aaron Jarden, Lea Waters

Journal article  |  2022  |  Contemporary School Psychology

Abstract This paper describes the development of the Flourishing Classroom System Observation Framework and Rubric, which provides..

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Teacher Perspectives When Learning Trauma-Informed Practice Pedagogies: Stories of Meaning Making at Work

Tom Brunzell, Lea Waters, Helen Stokes

Journal article  |  2022  |  FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION

This qualitative study focused upon ways teachers make meaning when working with students who are affected by trauma. An 11-month ..

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Strength-Based Parenting and Academic Motivation in Adolescents Returning to School After COVID-19 School Closure: Exploring the Effect of School Belonging and Strength Use

Gokmen Arslan, Kelly-Ann Allen, Lea Waters

Journal article  |  2022  |  PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS

The present study aimed to examine whether the level of strength-based parenting a student receives during remote learning affects..

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Significant task activates trait gratitude for organizational citizenship behaviors: The mediating role of psychological availability

Ye Li, Minya Xu, Lea Waters, Xuhua Yang, Changchang Wu, Zhengyang Wu

Journal article  |  2022  |  EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

The benefits of gratitude are universally recognized in psychology and other disciplines. However, the capacity for trait gratitud..

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The Role of Strength-Based Parenting, Posttraumatic Stress, and Event Exposure on Posttraumatic Growth in Flood Survivors

Claudia Zavala, Lea Waters, Gokmen Arslan, Alexia Simpson, Pamela Nunez del Prado, Rafael Gargurevich

Journal article  |  2022  |  PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA-THEORY RESEARCH PRACTICE AND POLICY

OBJECTIVE: The present study examined the role of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), strength-based parenting (SBP), and event ..

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How Do Young Children Understand and Action their Own Well-Being? Positive Psychology, Student Voice, and Well-Being Literacy in Early Childhood

Lea Waters, Denise Dussert, Daniel Loton

Journal article  |  2022  |  International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology

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Conceptualizations of well-being during middle childhood: Investigating developmental shifts through visual narrative analysis

L Waters, D Dussert, D Loton, GS Martínez

Book Chapter  |  2022

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Strength-based parenting and stress-related growth in adolescents: Exploring the role of positive reappraisal, school belonging, and emotional processing during the pandemic

Kelly-Ann Allen, Lea Waters, Gokmen Arslan, Marcelle Prentice

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE

INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has changed the way families live, interact, and connect with others, resulting ..

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Conceptualizations of Well-Being during Middle Childhood

Lea Waters, Denise Dussert, Daniel Loton, Guadalupe Sánchez Martínez

Book Chapter  |  2022

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The ecology of peer review: Person-centred, strength-based, and self-determination perspectives

KA Allen, J Reardon, L Walsh, LE Waters, ML Wehmeyer

Journal article  |  2022  |  Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice

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Keyword Analysis

Applied and Developmental Psychology
Specialist Studies in Education
Learner and Learning
Expanding Knowledge
Other Education and Training
Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Health Services and Systems
Education Systems
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Schools and Learning Environments

News

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Negative feedback is part of academia (and life) – these 6 strategies can help you cope

Joseph Crawford, Kelly-Ann Allen, Lea Waters

Imagine you have years-worth of research and it is dismissed by a 15-word rejection letter from a journal editor. That has happened to us. ..

September 13, 2022
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How do we teach students about their wellbeing online?

Lea Waters

COVID-19 has caused major disruptions to education globally. Data released by UNESCO on in late March, showed that 138 governments had orde..

May 19, 2020
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Focusing on kindness, not consumption, this Christmas

Lea Waters

As a mum of a 15-year-old and a 11-year-old, positive psychology expert Professor Lea Waters knows all about the challenges of staying focu..

December 4, 2018
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Why don’t Australian school kids feel a sense of belonging?

Kelly-Ann Allen, Peggy Kern, Lea Waters, Dianne Vella-Brodrick

The sense of belonging Australian students feel at school has fallen since 2003 and recent data reported from the Australian Council for Ed..

July 10, 2018
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Parents: 24/7 CEOs of our kids’ lives

Lea Waters

These days I run strength-based workshops for schools, workplaces, and parents around the world. I’ve found that no matter what country, co..

May 19, 2017
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Teaching wellbeing at school

Lea Waters

Think back to your school days. Did your teachers run lessons that taught you to understand your emotions, build your resilience and develo..

June 9, 2016
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The value of strength-based parenting

Lea Waters

It’s widely accepted in today’s culture that good parenting requires a balance of warmth and control. Research shows that parents who respo..

May 24, 2016
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Why giving is good for the soul

Lea Waters, Hayley Jach

You’re walking along the street when a scientist approaches you with a clipboard, an envelope, and a benevolent smile. Curious, you open th..

February 23, 2016
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How neckbeards have become a screen stereotype

Lauren Rosewarne

Take the music video for the Ariana Grande song One Last Time as an example. A colourful comet tears up the sky and Ariana pushes her way..

February 10, 2016
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Easing your child’s back to school worries

Lea Waters

As thousands of Australian children nervously prepare to go back to school, new research reveals that mindful parenting significantly reduc..

January 26, 2016
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2020

Member of the Order of Australia

2011

Melbourne Graduate School of Education Teaching Excellence Award
2008

Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne, Dean�s Certificate for Excellence in Postgraduate Teaching
2007

Australian Universities teaching Excellence Award. Law, Economics and Business category
2005

Dean's Certificate for Excellence in Postgraduate Teaching

Faculty of Economics and Commerce, The University of Melbourne
2005

Dean's Certificate for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Faculty of Economics and Commerce, The University of Melbourne
2004

Dean's Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Teaching

Faculty of Economics and Commerce, The University of Melbourne
2004

Awarded 'Management Educator of the Year'

Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
2004

Edward Brown University Teaching Award

University of Melbourne
2004

Best Paper Award at Annual Meeting (with Muller, J.)

American Academy of Management (Career's Division)
2002

Dean's Individual Award for Innovation in Teaching

Faculty of Economics and Commerce, The University of Melbourne
2001

Dean's Individual Award for Good Teaching and Innovation

Faculty of Economics and Commerce, The University of Melbourne
2000

Dean's Award of Good Teaching

Faculty of Economics and Commerce, The University of Melbourne
2000

Best Paper based on a dissertation

American Academy of Management (Career's Division)
1999

Isi Liebler Prize - Best PhD in the area of Community Relations

Deakin University
1999

Dean's Award of Good Teaching

Faculty of Economics and Commerce, The University of Melbourne
1994

Australian Postgraduate Research Award

Deakin University

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Honorary

Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Member

Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management

Full Member

Australian Psychological Society

Full Member

College of Organisational Psychology

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

Deakin University

Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

University of Melbourne

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