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Email

l.waters@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary Professorial Fellow
Faculty of Education - Centres and Institutes
Education
PhD
Deakin University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0003-3648-2358

Prof Lea Waters

Honorary Professorial Fellow
Faculty of Education

152 Scholarly works
4 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Psychometric Evaluation of the Strength-Based Parenting Questionnaire and Comparison of Perceived Strength-Based Parenting in Collectivistic and Individualistic Cultures
    DOI: 10.1007/s10902-025-00930-3
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A scoping review of universal school-based resilience programs for adolescents.
    DOI: 10.1037/spq0000659
  • 2024

    Book Chapter

    The SEARCH for AI-Informed Wellbeing Education: A Conceptual Framework
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-46238-2_14
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Teacher Perspectives When Learning Trauma-Informed Practice Pedagogies: Stories of Meaning Making at Work
    DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2022.852228
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Trauma-informed teacher wellbeing: Teacher reflections within trauma-informed positive education
    DOI: 10.14221/ajte.2021v46n5.6
  • 2018

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Responding to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Aspirations to Foster Self-Determination and Social and Emotional Wellbeing
  • 2014

    Journal article

    Social media use and social connectedness in adolescents: The positives and the potential pitfalls
    DOI: 10.1017/edp.2014.2
Lea Waters

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2020
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

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    “It’s a family matter”: A strengths-based intervention for parents of sexual minority individuals
    DOI: 10.1080/19359705.2022.2113948
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Aboriginal controlled social housing
    DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16817-y
  • 2023

    Journal article

    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
    DOI: 10.1177/00332941221087915
  • 2023

    Journal article

    From Deficit to Strength-Based Aboriginal Health Research—Moving toward Flourishing
    DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20075395
  • 2023

    Book Chapter

    Using Metaphors to Shine a Light on Wellbeing Education
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-5609-8_10
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Collective wellbeing and posttraumatic growth during COVID-19: how positive psychology can help families, schools, workplaces and marginalized communities
    DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2021.1940251
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Development of the Flourishing Classroom System Observation Framework and Rubric: a Delphi Study
    DOI: 10.1007/s40688-022-00423-7

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2014

    Internal Research Grant

    Tsinghua University & MGSE Centre for Positive Psychology Research Collaboration

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