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Telephone:	(61 8)  9370 6570
Facsimile:	(61 8)  9370 6511
Email:	s.waters@ecu.edu.au
Campus:	Mount Lawley
Room:	ML18.207

 

Background

Stacey has been working with the CHPRC since its inception at ECU in 2004.  Stacey has also taught research methods units to Undergraduate public health students at ECU from 2009-2011.  Prior to this Stacey was a Co-Director of the WA Centre for Health Promotion Research at Curtin University from 2001-2003 and before this, a Road Safety Officer at the WA Local Government Association’s community road safety program, RoadWise.

• 2010-present: Head, Child Health Promotion Research Centre
• 2009-2011: Lecturer of Health Promotion, Edith Cowan University
• 2004-2006: Co-Director of the Child Health Promotion Unit, Edith Cowan University
• 2004-2004: Sessional Lecturer, School of Nursing and Public Health, Edith Cowan University
• 2003-2004: Co-Director, West Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research
• 2002-2003: Project Director, Friendly Schools Friendly Families Project
• 2001-2001: Consultancy Manager, Western Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research, Department of Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Curtin University
• 1997-2001: Road Safety Officer, RoadWise, Western Australian Municipal Association (now WALGA)

Awards and Recognition

University and National Teaching Awards

• Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research (CHPRC), 2011.
• ECU’s Top Researcher Performers, 2010
• Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) New Investigator Network Participant (2008-09).

Research Areas and Interests

• Stacey has a passion for child health promotion research addressing the health and wellbeing of children and young people.  Her specific research interests lie in the influence of the school context on young people’s mental health and wellbeing, including the prevention and management of bullying and the promotion of social and emotional skills.  Stacey has specialist skills in the formative design of health promotion interventions for children and their families as well as the evaluation of health promotion interventions.

Staff Qualifications

• PhD (Doctoral Degree), Edith Cowan University, 2010 .
• M (Master Degree), Curtin University of Technology, 2004 .
• BSc (Bachelor of Science), Curtin University of Technology, 1997 .

Research

Recent Research Grants

• An exploration of how social context and type of living arrangement are linked to alcohol consumption amongst older Australians,  Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation Ltd,  Grant,  2011,  $16,000.
• An Empirical Intervention to Reduce Cyber Bullying in Adolescents,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Healthway - Grant,  2011,  $119,063.
• Educational Evaluation of Cybersmart Detectives,  Australian Communications and Media Authority,  Grant,  2011,  $19,204.
• Evaluation of the Road Aware Project: Road Aware Parents and Road Aware Kids Programs and the Child Car Restraints Project (Tender RFP 43304),  Dept of the Premier and Cabinet - Public Sector Management,  Grant,  2011,  $54,075.
• Literature review of best practice in performance-based education,  Constable Care,  Constable Care - Grant,  2011,  $2,367.
• Baseline Data Collection and Reporting Services for the Road Aware Project: Road Aware Parents and Road Aware Kids Programs and the Child Car Restraints Project (Tender RFP DPC724),  Dept of the Premier and Cabinet - Public Sector Management,  Grant(**),  2010,  $-25,950.
• Development of Parent Education Resource Materials Reduce Cyber Bullying,  Telstra Foundation,  Grant(**),  2010,  $70,909.
• Evaluation of the Road Aware Project: Road Aware Parents and Road Aware Kids Programs and the Child Car Restraints Project (Tender RFP 43304),  Dept of the Premier and Cabinet - Public Sector Management,  Grant(**),  2010,  $162,225.
• Educational Evaluation of Cybersmart Detectives,  Australian Communications and Media Authority,  Grant(**),  2010,  $108,825.
• National Pilot of the Cybersafety and Wellbeing Schools Initiative,  The Alannah and Madeline Foundation,  Grant(**),  2010,  $269,975.
• Development of Parent Education Resource Materials Reduce Cyber Bullying,  Telstra Foundation,  Grant,  2009,  $125,455.
• Covert Bullying - Its Nature and Prevalence in Australian Schools,  Dept of Education, Science and Training,  Grant,  2009,  $37,425.
• Optimising school nurse involvement in youth based tobacco control programs,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Grant,  2009,  $178,394.
• Influence of school - and individual - level social variables on school connectedness and their relationship to mental health outcomes,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Scholarship,  2009,  $28,600.
• Development of Parent Education Resource Materials Reduce Cyber Bullying,  Telstra Foundation,  Grant,  2008,  $113,637.
• Optimising school nurse involvement in youth based tobacco control programs,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Grant,  2008,  $85,882.
• Influence of school - and individual - level social variables on school connectedness and their relationship to mental health outcomes,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Scholarship,  2008,  $27,200.
• Evaluation of the Road Aware Project: Road Aware Parents and Road Aware Kids Programs and the Child Car Restraints Project (Tender RFP 43304),  Dept of the Premier & Cabinet - Public Sector Management,  Grant,  2008,  $80,000.
• Child-centred environments to limit early aggression intervention trial,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Grant,  2008,  $115,256.
• Covert Bullying - Its Nature and Prevalence in Australian Schools,  Dept of Education, Science and Training,  Grant,  2007,  $136,364.
• Principles of Best Practice: Road Safety Education,  Catholic Education Office of WA,  Grant,  2007,  $104,323.
• Literature review of prevention and early intervention of overweight and obesity in young children,  Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute,  Grant,  2007,  $41,745.
• Optimising school nurse involvement in youth based tobacco control programs,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Grant,  2007,  $88,024.
• Influence of school - and individual - level social variables on school connectedness and their relationship to mental health outcomes,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Scholarship,  2007,  $25,600.
• Child-centred environments to limit early aggression intervention trial,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Grant,  2007,  $117,392.
• Optimising school nurse involvement in youth based tobacco control programs,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Grant,  2006,  $89,098.
• Literature review of prevention and early intervention of overweight and obesity in young children,  Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute,  Grant,  2006,  $39,044.
• Monitoring and evaluation of the School Drug Education and Road Aware Program (SDERA) [Tender for the K-3 Baseline evaluation...],  School Drug Education and Road Aware,  Grant,  2006,  $112,638.
• Formative evaluation of the development of a Pastoral Care Standard for all Western Australia,  Dept of Education & Training WA,  Grant,  2006,  $18,333.
• An intervention to reduce bullying among children who are overweight or obese,  Telstra Foundation,  Grant,  2006,  $20,000.
• Child-centred environments to limit early aggression intervention trial,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Grant,  2006,  $119,343.
• Road Aware - Formative Evaluationfor the Road Aware Parents Program,  Catholic Education Office of WA,  Grant,  2005,  $23,006.
• A Randomised Control Trail to reduce bullying and other aggressive behaviours in Secondary schools,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Grant,  2005,  $119,843.
• An intervention to reduce bullying among children who are overweight or obese,  Telstra Foundation,  Grant,  2005,  $43,636.
• Literature review of prevention and early intervention of overweight and obesity in young children,  Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute,  Grant,  2005,  $86,190.
• Prevention and management of over weight and obesity in secondary schools,  Queensland Health,  Grant,  2005,  $46,922.
• Evaluation of the Road Aware Project: Road Aware Parents and Road Aware Kids Programs and the Child Car Restraints Project (Tender RFP 43304),  Dept of the Premier & Cabinet - Public Sector Management,  Grant,  2005,  $109,090.
• School nurses formative study,  Dept of Health WA,  Grant,  2005,  $10,000.
• Formative evaluation of the development of a Pastoral Care Standard for all Western Australia,  Dept of Education & Training WA,  Grant,  2005,  .
• Formative evaluation of a physical activity & nutrition program for Western Australian primary schools,  Cancer Council of WA Inc,  Grant,  2004,  $4,994.
• Road Aware - Formative Evaluationfor the Road Aware Parents Program,  Catholic Education Office of WA,  Grant,  2004,  $23,006.
• Baseline Data Collection and Reporting Services for the Road Aware Project: Road Aware Parents and Road Aware Kids Programs and the Child Car Restraints Project (Tender RFP DPC724),  Dept of the Premier & Cabinet - Public Sector Management,  Grant,  2004,  $67,883.
• A Randomised Control Trail to reduce bullying and other aggressive behaviours in Secondary schools,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Grant,  2004,  $119,818.
• Building the capacity of school nurses to implement comprehensive school health programs,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Grant,  2004,  $19,996.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Book Chapters

• Cross, D., Shaw, T., Pearce, N., Erceg, E., Waters, S., Pintabona, Y., Hall, M., (2008), School-based Intervention Research to Reduce Bullying in Australia 1999-2007: What works, What Doesn't, and What's Promising. Understanding and Addressing Bullying: An International Perspective, 351, Bloomington, Indiana USA.

Journal Articles

• Waters, S., Lester, L., Wenden, L., Cross, D., (2012), A theoretically grounded exploration of the social and emotional outcomes of transition to secondary school. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 22(2), 190-205, DOI: 10.1017/jgc.2012.26.
• Wilkinson, C., Dare, J., Waters, S., Allsop, S., McHale, S., (2011), Bottoms up! Older Australians: an investigation of the association between alcohol use and social context. Drug and Alcohol Review, 30(1), 90.
• Pearce, N., Cross, D., Monks, H., Waters, S., Falconer, S., (2011), Current evidence of best practice in whole-school bullying intervention and its potential to inform cyberbullying interventions. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 21(1), 1-21, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1375/ajgc.21.1.1.
• Cross, D., Monks, H., Hall, M., Shaw, T., Pintabona, Y., Erceg, E., Hamilton, G., Roberts, C., Waters, S., Lester, L., (2011), Three-year results of the friendly schools whole-of-school intervention on children's bullying behaviour. British Educational Research Journal, 37(1), 105-129, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1080/01411920903420024.
• Waters, S., Cross, D., (2010), Measuring students' connectedness to school, teachers and family: Validation of three scales. School Psychology Quarterly, 25(3), 164-177, United States of America, DOI: 10.1037/a0020942.
• Waters, S., Cross, D., Shaw, T., (2010), How important are school and interpersonal student characteristics in determining later adolescent school connectedness, by school sector?. Australian Journal of Education, 54(2), 223-243, Australia.
• Cross, D., Monks, H., Hall, M., Shaw, T., Pintabona, Y., Erceg, E., Hamilton, G., Roberts, C., Waters, S., Lester, L., (2010), Three year results of the Friendly Schools whole-of-school intervention on children?s bullying behaviour. British Educational Research Journal, i-first article(1), 1-25, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1080/01411920903420024.
• Waters, S., Cross, D., Shaw, T., (2010), Does the nature of schools matter? An exploration of selected school ecology factors on adolescent perceptions of school connectedness. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 80(3), 381-402, DOI: 10.1348/000709909X484479.
• Waters, S., Cross, D., Runions, K., (2009), Social and Ecological Structures Supporting Adolescent Connectedness to School: A Theoretical Model. Journal of School Health, 79(11), 516-524, United States, DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00443.x.

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

• Master of Public Health,  Reality Bytes: Characteristics Of Virtual And Physical Environments That Influence Bullying In Adolescents..
• Master of Public Health,  Investigating The Individual, Interpersonal And Contextual Variables Associated With Secondary School Students' Behaviour As Bystanders In Bullying Interactions, And How These Differ According To Gend.