ECU offers innovative and practical courses across a variety of disciplines and we have a vibrant research culture. ECU is a leader in developing alternative entry pathways to higher education.
We have three campuses in Western Australia. Joondalup and Mount Lawley in the Perth metropolitan area and our South West campus in Bunbury, 200km south of the Perth CBD.
ECU provides a variety of services and facilities that go beyond the classroom, with opportunities for personal development and social interaction for students and staff.
We collaborate with all types of businesses, including new start-ups, small to medium enterprises, not-for-profits, community organisations, government and large corporates in the resources sector.
Children's University Edith Cowan aims to inspire students between seven and fourteen to develop confidence and a love of learning through validated activities beyond the school curriculum.
The Inspiring Minds scholarship program are equity scholarships that give students an opportunity to access an education that may otherwise be out of reach.
Andrew, L., Gizzarelli, E., Estai, M., Wallace, R. (2024). Participant Misrepresentation in Online Focus Groups: Red Flags and Proactive Measures. Ethics & Human Research, 46(1), 37-42. https://doi.org/10.1002/eahr.500198.
Lawlis, T., Mawer, T., Bevitt, T., Arthur, T., Andrew, L., Wallace, R., Sambell, R., Devine, A. (2024). Host organizations’ perceptions to providing safe and inclusive work-integrated learning programs for students with disability. International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 25(1), 95-107.
Johnston, M., O'Sullivan, T., Devine, A., Wallace, R., Costello, L., Sambell, R. (2023). Toddlers may be getting enough iron in long day-care services after all. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 36(5), 1901-1911. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13180.
Hoteit, M., Hoteit, R., Aljawaldeh, A., Van Royen, K., Pabian, S., Decorte, P., Cuykx, I., Teunissen, L., De Backer, C., Bergheim, I., Staltner, R., Devine, A., Sambell, R., Wallace, R., Allehdan, SS., Alalwan, TA., Al-Mannai, MA., Ouvrein, G., Poels, K., Vandebosch, H., Maldoy, K., Matthys, C., Smits, T., Vrinten, J., Desmet, A., Teughels, N., Geuens, M., Vermeir, I., Proesmans, V., Hudders, L., De Barcellos, MD., Ostermann, C., Brock, AL., Favieiro, C., Trizotto, R., Stangherlin, I., Mafra, AL., Correa Varella, MA., Valentova, JV., Fisher, ML., Maceacheron, M., White, K., Habib, R., Dobson, DS., Schnettler, B., Orellana, L., Miranda-Zapata, E., Wen-Yu Chang, A., Jiao, W., Liu, MT., Grunert, KG., Christensen, RN., Reisch, L., Janssen, M., Abril-Ulloa, V., Encalada, L., Kamel, I., Vainio, A., Niva, M., Salmivaara, L., Mäkelä, J., Torkkeli, K., Mai, R., Risch, PK., Altsitsiadis, E., Stamos, A., Antronikidis, A., Henchion, M., McCarthy, S., McCarthy, M., Micalizzi, A., Schulz, PJ., Farinosi, M., Komatsu, H., Tanaka, N., Kubota, H., Tayyem, R., Al-Awwad, NJ., Al-Bayyari, N., Ibrahim, MO., Hammouh, F., Dashti, S., Dashti, B., Alkharaif, D., Alshatti, A., Al Mazedi, M., Mansour, R., Naim, E., Mortada, H., Gutierrez Gomez, YY., Geyskens, K., Goukens, C., Roy, R., Egli, V., Morenga, LT., Waly, M., Qasrawi, R., Hamdan, M., Sier, RA., Al Halawa, DA., Agha, H., Liria Domínguez, MR., Palomares, L., Wasowicz, G., Bawadi, H., Othman, M., Pakari, J., Farha, AA., Abu-El-Ruz, R., Petrescu, DC., Petrescu Mag, RM., Arion, F., Vesa, SC., Alkhalaf, MM., Bookari, K., Arrish, J., Rahim, Z., Kheng, R., Ngqangashe, Y., June-Rose McHiza, Z., Gonzalez-Gross, M., Pantoja-Arévalo, L., Gesteiro, E., Ríos, Y., Yiga, P., Ogwok, P., Ocen, D., Bamuwamye, M., Al Sabbah, H., Taha, Z., Ismail, LC., Aldhaheri, A., Pineda, E., Miraldo, M., Holford, DL., Van Den Bulck, H. (2023). Call for emergency action to restore dietary diversity and protect global food systems in times of COVID-19 and beyond: Results from a cross-sectional study in 38 countries. Heliyon, 9(11), article number e21585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21585.
Blekkenhorst, L., Ride, K., Wallace, R., Eades, S., McAullay, D., Godrich, S. (2022). Healthy lifestyle initiatives for increasing fruit and vegetable intake among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: a rapid review. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 47(2), 115-123. https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2021-0076.
Andrew, L., Wallace, R., Sambell, R. (2021). A peer-observation initiative to enhance student engagement in the synchronous virtual classroom: A case study of a COVID-19 mandated move to online learning. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 18(4), Article number 14.
Forde, K., Costello, L., Devine, A., Sambell, R., Wallace, R. (2021). A multifaceted approach increased staff confidence to develop outside of school hours care as a health promoting setting. BMC Public Health, 21(15 December 2021), Article number 2286. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12360-w.
Andrew, L., Wallace, R., Wickens, N., Patel, J. (2021). Early childhood caries, primary caregiver oral health knowledge and behaviours and associated sociological factors in Australia: a systematic scoping review. BMC Oral Health, 21(1), Article number 521. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01887-4.
Wickens, N., Wallace, R., Dare, J., Costello, L., Lo, J., Nimmo, L. (2021). Mobile phone use and social interactions among caregivers can reduce their ability to provide constant supervision to children at Australian public swimming pools. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 32(S2), 147-157. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.445.
Wallace, R., Hesterman, S. (2021). The Nexus of Play-based Learning and Early Childhood Education: A Western Australian Account. Education and Society, 39(1), 5-24. https://doi.org/10.7459/es/39.1.02.
Wallace, R., Lombardi, K., De Backer, C., Costello, L., Devine, A. (2020). Sharing is Caring: A Study of Food-Sharing Practices in Australian Early Childhood Education and Care Services. Nutrients, 12(January 2020), Article 229. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12010229.
Lombardi, K., Beatty, S., Devine, A., Wallace, R., Costello, L. (2020). Fat talk: Influences on body image in childcare. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 31(2), 224-231. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.272.
Sambell, R., Wallace, R., Lo, J., Costello, L., Devine, A. (2020). Increasing food expenditure in long day-care by an extra $0.50 per child/day would improve core food group provision. Nutrients, 12(4), Article number 968. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12040968.
Hua, D., Sambell, R., Wallace, R., Vale, S., Devine, A. (2020). Food allergy management in Early Childhood Education and Care Services in Australia. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56(3), 394-399. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.14633.
Conference Publications
Wallace, R., Beatty, S., Lines, J., Moore, C., Costello, L. (2020). The power of peer-review: A tool to improve student skills and unit satisfaction. 6th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd 2020) (1-12). Editorial Universitat Politecnica de Valencia. https://doi.org/10.4995/HEAd20.2020.11116.
Sambell, R., Wallace, R., Costello, L., Lo, J., Devine, A. (2019). Measuring food provision in Western Australian long day care (LDC) services: a weighed food record method/protocol at a service level. Nutrition Journal, 18(1), Article 38. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-019-0462-2.
Wallace, R., Mills, B. (2019). A study of the food environment at Australian Family Day Care. Nutrients, 11(10), Article number 2395. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11102395.
Devine, A., Wallace, R., Lo, J., Miller, M., Sambell, R., Costello, L., Lombardi, K., Veurink, S. (2019). Online programs build confidence and improve healthy eating messages in Early Years services. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 44(2), 139-152. https://doi.org/10.1177/1836939119833244.
Wallace, R., Costello, L., Devine, A. (2018). Exploring sense of community among early childhood education and care professionals through the Supporting Nutrition for Australian Childcare (SNAC) website. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 43(4), 23-32. https://doi.org/10.23965/AJEC.43.4.03.
Wallace, R., Costello, L., Devine, A. (2018). Netnographic Slog: Creative Elicitation Strategies to Encourage Participation in an Online Community of Practice for Early Education and Care. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 17(1), 13p.. https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406918797796.
Wallace, R., Devine, A., Costello, L. (2017). Determining educator's need to support healthy eating environments in early childhood settings. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 42(2), 20-28. https://doi.org/10.23965/AJEC.42.2.03.
Wallace, R., Costello, L., Devine, A. (2017). Over-provision of discretionary foods at childcare dilutes the nutritional quality of diets for children. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 41(4), 447. https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12658.
Costello, L., McDermott, M., Wallace, R. (2017). Netnography: Range of Practices, Misperceptions, and Missed Opportunities. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 16(1), 12p.. https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406917700647.
Wallace, R., Lo, J., Devine, A. (2016). Tailored nutrition education in the elderly can lead to sustained dietary behaviour change. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 20(1), 8-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-016-0669-2.
Research Projects
Little Aussie Bugs: Designing, piloting and evaluating online professional development to support early years educators build health literacy among young children, Academic Staff Association of Edith Cowan University, Solidarity Research Fund (SRF), 2024 ‑ 2025, $19,990.
Emotional Literacy Mindfulness Academy Research program evaluation, ELMA EDUCATION PTY LTD, Grant, 2023 ‑ 2024, $47,086.
Primary carers’ knowledge and practices of infant oral health promotion. , Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future, Community Grant, 2022 ‑ 2023, $19,734.
Enablers and barriers to accessing digital oral health resources: caregivers and health providers’ perspectives , Raine Medical Research Foundation, 2021 Healy Research Collaboration Awards, 2022 ‑ 2023, $29,915.
Little Aussie Bugs Educational book set, Channel 7 Telethon Trust, Grant, 2022, $40,285.
Examining the efficacy of nutrition specific professional development for Early Childhood Education and Care professionals, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant - 2018, 2018 ‑ 2019, $30,000.
SNACPlus: A whole-of-centre approach to healthy eating in WA Child Care Centres., Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation), Healthway - Research Starter Grant, 2014 ‑ 2016, $28,216.
Master of Public Health, Food allergy management in early childhood education and care (ecec) services: Are services aware of training guidelines for food allergy management?
Associate Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy, Food provision in long day care requires a multilevel approach to optimise health and developmental outcomes for young children
Doctor of Philosophy, Design, implementation and evaluation of the impact of a body image professional development program for early childhood educators
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