Journal publication archive: published research 2007-2013

2013

• Clayton, O. & Smith, C. (2013). How do I work with a parent with learning difficulties. Primary Times, 13(1), 21-27.
• Cooklin, A.R, Giallo, R., D’Esposito, F., Crawford, S. & Nicholson, J. (2013). Postpartum maternal separation anxiety, over-protective parenting and children’s social-emotional well-being: Longitudinal evidence from an Australian cohort. Journal Family Psychology. 27(4), 618-628.
• Crawford, S. & Garrard, J. (2013). A combined impact-process evaluation of a program promoting active transport to school: Understanding the factors that shaped program effectiveness. Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 816961.
• Daniels, L.A., Mallan, K.M., Nicholson, J.M., Battistutta, D. & Magarey, A. (2013). Outcomes of an early feeding practices intervention to prevent childhood obesity. Pediatrics, 132(1), e109-e118.
• de Jersey, S., Nicholson, J.M., Callaway, L.K. & Daniels, L.A. (2013). An observational study of nutrition and physical activity behaviours, knowledge, and advice in pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 13, 115.
• Dunning, M., Seymour, M., Cooklin, A. & Giallo, R. (2013). Wide Awake Parenting: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a parenting program for the management of post-partum fatigue. BMC Public Health, 13(1), 1-9.
• Giallo, R., Cooklin, A., Zerman, N., and Vittorino, R. (2013). The psychological distress of fathers attending an Australian Early Parenting Centre for early parenting difficulties. Clinical Psychologist, 17, 46-55
• Giallo, R., D’Esposito, F., Cooklin, A., Mensah, F., Lucas, N., Wade, C. & Nicholson, J.M. (2013). Psychosocial risk factors associated with fathers’ mental health in the postnatal period: Results from a population-based study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 48(4), 563-573.
• Giallo, R., Rose, N., Cooklin, A. & McCormack, D. (2013). In survival mode: Mothers’ and fathers’ experiences of fatigue in the early parenting period. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 31, 31-45.
• Giallo, R., Treyvaud, K., Cooklin, A. & Wade, C. (2013). Mothers’ and fathers’ involvement in home activities with their children: Psychosocial factors and the role of parental self-efficacy. Early Child Development and Care, 183, 343-359.
• Hackworth, N.J., Hamilton, V., Moore, S.M., Northam, E. & Cameron, F. (2013). Predictors of self care, mental and physical health outcomes among youths with Type 1 diabetes from rural and urban Victoria, Australia. Australian Psychologist, 48(5), 360-69.
• Halliday, J., Palma, C., Mellor, D., Green, J. & Renzaho, A. (2013). The relationship between family functioning and child and adolescent overweight and obesity: A systematic review, International Journal of Obesity, 38, 480-483. DOI:10.1038/ijo.2013.213
• Hearps, S.J., McCarthy, M.C., Muscara, F., Hearps, S.J.C., Burke, K., Jones, B. & Anderson, V.A. (2013). Psychosocial risk in families of infants undergoing surgery for a serious congenital heart disease. Cardiology in the Young, 27, 1-8.
• Hopkins, L., Green, J. & Brookes, F. (2013). Books, bytes and brains: the implications of new knowledge for children’s early learning environments. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 38(1) 23-28.
• Hopkins, L., Nisselle, A., Green, J. & Zazryn, T. (2013). Adolescents with health conditions at risk of educational disengagement: how hospital practice mitigates risk. Youth Studies Australia, 32(1), 37-45.
• Jansen, P.W., Giallo, R., Westrupp, E.M., Wake, M. & Nicholson, J.M. (2013). Bi-directional associations between mothers’ and fathers’ parenting consistency and child BMI from ages 4-10 years. Pediatrics, 132, e1513. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-1428
• Jansen, P.W., Mensah, F.K., Clifford, S., Nicholson, J.M. & Wake, M. (2013) Bi-directional associations between overweight and health-related quality of life from 4-11 years: Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. International Journal of Obesity, 37, 1307-131.
• Jansen, P.W., Mensah, F.K., Clifford, S., Tiemeier, H., Nicholson, J.M. & Wake, M. (2013) A prospective population-based study of how mental health problems and overweight develop between ages 4 and 11 years. Academic Paediatrics, 13(2), 159-167.
• Jansen, P.W., Mensah, F.K., Nicholson, J.M. & Wake, M. (2013). Family and neighbourhood socioeconomic inequalities in childhood trajectories of BMI and overweight: Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. PLoS ONE, 8 (7), e69676.
• Lucas, N., Bayer, J.K., Gold, L., Mensah, F.K., Canterford, L., Wake, M., Westrupp, E.M. & Nicholson, J.M. (2013). The cost of healthcare for children with mental health difficulties. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47(9), 849-58.
• Lucas, N., Erbas, B. & Nicholson, J.M. (2013). Child mental health after parental separation: the impact of resident/non-resident parenting, parent mental health, conflict and socioeconomics. Journal of Family Studies, 19(1), 53-69.
• May, F., Mclean, L., Anderson, A., Hudson, A., Cameron, C. & Matthews, J. (2013). Father participation with mothers in the Signposts program: An initial investigation. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 38(1), 39-47.
• McMeekin, S., Jansen, E., Mallan, K., Nicholson, J., Margarey, A. & Daniels, L. (2013). Associations between infant temperament and early feeding practices. Across-sectional study of Australian mother- infant dyads from the NOURISH randomised controlled trial. Appetite, 60, 239-245.
• Moore, S.M., Hackworth, N.J., Hamilton, V., Northam, E. & Cameron, F. (2013). Parental perceptions of child health and family functioning and their relationship to adolescent metabolic control. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 11, 50. DOI:10.1186/1477-7525-11-50
• Nicholson, J.M., Lucas, N. & Erbas, B. (2013) Strengthening the social environment for Australian children: A reply to Parkinson. Journal of Family Studies 19(3): 272–275.
• Nicholson, J.M., Strazdins, L., Brown, J.E. & Bittman, M. (2013). How parents’ income, time and job quality affect children’s health and development. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 47(4), 505-525.
• Quach, J., Gold, L., Hiscock, H., Mensah, F.K., Lucas, N., Nicholson, J.M. & Wake, M. (2013). Primary health care costs associated with sleep problems up to age 7 years: Australian population-based study. BMJ Open, 3(5), e002419.
• Satore, G., Lagioia, V. & Mildon, R. (2013). Peer support interventions for parents and carers of children with complex needs (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 6, CD010618.
• Sartore, G., Lagioia, V. & Mildon, R. (2013). Peer support interventions for parents and carers of children with complex needs. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013(6), Art. No.: CD010618. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD010618.
• Sciberras, E., Efron, D., Schilpzand, E.J., Anderson, V., Jongeling. B., Hazell. P., Ukoumunne, O.C. & Nicholson, J.M. (2013). The Children’s Attention Project: A community-based longitudinal study of children with ADHD and non-ADHD controls. BMC Psychiatry, 13, 18.
• Sciberras, E., Lucas, N., Efron, D., Gold, L., Hiscock, H. & Nicholson, J.M. (2013). Healthcare costs associated with parent-reported Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A longitudinal Australian population based study. Journal of Attention Disorders, Online 1 July 2013. DOI: 10.1177/1087054713491494
• Starke, M., Wade, C., Feldman, M. & Mildon, R. (2013). Parenting with disabilities: Experiences from implementing a parenting support programme in Sweden. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 17(2), 145-56.
• Strazdins, L., Obrien, L., Lucas, N. & Rodgers, B. (2013). Combining work and family: Rewards or risks for children’s mental health? Social Science & Medicine, 87(2013), 99-107.
• Walsh, K., Berthelsen, D., Nicholson, J.M., Brandon, L., Stevens, J. & Rachele, J. (2013) Child sexual abuse prevention education: A review of school policy and curriculum provision in Australia. Oxford Review of Education, 39(5), 649-680. DOI: 10.1080/03054985.2013.843446.
• Whitehouse, G., Romaniuk, H., Lucas, N. & Nicholson, J.M. (2013). Leave duration after childbirth for working mothers: impacts on maternal mental health, parenting and couple relationships in Australian two-parent families. Journal of Family Issues, 34, 1356-1378.

2012

• Burke, K., Brennan, L., & Cann, W. Promoting protective factors for young adolescents: Outcomes from a randomised controlled trial of the ABCD parenting young adolescents program. Journal of Adolescence, 35(5).
• Cook, F., Bayer, J., Le, H.N.D., Mensah, F., Cann, W. & Hiscock, H. (2012). Baby Business: a randomised controlled trial of a universal parenting program that aims to prevent early infant sleep and cry problems and associated parental depression. BMC Pediatrics, 12(13).
• Cooklin, A., Giallo, R., & Rose, N. (2012). Parental fatigue and parenting practices during early childhood: An Australian community survey. Child Health, Care and Development, 38(5), 654-664.
• Cooklin, A. R., Rowe, H. J., & Fisher, J. R. W. (2012). Public health implications of paid parental leave: evidence from a prospective cohort study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 36(3), 249-256.
• Daniels, L.A., Mallan, K.M., Battistutta, D., Nicholson, J.M., Perry, R., & Magarey, A. (2012). Evaluation of an intervention to promote protective infant feeding practices to prevent childhood obesity: Outcomes of the NOURISH RCT at 14 months of age and 6 months post the first of two intervention modules. International Journal of Obesity, 36(10), 1292-1298. DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.96
• Daniels, L.A., Wilson, J.L., Mallan, K.M., Perry, R., Mihrshahi, S., Nicholson, J.M., Magarey, A. (2012). Recruiting and engaging new mothers in nutrition research studies: lessons from the Australian NOURISH randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9, 129. DOI:10.1186/1479-5868-9-129
• de Jersey, S., Nicholson, J.M., Calloway, L., & Daniels, L. (2012). A prospective study of pregnancy weight gain in Australian women. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 52(6), 545-551.
• de Silva-Sanigorski, A., Ashbolt, R., Green, J., Calache, K., Riggs, E. (2012). Parental self-efficacy and oral health related knowledge are associated with parent and child oral health behaviors and self-reported oral health status. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, Online: 17 November 2012 DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12019
• de Silva-Sanigorski, A., Ashbolt, R., Green, J., Calache, K., Riggs, E. & Waters, E. (2012). ‘Parental self-efficacy and oral health related knowledge are associated with parent and child oral health behaviors and self-reported oral health status’. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 17 Nov. 2012, DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12019
• Dunning, M. & Giallo, R. (2012). Fatigue, parenting stress, self-efficacy and satisfaction in mothers of infants and young children. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 30, 145-159.
• Feeney, R., Desha, L.N., Ziviani, J. M. & Nicholson, J. M. (2012). Health-related quality-of-life of children with speech and language difficulties: A review of the literature. International Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 14(1): 59-72.
• Giallo, R., D’Esposito, F., Christensen, D., Mensah, F., Cooklin, A., Wade, C., Lucas, N., Canterford, L. & Nicholson, J.M. (2012). Father mental health during the early parenting period: Results of an Australian population-based longitudinal study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 47(12) 1907-1916. DOI: 10.1007/s00127-012-0510-0
• Giallo, R., D’Esposito, F., Cooklin, A., Mensah, F., Lucas, N., Wade, C. & Nicholson, J.M. (2012). Psychosocial risk factors associated with fathers’ mental health in the postnatal period: Results from a population-based study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 48(4), 563-573. DOI 10.1007/s00127-012-0568-8.
• Giallo, R., Treyvaud, K., Cooklin, A., & Wade, C. (2012). Mothers’ and fathers’ involvement in home activities with their children: Psychosocial factors and the role of parental self-efficacy. Early Child Development and Care. 183(3-4), 343-359. DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2012.711587.
• Giallo, R., Gavidia-Payne, S., Minett, B., & Kapoor, A. (2012). Sibling voices: The mental health of siblings of children with a disability. Clinical Psychologist, 16, 36-43.
• Giallo, R., Dunning, M., Cooklin, A., Seymour, M., Graessar, H., Zerman, N., & Vittorino, R. (2012). Acceptability of Wide Awake Parenting: A psycho-educational intervention to manage parental fatigue. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 30(5), 450-460.
• Green, J., Zazryn, T., Hopkins, L. & Strong, G. (2012). Innovative learning environments (OECD/ILE) project: Case study. The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, 1-26.
• Hancock, K. J., Lawrence, D., Mitrou, F., Zarb, D., Berthelsen, D., Nicholson, J. M. & Zubrick, S. R. (2012). The association between playgroup participation, learning competency and social-emotional wellbeing for children aged 4-5 years in Australia. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 37(2), 72-81.
• Jansen, E., Daniels, L. & Nicholson, J.M. (2012). The dynamics of parenting and early feeding – constructs and controversies: A viewpoint. Early Child Development and Care, 182(8), 967-981.
• Kilpatrick, N. L., Neumann, A., Lucas, N., Chapman, J. & Nicholson, J. M. (2012). Oral health inequalities in a national sample of Australian children aged 2-3 and 6-7 years. Australian Dental Journal, 57, 38-44.
• Nicholson, J.M., D’Esposito, F., Lucas, N. & Westrupp, E.M. (2012). Raising children in single parent families. Supporting Families in the 3rd Millennium: Global Trends in Marriage and Family Life. New York: Wiley-Blackwell.
• Nicholson, J.M., Lucas, N., Berthelsen, D. & Wake, M. (2012). Socioeconomic inequality profiles in physical and developmental health from 0-7 years: Australian national study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 66(1), 81-87.
• Mellor, D., Renzaho, A., Swinburn, B., Green, J. & Richardson, B. (2012) Aspects of parenting style and family functioning that are associated with obesity among adolescent refugees and migrants from African backgrounds living in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 36(4), 317-23.
• Mildon, R., & Polimeni, M. (2012). Parenting in the early years: Effectiveness of parenting support programs for Indigenous families. Resource sheet no. 16. Close the Gap Clearing House: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare & Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Nisselle, A., Hanns, S., Green, J. and Jones, A. (2012). Accessing flexible learning opportunities: Children and young people’s use of laptops in a paediatric hospital. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 21(1).
• Seymour, M., Wood, C., Giallo, R. (2012). Fatigue, stress and coping in mothers of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43, 1547-1554.
• Sims, M., Davis, E., Davies, B., Nicholson, J.M., Harrison, L., Herrman, H., Waters, E., Marshall, B., Cook, K., & Priest, N. (2012). Mental health promotion in childcare centres: Childcare educators’ understanding of child and parental mental health. Advances in Mental Health, 10(2), 138-148.
• Vetere, F., Green, J., Nisselle, A., Dang, XT., Zazryn, T. & Deng, PD. (2012). Inclusion during school absence: Using ambient technology to create a classroom presence for hospitalised children. Telecommunications Journal of Australia, 62(5). Online: dx.DOI.org/10.7790/tja.v62i5.353
• Wade, C., Giallo, R., & Cooklin, A. (2012). Maternal fatigue and depression: identifying vulnerability and relationship to early parenting practices. Advances in Mental Health,10(3), 278-292.
• Walker, S., Nicholson, J.M., Carrington, S., Dunbar, S., Hand, K., Whiteford, C., Meldrum, K. & Berthelsen, D. (2012). The transition to school of children with developmental disabilities: Views of parents and teachers. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 37(3), 22-29.
• Walsh, K., Goebbels, A.F.G., & Nicholson, J.M. (2012). Teachers’ detecting and reporting child abuse and neglect: Research into the determinants of complex professional behavior (Chapter 13). In J. O’Dea (Ed.), Current Issues and Controversies in School and Community Health, Sport and Physical Education. New York: Nova Science Publishers.
• Westrupp, E.M., Mensah, F.K., Giallo, R., Cooklin, A., & Nicholson, J.M. (2012). Mental health in ‘low-to-moderate risk’ preterm, low birth weight and small for gestational age children at 4-5 years: The role of early maternal parenting. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,51(3), 313-323.
• Westrupp, E.M., Northam, E., Doyle, L.W., Callanan, C. & Anderson, P.J. (2012). Longitudinal predictors of psychiatric disorders in very low birth weight adults. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 43(1).
• Westrupp, E. M., Northam, E., Doyle, L. W., Callanan, K, & Anderson, P.J. (2012). Predictors of psychiatric disorder in very low birth weight adults: Exploring models of risk and vulnerability. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.
• Wilks, S., Green, J. & Zazryn, T. (2012). Incorporating educative environments into the holistic care of paediatric patients, Australian Health Review. DOI. 10.1071/AH11078
• Williams, K.E., Berthelsen, D., Nicholson, J.M., Walker, S., & Abad, V. (2012). The effectiveness of a short-term group music therapy intervention for parents who have a child with a disability. Journal of Music Therapy, 49(1), 23-44.
• Woods, D. T., Catroppa, C., Giallo, R., Matthews, J., Anderson, V. A. (2012). Feasibility and consumer satisfaction ratings following an intervention for families who have a child with acquired brain injury. NeuroRehabilitation, 30, 189-198.

2011

• Bayer, J. K., Ukoumunne, O. C., Lucas, N., Wake, M., Scalzo, K., & Nicholson, J. M. (2011). Risk factors for childhood mental health symptoms: National longitudinal study of Australian children. Pediatrics, 128(4), e865-e879.
• Bennetts, S., Thackeray, E., Wade, C., Mitchell, S., Brown, M., Clayton, O., & Hindmarsh, G. (2011). The Healthy Start strategy: The role of technology in building capacity in practitioners to work with parents with learning difficulties. Developing Practice, 29, 45-57.
• Brennan, L., & Matthews, J. (2011). Empowering parents to tackle children’s obesity. InPsych, 33, 16-17.
• Cooklin, A. R., Canterford, L., Strazdins, L., & Nicholson, J. M. (2011). Employment conditions and maternal postpartum mental health: Results from the LSAC. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 14(3), 217-25.
• Giallo, R., Rose, N., & Vittorino, R. (2011). Fatigue, wellbeing, and parenting in mothers of infants and toddlers with sleep problems. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 29, 236-49, DOI:10.1080/02646838.2011.593030
• Giallo, R., Wade, C., Cooklin, A., & Rose, N. (2011). Assessment of fatigue and depression in mothers of young children: Support for two separate constructs. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 29, 69-80.
• Giallo, R., Wood, C., Jellet, R., & Porter, R. (2011). Fatigue, wellbeing and parenting in parents of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism: International Journal of Research and Practice, DOI: 10.1177/1362361311416830
• Lucas, N., Maguire, B., & Nicholson, J. M. (2011). Parenting practices and behaviours. LSAC Annual Statistical Report 2010. Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne.
• Lucas, N., Neumann, A., Kilpatrick, N., & Nicholson, J.M. (2011). State-level differences in the oral health of Australian preschool and early primary school-age children. Australian Dental Journal, 56, 56-62.
• Lucas, N. & Nicholson, J. (2011). Shared parenting: What’s really important when dads move out. The Conversation. http://theconversation.edu.au/shared-parenting-whats-really-important-when-dads-move-out-3966
• Matthews, J., Cameron, E., Fox, S., Hackworth, N., Kitanovski, M. & Vista, A. (2011). Guide: Practice principles for planning supported playgroups. State of Victoria, Partnerships Division, Office for Children and Portfolio Coordination, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Melbourne.
• Matthews, J., Cameron, E., Fox, S., Hackworth, N., Kitanovski, M. & Vista, A. (2011). Parental engagement – A review of the literature. State of Victoria, Partnerships Division Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Melbourne.
• Matthews, J., Cameron, E., Fox, S., Hackworth, N., Kitanovski, M. & Vista, A. (2011). Supported Playgroups and Parent Groups Initiative (SPPI) Process Evaluation. State of Victoria, Partnerships Division Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Melbourne.
• Nisselle, A., Green, J. & Scrimshaw, C. (2011). Transforming children’s health spaces into learning spaces, Health Education
• Slattery, M. E., Bruce, V., Halford, W. K., & Nicholson, J. M. (2011). Predicting married and cohabiting couples’ futures from their descriptions of stepfamily life. Journal of Family Psychology, 25(4),560-569.
• Smith, K., Flicker, L., Shadforth, G., Carroll, E., Ralph, N., Atkinson, D., Lindeman, M., Schaper, F., Lautenschlager, N.T., & LoGiudice, D. (2011), Gotta be sit down and worked out together: Views of Aboriginal caregivers and service providers on ways to improve dementia care for Aboriginal Australians. Rural and Remote Health, 11, 1650.
• Strazdins, L., Lucas, N., Mathews, B., Berry, H., Rodgers, B., and Davies, A. (2011). Parent and child wellbeing and the influence of work and family arrangements: A three cohort study. Social Policy Research Paper no. 44. Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
• Wade, C. Llewellyn, G. & Matthews, J. (2011). Modeling contextual influences on parents with intellectual disability and their children. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 116(6), 419-437.
• Walker, S., Nicholson, J. M., Carrington, S., Dunbar, S., Hand, K., Whiteford, C., Meldrum, K. & Berthelsen, D. (in press). The transition to school of children with developmental disabilities: Views of parents and teachers. Australian Journal of Early Childhood.
• Westrupp, E.M., Northam, E., Doyle, L.W., Callanan. C. & Anderson, P. (2011). Adult psychiatric outcomes of very low birth weight survivors. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 45(12), 1069-1077.
• White, V. M., Macvean, M. L., Grogan, S., D’Este, C., Akkerman, D., Ieropoli, S., Hill, D. J., & Sanson-Fisher, R. (2011). Can a tailored intervention delivered by volunteers reduce the supportive care needs, anxiety and depression of people with colorectal cancer? A randomized controlled trial. Psycho-oncology.
• Williams, K. E., Nicholson, J. M., Abad, V., Docherty, L. & Berthelsen, D. (2011). Evaluating parent-child group music therapy programmes: Challenges and successes. In J. Edwards (Ed), Music Therapy and Parent-Infant Bonding (pp. 72-91). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

2010

• Baulch, J., Chester, A., & Brennan, L. (2010). Adolescent and parent content preferences and predictors of intention to use an online healthy weight website for adolescents. Electronic Journal of Applied Psychology, 6(1), 18-26.
• Burke, K., Brennan, L., & Roney, S. (2010). A randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of the ABCD Parenting Young Adolescents Program: Rationale and methodology. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 4(22), 1-14.
• Giallo, R., Treyvaud, K., Matthews, J., & Keinhuis, M. (2010). Making the transition to primary school: an evaluation of a transition program for parents. Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 10, 1-17.
• Hayes, L., Giallo, R., & Richardson, K. (2010). Outcomes of an early intervention program for childhood disruptive behavior. Australasian Psychiatry, 18, 560-66.
• Keinhuis, M., Rogers, S., Matthews, J., Giallo, R., & Treyvaud, K. (2010). A proposed model for the impact of parental fatigue on parenting adaptability and child development. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 28, 392-402, DOI: 10.1080/02646830903487383
• Mitchell, S. A., Miles, C. L., Brennan, L., & Matthews, J. (2010). Reliability of the school food checklist for in-school audits and photograph analysis of children’s packed lunches. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 23, 48-53.
• Treyvaud, K., Rogers, S., Matthews, J., & Allen, B. (2010). Maternal factors and experiences associated with observed parenting behaviour in mothers attending a residential parenting program. Infant Mental Health Journal, 31(1), 58-70.

2009

• Baxter, J., Cooklin, A. R., & Smith, J. (2009). Which mothers wean their babies prematurely from full breastfeeding? An Australian cohort study. Acta Paediatrica, 98, 1274-77.
• Brennan, L., Walkley, J., Lukeis, S., Risteska, A., Archer, L., Digre, E., Fraser, S., & Greenway, K. (2009). A cognitive behavioural intervention for overweight and obese adolescents illustrated by four case studies. Behaviour Change, 26(3), 190-213.
• Cameron, C., Hudson, A. & Matthews, J. (2009). State-wide dissemination of the Signposts for Building Better Behaviour program in Victoria, Australia: Model and process. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 6, 99, (abstract).
• Cook, F., Ciorciari, J., Varker, T., & Devilly, G. J. (2009). Changes in long term neural connectivity following psychological trauma. Clinical Neurophysiology, 120, 309-14.
• Hudson, A., Reece, J., Cameron, C., & Matthews, J. (2009). Effects of child characteristics on the outcomes of a parent support program. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 34, 123-32.
• Matthews, J., & Cameron, C. (2009). Supporting parents to develop positive behaviours and manage difficult behaviours in young children. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 6, 132, (abstract)
• Matthews, J., Hudson, Cameron, C. & Gavidia-Payne, S. (2009). Development of the Signposts for Building Better Behaviour program. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 6, 132, (abstract).
• McConnell, D., Dalziel, A., Llewellyn, G., Laidlaw, K., & Hindmarsh, G. (2009). Strengthening the social relationships of mothers with learning difficulties. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 37(1), 66-75.
• Mitchell, S., Brennan, L., Hayes, L., & Miles, C. (2009). Maternal psychosocial predictors of controlling child-feeding styles and practices. Appetite, 53, 384-89.
• Polimeni, M. (2009). Step by step baby care DVD: Development of a best practice tool for teaching early parenting skills. Developing Practice, 23, 74-83.
• Treyvaud, K., Rogers, S., Matthews, J., & Allen, B. (2009). Outcomes following an early parenting centre residential parenting program. Journal of Family Nursing, 15(4), 486-501.
• Tsiros, M. D., Olds, T., Buckley, J. D., Grimshaw, P., Brennan, L., Walkley, J., Hills, A. P., Howe, P. R. C., & Coates, A. M. (2009). Health-related quality of life in obese children and adolescents. International Journal of Obesity, 33, 387-400.
• Tsiros, M., Sinn, N., Brennan, L., Coates, A., Walkley, J., Petkov, J., Howe,. P., & Buckley, J. (2009). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy improves diet and body composition in overweight and obese adolescents. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 87(5), 1134-1140.

2008

• Arney, F., Rogers, H., Baghurst, P., Sawyer, M., & Prior, M.(2008). The reliability and validity of the Parenting Scale for Australian mothers of preschool-aged children. Australian Journal of Psychology, 60(1), 44-52.
• Brennan,L., Walkley, J., Fraser, S., Greenway, K. & Wilks, R. (2008). Motivational interviewing and cognitive behaviour therapy in the treatment of adolescent overweight and obesity: Study design and methodology, Contemporary Clinical Trials, 29(3).
• Clayton, O., Chester, A., Mildon, R., Matthews, J. (2008). Practitioners who work with parents with intellectual disability: Stress, coping and training needs. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disability, 21, 367-76.
• Giallo, R., & Gavidia-Payne, S. (2008). Evaluation of a family-based intervention for siblings of children with a disability or chronic illness. Australian E-journal for the Advancement of Mental Health, 7.
• Giallo, R, Kienhuis, M., Treyvaud, K., & Matthews, J. (2008). A psychometric evaluation of the Parent Self-efficacy in Managing the Transition to School Scale, Australian Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, 8, 36- 48.
• Giallo, R., Treyvaud, K., Kienhuis, M., & Matthews, J. (2008). AusParenting in Schools: A parenting and family information support strategy for schools. Developing Practice: The Youth and Family Work Journal, 21.
• Hayes, L., Matthews, J., Copley, A., & Welsh, D. (2008). A randomized controlled trial of a mother-infant or toddler parenting program: Demonstrating effectiveness in practice. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 33(5), 473-486.
• Hudson, A., Cameron, C., & Matthews, J. (2008). The wide-scale implementation of a support program for parents of children with an intellectual disability and difficult behaviour. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 33(2), 117-26.
• Mildon, R., Wade, C., & Matthews, J. (2008). Considering the contextual fit of an intervention for families headed by parents with an intellectual disability: An exploratory study. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disability, 21, 377-87.
• Wade, C., Llewellyn, G., & Matthews, J. (2008). Review of parent training interventions for parents with intellectual disability. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disability, 21, 351-66.

2007

• Giallo, R., & Hayes, L. (2007). The paradox of teacher professional development programs for behaviour management: Comparing program satisfaction alongside changes in behaviour management. Australian Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, 7, 108-119.
• McConnell, D., Llewellyn, G., Matthews, J., Hindmarsh, G., Mildon, R. & Wade, C. (2007). Healthy Start: a national strategy for children of parents with learning difficulties. Developing Practice: The Child Youth and Family Work Journal, 16, 34-42.
• Matthews, J., Mildon, R., Wade, C., Hindmarsh, G., Llewellyn, G., & McConnell, D. (2007). Healthy Start: A national strategy for children of parents with learning difficulties. Australian Journal of Developing Practice, Winter.
• Mutimer, A., Reece, J., & Matthews, J. (2007). Child Resilience: Relationships between stress adaptation and family functioning. E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 3(1), 16-25.
• Polimeni, M., Richdale, A., & Francis, A. (2007). The impact of children’s sleep problems on the family and behavioural process related to their development and maintenance. E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 3(1), 76-85.
• Polimeni, M., Richdale, A., & Francis, A. (2007). Research update: Clinical issues in the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of sleep problems in children with autism spectrum disorders. In P. C. Carlisle (Ed.), Progress in Autism Research, Nova Science.