Professor Karen Thorpe
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
Longitudinal studies, life course studies, child development, early childhood, adult-child interaction, sleep studies, parenting, social development, transition to school, twin studies
Research field
Psychology, Education Systems
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Bristol)
Publications
- Staton, S., Thorpe, K., Thompson, C. & Danby, S. (2012). To separate or not to separate? Parental decision-making regarding the separation of twins in the early years of schooling. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 10(2), 196–208. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/58153
- Muscat, T., Thorpe, K. & Obst, P. (2012). Disconfirmed expectations of infant behaviours and postnatal depressive symptoms among parents. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 30(1), 51–61. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/77089
- Boyd, W., Walker, S. & Thorpe, K. (2013). Choosing work and care: four Australian women negotiating return to paid work in the first year of motherhood. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 14(2), 168–178. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/50681
- Leske, R., Staton, S. & Thorpe, K. (2014). Getting there, being there, staying and belonging: A case study of two Indigenous Australian children's transition to school. Children and Society, 28(1), 15–29. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/67916
- Bekkhus, M., Staton, S., Borge, A. & Thorpe, K. (2011). Conflict, closeness and comfort: The inter-twin relationship as a risk factor for behavioral difficulties. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 14(5), 444–451. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/52253
- Thorpe, K., Boyd, W., Ailwood, J. & Brownlee, J. (2011). Who wants to work in childcare? Pre-service early childhood teachers' consideration of work in the child-care sector. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 36(1), 85–94. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/41557
- Thorpe, K., Cloney, D. & Tayler, C. (2010). Rethinking early childhood education and care: Implications for research and evaluation. International Encyclopedia of Education, 3rd edition, 144–150. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/92626
- Thorpe, K., Staton, S., Morgan, R., Danby, S. & Tayler, C. (2012). Testing the vision: Preschool settings as places for meeting, bonding and bridging. Children and Society, 26(4), 328–340. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/43020
- Danby, S., Ewing, L. & Thorpe, K. (2011). The novice researcher: Interviewing young children. Qualitative Inquiry, 17(1), 74–84. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/39845
- Ishimine, K., Tayler, C. & Thorpe, K. (2009). Accounting for quality in Australian childcare: A dilemma for policymakers. Journal of Education Policy, 24(6), 717–732. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/31063
QUT ePrints
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Selected research projects
- Title
- Identifying effective strategies to grow and sustain a professional early years workforce
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP140100652
- Start year
- 2014
- Keywords
- Early Childhood Education And Care; Professional Identity; Workforce
- Title
- Promoting Protective Feeding Practices to Prevent Childhood Obesity: Follow Up of a Successful Obesity Prevention Program Commencing in Infancy
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1021065
- Start year
- 2012
- Keywords
- Obesity; Prevention; Feeding Practices; Infant; Child Health; Randomised Trial
- Title
- Optimising sleep health for Australian children: Understanding the effects of daytime sleep periods in childcare services
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 2012-213
- Start year
- 2012
- Keywords
- Title
- Interacting with Knowledge, Interacting with People: Web Searching in Early Childhood
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP110104227
- Start year
- 2011
- Keywords
- Preschool Early Childhood Social Interaction Knowledge Searching
- Title
- Assessing the Effectiveness of Early Childhood Education and Care Programs in Australian Communities
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0990200
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- Early Childhood education and Care; Program Effectiveness; Quality; Communities; Social Disadvantage
- Title
- Compromised or competent? A longitudinal study of twin children's social competencies friendships and behavioural adjustment
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP0666254
- Start year
- 2006
- Keywords
- Twins; Early Childhood Education; Social and Emotional Wellbeing; Preschool
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.