Post Doctoral Research Fellow
BSc DipEd MSpEd EdD
Leanne Fried is an experienced educator with a background in teaching at primary, secondary and tertiary levels of education. Most of her teaching focus in the school system has been working with students at educational risk, incorporating social and emotional, with academic outcomes. Through this work she became interested in the role of emotions in learning and undertook a Masters in Special Education to explore this further. This study extended into a Doctorate in Education with a focus on investigating emotion regulation strategies and the relationship between the use of such strategies and resilience.
Since completing her studies Leanne was employed as a Post Doctoral Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University and then as a private consultant to schools. Her past roles have included investigating diverse research areas including the development of reading skills in students and emotional competence in pre-service teachers. Her current research focuses on the psychosocial wellbeing of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. This includes how to enhance psychosocial school experiences for students with type 1 diabetes and exploring appropriate therapies and support systems to improve the emotional wellbeing of adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
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Projects
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Publications
May 2020
Lessons from schools with high levels of support for students with type 1 diabetes: A qualitative study
This project aimed to investigate how schools provide support for the psychosocial wellbeing and disease management of students with type 1 diabetes
Diabetes (Type 1) Published research Health Promotion & Education Diabetes and Obesity Youth Mental HealthAugust 2018The school experiences of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in Western Australia
Elevated levels of emotional difficulties among school students with T1D and variable levels of support from school staff to assist these students to manage their diabetes at school
Diabetes (Type 1) Published research Health Promotion & Education Diabetes and Obesity Youth Mental Health -
Education and Qualifications