The Preterm Birth Outcomes Group
We assess the behaviour and experiences of young Tasmanians born prematurely, and are working towards interventions that can help to improve long-term outcomes at school and at home.
Our aim is to examine the development of goal-directed and everyday behaviours in children and young people who were born prematurely, compared to those born at term. We’re interested in the medical and socioeconomic factors that contribute to different behaviours and experiences, and in why young people, and their parents and teachers, sometimes interpret these behaviours and experiences quite differently. Our eventual goal is to test and develop intervention programs that help to improve the long-term outlook for young Tasmanians born preterm, at school and at home.
Expertise
- Executive functioning
- Cognitive and behavioural assessment
- Behavioural report
- Child development
- Literacy development
Projects
Risk factors across age:
Medical and socioeconomic risk factors for executive function difficulties in preschoolers, schoolchildren, and adolescents born preterm
Assessment of executive function:
The relationship between performance-based and questionnaire-based assessments of executive functioning in children and young people born preterm, and the implications for clinical practice
Differences between observers:
Reported observations of the behaviours and experiences of children born preterm, according to parents, teachers, and children themselves, and the implications of differences in reporting for school and clinical practice
Sex differences:
Differences between boys and girls born prematurely, on a variety of tasks of goal-directed and everyday tasks
Group Leader(s)
Affiliation
School of Psychological Sciences
Contact
Email:
Group members
Dr Sari O’Meagher
Ms Katie McBain
Ms Natalie Ling
Additional Information
We welcome applications from future students interested in joining this research group.