Handbook of Parenting and Child Development Across the Lifespan

Dr Matthew Sanders is a Professor of Clinical Psychology, founder of the Triple P ? Positive Parenting Program and Director of the Parenting and Family Support Centre at the University of Queensland. He is considered a world leader in the development, evaluation, and global dissemination of evidence-based parenting programs. He has held visiting appointments at multiple universities, including the University of Auckland, University of Manchester, Glasgow Caledonian University, and the University of South Carolina. He has conducted a large number of high quality projects on the role of parenting in influencing developmental outcomes in children and adolescents. He has developed or co-developed a range of specific parenting programs. His work has been recognized with a number of international awards. He is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Association, The New Zealand Psychological Association, and is former Honorary President of the Canadian Psychological Association. He has received a Trailblazer Award from the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy Special Interest Group on Parenting and Families, and a Distinguished Career Award from the Australian Psychological Association, the New Zealand Psychological Society and is an Inaugural Honorary Fellow of the Australian Association for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Science in Australia, and the Academy of Experimental Criminology. He has received an International Collaborative Prevention Research Award from the Society for Prevention Science. He has received a Top Innovator Award and an Innovation Champion Award from Uniquest, the University of Queensland's main technology transfer company. He is a former Queenslander of the Year. He is married to wife Trish and has two children and five grandchildren.
A/Prof Alina Morawska is Deputy Director (Research) at the Parenting and Family Support Centre, The Universityof Queensland. Her research focuses on behavioural family intervention as a means for promoting positive family relationships, and the prevention and early intervention for young children at risk of developing behavioral and emotional problems. In particular, her focus is on improving the health and overall wellbeing of children and families. She has published extensively in the field of parenting and family intervention and has received numerous grants to support her research. She is a Director of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy Ltd.