Honorary Research Associate
BPsych (Hons) PhD
Dr Rebecca Glauert is the Head of the Developmental Pathways and Social Policy Team at the Telethon Kids Institute.
The Developmental Pathways and Social Policy Team established the WA Developmental Pathways in WA Children Project (DPP), the largest cross jurisdictional data linkage program in Australia. The DPP is a landmark project taking a multidisciplinary approach to investigate the pathways to health and wellbeing, education and juvenile delinquency outcomes among Western Australian children and youth. The team work in collaboration with the WA departments of Health, Education, Communities, Justice, Aboriginal Affairs, Treasury, Disability Services Commission, Mental Health Commission, WA Police, and School Curriculum and Standards Authority. Rebecca directs and manages all aspects of the Program, and her role includes the advocacy of both data linkage, and the importance of using cross agency government data to inform, evaluate and improve policy making, practice, prevention and intervention.
Rebecca works in both a researcher role, as well as a liaison between researchers and policy makers, ensuring that research findings are translated into policy relevant information. Rebecca holds a number of grants designed to improve the access and use of linked data for researchers in WA, and nationally.
Rebecca has supervised a number of PhD students on topics including deliberate self-harm, suicide, poor mental health, poor educational and child development outcomes, and the impact of intimate partner violence on children’s outcomes.
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Publications
January 2023
Examining the relationship between maternal mental health-related hospital admissions and childhood developmental vulnerability at school entry in Canada and Australia
It is well established that maternal mental illness is associated with an increased risk of poor development for children. However, inconsistencies in findings regarding the nature of the difficulties children experience may be explained by methodological or geographical differences.
Published research Early Childhood DevelopmentOctober 2021School Readiness of Children Exposed to Family and Domestic Violence
Children have a universal right to live free from exposure to family and domestic violence (FDV). Children exposed to FDV can experience long-term effects on their physical and psychological health and their social competencies including social, emotional, and cognitive skills and behaviours that underpin successful social adaptation and academic achievement. The aim of this study was to investigate if children exposed to FDV were more likely to be vulnerable on school readiness measures compared to those children who were not exposed.
Published research Bullying Human Development and Community Wellbeing School AttendanceOctober 2021Children with secondary care episodes for otitis media have poor literacy and numeracy outcomes: A data linkage study
We examined the association between otitis media and educational attainment in a retrospective population cohort of Western Australian children who participated in the Grade 3 National Assessment Program—Literacy and Numeracy in 2012.
Published research Ear Infections Ear Health Subsite: Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious DiseasesJuly 2021Early school suspensions for children with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
Children with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have difficulty adapting to the school context and may therefore be more likely to be suspended. We examined the association between ACEs and suspensions using linked administrative data on children born in Western Australia from July 2003–June 2004.
Published research School AttendanceJuly 2020Literacy and Numeracy Underachievement in Boys and Girls With ADHD
Children with ADHD are disadvantaged from an early age in key areas of learning, and this risk increased with reduction in gestational age at birth
Published research ADHDOctober 2019Children of parents who have been hospitalised with psychiatric disorders are at risk of poor school readiness
Children of parents who have been hospitalised with psychiatric disorders are at risk for poor school readiness
Published researchSeptember 2019Hospitalisations for maternal assault are associated with increased risk of child protection involvement
Child maltreatment allegation is common in children following a maternal hospitalisation for assault
Published researchAugust 2019The pervasive effects of timing of parental mental health disorders on adolescent deliberate self-harm risk
This study shows that timing is important for understanding intergenerational transmission of deliberate self-harm risk
Published research Human Development and Community WellbeingMay 2019Developmental vulnerabilities in children of chronically ill parents: A population-based linked data study
Maternal chronic illness is associated with an increased risk of poor developmental outcomes for children, particularly daughters
Published researchJuly 2018Using linked data to investigate developmental vulnerabilities in children of convicted parents
Although children of convicted parents experience a higher incidence of sociodemographic risk, their parents' criminal activity constitutes an independent risk factor for their development
Published researchFebruary 2018School readiness of maltreated children: Associations of timing, type, and chronicity of maltreatment
In this study, the Australian Early Development Census scores of 19,203 children were linked to information on child maltreatment allegations.
Published research School AttendanceJuly 2017Influence of exposure to perinatal risk factors and parental mental health related hospital admission on adolescent deliberate self-harm risk
Adolescent deliberate self-harm (DSH) has been found to be associated with a range of bio-psycho-social factors.
Published researchMay 2017The impact of child maltreatment on the risk of deliberate self-harm among adolescents: A population-wide cohort study using linked administrative records
This study calls for the early identification of children who are vulnerable to maltreatment, the better identification of the duration and severity of maltreatment experiences, and the provision of continued care and support, to reduce the child's deliberate self harm risk in adolescence.
Published research Child Health, Development & Education Youth Health Youth Mental HealthJuly 2016Data linkage in an established longitudinal cohort: The Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study
A healthy diet was consistently associated with higher academic performance
Published research Academic Biostatistics NutritionFebruary 2016Chronic illness and developmental vulnerability at school entry
Chronic illness in young children is a risk factor for reduced school readiness
Published researchFebruary 2016Risk factors for repetition of a deliberate self-harm episode within seven days in adolescents and young adults
The risk of repetition of deliberate self-harm peaks in the first 7 days after a deliberate self-harm episode.
Published research Depression and Anxiety Human Development and Community WellbeingSeptember 2014Contact with the juvenile justice system in children treated with stimulant medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
We aimed to investigate juvenile justice encounters in children with and without ADHD.
Published research ADHD Alcohol and Pregnancy and FASD ResearchAugust 2014Western Australia unveils advances in linked data delivery systems
This paper explains advances in extracting linked health data from the WA Data Linkage Branch
Published researchJanuary 2013Application of Population-Based Linked Data to the Study of Intellectual Disability and Autism
Data linkage is the bringing together of specific datasets from different sources using demographic information on individuals within a population.
Autism Spectrum Published research Intellectual Disability Alcohol and Pregnancy and FASD Research Child DisabilityFebruary 2012To Feel Belonged: The Voices of Children and Youth with Disabilities on the Meaning of Wellbeing
The aim of this paper was to describe the meaning of wellbeing for children and youth with disabilities from their perspective.
Autism Spectrum Cerebral Palsy Published research Intellectual Disability Child Disability Youth HealthJanuary 2011Can joined-up data lead to joined-up thinking? The Western Australian Developmental Pathways Project
Modern societies are challenged by "wicked problems" - by definition, those that are difficult to define, multi-casual and hard to treat.
Published research Depression and Anxiety Youth Health -
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