DrMichelle Benstead

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Health/School of Psychology/Deakin Lifespan Institute

  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Health/School of Psychology/Deakin Lifespan Institute
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Child and adolescent mental health and wellbeing
  • Supporting parents and families
  • Family-school partnerships
  • Improving outcomes for family functioning and preservation
  • Program evaluation

GRANTS

  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Testing Toolbox: Evaluating a Universal, School-Based, Mental Health Intervention
    15 Sep 2025 - 14 Mar 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    Toolbox Education Pty Ltd - $35,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Program Explication of Grampians Health Family Services Program delivered by The Central Highland Family Services Alliance
    11 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania) Limited - $60,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Toolbox Education Program Explication.
    20 Sep 2023 - 30 Jan 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Toolbox Education Pty Ltd - $10,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Evaluation of online intervention to prevent student alcohol and other drug harm.
    3 Apr 2023 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Bendigo Bank - $14,545.46
  • GRANT
    LSAC AIFS project.
    27 Mar 2023 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Australian Institute of Family Studies - $105,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Peer Support Australia Program Evaluation & Research Advisory Support.
    1 Jan 2023 - 30 Sep 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Peer Support Australia - $20,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Evaluation of support program for parents with intellectual disability.
    1 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Barwon Child, Youth & Family - $180,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    BCYF Research Strategy.
    1 Jun 2022 - 31 Aug 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Barwon Child, Youth & Family - $30,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Evaluation of Supporting Parents with an Intellectual Disability Program.
    1 Sep 2021 - 31 Jul 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Barwon Child, Youth & Family - $24,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a centralised, evidence-based assessment framework for child and family practitioners.
    1 Nov 2019 - 30 Jun 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    Barwon Child, Youth & Family - CONTR2019/02264 - $40,000.00
  • GRANT
    Implementation of an evidence-based family program to improve child education outcomes in disadvantaged school communities
    23 Sep 2019 - 18 Jul 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Ian Potter Foundation Grant - Research - 31110032 - $150,000.00
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Sax Institute Review of Family School Partnerships.
    17 Apr 2019 - 9 Aug 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    The Sax Institute - CONTR2019/00648 - $25,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Bethany Connect Up Evaluation
    28 Feb 2019 - 29 Nov 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    Bethany Community Support Inc - CONTR2019/00397 - $45,000.00