Emeritus ProfessorKaren Stagnitti

Professor Karen Stagnitti is a member of the Occupational Science and Therapy
team and the Master of Child Play Therapy team. She lectures in Research
Methods, particularly Quantitative Research Methods, play assessment and
measurement and play intervention. Professor Stagnitti supervises HDR PhD
students and masters research students. From 2014 she undertook the role of
Associate Head of School Research for the School of Health and Social
Development. She is invited nationally and internationally to present her
research on the Child-Initiated Pretend Play Assessment and Learn to Play
Therapy.

Karen Stagnitti has worked for over 30 years in community based child and
family early childhood intervention teams. She has been a staff member at
Queensland University and Deakin University. In 2005 she joined the
Occupational Science and Therapy team at Deakin University where she is now
Professor, Personal Chair. She has been invited to present her work in Canada,
UK, Denmark, Switzerland, Japan, Singapore, Croatia, Romania, Chile and Italy.
She has over 80 papers published in peer reviewed journals, 20 book chapters
and has written or edited five books.