Emeritus ProfessorKaren Stagnitti

Emeritus Professor

Faculty of Health/Office of the Executive Dean Health

  • Emeritus Professor
    Faculty of Health/Office of the Executive Dean Health
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  • Off-Campus (Home)

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Prof Stagnitti coordinated the occupational therapy honours program for 10
years from 2005 to 2014. She is intersted in developing students research
skills and abilities in the assessment and measurement of play in children.
She is also interested in the application of knowledge to practice.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • UNIT TAUGHT
    She is unit chair for the following units in the Master of Child Play Therapy:
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    HSO713 - Play Assessment and Meaurement
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    HSO714 - Research Project A
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    Teaches into a clinical intensive as needed from year to year
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    She also supervisors several PhD candidates and masters research students.
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Psychosocial interactions in the parent-child play relationship in early childhood.
    Antanita Chrysostom - School of Health and Social Development
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Assessment of Movement Participation for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorders
    Vicky Tsang - School of Health and Social Development - 2008
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    An Investigation of Play and Literacy of Western Australian Indigenous Children
    Alma Marion Dender - School of Health and Social Development - 2014
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    In-depth Case Study of Australian Seating Service Experience: Stakeholders Perspectives
    Rachael Elliott Schmidt - School of Health and Social Development - 2015
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Learning Styles: Single Attention and Associated Cognition in Autism (SAACA)
    Wendy Lawson - School of Psychology - 2009
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Fine Motor and Executive Function Assessment for Children with Attention-Deficit-Hyperactive-Disorder
    Negar Miri Lavasani - School of Health and Social Development - 2018
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Resilience In Early Years: Understanding Pretend Play And Self-Regulation Development
    Siobhan Anne Casey - School of Health and Social Development - 2018
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Parenting Programs, Play and Intergenerational Poverty
    Rachel Lee Smith - School of Health and Social Development - 2018
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Developing Work-Ready Graduates: Threshold Concepts in Occupational Therapy
    Kelli Nicola-Richmond - School of Health and Social Development - 2020
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Development and Efficacy of the Teacher's Optimal Relationship Approach (TORA)
    Kate Renshaw - School of Health and Social Development - 2023
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    An Integrated Service Model for Eating Disorders
    Rachel Knight - School of Health and Social Development - 2025
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Medical Play Therapy and Childhood Vaccinations: A Study to Evaluate Coping in General Practice
    Belinda Dean - School of Health and Social Development - 2026
  • COMPLETED MASTERS SUPERVISION
    Development of Play Profiles: Influence of Disability on Children's Play
    Teresa Emblen - School of Health and Social Development - 2014
  • COMPLETED MASTERS SUPERVISION
    The Effectiveness of Outcome Measures for Malaysian Children with Down Syndrome
    Fatin Nazari - School of Health and Social Development - 2016
  • COMPLETED MASTERS SUPERVISION
    Bush Kinder Nature Play Experience & Childrens Learning and Development
    Chloe Messner - School of Health and Social Development - 2021