Rate My Professor Stephanie Malone

Dr. Stephanie Malone is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and Professional Studies at Griffith University. She is affiliated with the Autism Centre of Excellence and the Griffith Institute for Educational Research. Malone earned her PhD in Psychology from Lancaster University in England. Her career includes previous roles at the Learning Sciences Institute Australia, Australian Catholic University. She has held the position of Lecturer at Griffith University since June 2020, progressing to Senior Lecturer. Her research interests lie in developmental and educational psychology, focusing on cognitive skills underpinning mathematics development, autism characteristics, and participatory research. She explores topics such as supports for autistic students' transitions from secondary school, anxiety in autistic preschoolers and families, home literacy environments for school-age autistic children, and sensory aspects of built school environments for autistic students.

Malone has authored or co-authored numerous publications, including 'Pattern understanding is a predictor of early reading and mathematics' (Burgoyne et al., 2019), 'Autistic Adults' Reflections on What Supported Their Transitioning from Secondary School' (White et al., 2024), 'The home literacy environment of school-age autistic children and its relationship to reading ability' (Westerveld et al., 2024), 'Protocol for a longitudinal study investigating the role of anxiety for autistic preschoolers and their families' (Adams et al., 2021), and 'Research and training priorities of staff supporting individuals on the autism spectrum' (Simpson et al., 2022). She leads funded research, including a Queensland Education Horizon Grant for a project supporting mathematics learning in autistic students. Malone teaches psychology courses such as Educational Psychology, Research Methods and Statistics, and Introduction to Psychology, and supervises PhD students, for example, on differentiating repetitive behaviours in autism. Her professional contributions encompass mentoring honours students, receipt of the 2022 Arts, Education and Law Research Excellence Award for her research group or team, and teaching commendations at Griffith University. Her work has garnered over 1,150 citations, influencing research on neurodivergence, academic development, and educational interventions.