Dr Erin Leif

Dr Erin Leif

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Monash University

Erin is a senior lecturer in the faculty of education at Monash University. She is passionate about using the science of learning and behaviour to help all kids thrive. Her research interests involve Positive Behaviour Interventions and Supports, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, and Universal Design for Learning. Given the interconnected nature of academic, behaviour, and social-emotional challenges, Erin believes that addressing academic skills, student wellbeing, and student behaviours of concern within a unified, collaborative, and student-centred framework is key for promoting real inclusion for all students.

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Whole-school considerations to support students’ feelings of safety
Whole-school considerations to support students’ feelings of safety

New analysis of Australian PISA data shows Australian students’ feelings of safety is lowest in areas of the school outside the classroom. In today’s article, Dr Erin Leif from Monash University shares some practical considerations for schools when reflecting on how they can support feelings of safety in all areas of the school grounds

Practical, research-informed strategies to teach more inclusively
Practical, research-informed strategies to teach more inclusively

In today’s article, Dr Erin Leif, Dr Laura Alfrey and Dr Christine Grove describe how teachers can integrate the Universal Design for Learning framework and High Impact Teaching Strategies in a complementary way in the classroom in order to teach more inclusively.

Challenges for delivering inclusive education in Australia
Challenges for delivering inclusive education in Australia

What challenges do teachers face when delivering inclusive education? How could we begin to address this? In the first of two articles on the topic, Dr Erin Leif, Dr Laura Alfrey and Dr Christine Grove from Monash University explore these questions.