Professor Matthew Sanders AOFASSA | |
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 Prof Matthew Sanders, parenting researcher at the University of Queensland and a Queensland Great | |
| Born | Matthew Roy Sanders |
| Occupation | University Professor AcademicUniversity Researcher Family Psychologist |
| Employer | University of Queensland |
Matthew Roy SandersAO FASSA is aparenting researcher and professor at theUniversity of Queensland inBrisbane,Queensland, Australia. In 2018, he was named as one of theQueensland Greats byQueensland PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk in a ceremony at theQueensland Art Gallery on 8 June 2018.[1]
Sanders is the founder of the iconicPositive Parenting Program, known as Triple P. The program is a world leader in its approaches to parenting and family interventions. Hundreds of thousands of families across Queensland and Australia have already benefited from the program that has been translated into 22 languages and used in 28 countries by more than 76,000 accredited practitioners. Professor Sanders’ expertise is highly valued by policy makers all around the world and has advised many institutions including the Queensland Health Paediatric Advisory Panel,Education Queensland, National Suicide Prevention Council, US Ministry of Health, theCouncil of Europe, and theWorld Health Organization. Professor Sanders continues to be one of the world's most highly cited parenting researchers.[2]
Sanders was elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in 2016.[3] In the2020 Australia Day Honours Sanders was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for "distinguished service to education and research in clinical psychology, and to child, parent and family wellbeing".[4]
This article was based on material from2018 Queensland Greats recipients ©The State of Queensland 2018, released underCC-BY-4.0license, accessed on 27 October 2018.
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