Dr Sally-Ann Free
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- is notAvailable to supervise research students at VU
- is notAvailable for media queries
- is notAvailable to supervise research students at VU
Areas of expertise
- Parents with gifted children
- Parent stress and social support
- Group social support for parents
Contact details
About
Sally-Ann coordinates undergraduate psychology placements for third year students and teaches in the Senior College. She has taught a range of psychology units across all levels of the undergraduate psychology degree, including the APP3028 Fieldwork unit.
Sally-Ann completed her undergraduate psychology degree and her honours degree at Victoria University. She also completed her PhD in 2014 at Victoria University. Sally-Ann's PhD examined support for parents of gifted children in the western region of Melbourne.
Teaching responsibilities
- Fieldwork APP3028
Publications
Refereed book chapters
Free, S. (2017). Support for parenting gifted children in the western region of Melbourne, Australia. In N. Ballam & R. Moltzen (Eds.), Giftedness and talent: Australasian Perspectives. Singapore. Springer Nature.
Conference presentations
Free, S. Support for parenting gifted children in the western region of Melbourne, Australia. Paper presented at the 18th Conference of the World Council for Gifted and talented Children, Vancouver, Canada. 3-7 August, 2009.
Appearances in the media
Hogan, B. (2008, June16) Too clever by half. The Age. [Education section], pp. 6-7. (Quoted in article).