Dr Yosheen Pillay
Name | Dr Yosheen Pillay |
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Email Address | yosheen.pillay@unisq.edu.au |
Job Title | Senior Lecturer (Educational Counselling) |
Qualifications | BMusic Natal, BSc(Hons) USQ, MMusic Natal, PhD USQ |
Department | School of Education |
Affiliations | Centre for Health Research |
ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5428-952X |
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Biography
Dr Pillay is a Senior Lecturer and Psychologist in Educational Counselling with a career in the educational sector spanning 25 years. Dr Pillay completed her PhD at USQ and commenced at the University of Southern Queensland in 2016.
Employment
Position | Organisation | From | To |
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Senior Lecturer Educational Counselling | University of Southern Queensland | 2016 | 2023 |
Expertise
Autism, mental health and wellbeing, disability, education
Teaching
Educational Counselling
Fields of Research
- 390404. Educational counselling
- 390407. Inclusive education
- 390411. Special education and disability
- 390412. Teacher and student wellbeing
- 390499. Specialist studies in education not elsewhere classified
- 399999. Other education not elsewhere classified
- 520101. Child and adolescent development
- 520102. Educational psychology
- 520199. Applied and developmental psychology not elsewhere classified
Professional Membership
Professional Membership | Year |
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Australian Psychological Society (Member) | |
Deputy Chair Human Research Ethics Committe University of Southern Queensland | |
Aspergers Victoria (Board Member) |
BMusic
Natal
1988
BSc(Hons)
USQ
2014
MMusic
Natal
1994
PhD
USQ
2018
Current Supervisions
Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Commenced |
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Trauma-informed Practices for Students with Disabilities | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2024 |
Illumination of the Self: Sandplay Therapy with Older Adults | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
Autistic girls: Lived experiences on transition from primary to secondary school | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
Understanding educators' knowledge of and capability managing children's mental health in the Outside Hours School Care context | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
The career impact on women diagnosed with ASD in adulthood | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2021 |
School Support for Students Suspected to be Experiencing Domestic and Family Violence: An Australian Study | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2020 |