Dr Cassandra Tellegen
Curriculum Development Leader & Teaching Associate
School of Psychology
+61 7 336 57306
Researcher biography
Cassie Tellegen is the Curriculum Development Leader at the PFSC. She is responsible for updating and creating Triple P training materials. Cassie is a clinical psychologist and board approved clinical supervisor who completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology in 2013 at UQ. Her research and clinical work has focused on developmental disabilities with a special interest in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her research in clinical psychology and behavioural family intervention has been cited extensively. In particular, her comprehensive meta-analyses have received wide international recognition.
Publications
Book Chapter
Kirby, James N. and Tellegen, Cassandra L. (2021). Parenting, family environments, and mental health and illness. Making an impact on mental health: the applications of psychological research. (pp. 71-96) edited by James N. Kirby and Paul Gilbert. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429244551-4
Journal Articles
Ma, Tianyi, Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Sanders, Matthew R. (2024). Facilitators, barriers, and enablers of social workers’ utilization of an evidence-based parenting program: An exploratory mixed-method study. Children and Youth Services Review, 166 107922, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107922
Gelmini, Agnes, Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Morawska, Alina (2024). A randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of a brief Triple P discussion group to increase healthy feeding practices and reduce risk factors for infant obesity. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 49 (10), 710-720. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsae063
Ma, Tianyi, Tellegen, Cassandra L., Hodges, Julie and Sanders, Matthew R. (2024). The associations between parenting self-efficacy and parents’ contributions to the home-school partnership among parents of primary school students: a multilevel meta-analysis. Educational Psychology Review, 36 (3) 93. doi: 10.1007/s10648-024-09937-3
Ma, Tianyi, Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Sanders, Matthew R. (2024). The role of parenting self-efficacy on teacher-child relationships and parent-teacher communication: evidence from an Australian national longitudinal study. Journal of School Psychology, 103 101296, 101296. doi: 10.1016/j.jsp.2024.101296
Moller, Nicholas, Tellegen, Cassandra L., Ma, Tianyi and Sanders, Matthew R. (2024). Facilitators and barriers of implementation of evidence-based parenting support in educational settings. School Mental Health, 16 (1), 189-206. doi: 10.1007/s12310-023-09629-3
Tellegen, Cassandra L., Schoch, Martha, Hodges, Julie, Peters, Kim, Sanders, Matthew R., Tonge, Bruce, Einfeld, Stewart, Sofronoff, Kate, Gray, Kylie M. and MHYPeDD team, The (2024). The role of social identity and self-efficacy in predicting service providers’ use of Stepping Stones Triple P following training. Children and Youth Services Review, 156 107318, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107318
Ma, Tianyi, Tellegen, Cassandra L., McWilliam, Jenna and Sanders, Matthew R. (2023). Predicting the sustained implementation of an evidence-based parenting program: a structural equation modelling approach. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 50 (1), 114-127. doi: 10.1007/s10488-022-01226-x
Bartlett, J. A., Sanders, Matthew R., Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Leong, Gary M. (2023). Randomised controlled trial of a brief, low intensity parenting intervention to promote healthy living: The Lifestyle Triple P Seminar Series. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32 (8), 2347-2359. doi: 10.1007/s10826-023-02602-3
Ma, Tianyi, Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Sanders, Matthew R. (2023). Predictors of champion behaviors in an evidence‐based parenting program: A structural equation modeling approach. American Journal of Community Psychology, 71 (1-2), 211-223. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12623
Kelly, Eliza, Day, Jamin J., Hodges, Julie, Tellegen, Cassandra L., Ma, Tianyi, Sanders, Matthew R., Tonge, Bruce, Einfeld, Stewart, Sofronoff, Kate, Gray, Kylie M., Mazzucchelli, Trevor G. and The MHYPeDD Team (2022). Parental Adjustment Scale: Validation of a brief, five-item measure of parental adjustment for use with families of typically developing children and children with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities in Australia. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 128 104304. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104304
Tellegen, Cassandra L., Ma, Tianyi, Day, Jamin J., Hodges, Julie, Panahi, Babak, Mazzucchelli, Trevor G. and Sanders, Matthew R. (2022). Measurement properties for a scale assessing self-regulation in parents and parenting practitioners. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 31 (6), 1736-1748. doi: 10.1007/s10826-022-02307-z
Steindl, Stanley R., Tellegen, Cassandra L., Filus, Ania, Seppälä, Emma, Doty, James R. and Kirby, James N. (2021). The compassion motivation and action scales: a self-report measure of compassionate and self-compassionate behaviours. Australian Psychologist, 56 (2), 93-110. doi: 10.1080/00050067.2021.1893110
Sanders, Matthew R., Spry, Carmen S., Tellegen, Cassandra L., Kirby, James N., Metzler, Carol M. and Prinz, Ronald J. (2020). Development and validation of fidelity monitoring and enhancement in an evidence-based parenting program. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 47 (4), 569-580. doi: 10.1007/s11414-020-09713-5
Kirby, James N., Seppälä, Emma, Wilks, Matti, Cameron, C. Daryl, Tellegen, Cassandra L., Nguyen, Dong T. H., Misra, Supriya, Simon-Thomas, Emiliana, Feinberg, Matthew, Martin, Daniel and Doty, James (2019). Positive and negative attitudes towards compassion predict compassionate outcomes. Current Psychology, 40 (10), 4884-4894. doi: 10.1007/s12144-019-00405-8
Steindl, Stanley R., Kirby, James N. and Tellegan, Cassandra (2018). Motivational interviewing in compassion-based interventions: theory and practical applications. Clinical Psychologist, 22 (3), 265-279. doi: 10.1111/cp.12146
Kirby, James N., Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Steindl, Stanley R. (2017). A meta-analysis of compassion-based interventions: current state of knowledge and future directions. Behavior Therapy, 48 (6), 778-792. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2017.06.003
Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Johnston, Elspeth (2016). A service-based evaluation of the effectiveness of an all-day group parenting program. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26 (2), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s10826-016-0630-3
Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Sofronoff, Kate (2015). Stepping Stones Triple P: the importance of putting the findings into context. BMC Medicine, 13 (1) 25, 1-3. doi: 10.1186/s12916-014-0260-9
Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Sanders, Matthew R. (2014). A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Brief Parenting Program With Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 82 (6), 1193-1200. doi: 10.1037/a0037246
Sanders, Matthew R., Kirby, James N., Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Day, Jamin J. (2014). Erratum to "The triple P-positive parenting program: A systematic review and meta-analysis of a multi-level system of parenting support" [CPR (2014) 337-357]. Clinical Psychology Review, 34 (8), 658-658. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2014.09.001
Sanders, Matthew R., Kirby, James N., Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Day, Jamin J. (2014). The Triple P-Positive Parenting Program: a systematic review and meta-analysis of a multi-level system of parenting support. Clinical Psychology Review, 34 (4), 337-357. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2014.04.003
Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Sanders, Matthew R. (2013). Stepping Stones Triple P-Positive Parenting Program for children with disability: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34 (5), 1556-1571. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.01.022
Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Sanders, Matthew R. (2012). Using primary care parenting interventions to improve outcomes in children with developmental disabilities. Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2012 (1), 150261.1-150261.5. doi: 10.1155/2012/150261
Lipp, Ottmar V., Price, Sarah M. and Tellegen, Cassandra L. (2009). Emotional faces in neutral crowds: Detecting displays of anger, happiness, and sadness on schematic and photographic images of faces. Motivation and Emotion, 33 (3), 249-260. doi: 10.1007/s11031-009-9136-2
Lipp, Ottmar V., Terry, Deborah J., Smith, Joanne R., Tellegen, Cassandra L., Kuebbeler, Jennifer and Newey, Mareka (2009). Searching for Differences in Race: Is There Evidence for Preferential Detection of Other-Race Faces?. Emotion, 9 (3), 350-360. doi: 10.1037/a0015530
Lipp, Ottmar V., Price, Sarah M. and Tellegen, Cassandra L. (2009). No Effect of Inversion on Attentional and Affective Processing of Facial Expressions. Emotion, 9 (2), 248-259. doi: 10.1037/a0014715
Cornwell, T. B., Humphreys, M. S., Maguire, A. M., Weeks, C. S. and Tellegen, C. L. (2006). Sponsorship-linked marketing: The role of articulation in memory. Journal of Consumer Research, 33 (3), 312-321. doi: 10.1086/508436
Conference Papers
Ma, Tianyi, Tellegen, Cassandra L., Hodges, Julie, Boyle, Christopher and Sanders, Matthew R. (2024). Preparing parents to be partners in children’s education: examining the spillover effects of school-based implementation of evidence-based parenting program [Paper Presentation]. Australian Association for Research in Education 2024 Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 1-5 December 2024.
Ma, Tianyi, Tellegen, Cassandra L., McWilliam, Jenna and Sanders, Matthew R. (2022). Predicting the sustained implementation of an evidence-based parenting program. Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT) 42nd National Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 13-14 October 2022.
Kirby, J.N., Tellegen, C.L., Steindl, S.R. and McLean, L. (2018). Compassion Symposium. AACBT National Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, October 2018.
Tellegen, C. L. (2015). How Positive Parenting can Help Your Child on the Spectrum. Aspergers Services Australia Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, May 2015.
Tellegen, C.L. (2014). Triple P: The Findings from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Helping Families Change Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, October 2014.
Kirby, J.N. and Tellegen, C.L. (2014). Triple P Research in Perspective: Meta-Analysis of Triple P Studies. Helping Families Change Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, October 2014.
Tellegen, C.L. (2013). Primary Care Stepping Stones Triple P: Results from a Randomised Controlled Trial with Parents of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Helping Families Change Conference, Los Angeles, CA United States, October 2013.
Tellegen, C.L. (2012). Outcomes from a randomised controlled trial evaluating a brief intervention with parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Helping Families Change Conference, Glasgow, United Kingdom, October 2012.
Tellegen, C.L. (2012). Evaluation of a Brief Behavioural Family Intervention with Parents of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: Findings from a Randomised Controlled Trial. AACBT National Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, October 2012.
Tellegen, C.L. (2012). Using Brief Parenting Programs to Improve Outcomes for Families of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results from a Randomised Controlled Trial. Australasian Society for Autism Research conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, October 2012.
Lipp, O.V., Price, S.M. and Tellegen, C.L. (2007). Emotional faces in neutral crowds: Anger is detected faster than sadness or happiness - most of the time. 2007 International Society for Research on the Emotions conference, Coolum, QLD Australia, June 2007.
Lipp, O.V., Tellegen, C.L., Price, S.M., Purkis, H.M. and Derakhshan, N. (2006). Blink startle modulation during emotional words and faces presented backwardly masked and unmasked. Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vancouver, Canada, June 2006.
Smith, J., Lipp, O.V., Terry, D.J. and Tellegen, C.L. (2006). The expression of intergroup attitudes: The impact of social context?. 2006 Biennial Conference of the Society for the Psychology Study of Social Issues, Long Beach, CA United States, June 2006.
Lipp, Ottmar V., Tellegen, Cassandra, Price, Sarah, Purkis, Helena M. and Derakhshan, Nazanin (2006). Blink startle modulation during emotional words and faces presented backwardly masked and unmasked. Forty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vancouver, British Columbia, 24-29 October, 2006. Malden, MA, U.S.A.: Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2006.00446.x
Cornwell, T.B., Humphreys, M. S., Maguire, A. and Tellegen, C.L. (2003). The Role of Articulation in Sponsorship Linked Marketing. Advertising and Consumer Psychology Conference 2003, New Orleans, LA United States, June 2003.
Seminar Paper
Ma, Tianyi, Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Sanders, Matthew R. (2021). Predicting the sustained implementation of Triple P. PFSC Seminar Series. Parenting and Family Support Centre, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland Australia.
Thesis
Tellegen, Cassandra Lynette (2012). Parenting children with developmental disabilities: Evaluation of the Stepping Stones Triple P-Positive Parenting Program. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland.