Laura is a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education at Charles Sturt University, in the School of Education. Laura earned her doctorate in Human Development and Family Sciences, with a focus on early childhood, at The University of Texas at Austin. Laura has taught early childhood subjects at The University of Texas and Charles Sturt University in child guidance, early childhood curriculum, research in early childhood, leadership and management, environmental sustainability in early childhood, relationships and pedagogy in early childhood and child development. Laura was also was a lead teacher of infants and toddlers at the University of Texas Lab School, and has worked as a parent educator for a community health organisation. Laura's research focuses on supporting parent-child and teacher-parent relationships, child guidance and environmental sustainability in early childhood. Laura has a specific interest in the birth – two educational sector.