Who We Are
I-CEPS 2027 Global Ambassadors
I-CEPS 2027 Strategic Advisors
I-CEPS 2027 Committee Members
Convenors
Professor Matthew Sanders (The University of Queensland, Australia)
Dr Cheri Shapiro (University of South Carolina, USA)
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Organising Committee
• Professor Karen Turner (Chair; The University of Queensland, Australia)
• Dr Alimila Hayixibayi (Congress Coordinator; The University of Queensland, Australia)
• Mr Warren Cann (Congress Treasurer; Parenting Research Centre, Australia)
• Ms Sarah Little (Communications; The University of Queensland, Australia)
• Ms Samantha Gardiner (Communications; The University of Queensland, Australia)
• Mr Matthew Taylor (Communications; The University of Queensland, Australia)
• Ms Heidi Minchin (Graphics; The University of Queensland, Australia)
• Dr Carolina Gonzalez (Volunteer Coordinator; University of Southern Queensland, Australia)
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Scientific Program Committee
• Associate Professor David Pasalich (Co-chair; Australian National University, Australia)
• Dr Christiane Kehoe (Co-chair; The University of Melbourne, Australia)
• Professor Kerri McPherson (Co-chair; Glasgow Caledonian University, UK)
• Professor Karla van Leeuwen (Co-chair; KU Leuven, Belgium)
• Tamara Del Vecchio (Co-chair; St John's University, USA)
• Assistant Professor Caitlyn Owens (Co-chair; James Madison University, USA)
• Dr Japeth Adina (The University of Queensland, Australia)
• Professor Amit Baumel (University of Haifa, Israel)
• Assistant Professor Shelina Bhamani (Aga Khan University, Pakistan)
• Ms Peggy Govers (Triple P Parenting, Canada)
• Professor Sophie Havighurst (University of Melbourne, Australia)
• Professor David Hawes (University of Sydney, Australia)
• Dr Grace Kirby (The University of Queensland, Australia)
• Adjunct Professor Cynthia Leung (Victoria University, Australia)
• Associate Professor Trevor Mazzucchelli (Curtin University, Australia)
• Dr Tianyi Ma (The University of Queensland, Australia)
• Professor Marigen Narea (Universidad Catolica de Chile)
• Professor Melanie Woodfield (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
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​Finance Committee
• Mr Warren Cann (Chair; Parenting Research Centre, Australia)
• Mr Roger Lam (Parenting Research Centre, Australia)
• Professor Alina Morawska (The University of Queensland, Australia)
• Mr Benjamin Sanders (Sanders Family Foundation, Australia)
• Professor Matthew Sanders (The University of Queensland, Australia)
• Professor Karen Turner (The University of Queensland, Australia)



























