Dobson, M. (2025). “Is that you, Cathryn?”: Weaving through a warped reimagining of a children’s tale. Emerging Possibilities.
Dobson, M. (2025). Are we really listening? Contemplating children’s perspectives about the climate crisis. VCI.
Robertson, T., Bunn, A., Dobson, M., Riveria, C., Zhao, A., Peach, L., Langton, K., Ng, R., Weise, J. & Leaver, T. (2025). Submission to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner: Children’s Online Privacy Code – Issues paper.
Owen, S., Baca, E., Dobson, M. & Owen, A. (2025). The power of the intimate: Autoethnographic reflections on intimate connections with Taylor Swift. In H. McCann, E. Faichney, R. Trelease & E. Whatman (Eds.), Taylor Swift: Culture, Capital & Society. Routledge.
Vella, K., Dobson, M., & Brereton, M. (2025). “Hello, Mr Tree”: Toying with playful conversational AI in the early years
Fielding, K., Murcia, K., Dobson, M. & Lowe, G. (2025). Navigating consent and dissent in early childhood research: An Australian perspective. Issues in Educational Research, 35(1).
Walker, R., Morey, V., Dobson, M. & Green, A. (2024). Pathways towards equity: Achievements by online initial teacher education graduates across Australia. Issues in Educational Research, 34(4).
Cross, E., Dobson, M., & Brooks, J. (2024). Leadership competencies in Early Childhood Education: Design and validation of a survey tool. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 49(4).
Vella, K. & Dobson, M. (2024). Tech can help kids connect with nature and go outdoors – here are tips to make it work.
Absalom-Hornby, V., Quinton, S. & Dobson, M. (2024). A guide for children’s decision making: Empowering children to have a voice in our community. Valuing Children Initiative.
Bunn, A. & Dobson, M. (2024). Exploring researchers’ perspectives and experiences of digital childhoods research in schools. Computers & Education Open.
Om, C., Brereton, M., Vella, K., Ploderer, B., Dema, T., Dobson, M. & Murcia, K. (2024). Rethinking the development of computational thinking skills in young children through nature play. OzCHI ’23: Proceedings of the 35th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference.
Unwin, S., Starcevich, R., Lembo, S. & Dobson, M. (2024). On becoming a queer educator: Reflections on queer perspectives and approaches in Initial Teacher Education. Continuum.
Dobson, M. (2024). The power of imagination: Valuing children’s connections to media icons. VCI.
ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child. [contributing author] (2024). Digital child ethics toolkit: Ethical considerations for Digital Childhoods Research. (Digital Child Working Paper 2024-01).
Dobson, M., Absalom-Hornby, V., & Baca, E. (2023). “Be beside me”: Exploring children’s visions for belonging and citizenship. Issues in Educational Research, 33(4), 1362-1379.
Vella, K., Dobson, M., Om., C., Rodgers, S., Bircanin, F., Pillai, J., Murcia, K., Brereton, M. (2023). Wired, wild, wonderful: A scoping review of early childhood nature connections fostered by digital technologies. International Journal of Child Computer Interaction.
Lund, S., Dobson, M., Kelty, E., Archer, C., Wallace, R., Frantzich Gardiner, S., McLeod, M., Quinton, S., Harahap, D., & Fitzgerald, K. (2023). The Valuing Children Initiative Survey: 2023. School of Allied Health, The University of Western Australia. Perth, Western Australia.
Absalom-Hornby, V., Dobson, M., Hesterman, S., Kaiko, J., Quinton, S., Saratsis, M. (2023). The Valuing Children Initiative: “Come Play in the City” – Children’s Advisory Workshop Report.
Martin, K., Dobson, M., Fitzgerald, K., Ford, M., Lund, S., Egeberg, H., Walker, R., Milroy, H., Wheeler, K., Kasten-Lee, A., Bayly, L., Gazey, A., Falconer, S., & Berger, E. (2023). International Trauma-Informed Practice Principles for Schools (ITIPPS): Expert Consensus of Best Practice Principles. The Australian Educational Researcher.
Walker, R., Morey, V., Dinham, J., Dobson, M., Sims, C., Bi, M., & Lamont, W. (2023). Welcome, how can I help you? Design considerations for a virtual reality environment to support the orientation of online initial teacher education students. Education Sciences, 13(5).
Cross, E., Dobson, M., Walker, R. & Lowe, G. (2022). Leading quality in Western Australian Early Childhood Long Day Care services. Issues in Educational Research, 32(4).
Dobson, M. (2022). Transforming early education: Investment in early education pays off later. Education Today, 20 June 2022.
Walker, R. & Dobson, M. (2022). Planning the curriculum. In B. Gobby & R. Walker (Eds.), Powers of curriculum: Sociological perspectives on education (2nd ed.). Oxford.
Dobson, M. (2022). Trauma informed practices in early childhood.
Dobson, M. (2022). Social justice in early childhood.
Dobson, M. & Owen, S. (2021). Envisioning caring communities in Initial Teacher Education. In A.L. Black & R. Dwyer (Eds.), Reimagining the Academy: ShiFting towards kindness, connection, and an ethics of care. Palgrave MacMillan.
Dobson, M. & Jay, J. (2021). Researching representations of children and childhood on Instagram: Ethical and methodological considerations. In D. Holloway, M. Willson, K. Murcia, C. Archer, F. Stocco (Eds.), Young children’s rights in a digital world: Play, design, and practice.
Dobson, M., Murcia, K., & Gifkins, K. (2021). Research ethics and digitising early childhood. In D. Holloway, M. Willson, K. Murcia, C. Archer, F. Stocco (Eds.), Young children’s rights in a digital world: Play, design, and practice.
Dobson, M. (2021). Supporting educator wellbeing to enhance children’s learning and development. NSW Department of Education: Quality in Practice.
Martin, K., Ford, M., Fitzgerald, K., Falconer, S., Kasten-Lee, A., Gazey, A., Parker, R., Lund, S., Egeberg, H., Walker, R., Dobson, M., Berger, E., Wheeler, K. (2021). The Thoughtful Schools Program Guidebook.
Dobson, M. (2020). Engaging in ethical research partnerships with children and families. In L. Green, D. Holloway, K. Stevenson, T. Leaver, & L. Haddon (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Digital Media and Children. Routledge.
Dobson, M. & Jay, J. (2020). “Instagram has well and truly got a hold of me”: Exploring a parent’s representation of her children. Issues in Educational Research, 30(1), 58-78.
Dobson, M. & Jay, J. (2019). Emotionless, malleable little ornaments: Is this our image of children? WAIER Features.
Dobson, M. & Jay, J. (2019). The image of the child re-imagined on Instagram. The Spoke.
Beltman, S., Dobson, M., Mansfield, C.F. & Jay, J. (2019). ‘The thing that keeps me going’: educator resilience in early learning settings. International Journal of Early Years Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669760.2019.1605885
Dobson, M. (2019). Recognising and respecting the right of all children to play. WAIER Features.
Dobson, M. & Beltman, S. (2019). Powerful and pervasive, or personal and positive? Views of young girls, parents and educators about media. Issues in Educational Research, 29(1), 38-54.
Dobson, M. (2019). Hayley’s Story: Exploring a Junior Primary Student’s Relationship with Media. In Green, L., Holloway, D., Stevenson, K. and Jaunzems, K. (Eds.), Digitising Early Childhood (pp. 104-124). UK: Cambridge Scholars.
Dobson, M. (2018). Position on play statement. http://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.14657.33124
Dobson, M. (2018). “You have to look after yourself”: ECEC educators and resilience. The Spoke.
Dobson, M. (2016). Giving voice to girls: A child-centric examination of the lived experiences of young girls aged 7-13 in their personal media contexts.