Madeleine's research focuses on early childhood education, children's rights, and trauma-informed + caring pedagogies. She is an Associate Investigator with the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child and a co-investigator on the Thoughtful Schools project. Her current projects include an exploration of children's nature connectedness and how to boost this via innovative digital technologies; further developing an immersive VR experience to enhance student belonging at university; and supporting early childhood educators and leaders to adapt trauma-informed pedagogies and practices.

Madeleine's outputs include journal articles, book chapters, reports, and non-traditional textual works including essays, creative nonfiction, short stories, and poetry. Her creative works integrate lived experience and research expertise, touching on themes of social justice and trauma, and integrating feminist ways of thinking and creating. She is a member of the Editorial Collective for Emerging Possibilities and she is a devoted peer reviewer for creative and scholarly works. Madeleine is also an Associate Editor for Early Child Development & Care.