Stanley is a cognitive and educational researcher, with special interests in maths cognition, as well as identifying and supporting individuals with learning difficulties in numeracy and literacy, and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. He is currently a PhD candidate in the School of Education at Macquarie University, supervised by Prof. Rebecca Bull and Dr Emma Burns, investigating how to identify and support early primary school students with mathematical learning difficulties.

Stanley is a teacher-trained educational and developmental psychologist and AHPRA Board-approved supervisor, with extensive experience in supporting educators in multi-level settings: frontline clinical work, and systematic work at a state-wide level. He worked as a subject matter expert in the Central office of the Victorian Department of Education, with specialisations in ADHD, dyslexia, and dyscalculia; experienced in informing policy development, state-level strategic planning and projects, as well as providing consultation and developing resources for front-line educators on a state-wide level.