Biography summary
Dr Westrupp is a clinical psychologist, who has focused her research efforts on understanding the biological, social and environmental factors that influence children’s long-term developmental outcomes. She has expertise in clinical and population-level longitudinal research and cohort studies, and randomised control trials of parenting interventions across the hospital and community settings.
Research interests
Dr Westrupp's research focusses on child development and parenting.
Affiliations
Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne
Honorary Research Fellow, Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University
Teaching interests
Clinical psychology; psychological assessment; counselling; case management.
Units taught
HPY723 - Psychological Assessment in Practice
HPY710 - Case Management and Professional Issues
Professional activities
Dr Westrupp is a National Convener of the Prevention Sciences Network for the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY); and co-leads the Intervention Sciences Theme of the Deakin Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED).
Awards
Dr Elizabeth Westrupp's PhD thesis was nominated for the University of Melbourne Chancellor’s Prize for Excellence. In 2017, she was nominated for the international Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research, by Purdue University, Boston.
Publications
Selective attrition in longitudinal studies: effective processes for Facebook tracing
S Bennetts, J Love, N Hackworth, F Mensah, E Westrupp, D Berthelsen, P Levickis, C Bennett, J Nicholson
(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 135-147, International journal of social research methodology, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Elizabeth Westrupp, Sheena Reilly, Cristina McKean, James Law, Fiona Mensah, Jan Nicholson
(2020), Vol. 91, pp. e365-e382, Child development, Chichester, Eng., C1
Using technology to tailor and personalise population level parenting interventions
E Westrupp, G Youssef, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, J Macdonald, S Havighurst, C Kehoe, L Olive, S Evans
(2020), Vol. 19, pp. 1-3, Mental health and prevention, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Elizabeth Westrupp, Gery Karantzas, Jacqui Macdonald, Lisa Olive, George Youssef, Christopher Greenwood, Emma Sciberras, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Mathew Ling, Robert Cummins, Delyse Hutchinson, Glenn Melvin, Julian Fernando, Samantha Teague, Amanda Wood, John Toumbourou, Tomer Berkowitz, Jake Linardon, Peter Enticott, Mark Stokes, Jane McGillivray, Craig Olsson
(2020), Vol. 11, pp. 1-11, Frontiers in psychiatry, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
Measuring educational attainment in longitudinal research: challenges and recommendations
J Love, S Bennetts, D Berthelsen, N Hackworth, E Westrupp, F Mensah, J Nicholson
(2020), pp. 1-8, International journal of social research methodology, Abingdon, Eng., C1
C Bennett, M Cullinane, S Bennetts, J Love, N Hackworth, F Mensah, S Reilly, J Nicholson, E Westrupp
(2020), Vol. 15, pp. 1-10, PloS one, San Francisco, CA, C1
E Westrupp, J MacDonald, C Bennett, S Havighurst, C Kehoe, D Foley, T Berkowitz, G King, G Youssef
(2020), Vol. 10, pp. 1-14, BMJ Open, London, Eng., C1
S Evans, A Mikocka-Walus, A Klas, L Olive, E Sciberras, G Karantzas, E Westrupp
(2020), Vol. 11, pp. 1-13, Frontiers in Psychology, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
Physical Health, Media Use, and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents With ADHD During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia
E Sciberras, P Patel, M Stokes, D Coghill, C Middeldorp, M Bellgrove, S Becker, D Efron, A Stringaris, S Faraone, S Bellows, J Quach, T Banaschewski, J McGillivray, D Hutchinson, T Silk, G Melvin, A Wood, A Jackson, G Loram, L Engel, A Montgomery, E Westrupp
(2020), Journal of Attention Disorders, C1
Crossover of parents' work-family conflict to family functioning and child mental health
A Vahedi, I Krug, E Westrupp
(2019), Vol. 62, pp. 38-49, Journal of applied developmental psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Elizabeth Westrupp, Fabrizio D'Esposito, Jane Freemantle, Fiona Mensah, Jan Nicholson
(2019), Vol. 14, pp. 1-13, PLoS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1
Leesa Hooker, Emma Toone, Vibhay Raykar, Cathy Humphreys, Anita Morris, Elizabeth Westrupp, Angela Taft
(2019), Vol. 9, pp. 1-8, BMJ open, London, Eng., C1
A Vahedi, I Krug, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, E Westrupp
(2019), pp. 1-12, Journal of Child and Family Studies, Berlin, Germany, C1
Elizabeth Clancy, Michelle Benstead, Keri Little, David Skvarc, Elizabeth Westrupp, Marie Yap, Sophie Havighurst, John Toumbourou
(2019), Melbourne, Vic., A6
Early home activities and oral language skills in middle childhood: a quantile analysis
J Law, R Rush, T King, E Westrupp, S Reilly
(2018), Vol. 89, pp. 295-309, Child development, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
E Westrupp, S Brown, H Woolhouse, D Gartland, J Nicholson
(2018), Vol. 177, pp. 419-427, European journal of pediatrics, Berlin, Germany, C1
R Giallo, D Gartland, H Woolhouse, F Mensah, E Westrupp, J Nicholson, S Brown
(2018), Vol. 42, pp. 214-224, International journal of behavioral development, London, Eng., C1-1
N Hackworth, J Matthews, E Westrupp, C Nguyen, T Phan, A Scicluna, W Cann, D Bethelsen, S Bennetts, J Nicholson
(2018), Vol. 19, pp. 880-893, Prevention science, New York, N.Y., C1
E Westrupp, C Bennett, M Cullinane, N Hackworth, D Berthelsen, S Reilly, F Mensah, L Gold, S Bennetts, P Levickis, J Nicholson
(2018), Vol. 18, pp. 1-11, BMC pediatrics, London, Eng., C1
Andisheh Vahedi, Isabel Krug, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Elizabeth Westrupp
(2018), Vol. 211, pp. 251-260, Social science & medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
N Hackworth, D Berthelsen, J Matthews, E Westrupp, W Cann, O Ukoumunne, S Bennetts, T Phan, A Scicluna, M Trajanovska, M Yu, J Nicholson
(2017), Vol. 18, pp. 337-349, Prevention science, New York, N.Y., C1-1
Establishing agreement between parent-reported and directly-measured behaviours
S Bennetts, E Westrupp, J Nicholson, F Mensah, N Hackworth, S Reilly
(2017), Vol. 42, pp. 105-115, Australasian journal of early childhood, Deakin, A.C.T., C1-1
H Dinh, A Cooklin, L Leach, E Westrupp, J Nicholson, L Strazdins
(2017), Vol. 194, pp. 42-50, Social science & medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Perinatal and social factors predicting caesarean birth in a 2004 Australian birth cohort
S Robson, H Vally, A-L Mohamed, M Yu, E Westrupp
(2017), Vol. 30, pp. 506-510, Women and birth, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Mothers' experiences of parent-reported and video-recorded observational assessments
S Bennetts, F Mensah, J Green, N Hackworth, E Westrupp, S Reilly
(2017), Vol. 26, pp. 3312-3326, Journal of child and family studies, New York, N.Y., C1-1
T King, C McKean, R Rush, E Westrupp, F Mensah, S Reilly, J Law
(2017), Vol. 63, pp. 181-209, Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, Detroit, Mich., C1-1
Jan Nicholson, Warren Cann, Jan Matthews, Donna Berthelsen, Obioha Ukoumunne, Misel Trajanovska, Shannon Bennetts, Tessa Hillgrove, Victoria Hamilton, Elizabeth Westrupp, Naomi Hackworth
(2016), Vol. 16, pp. 1-15, BMC pediatrics, London, Eng., C1
The agreement between parent-reported and directly measured child language and parenting behaviors
Shannon Bennetts, Fiona Mensah, Elizabeth Westrupp, Naomi Hackworth, Sheena Reilly
(2016), Vol. 7, pp. 1-18, Frontiers in psychology, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
Fathers at work: work-family conflict, work-family enrichment and parenting in an Australian cohort
A Cooklin, E Westrupp, L Strazdins, R Giallo, A Martin, J Nicholson
(2016), Vol. 37, pp. 1611-1635, Journal of family issues, London, Eng., C1-1
Maternal work-family conflict and psychological distress: reciprocal relationships over 8 years
E Westrupp, L Strazdins, A Martin, A Cooklin, S Zubrick, J Nicholson
(2016), Vol. 78, pp. 107-126, Journal of marriage and family, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
A Cooklin, H Dinh, L Strazdins, E Westrupp, L Leach, J Nicholson
(2016), Vol. 155, pp. 24-34, Social science & medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
E Sciberras, E Westrupp, M Wake, J Nicholson, N Lucas, F Mensah, L Gold, S Reilly
(2015), Vol. 17, pp. 41-52, International journal of speech-language pathology, Abingdon, Eng., C1
E Westrupp, E Northam, K Lee, S Scratch, F Cameron
(2015), Vol. 16, pp. 554-563, Pediatric diabetes, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
E Westrupp, N Rose, J Nicholson, S Brown
(2015), Vol. 19, pp. 1966-1973, Maternal and child health journal, New York, N.Y., C1-1
Childhood health and developmental outcomes after cesarean birth in an Australian cohort
S Robson, H Vally, M Abdel-Latif, M Yu, E Westrupp
(2015), Vol. 136, pp. e1285-e1293, Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Ill., C1-1
A Cooklin, E Westrupp, L Strazdins, R Giallo, A Martin, J Nicholson
(2015), Vol. 41, pp. 266-277, Child: care health and development, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
E Westrupp, N Lucas, F Mensah, L Gold, M Wake, J Nicholson
(2014), Vol. 40, pp. 259-266, Child: Care, Health and Development, C1
Heightened maternal separation anxiety in the postpartum: the role of socioeconomic disadvantage
A Cooklin, N Lucas, L Strazdins, E Westrupp, R Giallo, L Canterford, J Nicholson
(2014), Vol. 35, pp. 1497-1519, Journal of family issues, London, Eng., C1-1
Raising Children in Single-Parent Families
J Nicholson, F D'Esposito, N Lucas, E Westrupp
(2013), pp. 166-188, Contemporary Issues in Family Studies: Global Perspectives on Partnerships, Parenting and Support in a Changing World, B1-1
The cost of healthcare for children with mental health difficulties
N Lucas, J Bayer, L Gold, F Mensah, L Canterford, M Wake, E Westrupp, J Nicholson
(2013), Vol. 47, pp. 849-858, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, C1
Bidirectional associations between mothers' and fathers' parenting consistency and child BMI
Pauline Jansen, Rebecca Giallo, Elizabeth Westrupp, Melissa Wake, Jan Nicholson
(2013), Vol. 132, pp. e1513-e1520, Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Ill., C1
Elizabeth Westrupp, Fiona Mensah, Rebecca Giallo, Amanda Cooklin, Jan Nicholson
(2012), Vol. 51, pp. 313-323, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Longitudinal predictors of psychiatric disorders in very low birth weight adults
E Westrupp, E Northam, L Doyle, C Callanan, P Anderson
(2012), Vol. 43, pp. 113-123, Child psychiatry and human development, New York, N.Y., C1-1
Long-term outcome following preterm birth
N Barre, E Westrupp, K Howard, P Anderson
(2011), pp. 13-32, Contemporary Neurobehavioral Syndromes, London, Eng., B1-1
Adult psychiatric outcomes of very low birth weight survivors
E Westrupp, E Northam, L Doyle, C Callanan, P Anderson
(2011), Vol. 45, pp. 1069-1077, Australian & New Zealand journal of psychiatry, London, Eng., C1-1
Sex, postfeminist popular culture and the pre-teen girl
S Jackson, E Westrupp
(2010), Vol. 13, pp. 357-376, Sexualities, London, Eng., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Industry and Other Funding
Implementation of an evidence-based family program to improve child education outcomes in disadvantaged school communities
Prof John Toumbourou, Dr Bosco Rowland, Ms Heidi Renner, Dr Michelle Benstead, Ms Keri Little, Dr Elizabeth Westrupp, Ms Elizabeth Clancy
- 2020: $50,000
- 2019: $60,000
Sax Institute Review of Family School Partnerships.
Prof John Toumbourou, Ms Elizabeth Clancy, Dr David Skvarc, Dr Elizabeth Westrupp, Ms Keri Little, Dr Michelle Benstead
- 2019: $25,000
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report