Head of School of Psychology
Professor Jane McGillivray, Head of School of Psychology
"There are over 160 staff in the School of Psychology, including our teaching, research, honorary and professional staff. These are the leading minds that you could be studying with or working alongside."
School executive
Professor Jane McGillivray, Head of School of Psychology
Associate Professor Jaclyn Broadbent, Deputy Head of School
Professor Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Associate Head of School, Research
Associate Professor Arlene Walker, Associate Head of School, Rural and Regional Development
Dr Stefanie Sharman, Associate Head of School, Teaching and Learning
Dr Ian Fuelscher, Associate Head of School, International
Lorraine Rodricks, School Manager
Terry McCormick, Executive Assistant to Head of School
HDR coordinators
Associate Professor Christian Hyde, HDR coordinator, Doctor of Philosophy
Associate Professor Jacqui Macdonald, Deputy HDR coordinator, Doctor of Philosophy
Professor Nicki Dowling , HDR coordinator, Doctor of Psychology (Clinical)
Course directors
Associate Professor Alexander Mussap, Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
Dr Shannon Hyder, Bachelor of Psychological Science
Dr Richelle Mayshak, Graduate Diploma of Psychological Science
Dr David Skvarc, Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours), Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Advanced)
Dr Melissa Hayden, Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours), Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Advanced)
Amanda Dudley, Master of Professional Psychology
Vicki Kavadas, Master of Psychology (Organisational)
Associate Professor Melissa O'Shea, Master of Psychology (Clinical), Doctor of Psychology (Clinical)
Dr Carol Sandiford, Graduate Certificate in Counselling, Graduate Diploma of Counselling, Master of Counselling
Dr Mayumi Purvis, Graduate Certificate in Counselling, Graduate Diploma of Counselling, Master of Counselling
Academic staff
Professor Charles Abraham, Professor
Dr Beatrice Alba, Lecturer
Dr Jeromy Anglim, Senior Lecturer
Professor David Austin, Professor, Associate Dean (International)
Dr Alex Bahar-Fuchs, Senior Lecturer
Dr Michael Barham, Associate Lecturer
Dr Pam Barhoun, Lecturer
Dr Michelle Benstead, Teaching Scholar
Dr Hannah Bereznicki, Lecturer
Associate Professor Jaclyn Broadbent , Deputy Head of School
Dr Lisa Burke, Lecturer
Professor Peter Butterworth, Professor
Dr Jamie Byrne, Lecturer
Cathy Caballero, Lecturer
Professor Karen Caeyenberghs, Professor
Dr Tim Chambers, Lecturer
Dr Elizabeth Clancy, Lecturer
Emeritus Professor Robert Cummins, Emeritus Professor
Dr Ashlee Curtis, Lecturer
Dr Meaghan Danby, Lecturer
Dr Rebecca Diehm, Lecturer
Dr Michael Do, Lecturer
Dr Lucille Douglas, Lecturer
Professor Nicki Dowling , Professor
Amanda Dudley, Senior Lecturer
Pete Ekstedt, Lecturer
Professor Peter Enticott, Professor, Associate Dean, Research
Dr Sherryn Evans, Senior Lecturer
Associate Professor Subhadra Evans, Associate Professor
Dr Julian Fernando, Lecturer
Dr Loch Forsyth, Lecturer
Associate Professor Kaye Frankcom, Associate Professor
Dr Ian Fuelscher, Associate Head of School, International
Professor Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Associate Head of School, Research
Dr Tracy Garvin, Senior Lecturer
Dr Matin Ghayour-Minaie, Lecturer
Associate Professor Rebecca Giallo , Associate Professor
Dr Shikha Gray, Lecturer
Dr Belinda Guadagno, Lecturer
Dr Kate Hall, Senior Lecturer
Dr David Hallford, Senior Lecturer
Travis Harries, Associate Lecturer
Dr Melissa Hayden , Senior Lecturer
Dr Alexa Hayley, Lecturer
Dr Sharon Horwood, Senior Lecturer
Dr Dominika Howard, Associate Lecturer
Associate Professor Delyse Hutchinson, Associate Professor
Associate Professor Christian Hyde, Associate Professor
Dr Shannon Hyder, Senior Lecturer
Dr Nicolas Kambouropoulos, Senior Lecturer
Professor Gery Karantzas, Professor
Vicki Kavadas, Senior Lecturer
Supriya Khanijou, Lecturer
Dr Anna Klas, Lecturer
Dr Bianca Klettke, Senior Lecturer
Dr Eric Koukounas, Lecturer
Keri Little, Lecturer
Associate Professor Jarrad Lum, Associate Professor
Associate Professor Jacqui Macdonald, Associate Professor
Dr Emma Marshall, Lecturer
Dr Richelle Mayshak, Lecturer
Professor Jane McGillivray, Head of School of Psychology
Emeritus Professor David Mellor, Emeritus Professor
Associate Professor Glenn Melvin, Associate Professor
Dr Stephanie Merkouris, Lecturer
Dr Mariel Messer, Lecturer
Professor Antonina Mikocka-Walus , Professor
Dr Helen Mildred, Senior Lecturer
Professor Peter Miller, Professor
Dr Jacqueline Mills, Lecturer
Dr Robyn Moffitt, Senior Lecturer
Emma Moran-Wall, Lecturer
Associate Professor Alexander Mussap, Associate Professor
Dr Lisa Olive, Senior Lecturer
Professor Craig Olsson, Alfred Deakin Professor and Director, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED)
Associate Professor Melissa O'Shea, Associate Professor
Brittany Patafio, Associate Lecturer
Dr Laura Pecora, Lecturer
Dr Mayumi Purvis, Lecturer
Dr Mark Rogers, Lecturer
Dr Caroline Rosenberg, Lecturer
Dr Nicholas Ryan, Senior Lecturer
Dr Carol Sandiford, Lecturer
Dr Lata Satyen, Senior Lecturer
Fiona Seeney, Lecturer
Nev Shackleton, Lecturer
Dr Jesse Shapiro, Lecturer
Dr Stefanie Sharman, Associate Head of School, Teaching and Learning
Nicole Shaw, Lecturer
Associate Professor Jade Sheen, Associate Professor
Associate Professor Tim Silk, Associate Professor
Dr David Skvarc, Lecturer
Professor Jane Speight, Chair, Behavioural and Social Research in Diabetes
Associate Professor Petra Staiger, Associate Professor
Associate Professor Mark Stokes, Associate Professor
Dr Vanessa Sturre, Lecturer
Dr Meu Supol, Associate Lecturer
Dr Ruth Tatnell, Lecturer
Emeritus Professor Don Thomson, Emeritus Professor
Professor John Toumbourou, Professor
Dr Megan Turner, Senior Lecturer
Associate Professor Arlene Walker, Associate Head of School, Rural and Regional Development
Catherine Ward, Lecturer
Associate Professor Elizabeth Westrupp, Associate Professor
Professor Vicki White, Professor
Nicola Williams, Lecturer
Professor Amanda Wood, Professor
Dr Joshua Wood, Lecturer
Dr Yoon Hee Yang, Associate Lecturer
Associate Professor Hua Yong, Associate Professor
Researcher support
Stephanie Aarsman, Biostatistician
Dr Natalia Albein-Urios , Research Fellow
Jessica Bowring, Research Fellow
Kelsie Bufton, Associate Research Fellow
Dr Georgiana Cameron, Research Fellow
Dr Lauren Cameron, Associate Research Fellow
Annalee Cobden, Associate Research Fellow
Dr Kerri Coomber, Senior Research Fellow
Mallery Crowe, Associate Research Fellow
Dr Camille Deane, Associate Research Fellow
Dr Juan Dominguez Duque, Research Fellow
Dr Peter Donaldson, Research Fellow
Dr Tracy Evans-Whipp, Senior Research Fellow
Dr Ali Fogarty, Research Fellow
Dr Talitha Ford, Research Fellow
Dr Peter Fransquet, Executive Dean Health Research Fellow
Dr Priscilla Gates, Executive Dean Research Fellow
Ralph Geerling, Research Fellow
Dr Christopher Greenwood, Research Fellow
Jennifer Halliday, Research Fellow
Dr Christel Hendrieckx, Senior Research Fellow
Dr Aron Hill, Research Fellow
Dr Edith Holloway, Executive Dean Health Research Fellow
Dr Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott, Senior Research Fellow
Dr Hannah Jarman, Executive Dean Research Fellow
Dr Jo Jordan, Research Fellow
Sarah Khor, Associate Research Fellow
Gabby King, Associate Research Fellow
Laura Knox, Associate Research Fellow
Dr Amelia Lake, Research Fellow
Esther Laurance, Research Fellow
Dr Genevieve Le Bas, Research Fellow
Brian Lee, Research Fellow
Dr Primrose Letcher, Senior Research Fellow
Dr Jake Linardon, Senior Research Fellow
Eloise Litterbach, Research Fellow
Claudia Liu, Associate Research Fellow
Dr Kate Lycett, Senior Research Fellow
Dr Ilona McNeill, Senior Research Fellow
Jordan Morrison-Ham, Associate Research Fellow
Maddie North, Associate Research Fellow
Melody Popple, Associate Research Fellow
Dr Monique Seymour, Executive Dean Research Fellow
Dr Rebecca Sheils, Research Fellow
Dr Liz Spry, Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Kate Stephens, Research Fellow
Ainsley Summerton, Associate Research Fellow
Dr Anna Thomas, Research Fellow
Dr Nandi Vijayakumar, Research Fellow
Dr Yichao Wang , Executive Dean Health Research Fellow
Honorary staff
Dr Hamed Akhlaghi, Adjunct Associate Professor
Dr Jane Anderson-Wurf, Honorary Fellow
Professor Richard Bittar, Honorary Professor
Professor Linda Byrne, Honorary Professor
Professor Catherine Crock, Adjunct Professor
Dr Carmen Cubillo, Honorary Fellow
Dr Dominique de Andrade, Honorary Fellow
Gavin Freeman, Honorary Fellow
Dr Anne Gadermann, Honorary Associate Professor
Dr Stefan Gruenert, Adjunct Associate Professor
Dr Martin Guhn, Honorary Associate Professor
Dr Merrilyn Hooley, Honorary Fellow
Dr Dieter Kotte, Honorary Associate Professor
Dr Anna Lau, Honorary Fellow
Dr Mathew Ling, Honorary Fellow
Dr Michael Livingston, Honorary Associate Professor
Gina McCredie, Honorary Fellow
Lauren Moulds, Honorary Fellow
Dr Lisa Mundy, Honorary Fellow
Dr Simone Rodda , Honorary Fellow
Dr Bosco Rowland, Honorary Fellow
Dr Alex Russell, Honorary Fellow
Dr Paul Sadler, Honorary Fellow
Dr Matt Stevens, Honorary Fellow
Nicholas Taylor, Honorary Fellow
Dr Samantha Teague, Honorary Fellow
Dr Kimberly Thomson, Honorary Fellow
Dr Adrian Tomyn , Honorary Fellow
Catherine Watkin Nolan, Honorary Fellow
Dr Yilma Woldgabreal, Honorary Fellow
Dr George Youssef, Honorary Fellow
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