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
G Karantzas, J Toumbourou, L Knox, C Greenwood, E Westrupp
(2024), Vol. 25, pp. 213-229, Prevention Science, C1
K Cooke, K Ridgway, L Pecora, E Westrupp, D Hedley, M Hooley, M Stokes
(2024), Vol. 111, pp. 1-46, Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Using effective community coalitions to prevent mental and behavioral disorders on a national scale
J Toumbourou, E Westrupp, M Benstead, B Klettke, E Clancy, A Kelly, N Reavley, B Rowland
(2024), Vol. 33, pp. 1-7, Mental Health and Prevention, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Parenting and Relationship Maintenance
Elizabeth Westrupp, Emma Marshall, Clair Bennett, Michelle Benstead, Gabriella King, Gery Karantzas
(2023), pp. 427-460, The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Romantic Relationships, Oxford, Eng., B1
E Westrupp, C Bennett, T Berkowitz, G Youssef, J Toumbourou, R Tucker, F Andrews, S Evans, S Teague, G Karantzas, G Melvin, C Olsson, J Macdonald, C Greenwood, A Mikocka-Walus, D Hutchinson, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M Stokes, L Olive, A Wood, J McGillivray, E Sciberras
(2023), Vol. 32, pp. 317-330, European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Berlin, Germany, C1
Anna Jackson, Glenn Melvin, Melissa Mulraney, Stephen Becker, Mark Bellgrove, Jon Quach, Delyse Hutchinson, Elizabeth Westrupp, Alicia Montgomery, Emma Sciberras
(2023), Vol. 54, pp. 1347-1359, Child Psychiatry & Human Development, Berlin, Germany, C1
Alcohol use among Australian parents during the COVID-19 pandemic - April-2020 to May 2021
C Greenwood, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, D Hutchinson, J Macdonald, H Bereznicki, G Youssef, E Westrupp
(2023), Vol. 138, Addictive Behaviors, England, C1
S Bennetts, J Love, C Bennett, F Burgemeister, E Westrupp, N Hackworth, F Mensah, P Levickis, J Nicholson
(2023), Vol. 146, pp. 106704-106704, Children and Youth Services Review, C1
Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Mark Stokes, Subhadra Evans, Anna Klas, Julian Fernando, Lisa Olive, Jeromy Anglim, Adrian Esterman, Elizabeth Westrupp
(2023), pp. 1-13, Psychology, Health & Medicine, London, Eng., C1
Longitudinal Associations Between COVID-19 Stress and the Mental Health of Children With ADHD
A Summerton, S Bellows, E Westrupp, M Stokes, D Coghill, M Bellgrove, D Hutchinson, S Becker, G Melvin, J Quach, D Efron, A Stringaris, C Middeldorp, T Banaschewski, E Sciberras
(2023), Vol. 27, pp. 1065-1074, Journal of Attention Disorders, London, Eng., C1
Profiles of parent emotion socialization: Longitudinal associations with child emotional outcomes
W Frogley, G King, E Westrupp
(2023), Vol. 30, pp. 1-11, Mental Health and Prevention, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Emma Marshall, Gery Karantzas, Christopher Greenwood, Stephanie Aarsman, Julian Fernando, Daniel Romano, Laura Knox, Mark Stokes, Matthew Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz, Antonina Mikocka‐Walus, Elizabeth Westrupp
(2023), Vol. 17, pp. 1-11, Social and Personality Psychology Compass, London, Eng., C1
Social and emotional determinants of parental reflective functioning in a multinational sample.
Clair Bennett, Darcy Regan, Julie Dunsmore, Gabriella King, Elizabeth Westrupp
(2023), Vol. 37, pp. 818-829, Journal of Family Psychology, Washington, D.C., C1
Profiles of parents' emotion socialization within a multinational sample of parents
G King, J Macdonald, C Greenwood, C Kehoe, J Dunsmore, S Havighurst, G Youssef, T Berkowitz, E Westrupp
(2023), Vol. 14, pp. 1-18, Frontiers in Psychology, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
Lisa Olive, Rohan Telford, Elizabeth Westrupp, Richard Telford
(2023), pp. 1-15, Child Development, London, Eng., C1
A Review of Interventions to Promote Language Development in Early Childhood
Penny Levickis, Pooja Patel, Cristina McKean, Jodie Smith, Naomi Hackworth, James Law, Elizabeth Westrupp, Sheena Reilly
(2022), pp. 443-469, Language Development: Individual Differences in a Social Context, Cambridge, Eng., B1
The Dynamic Nature of Predictors and Outcomes in Children's Language Development over Childhood
Elizabeth Westrupp, Maggie Yu, Jan Nicholson, Donna Berthelsen
(2022), pp. 322-346, Language Development: Individual Differences in a Social Context, Cambridge, Eng., B1
Measuring educational attainment in longitudinal research: challenges and recommendations
J Love, S Bennetts, D Berthelsen, N Hackworth, E Westrupp, F Mensah, J Nicholson
(2022), Vol. 25, pp. 119-126, International Journal of Social Research Methodology, C1
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
(2022), Vol. 26, pp. 549-562, Journal of Attention Disorders, United States, C1
Developmental gains and losses during parenthood
E Westrupp, J Macdonald, S Evans
(2022), Vol. 43, pp. 295-299, Current Opinion in Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
K Bik-Multanowska, A Mikocka-Walus, J Fernando, E Westrupp
(2022), Vol. 152, pp. 1-9, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, London, Eng., C1
Text mining of Reddit posts: Using latent Dirichlet allocation to identify common parenting issues
E Westrupp, C Greenwood, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, T Berkowitz, L Hagg, G Youssef
(2022), Vol. 17, pp. 1-17, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1
P Eadie, P Levickis, C McKean, E Westrupp, E Bavin, R Ware, B Gerner, S Reilly
(2022), Vol. 10, pp. 1-18, Frontiers in Pediatrics, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
L Olive, E Sciberras, T Berkowitz, E Hoare, R Telford, A O'Neil, A Mikocka-Walus, S Evans, D Hutchinson, J McGillivray, M Berk, S Teague, A Wood, C Olsson, E Westrupp
(2022), Vol. 12, pp. 1-13, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
R Rush, E Westrupp, J Law
(2022), Vol. 13, pp. 217-237, Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, Bristol, Eng., C1
L Hagg, S Merkouris, G O'Dea, L Francis, C Greenwood, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, E Westrupp, J Macdonald, G Youssef
(2022), Vol. 24, pp. e33166-e33166, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Canada, C1
G King, C Kehoe, S Havighurst, G Youssef, J Macdonald, J Dunsmore, T Berkowitz, E Westrupp
(2022), pp. 1-22, Assessment, London, Eng., C1
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, C1
S Bennetts, J Love, E Westrupp, N Hackworth, F Mensah, J Nicholson, P Levickis
(2021), Vol. 11, Frontiers in Psychology, Switzerland, C1
W Sim, J Toumbourou, E Clancy, E Westrupp, M Benstead, M Yap
(2021), Vol. 18, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
A Mikocka-Walus, M Stokes, S Evans, L Olive, E Westrupp
(2021), Vol. 145, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, England, C1
Subjective wellbeing in parents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
E Westrupp, M Stokes, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, T Berkowitz, T Capic, S Khor, C Greenwood, A Mikocka-Walus, E Sciberras, G Youssef, C Olsson, D Hutchinson
(2021), Vol. 145, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, England, C1
S Evans, A Klas, A Mikocka-Walus, B German, G Rogers, M Ling, J Fernando, E Kothe, E Westrupp
(2021), Vol. 150, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, England, C1
E Westrupp, C Greenwood, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, C Olsson, E Sciberras, A Mikocka-Walus, G Melvin, S Evans, M Stokes, A Wood, G Karantzas, J Macdonald, J Toumbourou, S Teague, J Fernando, T Berkowitz, M Ling, G Youssef
(2021), Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, England, C1
J Linardon, E Westrupp, J Macdonald, A Mikocka-Walus, M Stokes, C Greenwood, G Youssef, S Teague, D Hutchinson, E Sciberras, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz
(2021), Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, England, C1
E Westrupp, S Reilly, C McKean, J Law, F Mensah, J Nicholson
(2020), Vol. 91, pp. e365-e382, Child Development, United States, 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
E Westrupp, G Karantzas, J Macdonald, L Olive, G Youssef, C Greenwood, E Sciberras, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, S Evans, A Mikocka-Walus, M Ling, R Cummins, D Hutchinson, G Melvin, J Fernando, S Teague, A Wood, J Toumbourou, T Berkowitz, J Linardon, P Enticott, M Stokes, J McGillivray, C Olsson
(2020), Vol. 11, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Switzerland, C1
C Bennett, M Cullinane, S Bennetts, J Love, N Hackworth, F Mensah, S Reilly, J Nicholson, E Westrupp
(2020), Vol. 15, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
E Westrupp, J MacDonald, C Bennett, S Havighurst, C Kehoe, D Foley, T Berkowitz, G King, G Youssef
(2020), Vol. 10, BMJ Open, England, C1
S Evans, A Mikocka-Walus, A Klas, L Olive, E Sciberras, G Karantzas, E Westrupp
(2020), Vol. 11, Frontiers in Psychology, Switzerland, 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
E Westrupp, F D’Esposito, J Freemantle, F Mensah, J Nicholson
(2019), Vol. 14, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
L Hooker, E Toone, V Raykar, C Humphreys, A Morris, E Westrupp, A Taft
(2019), Vol. 9, BMJ Open, England, C1
A Vahedi, I Krug, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, E Westrupp
(2019), Vol. 28, pp. 3487-3498, Journal of Child and Family Studies, 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, United States, 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, BMC Pediatrics, England, 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, United States, 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, C1-1
H Dinh, A Cooklin, L Leach, E Westrupp, J Nicholson, L Strazdins
(2017), Vol. 194, pp. 42-50, Social Science and Medicine, England, C1-1
Perinatal and social factors predicting caesarean birth in a 2004 Australian birth cohort
S Robson, H Vally, A Mohamed, M Yu, E Westrupp
(2017), Vol. 30, pp. 506-510, Women and Birth, 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, C1-1
J Nicholson, W Cann, J Matthews, D Berthelsen, O Ukoumunne, M Trajanovska, S Bennetts, T Hillgrove, V Hamilton, E Westrupp, N Hackworth
(2016), Vol. 16, BMC Pediatrics, England, C1
The agreement between parent-reported and directly measured child language and parenting behaviors
S Bennetts, F Mensah, E Westrupp, N Hackworth, S Reilly
(2016), Vol. 7, Frontiers in Psychology, 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 and Medicine, England, 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, Oxford, England, 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 & New Zealand journal of psychiatry, London, England, 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
Australian Competitive Grants
Improving parent and child emotion regulation in early childhood to reduce population rates of child mental illness
A/Prof Elizabeth Westrupp, Prof Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Jamie Thomas, Prof Maia Angelova Turkedjieva, Dr Sophie Havighurst, A/Prof Subhadra Evans, Dr Lisa Olive, A/Prof Melissa O'Shea, Mrs Maria Bates, Dr Christane Kehoe
NHMRC - Ideas Grant
- 2024: $139,680
- 2023: $345,686
Industry and Other Funding
Implementation of an evidence-based family program to improve child education outcomes in disadvantaged school communities
Dr Bosco Rowland, Prof John Toumbourou, Ms Heidi Renner, Dr Keri Little, Dr Michelle Benstead, A/Prof Elizabeth Westrupp, Dr Elizabeth Clancy
Ian Potter Foundation Grant - Research
- 2021: $40,000
- 2020: $50,000
- 2019: $60,000
Sax Institute Review of Family School Partnerships.
Prof John Toumbourou, Dr Elizabeth Clancy, Dr David Skvarc, A/Prof Elizabeth Westrupp, Dr Keri Little, Dr Michelle Benstead
The Sax Institute
- 2019: $25,000
BCYF Research Strategy.
Prof John Toumbourou, A/Prof Elizabeth Westrupp, Dr Michelle Benstead
Barwon Child, Youth & Family
- 2022: $30,000
Supporting recovery from the mental health impacts of the COVID - 19 pandemic on rural communities.
Prof John Toumbourou, Dr Camille Deane, Prof Gery Karantzas, Prof Antonina Mikocka-Walus, A/Prof Elizabeth Westrupp, A/Prof Emma Sciberras
The Sax Institute
- 2023: $7,800
- 2022: $5,200
Supporting recovery from the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on young women with mental illness.
Prof John Toumbourou, Dr Camille Deane, Prof Gery Karantzas, Prof Antonina Mikocka-Walus, A/Prof Elizabeth Westrupp, A/Prof Emma Sciberras
The Sax Institute
- 2023: $13,000
Supervisions
George Karambelas
Thesis entitled: A Comparison between Caregivers of Individuals with Schizophrenia Spectrum and Bipolar Disorders
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology