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Developmental Psychology at Swinburne

Developmental psychology studies

Staff from the developmental psychology area teach in the following areas:

Staff in developmental psychology

Person Position Research interests
Associate Professor David Austin Associate Professor
(Available to supervise to Doctoral level)
  • The use of information/communication technology in psychological assessment and treatment
  • Cognitive models of anxiety and depression
  • Biological variables in anxiety and depression
  • Progressive models of care in mental health systems
  • Biological bases of autism
  • Biomedical treatment of autism
  • Etiology of Autism
  • The use of information/communication technology to assist individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dr Sunil Bhar Senior Lecturer
(Available to supervise to Masters level)
  • Reminisence and mental health outcomes
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and self-beliefs
  • Risk and protective factors for suicide
  • Psychotherapy with older adults
  • Psychotherapy processes and outcomes in university based clinics
Dr Roslyn Galligan Lecturer
(Available to supervise to Doctoral level)
Dr Jordy Kaufman Senior Research Fellow
(Available to supervise to Doctoral level)
  • Developmental cognitive neuroscience
  • Object processing
  • Spatial cognition
  • Cognitive, social and brain development in infants
  • Early markers for atypical development (e.g., for Autism and Schizophrenia)
Associate Professor Ann Knowles Associate Professor
(Available to supervise to Doctoral level)
  • the professional practice of psychology (e.g., confidentiality & boundary issues)
  • fear of crime
  • attributions of responsibility in cases of rape
  • domestic violence
  • dangerousness and drug use
  • psychology and the media, including the Internet
Dr Conrad Perry Senior Lecturer
(Available to supervise to Doctoral level)
  • My research interests are mainly in the area of language processing, where I currently do both theoretical and applied work. I'm particularly interested in cross-language comparisons of language processing.
Ms Nicole Redlich Lecturer
Dr Catherine Wood Senior Lecturer
(Available to supervise to Doctoral level)