Department of Psychological Sciences

Five-out-of-five for research excellence and five-out-of-five for graduate satisfaction — we take pride in our teaching and student achievements. With professionally accredited courses, our graduates leave with vital skills for applying psychological knowledge in our technologically driven society. We then train future leaders with postgraduate courses in multiple fields of applied psychological practice and research. Our industry-linked projects impact individuals, groups and organisations around the globe.

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Psychology

Understand the human brain, our motivations and peculiarities

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- University
Swinburne face masks designed to encourage social connection

Swinburne has launched a range of reusable face masks in campus-inspired designs, with every sale supporting the Student Emergency Fund.

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Monday 17 August 2020
- Social Affairs
Swinburne researchers to examine public trust in genomics in health care

Swinburne researchers awarded $500,000 to examine concerns about ethical and social issues in the use of genomics in health care.

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Monday 11 May 2020
- Health
Swinburne team guide helps transition mental health consultations online

How-to guides developed by Mental Health Online (MHO) will help mental health practitioners transition to video consultations as COVID-19 spreads

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Monday 23 March 2020

Professor Diane Sivasubramaniam

Chair, Department of Psychological Sciences; Program Leader: Public Interest Technology

Public Interest Technology

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dsivasubramaniam@swinburne.edu.au

Name	Position	Contact
Professor Diane Sivasubramaniam	Professor, Chair of the Department of Psychological Sciences	+61 3 9214 5858 dsivasubramaniam@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Ben Bullock	Senior Lecturer, Deputy Chair of the Department of Psychological Sciences (undergraduate programs)	+61 3 9214 4358 bbullock@swinburne.edu.au
Associate Professor Jessica Mackelprang	Associate Professor, Deputy Chair of the Department of Psychological Sciences (postgraduate programs)	+61 3 9214 5653 jmackelprang@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Peter Baldwin	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 5071 pbaldwin@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Glen Bates	Professor	+61 3 9214 8100 gbates@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Sunil Bhar	Professor	+61 3 9214 8371 sbhar@swinburne.edu.au
Catherine Brennan	Senior Lecturer, Director of the Swinburne Psychology Clinic	+61 3 9214 8147 cbrennan@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Simone Buzwell	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 8104 sbuzwell@swinburne.edu.au
Associate Professor Joseph Ciorciari	Associate Professor	+61 3 9214 8363 jciorciari@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Kathleen De Boer	Lecturer	+61 3 9214 8678 kdeboer@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Bradley Elphinstone	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 4682 belphinstone@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Roslyn Galligan	Lecturer	+61 3 9214 5345 rgalligan@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Simone Gindidis	Senior Lecturer	sgindidis@swinburne.edu.au
Inge Gnatt	Lecturer	+61 3 9214 3532 ignatt@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Taylor Gogan	Lecturer	tgogan@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Sharon Grant	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 4765 sgrant@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Rachel Jellett	Lecturer	rjellett@swinburne.edu.au
Associate Professor Jordy Kaufman	Associate Professor	+61 3 9214 5757 jkaufman@swinburne.edu.au
Associate Professor Simon Knowles	Associate Professor	+61 3 9214 8206 sknowles@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Deborah Koder	Senior Lecturer	dkoder@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Chris Ludlow	Lecturer, Deputy Director of the Swinburne Psychology Clinic	cludlow@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Ilona McNeill	Lecturer	imcneill@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Suzy Miller	Lecturer, Course Director of the Master of Counselling	semiller@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Greg Murray	Professor	+61 3 9214 8300 gwmurray@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Maja Nedeljkovic	Professor	+61 3 9214 4428 mnedeljkovic@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Julian Oldmeadow	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 5962 joldmeadow@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Catherine Orr	Senior Lecturer	corr@swinburne.edu.au
Associate Professor Jeffrey Pfeifer	Associate Professor	+61 3 9214 8578 jpfeifer@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Dragan Rangelov	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 3295 drangelov@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Susan Rossell	Professorial Research Fellow	+61 3 9214 8173 srossell@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Jessica Sharp	Senior Lecturer, Course Director of the Bachelor of Psychological Sciences	+61 3 9214 4300 jsharp@swinburne.edu.au
Associate Professor Jason Skues	Associate Professor, Course Director of the Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental Psychology)	+61 3 9214 4497 jskues@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Neil Thomas	Professor	+61 3 9214 8742 neilthomas@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Benedict Williams	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 8059 bwilliams@swinburne.edu.au
Dr James Williams	Lecturer, Course Director of the Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Advanced)	jwilliams@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Lisa Wise	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 5063 lwise@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Kelvin Wong	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 5161 kelvinwong@swinburne.edu.au
Associate Professor Katie Wood	Associate Professor, Course Director of the Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)	+61 3 9214 4627 cwood@swinburne.edu.au

Latest news

- Health
Incorporating animals in therapy create stronger relationships with therapists and creates better outcomes

New Swinburne research found that using animal-assisted therapy in combination with cognitive-behavioural therapy led to reductions in acute anxiety symptoms.

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Thursday 14 August 2025
- Health
- Science
Swinburne to advance cardiac care and asbestos detection with industry-engaged grants

Swinburne has secured two grants from Australia's Economic Accelerator Ignite program to support innovative commercialisation projects.

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Wednesday 12 March 2025
- Law
‘Boundless opportunities’ put Swinburne law graduate on top

Swinburne Law School graduate has received a prestigious Supreme Court Prize 2020 for his oustanding academic achievements while studying at Swinburne.

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Thursday 14 May 2020
- Media and Communication
- Health
Swinburne artist featurette expands beyond the screen frame in THE LUME Melbourne

The Van Gogh experience returns to THE LUME Melbourne showcasing a new artist featurette by Swinburne’s award-winning digital artist and Senior Lecturer James Berrett.

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Friday 20 December 2024
- Health
Half of Australians living in aged care have depression – psychological therapy could help according to new research

An evaluation of more than 40 years of research has found that psychological therapy offers a promising alternative to the overreliance on anti-depressants in aged care.

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Wednesday 20 March 2024