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ESTABLISHED RESEARCHERS, POLICY MAKERS & PRACTITIONERS

Name Discipline Institution
Robert Ali public health physician Medical School, University of Adelaide
Steve Allsop psychology, drug and alcohol and international health Centre for International Health, Division of Health Sciences, Curtin University of Technology
Donald Anson gene therapy Department of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide
Adrian Ashman educational psychology Schonell Special Ed Research Centre, University of Queensland
Gabriele Bammer integration & implementation sciences National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health, Australian National University
Lesley Barclay health/midwifery Centre for Family Health & Midwifery, UTech Sydney
Janeen Baxter sociology School of Social Science, University of Queensland
Max Bennett neurobiology, physiology Department of Physiology, University of Sydney
Judith Bessant youth issues, social policy, crime/ criminology Australian Catholic University
Ron Borland health Cancer Council of Victoria
Allan Borowski social work, social policy School of Social Work & Social Policy, LaTrobe University
Jennifer Bowes early childhood Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University
Deborah Brennan social policy Government & International Relations, University of Sydney
Mark Brough medical anthropology University of Queensland
Bruce Burton drama education, theatre studies, teacher education School of Vocational, Technology & Arts Education, Griffith University
Don Byrne psychology School of Psychology, Australian National University
Murray Cameron statistics Mathematical & Information Sciences, CSIRO
Terry Carney welfare law, child welfare, criminology Faculty of Law, University of Sydney
Annemaree Carroll education, psychology Schonell Special Ed Research Centre, University of Queensland
Judy Cashmore developmental psychology Faculty of Law, University of Sydney; Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales
Bettina Cass sociology, social policy Department of Sociology & Social Policy, University of Sydney
Chris Chamberlain sociology Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, RMIT University
Heather Chipuer psychology School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University
Margaret Coady philosophy, early childhood education University of Melbourne
Mark Considine political science Department of Political Science, University of Melbourne
Monica Cuskelly education, psychology Schonell Special Ed Research Centre, University of Queensland
Mark Dadds psychology Department of Psychology, University of New South Wales
Kathy Daly criminology School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University
Yvonne Darlington social work School of Social Work & Applied Human Sciences, University of Queensland
David de Vaus social science, education Australian Institute of Family Studies, La Trobe University
Diego De Leo psychopathology Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University
Helen Dixon health Cancer Council of Victoria
Richard Eckersley psychology, sociology, epidemiology National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health, Australian National University
John Elkins education School of Cognition, Language & Special Education, Griffith University
Ann Farrell early childhood education, policy research family Queensland University of Technology
Elizabeth Fernandez social work School of Social Work, University of New South Wales
Jonathan Foster neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience School of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Western Australia
Margarita Frederico social work La Trobe University
Diane Gibson health Australian Institute for Health and Welfare, Canberra
Robyn Gillies educational psychology Schonell Special Ed Research Centre, University of Queensland
Sara Glover psychiatry, adolescent health Centre for Adolescent Health, University of Melbourne
Sharon Goldfeld children's health Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Vic.
Jacqueline Goodnow developmental psychology Department of Psychology, Macquarie University
Peter Grabosky criminal justice, public policy REGNET, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University
Adam Graycar population issues, crime, policy development Cabinet Office, Government of South Australia
Grace Groom mental health Mental Health Council of Australia, ACT
Kim Halford psychology School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University
Katrina Hall public health Women's & Children's Hospital Adelaide
Margaret Hamilton psychology, drugs & alcohol University Melbourne; CEO, Turning Point
Beth Hands human movement School of Health and Physical Education and Lifespan Motor Development, University of Notre Dame
Elizabeth Handsley law School of Law, Flinders University
Ann Harding economics, social policy National Centre for Social & Economic Modelling, University of Canberra
Patricia Harris sociology, social theory, social policy Centre of Social and Community Research, Murdoch University
Linda Harrison early childhood education School of Teacher Education, Charles Sturt University
Lyn Harrison health education, sociology of education Faculty of Education, Deakin University
David Hay psychology, genetics & development School of Psychology, Curtin University of Technology
Ian Hay psychology School of Cognition, Language & Special Education, Griffith University
Alan Hayes developmental psychology, early childhood education Institute of Early Childhood; Australian Centre for Educational Studies, Macquarie University
Hennessey Hayes criminology, sociology School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University
David Hazlehurst family and children's policy Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services
Karen Healy social work, social policy School of Social Work & Applied Human Services, University of Queensland
Dianne Heriot social policy Attorney-General's Department
David Hill health Cancer Council of Victoria
Ross Homel criminology Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance, Griffith University
Stephen Houghton educational & developmental psychology Graduate School of Education, University of Western Australia
Wayne Hudson history, philosophy School of Arts, Media and Culture, Griffith University
Graeme Hugo geography Department of Geographical & Environmental Studies, Adelaide University
Elfriede Ihsen developmental psychology Swinburne University of Technology
Heather Jenkins education, psychology Department of Education, Curtin University of Technology
Anne Jobling education Schonell Special Ed Research Centre, University of Queensland
Justin Kenardy psychology Centre for National Research on Disability, University of Queensland
Cherie Lamb practitioner, social work Mission Australia, Brisbane
Karen Lane childbirth, organisational theory SSIS, Faculty of Arts, Deakin University
Jeanette Lawrence developmental psychology Department of Psychology, Melbourne University
Marie Leech social work Mission Australia, Sydney
Florence Levy child psychiatry School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales
Jonathan Liberman law Cancer Council of Victoria
Susan Linacre statistics Australian Bureau of Statistics
Claerwen Little Social Justice & Research Program, UnitingCare Burnside
Laurie Makin early childhood education, linguistics The Children and Education Research Centre, School of Humanities, University of Newcastle
Jan Mason social work, psychology, sociology of childhood Social Justice Social Change Research Centre and School of Applied Social and Human Sciences, University of Western Sydney
Michael Mason sociology of religion, comparative religion, theology Institute for the Advancement of Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne
David Maunders education, youth studies School of Education, Victoria University of Technology
Lorraine Mazerolle criminology School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University
Marita McCabe psychology School of Psychology, Deakin University
Patrick McGorry psychiatry School of Behavioural Sciences, University of Melbourne
Tony McMahon child welfare School of Social Work and Community Welfare, James Cook University
Dick Mizerski marketing, communications, economic theory School of Business, University of Western Australia
Karen Moni education Schonell Special Ed Research Centre, University of Queensland
Rahamathulla Mubarak Ali social work School of Social Admin and Social Work, Flinders University
Jake Najman sociology Queensland Alcohol & Drug Research & Education Centre, University of Queensland
Frank Oberklaid paediatrics Centre for Community Child Health, University of Melbourne
Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh political science, indigenous studies School of Politics and Public Policy, Griffith University
Christine O'Keefe mathematical & info. sciences CSIRO
Brian Oldenburg psychology, public health School of Public Health, Qld University of Technology
George Patton psychiatry, adolescent health Centre for Adolescent Health, University of Melbourne
Allan Peachment public policy Curtin Business School, Curtin University
Robert Pitt land development Private individual
Margot Prior developmental psychology Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne
Ron Rapee psychology Department of Psychology, Macquarie University
Dinah Reddihough paediatrics Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
Peter Renshaw education School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University
Lina Ricciardelli psychology School of Psychology, Deakin University
Sue Richardson economics National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University
Julie Robinson psychology School of Psychology, Flinders University
Bryan Rodgers public health, psychology Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University
Barry Salmon Queensland Commission for Children & Young People
Charles Sampford law, ethics Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance, Griffith University
Matthew Sanders developmental psychology School of Psychology, University of Queensland
Ann Sanson developmental psychology Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne
Peter Saunders economics, social policy Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales
Michael Sawyer children and adolescents, psychiatry Department of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide
Michelle Scollo health Cancer Council of Victoria
Dorothy Scott social work School of Social Work, University of Melbourne
Clifford Shearing criminology REGNET; Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University
Ian Shochet psychology School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University
Mohammad Siahpush health Cancer Council of Victoria
Sven Silburn clinical psychology Institute of Child Health Research, University of Western Australia
Rob Simons philosophy, social science Strategic Research & Social Policy, The Smith Family, Sydney
Margaret Sims children and family studies School of International, Cultural & Community Studies, Edith Cowan University
Ross Sparks mathematical & info. sciences CSIRO
Sue Spence psychology School of Psychology, University of Queensland
Catherine Spooner psychology, public health National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales
Uma Srinivasan mathematical & info. sciences CSIRO
Fiona Stanley paediatrics, epidemiology, child health Institute for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia
Anna Stewart psychology, criminology School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University
Donald Stewart public health, sociology
Bob Stimson geography Centre for Research into Sustainable Urban & Regional Futures, University of Queensland
Tim Stockwell psychology, drugs & alcohol National Centre for Research into Prevention of Drug Abuse, Curtin University
Robin Sullivan education Qld Commission for Children & Young People
Kerry Taylor mathematical & info. sciences CSIRO
Janna Thompson philosophy
Rosamund Thorpe social work, community welfare, women's studies School of Social Work, James Cook University
Dennis Trewin statistics Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra
Judy Ungerer developmental psychology Division of Linguistics & Psychology, Macquarie University
Christa van Kraayenoord education Schonell Special Education Research Centre, University of Queensland
Robert van Krieken sociology, law, history Depart of Sociology & Social Policy, University of Sydney
Graham Vimpani paediatric health School of Medical Practice & Population Health, University of Newcastle
Melanie Wakefield health Cancer Council of Victoria
June Wangmann early intervention & parenting NSW Centre for Parenting & Research, Department of Community Services, NSW
Rob Watts social theory, social policy School of Social Science & Planning, RMIT University
Stephen Wearing leisure/tourism, social sciences School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism, University of Technology, Sydney
Ruth Webber sociology, psychology School of Arts and Science, Australian Catholic University
John Western sociology School of Social Science, University of Queensland
Mark Western sociology School of Social Science, University of Queensland
Vicki White health Cancer Council of Victoria
Michelle Whyard early childhood research and practice Northside Community Service, Canberra
Mark Wooden economics, industrial relations Institute of Applied Economic & Social Research, University of Melbourne
Claire Wyatt-Smith education School of Cognition, Language & Special Education, Griffith University
Johanna Wyn sociology Australian Youth Research Centre, University of Melbourne
Heddy Zola child health Child Health Research Institute, University of Adelaide
Steve Zubrick child health, psychology Institute for Child Health, University of Western Australia


EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS
 Name

Discipline

Institution

  Michael Arthur-Kelly

spec. education, educational psychology

School of Education, University of Newcastle

  Merrelyn Bates

social work

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University

  Virginia Berry

philosophy, education

Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance, Griffith University

  Penny Bundy

applied theatre & drama education

School of Vocational, Technology & Arts Education, Griffith University

  Marlene Burchill

Aboriginal families, Aboriginal out of home care

 

  Catherine Burns

public health, nutrition

Centre for Health through Action on Social Exclusion, Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University

  Tony Butler

prisoners' & juvenile offenders health, mental health

School of Economics & Finance, Curtin University of Technology

  Brenda Cherednichenko

education

School of Education, Victoria University

  Vicki Clifton

reproductive and fetal physiology

Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute

  Vanessa Cobham

clinical psychology

 

  Everarda Cunningham

stat. modelling,  psychometrics, youth stress

School of Mathematical Sciences,
Swinburne University of Technology

  Heather D'Cruz

social work

School of Social & International Studies, Deakin University

  Susan Dennison

psychology, criminology

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University

  Michael Dockery

labour economics

School of Economics and Finance,
Curtin University of Technology

  Kate Freiberg

psychology

Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance, Griffith University

 Susan Gair

social work

School of Social Work, James Cook University

  Anne Graham

education, social science

School of Education, Southern Cross University

  Jan Hammill

public health, qualitative research

Centre for Public Health Research, Queensland University of Technology

 Sophie Havighurst

child clinical psychology, development psychology

 

  Hennessey Hayes

criminology, sociology

 

  Angela Hill

education, sociology

School of Education, James Cook University

  Barbara Hocking

law, justice

 

  Jennifer Hudson

psychology

Department of Psychology, Macquarie University

  Debbie James

children's speech and language development

Speech Pathology and Audiology, Flinders University

  Deb Keen

psychology, special education

Schonell Special Ed Research Centre, University of Queensland

  Peter Kelly

social theory, youth studies, identity studies

Deakin University

 Garth Kendall

nursing, population health, child health

School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Australia

  Lisa Kettler

psychology

Department of Psychology, University of Adelaide

  Cheryl Kickett-Tucker

social psychology, education

Koya Indigenous Research Group, WA

  Walter Lalich

economics, ethnicity & settlement issues, urban sociology

Australian Centre for Cooperative Research & Development, University of Technology Sydney

  Jianghong Li

sociology/social demography, pop health, social epidemiology

 

  Jo Lindsay

 

 

  Elspeth MacDonald

mental health, occupational therapy

School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University

  Douglas Magendanz

humanities

Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance, Griffith University

  Elena Marchetti

law, criminology

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University

  Greg Marston

social policy, social theory, youth studies

Queensland University

  Eugen Mattes

epidemiology economics, general practice

 

  Tricia McCann

education, psychology

Institute for Education, La Trobe University

  Cathryn McConaghy

education

School of Education, University of New England

  Julie McLeod

sociology of education, gender and youth studies

 

  David Mellor

psychology

School of Psychology, Deakin University

  Steve Mondy

cognitive psychology, social work

Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science/ Uniting Care Burnside

  Brenda Morrison

soc. psychology, education, criminology

REGNET; Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University

  Jan Nicholson

child & family psychology,
public/mental health

Centre for Health Research, Queensland University of Technology

  Richard O'Kearney

clinical psychology

 

  David Palmer

sociology, youth studies, australian indigenous studies

 

  Martine Powell

forensic psychology

School of Psychology, Deakin University

  Janet Ransley

political science, criminology

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University

  Linnett Sanchez

 

 

  Virginia Schmied

sociology, child & family health nursing, midwifery

Centre for Family Health and Midwifery, University of Technology, Sydney

  Grania Sheehan

child development (psych), family law

 

  Andrew Singleton

sociology

 

  Stephen Smallbone

psychology, criminology

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University

  Reesa Sorin

early childhood education, arts education

School of Education and Social Sciences,
James Cook University

  Leon Straker

ergonomics, physiotherapy

School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology

  Jane Thomson

social work

School of Social Work and Community Welfare, James Cook University

  Karen Vered

children's media

School of Humanities, Flinders University

  Penny Warner-Smith

sociology, public health

Research Centre for Gender and Health, University of Newcastle

  Ani Wierenga

sociology

 

  Katrina Williams

epidemiology

The Children's Hospital at Westmead

  Rivka Witenberg

psychology

Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne

  Sue Woolfenden

community child health/child public health

University of NSW and Liverpool Hospital

  Melanie Zimmer-Gembeck

developmental psychology, public health

Psychological Health Research Centre, Griffith University

  Karen Zwi

community child health, develop.paediatrics

School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales



RESEARCH STUDENTS
Name Scholarship Type (if any) Thesis Topic Institution
Erin Atkinson N/A The Impact of Marital Conflict on Children. Griffith University
Thierry Boulhours APA Exclusion and Inclusion: The impact of schooling on students. Griffith University
Helen Cahill   Role and learning: an investigation of the use of Role-play Technology in Learning Partnerships between high school students and tertiary students of Medicine & Education. University of Melbourne
Rebecca Denning APA Transactions between young people, their social context and the Youth Justice Service - Influence on Developmental Pathways. Griffith University
Kelly Ede N/A The mitigating effects of social support on the intergenerational transmission of family violence. Griffith University
Sharon Horne GUPRS Female Adolescent Sexuality: A model of Psychosocial Factors that Promote Sexual Well-being. Griffith University
Margo Johnson UA Language Learning Culture University of Adelaide
Katrina Lines APA The cognitive, perceptual and social/environmental factors affecting children's language ability. James Cook University
Heidi Lyneham APA Development and Evaluation of an Assessment and Treatment Program for Anxiety in Rural Children. Macquarie University
Gaye Mackenzie APAI Just One Kind of Different: Researching Young Children and Race/Ethnicity. Murdoch University
Elsa Underhill Implications of labour hire employment for OHS outcomes. Victoria University
Clive Williams CARRS-Q Masculinity Delinquency and Motor Vehicle Theft. Queensland University of Technology
Peter Young UQ AHURI The non-shelter outcomes of housing. University of Queensland
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