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Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer (Teaching Specialist) in Psychology and is the Deputy Teaching Program Director (Course Quality) and Undergraduate Psychology Course Coordinator at Flinders University. I co-lead the Psychology of Applied Cognition and Teaching (PACT) lab and my research focuses on the scholarship of teaching and learning, particularly in whole-of-institution success frameworks, nudge analytics, reflexivity, and undergraduate psychology employment outcomes. 

Senior Lecturer

"Everybody deserves to feel safe and empowered at work – as an occupational health psychology specialist, my research aims to optimise work systems in order to enhance employee wellbeing, and prevent stress, bullying, and harassment. I love working with passionate students who want to bring meaningful change to their communities and workplaces through research and/or practice."

Teaching Specialist

"Teacher-clinician, passionate about improving psychological literacy and training effective practitioners."

Professor

"As a social and political psychologist, I recognize that our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are profoundly shaped by social influences. I'm passionate about equipping students with the tools they need to critically understand how societal events and social interactions impact individual and collective actions—sometimes beneficially, sometimes detrimentally."

Professor

"I have a keen interest and enthusiasm for both research and teaching. My research focuses on promoting healthier and more sustainable eating habits. I see my role as a teacher not only as equipping students with a sound knowledge base, but also as helping them develop a range of skills that they can use for the rest of their lives."

Lecturer

"I'm an experimental psychologist researching three key areas: embodied cognition, where I explore how cognitive processes are shaped by our body's interaction with the environment, aiming to show cognition isn't just brain-based but deeply rooted in sensorimotor experiences, physical actions, and bodily states; applied statistics, where I propose cutting-edge statistical techniques relevant to experimental research and related fields, all while adhering to open science practices and robust measurement; and human-AI interactions, where I strive to understand and optimise how humans and AI systems collaborate, communicate, and coexist, with the goal of designing AI that improves user experience, trust, and efficiency by examining factors like response times, naturalness of interaction, and emotional engagement."

Lecturer

"As a Clinical Psychologist and researcher, I work at the intersection of mental health, masculinity, and systems. I support individuals, services, and training programs to navigate the complexities of psychological health—particularly in relation to clinical intervention and therapy. Whether supervising interns, running research trials, or lecturing on mental health systems, my work is grounded in a deep commitment to bridging research and practice—and to teaching in ways that highlight the real-world relevance of psychological science."

Associate Professor

" I want to help our post-graduate students to develop as confident and well-rounded scientist-practitioners who are ready and excited to make a positive impact on the world."

Teaching Program Director

"As a social psychologist, I research justice, emotion and motivation, and support people (and people in relationships and organisations) to work through failure, mistakes, and transgressions. I am passionate about putting the pieces together for my students to succeed (in uni and beyond) and generally a slightly obsessive human problem solver."

Professor

"As Deputy Course Coordinator (coordinating our Clinical Psychology degrees), I’m passionate about training the next generation of clinicians (and future colleagues!) and ensuring they are highly effective, culturally responsive, evidence-based practitioners. My research and clinical passion is psycho-oncology – the scientific exploration of the psychological impact and treatment of cancer."

Associate Lecturer

“I am a Teaching Specialist and Deputy Course Coordinator for Undergraduate Psychology (Student Progress & Success). My research expertise lies in judgment and decision making, with a particular focus on the motivated rejection of science. I’m passionate about equipping students to think critically and thrive in a technology-driven world, and I currently lead projects integrating generative AI into teaching practices and applying nudge analytics to enhance student engagement and success.”

Psychology Postgraduate Programs Coordinator and Clinical Teaching Specialist

With experience across a wide range of settings (government, non-government and private practice) and with diverse client groups both in Australia and internationally – I am passionate about the application of evidence-based psychology into real world practice and bringing real world practice into the student experience. 

Professor

"I do “clinical cognition” research on memory for traumatic experiences and its implications for legal and clinical issues such as the reliability of testimony and psychological well-being. I am passionate about undergraduate and postgraduate mentorship and research training, encouraging my students to pose novel and interesting research questions, and helping them develop the tools to answer those questions."

Professor

"I am passionate about social psychology and, in my teaching, like to share that passion, specifically in relation to how people are driven by their views of what is just, fair and moral in negotiating their individual and group identities, repairing or maintaining relationships, and advancing society."

Senior Lecturer

Development is dynamic! I am a developmental psychopathology researcher, and my research and teaching primarily focuses on the understanding, prediction, and prevention of psychopathology in young people. One of my favourite parts of my job is mentoring students working on research projects.

Senior Lecturer (Cognitive Psychology)

"I’m a cognitive neuroscientist studying social interactions between humans – across the full range of human neurodiversity – and with artificial agents. I want to know how we can improve social communication and use technologies (e.g., VR and social robotics) to make our lives better. I love showcasing emerging research in my teaching and building collaborative relationships with students so that we can learn together."

Professor

"Improving treatments for posttraumatic stress and increasing access to evidence-based therapies for those who have experienced trauma."

Professor

"I love that I can share my experience in the clinical and forensic setting with my students in the hope that they will have a better appreciation of autistic people and the difficulties they may experience in the criminal judicial system."

Associate Professor

"I’m passionate about clinical psychology research (e.g., how to use technology and digital platforms to deliver psychological interventions in innovative and more accessible ways). I also enjoy teaching clinical psychology topics, assisting future clinical psychologists in the skills and competencies required for conducting high-quality, evidence-based psychological interventions."

Professor

"I am passionate about biological psychology and behavioural genetics, and in my teaching I love to share that excitement—especially around how our genes and environments interact to shape who we are, how we think, feel, and behave. As Head of the Behavioural Genetic and Environmental Mechanisms Lab, my research explores the complex pathways linking biology, experience, and mental health. I’m particularly interested in how genetic and epigenetic factors influence psychological resilience and vulnerability. Outside the lab, I enjoy science communication, mentoring, and finding creative ways to make complex science accessible and inspiring."

Senior Lecturer

"The human brain is fascinating – there is still so much to discover about how our brains work, and what happens when these neurobiological processes are disrupted by injury or disease."

Lecturer (Teaching Specialist - Clinical)

"I am passionate about the scientist-practitioner model and so teach students how to incorporate science into practice, and practice in line with science."

Professor

"As a researcher in lifespan developmental psychology, I am interested in how biological, psychological, and social process interact to shape our developmental from childhood to late life. I am especially interested in how people use their resources to adapt to change in ways that enable them to cope with challenges and optimise their capacity to age well. I lead an enthusiastic team and enjoy learning from students as well as helping them to learn."

Professor

"I am enjoying leading a team of researchers who are making a major contribution to early intervention in eating disorders. We are developing and testing interventions for young people before they develop a disorder and delivering effective interventions to people as soon as possible after presenting for treatment. I also develop and test interventions for perfectionism and this can be found on here."