Staff

Dr Lata Aiman is a Lecturer in the School of Psychology. Lata's research interests involve attention, memory, training to enhance cognitive processes, wellbeing of the elderly, migrant wellbeing and employee wellbeing.

Dr Terence Bartholomew is a Senior Lecturer who maintains a strong research profile in the areas of forensic psychology, criminology, and program design and evaluation. In 2000 he was awarded the Certificate of Merit for the Australian Violence Prevention Award for the REVAMP anger management program which he authored and co-ordinates.

Professor Bob Cummins conducts research focused on quality of life, most particularly subjective wellbeing. He has published widely on the topic of quality of life and is regarded as an international authority in this area. Bob’s current research program is directed toward theory development concerning the quality of life construct, and how such understanding can be used to improve the life experience of people who are medically or socially disadvantaged. His major current project involves a quarterly index of subjective wellbeing for the Australian population.

Associate Professor Ron Gold is a Senior Lecturer and cognitive psychologist who has been active in researching sexual risk-taking among gay men, HIV-AIDS education, and decision-making in sexual practices.

Professor Joe Graffam is the Head of School of Psychology, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences and the Director of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Group. He conducts research into employment and community integration of people with a disability, ex-offenders, older workers, and people with a mental illness. Joe is involved in several large-scale collaborative projects funded by the Commonwealth Government.

Dr Ross King is a Senior Lecturer and registered clinical psychologist whose research interests include clinical issues, body image and eating disorders, and psychological therapies.

Professor Marita McCabe is Foundation Director of the Health and Wellbeing Research Priority Area within the Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences. Marita has many years' experience in the treatment and research of sexual dysfunction. Her research interests also include body image and disability.

Dr Jane McGillivray is a Senior Lecturer and registered psychologist who has extensive research, clinical, consultancy and teaching experience in clinical psychology and intellectual disability. She was co-recipient of the 2001 Australian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability National Research Prize. Her research interests include psychopathology in people with intellectual disability, sexuality and disability, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and child/adolescent clinical psychology.

Associate Professor David Mellor is a Senior Lecturer and clinical psychologist whose interests span the areas of child and adolescent psychopathology, psychological therapy, and issues of psychology and culture.

Professor Martine Powell holds a Personal Chair in the School of Psychology. Martine's research focuses primarily on the issue of eyewitness testimony and forensic interviewing of vulnerable groups (e.g., children, persons with an intellectual disability). Overall, the focus of her research has been the identification of factors which make witness' testimony more or less reliable, as well as training strategies that improve the competency of forensic interviewers.

Associate Professor Lina Ricciardelli is a Senior Lecturer whose research focuses on the role of sociocultural factors in alcohol use and abuse, problem eating and other health risk behaviours among youth. Her research also examines the development of comorbidity of alcohol and mental health problems (particularly problem eating and depression) among adolescents and young adults.

Dr Petra Staiger is a Senior Lecturer and clinical psychologist with substantial expertise in alcohol and drug research and training. She also has a strong interest in working with dual diagnosis clients, and children with behaviour problems.

Associate Professor Mark Stokes is a researcher in the areas of circadian and biological rhythms, antecedents to injury, biological psychology, evolutionary psychology, and occupational psychology. In 2001 he was awarded the VicHealth High Commendation for promotion of public health research.

Dr Bianca Klettke is a Lecturer in the School of Psychology. Bianca's research focuses on the interface between psychology and the law, including the role of expert testimony (e.g., in child sexual abuse cases), legal decision making; jury and judicial behavior; scientific evidence and causal inferences.

Dr Gery Karantzas is a Lecturer in the School of Psychology. Gery's research focuses on the study of close interpersonal relationships (romantic and filial) and family care giving, psychosocial development across the life-span and the impact of life transitions on psychological adjustment, and the impact of maladaptive personal development and quality of athlete-coach relationship on athletic performance.

Dr Tess Knight is a Lecturer in the School of Psychology. Tess is a qualitative researcher whose research interests are in developmental psychology and health. Her specific area of interest is in successful ageing.

Dr Jan Stewart is a lecturer in the School of Psychology. Jan's main research interests are in the areas of women and marital separation, stress, coping and adjustment, social support, attachment style and behaviour, adjustment to retirement, mental and social health (including depression and anxiety), and rural issues.

Dr Greg Tooley is a Lecturer in the School of Psychology. Greg's areas of expertise are in clinical and health psychology and the biological bases of behaviour. His research is primarily driven by the evolutionary approach to understanding human behaviour.

Professor John Toumbourou conducts research in the area of adolescent health, undertaking a number of studies looking at what contributes to the healthy development of young people and factors that can contribute to problematic drug use. John’s research focuses on family and community influences in adolescent health promotion; positive social behaviour as a moderating influence on social development; and substance abuse prevention.