Debra Dunstan, Ph.D
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences
Qualifications
B.Sc., University of New South Wales; Grad. Dip Phty., University of Sydney; M.Litt., University of New England; M.Psych., Charles Sturt University; Ph.D., Charles Sturt University.
Contact
| Email: | ddunstan@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Psychology (S6) Room 25 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 3764 (or +61 2 6773 3764 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 3820 |
Areas of Teaching
PSYC505 Clinical Psychological Assessment
PSYC506 Counselling Skills and Professional Practice
PSYC513 Clinical Psychology Placement I
PSYC613 Clinical Psychology Placement II
PSYC614 Clinical Psychology Placement III
Research interests
I am a Clinical Psychologist and Physiotherapist with extensive experience in occupational rehabilitation and rural practice. My research interests are in the areas of: (i) rehabilitation psychology, in particular work-disability due to musculoskeletal conditions and mild to moderate mental health problems; and; (ii) modes and models of mental health and rehabilitation service delivery, suitable for use in rural settings. My current research projects include: evaluation of community-based, rural mental health programs; the role of co-workers in workplace rehabilitation; and, the importance of social inclusion in mental well-being.
Recent Publications
Marshall, J. & Dunstan, D.A. (In press). Mental health literacy of Australian rural adolescents: An analysis utilising video methodology. Australian Psychologist.
Rote, J. A. & Dunstan, D.A. (2011). The assessment and treatment of long-standing disruptive behavior problems in a 10-year-old boy. Clinical Case Studies. Published online before print: May, 24. 2011. http://ccs.sagepub.com.ezproxy.une.edu.au/content/early/2011/05/23/1534650111410228.abstract
Todd, A. & Dunstan, D.A. (2011). Criterion-referenced versus norm-referenced measures of anxiety and depression. [Abstract 2010 APS College of Clinical Psychologists Student Prize]. Clinical Psychologist, 15, 44-47.
Church, N.F., Dunstan, D.A., Hine, D.W. & Marks, A.D.G. (2010). Differentiating subtypes of postnatal depression based on a cluster analysis of maternal depressive cognition. Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, 24, 89-98.
Dunstan, D.A. (2009). Are sickness certificates doing our patients harm? Australian Family Physician, 38, 61-63.
Dunstan, D.A. & Covic, T. (2007). Can a rural community-based work-related activity program make a difference for chronic pain-disabled injured workers? Australian Journal of Rural Health, 15, 166-171.
Dunstan, D.A. & Covic, T. (2006). Compensable work-disability management: a review of biopsychosocial perspectives. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 53, 67-77.
Dunstan, D.A., Covic, T., Tyson, G.A. & Lennie, I.G. (2005). Does the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire predict outcomes following a work-related compensable injury? International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 28, 369-370.