Staff

Head of School

Name
Contact
Einar Thorsteinsson
Head of School
(02) 6773 5031
hospsych@une.edu.au

Academic Staff

Academics
Name Areas of Research /
Supervision Interest
Contact Details
Deborah Apthorp, PhD
Associate Professor
HDR Coordinator        
  • EEG
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Visual Perception
02 6773 4316
dapthorp@une.edu.au
Warren Bartik, PhD
Associate Professor
  • Clinical psychology entry and supervision assessment
  • Youth suicide and suicide bereavement
  • Rural and remote psychology
  • Psychology in the workplace
  • Rural child, adolescent, young people’s mental health
  • Adolescent mental health and climate change
02 6773 3743
wbartik@une.edu.au
Bernadine (Bernie) Cocks PhD
Senior Lecturer
Course Coordinator, BPSYSC        
  • Cognitive neuroscience
  • Language
02 6773 4376
bcocks3@une.edu.au
Suzie Cosh, PhD
Associate Professor
Fourth Year Coordinator
  • Mental wellbeing in sport and exercise
  • Disordered eating behaviour, orthorexia nervosa and compulsive exercise
  • Adolescent mental health and climate change
  • Extreme weather events and mental health outcomes
  • Clinical interventions in psychology
  • Help seeking
  • Qualitative research
02 6773 2073
scosh@une.edu.au
William Coventry, PhD
Senior Lecturer
  • Behaviour genetics
02 6773 2846
william.coventry@une.edu.au
Hayley Farrell, PhD
Lecturer
Course Coordinator, MPP
  • Clinical Psychology
0421 256848
Hayley.Farrell@une.edu.au
Belinda Flannery, PhD
Lecturer
  • Prejudice
  • Intergroup dynamics
  • Social cohesion
  • Nationalism
  • Populism
  • Group Protection
  • Fundamental Social Motives
02 6773 1807
bflanne3@une.edu.au
Graham Jamieson, PhD
Senior Lecturer
  • Cognitive-neuroscience of executive control
  • Hypnosis and conscious states
02 6773 4279
gjamieso@une.edu.au
Amanda Jefferys, B. Psych (Hons), Doctorate in Clinical and in Health Psychology.
Senior Lecturer
Acting Director, Clinical Psychology Program
Course Coordinator Clinical Psychology Program 
  • Disordered eating behaviour in men/athletes/adults
  • Impacts of health and health conditions on functionality
  • Working in rural and remote psychology
  • Complex trauma in first responders and others
  • Leadership and locus of control in work
  • Child and Adolescent projects: child well-being, improvement at school through the natural world, engagement and learning.
02 6773 4047
Amanda.Jefferys@une.edu.au
Natasha Loi, PhD
Associate Professor
Course Coordinator, GDPSY 
  • Organisational psychology
  • Workplace incivility, bullying, harassment
  • Wellbeing
  • Burnout
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Psychological health
02 6773 3903
nloi2@une.edu.au
Amy Lykins, PhD
Associate Professor
Chair of School Education Committee         
  • Climate change and mental health
  • Diet, agriculture, and the environment
  • Human-animal relationships
02 6773 5014
alykins@une.edu.au
John Malouff, PhD
Associate Professor
  • Evaluating efficacy of treatment methods
02 6773 3776
jmalouff@une.edu.au
Clara Murray, DClinPsy
Associate Professor
Director, Clinical Psychology Program (Mon, Tue)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Neuropsychological rehabilitation
  • Adjustment to disability
  • Adult attachment
  • Compassion Focused Therapy and mindfulness
02 6773 1793
cmurra30@une.edu.au
Kylie Rice, PhD
Senior Lecturer
  • Clinical Psychology
02 6773 4259
krice3@une.edu.au
Adam Rock, PhD
Associate Professor
  • Altered states of consciousness.
02 6773 3027
arock@une.edu.au
Nicola Schutte, PhD
Associate Professor
  • Positive psychology
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Self-efficacy
  • Reading motivation
02 6773 3779
nschutte@une.edu.au
John Scott-Hamilton, PhD
Lecturer
  • Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychological health and well-being
02 6773 5017
jscotth2@une.edu.au
Cassandra Sundaraja, PhD
Lecturer
  • Perinatal Mental Health & Traumatic Birth Experiences
  • Climate Change & Mental Health
  • Intimate Partner Relationships
  • Psychotherapy
02 6773 5165
csundar2@une.edu.au
Andrew Talk, PhD
Senior Lecturer
  • Biopsychology
  • Neurospsychology
  • Learning and Memory
02 6773 3725
atalk@une.edu.au
Liz Temple, PhD
Associate Professor
  • Psychosocial wellbeing
  • Psychological stress, distress, and trauma
  • Drug and alcohol use and addiction; health and health-promoting behaviours
  • Personality, the self, and identity development
  • Gender equality.
02 6773 1760
etemple3@une.edu.au
Einar Thorsteinsson, PhD
Professor
Head of School
  • Health psychology
  • Social support
  • Adolescent coping
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Well-being
  • Cardiovascular reactivity
02 6773 2587
ethorste@une.edu.au
Phillip Tully, PhD
Associate Professor
  • Health Psychology, Rehabilitation, Older Adults
  • Applied Clinical Research
  • Psychopathology
  • Mental health in chronic disease
  • Neuropsychology
  • Behavioural medicine73
02 6773 5028
ptully2@une.edu.au
Sue Watt, PhD
Associate Professor        
  • Social psychology
  • Prejudice
  • Attitudes
  • Stereotyping
  • Migrant adjustment
  • Internet behaviour
02 6773 2153
sue.watt@une.edu.au
Fellows, Associates and Adjuncts
NameAreas of InterestContact Details
Matthew Anderson
Adjunct Supervisor
  • Clinical Supervisor
 
Ines Anton-Mendez
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
 iantonm2@une.edu.au
Eric Belling
Adjunct Supervisor
  • Clinical Supervisor
 
Lewis Bizo
Adjunct Professor
 lbizo@une.edu.au
Megan Borlase
Adjunct Lecturer
  
Rhonda Brown
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
  • Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
  • Psychiatry (Incl. Psychotherapy)
rhonda.brown@anu.edu.au
Brian Byrne
Emeritus Professor
  • Psychology of Language
  • International Twin Study
02 6773 2370
Belinda Craig
Adjunct Lecturer
 bcraig7@une.edu.au
Stephen Briggs
Adjunct Supervisor
  • Clinical Supervisor
 
Tamar Doff
Adjunct Supervisor
  • Clinical Supervisor
 
Natalie Green, DPSYCH
Adjunct Supervisor
  • Clinical Supervisor
 
Yvette Greenhalgh
Adjunct Supervisor
  • Clinical Supervisor
 
A/Prof Tanya Hanstock
Adjunct Lecturer
  • Clinical Supervisor
 
Don Hine
Adjunct Professor 
  
Stephen Leow
Honorary Associate
  
John McMahon
Adjunct Supervisor
  • Clinical Supervisor
 

Frankie Merritt
Adjunct Associate Professor

  • Decolonisation
  • Curriculum development
  • Aboriginal grief and loss
frankie.merritt@nd.edu.au
Dina Najjar
Adjunct Research Fellow
  
Bill Noble
Emeritus Professor
  • Tinnitus
  • Auditory Localisation
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Behavioural Evolution
02 6773 2528
Frederic Peters
Honorary Associate
  
Laura Roche
Adjunct Lecturer
  
Julian Rote
Adjunct Supervisor
  • Clinical Supervisor
 
Peter Scollay
Adjunct Supervisor
  • Clinical Supervisor
 
Trudy Sharp
Adjunct Lecturer
  
Dr Bruce Stevenson
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
  • Cognitive Psychology (e.g., language processing, memory, perception, reasoning)
bstevens@une.edu.au

Professional Staff

Head of School Office
NameContact Details
Shannan Marshall
Administrative Officer
02 6773 5031
psych-aa@une.edu.au
Professional Staff in School of Psychology
NameContact Details
Shannan Marshall
Administrative Officer to the Head of School, School of Psychology
02 6773 5031
psych-aa@une.edu.au
Jenny Noble
Administrative Assistant
02 6773 5031
psych-aa@une.edu.au
Joanne Robinson
Project Manager 
02 6773 5508
jrobin20@une.edu.au
Briony Milne
Project Coordinator (Selection)
02 6773 4051
Briony.Milne@une.edu.au
Tania Robb
Clinical Placement Officer
02 6773 3680
trobb@une.edu.au
Erin Rodgers
Practice Manager, UNE Psychology Clinic
02 6773 5462
elove3@une.edu.au
Daiva Newby
Director, UNE Psychology Clinic
02 6773 1296
dnewby2@une.edu.au
Anna Helder (Mon, Wed, Thurs & Fri)
Supervisor & Placement Coordinator, UNE Psychology Clinic
02 6773 1389
ahelder@une.edu.au
Alice Hone (Wed, Thurs & Fri)
Supervisor & Placement Coordinator, UNE Psychology Clinic
02 6773 5137
ahone3@une.edu.au