Researcher

Biography

I am a registered Psychologist (with endorsement in Clinical Psychology) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). I am also a Psychology Board of Australia approved Supervisor and Supervisor Trainer.

As an Education Focused Senior Lecturer with UNSW Psychology, I direct the Master of Psychology (Clinical) program. I also chair the Australian Psychology Placement Alliance (APPA) and was the founding chair of the...view more

I am a registered Psychologist (with endorsement in Clinical Psychology) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). I am also a Psychology Board of Australia approved Supervisor and Supervisor Trainer.

As an Education Focused Senior Lecturer with UNSW Psychology, I direct the Master of Psychology (Clinical) program. I also chair the Australian Psychology Placement Alliance (APPA) and was the founding chair of the NSW-ACT Psychology Placement Consortium (NAPC). These are networks of psychology educators overseeing practicum training and governance in postgraduate psychology programs.

In addition, I am also an Accreditation Assessor for the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).

I manage and coordinate the Placement Review website which hosts two online psychology competency assessment tools, VMAT-CYPRS (Clinical Psychology) and PCAM (Professional Psychology). These assessment tools are used by 19 education institutions across Australia and New Zealand in the assessment of practicum competencies within the context of postgraduate psychology training.

 


My Grants

My education focused grants and teaching contracts are as below.

  • NSW Department of Health Education and Training Teaching Contracts (2020 - 2024) = AUD 49,400
  • NSW Department of Education Teaching Contracts (2024) = AUD 1,400
  • UNSW Education Focused Career Development Funding (2020 - 2022) = AUD 13,300
  • UNSW Education Focused Fellowship (2022) = AUD 42,410
  • UNSW Education Focused Grant (2023) = AUD 3,000

 


My Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science (Honours in Psychology) - UNSW
  • Bachelor of Commerce - UNSW
  • Master of Science - University of Sydney
  • Doctor of Clinical Psychology - University of Sydney

My Awards

  • 2023 Australian Psychological Society Outstanding Accredited Supervisor of the Year Award
  • 2021 Senior Fellowship of the Advanced HE (UK)
  • 2021 UNSW Scientia Education Academy Teaching News You Can Use Honourable Mention
  • 2020 UNSW Dean of Science Education Excellence Award

My Research Activities

My research activities involve scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL), mainly in the areas of clinical psychology competencies and postgraduate psychology practicum governance.

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Location

Level 8, Mathews Building
UNSW Kensington Campus