My research focuses on understanding the factors that contribute to children’s emotional health and working to improve the services available to children experiencing anxiety and other emotional disorders. I am recognised as a world leader for my work on parent-child interactions and the development and treatment of anxiety. 

My methodological expertise includes experimental studies, large-scale randomised clinical trials, prevention trials, school-based trials, gene-environment interaction studies, and systematic reviews. 

I have delivered sustained and influential insights into the complex aetiology of anxiety, as well as developed and validated innovative, accessible interventions. My experience impacts the lives of Australian families through the development of new ways of understanding and treating anxiety disorders.

Key research areas: Child and youth mental health, child anxiety, parenting