Our people in the School of Psychology
Leadership and Governance
Leadership
| Professor Tanya Meade (opens in a new window) Professor of Clinical Psychology | Dean and Discipline Leader |
| Associate Professor Steve Cumming (opens in a new window) Associate Professor in Psychology | Deputy Dean |
| Associate Professor John Cass (opens in a new window) Associate Professor in Psychological Science | Associate Dean (International) |
 | Associate Professor Janet Conti (opens in a new window) Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology | Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching) |
 | Dr Brooke Donnelly Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology | Associate Dean (Indigenous and Community Engagement) |
| Associate Professor Emilee Gilbert (opens in a new window) Associate Professor in Psychological Science | Associate Dean (Research) |
| Associate Professor Evelyn Smith (opens in a new window) Associate Professor in Psychology | Associate Dean (HDR) |
| Ms Melissa Maucort | School Manager |
 | Dr Karen Moses (opens in a new window) Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology | Head of Clinical Services, Western Sydney University Psychology Clinic |
Governance
| Dr Paul Strutt (opens in a new window) | Director of Academic Program |
 | Dr Tania Perich (opens in a new window) Senior Lecturer in Psychology | Director of Academic Program (Years 4 to 6) |
| Dr David Arness (opens in a new window) | Academic Program Advisor (Years 1 to 3) Disability Coordinator |
 | Dr Cindy Harmon-Jones (opens in a new window) Lecturer in Psychological Science | Academic Program Advisor (Years 1 to 3) |
| Dr Quincy Wong (opens in a new window) Senior Lecturer in Psychology | Academic Program Advisor (Year 4) |
| Dr Samuel Arnold (opens in a new window) | Academic Program Advisor (Years 5 to 6) |
 | Dr. Tuki Attuquayefio (opens in a new window) Associate Lecturer in Psychological Sciences | STARS Coordinator |
Academic Staff
| Dr David Arness (opens in a new window) Lecturer in Psychological Sciences | Dr David Arness is the Academic Program Advisor (Years 1 to 3) and a Lecturer in Psychological Science, whose research focuses on the common themes of optimal human performance, and a special interest in mindfulness and attention. |
 | Dr Samuel Arnold (opens in a new window) Lecturer in Psychological Science | Dr Samuel Arnold is the Academic Program Advisor (Years 5 to 6) and a Lecturer in Psychological Science whose research interests include support for people with intellectual disability and autistic adults, psychometrics and assessment tool development. |
| | Dr. Tuki Attuquayefio (opens in a new window) Associate Lecturer in Psychological Sciences | Dr. Tuki Attuquayefio is an Associate Lecturer in Psychological Sciences whose research interests reside in data science, fMRI, psychology, eating behaviour and gut microbiome. |
| Associate Professor John Cass (opens in a new window) Associate Professor in Psychological Science | Dr John Cass is the Associate Dean (International) and Associate Professor in Psychological Science, whose research interests include visual perception and cognition, augmented reality and human-machine interaction, time perception and the relationship between attention and body dissatisfaction. |
| | Associate Professor Janet Conti (opens in a new window) Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology | Dr Janet Conti is the Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching) and Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, a clinical psychologist and and AHPRA endorsed supervisor. She lectures in the postgraduate Master of Clinical and Professional Psychology programs, particularly in the area of psychological treatment interventions. Her research is focused on the eating disorder experiences and their treatment. |
 | Associate Professor Steve Cumming (opens in a new window) Associate Professor in Psychology | Dr Steve Cumming is an Associate Professor in Psychology and a committed educator with extensive interprofessional teaching and learning and governance experience. As a member of the School of Psychology's External Advisory Committee, Steve has contributed to the teaching of the University's Clinical Psychology program. |
| Dr Martin Daly (opens in a new window) Lecturer in Psychology | Dr Martin Daly is a Lecturer, practicing Psychologist, and the Academic Program Advisor for the 4th year/Honours program, with broader research interests in theoretical unification and integration across the discipline, and the development of tailored ('eclectic') approaches to therapy for clients. |
| | Dr Brooke Donnelly Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology | Dr Brooke Donnelly is the Associate Dean (Indigenous and Community Engagement) and Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology. She is also a Clinical Psychologist, and her research interests include neurobiology and eating disorders. |
| Dr Frances Doyle (opens in a new window) Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology | Dr Fran Doyle is a Clinical Child Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology. Her research aims to improve the wellbeing of families by understanding the development of child and adolescent mental health problems. |
 | Dr Alina Ewald Associate Lecturer in Psychological Science | Dr Alina Ewald is an Associate Lecturer in Psychological Science whose research interests include fathering, employee wellbeing, work-family balance, and gender equity and diversity in the workplace. |
| Dr Michael Gascoigne (opens in a new window) Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology | Dr Michael Gascoigne is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, whose area of research investigates cognitive deficits in clinical populations. |
 | Associate Professor Emilee Gilbert (opens in a new window) | Dr Emilee Gilbert is the Associate Dean (Research) and Associate Professor in Psychological Science with expertise across a range of qualitative research methods, public health policies and practices, and the application of post-structural feminist theory to the analysis of issues surrounding gender, health and sexuality. |
| Professor Craig Gonsalvez (opens in a new window) Professor of Clinical Psychology | Dr Craig Gonsalvez is a Professor of Clinical Psychology with research and scholarly contributions to clinical psychophysiology, practitioner training and supervision, and the psychopathology of anxiety disorders. |
| | Dr Cindy Harmon-Jones (opens in a new window) Lecturer in Psychological Science | Dr Cindy Harmon-Jones is the Academic Program Advisor (Years 1 to 3) and a Lecturer in Psychological Science. Her research interests include motivation and emotion, including emotional experience and regulation, with a focus on approach motivated, negative emotions such as anger and cognitive dissonance. |
| Dr Liquan Liu (opens in a new window) Senior Lecturer in Psychological Science | Dr Liquan Liu is a Senior Lecturer in Psychological Science whose research interests lie in the multi-dimensional effects of multilingualism and multiculturalism on infant development and the relationship between nature (internal factors) and nurture (external factors) in the course of child development. |
 | Dr Tim Marsh (opens in a new window)
| Dr. Tim Marsh is an Associate Lecturer in Psychological Sciences whose research interests reside in the field of Moral Psychology with a particular focus on the social and psychological factors that contribute to beliefs and expression of intergroup prejudice. |
| Associate Professor Karen Mattock (opens in a new window) Associate Professor in Psychological Science | Dr Karen Mattock's is an Associate Professor in Psychological Science and Director of Academic Program (Undergraduate Psychology) whose research interests are in infant and child language development, particularly in the areas of speech perception, babbling, bilingualism and infant-directed speech, as well as word learning in infants, children and adults. |
 | Dr Andrew McKinnon Associate Lecturer in Psychological Science | Commencing Monday 5th February 2024 |
| Professor Tanya Meade (opens in a new window) Professor of Clinical Psychology | Professor Meade is a Dean and Professor of Clinical Psychology and her research includes depression and complex chronic presentations. |
 | Dr Mac Mingon Associate Lecturer in Psychological Science | Dr Mac Mingon is an Associate Lecturer in Psychological Science. Mac’s research interest are in Science and Philosophy of Memory, Culture and Cognition, Indigenous Psychology, Neuroanthropology and E-Cognition. Mac describes his research as distinctively interdisciplinary, blending psychological, philosophical, and anthropological approaches in cognitive science projects. |
| Dr Karen Moses (opens in a new window) Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology | Dr Karen Moses is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology and Head of Clinical Services with research and practice expertise in anxiety disorders, exposure-based therapy, tele-health and training and supervision of clinical psychology interns. |
| Dr Renu Narchal (opens in a new window) Senior Lecturer in Psychology | Dr Renu Narchal is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology, whose research interests and publications delve into the area of health and wellbeing, as well as the impact of life events on development from the point of view of migratory experiences and settlement issues. |
| Dr Tania Perich (opens in a new window) Senior Lecturer in Psychology | Dr Tania Perich is the Director of Academic Program (Years 4 to 6) and a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and whose research interests include bipolar disorder, depression, menopause, mental health and wellbeing, as well as the effectiveness of psychological therapies in the treatment of bipolar disorder and depression. |
 | Dr Paul Strutt (opens in a new window) Senior Lecturer in Psychology | Dr Paul Strutt is the Director of Academic Program (Years 1 to 3) and a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and an endorsed Clinical Neuropsychologist and clinical supervisor. He is Secretary of the College of Clinical Neuropsychologists – NSW Section. His research interests include modifiable risk factors for dementia, concussion, repetitive head injury and CTE, and neuropsychological outcomes following neurosurgery. |
 | Nicole Traynor (opens in a new window) Associate Lecturer in Psychological Science | Nicole Traynor is an Associate Lecturer in Psychological Science. Nicole’s research interest is in developmental psychology, with a particular focus on early childhood development. Nicole’s doctoral research was in infant-directed speech and how this speech register is involved in infants’ early language learning. |
| Dr Emma Walter (opens in a new window) Lecturer in Psychological Science | Dr Emma Walter is a Lecturer in Psychological Science with a background in individual differences and a primary focus in developing a research program based on understanding the complex nature of social and cognitive functioning in everyday life and identifying the mechanisms which may underlie impaired functioning in these areas. |
| Dr Travis Wearne (opens in a new window) Senior Lecturer in Clinical Neuropsychology | Dr Travis Wearne is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Neuropsychology, whose research investigates social cognition and emotion regulation across healthy populations and those with acquired brain conditions (e.g., traumatic brain injury). |
 | Associate Professor Gabrielle Weidemann (opens in a new window) Associate Professor in Psychological Science | Dr Gabrielle Weidemann is an Associate Professor in Psychological Science who investigates associative learning and classical conditioning processes in human participants, specifically assessing the role of higher order cognitive processes in the acquisition and expression of predictive learning, conditioning and instrumental learning. |
 | Dr Quincy Wong (opens in a new window) Senior Lecturer in Psychology | Dr Quincy Wong is the Academic Program Advisor (Year 4) and a Senior Lecturer in Psychology, with a research focus on social anxiety, cognitive processes, psychometrics and suicide prevention. |
Psychology Clinic
| | Dr Karen Moses (opens in a new window) | Head of Clinical Services, Western Sydney University Psychology Clinic |
 | Vanessa Croker (opens in a new window) | Senior Supervisor |
 | Bill Bouzianis (opens in a new window) | Day Supervisor |
| Dr Rudi Črnčec (opens in a new window) | Day Supervisor | |
 | Mira Kozik (opens in a new window) | Day Supervisor |
 | May Lam (opens in a new window) | Day Supervisor |
 | Andrea Malcolm (opens in a new window) | Day Supervisor |
 | Maria Reboredo (opens in a new window) | Day Supervisor |
 | Suzanne Benson (opens in a new window) | Testing Supervisor |
 | Anne Brown (opens in a new window) | Testing Supervisor |
| Dr Phil Ray (opens in a new window) | Testing Supervisor | |
 | Joana Medina (opens in a new window) | Senior Administrative Officer - Psychology Clinic (Acting) |
 | Leanne Mifsud (opens in a new window) | Psychology Clinic Assistant |
Professional staff
| Erynne Alvaro | Placement Assistant | |
| Athifa Ansari (opens in a new window) | Business Analyst | |
| Reannen Baker (opens in a new window) | Business Administrative Officer |
| Ashley Bourke | Junior Business Administration Assistant | |
 | Jody Cameron-Roy (opens in a new window) | Executive Assistant, Dean & Deputy Dean (Monday to Thursday) |
| Alison Douglas (opens in a new window) | Executive Project Officer | |
| Vicki Fox (opens in a new window) | Senior Research Administration Officer |
| Ms Melissa Maucort (opens in a new window) | School Manager |
| | Joana Medina (opens in a new window) | Senior Administrative Officer - Psychology Clinic |
| | Leanne Mifsud (opens in a new window) | Psychology Clinic Assistant |
 | Shazia Nadan (opens in a new window) | Governance and Compliance Officer |
 | Danielle Sherwin (opens in a new window) | Psychology Placements & Executive Project Support |
 | Ritu Talwar (opens in a new window) | Placements Officer |
 | Angela Tanovic (opens in a new window) | Placements Officer |
 | Sue Veen (opens in a new window) | Engagement Officer |
 | Chantelle Young (opens in a new window) | Research and HDR Officer |
Adjunct Staff
| Ms Lisa Abraham | Adjunct Fellow |
| Ms Patricia Aguayo | Adjunct Fellow |
| Mr Walid Ahmad | Adjunct Fellow |
| Ms Cathy Allen | Adjunct Fellow |
| Mrs Sarah Bergan | Adjunct Fellow |
| Dr David Bosanquet | Adjunct Fellow |
| Dr Rudi Crncec | Adjunct Fellow |
| Mrs Ivy Feliciano | Adjunct Fellow |
| Ms Aniela Gokiert | Adjunct Fellow |
| Mrs Anusha Govender | Adjunct Fellow |
| Dr Mairwen Jones | Adjunct Fellow |
| Ms Laura Kampel Lees | Adjunct Fellow |
| Dr Roy Laube | Adjunct Fellow |
| Mr Michael MacDonald | Adjunct Fellow |
| Mr Christopher Mahoney | Adjunct Fellow |
| Professor Craig McGarty | Adjunct Professor |
| Ms Melissa Monteiro | Adjunct Fellow |
| Dr Kerrie Noonan | Adjunct Fellow |
| Dr Margo Orum | Adjunct Fellow |
| Ms Jane Pineda | Adjunct Fellow |
| Ms Nicole Rafidi | Adjunct Fellow |
| Dr Meg Smith | Adjunct Fellow |
| Dr Janina Szyndler | Adjunct Fellow |
| Ms Christine Wearne | Adjunct Fellow |
| Dr Michele Wiese | Adjunct Fellow |
Higher Degree Research candidates
| Candidate | Principal Supervisor | Thesis Title |
| Charles Ball | Michael Tyler | Cognitive Load in Second Language Comprehension |
| Jessica Bazouni | Gabrielle Weidemann | Positive Affect Benefiting Infant Word-Learning |
| Abhijatya Dhar | Tanya Meade | Relationships Between Symptomatology and Social and Occupational Functioning in Women with Borderline Personality Disorder: An Age Comparison Study |
| Simone du Toit | Quincy Wong | Emotional Working Memory Training and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder |
| Isabel Fraser | Tania Perich | Exploring the Experience of Psychological Interventions for Women with Bipolar Disorder During the Perinatal Period |
| Shannon Grassby | Craig Gonsalvez | A Competency-based Approach to Clinical Group Supervision in Psychology: A Systematic Investigation into Its Component Competencies, Its Assessment and the Determinants of Its Effectiveness |
| Samantha Hayes | Evelyn Smith | Investigating the Experience of Anger on an Obese Sample |
| Amelia Henry | Craig McGarty | How Advantaged Groups Respond to and Demobilize Collective Action by Disadvantaged Groups |
| Lauren Heywood | Janet Conti | How Individuals with Anorexia Nervosa Navigate Changes in Identity Throughout Treatment and the Impact That These Identity Negotiations May Have on Overall Treatment Efficacy |
| Johan Huda | Craig McGarty | Minority Group's Resilience of Cyber Racism in Indonesia Context |
| Mark Lathouwers | Michael Tyler | On the additivity of statistical and prosodic cues for spoken word segmentation |
| Karen Moses | Tanya Meade | Exposure based interventions: Optimising knowledge, skills and practice |
| Ceylan Okan | Gabrielle Weidemann | Social Media Use and Mental Health in Older Adults |
| Roseanne Peak | Craig McGarty | To investigate the impact of making short online messages in support of a traumatized people group, on the wellbeing of the supporter and their commitment to help others |
| Amy-Leigh Rowe | Tania Perich | Cognitive Functioning and Childhood Trauma in Bipolar Disorder |
| Olga Soumpassakis | Emilee Gilbert | Australian Woman's discursive constructions of the Lived Experiences of Domestic Violence |
| Sonja te Braak | Tania Perich | The Effectiveness of a Short-term Psychosocial Therapy Intervention (PETA) for Patients with a Severe Mental Illness. |
| Stephanie Watts | Emilee Gilbert | Females and Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| Alana Weithaler | Karen Mattock | A Mother's use of Infant-Directed Speech to her Baby in Utero during the Second and Third Trimester of Pregnancy and the Influences of Maternal Fetal Attachment |
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