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Professor Julie Ann Pooley

Associate Dean (Psychology, Counselling and Criminology)

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 5591
Mobile: 61+413338207
Facsimile: +61 8 6304 5834
Email: j.pooley@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO30.217  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8460-9718

Julie is the Associate Dean of Psychology, Counselling and Criminology within the School of Arts and Humanities.

Awards and Recognition

University and National Teaching Awards

  • 2011 - Recipient of an Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
  • 2011 - Recipient of a Vice-Chancellor’s Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (VC Citations)
  • 2003 - Recipient of the Australian National Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • 2003 - Recipient of the Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching

Other

  • 2002, 2006 - Nomination for Excellence in Postgraduate Supervision, awarded by the Edith Cowan University Postgraduate Association

Research Areas and Interests

  • Resilience- Individual, Family and Community
  • Community and Environmental Psychology
  • Scholarship or learning and Teaching
  • Resilience as an aid to personnel vetting
  • Cyclone Preparedness
  • Development of Resilience Scales

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2005.
  • Master of Psychology, Edith Cowan University, 1998.
  • Post Grad Dip in Psychology, Curtin University of Technology, 1990.
  • Bachelor of Applied Science, Curtin University of Technology, 1989.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Cole, A., Kemp, V., Pooley, JA., Whitehead, L. (2024). Living With Depression in the Family: A Narrative Inquiry Methodology for Seeking Meaning Through Stories. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 23(2024), pp. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069241274666.
  • Blanco, C., Gately, N., Pooley, JA. (2024). Family belief system influences on COVID-19 vaccination decisions among First Nations Australians. Journal of Family Psychology, 2024(Article in press), 11 pages. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001260.
  • Cole, A., Pooley, JA., Kemp, V., Whitehead, L. (2024). Family members’ experiences of ‘living well’ with a family member with depression. Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research, 2024(Article in press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2024.02.003.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Smith, E., Pooley, JA., Holmes, L., Gebbie, K., Gershon, R. (2023). Vicarious Trauma: Exploring the Experiences of Qualitative Researchers Who Study Traumatized Populations. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 17(1), article number e69. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.333.
  • Shafaei Darastani, A., Farr-Wharton, B., Omari, M., Pooley, JA., Bentley, T., Sharafizad, F., Onnis, L. (2023). Leading through Tumultuous Events in Public Sector Organizations. Public Performance and Management Review, 2023(Article in press), -. https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2023.2246948.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Malina, A., Roczniewska, M., Pooley, JA. (2021). Contact, moral foundations or knowledge? What predicts attitudes towards women who undergo IVF. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(1), Article number 346. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03810-9.
  • Chami, J., Pooley, JA. (2021). Widowed Young: The Role of Stressors and Protective Factors for Resilience in Coping with Spousal Loss. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 2021(Article in press), 28p.. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228211047088.
  • Douglas, T., Pooley, JA., Shields, L., Stick, S., Branch-Smith, C. (2021). Early disease surveillance in young children with cystic fibrosis: A qualitative analysis of parent experiences. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 20(3), 511-515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2020.10.001.
  • Palassis, A., Speelman, C., Pooley, JA. (2021). An Exploration of the Psychological Impact of Hacking Victimization. Sage Open, 11(4), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440211061556.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Anderson, C., Pooley, JA., Mills, B., Anderson, E., Smith, E. (2020). Do paramedics have a professional obligation to work during a pandemic? A qualitative exploration of community member expectations. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 14(3), 406-412. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.212.

Reports

  • Omari, M., Farr-Wharton, B., Bentley, T., Pooley, JA., Shafaei Darastani, A., Prichard, R., Dick, T. (2020). Literature Review: Work From Alternative Locations and Flexible Work Department of Water and Environmental Regulation. Australia. Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, WA government.
  • Farr-Wharton, B., Omari, M., Shafaei Darastani, A., Bentley, T., Teo, S., Pooley, JA. (2020). Department of Water and Environmental Regulation : Valuing Workers Working from Alternative Locations2020 Final Milestone Report 2020. Australia. Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, WA government.
  • Bentley, T., Farr-Wharton, B., Omari, M., Vassiley, A., Onnis, L., Shafaei Darastani, A., Nejati Ajibisheh, M., Pooley, JA., Devine, A., De Almeida Neto, A. (2020). Flexible work and psychological safety - Best practice to advance psychologically safe solutions from alternate locations: A report on findings from interviews with NSW flexible employees and managers: Phase 2 Report. Australia. Centre for Work Health and Safety NSW.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Goddard, T., Pooley, JA. (2019). The Impact of Childhood Abuse on Adult Male Prisoners: a Systematic Review. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 34(2), 215-230. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-018-9260-6.
  • Harms, C., Cohen, L., Pooley, JA., Chambers, S., Galvao, D., Newton, R. (2019). Quality of life and psychological distress in cancer survivors: The role of psycho‐social resources for resilience. Psycho-Oncology: journal of the psychological, social and behavioral dimensions of cancer, 28(2), 271-277. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4934.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Taylor, M., Pooley, JA. (2018). Life is precious: Sarcoma/giant-cell tumors survivors' perspectives on their psychological journey. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 36(6), 681-699. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2018.1498425.

2017

Book Chapters

  • Sims, K., Pooley, JA. (2017). Posttraumatic Growth amongst Refugee Populations: A Systematic Review. The Routledge International Handbook of Psychosocial Resilience (230-247). Routledge.
  • Corkill, J., Brooks, D., Pooley, JA., Cohen, L., Harris, K., Ferguson, C., Harms, C. (2017). The use of resilience indicators to assist in the selection of personnel for employment in classified and covert environments. The Routledge International Handbook of Psychosocial Resilience (436-450). Routledge.

Journal Articles

  • Taylor, M., Pooley, JA. (2017). Sarcoma survivors’ perspectives on their body image and functional quality of life post- resection/limb salvage surgery. European Journal of Cancer Care, 26(6), article no. e12667. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12667.
  • Malina, A., Pooley, JA. (2017). Psychological consequences of IVF fertilization- Review of Research. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 24(4), 554-558. https://doi.org/10.5604/12321966.1232085.
  • Harms, C., Pooley, JA., Cohen, L. (2017). The protective factors for resilience scale (PFRS): Development of the scale. Cogent Psychology, 4(1), Article Number: 1400415. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2017.1400415.
  • Pooley, JA., Malina, A. (2017). The Development Of The Family Within The Context Of The Assisted Reproductive Technology Process: A Socioecological Model of Understanding the IVF process in Poland. Polish Psychological Forum, 22(4), 672-680. https://doi.org/10.14656/PFP20170409.

2016

Book Chapters

  • Walker, A., Taylor, M., Caltabiano, N., Pooley, JA. (2016). Social benefits from skateboarding in skate-parks. Children and Childhood: Some International Aspects (163-180). Nova Science Publishers.
  • Walker, A., Taylor, M., Caltabiano, N., Pooley, JA. (2016). Skateboarding, Building Connections and community. Public Health: Some International Aspects (97-110). Nova Science Publishers.

Journal Articles

  • Tan, B., Pooley, JA., Speelman, C. (2016). A Meta-Analytic Review of the Efficacy of Physical Exercise Interventions on Cognition in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(9), 3126-3143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2854-x.

2015

Books

  • Brookes, G., Pooley, JA., Earnest, J. (2015). Terrorism, Trauma and Psychology: A multilevel victim perspective of the Bali bombings. Explorations in Social Psychology, 192. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315765136.

Book Chapters

  • Taylor, M., Goddard, T., Pooley, JA. (2015). ‘Walking on thin ice’: The pervasive degeneration of the family dynamic in homes where domestic violence is a lived reality and where children under the age of 18 experience abuse. Overcoming Domestic Violence: Creating a Dialogue around Vulnerable Populations (281-297). Nova Science Publishers.
  • Barry, P., Pooley, JA., Omari, M. (2015). Vulnerability and resilience in the criminal justice system. Working within the forensic paradigm: Cross discipline approaches for policy and practice (194-207). Routledge.
  • Taylor, M., Pooley, JA. (2015). Concluding thoughts: Domestic violence and possible pathways forward. Overcoming Domestic Violence: Creating a Dialogue around Vulnerable Populations (351-358). Nova Science Publishers.
  • Goddard, T., Taylor, M., Pooley, JA. (2015). Endeavouring to move forward from child maltreatment by engaging in the process of psyche repair: The adult male’s attempt at establishing a more fulfilled adult life. Overcoming Domestic Violence: Creating a Dialogue around Vulnerable Populations (317-330). Nova Science Publishers.
  • Taylor, M., Goddard, T., Pooley, JA. (2015). ‘Feeling like you're damaged and like your life is out of your control’: The male perspective on living with the adult aftermath of child maltreatment. Overcoming Domestic Violence: Creating a Dialogue around Vulnerable Populations (299-316). Nova Science Publishers.
  • Taylor, M., Goddard, T., Pooley, JA. (2015). Child Maltreatment: A phenomenological study of adult males' recollected childhood memories of experiencing abuse and witnessing domestic violence in the family home. Overcoming Domestic Violence: Creating a Dialogue around Vulnerable Populations (261-280). Nova Science Publishers.
  • Walker, A., Taylor, M., Caltabiano, N., Pooley, JA. (2015). The psychosocial health benefits that adolescent, early adult and adult skateboarders derive from skateboarding. Child Health and Human Development Yearbook 2014 (147-161). Nova Science Publishers.
  • Taylor, M., Pooley, JA., Carragher, G. (2015). A systematic review of current data collection techniques used to enhance the involvement of ‘hard-to-reach’ adolescents in research studies. Researching Marginalized Groups (149-166). Routledge.

Journal Articles

  • Stumpers, S., Cohen, L., Pooley, JA., Mander, DJ. (2015). The social construction of ageing: Australian and Welsh perspectives. The Australian Community Psychologist, 27(1), 53-72.
  • Mander, D., Cohen, L., Pooley, JA. (2015). If I wanted to have more opportunities and go to a better school, I just had to get used to it: Aboriginal students’ perceptions of going to boarding school in Western Australia. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 44(1), 26-36. https://doi.org/10.1017/jie.2015.3.
  • Mander, D., Cohen, L., Pooley, JA. (2015). A critical exploration of staff perceptions of aboriginal boarding students’ experiences. Australian Journal of Education, 59(3), 312-328. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004944115607538.
  • Taylor, M., Pooley, JA., Edwards, M. (2015). Reaching down and finding humanity: Military personnel's experiences of adopting dogs while on deployment. Society and Animals, 23(4), 321-342. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685306-12341366.

2014

Book Chapters

  • Woods, R., Pooley, JA. (2014). Transition into high school and the prevention of mental health problems. Adolescence: Places and Spaces (59-72). Nova Science Publishers.

Journal Articles

  • Walker, A., Taylor, M., Caltabiano, N., Pooley, JA. (2014). Creating friendship networks, establishing a social identity, developing a sense of belonging, meeting new people, and building connections with the community: The social capital support health benefits to be derived from skateboarding in skate-parks. International Journal of Child Health and Human Development, 7(2), 135-146.
  • Branch-Smith, C., Douglas, T., Shields, L., Stick, S., Massie, J., Pooley, JA. (2014). Parental experiences of early pulmonary surveillance for children with cystic fibrosis: A research proposal for improved family psychosocial outcomes. Working Papers in the Health Sciences, 2014(Summer), 1-8.
  • Balmer, G., Pooley, JA., Cohen, L. (2014). Psychological resilience of Western Australian police officers: relationship between resilience, coping style, psychological functioning and demographics. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, 15(4), 270-282. https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2013.845938.
  • Collins, R., Pooley, JA., Taylor, M. (2014). "Keeping it together, keeping their heads above water": Western Australian child health nurses' understanding of resilience in postpartum mothers. Sage Open, 4(4), 10p.. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014561210.
  • Titlestad, A., Pooley, JA. (2014). Resilience in Same-Sex-Parented Families: The Lived Experience of Adults with Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Parents. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 10(4), 329-353. https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2013.833065.
  • Judd, M., Pooley, JA. (2014). The Psychological Benefits of Participating in Group Singing for Members of the General Public. Psychology of Music, 42(2), 269-283. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735612471237.
  • Mercadante, C., Taylor, M., Pooley, JA. (2014). I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy’: Western Australian fathers’ perspectives on their marital separation experiences. Marriage & Family Review,, 50(4), 318-341. https://doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2013.879556.

Conference Publications

  • Henry, M., Pooley, JA., Omari, M. (2014). Student motivations for studying online: A qualitative study. Transformative, Innovative and Engaging. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Teaching Learning Forum (9p.). Curtin University.

2013

Books

  • Bernstein, D., Pooley, JA., Cohen, L., Goldthorpe, B., Provost, S., Cranney, J., Penner, L., Clarke-Stewart, A., Roy, E. (2013). Psychology: An International Discipline in Context: Australian and New Zealand Edition. Cengage Learning.

Book Chapters

  • Tan, WZ., Cohen, L., Pooley, JA. (2013). The Relationship between Physical Activity and Cognition and its Application to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Enhancing Human Performance (22-43). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Journal Articles

  • Doyle, J., Pooley, JA., Breen, L. (2013). A Phenomenological Exploration of the Childfree Choice in a Sample of Australian Women. Journal of Health Psychology, 18(3), 397-407. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105312444647.
  • Tan, WZ., Cohen, L., Pooley, JA. (2013). Physical Activity: Its implication on Attention Span and Quality of Life in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Law and Social Sciences, 2(2), 108-116. https://doi.org/10.5176/2251-2853_2.2.121.
  • Maassen, K., Pooley, JA., Taylor, M. (2013). You get forced to live with randoms ... and that makes you stronger as a person’. Homeless Western Australian teenagers’ perspectives on their experiences of residing in crisis accommodation. The Austalian Community Psychologist, 25(2), 53-73.
  • Ferguson, C., Harms, C., Pooley, JA., Cohen, L., Tomlinson, S. (2013). Crime Prevention: The Role of Individual Resilience within the Family.. Psychiatry Psychology and Law, 20(3), 423-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2012.707971.
  • Dawson, M., Pooley, JA. (2013). Resilience: The Role of Optimism, Perceived Parental Autonomy Support and Perceived Social Support in First Year University Students. Journal of Education and Training Studies, 1(2), 38-49.
  • O'Brien, K., Cohen, L., Pooley, JA., Taylor, M. (2013). Lifting the domestic cloak of silence: Resilient Australian women's reflected memories of their childhood experiences of witnessing domestic violence. Journal of Family Violence, 28(1), 95-108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-012-9484-7.
  • Pooley, JA., Cohen, L., O'Connor, M., Taylor, M. (2013). Posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth and their relationship to coping and self-efficacy in Northwest Australian Cyclone communities. Psychological Trauma, 5(4), 392-399. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028046.
  • Taylor, M., Edwards, M., Pooley, JA. (2013). Nudging them back to reality: Toward a growing public acceptance of the role dogs fulfill in ameliorating contemporary veterans' PTSD symptoms. Anthrozoos: a multidisciplinary journal of the interactions of people and animals, 26(4), 593-611. https://doi.org/10.2752/175303713X13795775535896.

Conference Publications

  • Tan, WZ., Cohen, L., Pooley, JA. (2013). The Implication of Physical Activity on Attention Span and Quality of Life in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study. 2nd Annual International Conference on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology previous papers (40-49). Global Science & Technology Forum. https://doi.org/10.5176/2251-1865_CBP13.29.

2012

Book Chapters

  • Pooley, JA., Cohen, L. (2012). A Team Teaching Approach to Teaching Undergraduate Psychology. Teaching Psychology around the World: Volume 3 (42-54). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  • Ferguson, C., Cohen, L., Pooley, JA., Guilfoyle, A. (2012). The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and speeding behaviour of young drivers. In Advances in Traffic Psychology (149-156). Ashgate Publishing Limited.

Journal Articles

  • Stambulich, D., Pooley, JA., Gately, N., Taylor, M. (2012). Some of my children are worth more than others: Perceptions of non-residential fathers with second families as to the fairness of the Australian Child Support Agency's handling of first family child support financial arrangements. Marriage and Family Review, 48(8), 769-791. https://doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2012.714721.
  • Soto, R., Pooley, JA., Cohen, L., Taylor, M. (2012). Students with ASD in mainstream primary education settings: Teachers' experiences in Western Australian classrooms. Austalasian Journal of Special Education, 36(2), 97-111. https://doi.org/10.1017/jse.2012.10.

2011

Journal Articles

  • Cohen, L., Ferguson, C., Harms, C., Pooley, JA., Tomlinson, S. (2011). Family systems and mental health issues: A resilience approach. Journal of Social Work Practice, 25(1), 109-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2010.533754.
  • Cohen, L., Pooley, JA., Ferguson, C., Harms, C. (2011). Psychologists’ understanding of resilience: implications for the discipline of psychology and psychology practice.. The Australian Community Psychologist, 23(2), 7-22.
  • Griffiths, N., Pooley, JA. (2011). Resilience in Families with Same-Sex Parents. The Australian Community Psychologist, 23(2), 50-67.

2010

Books

  • Pooley, JA., Cohen, L., O'Connor, M. (2010). Indicators of Community Resilience: A Study of Communities Facing Impending Natural Disasters. Lambert Academic Publishing.

Journal Articles

  • Branch-Smith, C., Pooley, JA. (2010). Women firefighters’ experiences in the Western Australian volunteer bush fire service. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 25(3), 12-18.
  • Pooley, JA., Cohen, L., O'Connor, M. (2010). Bushfire Communities and Resilience: What can they tell us?. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 25(2), 33-38.
  • Branch-Smith, C., Pooley, JA. (2010). Women firefighters' experiences in the Western Australian volunteer bush fire service. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 25(3), 12-18.

Conference Publications

  • Brooks, D., Corkill, J., Pooley, JA., Cohen, L., Ferguson, C., Harms, C. (2010). National security: A propositional study to develop resilience indicators as an aid to personnel vetting. Proceedings of the 3rd Australian Security and Intelligence Conference (35-43). Security Research Centre, Edith Cowan University.

2009

Conference Publications

  • Ferguson, C., Cohen, L., Pooley, JA., Guilfoyle, A. (2009). Elicitiing the beliefs of young drivers about driving risks: An analysis of two methodologies. Proceedings of the 2009 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference : Smarter, Safer Directions (826-838). NSW Centre for Road Safety.

2008

Book Chapters

  • Pike, L., Cohen, L., Pooley, JA. (2008). Australian Approaches to Understanding and Building Resilience in At Risk Populations. Resilience in Children and Youth (264-288). University of Toronto Press.

Journal Articles

  • Cohen, L., Chang, P., Pooley, JA., Pike, L. (2008). A holistic approach to establishing an effective learning environment for psychology. Psychology Learning and Teaching, 7(1), 12-18.

2007

Books

  • Pooley, JA., Cohen, L. (2007). Careers in Psychology: Making Informed Choices. Thomson.

Journal Articles

  • Pooley, JA., Breen, L., Pike, L., Cohen, L., Drew, N. (2007). Critiquing the school community: a qualitative study of children's conceptualization of their school. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 21(2), 87-98.
  • D'costa, B., Pooley, JA. (2007). The Transition Experience of Australian Students to University: The Importance of Social Support. The Australian Community Psychologist, 19(2), 78-91.
  • Pember, A., Pooley, JA. (2007). A qualitative exploration of the transition experience of students from a high school to a senior high school in rural Western Australia. Australian Journal of Education, 51(2), 162-177.

2006

Book Chapters

  • Pooley, JA., Cohen, L., O'Connor, M. (2006). Links between community and individual resilience: Evidence from cyclone affected communities in north West Australia. Disaster Resilience: An Integrated Approach (161-173). Charles C Thomas.

Journal Articles

  • Green, A., Cohen, L., Pooley, JA. (2006). In search of community in Western Australia: A qualitative study of adults conceptualisations of their communities. The Australian Community Psychologist, 18(2), 58-70.

Conference Publications

  • Sathapornvajana, K., Cohen, L., Drew, N., Pooley, JA. (2006). Improving community water conservation behaviour in Chachoengsao, Thailand. Engagement and Empowerment: New Opportunities for Growth in Higher Education (436-446). Edith Cowan University.

2005

Journal Articles

  • Pooley, JA., Cohen, L., Pike, L. (2005). Can sense of community inform social capital?. The Social Science Journal, 42(1), 71-79.
  • Armstrong, T., Pooley, JA. (2005). Being Pregnant: A Qualitative Study of Womens Lived Experience of Pregnancy. The Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, 20, 4-24.
  • Stumpers, S., Breen, L., Pooley, JA., Cohen, L., Pike, L. (2005). A critical exploration of the school context for young adolescents completing primary education. Community, Work & Family, 8(3), 251-270.

2003

Book Chapters

  • Chang, P., Cohen, L., Pike, L., Pooley, JA., Breen, L. (2003). From Reducing Attrition to Building Learning Communities: A University Mentoring Program. Global Perspectives on mentoring: Transforming Contexts, Communities and Cultures. (277-294). Information Age Publishing Inc.

2002

Journal Articles

  • Pooley, JA., Pike, L., Drew, N., Breen, L. (2002). Inferring Australian children's sense of community: A critical exploration.. Community, Work & Family, 5(1), 5-21.

2001

Conference Publications

  • Breen, L., Cohen, L., Drew, N., Timewell, S., Pike, L., Pooley, JA., Young, A. (2001). Expanding horizons of peer mentoring: how can we mentor students on and off campus?. New Horizons in University Teaching and Learning: Responding to Change (0). Centre for Educational Advancement.

Research Projects

  • SHE Speaks: Intergenerational Wellbeing Through Self-Care , Department of Communities (WA), Grants for Women Program, 2025 ‑ 2026, $50,000.
  • SheSpeaks: Amplifying Women's Voices for Wellbeing, Department of Communities (WA), Grants for Women Program, 2024 ‑ 2025, $9,094.
  • Flexible work and psychological safety: best practice to advance psychologically safe work from alternate locations, NSW Government, Understanding the Changing World of Work (Tender), 2020 ‑ 2021, $135,157.
  • Mental and Physical Correlates of Health in Undergraduate Australian Students, Edith Cowan University, School of Arts and Humanities Research Grant Scheme 2017, 2017 ‑ 2018, $10,000.
  • Better together: Supporting perinatal and infant mental health services, WA Primary Health Alliance, Grant, 2017 ‑ 2018, $230,000.
  • Enhancing parental relationships, resilience, and wellbeing in children; prenatal to 12 months, Edith Cowan University, School of Arts and Humanities Research Grant Scheme 2016, 2016 ‑ 2017, $20,000.
  • To create a tool which would be helpful in understanding the differences in Polish and Australian society's attitude towards in vitro fertilisation , Department of Education, DoE - Endeavour Research Fellowship , 2015 ‑ 2016, $1,500.
  • A multidisciplinary team approach to improving long term outcomes in sarcoma survivors, Hollywood Functional Rehabilitation Clinic, Johanna Sewell Sarcoma Research Grant, 2013 ‑ 2016, $10,909.
  • Regional and Rural Services for Social Inclusion, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration Grant - 2013, 2013 ‑ 2014, $34,100.
  • The Arest-CF Early Surveillance Program for Infants and Children with Cystic Fibrosis: What do Parent Experience and How do They Cope?, Australian Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust, CF WA Mid Term Top Up Scholarship, 2012 ‑ 2014, $30,000.
  • Mandurah Family Relationship Centre, Anglicare WA, Grant, 2007 ‑ 2011, $4,000.
  • Family Relationship Centre - Joondalup (North Metropolitan Family Relationship Centre Consortium, Anglicare WA, Grant, 2006 ‑ 2011, $120,000.
  • Scale Development: Individual and Family Resilience, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant, 2010 ‑ 2011, $29,558.
  • Posttraumatic growth and its relationship to resilience and wellbeing in the experience of stressful/adverse events in adults, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher - Grant, 2008 ‑ 2009, $22,500.
  • Promoting positive relationships after divorce and separation, Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation), Healthway - Health Promotion Research Project Grant, 2006 ‑ 2009, $23,137.
  • Resilience: What is it and what are the Skills used by Families Affected by Mental Illness?, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant, 2008 ‑ 2009, $55,466.
  • Ascertaining the Perceived Risks in the City of Perth, City of Perth, Grant, 2007, $14,070.
  • Health and wellbeing assets map City of Joondalup, City of Joondalup, Grant, 2004, $12,500.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Meta-Analysis of FRIENDS Programs: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Universal Anxiety Prevention Programs at the Individual Level
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Australian LGBTIQA+ paramedics' experiences of the workplace when responding to disasters: A mixed methods study
  • Doctor of Philosophy, "Reconstructing YOU": Grounded theory research into the experiences of Australian defence force ex-serving members transitioning to civilian life

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, A resiliency perspective of the lived experience of parenting infants and young children with cystic fibrosis in the context of early lung disease surveillance
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The online student experience: An exploration of first-year university students' expectations, experiences and outcomes of online education
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The relationship between physical exercise and cognition in children with typical development and neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Doctor of Psychology, Self reported stress and posttraumatic growth following the transition to motherhood: Investigating the role of social support and self efficacy.
  • Doctor of Psychology, Post-traumatic growth in carers of people with a mental illness.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring Community Perceptions on Paramedic Duty and Professional Obligations in Pandemics

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring the experience of separation in Australia: Perspectives from formerly married and cohabiting parents
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Improving community water conservation behaviour in Chachoengsao, Thailand
  • Doctor of Philosophy, An exploration of the social construction of ageing based on lived experiences: Perspectives from the Western Australian and welsh community

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, An exploration of the relationship between attitudes to driving and driving behaviour in young novice drivers.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Workplace bullying: An exploratory study in Australian academia
  • Doctor of Psychology, Childhood obesity: Investigating factors that influence weight loss success among obese and overweight seven to twelve year olds.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The transition experience to boarding school for male Aboriginal secondary school students from regional and remote communities across Western Australia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Enhancing Resilience in the Australian Security Vetting Process: Application of the Psycho-Social Resources for Resilience Scale – Vetting (PRRS-V)
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Narratives of "living well": Exploring the experiences of family members living with a family member with depression
  • Doctor of Psychology, The relationship between residential satisfaction, sense of community, sense of belonging and sense of place in Western Australia urban planned community.
  • Doctor of Psychology, The construction of wellbeing for sole mothers: An exploration of the relationship between work, welfare, social justice and wellbeing for sole mothers.
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