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Dr Madalena Grobbelaar

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 5902
Mobile: 0400 142 018
Email: m.grobbelaar@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO4.109  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2749-2944

Madalena is a Lecturer in the Counselling and Psychotherapy programs within the School of Arts and Humanities.

Current Teaching

  • COU3101 – Humanistic Models of Counselling
  • COU3201 – Contemporary Challenges in Therapeutic Practice
  • COU3202 – Sexuality & Therapeutic Practice
  • COU6114 – Object Relations & Attachment Theory

Background

A practising clinical psychologist in part-time private practice.

Professional Associations

  • Australian Clinical Psychology Association (MACPA) – Member
  • The Australian Psychological Society (APS) – Member (MAPS)
  • The College of Clinical Psychologists of the APS – Member
  • Society of Australian Sexologists of WA – Member

Research Areas and Interests

  • Sexuality & gender - sociocultural determinants
  • Psychological classifications of sexual health
  • Sexuality & gender in therapeutic practice
  • Women’s mental health
  • Sexualities
  • Psychodynamic theory & practice

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Psychology, Edith Cowan University, 2013.
  • Bachelor of Psychology with Honours, South Africa, 2003.
  • Humanities, South Africa, 2002.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Ndasi, D., Nunfam, V., Adusei-Asante, K., Grobbelaar, M., Ha, A. (2024). Sources of Sexual Knowledge and Information, and Sexual Attitudes of Men: A Narrative Synthesis of the Literature. Sexuality and Culture, 28(5), 42 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-024-10265-5.
  • Ndasi, DM., Adusei-Asante, K., Van Ha, AV., Grobbelaar, M., Nunfam, VF. (2024). Evaluation of the Sources of Sexual Knowledge and Information among Men in Kenya. Sexuality and Culture, 2024(Article in press), 22 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-024-10279-z.
  • Dudek, D., Grobbelaar, M., Boyd, E. (2024). Wondering about a Love Literacy: Unspoken Desire in Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Mist and Fury. M/C Journal, 27(4), Article number 3073. https://doi.org/10.5204/mcj.3073.

2023

Book Chapters

  • Grobbelaar, M., Gringart, E. (2023). The Tyranny of Love: Love and Psychology. Contemporary Love Studies in the Arts and Humanities: What's Love Got To Do With It? (87-96). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26055-1_8.

Journal Articles

  • Hay, C., Grobbelaar, M., Guggisberg, M. (2023). Mothers’ Post-separation Experiences of Male Partner Abuse: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Family Issues, 44(5), 1276-1300. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X211057541.

2022

Book Chapters

  • Dudek, D., Boyd, E., Grobbelaar, M. (2022). "Tingles and Shivers”: First Kisses and Intimate Civility in Eliza Redgold's Historical Harlequin Romances Pre- and Post-#MeToo.. New Frontiers in Popular Romance Essays on the Genre in the 21st Century (47-61). McFarland & Company, Inc.. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks2022-2026/3590.

Journal Articles

  • Ndasi, D., Adusei-Asante, K., Grobbelaar, M., Ha, A., Nunfam, V. (2022). Assessing sexual attitudes among adult men: A descriptive survey in Kenya. Sexologies, 31(3), 165-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sexol.2022.04.003.
  • Ndasi, D., Adusei-Asante, K., Grobbelaar, M., Nunfam, V. (2022). Female Sex research with men in Kenya: Fieldwork challenges and reflections. Sexologies, 31(1), e16-e23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sexol.2021.10.002.

2020

Book Chapters

  • Grobbelaar, M., Strauss, Y., Guggisberg, M. (2020). Working with Victims/Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: The ‘Self’ in the Therapeutic Relationship. Victims of Violence: Support, Challenges and outcomes (99-129). Nova Science Publishers. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/9792.
  • Guggisberg, M., Grobbelaar, M. (2020). An Examination of Circumstances Related to Forced Marriage among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women in Australia. Victims of Violence: Support, Challenges and outcomes (205-229). Nova Science Publishers. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/9793.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Pelden, S., Boyd, E., Grobbelaar, M., Adusei-Asante, K., Hopkins, L. (2019). Ladies, Gentlemen and Guys: The Gender Politics of Politeness. Social Sciences, 8(2), Article number 56. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci8020056.
  • Boyd, E., Grobbelaar, M., Gringart, E., Bender, A., Rose, W. (2019). Introducing “Intimate Civility”: towards a new concept for 21st century relationships. M/C Journal, 22(1), online. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/6172.

2018

Book Chapters

  • Grobbelaar, M., Guggisberg, M. (2018). Sexually explicit images: Examining the lawful and unlawful new forms of sexual engagement. Violence Against Women in the 21st Century (133-160). Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/5508.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The lived experience of women who experience their sexuality as strong: A multidisciplinary phenomenological study
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Investigating the Relationship Between Attachment Security, Spiritual Intelligence, and Psychological Well-Being: A Cross-Cultural Investigation
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Professional Perspectives on Parental Alienation and Intimate Partner Violence: Balancing Parental rights with Children's Safety.

Completed Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Sources of Sexual Knowledge and Information and Sexual Attitudes of Men in Kenya
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