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Dr Bronwyn Harman

Senior Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 5021
Facsimile: +61 8 6304 5834
Email: b.harman@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO30.202  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9372-7588

Bronwyn is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Arts and Humanities.

Current Teaching

  • Research applications and ethical issues
  • Group process and group management
  • Systems consultation

Background

Employed initially as a sessional tutor/lecturer by ECU. Has been employed as a full-time staff member since 2008.

Professional Memberships

  • Life Member Playgroup WA (Inc)

Research Areas and Interests

  • Families with young children, particularly what constitutes “good” mothering and “good” fathering
  • Contemporary issues for Australian families
  • Child freedom and childlessness
  • Play and playgroup.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Psychology, Edith Cowan University, 2008.
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Psychology, Edith Cowan University, 2002.
  • Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Edith Cowan University, 2001.
  • Master of Arts, The University of Western Australia, 1994.

Research Outputs

2022

Journal Articles

2020

Journal Articles

  • Tran, K., Harman, B., Nicolson, S. (2020). Mentalisation Amongst Maternal and Child Health Nurses Using the Newborn Behavioural Observations With Infant-mother dyads: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 53(July - August 2020), e21-e27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2020.01.018.

2017

Journal Articles

2015

Journal Articles

  • Gibson, H., Harman, B., Guilfoyle, A. (2015). Social capital in metropolitan playgroups: A qualitative analysis of early parental interactions. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 40(2), 4-11.
  • New, R., Guilfoyle, A., Harman, B. (2015). Children's school readiness: The experiences of African refugee women in a supported playgroup. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 40(1), 55-62.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Harman, B., Guilfoyle, A., O'Connor, M. (2014). Why mothers attend playgroup. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 39(4), 131-137.
  • Rowe, B., Harman, B. (2014). Motherless mothers: Maternally bereaved women in their everyday roles as mothers. Journal of Family Studies, 20(1), 28-38. https://doi.org/10.5172/jfs.2014.20.1.28.

2011

Journal Articles

  • Cohen, L., Chang, P., Hendricks, J., Cope, V., Harman, B. (2011). Enhancing psychology students' experiences: The development of an undergraduate leadership programme. Psychology Learning and Teaching, 10(2), 164-169. https://doi.org/10.2304/plat.2011.10.2.164.

Research Projects

  • The reasons parents do not vaccinate their children in Australia, Edith Cowan University, School of Arts and Humanities Research Grant Scheme 2016, 2016 ‑ 2017, $12,000.
  • How much time do primary school aged children in Australia spend on unstructured play in relation to other activities? What are the predictors of unstructured play for primary school aged children in Australia?, Edith Cowan University, School of Arts and Humanities Research Grant Scheme 2016, 2016 ‑ 2017, $10,000.
  • Trinity Learning Centre Evaluative Study, Uniting Care West, Uniting Care West - Grant, 2012, $18,182.
  • Playgroup WA Inc.-Brain and Emotional Development in the Early Years Workshops, Playgroup WA, Grant, 2008 ‑ 2009, $20,880.
  • Clarkson Parenting Place Project Evaluation, City of Wanneroo, Grant, 2008 ‑ 2009, $4,550.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

No data available

Completed Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Mums Without Maternal Support - Rethinking 'Motherlessness' in Mothering
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