Our academics produce high-impact research that informs the clinical psychology profession and evidence-based treatments for the community.
Psychology Research
Health research is an area of strength in UTS’s research strategy. The strategy is underpinned by a significant investment and a focus on collaborative and interdisciplinary research; innovative technological approaches; commitment to researcher development and strengthening the relationship between research and teaching and learning.
The Discipline of Clinical Psychology at UTS has a research-intensive culture, with experienced academics working in diverse research fields. Our research primarily focuses on the areas of:
- Health psychology
- Remote treatments
- Child and adolescent mental health
- Infant and child development
- Anxiety and related disorders
- Mindfulness-integrated cognitive behavioural therapy
- Eating disorders and body image
- Ageing and decision-making
- Rehabilitation psychology
- Clinical geropsychology
- Cognitive Science
- Moral cognition
- Social learning and decision-making
- Psycholinguistics and Bilingualism
- Neuroscience (including neuroscience of consciousness)
- Human-Machine Interaction
- Perception in real and virtual environments
- Human Learning and Behaviour
- Biological Psychology
- Reward-seeking
- Psychological aspects of weight management
- Mental health in higher weight
Research Degrees
The Discipline of Clinical Psychology at UTS offers the following research degree:
Currently Advertised PhD Projects
There are currently no advertised PhD projects. However, if you would like to discuss a potential PhD project, please see our available Supervisors below, with links to their staff profiles and research interests.
Supervisors
Our research supervisors are outlined below.
Research Clinics/Laboratories
Scholarships
Visit the UTS scholarships, prizes and awards page for more details about all scholarships, prizes and awards offered by UTS.
Current PhD Students and Topics
A selection of our current PhD candidate projects are outlined below
| Student | Project | Primary Supervisor |
| Colleen Alford | Understanding and addressing the specific needs of parents/carers of autistic children and adolescents with eating disorders: A parent-based adjunct to standard child and adolescent eating disorder treatment | A/Prof Deb Mitchison |
| Kim Ann Beadman | The provision of Perinatal Mental Health Services in an Australian Aboriginal Community | Dr John McAloon |
| Stephanie Beavers | Exploring change in an adolescent eating disorder day program | A/Prof Deb Mitchison |
| Sophie Berry | Prevention of Eating Disorders in Schools | Dr Amy Burton |
| Ian Boreham | Understanding the History and Dimensionality of Purpose in Life and its Implications for Healthy Ageing | A/Prof Phoebe Bailey |
| Shauna Byrne | The Development Trajectory Towards Eating Disorders in Normantive Sample of Australian School Attending Adolescents | Dr John McAloon |
| Anna Dedousis-Wallace | An Investigation of the Moderators Influencing the Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) | Dr John McAloon |
| Isaac Dunn | Cognitive Behavior Therapy for LGBTIQA+ Identifying Individuals | A/Prof Bethany Wootton |
| Rebecca El-Helou | lmproving the ldentification and Treatment of Emotional Disorders After Stroke | Prof Ian Kneebone |
| Mary Girgis | Emotion Regulation in Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities | Prof Ian Kneebone |
| Denise Goggin | The Effects of Comorbid Depression and Age of Diagnosis on Group-Delivered Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Adult ADHD | Dr Melissa Rouel |
| Tarren Leon | The Interaction of Emotions and Advice on Decision-Making in Older Age | A/Prof Phoebe Bailey |
| Maral Melkonian | Stepped Care Treatments for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | A/Prof Bethany Wootton |
| Rachael Murrihy | An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Parent Management Training and Collaborative and Proactive Solutions for the Treatment of Children and Adolescents | Dr John McAloon |
| Lawrence Roux | Does Cognitive Flexibility Medicate Pain Intensity and Magnitude of Disability in Patients with Chronic Pain | Prof Toby Newton-John |
| Catherine Ryan | Understanding the psychological aspects of ocean swimming for older adults | A/Prof Phoebe Bailey |
| Rebecca Seah | Trauma-Related Shame and Causal Attributions in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | A/Prof David Berle |
| Neeraja Shankar | An investigation of the impact of culture on parenting practices and the clinical implications for parenting programs and child outcomes | Dr John McAloon |
| Alyssia Simos | Understanding the relationships between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Insomnia and Nightmares | A/Prof David Berle |
| Melissa Sims | Death Anxiety and it's Relationship with Suicidality | Prof Ross Menzies |
| Emily Wilson | Measurement, Modelling, and the Efficacy of Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Investigating the Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty | Dr Alice Norton |
| Halaina Winter | Remote Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) | A/Prof Bethany Wootton |
For further information about commencing a research degree in the Discipline of Clinical Psychology contact a potential supervisor or email gsh.future@uts.edu.au to make a confidential enquiry.
Clinical Psychology researchers in the news
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UTS Psychology Successes in the 2024 APS Awards!
UTS Psychology has had brilliant success this year in the 2024 Australian Psychological Society Major Awards.
Well done to the
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Near Death Moments
Dr Matt Davidson appeared as an expert guest on SBS program Insight in July 2024 to discuss the neuroscience behind near death
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Packing up Mum and Dad's Home
In this piece published in The Conversation, Dr Penney provides some tips on navigating the mental health impacts of packing up
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Why is a messy house such an anxiety trigger?!
In an article for The Conversation, Dr Erika Penney explains why clutter can stress us out so much, why women are more affected
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My kid is biting, hitting and kicking. I’m at my wit’s end, what can I do?
Dr John McAloon discusses when to seek help for parenting difficulties.
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Mental distress is much worse for people with disabilities
Dr Anastasia Hronis outlines the gap in knowledge and practice that sees people with disability and mental illness falling between
