Department of Psychological Sciences

Five-out-of-five for research excellence and five-out-of-five for graduate satisfaction — we take pride in our teaching and student achievements. With professionally accredited courses, our graduates leave with vital skills for applying psychological knowledge in our technologically driven society. We then train future leaders with postgraduate courses in multiple fields of applied psychological practice and research. Our industry-linked projects impact individuals, groups and organisations around the globe.

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Psychology

Understand the human brain, our motivations and peculiarities

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- University
babyֱ�� face masks designed to encourage social connection

babyֱ�� has launched a range of reusable face masks in campus-inspired designs, with every sale supporting the Student Emergency Fund.

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Monday 17 August 2020
- Social Affairs
babyֱ�� researchers to examine public trust in genomics in health care

babyֱ�� researchers awarded $500,000 to examine concerns about ethical and social issues in the use of genomics in health care.

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Monday 11 May 2020
- Health
babyֱ�� team guide helps transition mental health consultations online

How-to guides developed by Mental Health Online (MHO) will help mental health practitioners transition to video consultations as COVID-19 spreads

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Monday 23 March 2020

Professor Diane Sivasubramaniam

Chair, Department of Psychological Sciences; Program Leader: Public Interest Technology

Public Interest Technology

+61392145858

dsivasubramaniam@swinburne.edu.au

Name	Position	Contact
	Professor, Chair of the Department of Psychological Sciences	+61 3 9214 5858 dsivasubramaniam@swinburne.edu.au
	Senior Lecturer, Deputy Chair of the Department of Psychological Sciences (undergraduate programs)	+61 3 9214 4358 bbullock@swinburne.edu.au
	Associate Professor, Deputy Chair of the Department of Psychological Sciences (postgraduate programs)	+61 3 9214 5653 jmackelprang@swinburne.edu.au
	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 5071 pbaldwin@swinburne.edu.au
	Professor	+61 3 9214 8100 gbates@swinburne.edu.au
	Professor	+61 3 9214 8371 sbhar@swinburne.edu.au
	Senior Lecturer, Director of the babyֱ�� Psychology Clinic	+61 3 9214 8147 cbrennan@swinburne.edu.au
	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 8104 sbuzwell@swinburne.edu.au
	Associate Professor	+61 3 9214 8363 jciorciari@swinburne.edu.au
	Lecturer	+61 3 9214 8678 kdeboer@swinburne.edu.au
	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 4682 belphinstone@swinburne.edu.au
	Lecturer	+61 3 9214 5345 rgalligan@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Simone Gindidis	Senior Lecturer	sgindidis@swinburne.edu.au
	Lecturer	+61 3 9214 3532 ignatt@swinburne.edu.au
	Lecturer	tgogan@swinburne.edu.au
	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 4765 sgrant@swinburne.edu.au
	Lecturer	rjellett@swinburne.edu.au
	Associate Professor	+61 3 9214 5757 jkaufman@swinburne.edu.au
	Associate Professor	+61 3 9214 8206 sknowles@swinburne.edu.au
	Senior Lecturer	dkoder@swinburne.edu.au
	Lecturer, Deputy Director of the babyֱ�� Psychology Clinic	cludlow@swinburne.edu.au
	Lecturer	imcneill@swinburne.edu.au
	Lecturer, Course Director of the Master of Counselling	semiller@swinburne.edu.au
	Professor	+61 3 9214 8300 gwmurray@swinburne.edu.au
	Professor	+61 3 9214 4428 mnedeljkovic@swinburne.edu.au
	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 5962 joldmeadow@swinburne.edu.au
	Senior Lecturer	corr@swinburne.edu.au
	Associate Professor	+61 3 9214 8578 jpfeifer@swinburne.edu.au
	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 3295 drangelov@swinburne.edu.au
	Professorial Research Fellow	+61 3 9214 8173 srossell@swinburne.edu.au
	Senior Lecturer, Course Director of the Bachelor of Psychological Sciences	+61 3 9214 4300 jsharp@swinburne.edu.au
	Associate Professor, Course Director of the Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental Psychology)	+61 3 9214 4497 jskues@swinburne.edu.au
	Professor	+61 3 9214 8742 neilthomas@swinburne.edu.au
	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 8059 bwilliams@swinburne.edu.au
	Lecturer, Course Director of the Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Advanced)	jwilliams@swinburne.edu.au
	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 5063 lwise@swinburne.edu.au
	Senior Lecturer	+61 3 9214 5161 kelvinwong@swinburne.edu.au
	Associate Professor, Course Director of the Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)	+61 3 9214 4627 cwood@swinburne.edu.au

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Incorporating animals in therapy create stronger relationships with therapists and creates better outcomes

New babyֱ�� research found that using animal-assisted therapy in combination with cognitive-behavioural therapy led to reductions in acute anxiety symptoms.

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Thursday 14 August 2025
- Health
- Science
babyֱ�� to advance cardiac care and asbestos detection with industry-engaged grants

babyֱ�� has secured two grants from Australia's Economic Accelerator Ignite program to support innovative commercialisation projects.

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Wednesday 12 March 2025
- Law
‘Boundless opportunities’ put babyֱ�� law graduate on top

babyֱ�� Law School graduate has received a prestigious Supreme Court Prize 2020 for his oustanding academic achievements while studying at babyֱ��.

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Thursday 14 May 2020
- Media and Communication
- Health
babyֱ�� artist featurette expands beyond the screen frame in THE LUME Melbourne

The Van Gogh experience returns to THE LUME Melbourne showcasing a new artist featurette by babyֱ��’s award-winning digital artist and Senior Lecturer James Berrett.

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Friday 20 December 2024
- Health
Half of Australians living in aged care have depression – psychological therapy could help according to new research

An evaluation of more than 40 years of research has found that psychological therapy offers a promising alternative to the overreliance on anti-depressants in aged care.

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Wednesday 20 March 2024