Equity and Diversity Members

Associate Professor Emilee Gilbert (opens in a new window) Research Theme Leader Associate Professor in Psychological Science

Areas of interest/supervision

• Gender equity
• Mothers and work
• Feminist theory
• health and sexuality

Selected Publications

Gilbert, E., O’Shea, M., Duffy, S. et al. Playing the Game Differently: How Women Leaders in Academia Are Challenging Neopatriarchy. Sex Roles (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-024-01544-4

O’Shea, Michelle, Sarah Duffy, and Emilee Gilbert. “‘Subjectivities, Academic Work and Mothering Practice’: Navigating Obscure and Unspoken Disciplines.” Gender, work, and organization 31.6 (2024): 2527–2548.

Ewald, A., Gilbert, E., Huppatz, K., & Kurt, P. (2024). "Fathering Identities and Men’s Engagement With Flexible Working Arrangements". The Journal of Men’s Studies, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10608265241245902
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520502 100%

Duffy, S & Gilbert, E (2024). A more equitable future for Australians, starting with families. James Martin Institute Policy Maker. A more equitable future for Australians, starting with families (jmi.org.au)
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520502 100%
SDG's: 5.1

Dr Sam Arnold (opens in a new window) Research Theme Co-Leader Lecturer in Psychological Science

Areas of interest/supervision

• support for people with intellectual disability and autistic adults
• psychometrics and assessment tool development

Selected Publications

Arnold, S. R. C., Bruce, G., Weise, J., Mills, C. J., Trollor, J. N., & Coxon, K. (2024). Barriers to healthcare for Australian autistic adults. Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 28(2), 301–315. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613231168444
FOR Codes and Percentages: 420318: 30%, 520199: 20%, 520304: 50%
SDG's: 3.8

Arnold, S. R. C., Huang, Y., Lawson, L. P., Higgins, J. M., Hwang, Y. I. (Jane), Richdale, A., & Trollor, J. N. (2024). Development of the Impact of Diagnosis Scale–Revised (IODS-R). Assessment, 31(4), 908–919. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911231196486
FOR Codes and Percentages: 420318: 30%, 520199: 20%, 520108: 50%
SDG's: 3.8

Arnold, S. R. C., Desai, A., McVilly, K., Hind, T., Mason, B., Walsh, J., Foster, G., & Trollor, J. N. (in press). Towards a Contribution Paradigm: Photovoice uncovering the contribution of people with intellectual disability. Disability & Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2024.2411529

Arnold, S. R. C., Higgins, J. M., Weise, J., Desai, A., Pellicano, E., & Trollor, J. N. (2023). Towards the measurement of autistic burnout. Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 27(7), 1933–1948. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613221147401

Associate Professor Janet Conti (opens in a new window) Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology

Areas of interest/supervision

• clinical psychologist and an AHPRA endorsed supervisor
• psychological treatment interventions
• eating disorder experiences and their treatment

Selected Publications

Associate Professor Steve Cumming (opens in a new window) Associate Professor in Psychology

Areas of interest/supervision:

• committed educator with extensive interprofessional teaching and learning and governance experience
• member of the School of Psychology's External Advisory Committee

Selected Publications

Dr Alina Ewald (opens in a new window) Associate Lecturer in Psychological Science

Areas of interest/supervision

• fathering
• employee wellbeing
• work-family balance
• gender equity and diversity in the workplace

Selected Publications

Ewald, A. (2024). The balance battle: 5 reasons why dads are struggling with workplace flexibility. The Conversation.
https://theconversation.com/the-balance-battle-5-reasons-why-dads-are-struggling-with-workplace-flexibility-237317
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520502 100%

Ewald, A., Gilbert, E., Huppatz, K., & Kurt, P. (2024). Fathering Identities and Men’s Engagement With Flexible Working Arrangements. The Journal of Men’s Studies, 10608265241245902. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10608265241245902
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520502

Ewald, A., Gilbert, E., & Huppatz, K. (2024). Knowing your place: the role of occupational status in fathers’ flexible working. Community, Work & Family, 27(4), 454-471. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13668803.2023.2207717
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520502

Gilbert, E., & Ewald, A. (2023). “You get past the packaging”: young women smokers’ resistance to standardized cigarette packaging. Women & Health, 63 (3), 186-193. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36650637/
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520502

Dr Tim Marsh (opens in a new window) Associate Lecturer in Psychological Sciences

Areas of interest/supervision

• field of Moral Psychology with a particular focus on the social and psychological factors that contribute to beliefs and expression of intergroup prejudice

Selected Publications

Marsh, T. (2020). Within-species individual differences. In T. K. Shackelford (Ed.), Sage Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology (pp. 379-399). Sage Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529739442.n21

Marsh, T. (2019). Evolutionary game theory. In V. Zeigler-Hill, & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences (pp. 1-4). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1631-1

Marsh, T. (2017). Neo-Freudians. In V. Zeigler-Hill, & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences (pp. 1-10). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1399-1

Marsh, T., & Boag, S. (2014). Unifying psychology : shared ontology and the continuum of practical assumptions. Review of General Psychology, 18(1), 49-59. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0036880

Marsh, T., & Boag, S. (2013). Evolutionary and differential psychology : conceptual conflicts and the path to integration. Frontiers in Psychology, 4, Article 655. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00655

Associate Professor Karen Mattock (opens in a new window) Associate Professor  in Psychological Sciences

Areas of interest/supervision

• infant and child language development, particularly in the areas of speech perception, babbling, bilingualism and infant-directed speech, as well as word learning in infants, children and adults.

Selected Publications

Dr Mac Mingon (opens in a new window) Associate Lecturer in Psychological Science.

Areas of interest/supervision:

• Science and Philosophy of Memory
• Culture and Cognition
• Indigenous Psychology
• Neuroanthropology and E-Cognition
• Mac describes his research as distinctively interdisciplinary, blending psychological, philosophical, and anthropological approaches in cognitive science projects.

Selected Publications

Dr Karen Moses (opens in a new window) Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology Head of Clinical Services, WSU Psychology Clinics

Areas of interest/supervision

• anxiety disorders
• exposure-based therapy
• tele-health and training and supervision of clinical psychology interns

Selected Publications

Plunkett, S., Wootton, B. M., & Moses, K. (2024). Psychometric properties of the DSM-5 Panic Disorder Dimensional Scale in an Australian community sample. Australian Psychologist, 1-10.
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 100%

Waks, S., Moses, K., & Wootton, B. M. (2024). Acceptability of internet‐delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for adults with symptoms of obsessive‐compulsive disorder: A meta‐analysis. British Journal of Clinical Psychology.
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 100%

Hall, M., Luo, A., Bhullar, N., Moses, K., & Wootton, B. (accepted). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis investigating different treatment formats. Australian Psychologist.
FOR Codes and Percentages: 520302; 100%

Dr Renu Narchal (opens in a new window) Senior Lecturer in Psychology

Areas of interest/supervision

• health and wellbeing
• impact of life events on development from the point of view of migratory experiences and settlement issues

Selected Publications

Narchal, R., & Hembrow, R. (2024). Hidden care: a qualitative exploration of the roles and responsibilities of language brokers. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2024.2371536

Ohan, J., McMullen, S., Clark, Y., Mackelprang, J. L., Magiati, I., Mattock, K., Narchal, R., O’Shea, M., Rahimi-Golkhandan, S., Ruby, M., Shires, A., Taylor, A., Thielking, M., Selkirk, B., Alexi, J., & Dudgeon, P. (2023). Guidance in Creating Honours (Fourth Year) and Postgraduate Equity Pathways in Tertiary Psychology for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Applicants: A Report from the Equity Pathways Working Group as part of the AIPEP Community of Practice. The University of Western Australia. https://doi.org/10.26182/9x7z-ej87

Tomasi, A.-M.; Slewa-Younan, S.; Narchal, R.; Rioseco, P. Professional Mental Health Help-Seeking Amongst Afghan and Iraqi Refugees in Australia: Understanding Predictors Five Years Post Resettlement. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 1896. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031896

AM Tomasi, S Slewa-Younan, R Narchal, P Rioseco (2022) Understanding the mental health and help-seeking behaviours of refugees Australian Institute of Family Studies https://aifs.gov.au/resources/short-articles/understanding-mental-health-and-help-seeking-behaviours-refugees

Dr Sarah Duffy (opens in a new window) Lecturer in School of Business

Areas of interest/supervision:

• endometriosis
• mothering
• Fatherhood

Selected Publications

Proudfoot, A., Duffy, S., Sinclair, J., Abbott, J. and Armour, M. (2024), '[In Press] A survey of cost, access and outcomes for cannabinoid-based medicinal product use by Australians with endometriosis', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Dr Alex Hawkey (opens in a new window) Transitional Health Research Institute (THRI)

Areas of interest/supervision

• Women's sexual and reproductive health, focusing on areas such as fertility, contraception, sexuality, and menstruation.
• Inequities in sexual and reproductive health experienced by marginalised communities, particularly migrant and refugee women.
• Qualitative research methods, including arts-based methods such as body mapping and photovoice.
• Participatory research approaches, including the co-creation of research projects and health interventions.

Selected Publications

Sherman, K. A., Pehlivan, M. J., Pereira, C., Hawkey, A., Singleton, A. C., Redfern, J., ... & Cooper, M. (2024). Randomised controlled pilot trial of the EndoSMS supportive text message intervention for individuals with endometriosis: Feasibility and acceptability results. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 187, 111929.

Howe, D., Duffy, S., O’Shea, M., Hawkey, A., Wardle, J., Gerontakos, S., ... & Armour, M. (2023, November). Policies, Guidelines, and Practices Supporting Women’s Menstruation, Menstrual Disorders and Menopause at Work: A Critical Global Scoping Review. In Healthcare (Vol. 11, No. 22, p. 2945). MDPI.

Giese, N., Gilbert, E., Hawkey, A., & Armour, M. (2023). Unmet needs of australians in endometriosis research: a qualitative study of research priorities, drivers, and barriers to participation in people with endometriosis. Medicina, 59(9), 1655.

Hawkey, A. (2023). Infertility as a social and public health issue. In P. Liamputtong (Ed.), Handbook of Social Sciences and Global Public Health (pp. 1–19). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97442-2_15

Dr Caroline Mills (opens in a new window) Transitional Health Research Institute (THRI)

Areas of interest/supervision

• Autism
• Disability
• Sensory Processing
• Intellectual Disabilities

Selected Publications

Mills, C., Tracey, D., & Gorkin, R., Virtual reality as a panacea to promote the health of people with neurodevelopmental disabilities? Current evidence, challenges, and the way forward. (Chapter 40) In Ned, L., Rivas Velarde, M., Singh, S., Swartz, L. & Soldatić, K. (Eds). The Routledge International Handbook of Disability and Global Health. Londond: Routledge.

Mills, C., Tracey, D., Nash, S., Gorkin, R., 2024. Perceptions of a virtual reality sensory room for adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Disability and Rehabilitation 46, 565–574.. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2169773