BA, Grad dip(Psych), MCP(UQ), Phd (Griffith), MAPS (clin)

Senior Lecturer

Research Interests

I investigate processes that help, or hinder, peoples’ adjustment to major health crises. I develop and trial innovative interventions designed to improve adjustment in patients, and their loved ones. I am particularly interested in exploring multi-media methods for dessimination of intervetnions in order to improve public access to evidenced based health interventions.

Research Areas:

• HealthCOPE Interventions lab  Read More

Teaching

I am involved in the professional training of clinical psychologists enrolled in Master and Doctoral level programs. In addition, to generic units related to professioanl practice, I teach units in specialised fields of health psychology or behavioural medicine, and couples and familes interventions.

Units

• KHA723 - Community Psychology
  
• KHA740 - Professional Practice 2
  
• KHA749 - Health Psychology
  

Selected Publications:

• Scott, J. L., Halford, W. K., McGuckin, M. A., Ward, B. G., Wetzig, N. R., Pyke, 2003, 'How can we disseminate psycho-oncology interventions to oncology and community settings? Results from a trial of a self-directed coping training program for women with cancer and their closest support persons. ', Australian Journal of Psychology, 55, (suppl), pgs. 211
• Scott, J. L., Halford, W. K., Ward, B. G., 2004, 'United we stand? The Effects of a couple-coping intervention on adjustment to early stage breast or gynaecological cancer.', Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology, 72 (6), pgs. 1122-1135

Full Publication List

Current and Supervised Project/s:

• Dreams, emotion and trauma
• CanCOPE: Enhancing coping in men with advanced prostate cancer, and their loved ones .