BSc(Hons)UK, DipAppChdPsych, MSc Stir, Phd Melb

Director of Clinical Training

Research Interests

Developmental psychopathology; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Oppositional Defiant Disorder; applications of structural equation models and item response theory models in construct validation of childhood psychological disorders; biological theories of personality (especially Gray's reinforcement sensitivity theory) and their applications in psychopathology; social cognitions in child with and without psychopathology; infant attachment; spiritual well-being.

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Research Areas:

• Clinical Psychometric Lab  Read More

Teaching

Child Clinical Psychology, Structrual Equation Models, Psychometrics, Behaviour Change

Units

• KHA716 - Research Design 1
  
• KHA722 - Clinical Child Psychology
  
• KHA729 - Research Design 2
  

Selected Publications:

• Gomez, R, 2008, 'Item response theory analyses of parent and reacher ratings of the DSM-IV ADHD Rating Scale', Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, In Press
• Gomez, R., 2007, 'Parent and teacher ratings of the DSM-IV ADHD symptoms: Differential symptom functioning, and parent-teacher agreement and differences. ', Journal of Attention Disorders, 11, pgs. 17-27
• Gomez, R., 2007, ' Testing gender differential item functioning for ordinal and binary scored parent rated ADHD symptoms. ', Personality and Individual Differences, 42, pgs. 733-742
• Gomez, R., & McLaren, S., 2007, ' The interrelations of mother and father attachment, self-esteem and aggression during late adolescence. ', Aggressive Behavior, 33, pgs. 1-10
• McLaren, S., Gomez, R., Bailey, M., & Van Der Horst, R. K., 2007, ' The association of depression and sense of belonging with suicidal ideation among older adults: Applicability of resiliency models. ', Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 37, pgs. 89-102
• Gomez, R., & McLaren, S, 2006, ' The association of avoidance coping style, and perceived mother and father support with anxiety/depression among late adolescents: applicability of resilency models. ', Personality and Individual Difference, 40, pgs. 1165-1176
• Burns, L. G., Walsh, J. A., Gomez, R. , 2006, ' Measurement and structural invariance of parent ratings of the ADHD and ODD symptoms across gender for American and Malaysian children.', Psychological Assessment, 18, pgs. 452-457

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Current and Supervised Project/s:

• Mother-Infant Relationship