A/Prof Esther Care
Course Coordinator
Level 8
100 Leicester Street
Tel: +61 3 8344 0975
Email: e.care@unimelb.edu.au |
Research Interests: study of vocational interests and their development in young children; predictive validity of interests for course and occupational choice; cross-cultural issues in measurement; psychometrics, intelligence and academic achievement; educational assessment; early literacy; collaborative problem solving. |
Dr Terry Bowles
Snr Lecturer
Level 2 (Room 207)
100 Leicester Street
Tel: +61 3 8344 9638
Email: tbowles@unimelb.edu.au |
Teaching Areas: Learning Processes and Problems; Working with Groups; Consultation in Educational Settings
Research Interests: Models of Change, Change Management, Motivation, and Intervention; Communication, Social Phobia, Ostracism and Social Isolation; Talent, Approaches to Learning and Competencies; Attachment and relationships (all at any developmental stage). |
Dr Ben Deery
Lecturer/ Test Library Convenor
Level 2 (Room 217)
100 Leicester Street
Tel: +61 3 8344 0254
Email: bdeery@unimelb.edu.au |
Teaching Areas: Psychological Tests; Exceptionality, Assessment and Intervention
Research Interests: Learning disabilities/ difficulties including; neuropsychological and cognitive aspects, diagnosis of such disorders, use of evidence-based interventions and technology, and educational funding/ resources. Also interested in parents, teachers, and psychologists’ knowledge and awareness of these disorders and use of interventions, as well as the effectiveness of cognitive assessments and written reports for parents, teachers, and other health professionals, and which factors may improve their usefulness. |
Ms Vicki McKenzie
Lecturer and Practicum Coordinator
Level 2 (Room 211)
100 Leicester Street
Tel: +61 3 8344 0984
Email: v.mckenzie@unimelb.edu.au |
Teaching Areas: Counselling Skills; Intervention in the Problems of Young People; Practicum Coordinator
Research Interests: Counselling; family therapy in educational settings: adolescent issues and resources; school consultations; school psychology services. |