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Biography
My research and community outreach work focuses on psychological adaptation during the transition to parenthood in the context of various reproductive risk factors – in particular, infertility/assisted conception, and perinatal mood disorders. I have a particular interest in the parent-child attachment relationship, and in programs to support parenting during the early years.
My recent book “Becoming a Parent: Contemporary Contexts and Challenges during the Transition to Parenthood” (Cambridge University Press) explores the unprecedented reproductive choices in the 21st century, universal psychological journeys, and the specific challenges faced by those whose pathways to parenthood are non-traditional or medically complicated. Personal stories from men and women from diverse backgrounds (those with 'high-risk' pregnancies, fathers as well as mothers, adoptive parents, LGBTQ as well as heterosexual adults) make the research-based information come alive.
Research engagement
I work collaboratively on research projects that seek to provide an evidence base for programs supporting new parents with
- Tresillian Family Care Centres
- Karitane
- Marymead Child and Family Centre ACT
- ACT Perinatal Mental Health Service
Community engagement
- Executive Committee Healthy Attachment Australia New Zealand (HAANZ) Healthy Attachment Australia & New Zealand (healthyattachmentanz.org)
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Projects
- 13 Finished
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Statistical infrastructure and capability development
Griffin, B. (Primary Chief Investigator), Jones, M. (Chief Investigator), Hudson, J. (Chief Investigator), Wiggins, M. (Chief Investigator), Rapee, R. (Chief Investigator), McMahon, C. (Chief Investigator), Bussey, K. (Chief Investigator), Sherman, K. (Chief Investigator), Sweller, N. (Chief Investigator), Peters, L. (Chief Investigator), Crane, M. (Chief Investigator), Barbour, J. (Chief Investigator) & Dear, B. (Chief Investigator)
1/01/16 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
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Early predictors of temperament factors linked to anxiety in children: Genes and the pre- andpostnatal environments
Grant, K.-A. (Primary Chief Investigator) & McMahon, C. (Sponsor)
1/09/12 → 1/09/15
Project: Research
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The Gudaga Study: Describing the health, development, early education, family environment and service context of Aboriginal children aged five to nine years in an urban location
McMahon, C., Grace, R., Comino, E., Jackson Pulver, L., Kemp, L., Kong, K., Jalaludin, B. & Denney-Wilson, E.
1/01/12 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
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“There is nowhere else that I’d rather be than with them”: parents’ positive experiences parenting autistic children
Heyworth, M., McMahon, C., Tan, D. W. & Pellicano, E., Mar 2025, In: Autism and Developmental Language Impairments. 10, p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Emotional regulation and language in young children with and without autism traits
Cibralic, S., Kohlhoff, J., Wallace, N., McMahon, C. & Eapen, V., Sept 2024, In: Journal of Early Intervention. 46, 3, p. 428-447 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimizing parenting and child outcomes following parent–child interaction therapy – toddler: a randomized controlled trial
Kohlhoff, J., Wallace, N., Cibralic, S., Morgan, S., Briggs, N. E., McMahon, C., Hawkins, E., Druskin, L., Owen, C., Lieneman, C., Han, R., Eapen, V., Huber, A. & McNeil, C. B., Dec 2024, In: BMC Psychology. 12, 1, p. 1-25 25 p., 688.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Becoming a parent: contemporary contexts and challenges during the transition to parenthood
McMahon, C. A., 2023, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 307 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Parenting deaf children: exploring relationships between resolution of diagnosis, parenting styles and morale, and perceived child vulnerability
Sealy, J., McMahon, C. & Sweller, N., Sept 2023, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies. 32, 9, p. 2761-2775 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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