I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist within the Department of Psychology.  I hold a Research Fellowship with Macquarie University (MQRF; 2019-2024) and am working with the eCentreClinic to develop an evidence-based Internet-delivered psychological intervention for adolescents with chronic pain.  

In addition to my work with the eCentreClinic, I hold an honorary research position with the Pain Research Unit at Sydney Children's Hospital and collaborate with the Departments of Pain and Palliative Care, and Gastroenterology. 

Prior to commencing at Macquarie, I completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Seattle Children’s Research Institute in Washington, USA.  During this fellowship I researched comorbidities of, and psychosocial treatment for paediatric chronic pain. 

I have experience lecturing in Undergraduate Psychology on the following topics: Social Psychology, Personality, Abnormal Psychology. 

I currently provide guest lectures on eMentalHealth for the Masters of Professional Psychology program. 

I have capacity to supervise Honours and Masters level students studying a range of topics in clinical and health psychology including:

- Psychosocial difficulties for youth living with chronic health conditions

- Predictors of treatment outcomes for people with chronic pain

- Paediatric pain measure validation

Past supervision projects include:

- Parent child communication within the health-context

- Pain vigilance in youth with chronic conditions