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Personal profile
Biography
I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology. I have been an academic at Macquarie University since 2002, with prior research positions at the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety Disorders, St Vincent's Hospital. I received my PhD from the University of New South Wales in 1993. Across my academic career, I have conducted research on anxiety disorders (especially social anxiety) and on the development and validation of assessment techniques including structured diagnostic interviews and self-report measures.
Research interests
Anxiety disorders; social anxiety; treatment outcome; assessment of psychological disorders
Teaching
My teaching is focused on principles and methods of psychological assessment at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level. I currently convene and teach the following units:
- PSYU3332 Principles of Psychological Assessment
- PSYC8986 Clinical Psychological Asessment 1
Research student supervision
I supervise students primarily on topics related to individual differences in the expression and treatment outcome of social anxiety disorder.
Community engagement
- Co-Director, Higher Degree Research, Department of Psychology
- Chair, Department of Psychology Test Library Committee
- Member, Centre for Emotional Health
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, PhD, The University of New South Wales
Award Date: 20 Apr 1993
Psychology, BSc(Psych; Hons 1), The University of New South Wales
Award Date: 2 May 1986
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Projects
- 13 Finished
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CEH: Centre for Emotional Health
Hudson, J., Norberg, M., Rapee, R., Bussey, K., Carl, T., Chen, J., Cornish, J., Fardouly, J., Forbes, M., Johnco, C., Jones, M., Kangas, M., Kidd, T., Magson, N., McLellan, L., McMahon, C., Meuldijk, D., Oar, E., Peters, L., Richardson, C., Schniering, C., Sherman, K., Sicouri, G. & Wuthrich, V.
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Other
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MQ-MINDS: Macquarie MINDS: Monitoring of Injury and psychosocial health outcomes, career trajectories and continuing educatioN, LiveD experiences and Social connectedness
Lystad, R., Peters, L., Johnstone, M., Ellis, L., Mitchell, R., Braithwaite, J., Wuthrich, V., Amin, J. & Cameron, C. M.
1/01/18 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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Audio visual equipment for clinical research in the Australian Hearing Hub
Hudson, J., Rapee, R., Peters, L., Kangas, M., Wuthrich, V., Baillie, A., Knight, R., Harrison, E., Barnes, S., Crain, S., Thornton, R., McArthur, G., Castles, A., Kohnen, S., Banales, E., McMahon, C., Boisvert, I. & Sharma, M.
1/01/17 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
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Centre for Emotional Health (CEH)
Hudson, J., Norberg, M., Rapee, R., Bussey, K., Crome, E., Fitzpatrick, S., Doyle, F., Johnco, C., Jones, M., Kangas, M., Magson, N., McKinnon, A., McLellan, L., McMahon, C., Mitchison, D., Newall, C., Oar, E., Peters, L., Schniering, C., Wong, Q., Wuthrich, V. & Forbes, M.
1/01/17 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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Statistical infrastructure and capability development
Griffin, B., Jones, M., Hudson, J., Wiggins, M., Rapee, R., McMahon, C., Bussey, K., Sherman, K., Sweller, N., Peters, L., Crane, M., Barbour, J. & Dear, B.
1/01/16 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
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Feasibility of monitoring health and well-being in emerging adults: pilot longitudinal cohort study
Lystad, R. P., Pulido, D. F., Peters, L., Johnstone, M., Ellis, L. A., Braithwaite, J., Wuthrich, V., Amin, J., Cameron, C. M. & Mitchell, R. J., 6 Jan 2022, In: JMIR Formative Research . 6, 1, p. 1-10 10 p., e30027.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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School-based victimization in children and adolescents presenting for cognitive behavioural treatment of anxiety disorders
Hunt, C., Bussey, K., Peters, L., Gaston, J., Lo, A. & Rapee, R. M., Nov 2022, In: Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. 50, 6, p. 590–603 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The relationship between CBT-mindedness and iCBT outcomes amongst a large adult sample
McLellan, L. F., Hobbs, M. J., Peters, L., Millard, M. & Mahoney, A. E. J., Aug 2022, In: Cognitive Therapy and Research. 46, 4, p. 655–667 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Feasibility of monitoring health and well-being in emerging adults: pilot longitudinal cohort study (Preprint)
Lystad, R. P., Pulido, D. F., Peters, L., Johnstone, M., Ellis, L. A., Braithwaite, J., Wuthrich, V., Amin, J., Cameron, C. M. & Mitchell, R. J., 3 May 2021, 22 p. (JMIR Preprints).Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Motivational interviewing for social anxiety disorder: an examination of the technical hypothesis
Romano, M., Arambasic, J. & Peters, L., Feb 2021, In: Psychotherapy Research. 31, 2, p. 224-235 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)