Overview
Background
I have worked in both the clinical and academic fields of clinical psychology, in Australia and the UK, before joining UQ in 2012. My research investigates the cognitive and social consequences of trauma and disease in neurological populations, and also on identity-cognition relationships in aging. In this work I have addressed questions about the integrity of cogntiive ability, notably memory, and its rehabilitation, but also the impact that impairment of these abilities have on personal andsocial identity.
Availability
- Professor Catherine Haslam is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, University of New South Wales
- Masters (Coursework) of Arts (Clinical Psychology), Macquarie University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
Research interests
-
Social identity and the social determinants of health
There are several strands of this research. The first investigates the impact that identity processes have on cognitive integrity, mental health, and well-being following life change. A second strand investigates the impact of social group-based interventions, that build new social identities and provide people with the skills for effective use of these psychological resources to protect health and well-being. This has informed development of a new social intervention — Groups 4 Health — that aims to give people the knowledge and skills they need to independently manage their social group memberships, and the social identities that underpin them, effectively. This work has been conducted with a range of clinical and non-clinical populations — including older adults in the community and residential care, neurological populations (acquired brain injury, dementia), people with addictions, and mental health populations (notably, depression) — using cross-sectional, longitudinal and experimental methodologies.
-
Neuro-rehabilitation
This research addresses the treatment of neurological disorders in people with stable and progressive conditions across the lifespan. My particular focus is on memory rehabilitation and involves exploration of theory relevant to memory enhancement and its intervention through use of learning principles and instructive techniques (errorless learning, spaced retrieval, and vanishing cues).
Works
Search Professor Catherine Haslam’s works on UQ eSpace
2021
Journal Article
Covalent organic framework based lithium-ion battery: fundamental, design and characterization
Hu, Yiming, Wayment, Lacey J., Haslam, Catherine, Yang, Xiye, Lee, Se-hee, Jin, Yinghua and Zhang, Wei (2021). Covalent organic framework based lithium-ion battery: fundamental, design and characterization. EnergyChem, 3 (1) 100048. doi: 10.1016/j.enchem.2020.100048
2020
Book Chapter
Social Identity
Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda, Cruwys, Tegan and Dingle, Genevieve A. (2020). Social Identity. Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology. (pp. 679-688) edited by K. Sweeny and M. Robbins . Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/9781119057840.ch119
2020
Journal Article
“There’s a Bit of a Ripple-effect”: a social identity perspective on the role of third-places and aging in place
Fong, Polly, Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan and Haslam, S. Alexander (2020). “There’s a Bit of a Ripple-effect”: a social identity perspective on the role of third-places and aging in place. Environment and Behavior, 53 (5), 001391652094710-568. doi: 10.1177/0013916520947109
2020
Journal Article
Innovative solutions to enhance safe and green environments for ageing well using co-design through patient and public involvement
Hatton, Anna L., Haslam, Catherine, Bell, Sarah, Langley, Joe, Woolrych, Ryan, Cory, Corrina, Brownjohn, James M. W. and Goodwin, Victoria A. (2020). Innovative solutions to enhance safe and green environments for ageing well using co-design through patient and public involvement. Research Involvement and Engagement, 6 (1) 45, 45. doi: 10.1186/s40900-020-00223-4
2020
Journal Article
The benefits of ethnic activity group participation on older immigrant well-being and host country adjustment
Dane, Sharon, Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda, Liu, Shuang, Gallois, Cindy and Tran, Tran Le Nghi (2020). The benefits of ethnic activity group participation on older immigrant well-being and host country adjustment. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 77, 119-124. doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2020.05.006
2020
Journal Article
Reducing loneliness among people with substance use disorders: feasibility of ‘Groups for Belonging’
Ingram, Isabella, Kelly, Peter J., Haslam, Catherine, O'Neil, Owen J., Deane, Frank P., Baker, Amanda L. and Dingle, Genevieve A. (2020). Reducing loneliness among people with substance use disorders: feasibility of ‘Groups for Belonging’. Drug and Alcohol Review, 39 (5), 495-504. doi: 10.1111/dar.13121
2020
Other Outputs
Die Heilkraft des Wir: warum es gesund ist sich verbunden zu fühlen
Haslam, Catherine, Steffens, Niklas K. and van Dick, Rolf (2020, 07 01). Die Heilkraft des Wir: warum es gesund ist sich verbunden zu fühlen Gehirn und Geist 12-19.
2020
Journal Article
Pilot randomised controlled trial of the Live Wires music program for older adults living in a retirement village.
Dingle, G. A., Ellem, R. J., Davidson, R., Haslam, C., Clift, S., Humby, M., Stathis, A. and Williams, E. (2020). Pilot randomised controlled trial of the Live Wires music program for older adults living in a retirement village.. Journal of Music, Health and Wellbeing (Summer).
2020
Journal Article
The dynamics of acculturation among older immigrants in Australia
Liu, Shuang, Dane, Sharon, Gallois, Cindy, Haslam, Catherine and Nghi Tran, Tran Le (2020). The dynamics of acculturation among older immigrants in Australia. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 51 (6), 424-441. doi: 10.1177/0022022120927461
2020
Journal Article
Identity continuity protects international student academic performance, retention, and life satisfaction: a longitudinal examination of the Social Identity Model of Identity Change
Cruwys, Tegan, Ng, Nikole W. K., Haslam, S. Alexander and Haslam, Catherine (2020). Identity continuity protects international student academic performance, retention, and life satisfaction: a longitudinal examination of the Social Identity Model of Identity Change. Applied Psychology, 70 (3) apps.12254, 931-954. doi: 10.1111/apps.12254
2020
Journal Article
Community group membership protects the well‐being of adults experiencing socio‐economic disadvantage
Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan, Chang, Melissa Xue‐Ling, Eckley, Bethany, Buckingham, Heather and Channon, Elizabeth (2020). Community group membership protects the well‐being of adults experiencing socio‐economic disadvantage. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 30 (4) casp.2453, 381-387. doi: 10.1002/casp.2453
2020
Journal Article
Social identity mapping online
Bentley, Sarah, Greenaway, Katharine H., Haslam, S. Alexander, Cruwys, Tegan, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, Catherine and Cull, Ben (2020). Social identity mapping online. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 118 (2), 213-241. doi: 10.1037/pspa0000174
2020
Journal Article
Rethinking the nature of the person at the heart of the biopsychosocial model: exploring social changeways not just personal pathways
Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda, Cruwys, Tegan and Bentley, Sarah V. (2020). Rethinking the nature of the person at the heart of the biopsychosocial model: exploring social changeways not just personal pathways. Social Science and Medicine, 272 113566, 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113566
2020
Journal Article
Predictors of social identification in group therapy
Cruwys, Tegan, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Hornsey, Matthew J., McGarty, Craig and Skorich, Daniel P. (2020). Predictors of social identification in group therapy. Psychotherapy Research, 30 (3), 348-361. doi: 10.1080/10503307.2019.1587193
2020
Journal Article
Ageing well in a foreign land: group memberships protect older immigrants' wellbeing through enabling social support and integration
Haslam, Catherine, Dane, Sharon, Lam, Ben C. P., Jetten, Jolanda, Liu, Shuang, Gallois, Cindy and Tran, Tran Le Nghi (2020). Ageing well in a foreign land: group memberships protect older immigrants' wellbeing through enabling social support and integration. Ageing and Society, 42 (7), 1-23. doi: 10.1017/s0144686x20001695
2019
Journal Article
Friendships that money can buy: financial security protects health in retirement by enabling social connectedness
Cruwys, Tegan, Haslam, Catherine, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S Alexander, Fong, Polly and Lam, Ben C. P. (2019). Friendships that money can buy: financial security protects health in retirement by enabling social connectedness. BMC Geriatrics, 19 (1) 319, 319. doi: 10.1186/s12877-019-1281-1
2019
Journal Article
Social identity mapping in addiction recovery (SIM-AR): extension and application of a visual method
Beckwith, Melinda, Best, David, Savic, Michael, Haslam, Catherine, Bathish, Ramez, Dingle, Genevieve, Mackenzie, Jock, Staiger, Petra K. and Lubman, Dan I. (2019). Social identity mapping in addiction recovery (SIM-AR): extension and application of a visual method. Addiction Research and Theory, 27 (6), 462-471. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2018.1544623
2019
Journal Article
Longitudinal evidence for the effects of social group engagement on the cognitive and mental health of Chinese retirees
Lam, Ben C P, Haslam, Catherine, Steffens, Niklas K, Yang, Jie, Haslam, S. Alexander, Cruwys, Tegan and Pachana, Nancy A (2019). Longitudinal evidence for the effects of social group engagement on the cognitive and mental health of Chinese retirees. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 75 (10), 2142-2151. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbz134
2019
Journal Article
Social identification-building interventions to improve health: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Steffens, Niklas K., La Rue, Crystal J., Haslam, Catherine, Walter, Zoe C., Cruwys, Tegan, Munt, Katie A., Alexander Haslam, S., Jetten, Jolanda and Tarrant, Mark (2019). Social identification-building interventions to improve health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review, 15 (1), 1-28. doi: 10.1080/17437199.2019.1669481
2019
Journal Article
Social group membership before treatment for substance dependence predicts early identification and engagement with treatment communities
Haslam, Catherine, Best, David, Dingle, Genevieve A., Staiger, Petra K., Savic, Michael, Bathish, Ramez, Mackenzie, Jock, Beckwith, Melinda, Kelly, Ashleigh J. and Lubman, Dan I. (2019). Social group membership before treatment for substance dependence predicts early identification and engagement with treatment communities. Addiction Research and Theory, 27 (5), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2018.1537393
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Catherine Haslam is:
- Available for supervision
Before you email them, read our advice on how to contact a supervisor.
Supervision history
Current supervision
-
Doctor Philosophy
Psychological adjustment after acquired brain injury: The role of social identity in psychosocial recovery.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zoe Walter, Dr Tegan Cruwys
-
Doctor Philosophy
Memory Symptoms in People with Epilepsy
Associate Advisor
-
Doctor Philosophy
Detection of negative emotions using wearable sensors
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chelsea Dobbins
-
Doctor Philosophy
Social identity processes affecting retirement from sport
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nik Steffens, Professor Alex Haslam
Completed supervision
-
2024
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding Group Processes to Maximise the Potential of Group Interventions
Principal Advisor
-
2022
Doctor Philosophy
Social Connectedness and Retirement Adjustment: The Contribution of Social Participation and Social Group Memberships
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nik Steffens
-
2021
Doctor Philosophy
A Social Identity Approach to Neighbourhood Health and Wellbeing
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alex Haslam, Dr Tegan Cruwys
-
2025
Doctor Philosophy
From trauma to growth: The role of social identity in resilience and recovery from trauma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tegan Cruwys, Professor Jolanda Jetten
-
-
2019
Doctor Philosophy
The role of social identities in the mental health, well-being and academic performance of international students: An application of the Social Identity Model of Identity Change
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tegan Cruwys, Professor Alex Haslam
-
2017
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding Depression across Cultures: A Social Identity Perspective
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tegan Cruwys, Professor Jolanda Jetten
Media
Enquiries
Contact Professor Catherine Haslam directly for media enquiries about:
- social dimensions of health
- social intervention
Need help?
For help with finding experts, story ideas and media enquiries, contact our Media team: