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
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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.
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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
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2019
Journal Article
GROUPS 4 HEALTH reduces loneliness and social anxiety in adults with psychological distress: findings from a randomized controlled trial
Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan, Chang, Melissa X. -L., Bentley, Sarah V., Haslam, S. Alexander, Dingle, Genevieve A. and Jetten, Jolanda (2019). GROUPS 4 HEALTH reduces loneliness and social anxiety in adults with psychological distress: findings from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 87 (9), 787-801. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000427
2019
Journal Article
Social identity differentiation predicts commitment to sobriety and wellbeing in residents of therapeutic communities
Dingle, Genevieve A., Haslam, Catherine, Best, David, Chan, Gary, Staiger, Petra K., Savic, Michael, Beckwith, Melinda, Mackenzie, Jock, Bathish, Ramez and Lubman, Dan I. (2019). Social identity differentiation predicts commitment to sobriety and wellbeing in residents of therapeutic communities. Social Science & Medicine, 237 112459, 112459. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112459
2019
Journal Article
Group life shapes the psychology and biology of health: the case for a sociopsychobio model
Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda, Cruwys, Tegan and Bentley, Sarah (2019). Group life shapes the psychology and biology of health: the case for a sociopsychobio model. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 13 (8) e12490. doi: 10.1111/spc3.12490
2019
Journal Article
The connecting adolescents to reduce relapse (CARR) trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of Groups 4 Health and cognitive behaviour therapy in young people
Cruwys, Tegan, Haslam, Catherine, Walter, Zoe C., Rathbone, Joanne and Williams, Elyse (2019). The connecting adolescents to reduce relapse (CARR) trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of Groups 4 Health and cognitive behaviour therapy in young people. BMC Public Health, 19 (1) 788, 788. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7011-y
2019
Book
Social scaffolding: applying the lessons of contemporary social science to health and healthcare
Richard Williams, Verity Kemp, S. Alexander Haslam, Catherine Haslam, Kamaldeep S. Bhui, Susan Bailey and Daniel Maughan eds. (2019). Social scaffolding: applying the lessons of contemporary social science to health and healthcare. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781911623069
2019
Journal Article
Neighbourhood identification buffers the effects of (de-)gentrification and personal socioeconomic position on mental health
Fong, Polly, Cruwys, Tegan, Haslam, Catherine and Haslam, S. Alexander (2019). Neighbourhood identification buffers the effects of (de-)gentrification and personal socioeconomic position on mental health. Health and Place, 57, 247-256. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.05.013
2019
Journal Article
The importance of social groups for retirement adjustment: evidence, application, and policy implications of the social identity model of identity change
Haslam, Catherine, Steffens, Niklas K., Branscombe, Nyla R., Haslam, S. Alexander, Cruwys, Tegan, Lam, Ben C. P., Pachana, Nancy A. and Yang, Jie (2019). The importance of social groups for retirement adjustment: evidence, application, and policy implications of the social identity model of identity change. Social Issues and Policy Review, 13 (1), 93-124. doi: 10.1111/sipr.12049
2019
Book Chapter
Social Sciences and Health: A Framework for Building and Strengthening Social Connectedness
Haslam, Catherine and Haslam, S. Alexander (2019). Social Sciences and Health: A Framework for Building and Strengthening Social Connectedness. Social Scaffolding. (pp. 23-30) Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781911623069.003
2019
Journal Article
Neighbourhood identification and mental health: how social identification moderates the relationship between socioeconomic disadvantage and health
Fong, Polly, Cruwys, Tegan, Haslam, Catherine and Haslam, S. Alexander (2019). Neighbourhood identification and mental health: how social identification moderates the relationship between socioeconomic disadvantage and health. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 61, 101-114. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2018.12.006
2019
Journal Article
The social psychology of responses to trauma: social identity pathways associated with divergent traumatic responses
Muldoon, Orla T., Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan, Kearns, Michelle and Jetten, Jolanda (2019). The social psychology of responses to trauma: social identity pathways associated with divergent traumatic responses. European Review of Social Psychology, 30 (1), 311-348. doi: 10.1080/10463283.2020.1711628
2019
Book Chapter
Social scaffolding: supporting the development of positive social identities and agency in communities
Haslam, Catherine, Haslam, S. Alexander and Cruwys, Tegan (2019). Social scaffolding: supporting the development of positive social identities and agency in communities. Social scaffolding: applying the lessons of contemporary social science to health and healthcare. (pp. 244-256) edited by Richard Williams, Verity Kemp, S. Alexander Haslam, Catherine Haslam, Kamaldeep S. Bhui and Susan Bailey. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781911623069.025
2019
Conference Publication
Examining outcomes of individuals entering residential treatment for methamphetamine problems versus other drug and alcohol problems
Bathish, Ramez, Savic, Michael, Best, David, Haslam, Catherine, Dingle, Genevieve A., Staiger, Petra and Lubman, Dan I. (2019). Examining outcomes of individuals entering residential treatment for methamphetamine problems versus other drug and alcohol problems. APSAD, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 10-13 November 2019. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2019
Book Chapter
The social identity approach to health
Haslam, S. Alexander, Jetten, Jolanda and Haslam, Catherine (2019). The social identity approach to health. Social scaffolding: applying the lessons of contemporary social science to health and healthcare. (pp. 31-39) edited by Richard Williams, Verity Kemp, S. Alexander Haslam, Catherine Haslam, Kamaldeep S. Bhui and Susan Bailey. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781911623069.004
2018
Journal Article
Collective influences on individual functioning: Multiple group memberships, self-regulation, and depression after acquired brain injury
Kinsella, Elaine L., Muldoon, Orla T., Fortune, Dónal G. and Haslam, Catherine (2018). Collective influences on individual functioning: Multiple group memberships, self-regulation, and depression after acquired brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 30 (6), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/09602011.2018.1546194
2018
Journal Article
Adjusting to life in retirement: the protective role of new group memberships and identification as a retiree
Haslam, Catherine, Lam, Ben C. P., Branscombe, Nyla R., Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Cruwys, Tegan, Fong, Polly and Ball, Thomas C. (2018). Adjusting to life in retirement: the protective role of new group memberships and identification as a retiree. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 27 (6), 822-839. doi: 10.1080/1359432X.2018.1538127
2018
Journal Article
The New Psychology of Health: Unlocking the Social Cure
Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda, Cruwys, Tegan, Dingle, Genevieve A., Alexander Haslam, S. and Mahmood, Lynsey (2018). The New Psychology of Health: Unlocking the Social Cure. Clinical Psychology Forum, 1 (311), 50-52. doi: 10.53841/bpscpf.2018.1.311.50
2018
Journal Article
Ageing well in a foreign land as a process of successful social identity change
Jetten, Jolanda, Dane, Sharon, Williams, Elyse, Liu, Shuang, Haslam, Catherine, Gallois, Cindy and McDonald, Vivienne (2018). Ageing well in a foreign land as a process of successful social identity change. International Journal of Qualitative Studies On Health and Well-Being, 13 (1) 1508198, 1508198. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2018.1508198
2018
Journal Article
Multiple social groups support adjustment to retirement across cultures
Lam, Ben C. P., Haslam, Catherine, Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K., Cruwys, Tegan, Jetten, Jolanda and Yang, Jie (2018). Multiple social groups support adjustment to retirement across cultures. Social Science & Medicine, 208, 200-208. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.05.049
2018
Journal Article
Effects of long-term opioid analgesics on cognitive performance and plasma cytokine concentrations in patients with chronic low back pain : a cross-sectional pilot study
Richards, Georgia C., Lluka, Lesley J., Smith, Maree T., Haslam, Catherine, Moore, Brendan, OʼCallaghan, James and Strong, Jenny (2018). Effects of long-term opioid analgesics on cognitive performance and plasma cytokine concentrations in patients with chronic low back pain : a cross-sectional pilot study. PAIN Reports, 3 (4) e669, e669. doi: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000000669
2018
Journal Article
Scaffolding a stronger society
Haslam, Catherine (2018). Scaffolding a stronger society. The Psychologist, 31 (5), 44-47.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Memory Symptoms in People with Epilepsy
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Detection of negative emotions using wearable sensors
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chelsea Dobbins
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Doctor Philosophy
Social identity processes affecting retirement from sport
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nik Steffens, Professor Alex Haslam
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding Group Processes to Maximise the Potential of Group Interventions
Principal Advisor
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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
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
A Social Identity Approach to Neighbourhood Health and Wellbeing
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alex Haslam, Dr Tegan Cruwys
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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
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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
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding Depression across Cultures: A Social Identity Perspective
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tegan Cruwys, Professor Jolanda Jetten
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