Dr Fiona Maccallum
Dr

Fiona Maccallum

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Background

Fiona is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology with research interests in grief & loss, trauma, emtion regulation and anxiety. Her work is mechanism focussed. She applies experimental and longitudinal methods including experience sampling to better understand the pyschological processes that contribute to resilence and/or the development of psychopathology. Her work is also focussed on improving supports for those struggling with grief and trauma.

Fiona completed her Master of Psychology(Clnical) and PhD at UNSW and undertook an NHMRC postdoctoral fellowship at the Loss, Trauma and Emotion Lab at Teachers College, Columbia University. She also has many years experience working as a clinician in public health and private practice.

Availability

Dr Fiona Maccallum is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Clinical and health psychology Clinical psychology Cognitive and computational psychology Personality and individual differences Psychology Social and personality psychology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Psychology), University of New South Wales
  • Masters (Coursework) of Psychology (Clinical), University of New South Wales
  • Doctor of Philosophy of Psychology, University of New South Wales
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales

Research interests

  • Grief, loss and trauma

    This line of research is focused on improving outcomes and support for people living with loss. This involves - investigating the psychological mechanisms that underlie difficulties adapting to bereavement and other losses, including as coping responses, appraisals, and distress tolerance. - evaluating treatments for prolonged and traumatic grief and investigating the mechanisms of change in therapy - exploring the application of emerging technologies (Virtual reality, AI) for improving bereavement outcomes

  • Emotion regulation

    This line of research is focused on understanding - the mechanisms that contribute to emotion regulation outcomes context specificity, strategy use and the ability to use feedback to guide development of skilful regulation. .

  • Autobiographical and self-identity process in clinical disorders

    Understanding the mechanism underlying clinical dysfunctions in autobiographical remembering and future-related imaginings. This line of research investigates how manipulating autobiographical recall, future imaginings, and self-identity constructs impact on mood, decision making and current functioning.

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68 works between 1996 and 2025
All (68) Journal Article (62) Other Outputs (2) Conference Publication (1) Book Chapter (3)

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2025

Book Chapter

Conceptualizations of prolonged grief and traumatic grief

Maccallum, Fiona (2025). Conceptualizations of prolonged grief and traumatic grief. Psychotherapy for Prolonged and Traumatic Grief. (pp. 70-84) New York, NY United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003429777-6

Conceptualizations of prolonged grief and traumatic grief

2025

Journal Article

Unraveling attachment – a network analysis of the cognitive pathways linking attachment and prolonged grief

Smith, Kirsten V., Skjerdingstad, Nora, Ebrahimi, Omid V., Maccallum, Fiona and Ehlers, Anke (2025). Unraveling attachment – a network analysis of the cognitive pathways linking attachment and prolonged grief. Psychological Medicine, 55 e276, 1-9. doi: 10.1017/s0033291725101669

Unraveling attachment – a network analysis of the cognitive pathways linking attachment and prolonged grief

2025

Journal Article

Moral injury front and center: The relationship between event centrality and moral injury

James, Kari E., McKimmie, Blake M. and Maccallum, Fiona (2025). Moral injury front and center: The relationship between event centrality and moral injury. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. doi: 10.1037/tra0002014

Moral injury front and center: The relationship between event centrality and moral injury

2025

Journal Article

Resilience in diversity: a restricted range of roles is associated with more severe moral injury

James, Kari E., McKimmie, Blake M. and Maccallum, Fiona (2025). Resilience in diversity: a restricted range of roles is associated with more severe moral injury. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 53 (4), 1-12. doi: 10.1017/s1352465825000116

Resilience in diversity: a restricted range of roles is associated with more severe moral injury

2025

Journal Article

A challenge to identity: identity processing style and moral injury

James, Kari E., McKimmie, Blake M. and Maccallum, Fiona (2025). A challenge to identity: identity processing style and moral injury. British Journal of Psychology, 116 (2), 354-366. doi: 10.1111/bjop.12756

A challenge to identity: identity processing style and moral injury

2025

Journal Article

Prolonged grief reactions and help-seeking in bereaved adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

Maccallum, Fiona, Breen, Lauren J., Ivynian, Serra, DiGiacomo, Michelle, Luckett, Tim and Lobb, Elizabeth A. (2025). Prolonged grief reactions and help-seeking in bereaved adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Affective Disorders, 374, 467-476. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.01.056

Prolonged grief reactions and help-seeking in bereaved adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

2025

Journal Article

Psilocybin-Assisted suppoRtive psychoTherapy IN the treatment of prolonged Grief (PARTING) trial: protocol for an open-label pilot trial for cancer-related bereavement

Beesley, Vanessa L, Kennedy, Tom J, Maccallum, Fiona, Ross, Margaret, Harvey, Renee, Rossell, Susan L, Sarris, Jerome, Perkins, Daniel, Neale, Rachel E, Bennett-Levy, James, Johnson, Shevaugn, Beebe, Hanna, Roset, Natalie, Strobel, Jörg and Parker, Stephen (2025). Psilocybin-Assisted suppoRtive psychoTherapy IN the treatment of prolonged Grief (PARTING) trial: protocol for an open-label pilot trial for cancer-related bereavement. BMJ Open, 15 (4) e095992, 1-12. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095992

Psilocybin-Assisted suppoRtive psychoTherapy IN the treatment of prolonged Grief (PARTING) trial: protocol for an open-label pilot trial for cancer-related bereavement

2025

Journal Article

Sharper minds: feasibility and effectiveness of a mental health promotion package for university students targeting multiple health and self-care behaviours

Dingle, Genevieve A., Han, Rong, Huang, Kevin, Alhadad, Sakinah S.J., Beckman, Emma, Bentley, Sarah V., Edmed, Shannon, Gomersall, Sjaan R., Hides, Leanne, Lorimer, Nadine, Maccallum, Fiona, McKimmie, Blake M., Ng, Norman, Rossa, Kalina, Smith, Simon S., Walter, Zoe C., Williams, Elyse, Wright, Olivia R.L. and Tanksale, Radhika (2025). Sharper minds: feasibility and effectiveness of a mental health promotion package for university students targeting multiple health and self-care behaviours. Journal of Affective Disorders, 378, 271-280. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.03.011

Sharper minds: feasibility and effectiveness of a mental health promotion package for university students targeting multiple health and self-care behaviours

2025

Journal Article

First-year domestic and international university students’ knowledge and use of mental health services and self-care practices in Australia

Han, Rong, Walter, Zoe C., Maccallum, Fiona and Dingle, Genevieve A. (2025). First-year domestic and international university students’ knowledge and use of mental health services and self-care practices in Australia. Australian Psychologist, 60 (1), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/00050067.2024.2410195

First-year domestic and international university students’ knowledge and use of mental health services and self-care practices in Australia

2025

Journal Article

A network analysis of peritraumatic dissociation and subsequent intrusive memories Un análisis de red de la disociación peritraumática y los recuerdos intrusivos posteriores

Maccallum, Fiona, Gutmann, Hannah, Creamer, Mark, O'Donnell, Meaghan, Forbes, David, McFarlane, Alexander C., Silove, Derrick and Bryant, Richard A. (2025). A network analysis of peritraumatic dissociation and subsequent intrusive memories Un análisis de red de la disociación peritraumática y los recuerdos intrusivos posteriores. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 16 (1) 2555793. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2025.2555793

A network analysis of peritraumatic dissociation and subsequent intrusive memories Un análisis de red de la disociación peritraumática y los recuerdos intrusivos posteriores

2024

Journal Article

A pilot study of the role of the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism in response to exercise-augmented exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder

Bryant, Richard A., Dawson, Katie S., Azevedo, Suzanna, Yadav, Srishti, Cahill, Catherine, Kenny, Lucy, Maccallum, Fiona, Tran, Jenny, Rawson, Natasha, Tockar, Julia, Garber, Benjamin and Keyan, Dharani (2024). A pilot study of the role of the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism in response to exercise-augmented exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 167 107106, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107106

A pilot study of the role of the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism in response to exercise-augmented exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder

2024

Journal Article

When we fail to live up to our own standards: the relationship between self-discrepancy and moral injury*

James, Kari E., McKimmie, Blake M. and Maccallum, Fiona (2024). When we fail to live up to our own standards: the relationship between self-discrepancy and moral injury*. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 37 (6), 711-720. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2024.2387607

When we fail to live up to our own standards: the relationship between self-discrepancy and moral injury*

2024

Journal Article

Support needs of Australians bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study

Ivynian, Serra E., Maccallum, Fiona, Chang, Sungwon, Breen, Lauren J., Phillips, Jane L., Agar, Meera, Hosie, Annmarie, Tieman, Jennifer, DiGiacomo, Michelle, Luckett, Tim, Philip, Jennifer, Dadich, Ann, Grossman, Christopher, Gilmore, Imelda, Harlum, Janeane, Kinchin, Irina, Glasgow, Nicholas and Lobb, Elizabeth A. (2024). Support needs of Australians bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study. PLoS One, 19 (6) e0304025, e0304025-6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304025

Support needs of Australians bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study

2024

Journal Article

Data from four consecutive cohorts of students in Australia (2019-2022) show the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic and international university students' mental health

Dingle, Genevieve A., Han, Rong, Alhadad, Sakinah S. J., Beckman, Emma, Bentley, Sarah V., Gomersall, Sjaan R., Hides, Leanne, Maccallum, Fiona, McKimmie, Blake M., Rossa, Kalina, Smith, Simon S., Walter, Zoe C., Williams, Elyse and Wright, Olivia (2024). Data from four consecutive cohorts of students in Australia (2019-2022) show the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic and international university students' mental health. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (6), 528-536. doi: 10.1177/00048674241233111

Data from four consecutive cohorts of students in Australia (2019-2022) show the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic and international university students' mental health

2024

Journal Article

Cognitive behavior therapy vs mindfulness in treatment of prolonged grief disorder: A randomized clinical trial

Bryant, Richard A., Azevedo, Suzanna, Yadav, Srishti, Cahill, Catherine, Kenny, Lucy, Maccallum, Fiona, Tran, Jenny, Choi-Christou, Jasmine, Rawson, Natasha, Tockar, Julia, Garber, Benjamin, Keyan, Dharani and Dawson, Katie S. (2024). Cognitive behavior therapy vs mindfulness in treatment of prolonged grief disorder: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Psychiatry, 81 (7), 646-654. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.0432

Cognitive behavior therapy vs mindfulness in treatment of prolonged grief disorder: A randomized clinical trial

2024

Journal Article

The COVID-19 pandemic: Bereavement outcomes between hospital and home deaths in palliative care

Lobb, Elizabeth, Maccallum, Fiona, Phillips, Jane L., Agar, Meera, Hosie, Annmarie, Breen, Lauren J., Tieman, Jennifer, DiGiacomo, Michelle, Luckett, Tim, Philip, Jennifer, Ivynian, Serra, Chang, Sungwon, Dadich, Ann, Harlum, Janeane, Gilmore, Imelda, Kinchin, Irina, Grossman, Christopher and Glasgow, Nicholas (2024). The COVID-19 pandemic: Bereavement outcomes between hospital and home deaths in palliative care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 67 (2), 147-156. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.10.025

The COVID-19 pandemic: Bereavement outcomes between hospital and home deaths in palliative care

2024

Journal Article

The mental health of Australians bereaved during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic: a latent class analysis

Maccallum, F., Breen, L. J., Phillips, J. L., Agar, M. R., Hosie, A., Tieman, J., DiGiacomo, M., Luckett, T., Philip, J., Ivynian, S., Chang, S., Dadich, A., Grossman, C. H., Gilmore, I., Harlum, J., Kinchin, I., Glasgow, N. and Lobb, E. A. (2024). The mental health of Australians bereaved during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic: a latent class analysis. Psychological Medicine, 54 (7), 1361-1372. doi: 10.1017/s0033291723003227

The mental health of Australians bereaved during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic: a latent class analysis

2023

Journal Article

Challenges in grief-focused cognitive behavior therapy for prolonged grief disorder

Maccallum, Fiona, Dawson, Katie, Azevedo, Suzanna and Bryant, Richard A. (2023). Challenges in grief-focused cognitive behavior therapy for prolonged grief disorder. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 32 (1), 18-28. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2023.10.002

Challenges in grief-focused cognitive behavior therapy for prolonged grief disorder

2023

Journal Article

React, reframe and engage. Establishing a receiver mindset for more effective safety negotiations

Barlow, Melanie, Watson, Bernadette, Morse, Kate, Jones, Elizabeth and Maccallum, Fiona (2023). React, reframe and engage. Establishing a receiver mindset for more effective safety negotiations. Journal of Health, Organization and Management, 38 (7), 1-17. doi: 10.1108/jhom-06-2023-0171

React, reframe and engage. Establishing a receiver mindset for more effective safety negotiations

2023

Journal Article

The application of communication accommodation theory to understand receiver reactions in healthcare speaking up interactions

Barlow, Melanie, Watson, Bernadette, Jones, Elizabeth, Morse, Catherine and Maccallum, Fiona (2023). The application of communication accommodation theory to understand receiver reactions in healthcare speaking up interactions. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 38 (1), 42-51. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2023.2249939

The application of communication accommodation theory to understand receiver reactions in healthcare speaking up interactions

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2025
    Frontline Yoga: Feasibility study of a trauma-aware yoga program
    Frontline Yoga
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Identifying the mental health effects and support needs of people bereaved during and following COVID-19: A Mixed Methods Project (MRFF COVID-18 Mental Health administered by University of Technology
    University of Technology Sydney
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Fiona Maccallum is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    In Loving Memory : The Self-Reference Effect in Bereaved Individuals with Prolonged Grief Disorder

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Ada Kritikos

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Beyond Bereavement: A mixed-methods examination of safety, feasibility, acceptability, experience, and therapeutic potential of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for Prolonged Grief Disorder

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mental health literacy, help-seeking, self-care, and peer support among university students

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zoe Walter, Professor Genevieve Dingle

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Evaluating Complex PTSD versus PTSD in Internally Displaced Populations of Conflict-Affected Areas in Northwest Ethiopia: Implications for Policy and Practice

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Lena Oestreich

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Neural substrates of complex trauma

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Julie Henry, Dr Lena Oestreich

Completed supervision

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