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Dr Urska Arnautovska

Senior Research Fellow
PA Southside Clinical Unit
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
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Urska Arnautovska is an early career clinical academic, working as a Research Fellow at the University of Queensland, Faculty of Medicine and as a general psychologist in private practice. Following her professional training in Slovenia, she focused her research on suicide which led her to receiving an appointment at the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP), a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention and, since 2008, a National Centre of Excellence in Suicide Prevention. In addition to her research work, she acted as a research coordinator of the Life Promotion Clinic and was involved in the management and analysis of clinical data pertaining to the patients of the clinic, which presented with complex mental health problems and suicidal thoughts and behaviour. Her subsequent research remained focused on mental health, and in more recent years, become dedicated to improving health outcomes in people with severe mental illness. Her PhD, for which she received a competitive Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (2012-2016), investigated the motivational processes underlying physical activity in older adults and was awarded the Australian Psychology Society (APS) Award for Excellent Higher Degree Thesis in Health Psychology. She has 48 peer-reviewed publications and has over $8.5 million in competitive research funding, with leading (CIA) roles on projects related to digital health interventions for people living with schizophrenia.

Urska Arnautovska
Urska Arnautovska

Mr Tianyi Ma

Research Officer
School of Psychology
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Affiliate of Parenting and Family Support Centre
Parenting and Family Support Centre
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Higher Degree by Research Scholar
School of Psychology
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
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Available for supervision

Tianyi is an Early Career Researcher in the field of Parenting and Family Psychology. His research has been recognised through over AU$100,000 in research grants and awards, 15 refereed journal articles, one book chapter, one report, one working paper, over 10 conference presentations, and various academic prizes. His earlier work investigated family-level risk and protective factors of positive child development and child mental health and their integration into the wider ecological system. He is also interested in the evaluation of evidence-based strategies to promote child mental health, such as evidence-based parenting programs. He is skilled in advanced quantitative analyses and modelling, evidence synthesis methodologies, conducting clinical trial research, as well as research project management. Tianyi leads research projects in the field and is a sought-after contributor to other research projects as a methodologist and statistician.

Tianyi Ma
Tianyi Ma

Dr Fiona Maccallum

Affiliate of Centre for Health Outcomes, Innovation and Clinical Education (CHOICE)
Centre for Health Outcomes, Innovation and Clinical Education
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Senior Lecturer (Clinical Psych)
School of Psychology
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
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Available for supervision

Fiona is a 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 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 a postdoctoral fellowship in the Loss, Trauma and Emotion Lab at Teachers College, Columbia University. She also has experience working as a clinician in public health and private practice.

Fiona Maccallum
Fiona Maccallum

Dr Maria Vassos

Research Fellow
School of Education
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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Not available for supervision
Maria Vassos
Maria Vassos