My research supervision
Finished and ongoing PHD students
Dr. Valeska Berg
[completed] (2022) Measuring executive functions and problem solving in an engaging new way in students.
Dr. Isabella Branson
[completed] (2024) It's more then the money: Harnessing virtual reality to produce more context rish mock-crimes to facilitate intrinsic motivation for roleplay in mock-crimes and interviews.
Alan Fraser
[ongoing] Closing the virtual divide with realistic avatars.



Honours and Masters supervision
2024
[H] Mears, D. The effects of 360 virtual and digital context resintsatement on recall accuracy for objects.
[H] Reakes, J. Investigation of context reinstatement on memory recall: A comparison using digital images and 360 immersive media.
[H] Rainbow, H. Context resinstatement explored: How does virtual reality 360 compare with photographs for memory recall?
[H] White, T. Navigating return to play: Exploring barriers, facilitators, and psychological motivations among Australian community sports athletes.
2023
​[H] Pallister, A. How Virtual Reality Compares to Text Chat and Video Chat with Disclosures of Positive and Negative Life Experiences.
[H] Canes, T. Appraisal of the Environment in Virtual Reality when Disclosing Positive and Negative Experiences.
​[H] Mallon, J. A pilot study examining the benefit of mood monitoring with university students.
[M] Yang, V. A Methodological Review of Self-Report Alexithymia Measures in Adults.
[M] Nakanishi, A. A Methodological Review of Emotion Regulation Measures for Adults.
[M] Munro-Cernat, P. A Systematic Review Examining the Mediating Role of Self-Compassion/Fear of Self-Compassion on the Relationship Between Trauma Exposure and Post-Trauma Symptoms.
2022
[H] Tanfin, G. Ruminating about an emotion eliciting problem with a friend: The complex interplay between emotion regulation strategies and co-rumination on emotional wellbeing.
2021
[H] West, O. The dark traid and deception detection: Perceived ability, accuracy and confidence.
[H] Wills, S. Reflective parenting: Validating the Reflective Practice Questionnaire for Parents (RPQ-P) against parental reflective function, affect regulation strategies, stress and satisfaction.
[H] Depre, T. The Brief Emotional Experience Physical Scale (BEEPS): An initital validation study.
[M] Monger, C. The clinical utility of ecological momentary assessement in the treatment of adult depression: A systematic review.
2020
[H] Fraser, A. Psychophysiological levels of immersion during virtual interviewing.
[H] Broadbent, R. Using virtual interviewing to facilitate self-disclosure of negative experiences.
[H] Brown, J. Communication engagement in virtual reality versus face-to-face and the influence of trait anxiety on medium approval.
[H] Shaw, K. Extending an anger sub-scale to the Brief Emotional Experience Scale (BEES).
2019
[H] Monger, C. Eye-tracking gaze avoidance during spontaneous and planned deception.
2018
[H] Bettenay, S. Short-term emotion dynamics and emotional reactivity measures: Evidence for convergent and discriminant validity.
[H] Standish, A. The impact of psychological resilience on interpretation of negative events.
[M] Perera, S. Parenting pathways in Australian mothers from collectivistic cultures.
​2017
[H] Maddestra, B. Using EEG data to predict engagement in face-to-face conversations.
[H] Gulzari, S. Influence of positive and negative conversational topics on gaze avoidance: A real-time eye tracking study.
[M] Farmer, C. Tuned-in parenting: How mothers and fathers play with their toddlers.
​[M] Jeyabalan, S. The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy for children with anxiety - A superheroes intervention.
2016
[H] Neame, C. Understanding the effectiveness of statements used to open a conflict discussion.
[H] Longmuir, M. How does giving compliments impact the way other people see us?
[H] Guidetti, O. Assessing sensitivity to mutual eye gaze with a dual eye tracking paradigm.
[M] Bool, C. An investigation into pornography exposure as a risk factor for problem sexual behaviour in children and adolescents.