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ProfessorPetra Staiger

Professor

Faculty of Health/School of Psychology/Deakin Lifespan Institute

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  • Professor
    Faculty of Health/School of Psychology/Deakin Lifespan Institute
  • +61 3 924 46876 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

TEACHING EXPERTISE

HPS 325 Addictions Studies - Masterclasses on Digital Interventions, Cognitive interventions,
Training of Professionals in the Addictions workforce - digital interventions, trauma informed care, transdiagnostic approaches to treatment

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Sleep and emotion dysregulation in adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
    Susannah Bellows - School of Psychology
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Inhibitory Control and Sleep-Wake Processes: A Multi-Method Investigation
    Sze Yinn Choong - School of Psychology
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Feasibility and Acceptability of an Early Intervention Stepped-Care Model for Insomnia Symptoms
    Robin Zhou - School of Psychology
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Individual-level predictors of treatment-response to cognitive-behavioural interventions for insomnia
    Monique Smith - School of Psychology
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Supporting Individuals to Safely Stop Antidepressants and other Psychiatric Medication: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
    HOLLY ISABEL BOWMAN - School of Psychology
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Exploring the Mental Health Outcomes of a Psychoeducational Interventionfor Couples with Substance Use Problems: A Multi-Study Approach
    Stefanie Chevalier - School of Psychology
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    OurRelationship intervention: trajectories of treatment outcomes, and the association between relationship distress and problematic substance use
    Maris Rispoli-Yovanovic - School of Psychology
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Risk-taking in Young People: The Role of Impulsivity
    Andreia Azevedo - School of Psychology - 2011
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Sensitivity to Motivational Cues in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
    Timothy Doyle - School of Psychology - 2005
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Readiness to Enter Treatment to Change Problem Behaviour: A Conceptual Framework
    Sarah Wheatley - School of Psychology - 2008
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Smoking and Drinking Behaviours: The Role of Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory
    Maree Vasilopoulos - School of Psychology - 2003
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory
    Nicolas Kambouropoulos - School of Psychology - 2004
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Disordered Eating and Drinking Behaviours
    Tamsin Kane - School of Psychology - 2001
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Daily goals, cognititions and depression in Australia and Iran
    Yasmin Asgari - School of Psychology - 2015
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The Role of Alcohol Consumption in Recovering Drug Users
    Victoria Carr - School of Psychology - 2008
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Outcome after Traumatic Injury: The Role of Illness Perceptions
    Amy Louise Thorpe - School of Psychology - 2010
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Unique Neuropsychological Profiles in ADHD Subtype Presentations
    Jackie Yamada - School of Psychology - 2012
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Exploring the Role of Context in Young Adults' Drinking Motives
    Paul Beaton - School of Psychology - 2014
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The Role of Impulsivity in Co-occurring Social Anxiety and Substance Misuse
    Julia Nicholls - School of Psychology - 2013
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory and Coping Behaviours in Alcohol Use
    Nicola Jean Ivory - School of Psychology - 2014
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Drinking Motives Mediating Alcohol Outcomes of Social Anxiety and Depression
    Catherine Kelly - School of Psychology - 2012
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    An Application of RST in Understanding Social Anxiety and Alcohol Use
    Sarah Egan - School of Psychology - 2012
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Predicting Risk for Anxiety Disorders: Trait Motivation and Emotion Regulation
    Elodie O'Connor - School of Psychology - 2012
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Alcohol-Related Cognitions: The Role of Positive and Negative Reinforcement
    Aimee Stevens - School of Psychology - 2016
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Psychological Correlates of Chronic Pain and Treatment Adherence
    Emma Thompson - School of Psychology - 2017