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Professor

Jane McGillivray

Head of School Psychology

Faculty of Health/School of Psychology

Orcid identifier0000-0003-2000-6488
  • Head of School Psychology
    Faculty of Health/School of Psychology
  • +61 3 924 46426 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

Professor Jane McGillivray joined the School of Psychology leadership team in 2012 and has held the position of Head of the School of Psychology since 2017. She is very proud of the school’s many achievements and the excellence that is consistently demonstrated across teaching and research domains.

The School is an ERA 5 (well above world standard) rated psychology department which is home to over 130 research/academic staff and 170 PhD students and with strong clinical and research industry partnerships to ensure our work remains central to our mission to answer questions that make a difference to the communities we inhabit and serve. The School is also highly recognised for excellence in learning and teaching. Staff are dedicated to enhancing the student experience and their work has been widely acknowledged through consistently high student evaluations as well as teaching fellowships and awards, including national awards.

Throughout her academic career, Jane has maintained currency of practice as an endorsed clinical psychologist, enabling her to contextualise and enhance connections between research, theory and practice, as well as supporting well-established professional and community links. The focus of Jane's research is on mental health and social and emotional wellbeing across the lifespan, particularly in marginalised groups.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Head of School Psychology
    Deakin University, School of Psychology

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Health Science
    Deakin University
  • Master of Psychology (Clinical)
    La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
  • Bachelor of Behavioural Sciences (Hons)
    La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)

  • Applied and developmental psychology
  • Clinical sciences
  • Clinical and health psychology
  • Health services and systems
  • Biological psychology

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Health

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE

  • School of Psychology