DrEbony Biden
Associate Research Fellow
Faculty of Health/School of Psychology/Deakin Lifespan Institute
- Associate Research FellowFaculty of Health/School of Psychology/Deakin Lifespan Institute
- +61 3 9251 7195 (Work)
- Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216
BIO
Dr Ebony Biden is an Associate Research Fellow in the Deakin Lifespan Institute. Ebony holds a PhD in developmental psychology. Ebony's primary research interest relates to preconception health and wellbeing and its role in the transition to parenthood and next generation socio-emotional development. Ebony currently works on the 1 in 10 Men Project developing public health and clinical guidelines for the preconception education and care of men and boys to support future fathers' mental health. Ebony has emerging expertise in the area of life course and longitudinal research, having worked with several of Australia's long running prospective and intergenerational cohort studies. Ebony also has experience in teaching and unit administration.
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- Associate Research FellowDeakin University, School of Psychology
DEGREES
- Doctor of PhilosophyDeakin University, Australia
- Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)Deakin University, Australia
FIELDS OF RESEARCH
- Applied and developmental psychology
- Public health
- Psychosocial aspects of childbirth and perinatal mental health
- Epidemiology
- Preventative health care
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Health
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE
- School of Psychology
SPECIALIST RESEARCH GROUP
- Deakin Lifespan Institute