DrBrittany Patafio

(she/her)

Lecturer

Faculty of Health/School of Psychology

  • Lecturer
    Faculty of Health/School of Psychology
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

BIO

Dr Brittany Patafio is an Associate Lecturer at Deakin University and an active researcher within the School of Psychology. Her research interests include physical and non-physical (e.g., relational aggression, coercive control) forms of violence and aggression, alcohol-related violence, mental health, and interventions to improve mental health - such as those targeting mental health literacy and help-seeking. She teaches into the undergraduate psychology program, mainly within the Research Methods units, and supervises students at all levels.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Lecturer
    Deakin University, School of Psychology

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    Deakin University, Australia
  • Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
    Deakin University, Australia

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Public health
  • Social and personality psychology
  • Applied and developmental psychology
  • Forensic psychology
  • Social psychology

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Health

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Psychology