ProfessorDavid Austin

Associate Dean (International)

Faculty of Health/Office of the Executive Dean Health

  • Associate Dean (International)
    Faculty of Health/Office of the Executive Dean Health
  • +61 3 925 17227 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

Prof Austin is recognised nationally and internationally for his work on the development, delivery, and evaluation of internet-based treatments for psychological disorders. He established (with Prof Britt Klein) Australia's first federally funded evidence-based online psychological assessment and treatment service: www.anxietyonline.org.au. He also leads a research group dedicated to examining clinical traumatic stress responses amongst parents of children with disabilities. He has been a Chief Investigator on multiple NHMRC, ARC, Rotary Mental Health Research Fund, beyond blue and Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing projects. He is a registered psychologist with extensive clinical experience in the areas of anxiety and mood disorders as well as Autism Spectrum Disorders. He supervises a number of fourth-year, master, and doctoral students.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Associate Dean (International)
    Deakin University, Office of the Executive Dean Health

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Psychology
    Monash University
  • GCHE Exempt
    Deakin University
  • Graduate Diploma of Applied Science
    University of Ballarat
  • Graduate Diploma of Psychological Studies
    Deakin University
  • Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
    Monash University

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

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

AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION

  • Masters by Research and PhD supervision

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Health

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • Office of the Executive Dean Health