Speaker
Dr. Kathryn Modecki
Associate Professor, Griffith University
Biography
I have spent the past ten years as an academic faculty member in Australia, and am currently a member of Menzies Health Institute Queensland and the School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University.
I have served as co-Principal Investigator (CI-2) on three Australia Research Council Discovery Projects. This includes two longitudinal studies of youths’ mental health and well-being, risk behaviors, coping and stress.
I also serve as Principal Investigator (CI-1) on the “How do you feel?” project that has spanned six years, and leverages experience sampling research with socio-economically disadvantaged youth to understand how teens navigate and cope with day-to-day life.
I currently serve on the editorial boards for Child Development, Behaviour Research and Therapy, Journal of Research on Adolescence, Aggressive Behavior, Child and Youth Care Forum, and Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. I also consult for organizations such as Outward Bound at-risk programs, Florida Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, Western Australia Department of Corrections, and the World Bank. I have partnered with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and a team of scientists to explore family risk and well-being in the modern age.