Who We Are

Jessica Mackelprang, PhD
(she/her)

Lab Leader

Dr. Mackelprang is a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Chair (Professional Programs) in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Swinburne University of Technology. She is also a Clinical and Health Psychologist.

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Meet the Team

Lecturer in Psychology & Psychologist

Hannah Yared, PhD (she/her)

Dr. Yared is an academic in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Swinburne University of Technology. Her research explores race and racism in the fields of education and psychology. Her PhD research focused on these issues in Australian schools.

Clinical Psychology PhD Candidate

Ruby Hamer (she/her)

Ruby is interested in trauma and dissociation. She is particularly interested in developing trauma-related training resources that will prepare psychologists and psychiatrists to support more effectively clients who experience dissociation.

Clinical Psychology PhD Candidate

Elena Slodecki (she/her)

Elena is interested in trauma, marginalisation and the interplay between sociocultural factors and mental health. She works from a social justice perspective and is studying violence and self-objectification among women.

PhD Candidate

Eva Johansen (she/her)

Eva's research on sexual wellbeing aims to discover ways trans youth can be empowered to navigate sexual risk, look after their sexual health, and feel positive about their sexual lives. She is interested in designing research that is inclusive and affirming for trans people.

Clinical Psychology Masters Student

Kiesha-Marie Jude (she/her)

Kiesha is interested in making counselling safer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients by enhancing psychology education. She is investigating whether AI characters can facilitate student exploration of and reflection on complex topics, such as intergenerational trauma.

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Clinical Psychology Masters Student

Nikoletta Apostolidis (she/her)

Nikoletta is interested in promoting trauma-informed practice and amplifying lived experience perspectives in mental health research, service, advocacy,and policy. She is studying discrimination, and posttraumatic stress symptoms among Queer Australians.

Psychology Honours Student

Lucca Randazzo (she/her)

Lucca is interested in working with the LGBTQIA+ community in the context of trauma. She is currently studying discrimination and posttraumatic stress symptoms among Queer Australians. She is also a research assistant at Phoenix Australia.

Clinical Psychology Masters Student

Samuel Johansen (he/they)

Samuel is a proud, Queer, Singaporean Australian who is interested in ways we can build greater safety, accessibility, and inclusivity in psychological practice. They are exploring barriers that impact access to postgraduate psychology study and workforce diversity.

Research Assistant

Jessie Elizabeth (they/them)

Jessie is interested in trauma and how frontline workers can best support individuals to adapt and recover, following traumatic experiences. Jessie is currently assisting in the evaluation of a TBI training module for frontline workers in the homelessness space.

DR. MACKELPRANG'S PAST STUDENTS

Jemma Parnaby, MPsych (Clinical), co-supervised with Dr Chris Ludlow

Samantha Dax, MPsych (Clinical)
Emma McCulloch, BPsych (Hons), co-supervised with Prof Monica Thielking

Shuyan Cao, BPsych (Hons)

Miranda Mirabile, BPsych (Hons)

Freya Medley, BPsych (Hons)

Selma Lunde Fjaestad, BHs (Hons), co-superised with Dr Jonathan "Yotti" Kingsley

Hien Nguyen, MPsych (Clinical)

Jessica Mejia, MPsych (Clinical)

Niclés Bestel, MPsych (Clinical)

Lilith Korndörffer, MPsych (Clinical), co-supervised with Dr Carolynne White

Tialara Harris, BPsych (Hons)

Kathleen de Boer, PhD (Clinical Psychology), co-supervised with Prof Maja Nedeljkovic

Stephanie Hartanto BPsych (Hons)

Kathryn Taylor, PhD, co-supervised with Prof Monica Thielking & Prof Denny Meyer

Molly McQueen, BPsych (Hons)

Who We Are

Jessica Mackelprang, PhD (she/her)

Meet the Team

DR. MACKELPRANG'S PAST STUDENTS

Jessica Mackelprang, PhD
(she/her)