School of Psychology - Staff List

The people who staff the School of Psychology are spread across three campuses. The original and largest of these is Massey University at Palmerston North. The Northern campus is Massey University at Albany, Auckland. With the merger of the Wellington Polytechnic into Massey University, there is now a presence as Massey University at Wellington.

The list of staff below is identified under their own campus headings.

Albany Campus, Auckland
Manawatu Campus, Palmerston North
Wellington Campus

Staff research interests in the School are wide-ranging, providing a variety of areas in which research supervision or information is available.

Head of School

Mandy Morgan, BA(Hons) PhD Murd.,DipEd Curtin

Professors

Stuart C. Carr, BSc (Hons) PhD Stir., MAPs APS
Kerry P Chamberlain, MA Cant.

Associate Professor

Paul L Merrick, BA, PhD Otago, PGDipArts DipClinPsych, MNZCCPsych

Senior Lecturers

David E Clarke, BA Tor., MA PhD York, RClinPsych
Richard B Fletcher, BA(Hons) Exeter, MSc Alberta, PhD N. Carolina
Dianne Gardner, BA(Hons) Adelaide, MPsychol (Applied) UNSW, PhD AGSM
Beverly Haarhoff, BSocSc (Hons) MSocSc (ClinPsych) Natal, PhD., MNZCCPsych
Angela McNaught, BA Otago, BA(Hons) PhD PGDipClinPsych Massey, MNZCCP
Jennifer A. Stillman, BA PhD Auck.
Mei Wah Williams, MA, DipClinPsych PhD Massey, DipTchg, MNZPsS MICP

Lecturers

Heather Buttle, BSc(Hons), PhD Wales
Jhanitra Gavala, MSocSc Waik. PGDipEdPsych
Veronica Hopner, MA, PGDipArts

Senior Professional Clinicians

Siautu Alefaio. MA, PGDipEdPsych.
Anita Bellamy, MA, PGDipClinPsych Auck, MNZCCPsyc
Robyn Vertongen, MA, PGDipClinPsych, PGDipCBT, MNZPsS

Research Officer

Helen Madden, MA Massey

Graduate Assistants

Bronwyn Clark, BA BA(Hons) Massey
Joanna Sheridan, BSc, MSc (Hons) Massey, PGDip(Aud) Melb.

Academic Administrator

Ying-Yue Zhao, BA Massey

Secretarial Staff

Janet Mak

Centre for Psychology

Acting Director

Robyn Vertongen, MA, PGDipClinPsych, PGDipCBT, MNZPsS

Senior Clinical Psychologist

Natasha de Faria, BA (Psych), MA (Hons), PGDipClinPsych

Clinic Intern

Mieke Sachsenweger, BSc(Hons) Massey

Centre Secretary

Helen McMaster

Head of School

Mandy Morgan, BA(Hons) PhD Murd.,DipEd Curtin

Kaumātua

Turoa Haronga, BA PGDipArts(SocWk), MSW (Applied) Massey, MANZASW, Ngāti Kahungunu-Ki Heretaunga

Professor

Andrew J Lock, BSc(Hons) Nott., PhD Hull, C.Psychol, FBPsS

Professor Emeritus

George A. Shouksmith, MA Edin., PhD Belf., CPsychol, FBPsS, FNZPsS

Associate Professors

Fiona Alpass, MA PhD Massey.
Mandy Morgan, BA(Hons) PhD Murd.,DipEd Curtin
John V Podd, BA(Hons) MA PhD Well., MAPS, MBMS
John Spicer, BA(Hons) PhD Keele
Christine Stephens, MA PhD, DipSocSci, DipTchg
Keith Tuffin, MA PhD DipSocSc Massey DipTchg

Senior Lecturers

Ross Flett, BSc PGDipSci PhD Otago
Gustav M. Habermann, MSc MEd Dr Univ Elte, CSci MTA
Jocelyn A. Handy, BSc(Hons) Lanc., MSc Birm., PhD Lanc.
Joanne E Taylor, MA, PhD, DipClinPsych, RegClinPsych, MNZPsS, MICP
Alan S W Winton, MSc PhD Auck. DipTchg
Cheryl C M Woolley, MA, DipClinPsych, RClinPsych, FNZPsS, MICP, MNZCCPsych

Lecturers

Leigh Coombes, BEd, MA, PhD, DipTchg
Stephen Hill, MA PhD Cant. DipTchg
Natasha Tassell, BA MA, PhD

Senior Professional Clinicians

Jan Dickson, MA, DipClinPsych, MNZPsS, MICP
Barbara Kennedy, BA Qld, DipEd (Inf/Prim) Arm, BPsych Hons, GCE, PhD JCU MAPS, MNZPsS

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Danna Challies, BA Massey, BSc(Hons) PhD Well.

Research Officers

Mary Breheny, MA, PhD
Andy Towers, BA (Hons) MA Massey

Honorary Research Associates

Kevin R. Ronan, MA, PhD Temple, MNZPsS, MICP
Tom Strong, BA Carleton, MEd Ottowa, PhD Alberta, C.Psychol
Charles Waldegrave, MA Waik., MA Camb., MNZPsS

Curriculum Development Facilitator

Robbie Busch, BA(Hons) MA Cant., DipAppMH BAppSc OPNZ, BSc(Hons) PGCertSc Massey

Graduate Assistants

Judie Campbell BA MA Massey
Kathryn Campbell, BSc. Well.
Annette Henricksen. GDipSc BSc(Hons) Massey
Melissa Rangiwananga, BA Massey
Ann Rogerson, BA MA Massey
Erika Te Hiwi, BA, BA(Hons) Massey

Resource Manager

Michael O Donnelly BBS PGDipBusAdmin Massey

Computer Programmer/Analyst

Harvey Jones, BE(Elect.) Cant., DipSocSci Massey

Technical Staff

Malcolm Loudon BSc, GradDipArts, NZCE
Hung T Ton, BSc, NZCE

Academic Administrator

Hope Hyslop, BA Massey

Secretarial Staff

Anne Ormsby
Helen Page
Stephanie Oliver (Head of School secretary)
Melanie P Robertson
Annette Ross (Clinic Secretary)
Gail Shirley (Psych-Oncology and Health Conditions Secretary)

Psychology Clinic Director

Shane T. Harvey, MSocSc PGDipClinPsych PhD Waik., MICP

Senior Clinical Psychologists

Don Baken, BSc(Hons), PhD, PGDipClinPsych, MNZPsS, MNZSH, MPONZ
Maria Berrett, MA PGDipClinPsych , MNZPsS, MICP
Lisa Cherrington, MA DipClinPsych, MNZPsS
Lizzy Kent, MA PGDipClinPsych, MNZPsS, MICP
Joan Norrie, MA DipClinPsych, MNZPsS, MICP
Kirsty Ross, BA(Hons), PhD, PGDipClinPsych, MNZPsS

Clinical Psychologists

Sarah Malthus, MA, PGDipClinPsych
Renee Seebeck, BA(Hons) Sussex, MA, PGDipClinPsych, PGDipClinPsych, RClinPsych, MNZPS, MICP

Clinic Interns

Laura Buckley, BA, BA(Hons) Massey
Colette Nixon, BSc(Hons, GDIpSc Massey

Kaumātua

Turoa Haronga, BA PGDipArts(SocWk), MSW (Applied) Massey, MANZASW, Ngāti Kahungunu-Ki Heretaunga

Professors

Ian M Evans, BA(Hons) Witw., PhD Lond., FRSNZ, FAPA, FAPS, FNZPsS
Janet M Leathem, BA(Hons), MA, PhD Well ., MNZCCPsych.

Senior Lecturers

Duncan Babbage, BSc Victoria, BSc(Hons), PhD, PGDipClinPsych Massey, MNZPsS, MICP
Linda M Jones, BA(Hons) MA Well., PhD Massey, DipTchg, MNZPsS
Antonia Lyons, BA(Hons), PhD Massey

Senior Professional Clinician

Ian de Terte, BBS, BA Massey, MSc, PGDipClinPsych, CertCJP Cant., MNZCCP

Lecturers

Steven A. Humphries, BA(Hons) PhD Massey, NZCS (Chemistry)
Ruth A Tarrant, BA(Hons) MA Well.,PhD Massey, DipTchg, ATCL

Senior Tutor

Ella Kahu, MA, PGDipEd Well.

Administrative Assistant

Ash Smith, BA Well.

Wellington Psychology Clinic

Director & Senior Lecturer
Ruth Gammon, BA(Psych), MSW, PhD Calif.

Senior Clinical Psychologist
Siddartha Naidu, MA PGDipClinPsych, MNZPsS, MICP

Clinic Intern
Heidi Strauss, BA(Hons) Massey

Clinical Secretary
Irene Tay

Joint Centre for Disaster Research

Director & Associate Professor
David Johnston, BSc MSc Cant., PhD Massey MInstD

Associate Director
Bruce Gladovic, BSc, Agric Natal, MSc Cape Town, MP, PhD Virginia, MNZPI

Postdoctoral Fellow
Emma Hudson-Doyle ( nee Doyle), M.Geophys (N.America) Leeds., M. Res Leeds., PhD Bristol

Senior Research Officer
Sarbjit Johal, BSc, PhD Wales, D.Clin.Psy, C.Psychol., UCL MRSNZ AFBPsS

Research Associate
Ruth Tarrant, BA(Hons), MA Well, PhD Massey, DipTchg, ATCL

Public Education Advisor
Miriam E. Hughes, BA(Hons) Br.Col., PhD S.Aust.

Administrative Assistant
Ash Smith, BA Well.