Head of Department
 | Professor Jamin Halberstadt BA(Swarth) PhD(Indiana) Email psy.hod@otago.ac.nz |
Academic staff
 | Professor Cliff Abraham BA(Virg) PhD(Flor) FRSNZ Neural mechanisms of learning and memory, cellular and molecular events underlying nervous system plasticity and Alzheimer’s disease. |
 | Dr Brent Alsop MSc PhD(Auck) |
 | Dr Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle BCom BA(Hons) PhD(Otago) |
 | Dr Vanessa Beanland BAppSc(Deakin) GradCertInfoMgt(RMIT) MBioethics(Monash) BSc(Hons) PhD(ANU) |
 | Professor David Bilkey BA(Hons) PhD(Otago) |
 | Dr Amanda Clifford BSc (Hons) PhD(Otago) |
 | Professor Mike Colombo BA(Colorado) MS PhD(Rutgers) |
 | Associate Professor Tamlin Conner BA(Colorado) PhD(Boston College) Emotional and physical well-being, happiness, nutrition, genetics, mobile-phone based experience sampling methods. |
 | Professor Liz Franz BA(Whittier) MSc PhD(Purdue) Planning, attention, and memory processes of complex actions in neurologically-normal and impaired individuals, with a specific focus on bimanual skills. |
| Professor Jamin Halberstadt BA(Swarth) PhD(Indiana) Interaction of emotion and cognition, intuition and reasoning in decision making, social cognition. |
 | Dr Olivia Harrison BPhEd(Hons) BSc(Otago) DPhil(Oxford) The physiology and psychology of breathing; interoception and its relationship to physiological and psychological conditions; the effects of exercise and anxiolytics on anxiety. |
 | Associate Professor Dione Healey BA(Hons) MSc PhD DipClinPsych(Cant) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, temperament and psychopathology, neuropsychological development in childhood. |
 | Associate Professor Jackie Hunter BSc DPhil(Ulster) Social identity, self-esteem, prejudice, intergroup relations. |
 | Associate Professor Richard Linscott BSc(Hons) PhD GDipCIPs(Otago) Schizophrenia and risk for psychosis; ethics and informed consent; taxometrics. |
 | Associate Professor Liana Machado BA(UCLA) PhD(UCDavis) Neuropsychology, visual attention, automaticity, and control. |
 | Professor Neil McNaughton MA(Oxf) PhD(S'ton) The neural basis of anxiety and its disorders; the Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory of human personality; neuroeconomics; the contribution of theta rhythm to these various aspects of mental processing. |
 | Professor Jeff Miller BA(Ohio State) PhD(Mich) FRSNZ Cognitive psychology and psychophysiology, visual perception and attention, mathematical and statistical models and methods. |
 | Dr Narun Pat (Pornpattananangkul) BSc(Chula) MSc PhD(Northwestern) Decision-making; reward-processing; cognitive, affective and social neuroscience; human neuroimaging and electrophysiology (fMRI and M/EEG); mood disorders; aging. |
 | Professor Richie Poulton CNZM MSc PGDipClPs(Otago) PhD(NSW) FRSNZ Developmental psychopathology, gene X environment prediction of complex disorders, and psychosocial determinants of chronic physical disease. |
 | Professor Elaine Reese BA(Trin Texas) MA PhD(Emory) Research interests: autobiographical memory development; language and literacy development; social influences on cognitive development. |
 | Professor Ted Ruffman BA(York Can) MEd PhD(Tor) Social understanding in infants, children, older adults, and dogs. |
 | Dr Damian Scarf BSc PhD(Otago) Comparative animal cognition; eg, testing the ability of pigeons to learn novel sequences and solve problems. Developmental psychology; eg, testing the ability of 3- and 4-year-old children to plan for the future and delay gratification. |
 | Professor Martin Sellbom BA(Tri State) MA(Ball State) PhD(Clinical)(Kent State) Integration of personality and psychopathology; personality disorders; psychopathy; personality assessment; forensic psychology. |
 | Dr Elizabeth Schaughency BS(Pittsburgh) MS PhD(Georgia) How to promote evidence-based practices and decision-making to bridge the research-to-practice gap in professional practice with children. |
 | Professor Gareth Treharne BSc(Hons) PhD(Birm) The experience of chronic illness. Treatment decisions and adherence to medications and lifestyle advice. Social constructions of health, illness and identity. Reflexivity and research methods. |
 | Dr Ryan Ward BS MS PhD (Utah State) Neurobiology of motivation, cognition, and their interaction, temporal information processing and learning |
 | Professor Rachel Zajac BSc BA(Hons) PhD PGDipCIPs(Otago) Psychology and the law, eyewitness testimony, legal/investigative procedures for witnesses. |
Emeritus Professors
 | Emeritus Professor Bob Knight MA PhD DipClinPsych(Cant) FNZPsS Emeritus Professor, Retired |
 | Professor Janice Murray BSc(Dal) MA PhD(Wat) Visual cognition, face and object recognition, face perception and aging, visual attention. |
 | Professor David O’Hare BA PhD(Exe) Cognitive ergonomics, human factors, aviation psychology, expertise and decision-making. |
 | Emeritus Professor Geoff White ONZM BSc PhD(Otago) FNZPsS FAPS FABAI FRSNZ Emeritus Professor, Retired |
Professional Practice Fellows
| Danielle O’Brien BA(Hons) MA PGDipCIPs(Otago) Email danielle.obrien@otago.ac.nz | |
| Sam Flannery BSc MSc PGDipCIPs(Otago) Email sam.flannery@otago.ac.nz | |
Dr Miriama Ketu-McKenzie GradDipArts MA MClinPsych PhD(Massey) | |
 | Sasha McComb BA MA(Massey) PGDipCIPs(Otago) Tel +64 3 479 4229 Email sasha.mccomb@otago.ac.nz |
 | Joanna Prince BSc MSc PGDipCIPs(Otago) Tel +64 3 479 4227 Email jo.prince@otago.ac.nz |
| Aimee Richardson BSc(Hons)(Cant) MSc PGDipCIPs(Otago) Tel +64 3 479 4229 Email aimee.richardson@otago.ac.nz | |
Teaching Fellows
| Dr Marea Colombo BA(Hons)(Middlebury) PhD(Otago) Teaching Fellow Email marea.colombo@otago.ac.nz | |
Dr Charles Gibson PhD(Otago) | |
 | Sabrina Goh BA(Hons) MSc(Otago) |
 | Dr Owen Jones BSc(Hons)(Liverpool) PGDipSci PhD(Otago) |
 | Dr Celia Lie BSc(Hons) PhD(Otago) 100-Level Teaching Fellow Tel +64 3 479 3765 Email celia.lie@otago.ac.nz |
 | Sophie Mathiesen Kaiāwhina Teaching Fellow Tel +64 3 479 8812 Email sophie.mathiesen@otago.ac.nz |
| Dr Abigail Pigden BA(Hons) PhD (Otago) Teaching Fellow Email abigail.pigden@otago.ac.nz | |
 | Dr Ann Reynolds BA(Massey) MA PhD(Otago) 200-Level Teaching Fellow Tel +64 3 479 7646 Email ann.reynolds@otago.ac.nz |
Academic Research Fellows
 | Dr Kirsten Cheyne BSc(Hons) PhD(Otago) |
 | Dr Julien Gross BSc PGDipSci MSc PhD(Otago) |
Dr Hayley Guiney BSc MSc PhD(Otago) | |
 | Dr Bruce Mockett BSc DipSci PhD(Massey) |
 | Dr Phoebe Neo BA(Hons)(Singapore) PGDipSci PhD(Otago) |
 | Dr Sandhya Ramrakha BA(Honolulu) MA(Sydney) MA(Hons) ClinPsy (Woollangong) PhD(Otago) |
 | Associate Professor Reremoana (Moana) Theodore BA(Auck) PGDipArts(Otago) PhD(Auck) |
 | Dr Karen Tustin BA(Hons) PhD(Otago) |
 | Dr Calvin Young BSc(Hons) MSc(Otago) PhD(Calg) Research Fellow, Neuropsychology of Anxiety Lab Tel +64 3 479 5835 Email calvin.young@otago.ac.nz |
Postdoctoral Fellows
| Dr Ashleigh Barrett-Young BA(Hons)(Otago) CertArts(Massey) DipGrad BSc (Hons) PhD(Otago) Email ashleigh.barrett-young@otago.ac.nz | |
 | Dr Tugce Bakir-Demir BS(METU) MS(METU) PhD(Otago) Tel +64 3 479 5952 Email tugce.bakirdemir@otago.ac.nz |
| Dr Jillian Hayhurst BSc MSc PhD(Otago) Tel +64 3 479 8843 Email jill@psy.otago.ac.nz |
Research staff
 | Dr Jane Carroll PGDipLitEd(Auck) BEd(Cant) DipTchg(SLT(ChchCE)PhD(Cant) Tel +64 3 479 5267 Email jane.carroll@otago.ac.nz |
 | Faye Gorman |
 | Vanessa Hayes BA(Hons)(Brighton Poly) MSocWk(York) |
 | Sean Hogan BA(Hons)(Surrey) MSW(York) GIPM(KingstonBus) |
 | Ms Barbara Logan PGDipSci |
Technical staff
 | Jeremy Anderson (NZCE) Senior Technical Officer / Lab Manager Tel +64 3 479 7669 Email jeremy.anderson@otago.ac.nz |
| Thomas Bullock Technician Tel +64 3 479 8668 Email tommy.bullock@otago.ac.nz | |
| Juan-Pierre Cronjec Technician Tel +64 3 479 7668 Email jp.cronje@otago.ac.nz | |
 | Sophie French Technician Tel +64 3 479 5945 Email sophie.french@otago.ac.nz |
 | Richard Hamelink (NZCE) Technician Tel +64 3 479 7668 Email richard.hamlink@otago.ac.nz |
 | Natasha O'Docherty Technician Tel +64 3 479 5945 Email natasha.odocherty@otago.ac.nz |
 | Lindsay Robertson (NZCE) Senior Technician / Safety Officer Tel +64 3 479 7668 Email lindsay.j.robertson@otago.ac.nz |
 | Stephanie Sherburd Technician Tel +64 3 479 5945 Email steph@psy.otago.ac.nz |
Support staff
| Hussein Al-Foj Technician Email hussein.alfoj@otago.ac.nz | |
| Lynne Ando Head of Department (Administrator Client Services) Tel +64 3 479 7645 Email lynne.ando@otago.ac.nz | |
 | Kally Barton |
| Lucy Beres Administrator Client Services Tel +64 3 479 7631 Email psy.hod@otago.ac.nz | |
 | Shae MacMillan Administrator Client Services Tel +64 3 479 6542 Email shae.macmillan@otago.ac.nz |
| Sophie Mathiesen Lead Administrator Client Services Tel +64 3 479 8812 Email sophie.mathiesen@otago.ac.nz |
 | Michelle Moss Lead Administrator Client Services Tel +64 3 479 6541 Email michelle.moss@otago.ac.nz |
 | Jacinta Taylor BCom(Otago) Finance Associate Tel +64 3 479 7521 Email jacinta.taylor@otago.ac.nz |
Research units
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health & Development Research Unit (DMHDRU)
| Dr Hayley Guiney BSc MSc PhD(Otago) Research Fellow DMHDRU, Early Learning Project Tel +64 3 479 4760 Email hayley.guiney@otago.ac.nz | |||
| Professor Richie Poulton CNZM MSc PGDipClPs(Otago) PhD(NSW) FRSNZ | ||
| Jane Wilcox BSc(Hons)(Manc) Administrator Client Services - DMHDRU Tel +64 3 479 8507 Email jane.wilcox@otago.ac.nz | |||
| Vanessa Hayes BA(Hons)(Brighton Poly) MSocWk(York) | ||
| Sean Hogan BA(Hons)(Surrey) MSW(York) GIPM(KingstonBus) | ||
 | Dr Sandhya Ramrakha BA(Honolulu) MA(Sydney) MA(Hons)ClinPsy (Woollangong) PhD(Otago) | ||
| Dr Kirsten Cheyne BSc(Hons) PhD(Otago) | ||
Dr David Ireland BMedScHon(Syd) PhD(NSW) |
National Centre for Lifecourse Research
| Professor Richie Poulton MSc PGDipClPs(Otago) PhD(NSW) FRSNZ |
| Associate Professor Reremoana (Moana) Theodore BA(Auck) PGDipArts(Otago) PhD(Auck) |
| Dr Karen Tustin BA(Hons) PhD(Otago) |
| Dr Kirsten Cheyne BSc(Hons) PhD(Otago) |
