Head of Department
 | Professor Mike Colombo BA(Colorado) MS PhD(Rutgers) |
 | Norma Bartlett (HoD’s Secretary) |
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 Irene Ballagh BSc(Hons)(Otago)MPhil PhD(CUNY) Email iballagh@psy.otago.ac.nz | |
| Dr Vanessa Beanland BAppSc(Deakin) GradCertInfoMgt(RMIT) BSc(ANU) MBioethics(Monash) PhD(ANU) Human factors, applied cognitive psychology, transport safety, visual attention. | |
 | Professor David Bilkey BA(Hons) PhD(Otago) |
| Professor Mike Colombo BA(Colorado) MS PhD(Rutgers) |
 | Dr 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. |
 | Professor Harlene Hayne ONZM BA(Colorado) MS PhD(Rutgers) FRSNZ Memory development in infants and children, childhood amnesia, the development of children’s drawing skills, interviewing children in clinical and legal contexts, risk-taking by adolescents. |
 | Dr Dione Healey BA(Hons) MSc PhD DipClinPsych(Cant) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, temperament and psychopathology, neuropsychological development in childhood. |
 | Dr Kristin Hillman BSc PhD(North Dakota) |
 | Associate Professor Jackie Hunter BSc DPhil(Ulster) Social identity, self-esteem, prejudice, intergroup relations. |
 | Dr 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. |
 | Associate 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. |
 | 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. |
 | Associate 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. |
 | Dr Mele Taumoepeau BA(Well) BSc(Hons) QM Edin) PhD(Otago) Children’s social understanding, parent-child conversations about mental states, culture and social understanding |
 | Dr 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 |
 | Associate Professor Rachel Zajac BSc BA(Hons) PhD PGDipCIPs(Otago) Psychology and the law, eyewitness testimony, legal/investigative procedures for witnesses. |
Emeritus Professors
 | Emeritus Professor James Flynn MA PhD(Chicago) HonDSc(Otago) FRSNZ Emeritus Professor, Joint Department of Politics |
 | Emeritus Professor Bob Knight MA PhD DipClinPsych(Cant) FNZPsS Emeritus Professor, Retired |
 | Emeritus Professor Geoff White ONZM BSc PhD(Otago) FNZPsS FAPS FABAI FRSNZ Emeritus Professor, Retired |
Professional Practice Fellows
 | Brian Dixon BSc PGDipSci MSc DipCIPs(Otago) FNZPsS Tel (479) 7625 Email brian@psy.otago.ac.nz |
 | Joanna Prince BSc MSc PGDipCIPs(Otago) Tel (479) 4229 Email jprince@psy.otago.ac.nz |
 | Ione Wooles BA MA DipClinPsych(Cant) Tel (479) 9015 Email ione@psy.otago.ac.nz |
 | Philippa Youard BSc(Hons) MSc PGDipCIPs(Otago) Tel (479)4227 Email philippa@psy.otago.ac.nz |
Teaching Fellows
 | Dr Celia Lie BSc(Hons) PhD(Otago) 100-Level Teaching Fellow Tel (479) 3765 Email celia@psy.otago.ac.nz |
 | Dr Ann Reynolds BA(Massey) MA PhD(Otago) 200-Level Teaching Fellow Tel (479) 7646 Email ann@psy.otago.ac.nz |
Academic Research Fellows
 | Dr Julien Gross BSc PGDipSci MSc PhD(Otago) |
 | Dr Owen Jones BSc(Hons)(Liverpool) PGDipSci PhD(Otago) |
 | Dr Bruce Mockett BSc DipSci PhD(Massey) |
 | Dr Sandhya Ramrakha BA(Honolulu) MA(Sydney) MA(Hons) ClinPsy (Woollangong) PhD(Otago) |
 | Dr Reremoana (Moana) Theodore BA(Auck) PGDipArts(Otago) PhD(Auck) |
 | Dr Karen Tustin BA(Hons) PhD(Otago) |
Postdoctoral Fellows
| Dr Jillian Hayhurst BSc MSc PhD(Otago) Email jill@psy.otago.ac.nz | |
| Dr Blake Porter BA(Hons)(BU) PhD(Otago) Email blake.porter@otago.ac.nz | |
 | Dr Shabah Shadli BSc(Hons) MSc(Bangladesh) PhD(Otago) |
| Dr Calvin Young BSc(Hons) MSc(Otago) PhD(Calg) Neuropsychology of Anxiety Lab Tel (479) 5835 Email calvin.young@otago.ac.nz |
Research Staff
| Dr Jane Carroll PGDipLitEd(Auck) BEd(Cant) DipTchg(SLT(ChchCE)PhD(Cant) Tel (479) 5267 Email jane.carroll@otago.ac.nz | |
 | Jackie Clearwater |
 | Vanessa Hayes BA(Hons)(Brighton Poly) MSocWk(York) |
 | Sean Hogan BA(Hons)(Surrey) MSW(York) GIPM(KingstonBus) |
 | Barbara Logan BSc DipSci(Otago) Neural Mechanisms of Memory Lab Tel (479) 7632 Email blogan@psy.otago.ac.nz |
 | Dr Shane Ohline BA(Grinnell College) PhD(UCLA) DipGrad(Otago) Neural Mechanisms of Memory Lab Tel (479) 7632 Email shane@psy.otago.ac.nz |
 | Sarah-Jane Robertson BA MA(Otago) Autobiographical Memory & Literacy Development Lab Tel (479) 3934 Email sarah-jane@psy.otago.ac.nz |
 | Dr Fu Yan BSc(SWU) MED(BNU) PhD(Otago) Action, Brain and Cognition Lab Tel (479) 5778 Email fuyan@psy.otago.ac.nz |
Technical Staff
 | Jeremy Anderson (NZCE) Senior Technical Officer / Lab Manager Tel (479) 7669 Email jeremy@psy.otago.ac.nz |
| Francis Baster Technician Tel (479) 7668 Email francis@psy.otago.ac.nz | |
 | Jason Campbell (NDE) Technician Tel (479) 7668 Email jason@psy.otago.ac.nz |
| Sophie French Technician Tel (479) 5945 Email sophie.french@otago.ac.nz | |
 | Richard Hamelink (NZCE) Technician Tel (479) 7668 Email richard@psy.otago.ac.nz |
 | Natasha O'Docherty Technician Tel (479) 5945 Email tashaod@psy.otago.ac.nz |
 | Paul O'Donnell IT Support Tel (479) 7635 Email paul@psy.otago.ac.nz |
 | Russell Phillips (NZCE) Technical Officer Tel (479) 7668 Email russell@psy.otago.ac.nz |
 | Lindsay Robertson (NZCE) Senior Technician / Safety Officer Tel (479) 7668 Email lindsay@psy.otago.ac.nz |
 | Stephanie Sherburd Technician Tel (479) 5945 Email steph@psy.otago.ac.nz |
| William van der Vliet BA BSc(Otago) Computer Programmer Tel (479) 7637 Email william@psy.otago.ac.nz | |
 | Hadyn Youens BSc/BCom(Otago) Computer Programmer Tel (479) 5402 Email hadyn@psy.otago.ac.nz |
Administrative Staff
Email di@psy.otago.ac.nz
| Norma Bartlett Administrative Secretary Tel (479) 7644 Email psyhod@psy.otago.ac.nz |
 | Kally Barton |
 | Sabrina Goh BA(Hons) MSc(Otago) |
| Dan Houghton BOccTher(Otago Polytechnic) Kaiāwhina Māori Email kaiawhina@psy.otago.ac.nz | |
 | Diane Inder PSYC 100 Administrator Tel (479) 7631 Email di@psy.otago.ac.nz |
| Neka Kater Administrator, Brain Research NZ – Ranghau Roro Aotearoa Tel (479) 8812 Email neka.kater@otago.ac.nz | |
| Michelle McCann Administration and Communications Offficer/PA to DMHDRU Director Tel (479) 8507 Email michelle.mccann@otago.ac.nz | |
 | Michelle Moss |
 | Alex Sweetman BA/LLB(Auck) Business Manager, Brain Research NZ – Ranghau Roro Aotearoa Tel (479) 8818 Email alexandra.sweetman@otago.ac.nz |
 | Jacinta Taylor BCom(Otago) Finance Administrator Tel (479) 7521 Email jacinta.taylor@otago.ac.nz |
Research Units
Brain Research NZ - Ranghau Roro Aotearoa
| Professor Cliff Abraham BA(Virg) PhD(Flor) FRSNZ |
| Alex Sweetman BA/LLB(Auck) Business Manager Tel (479) 8818 Email alexandra.sweetman@otago.ac.nz |
| Neka Kater Administrator, Brain Research NZ – Ranghau Roro Aotearoa Tel (479) 8812 Email neka.kater@otago.ac.nz |
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health & Development Research Unit (DMHDRU)
Shika Das
Research Interviewer
Email shika.das@otago.ac.nz
| Professor Richie Poulton CNZM MSc PGDipClPs(Otago) PhD(NSW) FRSNZ |
| Michelle McCann Administration and Communications Offficer/PA to DMHDRU Director Tel (479) 8507 Email michelle.mccann@otago.ac.nz | |
| Vanessa Hayes BA(Hons)(Brighton Poly) MSocWk(York) |
| Sean Hogan BA(Hons)(Surrey) MSW(York) GIPM(KingstonBus) |
| Jennifer Knox LLB(Otago) Study Member Assessment Coordinator Tel (479) 8508 Email jennifer.knox@otago.ac.nz | |
 | Dr Sandhya Ramrakha BA(Honolulu) MA(Sydney) MA(Hons)ClinPsy (Woollangong) PhD(Otago) |
Antony Ambler BSc(Hons)(Kingston[UK]) MSc(Lanc) | |
| Elena Bayly-McCredie BNurs(Otago) Research Technician Email elena.bayly-mccredie@otago.ac.nz | |
| Liz Berry RN Research Technician Email liz.berry@otago.ac.nz | |
| Dr Jane Carroll PGDipLitEd(Auck) BEd(Cant) DipTchg(SLT(ChchCE)PhD(Cant) Tel (479) 5550 Research Technician Email jane.carroll@otago.ac.nz | |
 | Dr Kirsten Cheyne BSc PhD(Otago) |
Denise Ching NZRN (Mental Health) | |
Marissa George | |
Liz Glen NZRN PGDipHSc(Auck) | |
Liz Goodin BMedSc PGDipSc MSc(Otago) | |
Dr David Ireland BMedScHon(Syd) PhD(NSW) | |
Joan Leung BA BA(Hons)(Auck) | |
Nikki Lloyd BCom(Hons)(Otago) | |
Lynda Morrison NZCS BSc(Otago) | |
Max Nicholson | |
Fiona Parker MA DipClPs MSc(Otago) | |
Dr Melissa Purnell BSc PGCertHealSc MSc PhD(Otago) | |
Dr Katherine Sneddon BSc PhD DPH(Otago) | |
Hanne Stegen MLPAT | |
Barbara Steptoe DOT(Otago) | |
Rose Thurlow BSc MSc(Otago) | |
National Centre for Lifecourse Research
| Professor Richie Poulton MSc PGDipClPs(Otago) PhD(NSW) FRSNZ |
| Dr Reremoana (Moana) Theodore BA(Auck) PGDipArts(Otago) PhD(Auck) |
| Dr Karen Tustin BA(Hons) PhD(Otago) |
