Head of Department
 | Professor Mike Colombo BA(Colorado) MS PhD(Rutgers) |
| Joanna Ling Administrator Client Services Tel (479) 7644 Email psyhod@psy.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 Vanessa Beanland BAppSc(Deakin) GradCertInfoMgt(RMIT) MBioethics(Monash) BSc(Hons) PhD(ANU) |
 | Professor David Bilkey BA(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. |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | 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 |
 | Associate 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 |
 | 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
 | Sasha McComb BA MA(Massey) PGDipCIPs(Otago) Tel (479) 4229 Email sasha.mccomb@otago.ac.nz |
| Chris Perkins Tel (479) 7625 Email chris.perkins@otago.ac.nz | |
 | Joanna Prince BSc MSc PGDipCIPs(Otago) Tel (479) 4227 Email jo.prince@otago.ac.nz |
| Aimee Richardson BSc(Hons)(Cant) MSc PGDipCIPs(Otago) Tel (479) 4229 Email aimee.richardson@otago.ac.nz | |
Teaching Fellows
 | Sabrina Goh BA(Hons) MSc(Otago) |
 | Dr Celia Lie BSc(Hons) PhD(Otago) 100-Level Teaching Fellow Tel (479) 3765 Email celia.lie@otago.ac.nz |
 | Dr Ann Reynolds BA(Massey) MA PhD(Otago) 200-Level Teaching Fellow Tel (479) 7646 Email ann.reynolds@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 Phoebe Neo BA(Hons)(Singapore) PGDipSci PhD(Otago) |
 | Dr Sandhya Ramrakha BA(Honolulu) MA(Sydney) MA(Hons) ClinPsy (Woollangong) PhD(Otago) |
 | Dr Shabah Shadli BSc(Hons) MSc(Bangladesh) PhD(Otago) |
 | Dr 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 (479) 5835 Email calvin.young@otago.ac.nz |
Postdoctoral Fellows
| Dr Jillian Hayhurst BSc MSc PhD(Otago) Tel (479) 8843 Email jill@psy.otago.ac.nz | |
 | Dr Shane Ohline BA(Grinnell College) PhD(UCLA) DipGrad(Otago) Neural Mechanisms of Memory Lab Tel (479) 7632 Email shane.ohline@otago.ac.nz |
 | Dr Blake Porter BA(Hons)(BU) PhD(Otago) Tel (479) 7297 Email blake.porter@otago.ac.nz |
 | Dr Anurag Singh BSc(VBS Purv) MSc(Jiw) PhD(Otago) Tel (479) 5835 Email anurag.singh@otago.ac.nz |
 | Dr Weiwei Zhang BS(BNU) MS(SWU) PhD(Otago) Tel (479) 5835 Email weiwei.zhang@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 barbara.logan@otago.ac.nz |
 | Sarah-Jane Robertson BA MA(Otago) Autobiographical Memory and Literacy Development Lab Tel (479) 3934 Email sarah-jane.robertson@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.anderson@otago.ac.nz |
 | Francis Baster Technician Tel (479) 7668 Email francis.baster@otago.ac.nz |
| Sophie French Technician Tel (479) 5945 Email sophie.french@otago.ac.nz | |
 | Richard Hamelink (NZCE) Technician Tel (479) 7668 Email richard.hamlink@otago.ac.nz |
 | Natasha O'Docherty Technician Tel (479) 5945 Email natasha.odocherty@otago.ac.nz |
 | Russell Phillips (NZCE) Technical Officer Tel (479) 7668 Email russell.phillips@otago.ac.nz |
 | Lindsay Robertson (NZCE) Senior Technician / Safety Officer Tel (479) 7668 Email lindsay.r.robertson@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
 | Norma Bartlett Administrator Client Services Tel (479) 6542 Email psy.psyc200@otago.ac.nz |
 | Kally Barton |
Eleisha Campbell | |
| Neka Kater Administrator, Brain Research NZ – Ranghau Roro Aotearoa Tel (479) 8812 Email neka.kater@otago.ac.nz | |
| Sarahmarie Kuroko Kaiāwhina Māori Tel (479) 8613 Email kaiawhina.psy@otago.ac.nz | |
| Joanna Ling BTchLn(Primary)(Cant) Administrator Client Services Tel (479) 7631 Email psy.psyc100@otago.ac.nz | |
 | Michelle Moss Lead Administrator Client Services Tel (479) 6541 Email michelle.moss@otago.ac.nz |
| Colette Rivera BSc(UCSC) MSc(Otago) Administrator Client Services Tel (479) 7645 Email psy.psyc300@otago.ac.nz Email psy.postgrad@otago.ac.nz | |
 | Alex Sweetman BA/LLB(Auck) |
 | Jacinta Taylor BCom(Otago) Finance Associate Tel (479) 7521 Email jacinta.taylor@otago.ac.nz |
| Jane Wilcox BSc(Hons)(Manc) Administrator Client Services Tel (479) 8507 Email jane.wilcox@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 Tel (479) 8812 Email neka.kater@otago.ac.nz |
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health & Development Research Unit (DMHDRU)
| Professor Richie Poulton CNZM MSc PGDipClPs(Otago) PhD(NSW) FRSNZ |
| Jane Wilcox BSc(Hons)(Manc) Administrator Client Services Tel (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) |
Antony Ambler BSc(Hons)(Kingston[UK]) MSc(Lanc) | |
| 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 Interviewer Email jane.carroll@otago.ac.nz |
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) | |
Lynda Morrison NZCS BSc(Otago) | |
Fiona Parker MA DipClPs MSc(Otago) | |
Dr Melissa Purnell BSc PGCertHealSc MSc PhD(Otago) | |
Dr Katherine Sneddon BSc PhD DPH(Otago) | |
Barbara Steptoe DOT(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) |
 | Dr Kirsten Cheyne BSc(Hons) PhD(Otago) |
