Qualifications and Experience

Academic qualifications:

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Hons), Griffith University
Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, Griffith University

Professional accreditation:

Member, Australian Psychological Society (MAPS)
Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists
Registered psychologist, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Registered Medicare provider
Board-approved supervisor, Psychology Board of Australia

Publications:

Buttigieg, J.P. Shortt, A.L., Slaviero, T.M., Hutchinson, D., Kremer, P., & Toumborou, J.W. (2015). A longitudinal evaluation of the Resilient Families randomized trial to prevent early adolescent depression. Journal of Adolescence, 44, 204-213.
Toumborou, J.W., Douglas Gregg, E., Shortt, A.L., Hutchinson, D.M., & Slaviero, T.M. (2013). Reduction of adolescent alcohol use through family-school intervention: a randomized trial. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53, 778-784.
Ferrie, J.E., Kivimaki, M., Singh-Manoux, A., Shortt, A.L., Martikainen, P., Head, J., Marmot, M, Gimeno, D., De Vogli, R., Elovainio, M. (2009) Non-response to baseline, non-response to follow-up and mortality in the Whitehall II cohort, International Journal of Epidemiology, 38 (3), 831-837.
Shortt, A.L., Hutchinson, D., Chapman, R. & Toumbourou, J.W. (2007). Family, school, peer and individual influences on early adolescent alcohol use: first-year impact of the Resilient Families programme, Drug and Alcohol Review, Vol. 26, pp. 625-634, Informa Healthcare, United Kingdom.
Spence, S.H. & Shortt, A.L. (2007) Can We Justify the Widespread Dissemination of Universal, School-based Interventions for the Prevention of Depression among Children and Adolescents? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48 (6), 52-542.
Shortt, A.L., Fealy, S, & Toumbourou, J.W. (2006). The mental health Risk Assessment and Management Process (RAMP) for schools: II. Process evaluation, Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health, Vol 5 Iss 3 (e-journal), pp. 1-12, Ausinet, Australia.
Shortt, A.L. Toumbourou, J.W., Chapman, R., & Power, E. (2006). The Resilient Families Program: Promoting health and wellbeing in adolescents and their parents during the transition to secondary school. Youth Studies Australia, Vol 25 No 2, pp.33-40, Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies, Australia
Shortt, A.L. & Toumbourou, J.W. (2006). The Resilient Families Program: Helping to prepare adolescents for success in school and life. Youth Studies Australia, 25 (1), 57-58.
Shortt, A.L. & Spence, S.H. (2006) Risk and protective factors for depression in youth. Behaviour Change, 23 (1), 1-30.
Martin, G., Schlesinger, C., Shortt, A.L., Kay, T., Seinen, A. & Lee, N. (2005). Young People and Drugs. Canberra: Australian National Council on Drugs.
Chu, B.C., Chourdhury, M.S., Shortt, A.L., Pincus, D.B., Creed, T.A., & Kendall, P.C. (2004). Alliance, technology, and outcome in the treatment of anxious youth. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 11, 44-55.
Ollendick, T.H., Shortt, A.L., & Sander, J.B. (2003). Internalizing disorders in children and adolescents. In J.E. Maddux and B.A. Winstead (Eds.), Psychopathology: Contemporary Theory, Research and Issues. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Matos, M.G., Barrett P.M., Dadds M.R., & Shortt A.L. (2003). Anxiety, depression, and peer relationships during adolescence: Results from the Portuguese National Health Survey. European Journal of Psychology of Education, Vol. XVIII, 1, 3-14.
Barrett, P.M., & Shortt, A.L. (2003). Parental involvement in the treatment of anxious children. In. A.E. Kazdin and J.R Weisz (Eds.), Evidence-based psychotherapies for children and adolescents. (pp.101-119). New York: Guilford Press.
Fox, T., Barrett, P.M., & Shortt, A.L. (2002). Sibling relationships of anxious children: A preliminary investigation. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 31, 375-383.
Barrett, P.M., Shortt, A.L., & Healy, L. (2002) Do parent and child behaviours differentiate families whose children have obsessive-compulsive disorder from other clinic and non-clinic families? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 43, 597-607.
Shortt, A.L., Barrett, P.M., & Fox, T. (2001). Evaluating the FRIENDS program: A cognitive behavioral group treatment for anxious children and their parents. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 30, 525-535.
Shortt, A.L., Barrett, P.M., Dadds, M.R., & Fox, T.L. (2001). The influence of family and experimental context on cognition in anxious children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 29, 585-596.
Barrett, P.M., Shortt, A.L, Fox,T.L., & Wescombe, K. (2001). Examining the social validity of the FRIENDS treatment program for anxious children. Behaviour Change, 18, 63-77.
Johnson, S., Barrett, P.M., Dadds, M.R., Fox, T.L. & Shortt, A.L. (1999). The Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, Adolescents and Parents: Initial reliability and validity data. Behaviour Change, 16, 155-164.

I'm committed to being the best psychologist I can be and continued professional development is a vital part of that. My learning experiences have included:

Principal Clinical Psychologist - Alison Lubliner Psychology from 2018 to present

2010-2018 Clinical Psychologist at Melbourne Children's Psychology Clinic (Hampton)

Conducted psychological assessments and treatment with clients of all ages. Specialising in supporting children and adolescents experiencing social, emotional and/or behavioural problems.
My inspiring colleagues include Catherine Baird, Dr Carol Ann Clifford, Irene Krauskopf, Felicity McFarlane, Lauren McCabe, Natalie McMahon, Rachel Same, Gemma Sharp, Georgina Swinburne and Sarah Wright.

Project Director (Whitehall II Study) - Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University College London

Responsible for the day-to-day management of this well known longitudinal study into the importance of psychosocial factors as determinants of health under the direction of Professor Sir Michael Marmot.
An inspiring team of people developing knowledge regarding how the social, political and economic environments in which we live determine our health and wellbeing.

Family Research Manager at the Centre for Adolescent Health, Dept of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne

Worked alongside a team headed by Professor John Toumbourou to implement and evaluate a multi-component, multi-year health promotion/ prevention program for families and schools across Melbourne.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Worked with Professor Susan Spence and colleagues conducting clinical interviews with young people and co-facilitated cognitive-behavioural anxiety treatment groups

Project Director/ Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Child Study Centre, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, USA

Administered One Session Treatment for Specific Phobias in children and adolescents under the direction of Professors Thomas Ollendick and Lars-Göran Öst.
It takes enormous courage to face the thing or situation you fear and you can do it with the support of a trained therapist. Facing and overcoming fears feels good.

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