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Qualifications and Experience

Academic qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Hons), Griffith University

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology, Griffith University

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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

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Publications:

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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

  8. 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.

  9. Shortt, A.L. & Spence, S.H. (2006) Risk and protective factors for depression in youth. Behaviour Change, 23 (1), 1-30.

  10. Martin, G., Schlesinger, C., Shortt, A.L., Kay, T., Seinen, A. & Lee, N. (2005). Young People and Drugs. Canberra: Australian National Council on Drugs.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  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.

  15. 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.

  16. 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. 

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. 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:

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Principal Clinical Psychologist - Alison Lubliner Psychology from 2018 to present

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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

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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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