Dr. Rachel Roberts

Room 523, Hughes Building Phone +61 (08) 8303 5228 Fax +61 (08) 8303 3770 rachel.roberts@adelaide.edu.au Personal Page

Area of Research

Child clinical, health and neuropsychology

Senior Appointments and Memberships

Registered Psychologist in South Australia

Member Australian Psychological Society (SA section Treasurer)

Member, College of Clinical Psychology, APS

Member, College of Clinical Neuropsychology, APS (SA section Secretary)

Member, College of Health Psychology, APS (national committee member)

Member, British Psychological Society (chartered Clinical Psychologist)

Honorary Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Novita Children’s Services

Senior Clinical Psychologist (Honorary position), Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Child, Youth and Women’s Health Service

Psychology Research Interests

Child and adolescent health psychology including chronic illness, disability and stigma

Child and adolescent neuropsychology

Of particular interest are people with craniofacial, neurological and metabolic conditions.

Recent Key Publications

Roberts, R. & Boynton, A. (2008) Emotional and behavioural problems in children referred to a Child Development Unit. Proceedings of the 43rd APS Annual conference, Hobart, Tas.

Shute, R., McCarthy, K.R. & Roberts, R. (2007) Predictors of social competence in young adolescents with craniofacial anomalies. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 7, 575-613.

Roberts, R., & Shute, R. (2005). The experience of living with a craniofacial condition. Child, adolescent and parent perspectivies. Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery, Coolum, Qld.