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Dr. Rachel Roberts

Room 523, Hughes Building
Phone +61 (08) 8303 5228
Fax +61 (08) 8303 3770
rachel.roberts@adelaide.edu.au
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Program Coordinator Master in Psychology (Clinical)


Area of Research

Child clinical, health and neuropsychology

 

Senior Appointments and Memberships

Registered Psychologist (Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Neuropsychologist and Health Psychologist)
Member Australian Psychological Society
Member, College of Clinical Psychology, APS (SA Section committee member)
Member, College of Clinical Neuropsychology, APS
Member, College of Health Psychology, APS (SA Section and National committee member)
Member, British Psychological Society (Chartered Clinical Psychologist)
Senior Clinical Psychologist (Honorary position), Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Child, Youth and Women’s Health Network

 

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.M. & Shute, R. (2011). The experience of living with a craniofacial condition: Perspectives of children, adolescents and parents. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 16, 317 – 334. doi:10.1177/1359104509355021

Roberts, R.M. & Mathias, J. (in press). Psychosocial outcomes in adults with congenital craniofacial conditions. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1597/10-143

Roberts, R.M., Moar, K., & Scott R. (2011). Teachers’ opinions of interdisciplinary reports: The Children’s Assessment Team. Australian Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, 11, 39-59.

Roberts, R.M., & Shute, R. (in press). A prospective study of coping and adjustment in adolescents with craniofacial conditions. Children’s Health Care.

Piteo, A.M., Lushington, K, Roberts, R, Nettelbeck, T, Kohler, M.J, Martin, A.J & Kennedy, J.D. (2011). Prevalence of snoring and associated factors in infancy. Sleep Medicine, 12, 787-792. doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2011.01.019

This link is to a full copy of the Craniofacial Experiences Questionnaire. For further information and to reference this measure see Roberts, R. M., & Shute, R. (2011). Living with a craniofacial condition: Development of the Craniofacial Experiences Questionnaire (CFEQ) for adolescents and their parents. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 48, 727-735. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1597/09-050