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Dr Dianne Vella-BrodrickBiography
I am a tenured Senior Lecturer in Psychology and have worked at the School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine at Monash University since 1995. Prior to lecturing I worked on several NH&MRC and ARC projects investigating (1) the effects of stress management techniques on heart rate reactivity, (2) adolescent risk taking behaviour, and (3) children’s road safety attitudes and behaviours. I have also worked as a fitness instructor and enjoy physical exercise, particularly going to the gym. Email Dr Dianne Vella-Brodrick Professional AffiliationsFull Member: Australian Psychological Society Other Professional Activities/ExperienceCurrent Co-Director of the 2nd Australian Positive Psychology and Well-Being Conference to be held at Monash University, Melbourne, on Feb. 12-13, 2010. Recent Awards and Nominations2008 “Outstanding Contribution to Postgraduate Teaching” Award - School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University. Research InterestsMy primary research interests are subjective well-being and positive psychology. I am interested in both the measurement and prediction of what makes people feel happy, fulfilled and healthy in a wide range of life domains.
Postgraduate Research ProjectsI supervise approximately 16 postgraduate students on research topics relating to subjective well-being and positive psychology. Such areas include:
TeachingI have been lecturing at Monash University, in the Department of Psychology since 1995. My main areas of teaching are in positive psychology, professional practice and ethics. I teach predominantly in the Masters of Health Psychology and the DPsych/Masters in Organisational Psychology programs. I run a third elective in positive psychology as well as a research project investigating “what makes people happy?” Grant SupportARC - Linkage - 2006-2009 Strategic Grant Scheme – 2006 Monash Small Grant - 2003/2004 PublicationsPeer reviewed journal papers:Norrish, J. & Vella-Brodrick, D. A. (in press). Positive psychology and adolescents: Where are we now? Where to from here? Australian Psychologist. Stanley, J. & Vella-Brodrick, D. A. (in press). The usefulness of social exclusion to inform social policy in transport. Transport Policy. Mitchell, J., Stanimirovic, R., Klein, B. & Vella-Brodrick, D. (in press). A randomised controlled trial of a self-guided internet intervention promoting well-being. Computers in Human Behavior. Currie,G., Richardson, T., Smyth, P., Vella-Brodrick, D., Hine, J., Lucas, K., Stanley, J., Morris, J., Kinnear, R., & Stanley, J., (2009) Investigating links between transport disadvantage, social exclusion and well-being in Melbourne — Preliminary results. Transport Policy, published on line March 2009 doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2009.02.002 Vella-Brodrick, D. A., Park, N. & Peterson, C. (2009). Three ways to be happy: Pleasure, engagement, and meaning: Findings from Australian and US samples. Social Indicators Research. 90, 165-179. Page, K. M. & Vella-Brodrick, D. A. (2009). The ‘what’, ‘why’ and ‘how’ of employee well-being: A new model. Social Indicators Research. 90, 441-458.Gallagher, E. N. & Vella-Brodrick, D. A. (2008). Social support and emotional intelligence as predictors of subjective well-being. Personality and Individual Differences, 44, 1551-1561. Norrish, J. & Vella-Brodrick, D. A. (2008). Is the study of happiness a worthy scientific pursuit? Social Indicators Research, 87, 393-407. Newton, F., Ewing, M, Burney, S. & Vella-Brodrick, D. A. (2007). Medical clinic facilities and doctor characteristics: What older rural males value. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 15, 41-45. Vella-Brodrick, D. A., Judd, F., Scannell, E. D., & Burney, S. (2006). Relative contributions of rurality and community connectedness to subjective well-being in Victorian coastal regions. International Journal of Rural Psychology, 6, 1-19. Full list of publications |