PhD and Other Student Training

During his time at Flinders University, Neil Brewer has supervised 25 PhD completions as principal supervisor (or active co-supervisor). He currently supervises two students as co-supervisor.

A number of these PhD graduates – Nathan Weber, Jim Sauer, Matt Palmer, Nicole McCallum, Carmen Lucas, Katie Logos, plus Ruth Horry from the UK – also spent time working on Neil Brewer’s Australian Research Council projects as postdoctoral fellows and made amazing contributions to the success of those projects.

Other supervision

Neil Brewer has also supervised 8 Master theses and around 70 undergraduate 4th year honours theses at Flinders University.

The following PhD graduates have transitioned to careers in academia, research or clinical practice. They include (most recent graduates first together with their first ongoing appointment) :

Zoe Michael

Clinical psychologist, Forensicare (Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health)

Marie Georgopoulos

Clinical psychologist

Katie Logos

Lecturer, University of Adelaide

Alliyza Lim (co)

Current Postdoc, Flinders University, & clinical psychologist

Carmen Lucas

Current Postdoc, Flinders University

Rebecca Flower (co)

Lecturer, La Trobe University

Tomoko Nishizawa

Clinical Psychologist

Nicole McCallum

West Australia government

Yong Hwee-Nah (co)

Research Scientist, Nanyang Techological University, Singapore

Adella Bhaskara (co)

Research Scientist, DSTO

Ambika Nagesh Vagadia

Clinical Psychologist

Darren Hedley (co)

Associate Professor, La Trobe University

Tiffany Lavis

Senior Lecturer, University of Adelaide

Tick Zweck

Senior Lecturer, Tabor College (S. Aust.)

Anna McKinnon (co)

Clinical Psychologist

Paul Halford

Retired

Matt Palmer

Associate Professor, University of Tasmania

Jim Sauer

Associate Professor, University of Tasmania

John Barnes

Universitetslektor, Örebro Universitet

Amber Keast

Clinical Psychologist

Nathan Weber

Associate Professor, Flinders University

Carolyn Semmler

Professor, University of Adelaide

Michelle Tuckey

Professor, University of South Australia

Natalie Skinner

Research Fellow, University of South Australia

Helen Braithwaite

Researcher, University of California Irvine

Between them these guys have deservedly accumulated many awards during their PhD, for their thesis or for publications that resulted from their thesis work. The awards include:

International Conference Travel Awards from Flinders University (17 PhD students)
SARMAC Conference postgraduate student paper award (Ambika Nagesh)
Maconochie Prize runner-up S. Aust section, College of Forensic Psychology of the Australian Psychological Society for the best student thesis at doctoral, masters or honours level (Carolyn Semmler)
Maconochie Prize runner-up, College of Forensic Psychology of the Australian Psychological Society for the best student thesis at doctoral, masters or honours level (Helen Braithwaite)
Maconochie Prize, College of Forensic Psychology of the Australian Psychological Society for best psychology-law PhD thesis (Nathan Weber)
Australian Society of Traumatic Stress Studies New Researcher Award (Anna McKinnon)
Australian Psychological Society (S. Aust.) College of Clinical Psychologists best overall student (Tomoko Nishizawa)
APA’s Division of Experimental Psychology Young Investigator Award in Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied (Nathan Weber)
APA’s Division 21 Raymond Nickerson Best Paper Award for Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied (Matt Palmer)