The Research Team

Professor Craig Olsson

Director, Deakin University

Craig is a Developmental Psychologist with expertise in lifecourse epidemiology and human genetics.  He began as Scientific Director of the ATP in 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

Dr Primrose Letcher

Senior Project Manager, Deakin University

Primrose is a Senior Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist with a long affiliation with the ATP commencing in 1998. Both her research and clinical work is dedicated to her interest in mental health and wellbeing across the lifespan.

 

 

 

 

Dr Lisa Mundy

Senior Program Lead, Deakin University

Lisa is a Senior Research Fellow and has a background in developmental psychology lifecourse epidemiology. She has extensive experience running longitudinal cohort studies.  Lisa’s primary research focus is on child and adolescent wellbeing and mental health, and she has a particular interest in the health and education interface.

 

 

 

Dr Kate Stephens 

Project Manager, Deakin University.

Kate is a research fellow at Deakin University and has a strong background working on longitudinal cohort studies. Her primary research focus is examining the longitudinal outcomes of children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders.

 

 

Dr Chris Greenwood

Senior Data Manager/Analyst, Deakin University

Chris is a Research Fellow with the Data Sciences Platform of the Center for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED). He is a data scientist with expertise in the application of statistical solutions within the behavioural sciences.

 

 

Elissa Phillips 

Project Manager, Deakin University

Elissa has a strong background in managing some of Australia’s most important longitudinal studies of child and family health.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steph Aarsman

Data Analyst, Deakin University

Steph is a Biostatistician within the SEED Lifespan centre. She has expertise in the application of statistical methods to longitudinal and observational data, with a particular interest in causal inference methods.

 

Liam Graeme

Data Manager, Deakin University

Liam is a PhD candidate, Research Assistant and Undergraduate Psychology Tutor in the School of Psychology. Liam’s research focuses on the mental health and development of young people and athletes, and on the application of innovative data-analytic research methods to developmental research. 

 

 

 

 

 

Esther Laurance

Project Coordinator, Deakin University

Esther is a Research Fellow within the School of Psychology. She has experience managing a broad range of research projects on topics including health, education, and social services.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isabel Hyland

Research Assistant, Deakin University

Isabel is completing a Master of Educational & Developmental Psychology at Monash University and is a Research Assistant at Deakin University. She has experience in engaging and maintaining contact with participants. 

 

Gessica Misuraca

Research Assistant, Deakin University

Gessica has completed a Bachelor of Psychology with Honours and is a Research Assistant and sessional academic at Deakin University. She has experience engaging and maintaining contact with participants across several longitudinal studies.  

 

 

Paige Farrow

Research Assistant, Deakin University

Paige has completed an Honours degree in Psychology and has been working in population research for the last four years.

 

 

 

Fiona Olsson

Research Assistant, Deakin University

Fiona has a Bachelor of Arts (Outdoor Education) and a Diploma in Journalism. She has extensive experience working on community development projects.