Associate Professor Sophia Xenos
Deputy Dean, Learning and Teaching
Details
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College: School of Health and Biomedical Sciences
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Department: Health and Biomedical Sciences
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Campus: Bundoora West Australia
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sophia.xenos@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0003-1264-9483
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Lecturer in Psychology since 1996
Courses Taught:
Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology): Foundations of Psychology, Principles of Psychology, Psychopathology, Individual Differences, Cross Cultural Psychology, Psychological Assessment, Psychology of Stress, Forensic Psychology.
Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology, Honours): Issues across the lifespan, Psychopathology.
Master of Psychology: Coursework, Thesis
Professional experience:
Psychology Clinic Co-ordinator (RMIT University) for 7 years
Supervisor of probationary psychologists
Victorian Co-ordinator of FRIENDS (Prevention of Anxiety and Depression in Youth)
Psychologist for Department of Human Services
Presenter and co-presenter of numerous workshops for personnel in health services fields.
Reviewer for 2 International Psychology Journals
Psychologist in Private Practice
Courses Taught:
Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology): Foundations of Psychology, Principles of Psychology, Psychopathology, Individual Differences, Cross Cultural Psychology, Psychological Assessment, Psychology of Stress, Forensic Psychology.
Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology, Honours): Issues across the lifespan, Psychopathology.
Master of Psychology: Coursework, Thesis
Professional experience:
Psychology Clinic Co-ordinator (RMIT University) for 7 years
Supervisor of probationary psychologists
Victorian Co-ordinator of FRIENDS (Prevention of Anxiety and Depression in Youth)
Psychologist for Department of Human Services
Presenter and co-presenter of numerous workshops for personnel in health services fields.
Reviewer for 2 International Psychology Journals
Psychologist in Private Practice
Supervisor projects
- Investigating the RMIT Medical Radiations skills labs assessments to prepare students for clinical placement in medical imaging.
- 22 Aug 2023
- An integrative approach to guide learning and teaching practices to support university student
- 4 Jan 2021
- Exploring the Prenatal and Postnatal Experiences of Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 25 Nov 2020
- An Examination of Variation in Social Cognitions in Bullying for Different Participant Roles: A Retrospective of Adults
- 1 Feb 2019
- Ethical considerations in collaborative care in severe and enduring anorexia: an application of an ethical decision-making model
- 20 Jul 2015
- The Implications of Psychological Inflexibility on Difficulty Discarding in Hoarding Disorder: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach
- 17 Jun 2015
- A Descriptive Phenomenological Psychological Study of Supervisee Inauthenticity in Clinical Supervision
- 27 Mar 2015
Teaching interests
Child and family wellbeing; student wellbeing; psychopathology; parenting; cross-cultural psychology
Research interests
Psychology, Education Systems, Information Systems, Nursing, Criminology, Specialist Studies in Education
Current Research Projects
Student Wellbeing
Tara Quinlivan, Doctorate: Who Succeeds at University? A longitudinal study of undergraduate psychology students & the predictors of academic performance in university students
Laura Collins, Honours: Internet addiction and other behaviours in international and domestic students in Australia.
Interpersonal Difficulties, Sexual Assault & Rape
Celeste, Grant, Doctorate: Young Australians’ attitudes towards intimate partner abuse: The effectiveness of a brief educational program for students
Satvir Gill, Masters (second supervisor): Heterogeneity within university student mental health: Coping style, psychological symptoms, suicidal ideation, and attitudes towards seeking professional help
Laura Boscaglia, Masters: Puberty blues: the relationship between pubertal development, gender, coping, stress, and psychological adjustment
Emma Scarff, Honours: Young peoples attitudes to sexual assault and rape: A 10 year follow up
Parenting/Cross Cultural Psychology
Mila Cichello, PhD (second supervisor): Cultural and psychological predictors for positive ageing of older Filipinos living in urban and rural communities in Australia
Antonette Butler Wilks, Phd (second supervisor): Brides and Grandmothers: Challenges for older Filipinos in Australia
Tania Grunfeld, Masters: Emotional well being in children and adolescents and its relationship to perceived parental rearing styles and perceived self-control
Vicky Manikas, Masters: The use of the Fairy Tale Test with children in Australia
Helen Thomas, PhD (second supervisor): Resilience in Indigenous young Australians
Eating Disorder Symptomatology/Family Impact
Jocelyn Andrew, Masters: Emotion management and eating behaviour in Australian families
Guiseppina, Catania, Masters: The relationship of emotional inhibition, parenting styles and lack of spirituality as predictors for the development of dysfunctional eating behaviours.
Separation and Divorce/Family Stress
Kevin Peel, Honours: Parental Separation and Divorce: Perceptions of the fathering role
Current Research Projects
Student Wellbeing
Tara Quinlivan, Doctorate: Who Succeeds at University? A longitudinal study of undergraduate psychology students & the predictors of academic performance in university students
Laura Collins, Honours: Internet addiction and other behaviours in international and domestic students in Australia.
Interpersonal Difficulties, Sexual Assault & Rape
Celeste, Grant, Doctorate: Young Australians’ attitudes towards intimate partner abuse: The effectiveness of a brief educational program for students
Satvir Gill, Masters (second supervisor): Heterogeneity within university student mental health: Coping style, psychological symptoms, suicidal ideation, and attitudes towards seeking professional help
Laura Boscaglia, Masters: Puberty blues: the relationship between pubertal development, gender, coping, stress, and psychological adjustment
Emma Scarff, Honours: Young peoples attitudes to sexual assault and rape: A 10 year follow up
Parenting/Cross Cultural Psychology
Mila Cichello, PhD (second supervisor): Cultural and psychological predictors for positive ageing of older Filipinos living in urban and rural communities in Australia
Antonette Butler Wilks, Phd (second supervisor): Brides and Grandmothers: Challenges for older Filipinos in Australia
Tania Grunfeld, Masters: Emotional well being in children and adolescents and its relationship to perceived parental rearing styles and perceived self-control
Vicky Manikas, Masters: The use of the Fairy Tale Test with children in Australia
Helen Thomas, PhD (second supervisor): Resilience in Indigenous young Australians
Eating Disorder Symptomatology/Family Impact
Jocelyn Andrew, Masters: Emotion management and eating behaviour in Australian families
Guiseppina, Catania, Masters: The relationship of emotional inhibition, parenting styles and lack of spirituality as predictors for the development of dysfunctional eating behaviours.
Separation and Divorce/Family Stress
Kevin Peel, Honours: Parental Separation and Divorce: Perceptions of the fathering role
