Dr Katie Wood

Biography

Dr Katie Wood is a Senior Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. She is the Course Director for the Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) program. She is also the Course Director for the Master of  Counselling, which has specialist streams in human services counselling, couple counselling and forensic counselling. She earned her PhD (Clinical) at La Trobe University and is a member of the Australian Psychological Society College of Clinical Psychologists. Katie's specific clinical and research interests include twin psychology, resilience in children exposed to intimate partner violence, childhood trauma, Autism Spectrum Disorders, the mental health and wellbeing of fathersm and effective interventions for children's emotional and behavioural difficulties. Katie is a regular presenter at national and international conferences on child and adolescent mental health, and at related community forums. She is also an author on numerous publications in this field.