Dr Julie Robinson

Position/s:Academic Staff
School of Psychology
Phone: +61 8 82012395
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Location: Social Sciences North (345)
Postal address: GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Qualifications

B.A. (Hons) (Newcastle), M.A. (UNC-CH), Ph.D. (Newcastle)

Research and consultancy

Research interests

My research interests are divided between developmental psychology and the application of psychology to palliative care.  In developmental psychology I focus on the well-being of child refugees and migrants.  In palliative care I focus on assessment of cognitive impairment and depression, and doctors' prognostication.

Postgraduate research supervision

Joh Henley
Project title: Child and adolescent refugees: Mental health and wellbeing

Michael Oliver
Project title: Anxiety, coping and resilience in adolescents from refugee backgrounds

Susan Page
Project title: Coping with breakthrough pain during the palliative phase of cancer

Potential PhD Projects:

(1) defining good settlement for child and adolescent refugees
(2) factors influencing well-being and adjustment in child and adolescent refugees resettled in Australia
(3) integrated service provision for resettled child and adolescent refugees
(4) factors influencing well-being and adjustment in children and adolescents who survive natural disasters.

Publications

Refereed journal articles

Henley, J. & Robinson, J.A., 2011. Mental health issues among refugee children and adolescents. Clinical Psychologist, 15(2), 51-62.

Robinson, J.A., 2011. Sudanese heritage and living in Australia: Implications of demography for individual and community resilience. The Australasian Review of African Studies, 32(2), 25-56.

Robinson, J.A. & Crawford, G.B., 2010. Do palliative patients and carers agree about patients' psychological functioning?. Palliative and Supportive Care, 69-74.

Crawford, G.B., Robinson, J.A., Hunt, R.W., Piller, N.B., & Esterman, A.J., 2009. Estimating survival in patients with cancer receiving palliative care: is analysis of body composition using bioimpedance helpful?. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 12(11), 1009-1014.

Robinson, J.A., Alexander, D., & Gradisar, M.S., 2009. Preparing for Year 12 examinations: predictors of psychological distress and sleep. Australian Journal of Psychology, 61(2), 59-68.

Crawford, G.B. & Robinson, J.A., 2008. The geriatric depression scale in palliative care. Palliative and Supportive Care, 6(3), 213-223.

Gradisar, M.S., Dohnt, H.K., Wright, H.R., Robinson, J.A., Paine, S., & Gamble, A., 2008. Adolescent napping behavior: Dysfunctional cognitions and negative affect. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 6(4), 260-263.

Gradisar, M.S., Wright, H.R., Robinson, J.A., Paine, S., & Gamble, A., 2008. Adolescent napping behavior: Comparisons of school week versus weekend sleep patterns. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 6(3), 183-186.

Robinson, J.A., 2008. Health, adjustment and well-being in the African diaspora: trends in research December 2007 to June 2008. The Australasian Review of African Studies, 29, 119-132.

Ellis, G.K., Robinson, J.A., & Crawford, G.B., 2006. When symptoms of disease overlap with symptoms of depression. Australian Family Physician, 35(8), 647-649.

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Refereed journal articles

Henley, J. & Robinson, J.A., 2011. Mental health issues among refugee children and adolescents. Clinical Psychologist, 15(2), 51-62.

Robinson, J.A., 2011. Sudanese heritage and living in Australia: Implications of demography for individual and community resilience. The Australasian Review of African Studies, 32(2), 25-56.

Robinson, J.A. & Crawford, G.B., 2010. Do palliative patients and carers agree about patients' psychological functioning?. Palliative and Supportive Care, 69-74.

Crawford, G.B., Robinson, J.A., Hunt, R.W., Piller, N.B., & Esterman, A.J., 2009. Estimating survival in patients with cancer receiving palliative care: is analysis of body composition using bioimpedance helpful?. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 12(11), 1009-1014.

Robinson, J.A., Alexander, D., & Gradisar, M.S., 2009. Preparing for Year 12 examinations: predictors of psychological distress and sleep. Australian Journal of Psychology, 61(2), 59-68.

Crawford, G.B. & Robinson, J.A., 2008. The geriatric depression scale in palliative care. Palliative and Supportive Care, 6(3), 213-223.

Robinson, J.A., 2008. Health, adjustment and well-being in the African diaspora: trends in research December 2007 to June 2008. The Australasian Review of African Studies, 29, 119-132.

Gradisar, M.S., Dohnt, H.K., Wright, H.R., Robinson, J.A., Paine, S., & Gamble, A., 2008. Adolescent napping behavior: Dysfunctional cognitions and negative affect. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 6(4), 260-263.

Gradisar, M.S., Wright, H.R., Robinson, J.A., Paine, S., & Gamble, A., 2008. Adolescent napping behavior: Comparisons of school week versus weekend sleep patterns. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 6(3), 183-186.

Ellis, G.K., Robinson, J.A., & Crawford, G.B., 2006. When symptoms of disease overlap with symptoms of depression. Australian Family Physician, 35(8), 647-649.

Robinson, J.A. & Crawford, G.B., 2005. Identifying palliative care patients with symptoms of depression: an algorithm. Palliative Medicine, 19(4), 278-287.

Book chapters

Robinson, J.A., Witenberg, R., & Sanson, A., 2001. The development of tolerance. In Understanding Prejudice, Racism and Social Conflict. Thousand Oaks, USA: Sage, pp. 73-88.

Refereed conference papers

Robinson, J.A., 2011. The importance of personal and inter-group relations for adjustment among child and adolescent refugees and voluntary migrants resettled in Australia. Proceedings of the 11th Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society's Psychology of Relationships Interest Group, 42-49.

Dempsey, B. & Robinson, J.A., 2006. Cognitive strategies in survival estimation for terminally ill cancer patients. Proceedings of the 2006 joint conference of the APS and NZPsS: psychology bridging the Tasman: science culture and practice, 95-99.

Robinson, J.A. & Henley, J., 2006. Self-reported and teacher-reported emotional and behavioural problems in newly resettled adolescent refugees. Proceedings of the 2006 Joint Conference of the APS and NZPsS, 360-364.

Robinson, J.A. & Guy, S.C., 2005. Prejudice in Australian adolescents: Factors associated with individual differences. Proceedings of the 40th APS annual conference, 278-282.

Farhadi, S. & Robinson, J.A., 2004. The wellbeing of child refugees: detention, exposure to stressful events and parental distress. Proceedings of the 39th APS Annual Conference, 108-112.

Journal articles

Robinson, J.A. & Henley, J., 2005. Refugees, community relationships and well-being. Balance: Journal of the Queensland Mental Health Association, 2005/2006(Spring/Summer), 29-33.

Robinson, J.A. & Farhadi, S., 2005. The mental health of child refugees from the Middle-East and their parents: Refugee status and immigration detention. Australian Journal of Psychology, 57(Supp), 169-170.

Conference publications

Gradisar, M.S., Dohnt, H.K., Gardner, G.P., Short, M., Robinson, J.A., Elwan, F., Wolfson, A.R., & Carskadon, M.A., 2011. A cross-cultural meta-analysis of sleep patterns and problems during adolescence. 6th World Congress of the World Sleep Federation, Kyoto, Japan.

Oliver, M. & Robinson, J.A., 2011. Surviving and thriving: Strategies in young people from refugee backgrounds. 2011 Migration Update Conference, Adelaide, Australia.

Robinson, J.A. & Elwan, F., 2011. Surviving high stakes academic assessment: Predictors of mental health in Egytpian and Australian adolescents preparing for matriculation examinations. 17th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Human Development Association, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Robinson, J.A. & Henley, J., 2011. Young people in transition: Adjustment among refugee and other migrant children and adolescents who are newly arrived in Australia. 2011 Migration Update: South Australia and Beyond.

Robinson, J.A., 2011. On the way to nowhere: Context of development and relationships for child refugees in a country of first asylum. 15th European Conference in Developmental Psychology, Bergen, Norway.

Robinson, J.A., 2011. Strengthening Africa's contributions to child development research: The next steps. Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Montreal, Canada.

Robinson, J.A., 2011. Theoretical approaches to the study of resilience in children and adolescents in developing in contexts of adversity. International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) 9th Africa Regional Workshop, Lagos, Nigeria.

Robinson, J.A., 2010. Growing apart: Working with children from transnational and institutional backgrounds. The traces teachers leave in the universe of children: A national conference training kindergarten teachers to promote development.

Robinson, J.A., 2010. Growing apart: Challenges to key relationships for resettled refugees. 10th Conference of the Australian Psychological Society's Psychology of Relationships Interest Group.

Oliver, M., Robinson, J.A., & Henley, J., 2010. Resilience and acculturation: Adolescents newly arrived in Australia. XXth International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology.

Henley, J., Robinson, J.A., & Gradisar, M.S., 2010. Universal school-based interventions for child and adolescent students from migrant and refugee backgrounds: Effectiveness of a CBT-based and narrative-based intervention. 6th World Congress of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.

Elwan, F. & Robinson, J.A., 2010. Psychosocial risk and protective factors, gender and psychological distress among Egyptian high school students preparting for high stakes academic assessment. XXTH International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology.

Robinson, J.A., 2010. Lost in transition: The wellbeing of young Iraqi and Sudanese refugees in a country of first asylum. XXtth International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology.

Robinson, J.A., 2010. The tree of life: An intervention to promote resilience in children facing adversity. The traces teachers leave in the universe of children: A national conference training kindergarten teachers to promote development.

Crawford, G.B., Robinson, J.A., Hunt, R.W., Piller, N.B., & Esterman, A., 2009. Can psychological parameters (eg depression) improve treating clinicians' ability to more accurately predict patient survival?. Palliative Care Australia Conference.

Hedrick, K., Wenzel, M., & Robinson, J.A., 2009. Human rights violations and resilience in refugees: The protective role of social identity. 2009 ISSBD Asia-Pacific Workshop, 38-38.

Henley, J. & Robinson, J.A., 2009. Wellbeing in child and adolescent refugees recently resettled in Australia. 16th Biennial AHDA Conference.

Hunt, R.W., Robinson, J.A., Piller, N.B., Esterman, A., & Crawford, G.B., 2009. The value of prognostic indicators varies over the trajectory of illness. International Palliative Care Conference 2009.

Robinson, J.A., 2009. Achieving research career goals. 2009 ISSBD Asia-Pacific Workshop.

Robinson, J.A., 2009. Psychological perspectives on the ethics of advertising to children. 16th Biennial AHDA Conference, 81-81.

Robinson, J.A., 2009. Adaptation among refugee and other migrant children and adolescents who are newly arrived in Australia. 1st Australasian Refugee Health Conference.

Robinson, J.A., 2009. Adaptation in a new country: A comparison between child and adolescent refugees and their immigrant peers. 2009 ISSBD Asia-Pacific Workshop, 53-53.

Robinson, J.A., 2009. Career planning. International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) African Workshop.

Robinson, J.A., 2009. Lessons from the past: Christmas on Christmas Island. MARRC Forum.

Robinson, J.A., 2009. Adaptation among internationally displaced children and adolescents who are newly arrived in a western country. 14th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, 76-76.

Robinson, J.A. & Farhadi, S., 2008. Well-being of child refugees from the Middle-East two and five years after their release from immigration detention. 20th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the study of Behavioural Developement.

Robinson, J.A. & Farhadi, S., 2008. Mandatory detention of "asylum seekers" to Australia: The well-being of refugee children and their parents two and five years after their release. 11th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Force Migration (IASFM).

Henley, J. & Robinson, J.A., 2008. Refugee adolescents in Adelaide: Levels and predictors of life satisfaction and emotional and behavioural problems. 31st AACBT National Conference.

Henley, J. & Robinson, J.A., 2008. A follow-up study of wellbeing in child and adolescent refugees recently resettled in Australia. ISSBD 2008 Program and Abstracts, 83-83.

Crawford, G.B. & Robinson, J.A., 2008. The Geriatric Depression Scale in palliative care. Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine Conference.

Robinson, J.A. & Henley, J., 2008. Wounded "winners": Emotional distress in child and adolescent refugees newly resettled in Australia. 11th International Association for the Study of Forced Migration Conference.

Robinson, J.A., 2007. Ethical research using guided investigations in Stage 1 and Stage 2 Psychology. SASTA Psychology Summer Conference.

Robinson, J.A. & Alexander, D., 2007. What influences adolescents' perceptions of discrimination towards others?. Combined Abstracts of 2007 Australian Psychology Conferences, 59(Suppl. 1), 150-150.

Henley, J., Robinson, J.A., & Wallace, A., 2007. A longitudinal study of emotional and behavioural problems and acculturation style in refugee children and adolescents. Combined Astracts of 2007 Australian Psychology Conferences, 59(Suppl. 1), 176-176.

Fogarty, P. & Robinson, J.A., 2007. An examination of the relationship between recent iodine nutrition and cognitive performance in Australian school children. Combined Abstracts of 2007 Australian Psychology Conference, 59(Suppl.1), 171-171.

Robinson, J.A., Henley, J., & Wallace, A., 2007. Factors Influencing the Emotional Well-Being of Child and Adolescent Refugees Recently Resettled in Australia. Programme: 13th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, 79-79.

Robinson, J.A., 2007. Inclusive teaching practice in developmental topics with a culturally diverse enrolment. Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting 2007.

Robinson, J.A., Henley, J., & Wallace, A., 2007. Emotional and Behavioural Problems in Child and Adolescent Refugees Newly Arrived in Australia. SRCD 2007: Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, (140).

Robinson, J.A., Henley, J., & Wallace, A., 2007. Emotional and behavioural problems among child and adolescent refugees newly arrived in Australia. Australian Journal of Psychology, 59(Supp 1), 196-197.

Robinson, J.A., Henley, J., & Wallace, A., 2007. Emotional and behavioural problems in child and adolescent refugees newly arrived in Australia. 15th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development.

Farhadi, S. & Robinson, J.A., 2007. A longitudinal study of the well-being of refugee children who have experienced immigration detention. AHDA 2007: 15th Biennial AHDA Conference, 59(Suppl. 1), 168-168.

Henley, J. & Robinson, J.A., 2006. Age differences in the predictors of emotional and behavioral problems in newly resettled refugee children. 19th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development.

Fisher, J.A. & Robinson, J.A., 2006. Predicting resilience among elderly people facing the challenge of providing care to terminally ill family members. 19th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Beahvioral Development.

Esterman, A.J., Piller, N.B., Robinson, J.A., Crawford, G.B., & Hunt, R.W., 2006. The objective assessment of the trajectory of course of illness of terminal diseases. Australian Statistical Conference / New Zealand Statistical Association Conference.

Esterman, A.J., Piller, N.B., Robinson, J.A., Crawford, G.B., & Hunt, R.W., 2006. A prospective study of terminally ill patients aimed at determining factors that predict time left to live. 15th Annual Meeting of the Australasian Epidemiological Association.

Dempsey, B. & Robinson, J.A., 2006. Medical experts working within bounded rationality. 33rd Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference.

Henley, J. & Robinson, J.A., 2006. Emotional and behavioural problems in newly arrived child and adolescent refugees. 17th International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions Congress.

Toubia, C.L. & Robinson, J.A., 2006. Age differences during adolescence in the relationship between 'developmental assets' and school engagement. 19th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Beahvioral Development.

Robinson, J.A., Brown, L., & Wilksch, S., 2006. Perceived discrimination and harassment among refugees from the Sudan, Iraq and Afghanistan who have settled in Australia. 19th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Beahvioral Development.

Robinson, J.A., 2006. Teaching the levels of explanation at Stage 1 and Stage 2. SASTA Psychology Summer Conference.

Robinson, J.A., 2006. Factors affecting the well-being of newly arrived child and adolescent refugees. Professional Development Conference for Teachers in Intensive English Centres.

Robinson, J.A. & Guy, S.C., 2006. Age differences in the factors associated with individual differences in expressed prejudice in Australian adolescents. 19th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Beahvioral Development.

Robinson, J.A. & Wyld, B.K., 2004. Associations between the quality of sibling and peer relationships and social competence in young children [Abstract]. Australian Journal of Psychology: Combined abstracts of 2004 Australian Psychology Conferences, 56(Supp. 2004), 28-28.

Robinson, J.A. & Fisher, J.A., 2004. A longitudinal study of change in the well-being of elderly caregivers. Australian Journal of Psychology.

Fisher, J.A., Robinson, J.A., & Clark, M., 2004. Predicting coping among lay-caregivers of patients receiving community-based pallative care. Psycho-Oncology.

Fisher, J.A. & Robinson, J.A., 2003. Family Caregivers for the Terminally Ill: A Longitudinal Study of Coping and Well-Being (Abstract). Programme and Abstracts - Them and Us.

Fisher, J.A. & Robinson, J.A., 2003. Change and continuity in the coping process of lay-caregivers for terminally ill individuals. Time to Reflect: 7th Australian palliative care conference.

Fisher, J.A. & Robinson, J.A., 2002. Determinants of level of coping and well-being in carers of individuals diagnosed with a terminal illness. STAR 2002: 23rd stress and anxiety research society conference: under the Southern Cross: abstracts, 91-91.

Fisher, J.A. & Robinson, J.A., 2002. Elderly caregivers: predictors of level of coping and quality of life [abstract]. 2002 Conjoint scientific meeting: You can't always get what you want, 17-17.

Page, S.M. & Robinson, J.A., 2002. Predictors of coping with breakthrough pain during the palliative phase of disease. Star 2002: 23rd Stress and Anxiety Research Society Conference: Under the Southern Cross, 141-141.

Webber, S. & Robinson, J.A., 2002. The role of friendship in peer collaborations between children. Australian Journal of Psychology, 54(2), 133-133.

Webber, S. & Robinson, J.A., 2002. The impact of friendship on primary school children's ability to effectively collaborate with peers: learning outcomes on two scientific reasoning tasks. Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) 2002 Conference Papers.

Robinson, J.A. & Page, S.M., 2001. A Model of Adaption to Breakthrough Pain in Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care. Palliative Care: Learning o Live.

Robinson, J.A., 2001. Australian Children's Preferences and Attitudes Towards Peers from Different Ethnic and Racial Backgrounds. Australian Journal of Psychology.

Fisher, J.A. & Robinson, J.A., 2001. Primary Caregivers' Physical and Psychological Well-Being as a Function of their Coping Process: A Model to Inform Clinical Practice. Palliative Care: Learning to Live.

Robinson, J.A. & Crawford, G.B., 2001. The Evaluation of a Brief Screening Instrument for Identifying Depressive in Palliative Care Patients. Palliative Care: Learning o Live.

Other public research outputs

Fisher, J.A. & Robinson, J.A., 2003. A longitudinal study of change and continuity in the well-being of elderly care-givers.

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Professional and community engagement

Expertise for media contact

  • Child Development development of prejudice and tolerance; ethnicity and culture in children's development; well-being of child and adolescent refugees and immigrants
  • Palliative Care assessment of cognitive competence and depression, estimation of survival

Subject/s

  • Children/Youth
  • Palliative Care

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