APS College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists

Committee Information

Below are details of the current committee and vacancies. The APS is always on the look out for members who are interested in joining a Member Group committee, to help support and promote members, the profession, and the APS. For more information about joining a Member Groups committee, click here.

Have questions? Please feel free to contact committee members via PsyCommunity direct message here or reach out to APS Member Groups via [email protected].

Chair

Ms Camelia Wilkinson
Camelia Wilkinson is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and a Fellow of the College of Educational and Developmental Psychology (CEDP).
She is a practicing psychologist, a board-approved supervisor, and an endorsed Educational and Developmental Psychologist (Ed & Dev Psych).
She is passionate about the area of Ed & Dev Psych in which she has been practicing, teaching, and supervising (both students and practitioners) for over two decades.
She has held a number of leadership positions and is the current chair of the APS College of Educational and Developmental Psychology National committee.
She has been involved in the training of Ed & Dev Psych students holding academic positions within the Master and Doctoral programs at Melbourne University and ACU.
Camelia is a keen advocate of Educational and Developmental Psychology work and is actively participating in work that helps promote the unique skills and expertise of this professional group.

Chair-Elect

Position vacant

Secretary

Ms Zoe Markopoulos

Treasurer

Mr Maximilian White

Committee Member - NSW Rep

Ms Catherine Asciak
Catherine is an endorsed Educational and Developmental Psychologist, a Fellow of the College of Educational and Developmental Psychology and a board-approved supervisor. Catherine is the chair of the NSW branch of the College and is also a national committee member of the College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists.
Before establishing a private practice, Catherine worked in independent schools along with state government disability and child health development services. Catherine enjoys working with neurodiverse children and adults and is passionate about sharing skills, experience, and resources with other psychologists. This includes providing support and supervision to early career psychologists.

Committee Member

Dr Chelsea Hyde
Dr Chelsea Hyde, is an Educational and Developmental Psychologist currently working as a lecturer at the University of Melbourne and a school psychologist. Chelsea has over fifteen years practical experience working as a psychologist within government, catholic and independent school systems in Victoria and Queensland across both regional and metropolitan areas. Chelsea holds endorsement in the area of educational and developmental psychology and is a board approved supervisor. Chelsea's research focuses on adolescent mental health and help-seeking.

Committee Member - QUT Rep

Mrs Glenn Howard

Committee Member

Mr Gerald Wurf
Gerald Wurf joined Monash University in 2017 as a Senior Lecturer. Prior to this he worked at Charles Sturt University and for the NSW Government as an educational/developmental psychologist. He has provided consultant services to NGOs, Catholic and independent schools in NSW, and international schools in Hong Kong. He is a registered psychologist and holds endorsement in Educational and Developmental Psychology with AHPRA.
For eight years Gerald worked in Hong Kong including teaching at The University of Hong Kong and The Open University of Hong Kong. He also worked at Hong Kong International School as a high school counsellor/senior social sciences teacher. He has had over fifteen years professional experience working with children, young people, and adults with intellectual disabilities and complex learning needs.
Gerald’s research interests include reducing school bullying, learning in multicultural classrooms, inclusive education, and promoting student engagement.

Committee Member - Early Childhood

Ms Caroline Keating
Caroline is an educational and developmental psychologist with experience working in research, education, health, and early childhood intervention including managing a transdisciplinary team in the western suburbs of Melbourne. Caroline is particularly interested in family centred approaches to child developmental assessment and care, and supporting vulnerable children and families.

Committee Member - Advocacy

Ms Louise Laskey
Louise Laskey is an Educational and Developmental Psychologist who has experience working with children, families and adults in various educational settings from preschool through primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. She has also worked in private practice. Louise has been a long standing member of the Faculties of Education/Arts & Education at Deakin University where she has been involved in courses including Professional Education and Training, Special Educational Needs, Teacher Education (Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary) and Child Protection. She is a former Chair of the College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists (Victoria), a member of the National Committee of the College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists and Convenor of the CEDP Advocacy Working Group subcommittee.

Committee Member

Ms Sally-Anne Kenney
Holding a Master of Educational Psychology degree from The University of Melbourne, I have worked as a School Psychologist since 2005. In addition, I work one day a week in Private Practice conducting Cognitive and Educational assessments. As a Board Approved supervisor, I support Educational and Developmental Psychology registrars, early career psychologists and Master of Educational Psychology candidates to further their careers in this important area of practice.

Student Representative

Mrs Kirsty Finter
My name is Kirsty Finter a provisional psychologists completing a Masters of Educational Psychology student in her second year at The University of Melbourne. For the past 6 years, I have been a classroom teacher in a government primary classroom in Oak Park, Melbourne. I am extremely passionate about working with children, but most of all to help them thrive within their context and beyond.

Student Representative

Mrs Rachelle Fries
Rachelle is in the Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology/ Doctor of Philosophy at Monash University. Her research focuses on ethical decision-making in therapeutic work with young people. She is a psychologist and Educational and Developmental psychology registrar.

Student Representative

Miss Jessica Wator

Student Representative

Mrs Brooke Evans-Brookes
Brooke is a Registered Psychologist based in Private Practice in Victoria who is currently completing the Master of Educational & Developmental Psychology (Advanced) through Monash Uni.

Brooke is passionate about working with neurodiverse clients, and has spent the last 10-years working in the forensic space. She is also a committed Board-Approved Supervisor, and loves helping to develop the next generation of Psychologists.

Student Representative

Ms Gabrielle Dern
Gabrielle is a provisional psychologist completing the Master of Psychology (Education and Development) at the Queensland University of Technology.

Chair
NSW

Ms Catherine Asciak
Catherine is an endorsed Educational and Developmental Psychologist, a Fellow of the College of Educational and Developmental Psychology and a board-approved supervisor. Catherine is the chair of the NSW branch of the College and is also a national committee member of the College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists.
Before establishing a private practice, Catherine worked in independent schools along with state government disability and child health development services. Catherine enjoys working with neurodiverse children and adults and is passionate about sharing skills, experience, and resources with other psychologists. This includes providing support and supervision to early career psychologists.

Chair
SA

Mrs Andrea Fernandez
Andrea is an endorsed Educational and Developmental Psychologist, a Fellow of the College of Educational and Developmental Psychology, and a board-approved supervisor. She is the current Chair of the College of Educational and Developmental Psychology, South Australia and Northern Territory Section.

Andrea is a College Psychologist at Mercedes College, a co-educational Reception to Year 12 College in Adelaide, and has previously worked in several roles within the Department for Education in both metropolitan and regional South Australia. Andrea is passionate about supporting children to reach their potential and overcome challenges in their learning and wellbeing. She has a strong focus on evidence-based practice. She also enjoys supporting other psychologists in their professional endeavours.

Andrea is happy to field any queries regarding CEDP membership in SA and NT.

Chair
TAS

Mr Paul Bertoia
Paul is an Educational & Developmental Psychologist who has worked across a wide range of settings. In schools he has been part of pre-Kinder programs through to Grade 12. He is currently a Senior School Psychologist with the Department of Education in Tasmania. He has also worked in health (in early assessment and intervention with children and child & adolescent mental health), and in community settings. He currently also has a private practice and he provides supervision for psychologists and other professionals.

Paul has been active in the Australian Psychological Society for many years through his local branch and he is a Fellow of the APS. He has served in a range of positions on the National Committee, and is a past Chair of the College of Educational & Developmental Psychologists.

Chair
VIC

Ms Kathryn Kallady
Kathryn is a PsyBa endorsed Educational and Developmental psychologist and supervisor. She has have extensive experiences working with schools in both the private and public sectors as well as public health settings. She has worked part-time in in private practice providing neurodevelopmental assessment and therapy. She has been a clinical supervisor for the MAGNET Project at Monash University and sessional lecturing to second, forth and sixth year psychology students. She works with Pearson Assessment in education on assessment tools.

She has had a long history volunteering her time with the APS including editing the CEDP newsletter, being a part of the conference committee and was chair for the APS CEDP 2023 conference.

In her spare time, she enjoys engaging in illustration and graphic design for academia, science communication and musicians.

Chair
WA

Position vacant