Western Australian 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.
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Chair
Dr Dominique Cleary
Dominique is an early-career Clinical Psychologist, who completed her Masters and PhD at The University of Western Australia. She has worked clinically in a range of settings including community and hospital settings, with a range of populations. She is currently working for WA health in the perinatal and women's health space, where she enjoys working with a diverse range of patients and presenting concerns. She has a particular interest in perinatal mental health and early parent-infant interactions, and her PhD research investigated the early developmental period of infants with a family history of autism, the parental experience of second time parents who have a child diagnosed with an autism, and the potential of an early parent-mediated intervention focussed on working with parents to best support their baby's early social and communication abilities.
Chair-Elect
Dr Trevor Mazzucchelli
Trevor Mazzucchelli is an Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology at Curtin University, Australia, and an Honorary Associate Professor at the Parenting and Family Support Centre at The University of Queensland. Over the past 30 years, he has held several clinical positions, conducted research in the area of parenting children with disability, and written many articles on this and related topics for scientific journals and publications. He is a co-author of Stepping Stones Triple P, has developed programs to help parents of children with disability prevent and manage commonly encountered behavioural and emotional problems, and trained practitioners in more than 10 countries to support parents in using these programs. His research interests are broad and include treatment outcome evaluations, mechanisms of behavioural and cognitive change, self-management, and how individuals and families can achieve optimal levels of functioning under both stressful and normal circumstances.
Committee Member
Miss Talia Holland
Talia is a dedicated and driven graduate of a first-class Honours degree in Psychology from Curtin University. She is currently completing her final year of Master of Clinical Psychology. Alongside studies, she works as an online counsellor and as a sessional academic, lecturing and tutoring in undergraduate psychology. Passionate about mental health, Talia is committed to making a meaningful impact through both clinical practice and academic engagement. Her research centres on the transitional adolescent age group, a population she aspires to continue supporting in her future career. Outside of her academic and professional roles, Talia embraces growth opportunities through volunteering and remains excited about the future of this dynamic and evolving field.
Student Representative
Dr Ker-ni Vivienne Heng Rigney