Victorian Committee Information
The following members of the College State Section Committee have been elected by members of the College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists in a particular State. This is a sub-Committee of the College National Committee. Please feel free to contact the College State Section Committee members with any queries or suggestions about the activities and events which they organise for members of this College in this State.
Secretary
Dr Aspasia Stacey Rabba
Aspasia Stacey Rabba is a clinician-researcher, and registered psychologist trained in Educational and Developmental Psychology. She has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and adults diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders and their families. Stacey recently completed a PhD at the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University. She examined family wellbeing and resilience in parents of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Stacey is motivated and enthusiastic about conducting and disseminating research that will help inform our practice and the unique role of Educational and Developmental Psychologists. Stacey is currently engaged in several different roles across public and private sectors. She is a Senior Mental Health Clinician at Monash Health, Senior Psychologist in private practice, and Lecturer at La Trobe University. She also enjoys mentoring students and early career clinician-researchers.
Committee Member
Miss Brittany Taylor
Brittany graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2013 with a Master of Educational Psychology degree and is registered as an Educational & Developmental Psychologist.
She has worked in a range of primary schools within the Government and Catholic systems and has a passion for working with children who suffer from anxiety. She also has experience working with children and adolescents with behavioural difficulties, emotional regulation issues, social concerns, and with those from trauma backgrounds.
Brittany is currently employed as a school psychologist at a primary school in the South-East suburbs and also works at a private clinic in Cheltenham as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Committee Member
Ms Gabrielle Darlington
Gabrielle works as a psychologist for the Victorian Department of Education. She is passionate about working in teams with a systemic view of improving students’ outcomes. We work with students, their families, teachers, education staff and whole schools, groups of schools and across the system to support excellent evidence-based practice to empower students, teachers and families.
Gabrielle is a board approved supervisor and loves mentoring Masters students.