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Biography
Dr Emily Macleod is a Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist at the Centre for Mental Health Research at ANU. She has research interests in climate-related disaster psychology and supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing.
Dr Macleod's work focuses on developing evidence and resources to support children's mental health in climate-related disasters. In partnership with the NSW Department of Education, Dr Macleod is currently leading an evaluation of a new, Psychological First Aid in Schools program, to support student wellbeing in critical incidents and disasters.
Dr Macleod is also working on projects evaluating the effectiveness of a mental health literacy programs for promoting wellbeing in primary school and early high school children, and understanding the impacts of bushfire and other disasters on mental health and resilience.
Qualifications
BA(Hons), PhD, PGDipClinPsy
Research Interests
- Mental health and resilience in climate-related disaster contexts
- Prevention and early intervention for mental health in children and young people
- Psychological First Aid in Schools for critical incidents and disasters
- Supporting children and families in disasters
- Evaluation of early mental health interventions in school settings
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'I'm Very Lucky Because This Is Even Better’: The Role of Social Identity Revitalisation in Recovery From Disaster
Craig, N., Haslam, C., Cruwys, T., Jetten, J., Këllezi, B., Macleod, E., Heffernan, T., Lane, J. & Walker, I., 4 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Social Psychology. p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is Trauma Isolating, or Does Isolation Traumatize? Loneliness and Posttraumatic Stress Mutually Reinforce One Another in the Aftermath of Environmental Disaster
Cruwys, T., Macleod, E., Curll, S., Walker, I., Kurz, T., Western, K., Calear, A., Heffernan, T., Evans, O., Stanley, S. & Greenwood, L.-M., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. p. 1-10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mental health, wellbeing, and burnout among practicing psychologists following Australian weather disasters and COVID-19
Macleod, E., Curll, S. L., Walker, I., Cruwys, T., Greenwood, L.-M., Reynolds, J., Lane, J., Galati, C., Christensen, B. & Calear, A. L., 1 Feb 2025, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 117, 12 p., 105195.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Parental Resilience in a Bushfire to Pandemic Context: An Ecological Systems Approach
Macleod, E., Kibukamusoke, I., Seselja, I., Heffernan, T., Lane, J., Walker, I., Greenwood, L.-M., Cruwys, T. & Calear, A., 28 Oct 2025, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pragmatic controlled trial of a school-based emotion literacy program for 8- to 10-year-old children: study protocol
Calear, A. L., Macleod, E., Hoye, A., McCallum, S., Morse, A., Farrer, L. M. & Batterham, P. J., 12 Apr 2024, In: BMC Psychiatry. 24, 1, 275.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
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Reducing childhood psychological distress in disasters: Evaluation of Psychological First Aid in Schools
Macleod, E. (PI), Batterham, P. (CoI), Cruwys, T. (CoI), Farrer, L. (CoI), Heffernan, T. (CoI), McCallum, S. (CoI), Morse, A. (CoI), Rodney Harris, R. (CoI), Rogers, M. (CoI), Rogers, M. (CoI), Rogers, M. (CoI) & Stanley, S. (CoI)
1/12/24 → 30/11/27
Project: Research