Research Interests

My research interests are divided between developmental psychology and the application of psychology to palliative care. In developmental psychology my interests focus on the development of expertise by young children, the development of ethnic tolerance and prejudice, and the well-being of child refugees. In palliative care my interests focus on the assessment of cognitive impairment and depression in patients with advanced cancer, and the factors involved in doctors' prognostication.

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Selected Publications

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

Robinson, J.A., & Guy, S.C. (2005). Prejudice in Australian adolescents: factors associated with individual differences. In M. Katsikitis (Ed.) Proceedings of the 40th Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference. Melbourne: Australian Psychological Society.

Farhadi, S., & Robinson, J.A. (2004). The well-being of child refugees: Detention, exposure to stressful and parental distress. In M. Katsikitis (Ed.) Proceedings of the 39th Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference. Melbourne: Australian Psychological Society. Pp.108-112.

Robinson, J.A, Witenberg, R. & Sanson, A. (2001) The development of tolerance. In M. Augoustinos and K. Reynolds (Eds.). Understanding prejudice, racism and social conflict. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Robinson, J.A. (1999). Cognitive assessment of palliative care patients. Progress in Palliative Care, 7, 291-298

Robinson, J. A. (1998). The impact of race and ethnicity on children's peer relations. In K. Rigby and P. Slee (Eds.) Children's peer relations. London: Routledge.

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Contact Details

School of Psychology
Flinders University of South Australia
GPO Box 2100
Adelaide, South Australia 5001

Office: 345 Social Sciences North
Phone: (+61 8) 8201 2395
Fax: (+61 8) 8201 3877
Email: Julie.Robinson@flinders.edu.au