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Senior Lecturer

Availability:

Monday to Friday: 8.00am to 3.00pm.

Background

Dr Julian Dooley is Associate Director at the Sellenger Centre for Research in Law, Justice and Social Change at Edith Cowan University. Prior to completing his PhD at the University of Melbourne where he investigated the impact of traumatic brain injury on aggressive and violent behaviours, he worked as a clinical forensic psychologist at the Cleveland Municipal Court Psychiatric Clinic in the USA.

His current research is focused on understanding the neural, psychological and social mechanisms behind aggression, bullying and violence, moral reasoning and information processing. In addition, his research focuses on the relationship between technology and behaviour with a particular emphasis on the mental health impact of negative interpersonal relationships.

Dr Dooley’s research has been published in a variety of high impact scientific journals and recently won the 2010 Edith Cowan University Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher. He has been awarded over $2 million in research funds. In 2009 he authored a comprehensive review of cyber-safety risks for the Australian Government, which informed the Government’s cyber-safety plan.

Dr Dooley has more than 70 invited and peer-reviewed lectures and is currently a member of the:

• Advisory Council of the National Centre Against Bullying;
• Editorial and Scientific Board of the Journal of CyberTherapy and Rehabilitation;
• Research Sub-Committee of Healthway;
• Human Research Ethics Committee at Edith Cowan University;
• National Coalition on Children’s Resilience and Mental Health;
• Australian University Cyber-bullying Research Alliance; and
• International Observatory on Violence and Schools.

• Injury Control Council of Western Australia;
• Community Link and Network, Western Australia; and
• the Clifford Beers Foundation.

Responsibilities:

As Associate Director of the Sellenger Centre for Research in Law, Justice and Social Change, Dr Dooley is responsible for developing and conducting research projects; writing grants, manuscripts, reports and all other project related materials. He works collaboratively with colleagues at Sellenger to develop research projects. 

Staff qualifications:

• BA;
• MA;
• PhD.

Research

Research interest:

• Bullying;
• Cyber-bullying;
• Aggression;
• Moral reasoning;
• Moral development;
• Social information processing;
• Brain injury/damage;
• Media violence;
• Gaming technology;
• Mental health;
• Brain imaging; and
• Cognitive processing.

Current research area:

• Bullying;
• Cyber-bullying;
• Aggression;
• Moral reasoning;
• Moral development;
• Social information processing;
• Brain injury/damage;
• Media violence;
• Gaming technology;
• Mental health;
• Brain imaging; and
• Cognitive processing.

Recent research grants:

• Edith Cowan University, Dooley, JJ
  Forms of Cyber-Bullying Scale: Development and standardisation: $24,242 (2010-2011).
• Edith Cowan University, Hearn, L., Waters, S., Cross, D., Dooley, JJ, et al
  Research Infrastructure Block Grant: $97,728 (2010).
• Australian Communications and Media Authority, Dooley, J, Cross, D, Waters, S, Thomas, L
  Evaluation of Cybersmart Detectives game: $140,832 (2010).
• Healthway, Dooley, J, Masek, M, Cross, D, Hingston, P, Brown, D
  Promoting youth mental health using gaming technology: A RCT study: $29,072 (2010-2011).
• Victorian Neurotrauma Initiative, Anderson, V, Beauchamp, M, Dooley, J, Eslinger, P, de Castro, B O
  Sociomoral reasoning in adolescents with traumatic brain injury: $271,718 (2010-2013).
• Alannah & Madeline Foundation, Waters, S, Cross, D & Dooley, J
  Review of eSmart cyber safety and well being program: $296,972.50 (2010).
• Healthway, Cross, D., Haselby, J., Johnston, J., Nairn, R., Dooley, J., et al
  Building school capacity to reduce social aggression among students: $691,911 (2010-2014).
• Canadian Research Council, Beauchamp M, Dooley JJ
  Moral reasoning after traumatic brain injury: $40,000 (2010-2011).
• Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Beauchamp M, Dooley JJ
  Development of a visual moral reasoning task for use with adolescents and clinical populations: $20,000 (2010).
• Healthway, Cross, D, Roberts, C, Slee, P, Dooley, J
  An empirical intervention to reduce cyber bullying in adolescents: $358,382 (2010-2012).
• Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Cross D, Hearn L, Dooley JJ, Treyvaud R, Putland G
  Review of existing Australian and international cyber-safety research: $97,700 (2009).
• Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Beauchamp M, Dooley JJ
  Moral Reasoning Aptitude Level (MORAL): Development and validation of a visual moral reasoning task for use with adolescents and clinical populations: $8,000 (2009).

Recent Publications

Book chapters:

• Beauchamp, M., Dooley, J.J., Anderson, V. (2010). Adult Outcomes of childhood traumatic brain injury (pp. 315-328). In Principles and Practice of Lifespan Developmental Neuropsychology, J. Donders and S. Hunter (Eds), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Cross, D., Shaw, T., Dooley, J.J., Epstein, M., Hearn, L., & Monks, H. (accepted Dec 2009). Cyberbullying in Australia: Is school context related to cyberbullying behaviour? In Q. Li, D. Cross, & P. Smith (Eds.), Bullying goes to the cyber playground: Research on cyberbullying from an international perspective.

In press

• Dooley, J.J. (in press). The evidence before the practice: Mechanisms, causes and correlates of bullying. In Evidence to Practice, D. Cross and J. Dooley (Eds.), ACER.
• Beauchamp, M., & Dooley, J.J. (in press). Imaging paradigms and social function. In Developmental social neuroscience and childhood brain insult: Implications for theory and practice, V. Anderson and M. Beauchamp (Eds.). Guilford.

Refereed journal articles:

• Perren, S., Dooley, J.J., Shaw, T., & Cross, D. (2010). Being Victimized in School and Cyberspace: Associations with Depressive Symptoms in Swiss and Australian Adolescents. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 4, 28, doi:10.1186/1753-2000-4-28.
• Dooley, J.J., Gradinger, P., Cross, D., Stohmeier, D., & Spiel, C. (2010). Cyber-victimisation: The association between help seeking and mental health symptoms in adolescents from Australia and Austria. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling: Special Issue on Cyber-bullying, 20(2), 194-210.
• Dooley, J.J., Beauchamp, M., Anderson, V.A. (2010). The measurement of sociomoral reasoning in adolescents with traumatic brain injury. Brain Impairment, 11(2), 152-161.
• Dooley, J.J., Wilson, J.P., & Anderson, V.A. (2010). Stress and depression of facing death: Investigation of psychological symptoms in patients with mesothelioma. Australian Journal of Psychology, 62(3), 160–168.
• Dooley, J.J., Pyzalski, J., Cross, D. (2009). Cyberbullying and face-to-face bullying: Similarities and differences. Zeitschrift für Psychologie/Journal of Psychology, 217(4), 182-188.
• Dooley, J.J., Anderson, V.A., Hemphill, S., & Ohan, J.L. (2008). Aggression after traumatic brain injury: A theoretical approach. Brain Injury, 22(11), 836-846.
• Dooley, J.J., & Beauchamp, M.H., (invited review, accepted Jan 09). The Brain and the Law: Rehabilitation methods for reducing at-risk social behaviour in brain injured youth. Developmental Neurorehabilitation.
• Dooley, J.J., Shaw, T., & Cross, D. (invited). Student actions and mental health after cyber-bullying. European Journal of Developmental Psychology.

Conference papers:

• Dooley, J.J. (February, 2011). Cyber-bullying: A review. Keynote address to Australia and New Zealand Bank Security week, Melbourne, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (December, 2010). Cyber-safety prevention through education. Keynote address to the Virtual Global Taskforce Biennial International Conference, Sydney, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (November, 2010). Youth cyber-safety: Strategies for staying safe online. Invited presentation to National Universities Cyber-safety seminar, Bogota, Colombia.
• Dooley, J.J. (June, 2010). Cyber-bullying: Same dog different fleas. Keynote address to the Heads of Independent Co-Educational Schools Conference, Sydney, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (May, 2010). How to keep children safe online. Keynote address to the 2010 Youth Mental Health Forum. Brisbane, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (May, 2010). Student behaviour in the 21st century: The role of technology. Keynote address to the Association of Independent Schools Information Technology Conference, Hunter Valley, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (December, 2010). Youth development and alcohol: Implications for school safety. Invited workshop to the New South Wales Department of Education, Sydney, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (October, 2010). Brain development, alcohol and youth development. Invited workshop to the West Australian Independent Schools Nurses Society, Perth, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (October, 2010). Cyber-bullying case study. Invited workshop to the Australian Health Promotion School Association Conference – Health Promoting Schools Workshop, Perth, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (October, 2010). Teenagers, brain development and bullying behaviours. Invited presentation to the Australian Health Promotion School Association Conference – Health Promoting Schools Workshop, Perth, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (October, 2010). Social cognition after paediatric traumatic brain injury: Mechanisms of aggression. In V.A. Anderson (Chair), Insights into the assessing and characterising the social consequences of early brain insult. Symposium presented at the16th Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, College of Clinical Neuropsychologists, Fremantle, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (September, 2010). Keeping your kids safe online: Practical strategies for parents. Invited lecture to Child Protection Week, Department of Child Protection, Department of Health, Department for Education, Western Australia Police Force, Perth, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (August, 2010). Cyber-safety: What are the risks? Invited lecture to Brisbane Catholic Education Office, Brisbane, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (August, 2010). Staying safe online: Effective strategies to manage cyber-safety risks. Invited lecture to Brisbane Catholic Education Office.
• Dooley, J.J. (August, 2010). Cyber-safety risks: Effective strategies to stay safe online. Invited lecture to the City of Subiaco, Perth, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (July, 2010). Is the Internet bad for you? The impact of technology use on mental health. Invited lecture to Healthway Health Promotion Research Seminar, Perth, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (June, 2010). Violence prevention. Invited lecture to the North Coastal Zone, Child and Adolescent Health Service. Perth, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (June, 2010). Healthy schools: Reducing bullying in schools. Invited workshop at the Heads of Independent Co-Educational Schools Conference, Sydney, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (June, 2010). Teenagers, Behaviour, Brain Development and the Effects of Alcohol. Invited lecture to the School Drug Education & Road Aware Professional Learning Seminar, Perth, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (June, 2010). Staying safe online: how to avoid risks. Invited lecture to the Injury Control Council of Western Australia Public Forum, Perth, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (May, 2010). Technology and mental health: Implications for treatment. Invited lecture, University of Queensland Psychiatry Research Seminar Series, Brisbane, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (May, 2010). Cyber-bullying: A comprehensive review. Invited lecture to Edith Cowan University, School of Public Health undergraduate course. Perth, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (April, 2010). Aggression and bullying: A comprehensive review. Invited lecture to Curtin University of Technology Department of Psychology. Perth, Australia.
• Perren, S., Dooley, J., Shaw, T., & Cross, D. (March, 2010). Being Victimized in School and Cyberspace: Associations with Depressive Symptoms in Swiss and Australian Adolescents. Poster presentation at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, USA.
• Dooley, J.J. (Feb, 2010). Cyber-safety: A comprehensive review of the risks. Invited presentation to the Town of Victoria Park, Perth, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (October, 2009). Same dog different fleas: Cyber bullying among Australian children. Keynote address to the Research and Advances Seminar, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (May, 2009). Disruptive behaviours in the classroom: What can schools do? Keynote address to the Australian Boys Education Network, Melbourne, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (May, 2009). Disruptive behaviours in the classroom: What can schools do? Keynote address to the Australian Boys Education Network, Sydney, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (May, 2009). Cyberbullying: What is it and what can we do? Keynote address to the Parents & Friends Federation of Western Australia, Fremantle, Australia.
• Perren,S., Dooley, J., Shaw, T., & Cross, D. (November, 2009). Being Victimized in School and Cyberspace: Associations with Depressive Symptoms in Swiss and Australian Adolescents. XIV. workshop aggression: Developmentally Appropriate Prevention and Intervention of Aggression, Berlin, Germany.
• Dooley, J.J. (September, 2009). Being good online: Is it the same as offline? Invited presentation at Cyber-bullying Conference, Perth, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (August, 2009). Cyber-safety. ECU Research Week, Invited presentation.
• Dooley, J.J. (August, 2009). Australian Covert Bullying Prevalence Study: Year 7 primary versus secondary. Invited presentation Relocating Year 7s Forum Session.
• Dooley, J.J. (August, 2009). Cyber-bullying and the law. Invited presentation Legalwise Seminars.
• Beauchamp, M., Dooley, J.J., & Anderson, V.A. (July, 2009). Socio-moral reasoning after traumatic brain injury. In V.A. Anderson (Chair), Outcome after paediatric traumatic brain injury. Invited symposium presented at the Mid-Year Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Helsinki, Finland.
• Dooley, J.J., & Anderson, V.A. (July, 2009). Aggression after paediatric traumatic brain injury. In V.A. Anderson (Chair), Outcome after paediatric traumatic brain injury. Invited symposium presented at the Mid-Year Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Helsinki, Finland.
• Dooley, J.J. (May, 2009). Strategies for reducing aggression in schools. Workshop presented to the Australian Boys Education Network, Melbourne, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J. (May, 2009). Strategies for reducing aggression in schools. Workshop presented to the Australian Boys Education Network, Sydney, Australia.
• Dooley, J.J., Allan, A. (February, 2009). Forensic Psychology and Policy Development: An overview. In A. Allan (Chair), Forensic psychology and policy development: Major obstacles and strategies to overcome them. Symposium presented at the 2009 Australian Psychological Society College of Forensic Psychologists Conference, Melbourne, Australia.