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Dr David Ryder

Dr David Ryder

Dr David Ryder

Senior Lecturer Clinical Psychology

Telephone: (61 8)  6304 5452  
Email: david.ryder@ecu.edu.au   
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO30.211  

 

Current Teaching

  • PSY4153/PSY5150 - Health and Clinical Psychology
  • PSY5202 - Clinical Psychology 3
  • PSY6243 - Health Psychology
  • Coordination of Clinical Psychology Programs

Background

David is a qualified Clinical Psychologist and practised in Scotland until migrating to Western Australia in 1986. He was head of Clinical Psychology with the WA Alcohol and Drug Authority and held other management positions until joining Edith Cowan University in 1993. He taught in the addiction studies program at ECU until 2008, moving to his current role as Senior Lecturer in the postgraduate Clinical Psychology program in 2009. His research interests are in alcohol and other drug use; the treatment of comorbid substance use and mental health issues; drug policy analysis and motivational enhancement approaches to clinical practice.

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy
  • Australian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs
  • Australian Psychological Society
  • International Society for the Study of Drug Policy
  • Society for the Study of Addiction

Research Areas and Interests

  • Alcohol and other drug use
  • Comorbid substance use and mental health disorders
  • Drug policy analysis
  • Community attitudes to alcohol and other drug policy

Staff Qualifications

  • Master of Applied Science, Scotland .
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours, England .
  • PhD, Edith Cowan University .
  • PhD (Doctoral Degree), The University of Western Australia, 2004 .
  • Grad.Dip.in Public Sector Mgmt, Curtin University of Technology, 1994 .

Research

Recent Research Grants

  • Staff Climate Survey 2010,  Department of Corrective Services WA,  Grant(**),  2010,  $5,741.
  • Domestic Violence, Substance Use and Mental Health, PhD,  Department for Child Protection,  Grant,  2008,  $12,331.
  • Fit for Life Workplace Health Promotion,  WA Police Service,  Grant,  2007,  $36,228.
  • Domestic Violence, Substance Use and Mental Health, PhD,  Department for Child Protection,  Grant,  2006,  $30,313.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Journal Articles

  • Ryder, D., (2008), Political and Legal Institutions and their Influence on Drug Policy: An Australian Perspective. Drug and Alcohol Review, 27(4), 374-379, Sydney, NSW.
  • Bright, S., McKillop, D., Ryder, D., (2008), Cigarette Smoking Among Young Adults: Integrating Adolescent Cognitive Egocentrism With the Trans-theoretical Model. Australian Journal of Psychology, 60(1), 18-25, Melbourne, DOI: 10.1080/00049530701458043.

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy,  Utilization Of Health And Medical Service: Factors Influencing Health Care Seeking Behaviour And Unmet Health Needs In Rural Areas Of Kenya.

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy,  Interpersonal Psychotherapy For Depressed Retirees: Developing And Testing A Clinical Treatment Manual.

Associate Supervisor

  • Master of Health Science,  The Negotiation Practices And The Experiences Of Everyday Life With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder..