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Dr Deirdre Drake

Deidre is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology in the School of Arts and Humanities.

Current Teaching

  • PSY5188 - Advanced Developmental and Professional Issues in Psychology
  • PSY2231 - Developmental Psychology
  • PSY1101 - Introduction to Psychology

Background

After originally training as a lawyer, I came back to study psychology as a mature aged student. I have been lecturing at ECU since 2000, prior to that I was a tutor in Psychology and a lecturer in Criminology at The University of Melbourne.

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Psychological Society

Research Areas and Interests

  • Adult development and aging
  • Psychology and Law
  • Adult development and transitions
  • Relationships between people and companion animals
  • Public opinions about the justice system

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Melbourne, 2000.

Research Outputs

2025

Journal Articles

  • Dawson, L., Dear, G., Drake, D. (2025). The Most Influential Decision Factors for Choosing a Formal Diagnostic Classification System for Describing Personality Pathology. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 2025(Article in press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000738.
  • Hannah, S., Drake, D., Huntley, CD., Dickson, J. (2025). As Effective as You Perceive It: The Relationship Between ChatGPT's Perceived Effectiveness and Mental Health Stigma. Behavioral Sciences, 15(12), Article number 1724. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15121724.

Reports

  • Dandy, J., Horwitz, P., Godden, N., Drake, D., Leviston, Z., Perugia, F., Ryan, T. (2025). Responding to natural disaster risk: evaluating vulnerability, awareness and livability (REVAL). Perth Western Australia. The Centre for People, Place and Planet, Edith Cowin University.

2024

Journal Articles

  • Gilbert, J., Strauss, P., Drake, D., Stain, H., Perry, Y., Cook, A., Lin, A., Morgan, H. (2024). Parental Experiences of Supporting the Mental Health of Their LGBTQA+ Child. LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 20(5), 376-393. https://doi.org/10.1080/27703371.2024.2344595.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Leviston, Z., Dandy, J., Horwitz, P., Drake, D. (2023). Anticipating Environmental Losses: Effects On Place Attachment And Intentions To Move. Journal Of Migration And Health, 7(2023), article number 100152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2023.100152.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Taylor, P., Gringart, E., Webb, E., Carnemolla, P., Drake, D., Oppert, M., Harvey, R. (2022). Drivers and patterns of early retirement in the neoliberal university. The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 33(4), 715-736. https://doi.org/10.1177/10353046221125512.
  • Shouket, H., Gringart, E., Drake, D., Steinwandel, U. (2022). “Machine-Dependent”: The Lived Experiences of Patients Receiving Hemodialysis in Pakistan. Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 9(2022), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936221128240.

2021

Journal Articles

2020

Journal Articles

  • Bycroft, D., Dear, G., Drake, D. (2020). Psychological pre-sentence evaluations for sentencing young offenders in Australia. Australian Psychologist, 55(5), 455-467. https://doi.org/10.1111/ap.12445.

2019

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

  • Dandy, J., Horwitz, P., Campbell, R., Drake, D., Leviston, Z. (2019). Leaving home: Place attachment and decisions to move in the face of environmental change. Regional Environmental Change, 19(2), 615-620. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-019-01463-1.
  • Harwood, C., Kaczmarek, E., Drake, D. (2019). Parental Perceptions of the Nature of the Relationship Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Share with Their Canine Companion. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49(1), 248-259. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3759-7.
  • Edwards, M., Gringart, E., Drake, D. (2019). “Getting rid of the dog”: Adult recall of a childhood experience. Society and Animals, 27(3), 271-287. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685306-12341545.
  • Bycroft, D., Dear, G., Drake, D. (2019). Psychological reports for sentencing juveniles in Australian courts. Psychiatry Psychology and Law, 26(3), 355-374. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2018.1506713.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Drake, D., Dandy, J., Loh, J., Preece, D. (2018). Should parents financially support their adult children? Normative views in Australia. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 39(2), 348–359. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-017-9558-z.
  • Harris, KJ., Gringart, E., Drake, D. (2018). Leaving ideological groups behind: A model of disengagement. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, 10(2), 91-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/19434472.2017.1299782.

2016

Book Chapters

  • Sibbel, A., Kaczmarek, E., Drake, D. (2016). Fly-In/Fly-Out Accommodation: Workers' Perspectives. Labour Force Mobility in the Australian Resources Industry (137-156). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2018-6_8.

Journal Articles

  • Maclean, M., Drake, D., McKillop, D. (2016). Perceptions of Stepfathers’ Obligations to Financially Support Stepchildren. Journal of family and Economic Issues, 37(2), 285-296. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-015-9451-6.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Cormie, P., Turner, B., Kaczmarek, E., Drake, D., Chambers, S. (2015). A qualitative exploration of the experience of men with prostate cancer involved in supervised exercise programs. Oncology Nursing Forum, 42(1), 24-32. https://doi.org/10.1188/15.ONF.24-32.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Harris, K., Gringart, E., Drake, D. (2013). Military Retirement: Reflections from Former Members of Special Operations Forces. Australian Army Journal, 10(3), 97-112.

2011

Book Chapters

  • Slocum, D., McKillop, D., Allan, A., Allan, R., Drake, D. (2011). Apology and acceptance in intimate partner relationships. Interpersonal acceptance and rejection: Social, emotional and educational contexts (175-181). Brown Walker Press.

Journal Articles

  • Cooney, A., Allan, A., Allan, R., McKillop, D., Drake, D. (2011). The forgiveness process in primary and secondary victims of violent and sexual offences. Australian Journal of Psychology, 63(2), 107-118. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00012.x.

2007

Book Chapters

  • Drake, D. (2007). The Will: Inheritance Distribution and Feuding Families. Remember Me: Constructing Immortality (89102). Routledge.

Journal Articles

  • Teh, S., Helmes, E., Drake, D. (2007). A Western Australian Survey on Public Attitudes Toward and Knowledge of Electroconvulsive Therapy. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 53(3), 247-273.

2006

Journal Articles

  • Helmes, E., Bush, J., Pike, D., Drake, D. (2006). Gender Differences in Performance of Script Analysis by Older Adults. Brain and Cognition, 62(3), 206-213.

2005

Journal Articles

  • Allan, A., Allan, R., Giles, M., Drake, D., Froyland, I. (2005). An observational study of bail decision-making. Psychiatry Psychology and Law, 12(2), 319-333.
  • Teh, S., Xiao, AJ., Helmes, E., Drake, D. (2005). Electroconvulsive Therapy Practice in Western Australia. Journal of ECT, 21(3), 145-150.

Research Projects

  • Responding to Natural Disaster Risk: Evaluating Vulnerability, Awareness and Liveability (REVAL) , Department of Fire and Emergency Services, National Disaster Risk Reduction Grant, 2024 ‑ 2025, $127,000.
  • An Evaluation of the Ethical Leadership Program: A Constable Care and Primary Ethics Initiative 2020-2021, Constable Care Child Safety Foundation Inc, Constable Care - Grant, 2020 ‑ 2021, $80,791.
  • Families and Money: Norms and behaviours between and within cultures, Edith Cowan University, School of Arts and Humanities Research Grant Scheme 2016, 2016, $17,086.
  • New Directions in FIFO living: An exploration of community and village life by Compass Group and ECU, Compass Group (Australia) Pty Ltd, Grant, 2012 ‑ 2013, $58,979.
  • Victims' voices in Family Violence Courts: Developing innovative best-practice models, Edith Cowan University, Grant - Collaborative Research, 2005 ‑ 2008, $39,000.
  • Public expectations of appropriate arrangements for children following parental separation, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher - Grant, 2004 ‑ 2005, $5,995.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, An evaluation of risk assessment reports tendered for dangerous sexual offender proceedings in wester Australia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The relative weight given to psychology's ethical principles by the public and psychologists
  • Doctor of Philosophy, A Grounded Theory of the Lived Experiences of Ageing in Bangladesh
  • Doctor of Philosophy, An Examination of Self Reported False Guilty Pleas

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Coercive Control in the Legal System: A case study of Systems Abuse in the Family Court of Western Australia

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Auroville: The Lived Experience of Residing Within the Intentional Community Auroville
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Chronic pain: An approach-avoidance motivational and goal process perspective

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Psychology, The responsibility of young people and the vicarious responsibility of their parents: A vignette study investigating the influence of perpetrator age and victim harm on public attributions of criminal and general responsibility
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Exploring the experience of separation in Australia: Perspectives from formerly married and cohabiting parents
  • Doctor of Psychology, ASSESSING RISK OF VIOLENCE IN OFFENDERS: AN EXAMINATION OF AUSTRALIAN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS’ STANDARD OF PRACTICE.
  • Doctor of Psychology, Changes and Dilemmas in the Diagnosis of Personality Disorders: How do Both Clinical and Forensic Psychologists and Psychiatrists Decide Which Model to Choose?
  • Doctor of Psychology, Exploration of implicit theories of justice with secondary victims of sexual assault.

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The human factors associated with responding to emergency vehicles
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Leaving ideological social groups behind: A grounded theory of psychological disengagement
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Beyond the polarising constructions of terrorism: Challenging the discourses that silence public debate in Western Australia.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Protective- restoring to maintain self integrity: A grounded theory of the human experience of dog relinquishment
  • Doctor of Psychology, Secondary victims' perceptions of justice: Implications for forensic psychology
  • Doctor of Psychology, Post-traumatic growth in carers of people with a mental illness.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Effects of parenting styles, academic self-efficacy, and achievement motivation on the academic achievement of university astudents in ethiopia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Survival after violence: The post-separation journey of women who have experienced intimate partner violence

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Psychology, A tool for evaluating the quality of psychological reports on personal injury claimants
  • Doctor of Philosophy, 'Heartlines'
  • Doctor of Psychology, Best interests of the child principle in the context of parent separation or divorce: As conceptualised by the community.
  • Doctor of Psychology, Probative Value of Pre-sentence Reports for Juvenile Matters
  • Doctor of Philosophy, From Perceived Affliction to Realized Opportunity: Evaluation and Transformation of the Experience of Patients on Haemodialysis in Pakistan.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Silencing violence in the family: Making the victim the problem - when we remember they call us liars
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Mothers' experiences of their adult child's interethnic relationship
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