Mrs Grace Horwood
Lecturer
School of Psychology
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
My research interests are in the area of social psychology and critical psychology broadly, and social factors impacting on mental health.
In my Honours research I examined the different ways in which depression was discursively constructed on Australian depression websites. In my PhD research I applied the methodology of critical discursive psychology to explore how the concept of "mental health" was constructed and understood during the COVID-19 pandemic in two different contexts, the print and online news media, and an online mental health discussion forum.
My most recent research focuses on school-related stress and experiences of 'school can't' among children and young people.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Award | Dean's Commendation for Thesis Excellence | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2021 | Scholarship | Research Training Program Stipend | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak and understand spoken |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - 2020 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours - First Class) |
| 2004 - 2019 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Psychological Science with Major in Sociology |
| Date | Title | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2024 | PhD in Medicine (Psychology) | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Horwood, G., Augoustinos, M., & Due, C. (2023). “I *know* all the things I should be doing …": accounting for mental health and illness in an online mental health discussion forum during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Psychology, 11(1), 370-1-370-12. |
| 2023 | Horwood, G., Augoustinos, M., & Due, C. (2023). "It's important to manage our stress": Mental health advice in the Australian print news media during the COVID-19 pandemic. SSM - Mental Health, 3, 100204-1-100204-8. Scopus1 WoS2 |
| 2023 | Horwood, G., Augoustinos, M., & Due, C. (2023). ‘Mental Wealth’ and ‘Mental Fitness’: The discursive construction of mental health in the Australian news media during the <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 pandemic. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 33(3), 677-689. Scopus2 WoS3 |
| 2022 | Horwood, G., & Augoustinos, M. (2022). 'It's more than sadness': The Discursive Construction of Depression on Australian Depression Websites.. Qual Health Res, 32(7), 10497323221102240. Scopus5 WoS3 Europe PMC1 |
Year |
Course |
Role |
| 2025 | Psychology 1B (PSYCHOL 1001) | Assistant Course Coordinator |
| 2025 | Psychology Internship (PSYCHOL 3028) | Course Coordinator |
| 2025 | Foundations of Psychology (PSYCHOL 6500OL, OTP3) | Course Coordinator |
| 2025 | Culture and Context (PSYCHOL 6505OL, OTP5) | Course Coordinator |
| 2025 | Psychology 1A (PSYCHOL 1000) | Assistant Course Coordinator |
| 2025 | Individual Differences, Personality & Assessment (PSYCHOL 3022) | Assistant Course Coordinator |
| 2024 - 2025 | Psychology in Society (PSYCHOL 2007) | Lecturer |
| 2024 | Psychology 1B (PSYCHOL 1001) | Assistant Course Coordinator |
| 2024 | Foundations of Health & Lifespan Development (PSYCHOL 2005) | Assistant Course Coordinator |
| 2024 | Health & Lifespan Development Psychology (PSYCHOL 3021) | Assistant Course Coordinator |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Location | Program | Supervision Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Principal Supervisor | Parent/caregiver experiences of school responses to school can't | University of Adelaide | - | Honours | Full Time | Elyse Venour |
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