Eden Thain

Dr Eden Thain

Lecturer

School of Psychology

College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences

Available For Media Comment.

My research and teaching centre on exploring and skill development for unique, often qualitative, research methodologies.
Areas of interest and passion include complex and Critical Research Methods, Critical Psychology and Community Psychology.
Topics I study include:

Poverty
Religious Experiences
Psychosis
Post-Qualitative Inquiry
Qualitative Methods and Analysis
Well-being and Suicide Prevention
Community Social and Mental Health
LGBTQIA+ Community and Discourse
Polyamory and Unique Relationships
Complex Trauma 
HSB in children and young people
Child Protection services and theory

Overall, I care not only about learning what social science has to offer but constantly remaining critical, curious, and open in research and teaching. Feel free to reach out if I can help you in any way. 
Photo Credit to Catherine Leo Photography 

Year Citation
2025 Hagos, A. K., Thain, E., Cox, S., Knight, L., Schofield, P., & Butler, T. (2025). Women's experiences of changes in related men's impulsivity and domestic violence following men's participation in the ReINVEST clinical trial. Bmc Public Health, 25(1, article no. 2945), 1-15.
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2025 Usher, R., Parsons, L., O'Donnell, M., Walter, B., Thain, E., & Chung, D. (2025). "It's not a normal upbringing": Insights from young mothers with care experience to improve parenting support and prevent intergenerational out-of-home care. Children and Youth Services Review, 179(108593), 1-9.
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2024 Thain, E., Cox, S., Paton, A., Shihata, S., & Bromfield, L. (2024). Complex trauma from child abuse and neglect 'I'm not sure we're even all talking about the same thing and we're probably not':. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 17(4), 1151-1168.
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2023 Thain, E. (2023). 'You think that, again, that's the medication': reflecting on qualitative methods for interviewing family members of violent and impulsive men in an intervention trial. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 20(3), 471-501.
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2018 Guerin, B., Bergo Leugi, G., & Thain, A. (2018). Attempting to overcome problems shared by both qualitative and quantitative methodologies: two hybrid procedures to encourage diverse research. The Australian community psychologist, 29(2), 74-90.
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Year Citation
2025 Thain, E., Perfect, D., Collins, A., Borges Jelinic, A., Bromfield Smith, L., & O'Leary, P. (2025). Australian approaches to the disclosure of child sexual abuse: reviewing the grey literature. South Australia: University of South Australia, Australian Centre for Child Protection.
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2024 Paton, A., Burgess, S., Perfect, D., Thain, E., Winslade, K., & Bromfield, L. (2024). Evidence based review of therapeutic residential care models. Australia: University of South Australia.
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2024 Krakouer, J., Thain, E., Maclean, M., Octoman, O., & Kaltner, M. (2024). Evaluation of SA family group conferencing: final report. Australia: Department for Child Protection, Government of South Australia.
2022 Thain, E., & Cox, S. (2022). ReINVEST trial partner and family interviews: qualitative content analysis. Australia: University of South Australia.
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2022 Burgess, S., Paton, A., Thain, E., Herbert, J., Edgeworth, P., & Russell, E. (2022). Improving practice together: Victorian group supervision model: final recommendations report and jurisdictional scan. Australia: University of South Australia, Australian Centre for Child Protection.
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2022 Thain, E., Shihata, S., Paton, A., & Cox, S. (2022). Conceptualising child abuse and neglect related complex trauma in children and young people: an exploratory pilot study. Australia: University of South Australia.
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2022 Cox, S., Thain, E., & Bromfield, L. (2022). Integrative treatment of complex trauma for children and adolescents: a rapid evidence assessment. Australia: Australian Centre for Child Protection.
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  • Understanding the experiences of child sexual abuse disclosure in Australia in the wake of the Royal Commission, National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse - Competitive Grant, 23/11/2023 - 30/11/2025

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