Helen Winefield

Helen Winefield

School of Psychology

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Professor Helen Winefield, BA, PhD - TITLEHOLDER.
Professor, Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Adelaide
Research Interests:
As a health psychologist, I am particularly interested in helping relationships, whether informal or professional. Animals often provide emotional support to people and/or encourage health-promoting physical or social activity. Sometimes however, pet-owners are overdependent on their pet to the exclusion of human company. Another set of health hazards can arise for people who work with animals in stressful conditions.

Current Projects:
In collaboration with A/Prof Anna Chur-Hansen, I am at present supervising a postgraduate thesis studying people with extreme and exclusive attachments to pets. Another project is looking at work stress in veterinarians.

  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2017 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Relocated Undergraduates' Academic Success and Well-being: Factors Associated with Type of Residence, Social Support, Meaning-in-Life, Belonging, and Sense of Community Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Rev Susan Frances Straub
    2013 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Exploring Novel Associations Between Psychosocial Work Factors, Obesity, and Energy Balance-Related Behaviours Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Psychology (Health) Doctorate Full Time Dr Christopher Graham Bean
    2013 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Rural and Remote Psychological Service Delivery: Perceptions of Rural Psychologists, General Practitioners, and Community Members Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Psychology (Clinical) Doctorate Full Time Dr Carly Rose Stagg
    2013 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Millennial Mental Health: Examining Current Approaches and Exploring Challenges to the Measurement and Promotion of Mental Health in Young Australians Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Psychology (Clinical) Doctorate Full Time Ms Emmelin Hsien-Leen Teng
    2013 - 2021 Principal Supervisor The Human-Animal Bond, Human Social Support and Resilience: Understanding Relationships that Aid Through Adversity Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Psychology (Clinical) Doctorate Full Time Miss Lian Michelle Hill
    2012 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Psychiatric Inpatient Care for Children and Adolescents: Consumer Perspectives Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Gigetta Maria Luigia Salamone-Violi
    2011 - 2015 Co-Supervisor A Positive Psychological Approach to Weight Loss and Maintenance in Obese Australians Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Sharon Anne Robertson
    2011 - 2015 Co-Supervisor The Experience of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and NICU Supportive Interventions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time APrf Melanie Suzanne Turner
    2010 - 2013 Principal Supervisor An Exploration of the Prevalence, Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Melinda Stanners
    2008 - 2013 Co-Supervisor "Practices and Perceptions of Introductory OHS Education in Secondary Schools – Towards a Conceptual Framework for Effective OHS Education for Young Workers" Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Nasreen Jahan
    2008 - 2009 Principal Supervisor An Analysis of Cosmetic Surgery Accounts and a Proposed Counselling Framework Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Rebecca Gooden
    2008 - 2012 Principal Supervisor The Burden of Internalising Problems in South Australian Adolescents: A Triple Pronged Approach to Improving the Evidence Base for Service Delivery Master of Psychology (Clinical)/Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Kate Papandrea
    2007 - 2010 Co-Supervisor Old Man's Best Friend: Animal-Assisted Intervention for Older People with Dementia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Ann-Marie Wordley
    2006 - 2011 Co-Supervisor Depression, Anxiety and Morbidity Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery Master of Psychology (Clinical)/Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Phillip Tully
    2006 - 2010 Principal Supervisor Seeking help for mental health issues in rural South Australia: A mixed methods approach Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Joanne Collins
    2005 - 2011 Co-Supervisor Children of Parents with Mental Illness: Parental Disclosure, Children's Illness Beliefs and the Development of a Shared Understanding of Mental Illness in the Family Master of Psychology (Clinical)/Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Brooke Ferguson
    2005 - 2011 Principal Supervisor Workplace Bullying: The Perceptions of the Target, the Alleged Perpetrator and the HR Professional Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Moira Jenkins
    2004 - 2007 Principal Supervisor The Development and Validation of a Cognitive-Behavioural Measure of Psychological Mindedness Master of Psychology (Clinical)/Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Matthew Davies
    2004 - 2009 Principal Supervisor Work Stress in Australian Professionals: the Role of Culture, Gender and Work-Family Conflict Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Shruti Mujumdar
    2004 - 2008 Principal Supervisor A Test of Competing Models to Predict Suicidality in Patients and Students in Taiwan Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yung-Li Ku
    2004 - 2010 Co-Supervisor Successful Ageing: By Whose Definition? Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Patricia Mary McCann Mortimer
    2004 - 2010 Principal Supervisor Emotion Labour, Emotion Work and Occupational Strain in Nurses Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Sandra Pisaniello
    2003 - 2006 Co-Supervisor A National Profile and Review of Services and Interventions for Children and Young People with High Support Needs in Australian Out-of-Home Care Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Alexandra Osborn
    2003 - 2007 Co-Supervisor Lessons to be Learnt: Evaluating Aspects of Patient Safety Culture and Quality Improvement within an Intensive Care Unit Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Stacey Panozzo
    1999 - 2003 Principal Supervisor Psychological Determinants of Treatment Adherence in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Lisa Kettler
    1997 - 2006 Principal Supervisor Values and Long-Term Care Decision-Making for Frail Elderly People Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Linley Denson
    1994 - 2005 Co-Supervisor Chronic Back Pain and Depression: A Cognitive-Behavioural Mediation Model Approach Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Della Steen

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