Rate My Professor Carol Keane

Associate Professor Carol Keane is an Adjunct Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology within the Faculty of Health, Psychology at Charles Darwin University. She is a registered psychologist with area of practice endorsement in Clinical Psychology and serves as a board-approved supervisor for psychologists in training. Keane earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Wollongong in February 2019, with a thesis titled 'A Person-centred Examination of Complex Trauma and Homelessness in Australia,' and a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) from the same university in December 2013. Her career includes serving as Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at Charles Darwin University, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Lives Lived Well group in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland from February to July 2021, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at Central Queensland University from 2019 to 2021, Clinical Psychology Registrar and Team Lead for the Northern Violence Abuse Neglect team at NSW Health Illawarra Shoalhaven Local District from 2016 to 2019, and Sessional Tutor and Lecturer with research co-supervision at the University of Wollongong School of Psychology from 2014 to 2018. Among her honors are the 2022 Northern Territory Award for Excellence in Teaching Support, the 2019 UOW Faculty of Social Sciences Award for Excellence in Clinical Psychology Research Skills, the 2018 APS College of Clinical Psychologists Student Award, and several scholarships including the 2014 UOW AGRTPS Doctoral Scholarship.

Keane's research expertise centers on complex trauma and complex traumatic stress responses and recovery, psychological resilience as a protective factor in trauma, clinically applied health psychology, development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based psychological interventions, and the application of nonlinear and dynamic systems modelling in applied psychology research. She leads projects such as the 2023 Rainmaker Start-up grant for the INTEGRATE program, a feasibility trial of a group-based therapeutic intervention for complex traumatic stress disorder, and contributes to initiatives like Developing Psychological Resilience to the Impact of Drought and TLPRB Transformative Learning. Key publications include 'Australian men's help-seeking intentions for anxiety symptoms: The impact of masculine norm conformity and gender role conflict' (Heliyon, 2024), 'ICD-11 post-traumatic stress disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder in mental health support-seeking former-serving Australian defence force veterans' (Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2024), 'The Relationship Between Masculinity and Help-Seeking Among Australian Men Living in Non-urban Areas' (Journal of Men's Studies, 2024), 'Trauma-informed programs in Australian schools: A systematic review of design, implementation and efficacy' (Children and Youth Services Review, 2024), 'Developing Psychological Resilience to the Impact of Drought' (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023), and 'Functional outcomes in youth with complex trauma: a systematic review of psychosocial interventions' (Australian Psychologist, 2023). Her work has garnered media coverage on topics including student self-regulation, anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorders.