Rate My Professor Emily Hindman

Dr. Emily Hindman is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health at Southern Cross University, serving also as a Teaching Associate in Human Sciences and Research Fellow. She is a Centre Researcher at the Centre for Children and Young People. Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) from Southern Cross University, Master of Clinical Neuropsychology from Macquarie University, Master of Clinical Psychology from an Australian institution, and PhD from the University of New South Wales. With over 15 years of research and clinical experience, she supports children and adults with complex mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions. A registered Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Neuropsychologist, she advocates for neurodiverse individuals, promoting strength-based approaches to psychological wellbeing. Her expertise spans quantitative research, including univariate and multivariate statistical analyses, N=1 studies, longitudinal and between-groups analyses, multivariate modelling, and large-scale real-world data analysis.

Hindman's research interests include mental health, emotion regulation, children and young people, diagnosis, out-of-home care, neuropsychological assessment, early life trauma, neurodevelopment, child protection, cognitive, emotional, and social development, and trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming, culturally responsive practice. She develops and evaluates training programs for children and young people in out-of-home care and novel neuropsychological interventions for complex clinical populations. Key publications are 'Burnout, resilience, and retention of child protection caseworkers' (2024), 'Relationships between behavior symptoms and academic performance in out-of-home care children who are Aboriginal' (2024), 'Do Group Mindfulness-Based Interventions Improve Emotion Regulation in Children? A Systematic Review' (2023), 'Clinicians' views on cognitive assessment with Aboriginal Australians' (2024), and the co-authored book 'Emotion Control Strategies for Peak Performance in Neurodivergent Brains' (2023). Her research collaborates with government, out-of-home care, and mental health sectors to translate findings into policy and service delivery for improved wellbeing outcomes.