Fiona Maccallum
University of Queensland
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About Fiona
Dr. Fiona Maccallum serves as a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology within the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland. She obtained her Bachelor of Science with Honours in Psychology, Master of Psychology (Clinical), and PhD in Psychology from the University of New South Wales. Subsequently, she undertook an NHMRC postdoctoral fellowship at the Loss, Trauma, and Emotion Lab at Teachers College, Columbia University. With extensive clinical experience in public health and private practice, she integrates practical insights into her academic and research endeavors.
Maccallum's research interests center on grief and loss, trauma, emotion regulation, and anxiety. Employing experimental, longitudinal, and experience sampling methodologies, her mechanism-focused studies elucidate psychological processes fostering resilience or precipitating psychopathology. Key areas include bereavement adaptation mechanisms, efficacy of interventions for prolonged and traumatic grief, autobiographical memory and self-identity in clinical contexts, and flexible emotion regulation. Her efforts aim to bolster support systems for individuals grappling with grief and trauma-related challenges.
Her prolific publication record highlights her contributions to the field. Seminal works encompass "Treating prolonged grief disorder: a randomized clinical trial" (JAMA Psychiatry, 2014; 372 citations), "A cognitive attachment model of prolonged grief: Integrating attachments, memory, and identity" (Clinical Psychology Review, 2013; 302 citations), "Trajectories of depression following spousal and child bereavement" (Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2015; 136 citations), and recent trials like "Cognitive behavior therapy vs mindfulness in treatment of prolonged grief disorder" (JAMA Psychiatry, 2024). She has also contributed book chapters, such as "Conceptualizations of prolonged grief and traumatic grief" (2025), and served as editorial contributor for "Consequences and aftercare of a traumatic loss of a loved one" (Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023).
In teaching, she coordinates courses like PSYC7807: Understanding and Caring for Those Affected by Loss, imparting expertise to students.
Professional Email: f.maccallum@uq.edu.au