Doctor Danuta Chessor

Casual General,
Centre for Educational Research (SoE)

SENIOR LECTURER IN PSYCHOLOGY,
Clinical and Health Psychology (SoSSP)

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Qualifications

TeachCert Alexander Mackie CAE
BA Macquarie University
GDipEd McAuley College
MEd University of Sydney
PhD University of Sydney

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

Centre for Educational Research (SoE)
Clinical and Health Psychology (SoSSP)

Contact

Email:	D.Chessor@uws.edu.au
Extension:	6239
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Location:	24.1.04 Bankstown
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Biography

Danuta Chessor is a lecturer in psychology. She teaches in the Post Graduate program in areas of psychological intervention and assessment as well as counselling psychology. She has a strong interest in well-being and mental health. Her work at the university includes being Course Adviser for Research Higher Degree students as well as placement coordinator for the Masters students completing the Educational and Developmental as well as Forensic Psychology programmes.

Research interests include the well being of gifted children as well as the mental health of children and adolescents. She has 15 years of experience working with children and adolescents as a school psychologist in both the public and private sector. This experience spans the developmental age of pre-school to 18 year olds.

As a member of the PsyHealth Research group, she has been part of a team that has completed some evaluative research in the area of community involvement of a football club enhancing the well-being of children and parents in the community.

This information has been contributed by Doctor Chessor.

Publications

Chapters in Books

Chessor, D. (2009), 'Gifted Secondary School Students catered for in mainstrem classrooms using an integrated curriculum', The Gifted Challenge: Challenging the Gifted, NSW Association for Gifted an Talented Children Inc 9780980707403.

Journal Articles

Chessor, D. (2013), 'An effectivenes of a group residential intervention program for young men with drug and alcohol addiction', Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy, .
Chessor, D. (2012), 'Welcome change of focus from individual identification to systemic process in gifted education', High Ability Studies, 3.
Wolf, N. and Chessor, D. (2011), 'The affective characteristics of gifted children: can peer victimisation make a difference?', Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 15.
Gilbert, E., Chessor, D., Perz, J. and Ussher, J. (2010), 'The Classroom Project: An Australian Intervention Programme Working with Students 'At Risk' of School Disengagement', The International Journal of Learning, 14.
Chessor, D. and Whitton, D. (2008), 'The impact of Grouping Gifted Primary School Students on Self - Concept and Achievement', TalentEd, 16.
Chessor, D. (2008), 'Developing student wellbeing and resilience using a group process', Educational & Child Psychology, 9.
Chessor, D., Gilbert, E., Perz, J. and Ussher, J. (2008), 'Celebrity football players as teacher's aides to enhance the learning of children displaying challenging behaviours', The International Journal of Learning, 8.
Chessor, D. and Whitton, D. (2005), 'The impact of Grouping Gifted Primary School Students on Self - Concept, Motivation and Achievement From Parents' Perspectives', Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 12.

Conference Papers

Chessor, D. and Simpson, K. (2011), 'The protective effects of optimism on psychological well being', 20th Annual theMHS Conference, Sydney.
Chessor, D. (2011), 'Using a group process to empower adloescents girls to deal with realtional aggression', 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Norway.

Research

Assessment in Psychology
Counselling and Consultation
Professional Issues in Psychological Practice
Children, Young People and Behaviour