Robyn Brunton

Robyn Brunton is a researcher in Psychology at Charles Sturt University, affiliated with the Aspro Resilience Across the Lifespan Research Group and the Psychosocial Well-being of Rural and Regional Australians Research Group. She holds a PhD in Psychology (2017) and specializes in maternal and paternal mental health, childhood abuse impacts, and psychometric scale development. Her work integrates clinical psychology, public health, and social policy.

Education

• PhD in Psychology, 2017

Research Interests

Dr. Brunton’s research focuses on pregnancy-related anxiety, childhood abuse and its lifelong impacts, resilience mechanisms, and psychometric evaluation of clinical scales. She examines how early life stress and adverse experiences shape mental health outcomes during pregnancy and motherhood. Her work emphasizes cross-cultural studies and vulnerable populations, with a particular interest in rural and regional communities.

Key Contributions

She has developed scales such as the Paternal Pregnancy-Related Anxiety Scale (PPrAS) and contributed to systematic reviews on perinatal outcomes for abuse survivors. Her research bridges clinical practice and public policy, addressing gaps in mental health care for marginalized groups.

Awards & Recognition

• Charles Sturt Excellence Awards: Research (2023)
• Faculty Research Award (2021)
• Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (2021)

Professional Activities

A peer reviewer for journals including Journal of Family Violence, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, and Child Abuse and Neglect, Dr. Brunton actively engages in academic service and interdisciplinary collaborations.