About
Sally Fitzpatrick is an Honorary Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University. Her research focuses on bullying victimization's impact on children's mental health, early childhood education, and caregiver support systems. She led a major project (2018–2020) titled 'Reducing the Impact of Bullying Victimisation on Children's Mental Health Outcomes,' collaborating with experts like Rapee and Hudson. Key research areas include bullying prevention, adolescent psychology, and intervention design.
Recent work includes co-creating an e-storybook for children facing parental moral injury and analyzing quality-of-life impacts of bullying. Publications span journals like European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. Fitzpatrick has authored over 30 peer-reviewed articles, with a h-index of 9 and 554 citations.
Her 2022 studies explored family day care educators' mental health during the pandemic and systemic supports for caregivers. She frequently presents at conferences, including a 2016 talk on randomized trials for reducing victimization. Contact: Email | Phone: +61 2 9850 8097
