Allison Gillen

Allison Gillen is Lecturer in Psychology at ATU's Department of Social Sciences, specializing in adolescent mental health and personality assessment. Her research examines developmental aspects of self-harm behaviors and psychometric validation of psychological instruments.

Research focuses on:

• Developmental trajectories of self-harm in adolescents
• Psychometric properties of behavioral inhibition/activation scales
• Impact of maltreatment on psychological outcomes
• Age-group differences in personality assessment

Her publications analyze community-based samples to identify risk patterns and measurement considerations across adolescent development stages.

She applies advanced statistical methods including factor analysis to understand personality constructs and behavioral manifestations.