Andrea Reupert

Professor Andrea Reupert is a distinguished academic at Monash University, serving as Professor and Head of the School of Educational Psychology and Counselling within the Faculty of Education. She also directs Psychological Programs at the Krongold Clinic and holds significant editorial roles as Editor in Chief of the journal Advances in Mental Health and Associate Editor for Australian Psychologist.

Professor Reupert's research expertise focuses on vulnerable families, particularly those where a parent has a mental illness. Her work involves collaborating with parents and youth to develop evidence-based interventions for families and professional development materials for clinicians. She has received substantial funding from organizations including beyondblue, various state Departments of Education and Health, and the Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association. Her research program includes significant projects such as the $1.85 million Mental Illness Research Fund for a randomized controlled trial titled 'Developing an Australian-first recovery model for parents in Victorian mental health and family services,' and the 'Family focused practice within a recovery framework' project from the Partners in Recovery Initiative.

Recent publications reveal a strong focus on educator wellbeing, teacher retention strategies, and mental health interventions across multiple settings. Her work bridges educational psychology with clinical mental health practice, addressing critical gaps in understanding how mental illness in parents affects children and families. Professor Reupert's research consistently demonstrates practical applications that translate evidence into real-world solutions for vulnerable populations.

• Tom Trauer Evaluation and Research award at the Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Services Network (2019)
• British Medical Association President's prize for the edited book 'Parental Psychiatric Disorder' (2016)

Professor Reupert has secured significant research funding and leads collaborative projects addressing mental health in educational settings and family contexts. She has mentored numerous students and early-career researchers across multiple countries through the Parental and Family Mental Health Worldwide collaborative. Her work with the Krongold Clinic includes developing online interventions for vulnerable young people, which have shown positive results and high uptake. She actively serves on multiple accreditation and advisory boards, influencing mental health policy and practice nationally and internationally.

She leads an active research team focused on developing assessment tools and interventions for families affected by mental illness, with recent work expanding into educator wellbeing and teacher retention strategies through identifying key features of workplace wellbeing that Australian teachers emphasize.