Chiara McDowell

Chiara McDowell is a Lecturer at the School of Educational Psychology & Counselling at Monash University. Her research focuses on perinatal mental health, trauma recovery, and grief counseling, with a particular emphasis on bereavement photography as an intervention for parents experiencing perinatal loss.

• Specializes in posttraumatic growth and emotional support interventions
• Collaborates with researchers across multiple institutions
• Publishes in journals related to mental health, death studies, and trauma research

Her work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those addressing mental health and well-being. Chiara's recent research explores the psychological impacts of bereavement photography on fathers and parents, with publications in Illness Crisis and Loss, Omega - Journal of Death and Dying, and Death Studies. She can be contacted at Chiara.McDowell@monash.edu.