Chien Gooi

Associate Professor Chien Gooi is an Education Focused academic at the UNSW School of Psychology, directing the Master of Psychology (Clinical) program. They chair the Australian Psychology Placement Alliance (APPA) and founded the NSW-ACT Psychology Placement Consortium (NAPC), focusing on postgraduate psychology training governance.

• B.Sc. (Honours in Psychology), UNSW
• B.Comm., UNSW
• M.Sc., University of Sydney
• Doctor of Clinical Psychology, University of Sydney

Research emphasizes scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) in clinical psychology, particularly:

• Competency assessment frameworks (VMAT-CYPRS, PCAM)
• Direct Client Activity standardization
• Practicum logbook benchmarking
• Simulation-based training for low-frequency scenarios
• Student emotional barriers in interdisciplinary contexts
• Accreditation compliance in clinical training

Recent publications analyze:

• Competency hierarchies (2020, 2020)
• Dementia risk factors (2015, 2017)
• Psychology training governance (2021, 2021, 2023)
• Student emotional dynamics in law education (2023, 2025)
• Personality disorder treatment challenges (2025)

Scientific recognition includes:

• 2023 Australian Psychological Society Supervisor of the Year
• 2021 Senior Fellowship, Advanced HE (UK)
• 2021 UNSW Scientia Education Academy Honoree
• 2020 UNSW Dean of Science Education Excellence Award

Education-focused grants (AUD 106,510 total) include:

• UNSW Education Focused Fellowship (2022)
• Education Focused Career Development Funding (2020-2022)
• NSW Health/Education Department teaching contracts