Emanuela Brusadelli

Emanuela Brusadelli is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Australia. She holds a PhD and has completed specialized training in Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM-2) and psychodiagnosis.

• Clinical Psychology Lecturer at University of Wollongong
• Former Clinical Psychologist and Research Consultant in Italy
• Member of IGAPSYD, Society for Psychotherapy Research, and APA Division 39

Research Interests:

• Mental Wellbeing and Interventions
• Testing and Assessment
• Personality Disorders and Dimensional Models
• Obesity and Eating Disorders
• Malingering and Forensic Psychology

Recent Research Trends: Focuses on psychodynamic diagnostic frameworks (PDM-2), attachment theory, mentalizing, and cross-cultural studies of psychological traits. Publications span clinical psychology, psychotherapy outcomes, and cognitive assessment.

Teaching & Supervision:

• Lecturer and Subject Coordinator for PSYP916 (2019–2020)
• Supervision of PhD and Master’s research on personality disorders, bariatric surgery outcomes, and psychopathic traits