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Lian Hill is a Lecturer and researcher in the Discipline of Behavioural Health within the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders University. She serves as Deputy Course Coordinator and teaches across multiple graduate counseling courses including Research Methods in Counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Approaches in Supervision, Fundamentals of Clinical Practice, and Clinical Placement courses.
Her academic qualifications include:
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Masters of Psychology (Clinical)
- Bachelor of Health Science (Hons)
- Graduate Diploma in Psychological Science
- Bachelor of Arts
Dr. Hill's research focuses on the intersection of clinical psychology, mental health, and human-animal relationships. Her work explores the feasibility of strengths-based guided self-help approaches, the relationship between companion animals and human social support, and self-identity within interpersonal contexts. As a clinical psychologist with experience across private, public, and government sectors, she specializes in schema therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy frameworks with emphasis on relational pedagogy.
Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on human-animal bonds and psychological resilience, as well as interventions in emergency settings. These works highlight her interdisciplinary approach bridging clinical psychology with practical mental health applications, showing particular attention to mental health (100%), social support (91%), psychological interventions (91%), and emergency department applications (91%).
She has an h-index of 23 with research outputs cited 23 times according to Scopus, and her work has garnered attention across academic platforms with 62 readers on Mendeley and social media mentions.
Dr. Hill also maintains an external position as a Psychologist with the Government of South Australia, Department for Child Protection since 2020. Her supervisory interests include clinical psychology, animal-human relations, mental health, personality, post-trauma recovery, and building resilience. She demonstrates commitment to culturally responsive teaching with both domestic and international student cohorts.
