Samantha Brown

Samantha Brown is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland. Her academic career spans clinical psychology, health psychology, and child development research.

• Education: BA (University of Queensland, 1994), BA(Hons) (University of Queensland, 1995), MPsych(Clinical) (University of Queensland, 2019), DPsych (University of Queensland, 2010)

Her research focuses on Clinical Psychology, Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, and Animal-Assisted Therapy, with recent work examining harm minimization approaches to psychedelic therapy and therapy dog integration in clinical practice.

Recent publications highlight trends in LGBTQA+ mental health, substance use recovery, and innovative therapeutic modalities. Notably, her research explores the intersection of clinical practice, technology, and human-animal interactions.