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Dr. Shannon Hyder is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychology, Deakin University, with expertise in aggression, cognitive theories of depression, and mental health. Her work bridges Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, and Public Health, focusing on violence in personal and organizational contexts.
Education:
- Doctor of Philosophy, Deakin University
- Graduate Certificate of Higher Education, Deakin University
- Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Deakin University
- Bachelor of Computing (Information Systems), Deakin University
Research Interests encompass aggression, relational and coercive controlling violence, dark personalities, mental health, and depression. She employs cognitive and personality psychology frameworks to analyze aggression in emerging adults, organizational trust, and the role of impulsivity and masculinity in aggression.
Publications highlight trends in aggression, mental health interventions, and organizational trust. Her recent work includes empirical studies on the social impact of relational aggression, attentional bias modification for psychological distress, and the interplay between dark/light personalities and aggression. Grant-funded projects explore alcohol use in violence, mental health literacy in sports, and trust dynamics in workplaces.
Teaching involves postgraduate supervision and advanced research methods courses (HPS301, HPS434). She supervises honours, Masters, and PhD students, notably in topics like non-physical aggression and organizational trust.
Grants include
- Salvation Army National Alcohol & Other Drugs Model of Care Implementation Evaluation (2024)
- Read the Play internship (2021)
- Mental health literacy education for youth (2018-2020)
- Safe Night Precinct Support Services Evaluation (2017-2018)
- VCGLR Liquor forum evaluation (2015)
