Sonya Winterbotham

Sonya Winterbotham is a Lecturer at the School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, with qualifications including a BA, GDipPsychSt, BSc(Hons), and PhD, all from USQ. Her research focuses on social psychology, applied developmental psychology, educational psychology, and psychology of ageing.

• Rural-Urban Mental Health Accessibility
• Work-Study Role Boundaries
• Wisdom Measurement and Development
• Professional Identity in Police Officers
• Caregiving for Adults with Intellectual Disability
• Male-Friendly Counseling Techniques

Her recent publications examine work-study boundary dynamics, psychosocial wellbeing in aging, media portrayal of disability, and identity construction. Articles often integrate person-centred methodologies and factor analysis to explore role congruence, burnout, and wisdom constructs. She supervises research in social psychology and developmental psychology.