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Associate Professor Andrew Day

Position: Adjunct Research Associate Professor
Division/Portfolio: Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences
School/Unit: School of Psychology
Campus: City East Campus
Office: P2-12
Telephone: +61 8 830 21008
Fax: +61 8 830 22956
Email: Andrew_dot_Day_at_unisa_dot_edu_dot_au
URL for Business Card: http://people.unisa.edu.au/Andrew.Day


Andrew is a clinical and forensic psychologist who has worked in correctional and forensic mental health services in the UK and Australia. He is interested in all aspects of offender rehabilitation.


Teaching interests

  • I am course co-ordinator for two courses offered in the Forensic Masters program: Psychological Principles of Offender Rehabilaition and Ethics, Research and Professional Practice.

Professional associations

College of Forensic Psychologists, Australian Psychological Society

Registered Psychologist, South Australia

ANZAPPL


Qualifications

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (D.Clin.Psy.), University of Birmingham, UK, 1994

MSc, Applied Criminological Psychology, University of London, UK, 1991

BA(Hons), Social Psychology, University of Sussex, UK, 1987


Research interests

  • offender rehabilitation
  • juvenile justice
  • anger management
  • Indigenous criminal justice
  • clinical and therapeutic approaches with offenders

Research publications

Day, A., Nakata, M. & Howells, K. (in press). Indigenous Men And Anger: Understanding And Responding To Violence. Federation Press.

White, J., Day, A., & Hackett, L. (2007). Writing Reports For Court: A Practical Guide For Psychologists Working In Forensic Contexts. Australian Academic Press.

Whetham, P., Day, A., & Whetham, L. (Eds.) (2006). International Baccalaureate Psychology, IBID Press, Melbourne.

Day, A., Whetham, P., & Whetham, L. (Eds.) (2004). Psychology SACE Stage 1– Key Ideas. Adelaide, Adelaide Tuition Centre.

Whetham, P., & Day, A. (Eds.) (2003). Psychology SACE Stage 2– Key Ideas. Adelaide, Adelaide Tuition Centre.

Casey, S., Day, A., Howells, K. & Ward, T. Assessing Suitability for Offender Rehabilitation: Development and Validation of the Treatment Readiness Questionnaire (accepted for publication). Criminal Justice and Behavior.

Day, A., Gerace, A., Wilson, C., & Howells, K. Promoting Forgiveness in Violent Offenders: A More Positive Approach to Offender Rehabilitation? Aggression & Violent Behavior, accepted for publication.

Chambers, J.C., Eccleston, L., Day, A., Ward, T., & Howells, K. (accepted for publication). Treatment Readiness in Violent Offenders: The Influence of Cognitive Factors on Engagement in Violence Programs, Aggression & Violent Behavior.

Ward, T., Day, A., & Casey, S. (2006). Offender rehabilitation down under. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 43(3), 73-83.

Day, A., Davey, L., Wanganeen, R., Casey, S., Howells, K., & Nakata, M. (in press). Symptoms of Trauma, Perceptions of Discrimination and Anger: A Comparison Between Australian Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Prisoners. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23(4).

Proeve, M., Day, A., Mohr, P., & Hawkins, K. (2006). A Bayesian Approach To Risk Assessment For Sexual Offenders. Psychology, Crime and Law, 28-40.

Ranzijn, R., McConnachie, K., Nolan, W. & Day, A. (in press). Benchmarking the teaching of Australian Indigenous content in undergraduate psychology, Network.

Day, A., Howells, K., Nakata, M., Davey, L., Wanganeen, R., & deSantolo, J. (2006). The Development of Culturally Appropriate Anger Management Programs for Indigenous People in Australian prison settings. International Journal of Offender Rehabilitation and Comparative Criminology, 50 (5), 520-539.

Day, A. & Bryan, J. (in press). Personality Change and Personality Disorder: Some Initial Thoughts on the Application of McAdams’ Triarchic Model to the Treatment of Personality Disorder. Psychology, Crime and Law: Special Issue: High risk offenders with personality disorders: Conceptual and scientific bases.

Howells, K. & Day, A. (in press). Readiness for treatment in high risk offenders with personality disorders. Psychology, Crime and Law: Special Issue: High risk offenders with personality disorders: Conceptual and scientific bases.

Day, A., Bryan, J., Davey, L., & Casey, S. (2006). Processes of change in offender rehabilitation. Psychology, Crime and Law, 12 (5), 473-489.

Howells, K. & Day, A. (2006). Affective determinants of treatment engagement in violent offenders, International Journal of Offender Rehabilitation and Comparative Criminology, 50, 174-186.


Research Degree Supervisor

Supervisor for research relating to psychological issues in criminal justice.

Current Projects:

Adam Gerace
 Perspective taking
Kamelia Todorov
 CSIRO
Lisa Chantler
 PAI
Paul Campbell
 Domestic violence
Robert Leonard
 Panic disorder




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