Natalie’s research program aims to advance the understanding, prediction, and prevention of externalising psychopathology (e.g. aggression, impulsivity) and callous-unemotional (CU) traits (e.g. deficient empathy, shallow affect) in young people. Specifically, her research aims to: (a) elucidate early etiological profiles contributing to the emergence of externalising psychopathology and CU traits, including inequities, perinatal experiences, parent-child dynamics, and emotional functioning; (b) understand specific biological processes, focusing on neuroendocrine, inflammatory, and epigenetic variation, related to the development and maintenance of externalising psychopathology and CU traits; (c) apply diverse methodologies (e.g. micro intensive and macro panel longitudinal methods) and analytic approaches (e.g. dynamic modeling, integrative data techniques) to better characterise the persistence of externalising psychopathology and CU traits; and (d) mobilise knowledge from this developmental work to inform and evaluate interventions targeting externalising psychopathology and CU traits.

Current Team Members:

• Renn Jackson
• Alexis Dawson 
• Zahni Smith 
• Victoria Auricht
• Milena Batley
• Naomi Budgen
• Amie Badger
• Bonita Stathopoulos
• Emma Webb
• Amber Whalland-Stedman
• Laticia Cox
• Joel Schneider

• Dr Carlos Sierra Hernandez (Postdoctoral Supervisor, Simon Fraser University)
• Dr Rachelle Yu (PhD Co-Supervisor, Simon Fraser University)
• Eva Bell (MSc Supervisor, Newcastle University)
• Sam Berry (MSc Supervisor, Newcastle University)
• Elspeth Brennan (MSc Supervisor, Newcastle University)
• Bethany Docherty (MSc Supervisor, Newcastle University)
• Ellie Harris (MSc Supervisor, Newcastle University)
• Catriona Kelly (MSc Supervisor, Newcastle University)
• Sophie Swinburne (MSc Supervisor, Newcastle University)
• Alexis Dawson (MA Co-Supervisor, Simon Fraser University)
• Sherene Balanji (MA Committee Member, Simon Fraser University)
• Katherine Bakopoulos (Honours Supervisor, Flinders University)
• Isabella Baldwin (Honours Supervisor, Flinders University)
• Abbey Brooks (Honours Supervisor, Flinders University)
• Victoria Auricht (Honours Supervisor, Flinders University)
• Hayley Hart (Honours Supervisor, Flinders University)
• Katrina Van Der Lans (Honours Supervisor, Flinders University)
• Miranda Edwards (Honours Supervisor, Newcastle University)
• Madeleine Jones (Honours Supervisor, Newcastle University)
• Monza Lembo (Honours Supervisor, Newcastle University)
• Isobel Low (Honours Supervisor, Newcastle University)
• Erin McLean (Honours Supervisor, Newcastle University)
• Natalie Whiteside (Honours Supervisor, Newcastle University)
• Brooke Davis (Honours Co-Supervisor, Simon Fraser University)
• Cassia McIntyre (Honours Co-Supervisor, Simon Fraser University)
• Meghan McCallum (Honours Co-Supervisor, Australian National University)