Professor Jane Shakespeare-Finch
Faculty of Health,
School of Psychology & Counselling
Biography
Completed PhD Supervision- Relationship dynamics across time in refugee couples from Iran. Sara Parsafer (2020)
- Foster care and adoption – Carer’s perspectives. Leith Harding (2020)
- Parenting a child with an intellectual disability: Rewards and challenges. Stephen Young (2018)
- Longitudinal examination of adjustment in refugees from Burma. Ashley Heiner (2015)
- Plus 14 others
Personal details
Positions
- Professor
Faculty of Health,
School of Psychology & Counselling
Keywords
posttraumatic growth, coping, resilience, stress, trauma, emergency services
Research field
Psychology
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
- Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress (ASTSS) - Immediate Past President
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)
- American Psychological Association (APA) – Internationale Affiliate - Trauma division (56)
- Editorial Board - Traumatology: The International Journal
- Editorial Board - Journal of Loss and Trauma
Teaching
- Introduction to the psychology of trauma
- Indigenous methods
Publications
- Shakespeare-Finch, J. & Beck, J. (2014). A meta-analytic clarification of the relationship between posttraumatic growth and symptoms of posttraumatic distress disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 28(2), 223–229. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/63943
- Shakespeare-Finch, J. & Barrington, A. (2012). Behavioural changes add validity to the construct of posttraumatic growth. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 25(4), 433–439. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/52893
- Shakespeare-Finch, J. & Obst, P. (2011). The development of the 2-way social support scale: A measure of giving and receiving emotional and instrumental support. Journal of Personality Assessment, 93(5), 483–490. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/52181
- Shakespeare-Finch, J. & Morris, B. (2010). Posttraumatic growth in Australian populations. In T. Weiss & R. Berger (Eds.), Posttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice : Lessons Learned from Around the Globe (pp. 157–172). John Wiley & Sons. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/31656
- Shakespeare-Finch, J. & Copping, A. (2006). A grounded theory approach to understanding cultural differences in posttraumatic growth. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 11(5), 355–371. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/6427
- Newbery, J., Morris, B., Shakespeare-Finch, J. & Rieck, M. (2005). Multidimensional Nature of Posttraumatic Growth in an Australian Population. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 18(5), 575–585. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/6861
- Terracciano, A., Abdel-Khalek, A., A da m, N., Shakespeare-Finch, J. & other, a. (2005). National character does not reflect mean personality trait levels in 49 cultures. Science, 310(5745), 96–100. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/7714
- McCrae, R., Terracciano, A. & Shakespeare-Finch, J. (2005). Personality profiles of cultures: Aggregate personality traits. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89(3), 407–425. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/7021
- McCrae, R., Terracciano, A. & Shakespeare-Finch, J. (2005). Universal Features Of Personality Traits From The Observer's Perspective: Data From 50 Cultures. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88(3), 547–561. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/8461
- Shakespeare-Finch, J., Smith, S. & Obst, P. (2002). Trauma, Coping Resources, and Family Functioning in Emergency Services Personnel: A Comparative Study. Work & Stress, 16(3), 275–282. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/6991
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Editorial board for Traumatology, The International Journal and The Journal of Loss and Trauma
- Type
- International Collaboration
- Reference year
- 2003
- Details
- I was also the only Australian contributor to an international collaborative research project in (2003) examining the universality of the Five Factor Model of personality across 50 cultures. The collaboration was headed by Prof. Robert R. McCrae (NIH, USA). It resulted in 3 publications one of which was in Science. I have just completed data for a second collaboration examining personality and age with 35 countries form this original group.
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Chair of the QAS Employee Assistance Program Review Committee
Selected research projects
- Title
- Promoting Resilience In Employees Working In High-Stress Occupations.
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0883444
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- Occupational Stress; Mental Health Promotion; Resilience
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- A Five Year Longitudinal Study of Wellbeing in Resettlement amongst Humanitarian Migrants from Burma (2014)
- Pathways to Peace: A phenomenological exploration of the processes of healing and posttraumatic growth following childhood sexual assault (2014)
- Communicating Personal Amnesty: A dismodernist approach to arts intersections between disability, personal stories and well-being (2012)
- Risk and protective factors for psychopathology in adolescence (2010)
- The Influence of distal and proximate culture on the experience of life crises: Australian and African perspectives (2010)
- Adjusting to life 'on the beat': a longitudinal examination of adaptation to the police profession (2009)
- Posttraumatic growth in cancer survivors: a psychosocial investigation of adaptation (2009)