Background

Rosalyn was Professor and Director of Psychology at the University of Ballarat from 2004-2007 and maintains an active research linkage with the University through her Adjunct Professorship. She has a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of London (1972) and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Wales (1981). She is a Chartered Psychologist (UK) and a member of the Clinical College of the Australian Psychological Society. She held various posts in UK university departments of psychology and optometry, and was heavily involved in the British Psychological Society, before moving to the School of Psychology at Flinders University in South Australia. There, over thirteen years, she held the posts of Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor, coordinated clinical and educational psychology postgraduate programs and was actively involved in university equal opportunity issues. Her teaching areas have included clinical child, developmental and health psychology. Rosalyn has supervised many student research projects (Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Masters, DPsych and PhD). For eight years she held the honorary post of Visiting Psychologist in the Department of Psychological Medicine at Adelaide’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital. In 1995 she gave the inaugural Constance Davey Memorial Lecture, in honour of the woman who established children’s psychology services in South Australia early in the 20th Century.

Research interests

Rosalyn’s research interests are broadly in the field of child and adolescent psychology, especially peer relationships and health. Specific areas include peer victimisation (aggression, bullying and sexual harassment), psychosocial aspects of chronic physical conditions, and vision care. Recent grants and consultancies with colleagues from South Australia include a Federal Attorney General’s project on the prevention of bullying in preschools and primary schools, a university-industry project on best practice in bullying interventions and a project on victimisation of high school girls by boys. In two of these projects Rosalyn advised on the content of anti-bullying videos/DVDs, launched by Federal and State Ministers and distributed to Australian schools. In 2000 she led a team submission which received an Australian Violence Prevention Award for work developing links between theory and practice in the area of child/adolescent peer victimisation. Her essay on girls’ relationships gained her second prize nationally in the 2004 Campus Review/Co-op Bookshop Dialogica Awards for engaging scholarly writing. She was an Invited Speaker for the 2008 biennial conference of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development in Würzburg, Germany, and in March 2009 was a visiting scholar at Osaka University of Education, Japan

Dialogica Award Paper - "Girls' Relationships: The good news or the bad?"

Books
Slee, P.T., & Shute, R.H. (2003). Child development: Thinking about theories. London: Arnold.

Leat, S.J., Shute, R.H., & Westall, C.A. (1999). Assessing children's vision: A handbook. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.

Shute, R. (1991). Psychology in vision care. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann.

Foot, H. Morgan, M., & Shute, R. (Eds.) (1990). Children helping children. Chichester: Wiley.

Other Publications (since 2000)

Gannoni, A., & Shute, R.H. (in press). Parental and child perspectives on adaptation to childhood chronic illness: A qualitative study. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Dedousis-Wallace, A., & Shute, R.H. (2009). Indirect bullying: Predictors of teacher intervention, and outcome of a pilot educational presentation about impact on adolescent mental health. Australian Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, 9, 2-17.

Shute, R., Owens, L., & Slee, P. (2008). Everyday victimization of adolescent girls by boys: Sexual harassment, bullying or aggression? Sex Roles,58, 477-489.

Ellis, A., & Shute, R. (2007). Teacher responses to bullying in relation to moral orientation and seriousness of bullying. British Journal of Educational Psychology. vol 77, pp 649-663.

Shute, R.H., McCarthy, K., & Roberts, R. (2007). Predictors of Social competence in young adolescents with craniofacial anomalies. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 7 (3), 595-613.

Owens, L., Shute, R., & Slee, P. (2007). "They do it just to show off." Year 9 girls,' boys' and their teachers' explanations for boys' aggression to girls. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth 13, 343-360

Owens, L., Shute, R., & Slee, P. (2006). Boys' aggression to girls: The views of Year 9 girls, boys and their teachers. In K. Osterman & K. Bjorkqvist (Eds), Contemporary Research on Aggression: Proceedings of the XV1 World Meeting of the International Society for Research on Aggression, Santorini, Greece, 2004. Vasa, Finland: Abo Akademi University. pp. 91-95.

Shute, R., & Charlton, K. (2006). Anger or compromise? Adolescents' conflict resolution strategies in relation to gender and type of peer relationship. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth.,13 (1/2), 55-69.

Thomas, K., & Shute, R. (2006). The old and mentally ill in Australia: Doubly stigmatised. Australian Psychologist.  41(3), 186-192

Shute, R.H. (2005). Adaptation to chronic physical conditions: Why should we ask the children, and how? Past Reflections, Future Directions: Proceedings of the 40th APS Annual Conference, 28 Sept.- 2 Oct., 2005, Melbourne, 293-297.

Carroll, P., & Shute, R. (2005). School peer victimization in young people with craniofacial anomalies. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 10 (3), 291-304.

Owens, L., Shute, R., & Slee, P. (2005). "In the eye of the beholder..." Girls', boys' and teachers' perceptions of boys' aggression to girls. International Education Journal, ERC2004 Special Issue, 2005 5 (5), 142- 151. http://iej.cjb.net

Shute, R.H., & Walsh, C. (2005). Adolescents with chronic illnesses: School absenteeism, perceived peer aggression, and loneliness. The Scientific World Journal, 2005/5, 535-544.

Kovacev, L., & Shute, R.H. (2004). Acculturation and social support in relation to psychosocial adjustment of adolescent refugees resettled in Australia. International Journal of Behavioral Development. 28 (3), 259-267.

Owens, L., Shute, R., & Slee, P. (2004). Girls' aggressive behaviour. The Prevention Researcher, 11, 3, Sept. 2004.

Packenham, M., Shute, R.H., & Reid, R. (2004). A brief functional assessment procedure for children with disruptive classroom behavior. Education and Treatment of Children. 27 (1), 9-25.

Coetzee, H., & Shute, R. (2003). "I run faster than him because I have faster shoes": Perceptions of competence and gender role stereotyping in children's imaginary friends. Child Study Journal, 33, 4, 257-272.

Richards, J., Encel, J., & Shute, R. (2003). The emotional and behavioural adjustment of intellectually gifted adolescents: A multi-dimensional, multi-informant approach. High Ability Studies, 14, 2, 153-164.

Prosser, B., Reid, R., Shute, R., & Atkinson, I. (2002). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Special education policy and practice in Australia. Australian Journal of Education, 46 (1), 65-78.

Shute, R., De Blasio, T. & Williamson, P. (2002). Social support perceptions of Australian children. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 26 (4), 318-326.

Shute, R.H., Owens, L., & Slee, P. (2002). “You just stare at them and give them daggers.” Nonverbal expressions of aggression in teenage girls. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 10, 353-372.

Brock, A., & Shute, R. (2001). Group coping skills program for parents of children with dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Australian Journal of Learning Disabilities, 6 (4), 15-25.

Maine, S., Shute, R., & Martin, G. (2001). Educating parents about youth suicide: Knowledge, Response to suicidal statements, attitudes and intention to help. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 31 (3), 320-332.

Matthews, B., Shute, R., & Rees, R. (2001). An analysis of stimulus overselectivity in adults with autism. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 26 (2), 161-176.

Owens, L., Slee, P., & Shute, R. (2001).Victimization among teenage girls. What can be done about indirect harassment? In: J. Juvonen & S. Graham (Eds.), (pp. 215-241) School-based peer harassment: The plight of the vulnerable and victimized. New York: Guilford Press.

Graetz, B., Shute, R.H., & Sawyer, M. (2000). An Australian study of adolescents with cystic fibrosis: Perceived supportive and non supportive behaviors from families and friends and psychological adjustment. Journal of Adolescent Health, 26, 64-69.

Owens, L., Shute, R.. & Slee, P. (2000). “Guess what I just heard…” Indirect aggression among teenage girls in Australia. Aggressive Behavior, 26, 67-83.

Owens, L., Slee, P., & Shute, R. (2000). "It hurts a hell of a lot…" The effects of indirect aggression on teenage girls. School Psychology International, 21 (4), 359-376.

Owens, L., Slee, P. & Shute, R. (2000)."I'm in and you're out…" Explanations for girls' indirect aggression. Psychology, Evolution and Gender, 2 (1) 19-46.

Shute, R., & Westall, C. (2000). Use of the Mollon-Reffin Minimalist Color Vision Test with Young Children. Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 4 (6), 366-372.

Sih, P. & Shute, R.H. (2000). Home alone: Does child self-care constitute a problem? Children Australia, 25 (4), 26-31.

Recent professional talks/conference presentations

Sexual harassment: An integral part of high school aggression? (With Phillip Slee & Larry Owens) To: Conference of the Australian Human Development Association, Adelaide, July 2009.

Bullying in preschools? Surely not! To: Teachers and human rights educators. Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan, March 4th, 2009.

Some recent interventions for bullying in Australia. Keynote address. To: Inaugural meeting of the Shikoku Branch of the Japanese Association for the Study of Guidance and Counselling (International forum). Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan). March 7th, 2009.

Boys’ sexual bullying of girls in high school: A few bad apples? Invited address. To: 20th Biennial Conference of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Würzburg, Germany, July 2008.

What factors predict teacher intervention in indirect bullying, and how effective is teacher education about its mental health impact? (with A. Dedousis-Wallace). Symposium paper. To: 20th Biennial Conference of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Würzburg, Germany, July 2008.

" 'What happened to your face?' Young people living with craniofacial anomalies." To: Psychology Colloquium, University of Ballarat, October 2006.

"Everyday victimisation of adolescent girls by boys: Sexual harassment, aggression or bullying?" (with Larry Owens & Phillip Slee). To: Women's Studies Seminar Series, University of Ballarat, August, 2006.

"Why should we ask the children, and how?" (Children's adaptation to chronic physical conditions). To: 40th Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Melbourne, Sept-Oct 2005.

"Teachers' responses to bullying" (with Alicia Ellis). To: Psychology Colloquium, University of Ballarat, Aug. 2005

"Victimisation of school students: Whose problem?"
To: Australian Psychological Society, Ballarat Branch, Dec. 2004.

"Bullies in kinder? Surely not!"
To: Psychology Colloquium, University of Ballarat, Oct. 2004.

“Teachers' responses to bullying incidents: Moral orientation and seriousness” (with Alicia Ellis).
To: International Society for Research on Aggression Conference, Santorini, Greece, Sept. 2004

"Who are psychologists? What do they do?" (with A. Gannoni)
To: Murray-Mallee Community Health Service, Regional Early Intervention Meeting, Murray Bridge, South Australia, Nov., 2003.

"Peer victimisation in children and adolescents: What the clinical child psychologist has to offer"
To: 24^th Australian Family Therapy Conference, Adelaide, October, 2003.

“Dealing with peer victimisation in children and adolescents”
To:  APS Clinical College Advanced Lecture Series, Adelaide, April 2003. and  CAMHS psychologists, Eastern Region, Adelaide, May 2003.

“From research into Practice: The development of a video on bullying in young children” (with A. Wotherspoon)
To: Flinders University, School of Psychology Colloquium Oct. 2002 and Adelaide University Psychology Staff Seminar, Nov. 2002

“Sex differences in conflict resolution style across adolescent peer relationships” (with K.  Charlton)
To: Internat. Soc.for the Study of Behavioral Development Biennial Conference, Ottawa, Aug. 2002

“The development of a bullying video for parents of young children” (with A. Wotherspoon)
To: International Society for Research on Aggression Biennial Conference, Montreal, July 2002 

“School absenteeism, perceived peer aggression and loneliness in adolescents with chronic illnesses” (with C. Walsh)
To:  12th Australasian Human Development Association Conference, Brisbane. July, 2001

“Evaluation of a program to help parents of children with dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities” (paper, with A. Brock)
To: SPELD SA first International Conference, “Dyslexia – What’s New?” April 2001

“Social support in children and adolescents: Clinical implications.”
To: Helping Families Change conference, Melbourne (workshop), Feb. 2001