Adjunct Professor
Linda Gilmore
Faculty of Health,
School of Psychology & Counselling
Biography
Background Dr Linda Gilmore lectures in educational and developmental psychology in the School of Cultural and Professional Learning. She has a Masters degree in educational psychology and a PhD in the field of special education from the University of Queensland. As a psychologist with expertise in developmental and educational assessment and family support, she has a particular interest in the development of children with rare chromosome disorders. Her research interests include- areas of developmental and educational psychology (such as motivation, self-regulation, and parenting self-efficacy)
- disability (particularly intellectual disability and rare chromosome disorders).
Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Health,
School of Psychology & Counselling
Keywords
intellectual ability and disability, community and professional attitudes to disbility, motivation, self-regulation, Down syndrome, rare chromosome disorders, resilience, disability and sexuality, parenting self-efficacy and family support, fussy eating
Research field
Other psychology, Specialist studies in education
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Queensland)
- Master of Educational Psychology
- Bachelor of Arts (University of Queensland)
- Bachelor of Educational Studies (University of Queensland)
Professional memberships and associations
- Australian Psychological Society
- APS College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists
- Australian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability
- Unique Rare Chromosome Disorder Support Group
- Society for the Study of Behavioural Phenotypes
- American Psychological Association
Teaching
- LCN628: Developmental Processes and Disability
- LCN627: Learning Difficulties: Assessment and Intervention
- LCN625: Developmental and Educational Assessment
- LCN637: Teaching Children with Disabilities
Experience
Clinical practice and consultancy
- Registered Psychologist with endorsement in Educational and Developmental Psychology. Areas of specialisation: Developmental and intellectual assessment, psycho-educational assessment, family support and parent education.
- Board and CEDP accredited psychology supervisor
- Consultancy: workshops for professionals and parents of children with disabilities.
Publications
- Gilmore, L. & Campbell, M. (2019). 'It's a lot trickier than I expected': Assessment issues and dilemmas for intern psychologists. Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 36(1), 3–7. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/129054
- Gilmore, L. & Hughes, B. (2021). Perceptions of schizophrenia in the Australian community: 2005-2017. Journal of Mental Health, 30(4), 440–446. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/130678
- Gilmore, L., (2018). Supporting families of children with rare and unique chromosome disorders. Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 5(1), 8–16. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/223223
- Gilmore, L. & Cuskelly, M. (2017). Associations of child and adolescent mastery motivation and self-regulation with adult outcomes: A longitudinal study of individuals with Down syndrome. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 122(3), 235–246. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/112698
- Gilmore, L., Islam, S., Younesian, S., Bus, E. & Jozsa, K. (2017). Mastery motivation of university students in Australia, Hungary, Bangladesh and Iran. Hungarian Educational Research Journal, 7(2), 178–191. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/112694
- Gilmore, L., Campbell, M. & Shochet, I. (2016). Adapting evidenced-based interventions for students with developmental disabilities. Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 26(2), 193–204. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/101752
- Gilmore, L., Ryan, B., Cuskelly, M. & Gavidia-Payne, S. (2016). Understanding maternal support for autonomy in young children with Down Syndrome. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 13(2), 92–101. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/99563
- Gilmore, L., Campbell, M., Shochet, I., Garland, R., Smyth, T., Roberts, C. & West, D. (2014). Promoting resilience in children with intellectual disability: A randomized controlled trial in Australian schools. In DH. Saklofske & S. Prince-Embury (Eds.), Resilience interventions for youth in diverse populations [The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality] (pp. 353–373). Springer. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/72880
- Gilmore, L. & Malcolm, L. (2014). 'Best for everyone concerned' or 'Only as a last resort'? Views of Australian doctors about sterilisation of men and women with intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 39(2), 177–187. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/69591
- Gilmore, L. & Cuskelly, M. (2014). Vulnerability to loneliness in people with intellectual disability: An explanatory model. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 11(3), 192–199. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/73201
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Linda, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- Sibling Influence on Development of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP190101427
- Start year
- 2019
- Keywords
- Title
- Investigating and Promoting Resilience in Children with Intellectual Disabilities
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP0879793
- Start year
- 2008
- Keywords
- Resilience; Intervention; Children; Disabilities; Intellectual Impairment
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)
- Chinese Mothers' Parenting of A Child with Intellectual Disability: A Bioecological Investigation (2016)
- Improving Autism Detection: The Role of Practitioner Reported Influences and a Combined Parent-Clinician Informant Screening Instrument (2016)
- Early Indicators of Executive Function and Attention in Preterm and Term Infants (2003)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
- The Development of an Instrument for Assessing Cognitive Ability and Screening for the Cognitive Decline Associated with Dementia in People with Moderate to Profound Intellectual Disability (2015)
- The Relationship of Loneliness and Social Anxiety with Children's and Adolescents' Online Communication (2009)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.