Associate Professor Annemaree Carroll 
Dr Annemaree Carroll is Associate Professor in the School of Education at The University of Queensland and is a registered psychologist and teacher.Over the past 15 years, her research activities have focused on the self-regulatory processes of adolescent behaviour and child and adolescent behaviour disorders especially relating to delinquency and substance use. She has been particularly concerned with developing innovative multimedia methods and strategies for enhancing the engagement and motivation of at-risk youth to bring about positive change in their lives. Dr. Carroll was Chief Investigator in the innovative Mindfields program, which focuses on empowering at-risk adolescents to make positive change in their lives. Dr. Carroll is a registered teacher and psychologist and has published widely in the field of child and adolescent behaviour disorders. She has been the successful recipient of numerous grants, awards, and research tenders. As Chief Investigator she has conceptualised and coordinated the development of the KooLKIDS Model and Intervention. |
Professor Stephen Houghton 
Professor Houghton's research activities focus on childhood and adolescent psychopathology particularly in relation to developmental trajectories to delinquency and antisocial behaviour, affective and interpersonal traits, and the mediating effects of self-regulation. Over the past 5 years he has conducted research examining the construct of juvenile psychopathy and the development of antisocial behaviour, particularly in relation to young persons with few or no friends who become involved in antisocial behaviour. He and Associate Professor Carroll have collaborated for 20 years, culminating in their Reputation Enhancing Goals theory which explains the significance of peer networks and why young person's choose to become involved in antisocial activities. Professor Houghton is a registered psychologist with extensive knowledge and experience of children with developmental disorders, and disruptive behaviour disorders in both practice and research, and is sought regularly as an expert by the media. He has published widely in internationally refereed journals, has successfully attracted numerous grants, and been the recipient of a number of national teaching and research awards.As Chief Investigator, Steve has been expert consultant to the development of the KooLKIDS Model and Intervention. |
Dr Sarah Hopkins 
Dr Hopkins, whose research activities focus on disadvantaged youth in school systems, has advanced educational and psychological theory in the learning difficulties field, implicating processing speed and working memory limitations to performance differences and improving the applicability of findings to intervention practice. In 1997 she was awarded the AERA Award (The University of Melbourne), an award acknowledging "Excellence in the study of learning difficulties". Dr Hopkins has extended her research by investigating alternative methodological approaches to improve the understanding and assessment of progress made by disadvantaged youth. Her experience in working with children at risk of involvement in delinquent activity and in designing evaluations of programs for these children has been invaluable to the proposed research. |