Ms Tracy Ludlow

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BA, B Psychology (Honours)

Clinic Manager/Lecturer, School of Psychology

Tracy's thesis investigated the measurement of explanatory style in children.
This project found that the explanations children have for familiar and unfamiliar events differ, which has implications not only for the measurement of explanatory style but for the association between explanatory style and depressive symptoms in children.
Involved in research which has investigated the efficacy of the P5 Parenting Program. This program was found to be an effective approach for the treatment of child behavioural problems.
Tracy has also been involved with collaborative research which has developed and evaluated a psychosocial support program for parents and children with chronic medical conditions.

Dr Ludlow is the Director of the Psychology Clinic on the Gold Coast Campus. She also is the External Placement Coordinator for postgraduate clinical students on the Gold Coast Campus
Assists students as they complete their clinical post graduate training and liaises with the Psychologist's Board of Queensland for students as the Course Supervisor
Teaches in the undergraduate and postgraduate programs on the Gold Coast Campus
Involved with courses associated with Practicum Training and the postgraduate level for Clinical Masters, Doctor of Psychology and Clinical PhD students
Additionally, Tracy teaches counselling psychology at an undergraduate level
Provides clinical supervision for students completing requirements for registration with Psychologist's Board of Queensland.
Provides some research supervision for students who are completing honours projects

Hastings, S. and Ludlow, T. (2006). P5 A Participatory Program Promoting Pleasurable Parenting: Preliminary evidence for a community-based parenting program. Journal of Family Studies, 12 (2), 223-246.
Creedy, D.K., Ludlow, T., Beggs, J., Collis, D., Irvine, D., Price, D., Norton, L., Cosgrove, S., and Houston, K. (2005). Perceptions of Psychosocial support groups by parents who have a child with diabetes: A needs analysis. Collegian. 12 (2), 28-32.
Creedy, D.K., Collis, D., Ludlow, T., Cosgrove, S., Houston, K., Irvine, D., Fraser, J. and Moloney, S. (2005). Development and evaluation of an intensive intervention program for children with a chronic health condition: A pilot study. Contemporary Nurse, 18(1-2), 46-56.