Dr Jodie Lodge
Research Fellow

DPsych(Ed) (Melb), PGradPsych (Deakin), DipPsych (Deakin), BEd (Deakin), BA(Ed) (Deakin)

Biography

Dr Jodie Lodge is a psychologist and researcher who joined the Australian Institute of Family Studies in May 2007 to work in the area of Family Law. In her previous role at The University at Melbourne she was involved in research examining child and adolescent issues, with a particular focus on the application of research findings to inform professional practice. Dr Lodge has presented her research at a number of conferences, both nationally and internationally.

Current research activities

• Family Law Reform Evaluation being undertaken by AIFS
• Manager of the Separated Families Project, which includes a national longitudinal study of separated families in Australia

Specialist areas

• Family relationships
• Stress, coping and adjustment
• Child and adolescent wellbeing and learning
• Bullying and conflict
• Quantitative research methods and analysis

Selected recent publications

• Lodge, J. (2008). Working with families concerned with school-based bullying (AFRC Briefing 11). Melbourne, Vic: Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Lodge, J. (2007). A multidimensional evaluation of the new family law system. InPsych: Bulletin of the Australian Psychological Society, 29(6), 12-13.
• Lodge, J., & Feldman, S. S. (2007). Avoidant coping as a mediator between appearance-related teasing and self-esteem in young Australian adolescents. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 25(4), 633-642.
• Lodge, J., & Frydenberg, E. (2007). Cyber-bullying in Australian schools: Profiles of adolescent coping and insights for school practitioners. Australian Educational & Developmental Psychologist, 24(1), 45-58.
• Lodge, J. (2006). Exploring the measurement and structure of children's coping through the development of a short form of coping. Australian Educational & Developmental Psychologist, 23(2), 35-45.
• Phillips, J., Lodge, J., & Frydenberg, E. (2006). The effect of type of school bullying on threat appraisal and coping style of adolescent victims. Australian Developmental & Educational Psychologist, 23(1), (Special Issue).
• Lodge, J., & Frydenberg, E. (2006). Verbal insults: Experiences, responses, and factors associated with victimisation in the school setting. In Buchwald, P. (Ed.), Stress and anxiety: Application to health, community, work place, and education (pp.347-366). Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Press.
• Frydenberg, E., & Lodge, J. (2006). Australian Adolescents. International Encyclopaedia of Adolescence (pp.26-44). New York: Routledge.
• Lodge, J., & Frydenberg, E. (2005). The role of peer bystanders in school bullying: Positive steps towards promoting peaceful schools. Theory into Practice, 44(4), 329-336 (Special Issue. Guest editor: David Johnson).

Australasian Education Policy Advisory publications

• Lodge, J. (2006). Safe and supportive schooling? Directions in education. Australian Council for Educational Leaders.
• Lodge, J. (2005). Preventing bullying and violence on campus. Directions in education. Australian Council for Educational Leaders.

Presentations

• See also Staff papers and presentations
• Lodge, J., Kaspiew, R., Hand, K., Alexander, M., Weston, R., & Gray, M. (2008). A multidimensional evaluation of the new family law system. Paper presented at the 43rd Australian Psychological Society annual conference, Hobart, Australia.
• Lodge, J. (2007). Cyber-bullying in schools: How do our adolescents cope? Paper presented at the 42nd Australian Psychological Society annual conference, Brisbane, Australia.
• Lodge, J., & Frydenberg, E. (2007). Understanding engagement in the middle years of school: Relationships with coping and wellbeing. Paper presented at the 42nd Australian Psychological Society annual conference, Brisbane, Australia.
• Lodge, J. (2006). Low self-restraint: A risk factor for verbal victimization? Paper presented at the Educational Psychology Unit conference, University of Melbourne, Australia.
• Marshall, P., Lodge, J., & Frydenberg, E. (2007). Coping and emotional intelligence among professional Australian mediators. Paper presented at the 28th Stress and Anxiety Research Society conference, Bavaro-Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
• Lodge, J., & Feldman, S. S. (2006). Predictors of self-esteem in young Australian adolescents: The roles of appearance-related teasing, body image, and styles of coping. Paper presented at the 27th Stress & Anxiety Research Society Conference, Crete, Greece.
• Lodge, J., & Feldman, S. S. (2006). Adolescent coping: How young people manage a range of life problems. Symposium presented at the 19th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Melbourne, Australia.
• Lodge, J. (2006). Words do hurt: Coping and adjustment in victimised youth Paper presented at the meeting of the 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece.