Staff Profile
Suzanne Vassallo
Research Fellow
BAppSci (Swinburne), GradDipPsych (Deakin), MClinPsych (Deakin)
Biography
Suzanne is the Project Manager of the Australian Temperament Project. She has a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology and is a Registered Psychologist.
Since joining the Institute in 2001, Suzanne has worked predominantly on the Australian Temperament Project and research related to adolescent and youth development, family relationships, and parenting. More recently, Suzanne was involved in the development of the Family Pathways studies.
Prior to working at the Institute, Suzanne was employed as a Research Fellow in the School of Psychology at Deakin University.
Specialist areas
- Longitudinal research
- Adolescent and youth development
Selected recent publications
- Smart, D. and Vassallo, S. (2008). Pathways to social and emotional wellbeing: Lessons from a 24-year longitudinal study. In Research Conference 2008: Touching the future: Building skills for life and work. Conference proceedings (pp. 54-59). Melbourne, Vic: Australian Council for Educational Research.
- Vassallo, S., Smart, D., Sanson, A., & Toumbourou, J. (2008). Understanding the pathways to harmful alcohol use among young adults: Insights from the Australian Temperament Project. DrugInfo, 6(2), 3-5.
- Vassallo, S., Smart, D., Sanson, A., Cockfield, S., Harris, A., McIntyre, A., & Harrison, W. (2008). Risky driving among young Australian drivers II: Co-occurrence with other problem behaviours. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 40, 376-386.
- Vassallo, S. (2007). Article review: Is Sure Start an effective preventive intervention? Family Relationships Quarterly, 3, 6-8.
- Vassallo, S., Smart, D., Sanson, A., Harrison, W., Harris, A., Cockfield, S. and McIntyre, A. (2007). Risky driving among young Australian drivers: Trends, precursors and correlates. Accident Analysis and Prevention 39: 444-458.
- Smart, D., & Vassallo, S. et al. (2005). In the driver's seat: Understanding young adults' driving behaviour (Research Report No.12). Melbourne, Vic: Australian Institute of Family Studies.
- Vassallo, S., Smart, D., Sanson, A., & Dussuyer, I. (2004). At risk but not antisocial: Changes from childhood to adolescence. Family Matters, 68, 13-20.
- Smart, S., Vassallo, S., Sanson, A., & Dussuyer, I. (2004). Patterns of antisocial behaviour from early to late adolescence. Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, 290.
- Smart, D., Vassallo, S., Sanson, A., Richardson, N., Dussuyer, I, McKendry, W., Toumbourou, J., Prior, M., & Oberklaid, F. (2003). Patterns and precursors of adolescent antisocial behaviour: Second Report: Types, resiliency and environmental Influences. Crime Prevention Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria.
- Dussuyer, I., Vassallo, S., Smart, D., Sanson, A., & McKendry, W. (2003). Patterns and precursors of adolescent antisocial behaviour. Crime Prevention Works, 1, 6-7.
- Vassallo, S., Smart, D., Sanson, A., Dussuyer, I., McKendry, W., Toumbourou, J., Prior, M & Oberklaid, F. (2002). Patterns and precursors of adolescent antisocial behaviour: The First Report. Crime Prevention Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria.