Parenting and Family Support Centre

Dr Carmen Spry

Casual Placements Supervisor
School of Psychology

Researcher biography

Carmen is a research fellow with the Parenting and Family Support Centre where she is involved with several different research projects examining the efficacy and effectiveness of the Triple P Positive Parenting Program.

Carmen completed her PhD research in Clinical Psychology at The University of Queensland in 2013. The topic of her doctoral research was "The Baby Triple P Project: Effects of a Parenting Intervention to Promote a Successful Transition to Parenthood”.  

Previously, she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with First Class Honours and was the recipient of an Australian Postgraduate Award in 2005.

Carmen is a senior consultant for Triple P International where she conducts training for allied health professionals in the delivery of the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program and presents Triple P Seminars to parents in Australia and internationally. In addition to her Triple P work, Carmen is also a passionate clinical psychologist in private practice at New Directions Psychology, working with children, adolescents, adults, older adults, couples and families across a variety of clinical presentations. She works at their Jindalee clinic on Mondays and Wednesdays (view Carmen's profile at New Directions Psychology: http://www.newdirectionspsychology.com.au/about-us/dr-carmen-spry.html)

Qualifications

  • PhD (Clinical Psychology), The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) (Honours Class 1), The University of Queensland

Publications

Journal Articles (4)
Thesis (1)

Journal Articles

Sanders, Matthew R., Spry, Carmen S., Tellegen, Cassandra L., Kirby, James N., Metzler, Carol M. and Prinz, Ronald J. (2020). Development and validation of fidelity monitoring and enhancement in an evidence-based parenting program. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 47 (4), 569-580. doi: 10.1007/s11414-020-09713-5
Colditz, Paul B., Boyd, Roslyn N., Winter, Leanne, Pritchard, Margo, Gray, Peter H., Whittingham, Koa, O'Callaghan, Michael, Jardine, Luke, O'Rourke, Peter, Marquart, Louise, Forrest, Kylee, Spry, Carmen and Sanders, Matthew R. (2019). A randomized trial of Baby Triple P for Preterm Infants: child outcomes at 2 years of corrected age. The Journal of Pediatrics, 210, 48-54.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.01.024
Harnett, Paul H., Whittingham, Koa, Puhakka, Elizabeth, Hodges, Julie, Spry, Carmen and Dob, Rian (2010). The short-term impact of a brief group-based mindfulness therapy program on depression and life satisfaction. Mindfulness, 1 (3), 183-188. doi: 10.1007/s12671-010-0024-3
Spry, C. and Hornsey, M. J. (2007). The influence of blind and constructive patriotism on attitudes toward multiculturalism and immigration. Australian Journal of Psychology, 59 (3), 151-158. doi: 10.1080/00049530701449489

Thesis

Spry, Carmen Helen Monika (2013). The baby Triple P project - Effects of a parenting intervention to promote a successful transition to parenthood. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland.