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Dr Cate Curtis

Qualifications: BA Cant, BSocSc(Hons), PhD Waikato

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About Cate

My current research is broadly in the area of women's wellbeing; specific projects include female self-harming behaviour in general and social psychological factors implicated both in engaging in self-harm and in recovery as well as the construction of  notions of 'risk' and 'resilience'.

I teach in the social psychology programme.

Expertise

Crime; Gender; Psychology; Social Science Research; Women and Gender Studies; Youth

Social and community psychology; mental health and well-being, particularly women's; social construction and stigmatisation of mental health/illness; self-harm (including suicidality); psychology of girls and women.

Research Interests

My research interests are centred around psycho-social factors in the wellbeing of young people, especially young women. These interests include

  • initiation and cessation of deliberate self-harm, especially in young women, including help-seeking.
  • anti-social behaviour
  • resilience amongst young 'at risk' women.

I have also published on public perceptions of the forensic use of DNA, and research methods.

Please note that some of the publications listed are in my previous name, Wilson

Recent Publications

  • Ward, T. B., Curtis, C., & Seehagen, S. (2022). Investigating the effects of perceived student gender on primary school teachers' recognition of autism. Psychology in the Schools. doi:10.1002/pits.22667 Open Access version: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/14754

  • Duffy, J. M. N., AlAhwany, H., Bhattacharya, S., Collura, B., Curtis, C., Evers, J. L. H., . . . Yossry, M. (2021). Developing a core outcome set for future infertility research: an international consensus development study. Fertility and Sterility, 115(1), 191-200. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.11.012

  • Duffy, J. M. N., Bhattacharya, S., Bofill, M., Collura, B., Curtis, C., Evers, J. L. H., . . . Yossry, M. (2021). Standardizing definitions and reporting guidelines for the infertility core outcome set: an international consensus development study. Fertility and Sterility, 115(1), 201-212. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.11.013

  • Duffy, J. M. N., Adamson, G. D., Benson, E., Bhattacharya, S., Bhattacharya, S., Bofill, M., . . . Youssef, M. A. (2021). Top 10 priorities for future infertility research: an international consensus development study. Fertility and Sterility, 115(1), 180-190. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.11.014

View all research publications by Cate Curtis