
Assoc/Prof Kellie Bennett
Key research
- Communication in health
- Statistical analysis
- Research methods
- Developmental psychology
Major research interests
- Child development
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Spirituality and health
- Behavioural genetics
Qualifications
DipEd MPsych W.Aust., PhD Curtin
Publications
Bennett, K.S., Levy, F., & Hay, D. (2007). Behaviour genetic approaches to the study of ADHD. In M. Fitzgerald, M. Bellgrove & M. Gill (Eds.), Handbook of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. John Wiley and Sons.
Piek, J.P., Rigoli, D., Pearsall-Jones, J., Martin, N., Hay, D., Bennett, K. (2007). Depressive Symptomatology in Child and Adolescent Twins with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and/or Developmental Coordination Disorder. Twin Research and Human Genetics.
Hay, D., Bennett, K.S., Levy, F., Sergeant, J., & Swanson, J., (2007). A twin study of ADHD dimensions rated by the Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD symptoms and Normal behaviors (SWAN) scale. Biological Psychiatry, 61(5), 700-705.
Bennett, K.S., Hay, D., Piek, J., Pearsall-Jones, J., Levy, F., & Martin, N. (2006). The Australian Twin ADHD Project: Current status and future directions. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 9(6), 718-727.
Levy, F., Bennett, K.S., Hartman, C., Hay, D., & Sergeant, J. (2006). A Twin Study of Conduct Disorder and ADHD: Is extreme Conduct Disorder different. In, Oades R. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) and the Hyperkinetic Syndrome (HKS): Current Ideas and Ways Forward. Nova.
Levy, F., Hay, D.A. & Bennett, K.S. (2006). Genetics of ADHD: A current review and future prospects. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 53(1), 5-20.
McDougall, M.R., Hay, D.A., Bennett, K.S. (2006). Having a Cotwin with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Twin Research and Human Genetics, 9, 148-154.
Dent, J., Hay, D., Bennett, K., Martin, N., Piek, J., Levy, F. (2005). Genetic and neuropsychological bases of proactive and reactive aggression. Behavior Genetics, 35(6), 798-799.
Levy, F., Hay, D.A., Bennett, K.S., McStephen, M. (2005). Gender differences in ADHD subtype comorbidity. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 44, 368-376.
Hay, D.A., Bennett, K.S., McStephen, M., Rooney, R., Levy, F. (2004). Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Twins: A Developmental Genetic Analysis. Australian Journal of Psychology, 56(2), 99-107.
Page, A. C., Bennett, KS, Carter, O., Smith, J., & Woodmore, K. (1997). The blood-injection symptom scale (BISS): Assessing a structure of phobic symptoms elicited by blood and injections. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 35, 457-464.
Roles, responsibilities and expertise
Behavioural genetic analysis
Previous positions
Lecturer, Curtin University of Technology
Research profile