Dr Ashley Craig
Dr Ashley Craig is the Professor of Rehabilitation Studies in the Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, and he is a senior researcher in the John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW, Australia. He has been a member of the APS for over 35 years and been active in the affairs of the College of Clinical Psychology. He is a 
foundation member of the Rehabilitation Psychology Interest Group, now called the Rehabilitation Psychology of Injury, Chronic Illness and Pain Interest Group. This is an active interest group which has been contributing to the professional standards of clinical work and research in the area of pain, injury and disease in Australia. He has contributed to the profession of psychology through his research, mostly in the area of injury (mild, moderate and severe) and rehabilitation. This includes investigating the secondary conditions associated with injury like mental health disorder, fatigue, pain, social mobility and adjustment. He has also been actively researching the neuropsychophysiological impacts such as changes in brain wave activity and heart rate variability. Dr Craig has published over 350 scientific papers, books and book chapters and he has won over $40 million in competitive research funding from sources such as ARC, NHMRC, icare, SIRA, NSW Ministry of Health, and lately the National Institute of Health in the US. His research has focused on developing clinical treatments to address secondary conditions such as depression, chronic pain, cognitive impairment and autonomic dysfunction. Dr Craig is also a senior clinical psychologist in a private psychology clinic where he specialises in treating adults with a physical injury like SCI and brain injury who have co-morbid conditions like mental health disorder and chronic pain. Dr Craig is honoured to receive a Fellowship in the Australian Psychological Society.
Dr Chelsea Hyde
Chelsea has been a Member of the Australian Psychological Society since joining as a student in 2005, followed by full APS and CEDP membership in 2009. Chelsea became an elected member of the College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists in 2017. As a National Committee member, 
she held the Media and Communications portfolio, overseeing the College social media channels, website, and media requests. Chelsea has been involved in APS conference committees, APS working groups and has been a spokesperson at many APS student events.
Chelsea was a school psychologist for 15 years, is an endorsed Educational and Developmental Psychologist, board approved supervisor and an accredited supervision masterclass training provider. Chelsea was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2020 and to course convenor of the Master of Educational Psychology program at the University of Melbourne in 2022. These promotions were appointed in recognition of her excellence in teaching and contributions to the field of educational and developmental psychology.
Chelsea has a developed media profile. She is regularly sought after for interview on television and radio and in print media about current issues for school students. Chelsea has provided expert comment on the transition to school for preps, providing tips for parents on how to support their child to make positive adjustments, advised on support for final years students in coping with exam results and planning for the future. During the COVID pandemic, Chelsea regularly engaged with media to provide advice and recommendations for parents and educators on supporting children to manage anxiety during the pandemic, communicating through the University of Melbourne Pursuit publication, TV, and radio interviews and on expert panels. In this capacity Chelsea has demonstrated leadership by being a spokesperson for educational and developmental psychology, translating research into practice for the community at local, state and national levels.
Ms Helen Killmier
Helen is an endorsed Community Psychologist with over 25 years’ experience in senior executive roles in the not-for-profit and local government sectors and in private practice. She is a member of the 
Australian Psychological Society (APS), a Fellow of the College of Community Psychologists (FCCOMP), a Board-approved supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) and a Graduate and Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). She was the National Chair of the College of Community Psychologists from 2019-2021 and a member of the APS Public Interest Advisory Group from 2015-2019. She has extensive experience in leadership roles including leading development and implementation of vision, mission and strategic direction, transformational change management processes, NDIS leadership, development of consortia, financial and risk management, clinical governance, strategic planning, workforce development, business development and service provision. She has experience working in a variety of sectors including disability, homelessness, alcohol and other drugs, local government, justice and mental health. In 2017 she founded an organisation offering private clinical practice in psychological assessment and treatment services, training and professional development and behaviour support and coordination to NDIS participants with high and complex needs. Throughout her career she has provided supervision for the 4+2 and 5+1 pathways, and placement opportunities for masters students.
Dr Leander Mitchell
Dr Leander Mitchell is a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Neuropsychologist, and within her primary role as Senior Lecturer at The University of Queensland, she contributes to the learning journey of 
postgraduate psychology students as course coordinator (in topics related to clinical & reflective practice, assessment, and ageing). In addition, Leander supervises within the UQ Psychology Clinic, where she oversees the first-year placement undertaken by the postgraduate psychology students. Her role at the university also afforded her the opportunity of engaging in interprofessional practice training with leading professionals in Canada, which she continues to promote and encourage at the university level and more broadly. Regarding research, Leander explores topics related to mental health issues in those living with Parkinson’s disease and those living with dementia, as well as positive psychology related topics including wisdom, and also the benefits of nature engagement.
Ensuring recency of practice, Leander maintains a small caseload of clients for therapy and neuropsychological assessment. Her passion in this space is older adults, particularly with those living with dementia and their loved ones, assisting with the journey that is dementia. However, her caseload includes adults more generally in both the therapy and assessment contexts.
Since joining the APS, Leander has been an active member of committees at state and national level for the College of Clinical Neuropsychologists and the Psychology and Ageing Interest Group, progressing from positions of Student Rep to Chair. From 2018-2023, she was pleased to represent the APS as part of the National Aged Care Alliance, with the overarching goal of that group being the betterment of the lived experience of older Australians. This role led to her involvement with the Department of Health in developing resources and learning modules on the topic of reablement. She continues to value her ongoing work with the APS.
Ms Louise Laskey
Louise Laskey has been a member of APS for over 40 years. During this time, she has made a long term contribution to the College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists, having served on the Victorian Committee for over 15 years, and as Chair in 2019. In addition, Louise joined the CEDP 
National Committee, initially as State Section Representative for Victoria in 2016. More recently, she has worked with colleagues to develop policy and advocacy activities with the objective of raising awareness of the knowledge and expertise underpinning the practice of Educational and Developmental Psychology.
Louise’s professional life began with teaching appointments in remote schools where she was a rural school head. This was followed by experience in low SES areas in Melbourne’s northern and western suburbs. Motivated by a strong interest in the learning and contextual challenges posed by cultural diversity, distance, disadvantage, disability and disengagement, Louise undertook studies in Psychology at Swinburne University. Upon completion of postgraduate qualifications at Monash University, Louise was employed as an Educational Psychologist in the Victorian Education Department’s Counselling, Guidance and Clinical Services Branch. During this time, Louise was able to take advantage of a period of leave to broaden her professional knowledge base by investigating the provision of Special Education in Europe, while based at the University of Cologne and to train in Systems Family Therapy in Milano.
Some 15 years later, having worked in both direct and indirect service modes of psychological service delivery, Louise accepted an academic appointment to the School of Education at Central Queensland University. As Co-ordinator, Learning and Teaching, she was able to introduce students to the potential of Psychology to assist them to understand, explain and respond constructively to learners in their care. On the professional front, Louise took the opportunity to establish a private practice within a multidisciplinary setting.
Louise’s subsequent appointment to the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University allowed her to expand her range of experience with participation in the design and development of a range of Psychology units. Over a period of 25 years, Louise’s teaching spanned undergraduate and postgraduate levels with involvements in multiple courses and levels. During this time, Louise also lectured in psychology in overseas programs offered in Malaysia, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates.
Louise’s teaching of Psychology received institutional recognition with awards for teaching excellence, the provision and expansion of access programs for remote and pathways students and expanded learner support. Louise is pleased to have introduced a research based suite of units on trauma informed practice in child protection at Deakin and is currently researching professionals’ involvement in the child protection system.
In other activities, Louise has been an invited reviewer for a number of journals, for example, the Australasian Journal of Teacher Education. In addition, she has served as a member of the Editorial Collective of the Australian Educational Researcher for several years. Louise has also contributed in community and professional service roles such as in Human Relationships Education, on School Councils, for instance, Melbourne High School, and in Indigenous education at Woorabinda Aboriginal Community.