Kay Bussey

Kay’s research covers applied and clinically relevant topics involving children and adolescents. Her empirical research draws on a range of methodologies including questionnaires, experimental methods, and vignettes and is theoretically guided by Bandura’s social cognitive theory which considers personal, behavioural, and environmental factors involved in human agency.

After studying Developmental and Clinical Psychology at the University of Queensland and the University of Oregon (USA) Kay received a PhD from the University of Queensland. She undertook a Postdoctoral Fellowship under the supervision of Professor Bandura at Stanford University, USA. On returning to Australia she accepted an academic appointment at Macquarie University while continuing her collaboration with Professor Bandura at Stanford University as a Visiting Scholar and during frequent informal visits.