Dr Jasleen Chhabra

Position: Lecturer, Psychology
Discipline: Psychology
Location: Berwick Campus, Building 901, Level 2
Phone: +61 3 5122 6280
Email: j.chhabra@federation.edu.au

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), James Cook University
  • MBBS, Ovidius University

Teaching Areas

Dr Chhabra teaches in both undergraduate and honours-level units. These units are listed below:

Abnormal Psychology (PSYCB3102)

Lifespan Developmental Psychology (PSYCB2102)

Integrating Psychological Research and Practice (PSYCP4105)

Dr Chhabra also supervises Psychology Honours, Masters, and PhD students.

Biography

Dr Jasleen Chhabra is a Lecturer of Psychology at the Institute of Health and Wellbeing in Berwick, Melbourne, Victoria. She is a Post-Doctoral Fellow with the Manna Institute, a Commonwealth funded, Regional University Network (RUN) virtual research and training institute focused on mental health and wellbeing in regional communities.

Dr Chhabra’s research interests are within the area of paternal perinatal mental health. This is a critical area of research because untreated depressed fathers have a high chance of negatively influencing the mental health of their partners and children. As well as benefitting individuals, Dr Chhabra endeavours to influence clinicians and policy-makers on the importance of early diagnosis and treatment.

Additional areas of interest include masculinity; psychological disorders; the identity of young men; adolescent and childhood psychology; maternal perinatal mental health; gender; and intercultural psychology.

Research Interests

  • Perinatal Mental Health
  • Men’s Mental Health
  • Rural and Regional Mental Health
  • Masculinity
  • Help-seeking Behaviour
  • Gender Psychology

Supervision

2023 Honours Students

Jake Newton – Influence of Masculinity and Self-Stigma on Help-Seeking Behaviour in Males: Does Anxiety Have a Role to Play? Principal Supervisor.

Emily Sampson - Investigation into the Impact of Masculinity, Self-Stigma, and Attitudes on Help-Seeking Behaviours in Men. Principal Supervisor.

Kai Sin Tam - Evaluating the moderating effect of masculinity between social connectedness and help-seeking behaviour. Principal Supervisor.

2023 Masters Students

Tyler Gitsham - Masculinity, Stigma, and Attitudes as Barriers of Psychological Help-Seeking in Adult Men with PTSD. Principal Supervisor.

Madeline Milton - The Effect of Masculinity and Social Support on Help-Seeking Behaviours in Men Who Are Experiencing Depression. Principal Supervisor.

2023 Doctoral (PhD) Students

Nikeeta Kumari (ongoing) - An investigation into online self-defeating attitudes and behaviours within intimate relationships, University of Southern Queensland. Associate Supervisor.

Stacey Whitelaw (ongoing) – Recognising Autism Spectrum Disorder in young girls. Federation University Australia. Associate Supervisor.

Publications

Mancini, V., Nevill, T., Mazzucchelli, T., Chhabra, J., Robinson, B. (2024). The role of parenting and employment-related variables in predicting fathers’ involvement in their children’s education. British Journal of Educational Psychology. (Accepted).

Chhabra, J., Li, W., Caltabiano, N., McDermott, B., Mancini, V. (2023). Men’s reconstruction of masculine gender role in fatherhood. Psychology of Men and Masculinities. (Under Review).

McGrail, M. R., Chhabra, J., Hays, R. (2023). Evaluation of rural general practice experience for pre-vocational medical graduates. Rural and Remote Health, 23(1), 7409.

Chhabra, J., Li, W., McDermott, B. (2022). Predictive factors for depression and anxiety in men during the perinatal period: A mixed methods study. American Journal of Men’s Health, 16(1).

Chhabra, J., McDermott, B., & Li, W. (2021). Risk factors for paternal perinatal depression and anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 21(4), 593–611. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000259

Li, W. W., Chhabra, J., Singh, S. (2020). Palliative care education and its effectiveness: A systematic review. Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.02.033

Li, W., Hodgetts, D., & Chhabra, J. (2018) Intercultural psychology in the Asia-Pacific region: recounting the present and looking to the future. In: Li, Wendy, Hodgetts, Darrin, and Foo, Koong, (eds.) Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Intercultural Psychology. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 232-239.