Dr Monique Williams

Lecturer
BA(Hons), MPsych(Clin), PhD

Email: monique.williams@nd.edu.au

  • Biography

    Dr Monique Williams is a Lecturer in the Psychology undergraduate, Honours, and Master of Professional Psychology programs at the University of Notre Dame Australia. Monique completed a PhD at the University of Tasmania that involved a program of research to investigate the role of attention and other psychological mechanisms in mindfulness intervention outcomes and engagement among individuals with high levels of anxiety. Monique is also a Clinical Psychologist and has experience providing psychological services in private practice and community settings and with working with a range of presenting needs and population groups.

  • Teaching areas

    • Psychology Foundations
    • Cognition and Learning
    • Psychological Interventions
    • Professional Practice
    • Psychology Research Methods

  • Research expertise and supervision

    Dr Monique Williams has key research interests related to mindfulness, attention mechanisms, and advancing the understanding and optimisation of interventions for anxiety. Monique is experienced in employing numerous research methods, including experimental designs, survey and interview-based data collection, and systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

    Monique is a supervisor in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Psychology program, with focus areas as follows:

    The role of attention in anxiety

    Mindfulness meditation or mindfulness-based interventions

    Psychological variables involved in intervention engagement and/or outcomes

    Current Master of Psychology (Clinical) Student:

    • Co-supervisor of: Zhiyue (Sherry) Zhang
    • Thesis Title: The Efficacy of Animal-Assisted Interventions on Self-Reported Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis University of Tasmania

  • Journal articles and proceedings

    • Matthews, A. J., Mackintosh, C., Williams, S., Williams, M., & Kirkby, K. C. (2017). Habituation of  self- reported anxiety and cortical hyper-vigilance during image-based exposure to  spiders. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 54, 150-157.  https://doi.org/10.1 016/j.jbtep.2016.07.012
    • Williams, M., Honan, C. & Matthews, A. J. (2024). Attentional bias to threat: An investigation of  psychological predictors beyond trait anxiety. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-05641-1
    • Williams, M., Honan, C., Skromanis, S., Sanderson, B., & Matthews, A. J. (2024). Psychological  and attentional outcomes following acute mindfulness induction among high anxiety individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Psychiatric Research,  170, 361–374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.12.009
    • Williams, M., Honan, C., Skromanis, S., Sanderson, B., & Matthews, A. J. (2023). Psychological Outcomes and Mechanisms of Mindfulness-Based Training for Generalised Anxiety Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/ s12144-023-04695-x

  • Conference Papers

    Williams, M. E., & Matthews, A. J., “Behavioural and ERP Correlates of Hypervigilance and Inhibitory Control in Spider Fear”. ASP2016 - The 26th Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology”, 12-14 December, Adelaide, Australia (2016)

  • Professional affiliations

    Australian Psychological Society