Dr Sean Cowlishaw

Ph: (03) 8575 2238
Fax: (03) 8575 2233
Email: Sean.Cowlishaw@monash.edu

Sean Cowlishaw is a Research Fellow and Biostatistician in the Monash University Primary Care Research Unit (PCRU); including both the Health Ageing Research Unit (HARU) and Problem Gambling Research and Treatment Centre (PGRTC).

Sean obtained first class Honour's in psychology from Swinburne University (02 - 05), before receiving a competitive scholarship to pursue his PhD at La Trobe University (06 - 09). His doctoral research investigated inter-role conflict and stress within the families of Australian emergency service volunteers. During his doctoral candidature Sean was employed at Swinburne University to provide research consultation to postgraduate students; including advice regarding both traditional and advanced quantitative methods. He also presented lectures and instructed tutorial classes within psychology and health science undergraduate programs.

Sean has authored manuscripts and conducted analyses for articles published in prestigious international journals such as the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and Work & Stress. He has active research interests focussed on family functioning in the context of psychological disorders (e.g., Problem Gambling, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder), and the application of advanced quantitative methods to longitudinal and multi-informant (i.e., family member) data; including covariance Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), Multilevel Modelling, and Latent Growth Curve Analysis.

Publications

Cowlishaw, S., Evans, L., & McLennan, J. (In Press). The balance between volunteer work and family roles: Testing a theoretical model of work-family conflict in the volunteer emergency services. Australian Journal of Psychology.

Cowlishaw, S., Evans, L., & McLennan, J. (In Press). Impacts of emergency service volunteering on family members and relationships: Integrating work-family conflict and crossover models in the volunteer emergency services. Work & Stress.

Evans, L., Cowlishaw, S., Forbes, D., Parslow, R., & Lewis, W. (In Press). Family functioning and the implications for treatment outcomes for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Sims, J., Fiatrone Singh, M., Cowlishaw, S., Browning, C., & Kendig, H. (2010, November). Walking into older age: findings from the Melbourne Longitudinal Studies on Healthy Ageing. Presentation at the Australasian Association of Ageing Annual Conference. Hobart.

Sims, J., Fiatrone Singh, M., Cowlishaw, S., Browning, C., & Kendig, H. (2010, July). What determines the walking behavior of older Australians? Lessons from the Melbourne Longitudinal Studies on Healthy Ageing. Presentation at the Annual Primary Health Care Research Conference. Darwin.

Birch, A., McLennan, J., Beatson, R., Cowlishaw, S., & Hayes, P. (2009). Great expectations: The role of brigade leadership in retaining volunteer firefighters. Paper presented at the 16th Annual Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities (AFAC) Conferece. Gold Coast, Australia.

Evans, L., Cowlishaw, S., & Hopwood, M. (2009). Family Functioning Predicts Outcomes for Veterans in Treatment for Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. [doi: DOI: 10.1037/a0015877]. Journal of Family Psychology, 23(4), 531-539.

McLennan, J., Birch, A., Cowlishaw, S., & Hayes, P. (2009). Maintaining volunteer firefighter numbers: Adding value to the retention coin. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 24(2), 40-47.

Cowlishaw, S., Evans, L., & McLennan, J. (2008). Families of rural volunteer firefighters. Rural Society, 18(1), 17-25.

Cowlishaw, S., McLennan, J., & Evans, L. (2008). Volunteer firefighting and family life: An organisational perspective on conflicts between volunteer and family roles. Australian Journal on Volunteering, 13(2), 21-31.

McLennan, J., Birch, A., Cowlishaw, S., & Hayes, P. (2008, September 2008). I quit! Leadership and satisfaction with the volunteer role: Resignations and organizational response. Paper presented at the 43rd Australian Psychological Society Conference. Hobart.

McLennan, J., Birch, A., Cowlishaw, S., & Suss, J. (2008). Save that brigade! Recruiting and retaining fire service volunteers to protect your community. In J. Handmer & K. Hayes (Eds.), Bushfire Community Safety. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing.

Cowlishaw, S., Evans, L., & McLennan, J. (2007). Exploring the impacts of emergency service volunteering on volunteer families. Paper presented at the 1st Australasian Natural Hazards Management Conference. Brisbane, Australia.

Cowlishaw, S., Evans, L., & McLennan, J. (2007). The families of Australian volunteer firefighters: An agency perspective on conflicts between volunteer and family roles. . Paper presented at the 7th Industrial & Organizational Psychology Conference. Adelaide, Australia.

McLennan, J., Birch, A., Beatson, R., & Cowlishaw, S. (2007, June 2007). Volunteer firefighting: A job for a woman? Paper presented at the 7th Australian Psychological Society Industrial/Organisational Psychology Conference. Adelaide.

McLennan, J., Birch, A., Beatson, R., & Cowlishaw, S. (2007). Factors impacting on recruiting and retaining Australia's volunteer firefighters: Some research evidence. Australian Journal on Volunteering, 12(2), 59-69.

Cowlishaw, S., & McLennan, J. (2006). Impacts of fire service volunteering on the families of volunteers: A literature review and research agenda. Paper presented at the 11th National Conference on Volunteering: Supplement to the Australian Journal on Volunteering.