About Me

Dr Bronwyn Harman

Who is Bron Harman?

Mother Wife Daughter Sister Friend Confidante

Who is Bron Harman? Lecturer Researcher Community Consultant

Qualifications Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Master of Arts Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) Post Graduate Diploma in Psychology Doctor of Psychology

Research Program The Astarte Project (“good” mothering and

resilience – teen mothers, single mothers, and others)

The Makara Project (“good” fathering and resilience – older fathers, step-fathers and others)

The Hestia Project (childlessness, importance of play and others)

Current research www.tinyurl.com/surveyqueen

Research Reports The Play Project –

http://www.issuu.com/bronharman/docs/play

Teen Mothers Project - http://www.issuu.com/bronharman/docs/teenmothers

Good Mothers and Playgroup - http://www.issuu.com/bronharman/docs/playgroup

Consultancy Work July 2008 – June 2009: Project Manager – Clarkson

Parenting Place Program Evaluation March 2009 – April 2009: Research Assistant –

CLAN Indigo Project July 2009 – February 2010: Project Manager –

Eyes Wide Open Evaluation July 2009 – February 2010: Project Manager –

REYP Evaluation July 2009 – February 2010: Project Manager –

YPAVE Evaluation April 2011 – present: Project Manager –

Evaluative Study of Trinity Learning Centre

Conference Presentations Cohen, L., & Harman, B. (2010). The Indigo Project: An example of

helping families. Paper presented at the Pathways to Resilience II: The Social Ecology of Resilience, June, Halifax.

Harman, B. (2010). Building competence in undergraduate students through practicum experience. Paper presented at the PLAT2010 Conference, July, Edinburgh.

Harman, B., Robinson, K., & Cohen, L. (2010). Why mothers attend playgroup. Paper presented at the QEC2010 Conference, November, Melbourne.

Harman, B., & Cohen, L. (2011). Building resilience: Primary school children. Keynote presented at the Positive Schools Conference, May, Fremantle.

Cohen, L., Harman, B., Lauva, M., Rassau, A., Brown, J., & Crevacore, C. (2011). Mentoring matters: Embedding peer support frameworks into first year undergraduate programs. Paper presented at the 14th Pacific Rim FYHE Conference, July, Fremantle.

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I blog – www.tinyurl.com/21stcenturyfamily

About Me – http://about.me/bronharman

Email me b.harman@ecu.edu.au