OUR TEAM

Associate Professor Monique Crane is the founder of Resilience Research and Training Systems. She is a registered psychologist, member of the Australian Psychological Society, and academic member of the College of Organisational Psychologists. She directs a program of research seeking to understand human resilience. Prof Crane has developed a new generation of resilience training based on accumulating research and theoretical advancements. 

 Kirsty Bucknell is an organisational psychologist with over twenty years experience working in Australia and the UK, consulting to both public and private sectors. She is a fellow of the College of Organisational Psychologists, a member of the Australian Psychological Society, and an experienced non-executive director of NFPs. Kirsty is currently undertaking her PhD at Macquarie University exploring the roles of self-reflection and insight in resilience 

 Jasmine Bhatia is a provisionally registered psychologist, currently completing a Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Organisational Psychology at Macquarie University. Jasmine's interest in leadership has motivated her research pursuits to investigate the role of leaders' health-oriented behaviours on employee mental health and wellbeing outcomes in the workplace. Jasmine also brings industry-based skills in organisational transformation and change, linking evidence-based approaches to people-focused initiatives. 

 Seth Coetzee is a provisionally registered psychologist, currently completing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Organisational Psychology at Macquarie University. His research is oriented around investigating the factors which promote team resilience, with a particular focus on the role of interpersonal emotion regulation strategies and developing a team after-action-review protocol which draws on collective experiences of psychological demands. Seth also brings a keen interest in complex systems science/philosophy and people analytics.  

Lucy Chapple is a provisionally registered psychologist, currently completing a Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Organisational Psychology at Macquarie University.  Lucy’s previous career as a lawyer motivated a desire to support lawyers to cope with the complex challenges of working in the legal sector.  She is currently refining and testing a training program for lawyers using self-reflection on daily work stressors to strengthen resilience.  Lucy’s research focuses on exploring the interaction between the perspective and the focus of self-reflection activities and their impact on resilient outcomes and coping insights. 

Dr Eyal Karin is an statistician and data scientist with a background in psychology. He specialises in clinical measurement and clinical evidence. Dr Karin's expertise in statistical methods supports the team to establish the evidence-base for developing resilience training programs.

Layne Scopano is currently completing her Master of Public Health at the University of Sydney, and she holds undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology and Spanish. Her current research with A/Prof Monique Crane focuses on resilience in emerging adulthood. Her past research projects were centered on the neurobehavioral development of children with autism

spectrum disorder (ASD) and Indigenous community health. Clinically, she was a

personal caretaker for a child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and ASD. Through her clinical work and research experience, she demonstrates

a commitment to health equity, advocacy, and community engagement.