| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Killmer, G., Chiodo, L., Aguirre, C., Chapin, L., Oraison, H., Morda, R., Weir, J., Loton, D., Clark, R., & Danko, M. (250501). Going around the long route to get where I want to be : Exploring the university experiences of care leaver students. Children and Youth Services Review, 172 |
| 2025 | Miller, K., Morda, R., & Sonn, C. C. (250101). Tokenistic or transformative? An exploration of culturally safe care in Australian mental health nursing. International Journal of Mental Health, 54(1), (4-21). |
| 2024 |
Quartarella, G., Morda, R., & Chapin, L. A. (240130). 'Finding their voice': exploring female adolescents' perspectives and experiences of a youth leadership programme. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL, doi: 10.1093/cdj/bsad040 |
| 2023 | Chiodo, L., & Morda, R. (231001). The challenges and complexities of negotiating normative femininities and creating safe spaces in all-girl settings. SN Social Sciences, 3(10), |
| 2023 |
Zarate, D., Dorman, G., Prokofieva, M., Morda, R., & Stavropoulos, V. (230101). Online Behavioral Addictions: Longitudinal Network Analysis and Invariance Across Men and Women. Technology, Mind, and Behavior, 4(1), doi: 10.1037/tmb0000105 |
| 2023 | Jin, H., Chan, M., Morda, R., Lou, C. X., & Vrcelj, Z. (230101). A scientometric review of sustainable infrastructure research: visualization and analysis. International Journal of Construction Management, 23(11), (1847-1855). |
| 2021 | Gill, P., Scacco, S., De, Haan., Gent, A., Chapin, L., Ganci, M., & Morda, R. (210401). Getting into the Dad Zone : How Do Primary Caregiving Fathers of Young Children Experience Social Support?. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 30(4), (1028-1042). |
| 2021 | Sandford, G. T., Gill, P. R., Morda, R., & Jago, A. (210201). Introducing the Martial Arts Inventory: Quantifying Student Training Experiences for Quality Control and Evidence of Efficacy. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 128(1), (200-219). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Women's leadership in non-traditional fields of employment
- Gender and work related issues
- Workplace stress and bullying
- Leadership in children and adolescents
- Social and emotional development of children
Available to supervise research students
Not available for media queries
About Romana Morda
Dr Romana Morda is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology. She is also a registered psychologist.
Romana's research interests include the challenges faced by women in leadership roles in traditionally male-dominated employment areas and strategies for facilitating their leadership development. She has also conducted research examining workplace stress and bullying.
Romana completed a PhD that examined the relationship between intelligence and leadership in preschool children. She subsequently expanded on this research by exploring leadership perceptions and enactment in adolescents.
Her major areas of teaching are developmental psychology and organisational psychology.
Qualifications
- Phd, University of Melbourne, Australia.
- Master of Psychology (Child and Educational), Monash University, Australia.
- Diploma of Educational Psychology, Monash University, Australia.
- Bachelor of Behavioural Science, La Trobe University, Australia.
Key publications
Romana has over 35 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Romana's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Book chapter (showing 1)
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Hodge, L., Morda, R., Castro, A. P., Bamforth, J., & Jones, A. (220514). Fostering women's empowerment: Training pathways for economic inclusion, increased resilience, and work readiness (pp. 1863-1883). |
Conference paper (showing 1)
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Zarate, D., Dorman, G., Prokofieva, M., Morda, R., & Stavropoulos, V. (231001). The longitudinal network of online behavioral addictions: Are there gender differences? Paper presented at JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL ADDICTIONS (pp. 117-117). AKADEMIAI KIADO ZRT. |
Journal article (showing 8 of 21)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Please note:
- Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
- Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
- The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.
2020
|
Fostering Women's Empowerment: Research into Training Pathways for Economic Inclusion, Increased Resilience and Work Readiness
From: Women Can
Other investigators: Aspr Lisa Hodge
For period: 2020-2021
|
Not disclosed |
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Not available for media queries
Currently supervised research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Master of Research | Principal supervisor |
| 1 | PhD Integrated | Principal supervisor |
| 4 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
| 1 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| Master of Research (1) | Principal supervisor |
| PhD Integrated (1) | Principal supervisor |
| PhD (4) | Principal supervisor |
| PhD (1) | Associate supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
| 1 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
| 1 | Masters by Research | Associate supervisor |
| 1 | PhD Integrated | Associate supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (3) | Associate supervisor |
| PhD (1) | Principal supervisor |
| Masters by Research (1) | Associate supervisor |
| PhD Integrated (1) | Associate supervisor |
Teaching activities & experience
Teaching responsibilities
Romana teaches and coordinates a number of units and courses.
Course chair
Romana is the course chair for the following undergraduate courses:
Unit convenor & teacher
Romana coordinates and teaches in the following units:
Key academic roles
| Dates | Role | Department / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2010 - Present |
Senior Lecturer
|
Victoria University |
| Feb 2023 - Present |
Deputy Associate Dean Learning and Teaching
|
Victoria University |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Oct 2010 -
Present
|
Senior Lecturer
Victoria University |
| Feb 2023 -
Present
|
Deputy Associate Dean Learning and Teaching
Victoria University |
Professional memberships
- Professional member, Australian Psychological Society
- Psychologist, Psychology Board of Australia
