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5.08/20/2025

Always goes above and beyond for students.

4.05/21/2025

Encourages questions and exploration.

5.03/31/2025

Challenges students to reach their potential.

4.02/27/2025

Encourages creativity and critical thinking.

5.02/5/2025

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About Simon

Dr Simon Byrne is a Lecturer in Clinical Psychology in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland, a position he has held since 2021. He completed a PhD and Masters of Clinical Psychology focusing on child anxiety at Macquarie University in 2015. Earlier in his academic career, he obtained a Bachelor of Science from the University of New South Wales and a Bachelor of Science (Honours Advanced) from the University of Sydney. Prior to his appointment at UQ, Dr Byrne held postdoctoral positions at the Yale Child Study Center, as well as in the psychiatry departments at Westmead Hospital and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He is actively involved in teaching courses such as Ethical Practice and Research Approaches and Developmental Disorders of Childhood, and is available for postgraduate supervision.