Samuel Clack
PhD Student School of Psychology
Samuel Clack
The Explanation of Depression.
Profile
After completing his undergraduate degree in neuroscience and psychology, Samuel went on to join the clinical programme at Victoria. In 2016, he completed an honours thesis exploring task-switching paradigms in brain-tumour patients. Samuel is currently a doctoral candidate in the School of Psychology at Victoria. His research addresses theoretical issues in the explanation of psychopathology, with a specific focus on the classification and explanation of depression.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Diploma for Graduates (Psychology)
Research Interests
Theoretical Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuropsychology
Publications
Clack, S., & Ward, T. (2019). The Classification and Explanation of Depression. Behaviour Change, 1-15. https://doi:10.1017/bec.2019.4
Ward, T., & Clack, S. (2019). From symptoms of psychopathology to the explanation of clinical phenomena. New Ideas in Psychology, 54, 40-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newideapsych.2019.01.004
Ward, T., Clack, S., & Haig, B. D. (2016). The Abductive Theory of Method: Scientific Inquiry and Clinical Practice. Behaviour Change, 33(4), 212-231.
PhD Topic
The Explanation of Depression.
Supervisor:
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Prof Tony Ward
Professor School of Psychology
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Dr Carolyn Wilshire
Senior Lecturer School of Psychology