Susan H. Spence

Susan Hilary Spence AO (born 29 September 1953) is an Australian scientist whose work in clinical psychology is focussed on the causes, assessment, prevention and treatment of depression and anxiety in young people. Throughout the course of her career she has remained consistently at the forefront of this research area, has published widely and has been a regular recipient of national competitive grant funding.

In the area of mental health she is or has been a member of a number of State and Commonwealth committees and grant providers. She is or has been on the boards of several top international journals in the area of mental health. She is currently an Emeritus Professor in the School of Psychology and Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. She is the developer of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale, a psychological questionnaire used to assess children aged 8 to 15. Provided by Wikipedia