Diana Smart

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Diana Smart is a research fellow at the Australian Institute of Family Studies, and is responsible for the Australian Temperament Project.  Prior to joining the Australian Temperament Project team in 1988, she conducted research for the Victorian Education Department's Curriculum and Research Branch and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology's Education Unit, and lectured in Psychology at Rusden Teachers College.  Diana has an MA in Psychology and a Diploma of Education.

Diana also participated in the Orbis World Bridge Tournament.

Most Cited Publication (66):

Sanson, A. & Smart, D.  (1993).  Percursors of hyperactivity and aggression.  Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 32(6), 1207-1216.

Recent Publications:

Prior, M., Virasinghe, S., & Smart, D.  (2005).  Behavioural problems in Sri Lankan schoolchildren.  Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 40(8), 654-662.

Ruschena, E., Prior, M., Sanson, A., & Smart, D.  (2005).  A longitudinal study of adolescent adjustment following family transitions.  Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry & Allied Disciplines, 46(4), 353-363.

Smart, Diana; Sanson, Ann.  (2005).  What is life like for young Australians today, and how well are they faring?  Family Matters, 70, 46-53.