Doctorate of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology) - University of Queensland 

Bachelor of Behavioural Science Hons - Griffith University 

Diploma of Accountancy - University of New South Wales 

Dr Pidgeon joined Bond University in 2007 and previously taught psychology courses at UQ
and QUT, Queensland, Australia. She supervises probationary psychologist and
psychologists working in mental health, community and government settings. Dr Pidgeon
presents and teaches on mindfulness-based therapies psychotherapy including ACT, DBT and
MBCT. She specialises in mindfulness-based clinical practice with adults, children,
adolescents and families on a range of issues including parenting, ADHD, anxiety,
depression, relationships, communication skills, and stress management. 

Dr Pidgeon's doctoral research involved developing the evidence-based Pathways
Triple P positive parenting program for parents at risk of maltreating their children.
Since its launch in 2005, seven other countries have rolled out Dr Pidgeon's
intervention program and continued research has shown its effectiveness in reducing the
incidences of child maltreatment in families at risk and improving parent-child
attachment. A total of 2358 practitioners around the world have been trained in Pathways
Triple P in the last five years, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, England,
Netherlands, Scotland and the United States.

Articles

The role of parenting programmes in the prevention of child maltreatment (with Matthew R. Sanders), Australian Psychologist (2011)

Child maltreatment is a major worldwide concern and continuing high rates of abuse demand action....

 

The direct and indirect benefits of dispositional mindfulness on self-esteem and social anxiety (with Michael K. Rasmussen), Anxiety, Stress and Coping (2011)

The current study investigated relationships between dispositional mindfulness, self-esteem, and social anxiety using self-report measures....

 

Attributions, parental anger and risk of maltreatment (with Matthew R. Sanders), International journal of child health and human development (2009)

The present study examined the differences in the attributions clinically angry, at-risk of child maltreatment...