Dr. Rachel Menzies

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Ms. Rachel Menzies is a Clinical Psychologist and NHMRC Research Fellow at the University of Sydney's School of Psychology. She specializes in clinical, social, and health psychology, focusing on topics such as death anxiety and its role in mental illnesses through a clinical social psychological lens, particularly Terror Management Theory. Her work includes improving the efficacy and scalability of online psychological treatments and evaluating transdiagnostic treatment approaches for anxiety-related disorders, with a specific interest in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Menzies is an active member of the International Society for Science of Existential Psychology and the Australian Association for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, where she contributes to both research and supervision of students at Honours, Masters, and PhD levels. She has received multiple awards for her academic contributions, including the Australian Psychological Society Award for Excellent PhD Thesis and the University of Sydney School of Psychology Publication Prize.

Research Interests

Awards

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Mark & Evette Moran Nib People's Choice Prize

2022-01-01
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Australian Psychological Society Award for Excellent PhD Thesis

2021-01-01
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University of Sydney School of Psychology Publication Prize

2021-01-01
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Australian Clinical Psychology Association Postgraduate Student Prize

2019-01-01
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University of Sydney PsychFest Award for Excellence

2016-01-01
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Dick Thompson Prize for Empirical Thesis in Social Psychology

2015-01-01

Courses

PSYC3018 - Mental Health Conditions

Requirements for University of Sydney

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:17
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:17
Total
Required:85
PTE
Listening
Required:54
Reading
Required:54
Writing
Required:54
Speaking
Required:54
Overall
Required:61
Prerequisites
A master's degree with a research component or a bachelor's degree with first or second-class honours. Demonstrated research experience and capability.
Application Checklist
  • Academic transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Research proposal (1000+ words)
  • Two academic referee reports
  • Evidence of residency status
  • Written statement of support from potential supervisor
Specialization Notes

This entry applies to Faculty of Science PhD programs including Departments such as Life and Environmental Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and Statistics.