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DoctorSarah Whitcombe-Dobbs

Senior Lecturer Above the Bar

School of Health Sciences

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  • Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
    School of Health Sciences
  • +6433690122 (Work)
  • Rehua 305

SERVICE & LEADERSHIP

  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
    29 Jul 2026 - 29 Jul 2026
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Child Abuse and Neglect
    29 Nov 2025 - 10 Apr 2026
  • NON-RESEARCH PRESENTATION
    Drug use and parenting in the Family Court
    25 Sep 2025
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
    7 Aug 2025 - 7 Aug 2025
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
    1 Aug 2025
    Open peer review
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work
    6 Jun 2025
  • TEXT INTERVIEW
    Newstalk ZB (opens in a new tab)⁠
    14 May 2025
    Principals urge more support for students with post-Covid challenges.
    MORELEARN MORE (opens in a new tab)
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Child Protection and Practice
    9 Jan 2025 - 9 Jan 2025
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    BMC Public Health
    20 Dec 2024
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    New Zealand Journal of Psychology
    21 Nov 2024
    Open peer review
  • NON-RESEARCH PRESENTATION
    S133 Specialist Report Writer Seminar Series Fact Scenario 2024
    14 Nov 2024
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    BMC Public Health
    25 Oct 2024
  • BROADCAST INTERVIEW
    Nine to Noon (opens in a new tab)⁠
    26 Apr 2024
    Does NZ need mandatory child abuse reporting?
    MORELEARN MORE (opens in a new tab)
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Children and Youth Services Review
    18 Apr 2024
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
    7 Mar 2024
    Anonymous peer review
  • TEXT INTERVIEW
    Family Times (opens in a new tab)⁠
    6 Mar 2024
    "When your babies fly the nest"
    MORELEARN MORE (opens in a new tab)
  • TEXT INTERVIEW
    Family Times (opens in a new tab)⁠
    8 Nov 2023
    Exam time: How to help (not hinder) your teen.
    MORELEARN MORE (opens in a new tab)
  • NON-RESEARCH PRESENTATION
    Evidence for assessment and intervention related to s178 reports conducted for the Family Court
    15 May 2023
  • NON-RESEARCH PRESENTATION
    Engaging with Children and Young People
    6 Mar 2023
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Journal of Family Psychology
    21 Dec 2022
    Anonymous peer review
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Journal of Family Psychology
    1 Nov 2022
    Anonymous peer review
  • NON-RESEARCH PRESENTATION
    Decision-making and intervention with families who have ongoing involvement with Child Protection Services
    14 Oct 2022
  • TEXT INTERVIEW
    North and South (opens in a new tab)⁠
    30 Sep 2022
    The misery-go-round
    MORELEARN MORE (opens in a new tab)
  • BROADCAST INTERVIEW
    Radio New Zealand (opens in a new tab)⁠
    6 Mar 2020
    Talking to tamariki about COVID-19
    MORELEARN MORE (opens in a new tab)
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Developmental Child Welfare
    1 May 2019