In the media
As a qualified and experienced professional and self-development expert, Dr Amanda frequently appears in the media to share her insights
MEDIA ARTICLES
Are you anxious-avoidant or are you just dating an asshole?
Article written by Laura Payne
Published in Fashion Journal
August, 2022
5 Tips for Coping with Uncertainty
Article written by Ute Junker
Published in Tonic Magazine
December, 2021
Why eco-anxiety is stopping people from having children
Article written by Dilvin Yasa
Published in Sunday Life Magazine
September, 2021
Reduce anxiety: 7 easy ways to feel calmer, relaxed and less stressed
Article written by Dilvin Yasa
Published in The House of Wellness
July, 2022
The Great Rethink: what it means for professional services
Article written by NAB
Published in NAB Business View
June, 2022
How to respond to a stress leave request
Article written by Edie-Louise Diemar
Published in HRM Magazine
24 May 2021
Parents warned to stop interfering in their adult children’s careers
Article written by Christopher Harris
Published in The Daily Telegraph
March 31, 2021
The real reason you may be drinking more during self-isolation
Article written by Dilvin Yasa
Published in The House of Wellness
November, 2020
The secret I can never tell my partner
Article written by Dilvin Yasa
Published in The Sydney Morning Herald
June 5, 2021
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J. Lo's age-defying looks don't deserve any of our venom
Article written by Dilvin Yasa
Published in The Sydney Morning Herald
January 21, 2021
Can You Outwit Your Messy Gene?
Article written by Dilvin Yasa
Published in Body + Soul, The Sunday Telegraph May 3, 2020
Will hypnotherapy make its way into our wellness programs?
Article written by Kate Neilson
Published in Australian HR Institute
February 28, 2019
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How to spot a gaslighter in your workplace
Article written by Jasmine Crittenden
Published in Australian HR Institute
November 21, 2019
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Business people are using hypnosis to improve their confidence in the workplace and get a pay rise
Article written by Sarah Kimmorley
Published in Business Insider Australia
August 1, 2018
Dr Ferguson has appeared in numerous interviews in print, radio and television since 2002. These include:
RADIO INTERVIEWS:
'Tough Bosses'
Aired on ABC Radio Sydney
September 22, 2020
TELEVISION:
Great Work – Watching Workers’ Wellbeing
Aired on Chanel 7's Today Tonight
August 6, 2002
RADIO INTERVIEWS:
'Motivation Hacks Part Two: How To Be Truly Engaged In Your Work'
Aired on ABC Radio Sydney
January 27, 2023
Published Papers
Does Clinical Engagement Differ from Business Engagement?
The Society of Australasian Social Psychologist Annual Conference, Manly, Australia, April 14-17, 2011.
How does work ‘Employee Engagement’ operate in clinical contexts?
Ferguson, A. E., Fitness, J. & Bull, A.
Macquarie University Research Festival, Macquarie University, Australia, 2010.
How Does Engagement Work in Clinical Contexts?
In Conference Handbook of the 8th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference (IOP) (p. 82). APS: Sydney.
8th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference (IOP)
‘Employee Engagement’: What is it, and how does it work in business and medical contexts?
7th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference (IOP) / 1st Asia Pacific Congress on Work and Organisational Psychology (APCWOP),
28 June-1 July 2007. Proceedings (p. 73-75).
Employee Engagement’: Does it exist, and if so, how does it relate to performance, other constructs and individual differences?
Annual Industrial/ Organisational Psychology Conference, Australian Psychological Society, 1-3 July 2005.
Working with Couples Using Hypnotherapy.
In Journal of the Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists, 2004, 25(2), 56-67 and reprinted in 2012, 34(2), 34-45.
Presented at the 14th Convention of the Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists: Promoting Change for Tomorrow’s Society 18-19 September 2004.
Theoretical frameworks for relationship transitions and the predictors of successful transitions.
In T. Bowles & Z. Pearce (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society’s Interest Group on the Psychology of Relationships (pp. 40-45). APS: Melbourne.
Psychology of Relationships Interest Group, Australian Psychological Society, Annual conference: Relationship Transitions, 13-14 November 2004.