Professor Newman has qualifications in Psychology, Infant and Parent Interventions and Child Psychiatry. She specialises in Perinatal and Infant Mental Health and consults to Child Protection and early childhood services.
She is Professorial Fellow of The University of Melbourne and leads a research program in Parent-Infant Therapy. She co-ordinates training in Perinatal Psychiatry and Psycho Dynamic Psychiatry.
Professor Newman is an experienced teacher in these areas and trains a variety of professional groups in early intervention approaches.