Graduated (BA (Hons) in psychology, Australian National University) 1980 aged 22
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Studied psychology, linguistics and English at the Australian National University in Canberra, graduating Bachelor of Arts with honours in psychology in 1980, and took a Master of Psychology (Qualifying) degree there in 1981. She had earlier attended St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School in Adelaide and Firbank Grammar School in Melbourne.