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April 2014
Hello,
Welcome to the April edition of the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences newsletter!
1. Awards & Prize Presentation Night
Top left-right: Rebekah Anderson (Grad Dip speaker) & guest; Carly Schrever & guest. Bottom left-right: Rod Lawn (Postgrad Dip); Jo Lord (Grad Dip) and guest outside the Gryphon Gallery.
An evening of celebration was held for all those who completed the Graduate Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology in 2013, as well as the top achievers in 2013. Graduands, award winners, friends and parents joined academics to celebrate achievements across the School.
2. School Prize Winners
Top Left to Right: Kaye Mullins, Jessie Sun, Shaheed Azaad
Bottom Left to Right: Sally Horne, Carly Schrever
School prizes were awarded to our top achievers on Wednesday 26th March. The following students have reflected on their experience studying psychology and shared their secrets to success:
A full list of prize winners can be found in the following link: www.psych.unimelb.edu.au/study/academic-prizes
3. Brotherton Fellow - Prof Sam Gosling
Professor Sam Gosling, University of Texas at Austin, presented the 2014 Brotherton Lecture: "What your stuff says about you - The deliberate and inadvertent expression of personality in everyday life" on Wednesday March 19 to a sell-out audience of over 500 attendees. View the vodcast or listen to the podcast.
Sam's upcoming presentations
- Animal personality: What do we know and where shall we go? 2pm Tuesday 1st April. Rm1120 Redmond Barry. Register now!
- The structure and personality correlates of music preferences. 6pm, 3rd April, Kenneth Myer Auditorium, Melbourne Brain Centre. Register now!
4. Why I am Passionate about Sleep Research - Amy Jordan
By the time a typical healthy human adult reaches the age of 80 years, they will have spent approximately 28 years asleep! Although the precise purpose/s of sleep is yet to be fully understood, it is clear that adequate quantity and quality sleep are essential for healthy physical and mental functioning. My research focuses on better understanding both normal healthy sleep and the causes and consequences of a particular sleep disorder, obstructive sleep apnea. Read more...
5. Staff & Student Achievements
Congratulations to MPsych (Clin Neuro)/PhD candidate Nick Ryan who recently won First Prize for Best Poster Platform Presentation for his paper entitled "Predictors of very-long-term socio-cognitive function, and its relationship to pragmatic communication and externalising behaviours in young adult survivors of paediatric TBI" at the IBIA 10th World Congress on Brain Injury in San Francisco.
6. Translational Research into Hepatitus C Treatment
Using a combination of empirical data and simulation studies, Dr David Rolls showed in his article, “Hepatitus C transmission and treatment in contact networks of people who inject drugs”, published in PLOSOne in 2013, that the most effective method to restrict Hepatitus C spread was to treat not only infected drug users but also their injecting partners (“bring your friends”). This proposal has been explicitly taken up in a $25 million empirical study of new Hepatitis C treatment funded by Gilead Sciences and led by the Burnet Institute in Melbourne, where David and colleagues will compare a bring your friends treatment strategy with more individual treatment conditions. Read more about the Social Networks Lab
7. New Online System for the Research Experience Program
The School has implemented the Sona System for the Research Experience Program facilitating online sign-up for projects and enabling researchers to organise their data collection session online.
8. Neuropsychological Students' Society (NSS) Events
Seminar Series - Neuropsychology: More than meets the eye
Nibbles at 5:30pm, talks 6-7pm. Alan Gilbert Theatre 3, Gold coin donation.
- 30th April: Delivering feedback and bad news in the context of dementia diagnosis, by Dr Anne Unkenstein (Clinical Neuropsychologist).
- 14th May: Forensic neuropsychological work within the court system, by Dr Robert Bourke (Clinical Neuropsychologist).
- 21st May: Working with patients with acquired brain injury and the private practice context, by Dr Carlo Ziino (Clinical Neuropsychologist).
9. Job & Research Opportunities
Looking for employment? The MSPS website is now listing job opportunities and careers advice for students. Positions can be advertised by submitting a news item.
10. Graduate Students Participate in School Outreach Program
Anna Antinori, Jody Stanley, Virginia Liu, and Jared Horvath participated in the "School Outreach Program 2014", an initiative organised for Brain Awareness Week. They visited different high schools around Melbourne giving talks to years 10-12 about the brain, their research, and promoting a career in science. We encourage other PhD students from the School to participate in the program in future years!
11. Global Engagement Strategic Mobility Grant Scheme
Global Engagement has allocated MDHS funding of $25,000, offered as 5x$5000 mobility grants. The purpose of the scheme is to assist academic staff to undertake or host an international visit during 2014 that fosters significant and lasting research collaborations with leading international researchers. Applications close 16th April. Read more...
12. Recent Publications & Conference Presentations
Below is a selection of other recent publications from our labs and research partners. The most recent publications of each of our academics can usually be found on their personal web page. For a historic list of all publications, please refer to our Research Reports.
Amanda Ridd - MPsych Student
- Waters, L., Barsky, A., Ridd, A., & Allen, K. (2014). Contemplative education: A systematic, evidence-based review of the effect of meditation interventions in schools. Educational Psychology Review.
Negotiation Lab Conference Presentations
- Caza, B., & Olekalns, M. (2014). Not so smooth: Responding to adversity in negotiations. In symposium: Crafting resilience: A multilevel examination of resilience resources at work in organizations. Convened by B. Caza & M. Olekalns, Academy of Management Meeting, Philadelphia.
- Kulik, C., Olekalns, M., & Swain, E. (2014). Does consistency pay? The effects of information sequence and content on women's negotiation outcomes, Academy of Management Meeting, Philadelphia.
14. Interested in Studying Abroad?
Studying abroad is a great way to expand your horizons, challenge yourself and learn about other countries and cultures. To find out more visit the Melbourne Global Mobility webpage. Students who plan on completing psychology subjects abroad as part of their APAC accredited psychology major will also need to submit a direct application to the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences.
15. Careers Resources for Psychology Students
A broad range of careers information for undergraduate students is now available on the website including potential pathways after graduation and further study options.
16. Occupational Health & Safety Training
Occupational Health & Safety is the responsibility of all staff and students. All those with a desk in either the Redmond Barry Building or Psychology Clinic are required to undertake the minimum training requirements of General OHSE and Manual Handling (details below). Those with additional requirements will be aware of these via our intranet and communications from professional staff.
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