August 2015

Hello and welcome to the August edition of the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences newsletter!

Graduating students: Don't forget to subscribe with your personal email address through our homepage if you will no longer have access to your unimelb email address so you can keep up to date with news, events, and job opportunities in 2015!

1. Farewell Malini Chandrakumar

The Melbourne School of Psychology said goodbye to long standing Resources Manager Malini on Wednesday 1st July. We thank Malini for her many years of work and dedication, and wish her the very best for the future. We will miss you Malini.

2. Other news around the school

> Congratulations Rachel Buckley and Elisha Josev

Rachel Buckley and Elisha Josev recently received awards from the International Neuropsychological Society at the 5th INS/ASSBI Pacific Rim Conference (the International Neuropsychological Society/ Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment) in Sydney in July. Rachel was awarded the Laird Cermak Award for the best research presented in the area of memory and memory disorders. And Elisha was awarded the Marit Korkman Award for the best abstract submission by a graduate student, intern, or postdoctoral fellow in the discipline of paediatric neuropsychology.

Congratulations Rachel and Elisha on your wonderful achievements.

> 2015 APS College of Clinical Psychologists Student Prize

Recent Master of Psychology (Clinical) graduate Lucy Vernon has been awarded a 2015 Australian Psychological Society College of Clinical Psychologists Student Prize. This prize acknowledges postgraduate clinical psychology students who have demonstrated high levels of clinical skill, combined with the ability to design and conduct clinically relevant research. In addition, award winners have demonstrated application of a scientist-practitioner model in research, coursework and placements, provision of support to fellow students and the promotion of teamwork as judged by academic staff. Congratulations Lucy!

> Careers Session: What (else) can I do with a Psychology Major?

This information session is intended for 3rd students who will not be undertaking further studies in Psychology. For these students, a good starting point in considering your next move is to understand what you have gained through completing your major. This session will assist students you to make decisions about what you might do next (think about what you have enjoyed most), and also with representing your skills to employers.

Date: Wednesday 19th August, 1-2pm
Location: Lyle Theater, Redmond Barry

Further details are available via the Careers Online hub for students. First time users should register first at go.unimelb.edu.au/y2na

> Get Started - resource for new students

Student Information has launched Get Started at Melbourne - a suite of online user guides to help new students navigate enrolment, course planning, class registration and student services. University staff are invited to promote this resource widely through all new-student channels, including social media, student newsletters and faculty websites. Feedback welcome.

Visit http://go.unimelb.edu.au/c93n for more details.

3. Student Societies

> GRIPS event: A PhD Beyond the Thesis - 13th Aug

Wondering how you can make the most of your PhD? Find out at our upcoming GRIPS (Graduate Researchers in Psychological Sciences) event. Join us at the Clyde to learn more about (1) competitive travel funding, (2) upskilling and career development opportunities (including fellowships), and (3) getting a post-doctoral fellowship.

Date: Thursday 13th August, 2015
Time: 4.30pm drinks (funded by GRIPS) for 5pm start and 6pm finish
Location: The Clyde Hotel (map)
No RSVP required; we look forward to seeing you there!

> GRIPS event: A PhD Beyond the Thesis - TBC Oct

GRIPS will also be hosting a research tools event in October (time & date TBC). Presenters would introduce and briefly demonstrate a tool they have found useful in their research (e.g., for writing, productivity, reference management, statistical analysis, programming), in a “speed-dating” format. If you have a research tool you’d like to share, please register your interest here. For more information, please contact Jessie Sun (j.sun@student.unimelb.edu.au).

4. Upcoming Events

> Cancer Council Victoria Seminar Series - 4th Aug

Associate Professor Anna Peeters, Head Obesity & Population Health at the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute will be presenting on Reducing socio-economic inequalities in obesity, and the role of population prevention. Read more here.

Location: Cancer Council Victoria, 615 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Time: 12:00pm– 1pm (light luncheon provided)

> Psychology Colloquium Series for Semester 2

The Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences is once again running a series of Psychology Colloquium every fortnight during the semester 2 teaching period. The full schedule is as follows:

» 4th August - Nudging towards better sexual and reproductive health (register here)
» 18th August - Predicting human reaction time behaviour for face categorization from the primate brain (register here)
» 1st September - Putting smoking out of sight, out of mind, and out of fashion (register here)
» 15th September Graduate Student Research Showcase (register here)

The Psychology Colloquium Series is free for both staff and students. Attendees can expect to be fascinated by a respected leading research mind, great networking opportunities and a free lunch. Places are limited so you must register to reserve a seat.

Visit go.unimelb.edu.au/v2na to view all upcoming school events.

> University Open Day 2015 - 16th Aug

Ideas and members of the public are set to collide at this years Open Day 2015. For more information about this day and a full schedule of events please visit openday.unimelb.edu.au

> Masterclass: Caregiving and Attachment Behaviour Masterclass hosted by ARACY - 17 - 19th Aug

The Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) is co-hosting a master class series with Deakin University and the University of Melbourne, presented by Professor Robert Marvin from the University of Virginia. He will be leading a unique training program on assessment, coding and analysis of caregiving and attachment behaviour. Visit go.unimelb.edu.au/q33n to read more.

> Panel Discussion: Mnemonists, amestics, and the imperfections of normal memory - 19th Aug

Professor Michael Saling from the School of Psychological Sciences will speak on Mnemonists, amestics, and the imperfections of normal memory on the 5th August at an upcoming panel discussion hosted by CCP in partnership with the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions and The University of Melbourne. Visit go.unimelb.edu.au/f2na to read more.

> Panel Discussion: Brains, Genes & Gender - 26th Aug

Cordelia Fine will be taking part in a session titled “Brains, Genes & Gender” at the Melbourne Writers Festival on 26^th August, alongside world-renowned science writer Christine Kenneally to discuss their experiences as women working in a field dominated by men. The conversation will also be joined by by Ben Eltham. Visit go.unimelb.edu.au/o2na for more details and booking information.

> Seminar: Developmental Disorders: Insights and Interventions - 28th Aug

The Royal Children’s Hospital Psychology Service in conjunction with the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute are hosting their 2015 day-long Psychology Seminar on Friday August 28. The program title is: 'Developmental Disorders: Insights and Interventions'. Visit go.unimelb.edu.au/m2na to view the full program and registration online.

5. Job, Research and Scholarship Opportunities

> Research: Call for study participants

» Study 1: Have your say in deciding obesity prevention messaging strategies
-- Decision Neuroscience Laboratory

Participants aged 18 years and above are required for a study in a new research program aimed at understanding and designing obesity prevention health intervention strategies. Participants will evaluate health-warning messages (comparable to those that appear on cigarette packets) designed to promote healthy eating. The expected time commitment is no more than 45 minutes. The study is completed entirely online at: tinyurl.com/nak35p8. Participants will enter the draw to win an iPad Air 2. HREC: 1443258.1. Enquiries: Daniel Rosenblatt +61 3 8344 4446 / decision.neuro.melb@gmail.com.

Do you know of an opportunity that can be included in our next Newsletter? if so please let us know via email.

6. Recent publications and conference presentations

» Neurocognitive Disorders Lab

Malpas, CB., Saling, MM., Desmond, P., Velakoulis, D., & O’Brien, TJ. (in press), Differential functional connectivity correlates of CSF biomarkers in dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Malpas, CB., Genc, S., Saling, MM., Desmond, P., Velakoulis, D., & O’Brien, TJ. (in press), Magnetic resonance imaging correlates of general intelligence in neurotypical adults. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience.

Genc, S., Steward, C., Malpas, CB., Velakoulis, D., O’Brien, TJ, & Desmond, P. (in press), Short-term white matter alterations in Alzheimer’s disease characterized by diffusion tensor imaging. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Recent publications can also be found on academics' personal web pages. For a historic list of all publications, please refer to our Research Reports.

7. OH&S Notices

> Do You Remember the Incident Reporting Process?

Supervisors! Are you going on leave? Have you informed your team members who will be your delegate in your absence? This will ensure that any incident is notified to the appropriate person and recorded into Themis as well as being acknowledged allowing the workflow to proceed to the Faculty OHS Team for further reporting/investigation if required. See the following Safety Bulletin for more information - go.unimelb.edu.au/b2na

Remember some incidents may require medical attention followed by a work cover claim, which is required to be processed within a certain time frame – visit go.unimelb.edu.au/w2na for more information.