September 2015
Hello <<First Name>>,
Welcome to the September edition of the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences newsletter.
1. Professor Leon Mann awarded Honorary Doctor of Science
Leon Mann, a Professorial Fellow of the School, has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Science by the University of Melbourne. Leon has a long and distinguished association with the University since commencing as a student here in 1956. He received honours and masters degrees from the University before moving to Yale for his PhD and Harvard for his first academic position, and he served for an extended period as a Professor in the Melbourne Business School before taking up his professorial fellowship in MSPS.
Among Leon's long list of major achievements are service as President of the Australian Psychological Society, as President of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, and co-authorship of what is probably the most influential scientific psychology book by an Australian author, the remarkable
Decision making: A psychological analysis of conflict, choice and commitment. Leon's research on decision making and leadership has had substantial impacts in countless applied settings.
Leon is the first psychologist to receive an honorary degree from this University. He will receive the degree at a graduation ceremony to be held on December 17, when he will deliver the graduation address. Leon's achievement reflects very positively on the School, and we congratulate him on this richly deserved recognition.
2. News from around the school
Congratulations to Isabel Krug, Meredith McKague & Stefan Bode
Isabel, Meredith and Stefan have been promoted to academic Level C, effective September 1. Their promotions recognise sustained contributions to teaching and learning, research and research training, engagement, and leadership and service.
Piers Howe and Frank Gaillard win a University of Melbourne Engagement Initiative Grant
Dr Piers Howe (MSPS) and Frank Gaillard (Royal Melbourne Hospital) have won a 2015 University of Melbourne Engagement Initiative Grant for their project Perceptual Learning: A Better Way to Train Radiologists.
Read more.
Congratulations Jian Chen
First year Ph.D. student Jian Chen recently received a Student Travel Award (one of ten) from the 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision (APCV'2015). APCV is an annual conference held this year in Singapore from 10th - 12th July 2015. The conference aims to facilitate debate on vision research in the Asian and Oceanic regions. Jian presented during a session with the topic ‘Contextual Effects on Visual Cognition’.
3. Upcoming events
Psychology Information Sessions
» 3rd September - Fourth Year Psychology Information Evening
(event details here)
» 10th September - Postgraduate Psychology Information Evening (
event details here)
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 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.
The upcoming schedule is as follows:
» 1st September - Putting smoking out of sight, out of mind, and out of fashion (register here)
» 15th September Graduate Student Research Showcase (register here)
Psychology Special Talks
The Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences are proud to present two special talks scheduled for early September. Both of these events are open to all staff and students and are a great opportunity to network whilst learning about leading research in applied psychology.
» 4th September - A prospective for the unification of episodic memory
(event details)
» 8th September - Reading left to right: Sampling from the page or from your visual buffer?
(event details)
Student seminar on asylum seeker policy and health
Seeking to know more about asylum seeking policies in Australia? Interested in refugee and asylum seeker health and service responses? Wanting to speak to people with experience in the sector?
This University of Melbourne interactive seminar will explore asylum seeking in Australia and examine some of the popular misconceptions about refugees and asylum seekers that abound in public discourse. The seminar will also examine health ramifications during the settlement period and challenges faced by health service providers.
Date: September 9th 2015, 5:30 - 7:30pm, followed by informal discussion and snacks.
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Basement, 207 Bouverie Street
Registration: http://goo.gl/forms/9iZnO2lo1p
The Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences (ACPID)
This is an annual event for personality and individual researchers, academics, practitioners and students. This year's conference is being organised by Peter Jonason from the University of Western Sydney, and will take place at the Mantra Parramatta from December 3rd-5th. Registration and abstract submissions are now open! For more information
click here.
Details of our current and upcoming events are available on the school website.
4. Recent events
University of Melbourne Open Day
The 2015 university Open Day was a great success with thousands of eager future students descending upon the campus to learn first hand about the University of Melbourne experience. Of course this event was only made possible by the extraordinary efforts of the school's professional and academic staff, and student volunteers.
Click here to read the highlights from the day.
5. Job, Research and Scholarship Opportunities
Australia China Youth Dialogue
The University has agreed to become a sponsor of the
Australia China Youth Dialogue (ACYD) for the next three years. Each year, ACYD brings together talented young leaders (aged 25-40) from Australia and China to promote mutual understanding and to forge deeper connections for the future. This year the Dialogue will be held in Brisbane in early December.
As a sponsor, the University has the opportunity to nominate an outstanding alumnus, student or staff member to participate in the Dialogue. Alumni, students and staff should apply directly to ACYD, identifying their connection to the University. Applications are open now,
click here to apply.
National Dementia Essay Competition for 2nd and 3rd year Pysch undergraduates
Are you a student interested in dementia care? Would you like to win $2,000 for an essay?
Australia’s first National Dementia Essay Competition will be launched in September during Dementia Awareness Month, encouraging more university students to consider dementia care as a career choice. The competition is being run by the Dementia Training Study Centres (DTSC), with support from
Alzheimer’s Australia and the
Australian Journal of Dementia Care (AJDC). For more information
click here.
Research: Call for study participants
Study 1: Have your say in deciding obesity prevention messaging strategies
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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
Public Presentations
Professor Michael Saling and
Dr Daniel Little were recently featured on a panel discussion during the
Centre for Contemporary Photography's public series on Memory: Sound, Site and Object Through Theory, Practice and the Emotions.
Knowledge, Information & Learning Lab
Little, D. R., Eidels., A., Fific, M. & Wang, T. (in press). Understanding the influence of distractors on workload capacity.
Journal of Mathematical Psychology. [Accepted 24 Aug 2015].
Other Publications
Sojo, V., Wood, R., & Genat, A. (2015). Harmful Workplace Experiences and Women’s Occupational Well-being:
A Meta-Analysis.
Psychology of Women Quarterly. DOI: 10.1177/0361684315599346
Wilson, S. & Coleman, H. (2015). Long-term educational and vocational outcomes of adults after epilepsy surgery. In K. Malgrem, S. Baxendale, & J. H. Cross (Eds.)
Long-Term Outcomes of Epilepsy Surgery in Adults and Children. (pp. 135-150). London: Springer.
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. Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) update
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. For more information
please read the following Safety Bulletin.
Remember some incidents may require medical attention followed by a work cover claim, which is required to be processed within a certain time frame –
click here for more information.
