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| Research with refugees and asylum seekers issues. A conversation with Associate Professor Jeanette Lawrence |
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The School of Psychological Sciences has a history of involvement with refugee and asylum issues. It was the birthplace of the Researchers for Asylum Seekers (RAS) group, which began about 12 years ago and continues to this day with strong School involvement, running an annual conference, generating publications and hosting an assortment of activities.
Associate Professor Jeanette Lawrence has been at the forefront of psychological research with refugee populations and has several ongoing projects. Newsletter sat down with her and posed some questions about her work. |
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| Are you passionate about Psychology? Tweet us why #PsychSci |
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| Free Public Lecture: Understanding Self-Harm and Suicide in Young People |
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In her lecture Miegunyah Fellow Professor Ellen Townsend will describe her work on the psychological and social factors associated with self-harm and suicide in young people, including pioneering new techniques she has developed to understand the temporal dynamics of the thoughts, feelings, behaviours and events that lead to self-harm.
This event is now fully booked, but the audio will be made available online at the conclusion of the lecture. |
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| Seminar: Critically Appraised Topics (CATs) in Neuropsychological Research and Practice |
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| Professor Stephen Bowden will be giving a practical and informative seminar on undertaking and making use of CATs when considering neuropsychological research. This seminar will also meet the requirements for active CPD for those currently undertaking a registrar program. (Entry by gold coin donation). Location: Theatre 3, Alan Gilbert Building (161 Barry Street), University of Melbourne. Bookings not required. |
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| Student Event: Neuropsychology Students' Society (NSS) Trivia Night |
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| Come and test your own cognitive functioning by joining the NSS at the Royston Hotel for their regular Wednesday Quiz Meisters Trivia! Registration via Eventbrite is essential! |
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| Symposium: Ambulatory Assessment and Intervention (AAI) research from across the behavioural, social and health sciences |
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| This free event features the latest in Ambulatory Assessment and Intervention (AAI) research from across the behavioural, social and health sciences. This event is being organised by Peter Koval and Antoinette Poulton to increase awareness about these increasingly popular methods for studying and intervening in psychological processes in daily life. |
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| New Staff Profile: Introducing Dr Peter Koval |
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| Dr Peter Koval joined the School in March as a Lecturer. We sat down with him to ask about his past, present and future. |
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| Recent Student Achievements: congratulations to Virginia Ping Lie, Daniel Bennet, and Bowen John Fung. |
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Virginia completed her PhD course in March under the supervision of Dr Forte, Dr Carter and Dr Sewell. The title of the thesis was "Cognitive load effects on early visual processing".
Daniel Bennett from the Decision Neuroscience Lab has passed his PhD after his thesis entitled "Belief updating and information seeking in decision making under uncertainty" has been accepted on the 23/03/2017.
Bowen John Fung gave his PhD completion seminar talk in the Cognitive Lunch session on Thursday 24/03/2017. He presented his thesis work on the relationship between time perception, primary rewards and decision-making. |
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| Missed a recent public lecture? Watch them online in your own time |
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| Millennials in the workplace: not as different as you think |
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| Professor Nick Haslam addresses inter-generational differences in an article on The Conversation about the characteristics commonly inferred upon millennial workers. |
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| Tone Deaf? Why you can still hit the right notes |
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| Professor Sarah Wilson was recently featured in Pursuit for her research on Tone deafness and how that need not stop you enjoying your music. |
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| System allows patients with locked in syndrome to communicate |
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| Dr J Anderson was featured on ABC radio about the implications of a recently developed experimental technique that provides some capacity for individuals with locked-in syndrome to communicate. |
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| GOMA Talks tackles the question of guilty pleasures |
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| Dr Brock Bastian was recently featured on a GOMA Talks panel to discuss the thought-proving question: can self-indulgence be good for us? The full video transcript is available online. |
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| Volunteer Opportunity: Tuning in to Toddlers parenting program research study |
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| We are seeking 4-5 volunteers who are interested in the emotional life of families and who want to know more about attachment, parenting and child emotion regulation. The volunteer roles would suit students studying Psychology/Social-Work/Health Science or a related field. |
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| Defense Science Institute (DSI) Sponsored Research Collaboration Grant – CERA 2017 |
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| Congratulations to Dr Piers Howe for being awarded a grant to create an autonomous agent that can explain, in natural English, why it performed a particular action, in a defence setting. This project is part of a larger project into human-agent teaming at the University of Melbourne. |
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| Recent Publications from Across the School |
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Decision Neuroscience Lab
Chan, Y. M., Pianta, M.J., Bode, S., McKendrick, A. M. (in press). Neural correlates of audiovisual synchrony judgements in older adults. Neurobiology of Aging.
Fung, B. J., Murawski, C., Bode, S. (in press). Caloric primary rewards systematically alter time perception. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance.
Voigt, K., Murawski, C., Bode, S. (in press). Endogenous formation of preferences: choices systematically change willingness-to-pay for goods. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition.
Subcortical Disorders Laboratory
Oehr, L., & Anderson, J. F. I. (in press). Diffusion-Tensor Imaging Findings and Cognitive Function Following Hospitalised Mixed-Mechanism Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Other publications
Andrewes, H. E., Hulbert, C., Cotton, S. M., Betts, J., & Chanen, A. M. (2016). Ecological momentary assessment of nonsuicidal self-injury in youth with borderline personality disorder. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, In Press. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000205
Andrewes, H. E., Hulbert, C., Cotton, S. M., Betts, J., & Chanen, A. M. (2017). An ecological momentary assessment investigation of complex and conflicting emotions in youth with borderline personality disorder. Psychiatry Research, 252(2), 102–110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.01.100
Brignell A., Williams, K., Prior, M., Donath, S., Reilly S., Bavin, E., Eadie, P., & Morgan, A.
(2016). Parent-reported patterns of loss and gain in communication in 1-to 2-year-old children are not unique to autism spectrum disorder. Autism, 1-13. DOI: 10. 1177/1362361316644729
Brooker, A., Brooker, S., & Lawrence, J. (2017). First year students’ perceptions of their difficulties. Student Success, 8(1), 49-62. doi: 10.5204/ssj.v8i1.352. |
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