Psychology
Research Seminars Archive 2007
Please see below information and abstracts from our 2007 Colloquium Series. If you have questions about any events listed, or wish to enquire about future seminars on particular topics, please contact the 2007 Colloquium Series Coordinator, Emeritus Prof. Patricia Michie.
Information about current year activities can be found in the Colloquium Series page. Visitors are welcome and anyone is invited to subscribe to our mailing list to receive regular announcements about upcoming events.
Semester 1 |
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| Week | Date | Presenter | Title |
| 1 | 22 Feb | Dr Robyn Langdon ARC Australian Research Fellow Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science |
Mirroring others' gaze direction in healthy adults and people with schizophrenia. |
| 2 | 1 Mar | Cancelled - Seminars by applicants for Level A/B positions | |
| 3 | 8 Mar | Inaugural NUPS Sponsored Colloquium Speaker A/Prof Nick Allen Associate Professor/Principal Research Fellow ORYGEN Research Centre and School of Behavioural Science University of Melbourne |
The bio-behavioural correlates of affective temperament in early adolescence: Mapping the path from vulnerability to disorder. |
| 4 | 15 Mar (CANCELLED) |
Dr Nancy Pachana Senior Lecturer School of Psychology University of Queensland |
Cognitive screening in early dementia. |
| 5 | 22 Mar 12:00-1:00 |
Dr Irit Aitkin Senior Research Fellow Department of Psychology University of Melbourne |
Multi-level model analysis of binary item test data in the US National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). |
| 22 Mar 4:00-5:00 Joint Statistics & Psychology Seminar Location: V101, Mathematics Building |
Professor Murray Aitkin Professorial Fellow School of Behavioural Science University of Melbourne |
A model-free Bayesian analysis of clustered and stratified survey data. | |
| 6 | 29 Mar | Sharon Gold PhD candidate University of Newcastle |
Developing the Social and Task Competence Scale |
| Milen Milanov PhD candidate University of Newcastle |
Distinguishing Between Social, Communal, and Interdependent Identification. | ||
| 7 | 5 Apr | Kylie McIntyre PhD candidate University of Newcastle |
Exploring the Role of Retrieval Fluency on Group Stereotyping. |
| Lameez Alexander Visiting Postgraduate Student University of Cape Town South Africa |
The spaces between us: A spatial analysis of racial segregation amongst university students. | ||
| Mid-Semester Break | 11 Apr Special Colloquium (CANCELLED) |
Dr Karen Douglas Centre for the Study of Group Processes Department of Psychology Keynes College University of Kent |
Using, abusing and minding your language: Strategic language use in interpersonal and intergroup communication |
| 8 | 26 Apr | ||
| 9 | 3 May NOTE: New Location AVLG17 |
Dr Scott Brown Senior Lecturer School of Psychology University of Newcastle |
The dynamics of decision making. |
| 10 | 10 May | Chas Skinner Associate Professor of Health Psychology School of Psychology University of Wollongong |
Promoting Self-Management in Chronic Illness (Diabetes). |
| 11 |
16 May |
Dr Melissa Gao Conjoint Lecturer School of Psychology University of Newcastle; Research Fellow Chinese and Australia Centre for Cross-Cultural Studies Sichuan University |
Communication and HIV/AIDS Control - A study among Gay men and MSM in Chengdu, China. |
| Dr Shugang Wang Conjoint Associate Prof School of Psychology University of Newcastle; Associate Prof Sichuan Academy of Social Science; PRC & Deputy Director Chinese and Australia Centre for Cross-Cultural Studies Sichuan University |
Cultural Response to HIV in Minority Ethnic Yi & Tibetan Communities Of China. | ||
| 17 May Room W246 (CANCELLED) |
Matthew Hughes PhD candidate University of Newcastle |
Matt's PhD: A Review. | |
| Amy Richards PhD candidate University of Newcastle |
Insensitivity to temporal context in schizophrenia: 'Order = disorder'. | ||
| 12 | 24 May Room W246 |
Associate Professor Simon Carlile Head Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory Department of Physiology University of Sydney |
Listening in the real world - what you need to solve the cocktail party problem. |
| 13 | 31 May Room W246 |
Associate Professor Mike Nichols School of Behavioural Science University of Melbourne |
From questionnaires to collisions: Asymmetries in the representation of physical and mental space. |
| 14 | 7 Jun Room AVLG17 |
Dr Miles Bore Lecturer School of Psychology University of Newcastle |
Evidence for a trait of self-control (and for the misunderstood construct of 'personality'!). |
Background for presentation by Dr Melissa Gao and A/Prof Shugang WangA team of researchers from the University of Newcastle is investigating ways to educate the gay community and ethnic minorities in rural areas of China about the impact of HIV/AIDS. The work with ethnic minorities uses their oral story telling tradition. These HIV/AIDS educaton projects are performed in associaton with the newly established Chinese-Australian Centre for Cross Cultural Research at Sichuan University in China. HIV//AIDS is a serious problem in Sichuan province, and the traditional areas where the Yi and Tibetans live have the highest infection rate. Communicating the risks and finding ways to link in to local government and health care policy depends on cultural leaders becoming involved. The cross-cultural project researches how health role model stories, that draw on ethnic and cultural contexts like myth, language and sex-related anecdotes, can be used to teach people about sexual health and care. The various projects are the work of Dr Melissa Gao, Associate Professor Shuguang Wang and Professor Daphne Keats, from the University of Newcastle funded by the John and Daphne Keats Endowment Research Fund with the cooperation of Professor Deng Shengqing, the Dean of the School of Continuing Education and Adult Education at Sichuan University, who has been appointed as the Director of the new Chinese-Australian Cross Cultural Research Centre, with A/Prof Wang appointed Deputy Director. |
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Semester 2 |
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| Week | Date | Presenter | Title |
| 1 | 19 Jul | ||
| 2 | 26 Jul | ||
| 3 | 2 Aug | NUPS sponsored speaker: A/Prof John Wiggers Director Hunter New England Population Health |
Reducing Child Obesity: A Capacity Building Approach |
| 4 | 9 Aug | Prof Alison Jones Professor of Clinical Toxicology University of Newcastle |
Toxicology and the psychologist |
| 5 | 13 Aug | Dr Dani Sol Centre for Ecological Research and Applied Forestries Autonomous University of Barcelona |
Does a big brain help survive in novel environments? |
| 6 | 23 Aug | Prof Louise Newman Professor of Perinatal and Infant Psychiatry University of Newcastle |
Developmental Implications of Early Trauma |
| 7 | 30 Aug | Dr Andrea Griffin School of Psychology University of Newcastle |
General process versus specialization in mechanisms of learning: Behavioural and neurobiological considerations |
| 8 | 6 Sep | Dr Tom Weickert School of Psychiatry University of New South Wales |
Regionally distinct brain activation during category learning in patients with schizophrenia |
| 9 | 10 Sep Special Psychology Colloquium |
Professor Jason Mattingley Queensland Brain Institute |
TBA |
| 13 Sep | Anet Babakhani PhD candidate University of Newcastle |
Cognitive vulnerability to manic and depressive episodes in bipolar affective disorder | |
| 10 | 20 Sep | Dr Tamo Nakamura School of Psychology University of Newcastle |
Discrimination of colour photographs by the pigeon |
| 11 | 27 Sep | A/Prof Stephen Kent School of Psychological Science La Trobe University |
Effect of adult and maternal calorie restriction on anxiety, social, and sexual behaviour, and neuroendocrine measures in rats |
| Mid-Semester Break | 4 Oct | ||
| 11 Oct | |||
| 12 | 18 Oct | Marcella Latrofa PhD candidate University of Padova Italy |
The process of self-stereotyping in minority and majority groups and its cognitive and motivational underpinnings |
| 13 | 25 Oct | A/Prof Amanda Baker Centre for Mental Health Studies |
Combined versus single focused interventions for co-morbid depression and alcohol problems: the DAISI project |
| Sally Hunt Centre for Mental Health Studies |
Neuropsychological functioning in people with co-morbid depression and alcohol use | ||
| 14 | 1 Nov | Dr Stuart Marlin School of Psychology University of Newcastle |
TBC |
