Psychology
Research Seminars Archive 2009
Psychology Colloquium Series events are held on Thursdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm in the Keats Reading Room (AVLG17) of the Aviation Building, unless otherwise specified. If you are interested in meeting any of the speakers on the programme, please contact the speaker's local sponsor (details on right-hand side of programme) to make arrangements. If you have questions about any events listed, or wish to enquire about future seminars on particular topics, please contact the Colloquium Series Coordinator.
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Semester 1 |
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| Date | Presenter/ Affiliation | Title/ Topic | Video/ Abstract | Sponsor/ Contact | |
| 13 Feb SPECIAL |
Prof Robert West (Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Research Centre, University College London) |
Determinants of chemosensory learning | abstract | Andrew Heathcote | |
| 26 Feb | Prof Shu Li (Chinese Academy of Science) |
Current research in judgment and decision making at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Psychology | vc video abstract |
Tamo Nakamura | |
| 5 Mar | A/Prof John Prescott (School of Psychology, University of Newcastle) |
Determinants of chemosensory learning | vc video abstract |
John Prescott | |
| 12 Mar | (no colloquium) | ||||
| 19 Mar | Dr Miles Bore (School of Psychology, University of Newcastle) |
Personality structure, mental well-being and a visit to Freud's apartment | vc video abstract |
Miles Bore | |
| 26 Mar | Damien Mannion (University of Sydney) |
Orientation bias in human visual cortex | vc video abstract |
Frini Karayanidis | |
| 2 Apr | Marc Adam (Faculty of Economics, University of Karlsruhe, Germany) |
Emotions in electronic auctions: An interdisciplinary approach on auction fever | abstract | Frini Karayanidis | |
| 9 Apr | (no colloquium) | ||||
| Easter Recess | |||||
| 23 Apr | Prof Murray Aitkin (Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne) |
Latent variable and latent class models for binary item response data in psychometric tests, with application to the US National Assessment of Educational Progress | vc video abstract |
Andrew Heathcote | |
| 30 Apr | Dr David Neumann | Strategies to promote student engagement and learning - even in the statistics classroom | vc video abstract |
Ken Sutton | |
| 7 May | Dr Ken Cheng (Centre for the Integrative Study of Animal Behaviour, Macquarie University) |
Behavioural ecology of cognition: When are all animals alike? | vc video abstract |
Andrea Griffin | |
| 14 May | (no colloquium) | ||||
| 21 May | Dr Ami Eidels (School of Psychology, University of Newcastle) |
The Stroop Effect: Cold War Espionage and Stochastic Modeling | vc video abstract |
Ami Eidels | |
| 28 May | Dr Barbara Murphy (Heart Research Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital) |
Women's adjustment following a cardiac event: Changes in knowledge, behaviours and emotional wellbeing | vc video abstract |
Jenny Bowman | |
| 4 June | Prof Stuart Anstis (Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego) |
Illusions of Colour and Motion | vc video abstract |
Sally McFadden | |
Semester 2 |
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| Date | Presenter/ Affiliation | Title/ Topic | Video/ Abstract | Sponsor/ Contact | |
| 23 July |
Adam Walker Sarah Allgood Gieneiver Panganiban |
Infection, anxiety and sex |
vc video abstract |
Deborah Hodgson |
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| 30 July | Dr Luke Wolfenden (Hunter Population Health, Wallsend) |
Good for Kids. Good for Life: A population based child obesity preventin program | vc video | Jenny Bowman | |
| 6 Aug | Dr Richard Flecther (Family Action Centre, University of Newcastle) |
Engaging Fathers: Key competencies for workers in human services | no video abstract | Pat Michie | |
| 13 Aug | Dr Nicola Shutte (School of Psychology, University of New England) |
Adaptive and emotional functioning conceptualised as emotional intelligence | vc video abstract | Don Munro and Miles Bore |
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| 20 Aug |
Anet Babakhani |
Manic and depressive symptom exacerbation as a function of interaction of dysfunctional attitude with life events The unmet needs and psychosocial wellbeing of women aged 35 years or older during pregnancy |
no video | Mike Startup Martin Johnson |
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| 27 Aug | Martin Johnson (School of Psychology, (University of Newcastle) |
Fear appeals: Raising awareness or raising anxiety? | vc video abstract | Martin Johnson | |
| 3 Sept | Paula Wye (School of Psychology, University of Newcastle) |
The Impostor Syndrome: Acting smart while feeling dumb | vc video abstract | Jenny Bowman | |
| 10 Sept | Prof. Max Coltheart (Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science (MACCS) |
Computational modelling of visual word recognition and reading aloud | vc video abstract | Andrew Heathcote | |
| 17 Sept | Chris Donkin (School of Psychology, Universit of Newcastle) |
How accuracy and response times combine to tell a better story: A look at the effect of aging on memory, how we access words in our lexicon, and a bit of absolute identification | vc video abstract | Andrew Heathcote | |
| 24 Sept | Dr Rohan Walker (Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Newcastle) |
New perspectives on the neurobiology of stress induced depression: Examining the roles of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration | vc video abstract | Rohan Walker | |
| Semester Recess | |||||
| 22 Oct | Victoria Clay (Family Action Centre, University of Newcastle) |
School Life and Self-concept: Gender differences in perceptions of secondary school students | vc video abstract | Martin Johnson | |
| 29 Oct | Sharna Jamadar | The spatial and temporal dynamics of cognitive control: ERP and fMRI investigations of task-switching in normative populations and schizophrenia | vc video abstract | Frini Karayanidis | |
| 5 Nov | Dr Matthew Finkbeiner (Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science, Macquarie University) |
Spatial attention and visual awareness: Two dissociable processes | vc video abstract | Frini Karayanidis | |
| 19 Nov | Prof Barry Bultz | Branding Distress as "6th Vital Sign" in Cancer Care: From Practice to Policy | no video abstract | Catherine Adams | |
