Psychology
Research Seminars 2012

Psychology Colloquium Series events are held on Thursdays from 12:00 to 1:00pm in the Keats Reading Room (Lower Ground Floor, Room AVLG17, Aviation Building, Callaghan Campus) unless otherwise specified. Presentations are visible via video-conferencing link at the same time in the Ourimbah campus (Meeting Room, Science Offices, E1.32), and at other locations by arrangement.

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.

2012 Program
Date Presenter/ Affiliation Title/ Topic Video/ Abstract Sponsor/ Contact
1 March Tharaka Dassanayake. PhD Candidate, School of Psychology, University of Newcastle Cognitive functions and traffic accident risk in patients clinically recovered from central nervous system depressant drug overdose Abstract Pat Michie
8 March Richard Vella (Head of School) Chair and Professor of Music, Newcastle Conservatorium, School of Drama, Fine Art & Music University of Newcastle Broadening the Interdisciplinary Frame Abstract Miles Bore
15 March Scott Turnbull. PhD Candidate, School of Psychology, University of Newcastle TBA TBA Stefi Paolini
22 March Assoc. Prof. Dirk van Helden Principal Research Fellow School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy A brain stem nucleus associated with mood states: Calcium stores, mitochondria and cellular rhythms in the Locus coerule Abstract Scott Brown
29 March Asst. Prof. Monika Koller WU Vienna, Department Marketing Current Trends in Consumer Behaviour Research Abstract Peter Walla
5 April Reserved for RHD confirmations TBA

19 April Dr Matthew Finkbeiner, ARC Research Fellow, Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science, Macquarie University Attention and subliminal priming Abstract Frini Karayanidis
26 April Dr Keith Nesbitt School of Design, Communication and IT, www.knesbitt.com Designing Multi-sensory displays of Abstract Data - Issues of Perception, Cognition and Design Abstract Scott Brown
3 May Reserved for RHD confirmations TBA

10 May Professor Prasuna Reddy, Director Centre for Rural & Remote Mental Health, School of Medicine & Public Health, University of Newcastle (http://www.crrmh.com.au/) Integrating mental and physical health: challenges to health care systems Abstract Scott Brown
17 May Dr Keith Harris, School of Psychology, University of Newcastle Why Suicide? Abstract Scott Brown
24 May Dr Dennis Rose, School of Psychology, University of Newcastle Organisational Psychology: Is it still relevant? Abstract Scott Brown
31 May Assoc. Prof. Nadia Solowij, ARC Future Fellow, School of Psychology, University of Wollongong Cannabis, cognition and psychosis: the good, the bad and the unknown Abstract Pat Michie
7 June Distinguished Prof. Jim Townsend, Rudy Professor, School of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University. A General Recognition Study of Race-Face Adaptation Abstract Ami Eidels
6 July Note different time 11am Dr Marc Seal, Group Leader of Developmental Imaging, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Murdoch University and Senior Research Fellow, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne. Small worlds & cosy neighbourhoods: A new way of looking at cortical connectivity Abstract Frini Karayanidis
26 July Dr. Emma Barkus, School of Psychology, University of Wollongong The faces of schizotypy Abstract Pat Michie
2 Aug Reserved for RHD confirmations TBA

2 Aug: Note 2-3pm Dr Eun-Jin (Grace) Lee, http://vpl.usc.edu/people/lee.html, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Vision Science and Technology, University of Southern California (USC), USA Principles for the Re-engineering of Photoreceptor Mosaics in Retinal Degeneration Disorders Abstract Sally McFadden
9 Aug Dr. Don van Ravenzwaaij, Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of New South Wales The Joys of Response Time Modeling. A Selection of Experimental Work Abstract Scott Brown
16 Aug TBA TBA

23 Aug Dr Keith Nesbitt School of Design, Communication and IT, www.knesbitt.com Designing Multi-sensory displays of Abstract Data - Issues of Perception, Cognition and Design Abstract Scott Brown
30 Aug Dr. Mitchell Longstaff School of Psychology, Southern Cross University Stop! Thief! That's my memory you've stolen and vandalised: An investigation of how personality characteristics, co-witness discussion, and familiarity with an event's location can influence eyewitness memory. Abstract Andrew Heathcote
6 Sep Reserved for RHD confirmations TBA

NOTE SPECIAL DATE; Friday 7 Sept, 1-2pm Emeritus Prof. Mike Humphries, School of Psychology, University of Queensland More than an epiphenomenon, less than the defining characteristic of episodic memory. Abstract Andrew Heathcote
13 Sep Prof. Ron Plotnikoff, Director, Priority Research Centre in Physical Activity & Nutrition, Professor and Chair, PA & PHE, School of Education, University of Newcastle Social-cognitive Theories Guiding Physical Activity Interventions for Population Health Abstract Frini Karayanidis
20 Sep NOTE TIME 12-1pm Dr. Markku Penttonen, Department of Psychology, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Contribution of brain oscillations to hippocampus dependent learning and memory Abstract Pat Michie
11 Oct Associate Professor Ben Newell, School of Psychology, University of New South Wales Why don't people understand accumulation and does it matter for understanding (and doing something about) climate change? Abstract Scott Brown
18 Oct - 12noon Prof. Johanna Badcock, Senior Clinical Psychologist Clinical Research Centre, Graylands Hospital (W.A.) Research Professor School of Psychology University of Western Australia Cognitive mechanisms of auditory hallucinations in clinical and non-clinical voice hearers: some new perspectives Abstract Scott Brown
18 Oct - 2.00pm Winthrop Professor David Badcock (ARC Professorial Fellow, UWA) Visual processing in Migraineurs: what happens between the headaches? Abstract Scott Brown
25 Oct Dr. Brandon Turner, Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University & University of California, Irvine Likelihood-free Bayesian Modelling and the Case of the Cue Overload Principle Abstract Scott Brown
1 Nov Reserved for RHD confirmations TBA

PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL DATE Tuesday 13 Nov 4-5pm Professor Richard P. Bentall, Professor of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology, Bangor University UK The social origins of psychosis Abstract Mike Startup