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News
2008-10-22
Prize Giving Ceremony, Semester 1 2008 gallery
2008-09-03
The Heron chicks have hatched and are growing.
2008-09-03
White-faced Herons are building a nest outside C3A. More photos to follow. Thank-you to the sustainability Office and OFM for quickly responding to our concerns about potential disturbance from construction of the new library. Click the last image to see a larger photo of the eggs
2008-06-19
Important changes to the undergraduate program commencing Semester 1, 2009
2008-05-05
Speech to Graduates by Dr Jordana McLoone 23-04-08
2008-04-16
Congratulations to Dr Jen Cornish - Lecturer of the year 2007 and in News@MQ
2008-04-08
Semester 2, 2007 Prize Giving Gallery Page
2008-04-01
2007 Community Outreach Award to Jonathon Gaston. Mr Gaston is the director of the Macquarie University Anxiety Research Unit, and over the past several years has made an outstanding contribution to community engagement, service delivery, professional training and enhancement of the university’s reputation.
The Macquarie University Anxiety Research Unit is a research, teaching, and service clinic that provides assessment and treatment to about 500 clients per year. It is the centrepiece of the Centre for Emotional Health and provides a unique balance between the conduction of quality research trials and training of future professionals, together with the delivery of a high quality and widely respected clinical service. Mr Gaston also engages in frequent community outreach, giving talks and training sessions to schools, the public, and professionals, which in turn, maintains the clinic’s reputation and referral rate.
2008-03-20
Macquarie Volunteer Program in Vietnam- July 2008
2008-03-10
You are cordially invited to attend the Semester 2, 2007 Prize Giving presentation to be held on
Date: 12th March, 2008
Time: 4.00pm
Place: Senate Room, Level 3, Lincoln Building
Drinks and nibbles will be served.
Please advise by return email or on ext. 9949 if you are able to attend by no later than 7th March 2008 for catering purposes.
2008-01-23
The ASBHM Scientific Conference is being held
at Bondi Beach from 31/1 to 2/2/08
Events
2008-11-04
Psychology seminar series - Your future and preparing for your post doc
When: First presentation
Tuesday 11-11-08 12.30 to 1.30pm
Where: C5C498
2008-10-09
Post graduate student seminar series
A new post graduate student seminar series has started in the Department. It will provide an opportunity for HDR students to meet each other (and hopefully faculty and post-docs), stimulate thinking, encourage networking and development of presentation skills).
Andrew Geeves will be the first to present his work "Going for the sounds - Investigating the experience of musical performance for the expert musician" Poster
When:
Tuesday 14-10-08 12.30 to 1.30pm
Where: C3B601
Remember to bring your own mug because tea and biscuits will be served.
contact Lena Quinto lena.quinto@psy.mq.edu.au for more details or to book a space to present your work.
2008-09-10
Psychology Options Seminar for 1st, 2nd and 3rd years
When: Wednesday 17th September 1pm
2008-09-08
Macquarie University Open Day 2008
When: Saturday 13th September 2008 10am - 4pm
2008-08-26
Prospective 4th Year Psychology Students Q&A Session
When: Monday 8th of September 2008
Colloquium Series
2008-09-05
Psychology Colloquium
Presenter: A/Prof Jacky Cranney
When: Thurs 18th September 2008 12pm
Where: C3B601
Title:"GABA and Cue Exposure: Memory consolidation revisited"
Festival
Postgraduate Research Festival 2008
The Department of Psychology at Macquarie University has an excellent international reputation based in part on its research strengths in diverse areas of psychology. One of the ways we develop our graduates into excellent researchers is through their participation in a Divisional Research Festival each year. All postgraduate students must give an oral presentation on work in progress and future plans. This festival is organised by a student committee, is supported by both the department and division, and is well attended by academic staff, postgraduate students and others. The 2008 Festival will be held Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th of December in the U@MQ Building.
Grants
2008-10-20
Congratulations to the following staff on their successful ARC Grants:
Dr Andrew Barron (CISAB); Dr Jen Cornish (Psychology); Dr R Maleszka
(External)
Vulnerability to cocaine use: discovering common mechanisms conserved across
animal phyla
2009 : $ 80,000
2010 : $ 70,000
2011 : $ 70,000
Dr Kevin Brooks (Psychology)
Driving in the Fog: Speed Illusions Caused by Variations of Object Contrast
2009 : $ 32,000
2010 : $ 30,000
2011 : $ 30,000
Prof Bill Thompson (Psychology); Prof C Palmer (External)
Vocal Emotional Communication
2009 :$ 92,000
2010 :$ 98,000
2011 :$ 105,000
2008-10-20
Congratulations to Jonathon Gaston for a successful Macquarie University General Staff Grant for a 3-day site visit to the Blood-Injection-Injury (BII) Phobia treatment program under the directorship of Associate Professor Andrew Page at the University of Western Australia (UWA).
Awards
2008-10-20
Congratulations to Avril Moss on receiveing an 'Extra Mile' Award from the Vice Chancellor. Avril's citation commented upon her work on the APAC accreditation submission and preparation for the site visit in particular.
2008-08-12
Dr. Andrew Baillie (Director of the Clinical Psychology program) has been advised that the ALTC (ex-Carrick) application that he (along with the VC) and academics from UQ submitted on 'Taking clinical psychology postgraduate training into the next decade: aligning competencies to the curriculum' has been successful. They have been awarded the very impressive sum of $220,000.00.
Congratulations to everyone involved in this outstanding achievement.
A/P Julie Fitness,
Acting Dean of Division
2008-04-29
Carrick funded project: 2008 Leadership and Assessment: Strengthening the Nexus Fund.
“Intellectual honesty” - a program to promote academic and research integrity in undergraduate Psychology - Project Leader Judi Homewood
A wonderful outcome.
Julie
A/P Julie Fitness,
Acting Dean of Division
2008-04-23
Macquarie University Learning and Teaching Awards
Modelled on the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education awards, the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards provide incentives and rewards for excellence in learning and teaching.
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence - $10,000
Dr Ben Searle (Early Career Category)
For his student focus and linking curriculum content, assessment and the use of technology in learning and teaching, to learning goals and, for modelling reflective learning to his students. Dr Searle’s major strengths in teaching are his openness to ideas and his willingness to experiment, evaluate, and learn, both from his students and from his peers in the area of organisational psychology. Particular, students learn that organisational psychology is based on rigorous empirical research and sophisticated theory, but that it is also practical, fascinating and fun.
Vice-Chancellor’s Citations for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning - $2000
Janna Enger
For sustained and outstanding contribution to student learning by mentoring and engaging diverse cohorts of psychology students. For facilitation of the academic progress for unlimited number of students. Her encouragement, enthusiasm, empathy and engagement with students are best practice and a model for the rest of the University.
Higher Degree Research Completions 2008
Awarded the Vice Chancellor's Commendation
| Name | Course | Thesis Title | Supervisor |
| Dr Anthony Arcuri | Doctor of Psychology (Counselling Psychology) | Psychotherapist's handling of sexual attraction to clients: A grounded theory | Dr Doris McIlwain |
| Dr Kirsten Barchia |
Doctor of Philosophy with the Master of Clinical Psychology | Peer aggression in schools: Social cognitive predictors of behaviours and outcomes associated with peer aggression interactions. | Assoc. Prof. Kay Bussey |
| Dr Matthew Conroy | Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) | The acute effects of opiate analgesics on learning and memory: Can administration of opiate analgesics induce memory impairments similar to those observed during post-traumatic amnesia | Dr Jennifer Batchelor |
| Dr Elizabeth Foley | Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology | An empirical evaluation of the therapeutic benefit of mindfulness based approaches | Dr Andrew Baillie |
| Dr Sarah Fairjones | Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) | Predicting cognitive outcome following mild traumatic brain injury: The applicability of reserve theory | Dr Jennifer Batchelor |
| Dr Jonathan Gerber | Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology | On being rejected: A comprehensive experimental account | Prof Ladd Wheeler |
| Dr Stephanie Groves | Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) | Cognitive factors in binge eating: The role of positive and negative beliefs | Prof Andrew Baillie |
| Dr Andrew Jones | Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology | Repulsive criminals and appalling crimes: The influence disgust sensitivity, affect and crime heinousness on perceptions of culpability | A/Prof Julie Fitness |
| Dr Sara Lucas | Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) | Predictors of psychosocial status after diagnosis of first episode psychosis | A/Prof Arthur Shores |
| Dr Aydin Karacanta | Doctor of Philosophy with the Master of Clinical Psychology | The role of anger in goal persistence: An experimental investigation | A/Prof Julie Fitness |
| Dr Lauren Krause | Doctor of Psychology (Organisational Psychology) | The motivational potential of experiential rewards and individual differences in reward preferences | A/Prof Julie Fitness |
| Dr Anthony Miller | Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology | An electrochemical study of cholinergic and glutamatergic receptor involvement in the regulation of nigrostriatal and mesoaccumbens dopamine transmission | Dr Judi Homewood |
| Dr Oscar Modesto Ramirez | Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology | The formation of gay identity and its implications on the styles of gay male relationships | Dr Jac Brown |
| Dr Cal Paterson | Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) | Great expectations: Applying common factors research to practice in psychotherapy for anxiety disorders | Dr John Franklin |
| Dr Julie Peterson | Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) | The other side of the coin: Exploring the role punishment plays in maintaining close relationships | A/Prof Julie Fitness |
| Dr Anthony Rigney | Doctor of Psychology (Counselling Psychology) | The influence of rapport on children's reports | A/Prof Kay Bussey |
| Dr Emma Robinson | Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) | Psychological traits and attitudes predicting willingness to undergo appearance-enhancing procedures | Prof Ronald Rapee |
| Dr Mary Schaafsma | Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology | Cognitive effects of menopause: Psychosocial and cognitive profiles during the menopausal transition | Dr Judith Homewood |
| Dr Catherine Udy | Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) | The role of aversive parental affect and cognitive experiences in childhood anxiety | Dr Jennifer Hudson |
| Dr Paul Wagland | Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology | Questioning the age of criminal responsibility | A/Prof Kay Bussey |