Dr. Julie Fitness

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Professional:

Academic qualifications:

 

PhD. (Psych)., University of Canterbury, 1991

M.A. (Psych., 1st class Hons.), University of Canterbury, 1987.

B.A. University of Canterbury (NZ), 1985

 

Professional Affiliations:

 

Affiliate of the Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science

International Affiliate of the American Psychological Association

Member of the Australian Psychological Society

Member of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society

Member of the Interest Group on the Psychology of Relationships (APS affiliated)

Member of the International Association for Relationship Research

Member of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists

Member of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology

Member of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

 

Prizes and Scholarships:

 

Winner of the MUPRA Postgraduate Supervisor of the Year Award, 2001

Young Investigator Award, Society of Experimental Social Psychology, 1996

International Network on Personal Relationships Dissertation Award, 1993

Prize for the Best Student Conference Paper, New Zealand Psychological Society Conference, 1990

Shirtcliffe Fellowship (PhD), 1988

University Grants Committee Scholarship (PhD), 1988

University Prize in Arts, 1988

 

Media contributions:

 

Over 50 radio, television and print media contributions on a range of topics including love, anger, jealousy, marriage, divorce, revenge, forgiveness, and the role of emotions in personal relationships and in the workplace.

 

Professional Committees:

 

Secretary of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists (2002-2004).

Secretary of the Australian Psychological Society Interest Group on the Psychology of Relationships (1997-2003).

Member of the International Association for Relationship Research Publications Committee (2002-2004).

Chair of International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships Membership Committee (2000-2002).

Member of the International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships Awards Committee and Membership Committee (1998-2000).

Committee member for the adjudication of the International Network on Personal Relationships Dissertation Award (1996).

Committee member for the adjudication of the Berscheid-Hatfield Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Field of Close Relationships (1991)

 

Directorships:

 

Member of Board of Directors for the Institute for Emotionally Focused Therapy (from 1999).

Member of Board of Directors for the International Association for Relationship Research (2003-2004).

Member of Board of Directors for the International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships (1998-2002).

 

Editorial and Reviewing responsibilities:

 

Associate Editor of Personal Relationships (2001–2006).

Member of Editorial Board for Personal Relationships (1998-2001).

Member of Editorial Board for the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (1998-2004).

Editor of Newsletter for APS Interest Group on the Psychology of Relationships (1999-2003).

Associate Editor of the International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships Bulletin (1996-1999).

Book review editor for New Zealand Journal of Psychology (1990–1991).

 

Ad hoc manuscript reviewer for the following journals:

 

Australian Journal of Psychology; Cognition & Emotion; Group Dynamics; Human Communication Research; Human Relations; Journal of Family Studies; Journal of Marriage and the Family; Journal of Personality & Social Psychology; Leadership Quarterly; NZ Journal of Psychology; Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin; Psychological Review; Psychological Science; Self and Identity.

 

Reviewer of book proposals for Butterworths, UK (1997); Blackwell (2001); Cambridge University Press (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002); Sage, USA (1998); and reviewer of book chapters for McGraw-Hill (1998); Pearson Educational Books (2000).

 

last updated February 2003