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IntroductionThe School of Psychology Research Report for 1998 presents the range of research interests and activities of the School. It is intended for the information of potential postgraduate students and research associates of the Department and for the interest of groups both within and beyond the University. It also aims to be of use to the Department in its own reviews of its research thrust, as well as to other reviewing bodies.The report encompasses the work of the twenty-four full-time staff across both the St. Albans and Footscray Park Campuses, together with that of several associated sessional staff and the postgraduate body of the School. The postgraduate body includes students conducting research within five professional coursework programs and within research degree programs. In summarising various dimensions of research activity, the report reflects a vibrant and progressive research culture with a commitment to a wide range of investigation, especially in the applied and professional areas in which the School has particular expertise. As the report conveys, diversity of research areas is a keynote, but concern with psychological processes involved in health, wellbeing, and social functioning predominate in the School’s overall research effort. Accordingly, much of this effort, since the University formed in 1992, has involved the forging and fostering of collaborative links and relationships with community and industry organisations, as well as with research groups in other universities. Such an approach is considered to be in strong resonance with the University’s Strategic Research Plan, which emphasises collaboration and industry connections in its conceptualisation of Key Research Areas. Accordingly, also, the School encourages exploration of innovative research methodologies, including qualitative and advanced multivariate approaches to complex psychological phenomena. A great deal of consolidating, background research development is thus ongoing. The outcomes of much of this work in progress are only just beginning to emerge. This research investment in depth of community relationships, in the relevance of professional psychology and in research innovation means that the School’s orientation to research, as well as to its other endeavours, is characterised by critique which includes social relevance as an important factor and by planning for the future. Presented first by the Report are the research interests of staff members and descriptions of major areas of research encompassed within the School. Specific research activities for 1998 are then outlined, under the heading of staff research outputs, postgraduate theses, and staff research grants. Finally the School's Research Colloquia, held weekly during each semester, are presented. Those interested in obtaining further information about research, coursework research, opportunities in the School are welcome to telephone me on 9919 2335. Warm thanks are extended to Ms Janine Jarski, Senior Administrative Officer, and Dr Keis Ohtsuka, Lecturer, for their assistance in the preparation of this report. Dr Suzanne Dean
CONTENTS1998 Staff Research InterestsMajor Departmental Research Areas Staff Research Outputs Postgraduate Research (Theses) Staff Research Grants Research Colloquia 1998 STAFF RESEARCH INTERESTS
Name Qualifications Research Interests
Dr Cynthia Fan
Dr Adrian Fisher BAppSc (WAIT)
Dr Gerard Kennedy DipClinHyp (ASH)
Social psychology; psychology of women & feminist psychology; environmental psychology; research methods.
Adolescent Risk-Taking Risk-taking among adolescents and youth is an important topic for researchers, given that young people’s health is most severely jeopardised by their own risky behaviours. In America, for example, mortality rate increases by 214 per cent from early (10 to 14 years) to late (15 to 19 years) adolescence, with intentional and unintentional injuries from behaviours such as dangerous driving and suicide attempts accounting for this increase. Adolescent mortality primarily arises not from disease but from preventable social, environmental, and behavioural factors such as risk-taking. Risk-taking research in Psychology at Victoria University includes consideration
of adolescent sexual risk, drug-taking risk, and gambling behaviour. A
new measure of adolescent risk-taking is being developed, in conjunction
with colleagues from Monash University. Several students have completed
Honours theses on risk-related topics, for example, Young adults’ perceptions
of the costs and benefits of using marijuana. Theoretical concepts around
conceptualisation of risk are being explored, for example concepts of positive
and negative risk-taking, and differences between reckless and rebellious
risk. Long-standing ideas about adolescent risk are being questioned, such
as the idea of perceived invulnerability as a unique characteristic of
adolescent risk-takers. Conceptions developed are being tested out in relation
to specific risks, for example in the prediction of safe sex behaviour.
A burgeoning area is the examination of gambling behaviour, particularly
among young people, and its relationship to social and cognitive factors.
Clinical Psychology Research in Clinical Psychology explores behaviour and experience relevant
to mental health issues and includes study of the broad spectrum from psychological
wellbeing to mental illness. At the latter end of the spectrum, research
can involve investigation of the developmental conditions (aetiology) or
community milieu of mental health problems, of cognitive, emotional and
social factors associated with mental health problems or various diagnostic
groups, or of aspects of the psychotherapeutic treatment of mental health
problems. At the other extreme, protective or preventive factors
can be explored or mental health promotion measures studied. In balance
with more traditional approaches, this Department has a special commitment
to Clinical Psychology research that takes into account the family and
community relationships of individuals and to research that flows from
psychodynamic or depth psychology theories. Similarly, innovation
is pursued in the development of qualitative methodologies, to complement
quantitative research designs. Well over forty separate staff and
postgraduate research studies in Clinical Psychology are currently active
in the Department, spanning a wide range of interests. Most of these
involve collaboration with government or non government mental health or
social welfare agencies and institutions beyond the university.
Community Psychology Community Psychology has its roots in such fields as community mental
health, organisational, applied social and more recently, environmental,
ecological and health psychology. Its unique identity is defined
through its recognition that the psychological well-being of individuals
cannot be understood in isolation from broader social contexts - hence
its focus on communities as the primary unit for understanding, research
and action. Research in this field recognises that all research efforts
are value-based, and typically utilises both qualitative and quantitative
methods of investigation, with an emphasis on empowerment and collaboration
in community-based research partnerships. Much of the community psychology
research activity conducted at Victoria University is therefore based in
field settings with community agencies, consumer groups and under-resourced
organisations. Examples of such settings include community mental
health outreach programs, feminist health services, self-help groups, migrant
communities and human service organisations in the midst of service redevelopments
such as privatisation and outsourcing. Research projects have been conducted
with homeless populations, sex workers and survivors of physical and sexual
abuse. Funding has been received for a range of undertakings designed
to improve access to health and welfare services, particularly in the Western
Suburbs of Melbourne.
Cross-Cultural Psychology Cross-cultural psychology seeks to understand the variety of human behaviour
as it emerges in the cultural context, to understand the development of
certain individual characteristics in relation to cultural factors, and
to understand what happens to individuals as their cultural system undergoes
significant change. Increasingly, cross-cultural research has investigated
what happens to individuals who have grown up in one cultural context when
they have to re-establish their lives in another one. Australia is
a multicultural society and Victoria University is located in an area with
a large number of migrants from non-English speaking backgrounds.
The areas of interest within the department include comparative studies
examining differences between the Anglo-Australian society with migrants
from Asia, especially China, Hong Kong and Vietnam, and Europe, including
Greece, Poland and Malta, in the areas of self-efficacy, life satisfaction,
parent-child relationship, romance and courtship norms, environmental concern,
attitude towards mental illness, coping, academic achievement and participation.
Another related area of research is research on the adaptation of migrants
and the research employs a theoretical framework which sees migrant adaptation
(e.g. employment destination, academic satisfaction, stress levels) as
a result of influences of contextual variables such as country of origin
and auspices of immigration, personal and situational factors such as social
self-efficacy, value systems, locus of control and social support.
The department places a great emphasis on the application of cross-cultural
and migrant research findings on the professional training of psychology
students and offers cross-cultural courses at the postgraduate level to
increase the awareness of psychology graduates in cross-cultural issues.
The courses offered include professional practice-multicultural issues,
cross-cultural counselling and also a theoretical course on cross-cultural
psychology.
Gambling According to the report compiled by the Tasmanian Gaming Commission, Australians wagered eighty billion dollars on all types of gambling activities in 1996-97. The average gambling expenditure per capita in Australia was $737. With the increase of gambling in Victoria, problem gambling has been identified as one of the major social and health problems that threaten our well being. Several staff have been active in gambling research and their research on Australian youth gambling is internationally recognised. Recent research conducted in this area includes studies of sex differences
in poker machine gambling, predictors of youth gambling frequency and problem
gambling, loneliness and women’s gambling, ‘illusion of control’ and gambling
among adolescents, a survey of changes in youth gambling patterns in the
western suburbs from 1996 -1998, and evaluation of a facility for counselling
problem gamblers. A project concerning gambling patterns in the Vietnamese-Australian
community is currently being conducted. There is great potential
for small and large projects to be developed by psychological researchers
in this under-studied field.
Health Psychology Health psychology is a new specialty area in psychology and a broad
field. The department has a number of staff working in this area.
Their research is both qualitative and quantitative in method and covers
a range of health psychology areas. Areas covered include adjustment
to illness and chronic illness such as diabetes, dermatitis and systemic
lupus erythematosus and investigation of psychological intervention and
therapy where illness or chronic illness is a major concern. Measurement
of psychological states in the health setting and the use of short assessment
measures to facilitate wellbeing is another research area. Further
the experience of health services or systems and patient provider relations
are part of the health psychology area as are health issues such as pain
and grief.
Indigenous Issues Several members of the department are also members of the APS Aboriginal
Issues Interest Group and a fourth year unit is offered on Aboriginal People
and Psychology. This has given rise to a new, small, but reasonably
active research interest in psychological aspects of indigenous issues.
The main focus has been on Aboriginal-White relations and recent and current
projects include the measurement of racist attitudes, Aboriginal-White
intermarriage, Aboriginality and the construction of difference, the dynamics
of guilt in Aboriginal-White relations, the psychology of apology and trans-generational
transmission of trauma. The Department has no plans to expand its
research profile in this area, but a modest level of continuing activity
expected.
Neuropsychology There is a wide range of active research interest in clinical neuropsychology
in the Department. Whilst much of this research is conceptualised
in a developmental framework and focuses on acquired and developmental
brain disorders in children and adolescents it also embraces several topics
in the adult part of the life span, increasingly the disorders of late
adulthood. Active research projects include some that are explicitly
aimed at developing or improving intervention (ie. treatment or rehabilitation)
for the brain impaired, as well as those that are oriented to a better
understanding of the characterisation of disorders. These research
programs are led by three staff members. Currently we have 13 postgraduate
students conducting research projects in conjunction with these staff members.
Specific research areas include, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,
dyslexia, nonverbal learning disorder, non insulin dependent diabetes,
head injury in adolescents, cognition in underweight adolescents, sundowning
behaviour in the elderly, memory assessment in acute adult brain disorder,
treatment programs for children with learning difficulties.
Organisational and Group Processes A number of staff in the Department have provided supervision of research
into various organisational and group development practices. The
major trends evident in this research are: measuring the activities of
organisational psychologists in government, industrial and consulting settings;
the development of corporate practices in local government; organisational
change management in the privatisation of public services; the application
of imagery training and reinforcement practices in (sports) team performance;
the application of counselling practices in organisational contexts and
approaches to team development and the application of aboriginal education
components in psychological education program. Research methodologies
which include secondary analysis of existing databases, in-depth qualitative
interviews, focus groups, action research, surveys and pre/post tests designs
have been applied. While these research supervisors have demonstrated
the capacity to service a wide range of research interests it is anticipated
that a more concentrated range of research tasks will be sponsored in the
future. The methodological flexibility demonstrated to date (eg.
quantitative and qualitative approaches) is likely to be applied to this
concentrated range of tasks in a manner which explores idiographic and
nomothetic postulates.
Sleep and Circadian Rhythms The Department has three staff who are active researchers in the area
of sleep, sleep disorders and circadian rhythms. Research has proceeded
in the Department’s two bedroom sleep laboratory with many overnight recordings
made of selected clinical populations such as insomniacs and people with
narcolepsy (a disorder of excessive daytime sleepiness). In addition,
students have been recruited to participate in studies on arousal thresholds
and decision-making during sleep inertia. The Department has also
acquired a number of wrist actigraphs (which continuously monitor activity)
and these sophisticated devices have provided interesting data in relation
to sleep/wake behaviour in people with a range of sleep disorders, children
waking to smoke alarms and sleep quality during menopause. The advantage
of wrist actigraphy is that it allows the monitoring of sleep/wake behaviour
while people go about their usual diurnal and nocturnal activities.
The Department’s sleep researchers are currently organising research into
zeitgebers (time cues) in the elderly and building on earlier work with
smoke alarms and the monitoring of treatment effects in people with narcolepsy.
STAFF RESEARCH OUTPUTS Books and Chapters Kapsalakis, A., Waniganayake, M., Nienhuys, T. & Morda, R. (1998). An international study of leadership in early childhood: The Australian perspective. Towards Understanding Leadership In Early Childhood Context (Cross Cultural Perspectives). Eds. Eeva Hujala and Anna-Maija Puroila. Oulu, Finland: Acta Universitatis Ouluensis. 110-127. Kennedy, G. (1998). Biological rhythms. Bases Neurobiologicas y Ecologicas de la Conducta. Eds. Margarita Martinez-Gomez and Jose Velazquez. Tlaxacala, Mexico: University of Tlaxacala, Metropolitan University, National University of Mexico, University of Veracruz. 117-152. Moore, S. & Rosenthal, D. (1998). Adolescent sexual behaviour. Teenage Sexuality: Health, Risk and Education. Eds. John Coleman and Debi Roker. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Harwood Academic Publishers. 35-57. Moore, S. & Rosenthal, D.(1998). Contemporary youths' negotiation of romance, love, sex and sexual disease. Romantic Love and Sexual Behaviour. Ed. Victor de Munck. Westport, Connecticut, USA: Praeger. 233-247. Rodriguez, L. (1998). El Decir Autista. Temas Cruciales y Las Psicosis En La Infancia. Ed. Anibal Leseree. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Atuel. 51-64. Wadsworth, Y. & Eckerman, E. (1998). Evaluation and enhancement of patient self-management: How can GPs enhance the self-care and self-treatment of their patients? An Anthology of Literature Reviews by GPEP Researchers. Ed. National Information Service of the General Practice Evaluation Program. Bedford Park: Flinders University of South Australia. 196-207. Wadsworth, Y. (1998). The U & I Project as an illuminative action research case story. The Essence of Action Research. Ed. Jennifer Angwin. Geelong: Deakin Centre for Education and Change, Faculty of Education, Deakin University. 25-36. Journal Articles Charman, D. (1998). The psychology of illness. The Australian Pharmacist, 17 (11), 731-736. Fan, C. & Mak, A. (1998). Measuring social self-efficacy in a culturally diverse student population. Social Behaviour and Personality, 26 (2): 131-144. Furlonger, B. (1998). An investigation of the career development of high school adolescents with hearing impairments in New Zealand. American Annals of the Deaf, 143 (3): 268-276. Fisher, A., Alder, J. & Avasalu, M. (1998). Lecturing performance appraisal criteria: Staff and student differences. Australian Journal of Education, 42 (2): 153-168. Furlonger, B. & Massa, D. (1998). Reading, bilingualism and deafness. Communicate: Journal of the National Foundation of the Deaf, 8 (2): 5-9. Furlonger, B. (1998). Issues involved in the identification and management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in a deaf adolescent. Deafness and Education, 22 (3): 24-29. Gridley, H, Moore, S., Higgins, J. & Johnson, K. (1998). Improving women's health care: The experiences of women patients and general practioners in the Western Region of Melbourne. Australian Journal of Primary Health – Interchange, 4 (3): 119-133. Gridley, H. (1998). Tolerance now. Australian Psychological Society Women and Psychology Newsletter, 10 (29): 17. Grimwade, J. (1998). Lang and McCallum on the black family is worth a third read: Siz ANZSFJ readers remember. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 19 (1): 30. Grimwade, J. (1998). Book review: child-centred play therapy (2nd ed) by Janet West. Journal of Family Studies, 4 (1): 117. Kostanski, M. & Gullone, E. (1998). Adolescent body image: relationship with self-esteem, anxiety and depression controlling for body mass. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 39 (2): 255-262. Moore, S., Barling, N., & Hood, B. (1998). Predicting testicular and breast self-examination behaviour: A test of the theory of reasoned action. Behaviour Change, 15 (1): 41-49. Quixley, H. & Kennedy, G. (1998). Theories of hypnosis: Do they meet Kuhn's criteria for the evaluation of scientific theories? Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypothesis, 26 (2): 85-103. Rodriguez, L. (1998). The mother, the child, the truth and the symptom. Analysis, 8: 56-58. Rosenthal, D., Gifford, S. & Moore, S. (1998). Safe sex or safe love: Competing discourses? AIDS Care, 10 (1): 35-48. Sanson, A., Augoustinos, M., Gault, U., Gridley, H., Kyrios, M., Reser, J. & Turner, C. (1998). Racism and prejudices: An Australian Psychological Society Position Paper. Australian Psychologist, 33: 161-182. Smith, A., de Visser, R., Akande, A., Rosenthal, D. & Moore, S. (1998). Australian and South African university undergraduates' HIV-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours. Archives of Sexual Behaviour, 27 (3): 279-294. Sonn, C. & Fisher, A. (1998). Sense of community: Community resilient responses to oppression and change. Journal of Community Psychology, 26 (5): 457-472. Wadsworth, Y. & Epstein, M. (1998). Building in dialogue between consumers and staff in acute mental health services. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 11 (4): 353-379. Wadsworth, Y. (1998). What is participatory action research? Action Research International, 1-17. Conference Publications Alder, J. & Pearce, J. (1998). Adoption of consultation recommendations, organisational variables and occupational health and safety performance in a manufacturing industry. Australian Journal of Psychology: Combined Abstracts of 1998 Australian Psychology Conferences. Ed. Alison Garton. Melbourne: Australian Psychological Society, 111. Dean, S. & Brown, P. (1998). Assessment as an intervention in a population affected by multiple traumas: The child and adolescent forensic setting. Abstracts of 14th International Congress: Trauma and Recovery: International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions. Ed. Per-Anders Rydelius. Stockholm, Sweden: International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, 13. Dean, S. (1998). Outcomes of Clinical outcome research: What can we learn to benefit families? Combined Abstract of 1998 Australian Psychology Conferences: Australian Journal of Psychology, Vol. 50 (Supplement). Ed. Boris Crassini. Melbourne: The Australian Psychological Society, 80. Dean, S. (1998). Recovery researched? Challenges to the validity of evaluation in child and adolescent psychotherapy. Abstracts of 14th International Congress: Trauma and Recovery: International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions. Ed. Per-Anders Rydelius. Stockholm, Sweden: International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, 37. Gridley, H., Hood, B. & Egan, R. (1998). Women and depression: Assessing congruence between women's constructions of depression and those of service providers in Melbourne's Western Suburbs. Australian Journal of Psychology: Supplement, Vol. 50. Combined Abstracts of 1998 Australian Psychology Conferences. Ed. Alison Garton. Melbourne: Australian Psychological Society, 88. Gridley, H., Ryan, M. & Walker, R. (1998). I thought I'd outgrown all this, but... nostalgia, continuity and disillusionment: From World of Sport to the Footy Show. Bulletin of Sport and Culture, Vol. 15. Melbourne: 8-9. Hanley, F., Rice, J. & Dean, S. (1998). The framed potential space: A qualitative study of the social interaction facilitating the life-model's work. Combined Abstracts of 1998 Australian Psychology Conferences, Australian Journal of Psychology, 50 (Supplement). Ed. Boris Crassini. Carlton South: The Australian Psychological Society, 23. Jacob, J. & Ohtsuka, K. (1998). Gender-role flexibility among children: Interactive discussion and implications for education to promote egalitarianism. Australian Journal of Psychology, Vol. 50 (Supplement). Ed. Boris Crassini. Carlton South: The Australian Psychological Society, 95. Johnson, K., Gridley, H., Moore, S. & Higgins, J. (1998). Women and professional power: action research on the experiences of women patients and general practitioners in the Western Region of Melbourne. Australian Journal of Psychology, Supplement, Vol. 50. Combined Abstracts of 1998 Australian Psychology Conferences. Ed. Alison Garton. Melbourne: Australian Psychological Society, 96. Jones, L. & Gridley, H. (1998). Psychologist supervision: An overview of recent research. Australian Journal of Psychology, Supplement, Vol. 50. Combined Abstracts of 1998 Australian Psychology Conferences. Ed. Alison Garton. Melbourne: Australian Psychological Society, 96. Mitrevski, V. & Ohtsuka, K. (1998). Employer type-A behaviour, role ambiguity and role conflict as predictors of occupational stress. Australian Journal of Psychology, Vol. 50 (Supplement). Ed. Boris Crassini. Carlton South: The Australian Psychological Society, 105. Moore, S. & Ohtsuka, K. (1998). Control over gambling: solution or problem? Responsible Gambling: A Future Winner. Proceedings of the 8th National Association for Gambling Studies Conference. Eds. Greg Coman, Barry Evans and Rob Wooton. Adelaide: The National Association for Gambling Studies, 259-267. Ohtsuka, K., Galatsis, M., Ireland, J., Cowell, B. & Mirak, M. (1998). Venturesomeness and impulsiveness as predictors of marijuana, alcohol and tobacco consumption. Australian Journal of Psychology, Vol. 50 (Supplement). Ed. Boris Crassini. Carlton South: The Australian Psychological Society, 108. Saunders, W. (1998). Community decision making in the face of bushfire. Australasian Fire Authorities Council Conference Proceedings. Hobart: Australasian Fire Authorities Council, 123-139. Saunders, W. (1998). Comparison of behaviour in building and bushfire emergencies. Human Behaviour in Fire, Proceedings of the First International Symposium. Ed. Jim Shields. Belfast, Northern Ireland: University of Ulster, 181-190. Vella, S., Kernaghan, Jenny & Ohtsuka, K. (1998). Youth unemployment: Predicting locus of control, self-esteem, learning abilities and future life expectations from the length of unemployment and quality of family relationships. Australian Journal of Psychology, Vol. 50 (Supplement). Ed. Boris Crassini. Carlton South: The Australian Psychological Society, 124. Wadsworth, Y. (1998). Coming to the table: Some conditions for achieving consumer-focused evaluation of human services by service providers and service users. N/A. Ed. John Wilson. Canberra: Australasian Evaluation Society, 11-29. Wadsworth, Y. (1998). Coming to the table: some conditions for achieving client-focused evaluation of human services by service providers and service users. Proceedings Vol. 2 of the 1998 International Conference of the Australasian Evaluation Society. Australasian Evaluation Society, 661-682. Other Public Output Baker, J., Beckwith, J., Gridley, H., Loughnan, P. & Vidler, H. (August, 1998). A Submission to the Victorian Government Ministerial Advisory Committee on Women's Health. Melbourne: Australian Psychological Society. Bloomfield, L. & Kennedy, G. (August, 1998). Sick to death of being a man: The relationship between the division of labour and health risk behaviour and its effect on men's health. Melbourne: College of Health Psychologists. Bruck, D. & Kennedy, G. (April, 1998). Nocturnal disturbances in narcolepsy: Overview of recent findings. Melbourne: Narcolepsy and Overwhelming Daytime Sleep Society. Butterworth, I. & Fisher, A. (September, 1998). Work environmental education and urban heritage: A community psychology perspective. Psychology Department Colloquium, Ballarat University. Dean, S. (April, 1998). Out of the woods? Where can we begin in partnership? Melbourne: Australian Association of Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health - Victorian Group. Dean, S. (December, 1998). Evidence Based Psychotherapy: How Valid is the Evidence? Melbourne: College of Clinical Psychologists. Furlonger, B. (June, 1998). Listening in awe to the figures on deafness. Nexus. Melbourne: Victoria University, (21) 6. Goodrick, D. (October, 1998). Analysing Qualitative Data. Workshop Package. Melbourne: Australian Psychological Society, 1-24. Gridley, H. (February, 1998). Social issues kernot connection. In Psych. Melbourne: Australian Psychological Society, (1) 8. Gridley, H., Beckwith, J., Strong, P. & Wisniewski, D. (May, 1998). Australian Psychological Society submission to the regulatory review of the affirmative action (Equal Opportunity for Women) Act 1986. Melbourne: Australian Psychological Society Women and Psychology Interest Group. Gridley, H., Bell, G., Levingston, B. & Carling, M. (November, 1998). A submission to the Commission of Inquiry into abuse of children in Queensland institutions. Melbourne: Australian Psychological Society. Gridley, H., Campbell A., Katz, I., Szarski, L., Sutton, J., Bowles, T., Milne, J., Atkinson, E. & Champion, P. (February, 1998). Australian Psychological Society submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission Issues Paper 22. Melbourne: Australian Psychological Society. Gridley, H., Loughnan, P. & Hocking, D. (March, 1998). Getting started as women in psychology. Parkville: Australian Psychological Society. Kapsalakis, A. (July, 1998). Toddler tantrums: Some helpful hints. Living In Port Phillip Magazine. Port Phillip: APA Publishing, (2) 20. Kennedy, G. (July, 1998). Insomnia and circadian rhythm sleep disturbances. Melbourne: Monash Sleep Unit, Monash Medical Centre. Kennedy, G. & Bruck, D. (April, 1998). Self-help techniques for improving sleep quality. The Reveille. Melbourne: Narcolepsy and Overwhelming Daytime Sleep Society of Australia, 43 (1) 8-9. Kennedy, G. & Bruck, D. (April, 1998). Self-help techniques for improving sleep quality and duration. Melbourne: Narcolepsy and Overwhelming Daytime Sleep Society. Kostanski, M. (June, 1998). Children's body image dissatisfaction begins in the playground. Nexus. Melbourne: Victoria University, 8 (16) 7. Moore, S. (March, 1998). Interviewed by Norman Swan on 'Life Matters' regarding adolescent sexuality. Melbourne: ABC Radio National. Moore, S. (August, 1998). Adolescent Gambling. Ballarat University. Saunders, W. (August, 1998). The Impact of public and employee behaviour on emergency response plans. Corporate Risk. South Melbourne: Association of Risk and Insurance Managers of Australia, (8) 28-36. Wadsworth, Y. (October, 1998). Why CD? (Community Development) Why then? Why now? Why us? Barton, Casey, Peninsular and Victoria University TAFEs. Wadsworth, Y. (November, 1998). Systems Thinking About User Responsiveness. Australasian Evaluation Society. Wadsworth, Y. (March, 1998). Stories from the field - Some recent research in the West. Victoria University. Wadsworth, Y. & Epstein, M. (February, 1998). What have we learned from the U and I project? Victoria University. Wadsworth, Y. & Epstein, M. (June, 1998). What is consumer research? - Developing a consumer discourse. Consumer Health Research Study Group. Wadsworth, Y. & O'Brien, J. (August, 1998). What would it take for hospital staff to wait to seek consumer feedback? Action Research Issues. Seminar/Internal Working Paper Goodrick, D. (1998). A Handbook to Support Sessional Staff. Seminar/Internal Working Paper. Kennedy, G. (1998). Hypnotic Treatment of the Parasomnias, Nightmares, Sleepwalking and Sleep Terror Disorders: A Case Study Approach. Seminar/Internal Working Paper. Wadsworth, Y. (1998). One Way Student Feedback - Should We Do Anything Else? Seminar/Internal Working Paper. Wadsworth, Y. & Epstein, M. (1998). The Chicken and the Egg - Of Human Services Confidence/Quality and Consumer Feedback. The U and I Project as a Case Study. Seminar/Internal Working Paper. Other Reviews Wadsworth, Y. (1998). Review of Selener, Daniel, Participatory Action Research and Social Change. Evaluation Journal of Australia, 10 (1 and 2): 87-90. Wadsworth, Y. (1998). Review of Selener, Daniel, Documenting, Evaluating and Learning From Our Development Projects: A Participatory Systematization Workbook. Evaluation Journal of Australia. 10 (1 and 2): 87-90. Conference Presentations Alder, J. & Costa, L. (October, 1998). Stakeholder characteristics associated with differences in performance ratings. Australian Evaluation Society: 1998 International Conference. Melbourne. Alder, J., Fisher, A. & Avasalu, M. (October, 1998). Lecturing performance appraisal criteria: staff and student differences. Australian Evaluation Society: 1998 International Conference, Melbourne. Anastassiou, M. (November, 1998). Anomie or the rediscovery of community: Student circles as an approach to peer support. 2nd National Conference of the First Year Experience of University, Perth. Brennan, P. & Bruck, D. (September, 1998). Residential fire fatalities, characteristics of older and younger adults. Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference, Melbourne. Bruck, D. & Kennedy, G. (October, 1998). Assessment of stimulant effects in narcolepsy using activity monitoring. 10th Australasian Sleep Association Conference, Bondi. Bruck, D. & Pisani, D. (October, 1998). Sleep inertia and decision making. Australasian Sleep Association Annual Scientific Conference, Bondi. Bruck, D. & Pisani, D. (September, 1998). Sleep inertia and decision making. Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference, Melbourne. Butterworth, I. & Fisher, A. (December, 1998). Urban environmental
action: A community psychology perspective. 11th Conference on People and
the Physical Environment Research, Sydney.
Carey, E. & Kostanski, M. (September, 1998). Self as subject. 33rd Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Melbourne. Charman, D. (May, 1998). Personality, atopic dermatitis and clinic utilization. 31st Annual Meeting of the Australasian College of Dermatologists, Melbourne. Clark, T. & Dowling, P. (October, 1998). Whipple's Disease: A case study with neuropsychological follow-up. APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists National Conference, Lorne. Dean, S. (September, 1998). Flexibility and diversity in clinical psychology: Can we respond to the call of the future. Australian Psychological Society 33rd Annual Conference, Melbourne. Dean, S. (September, 1998). Bringing together practice and research in infant, child, adolescent and family clinical psychology. Australian Psychological Society 33rd Annual Conference, Melbourne. Dean, S. (September, 1998). Flexibility and diversity in clinical psychology: What is the issue? Australian Psychological Society 33rd Annual Conference, Melbourne. Dean, S. (July, 1998). Approaches to understanding the narrative of experience: Research and practice assisting families. Third National Conference on Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Sydney. Dean, S. (September, 1998). Critical future issues for infant, child, adolescent and family clinical psychologists across Australia. Australian Psychological Society 33rd Annual Conference, Melbourne. Dean, S. & Tisher, M. (August, 1998). Facilitating creative and meaningful relationships in old age. International council of Psychologists 56th Annual Convention, Melbourne. Dowling, P. (October, 1998). Workshop: The new editions of the WAIS-III and WMS-III: How will the revisions in these tests impact on neuropsychological practice. APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists National Conference, Lorne. Emmerson, G. (November, 1998). Ego-state therapy: A powerful brief therapy. Ego-state therapy: A powerful brief therapy, Sydney. Emmerson, G. (February, 1998). Hypnotherapy training: A diplomatic course. Hypnotherapy training: A diplomatic course, Melbourne. Emmerson, G. (October, 1998). Ego-state therapy: A powerful brief therapy. Ego-state therapy: A powerful brief therapy, Melbourne. Fan, C. (April, 1998). The sociological and psychological adaptation of Chinese migrant adolescents in Australia and Canada. Society of Australasian Social Psychology Conference, Christchurch. Ferrara, G. & Goodrick, D. (October, 1998). The utility of mixing methods. Australian Psychological Society 33rd National Conference, Melbourne. Fisher, A., Alder, J. & Avasalu, M. (October, 1998). Lecturing performance
appraisal criteria: Staff and student differences. Australasian Evaluation
Society 1998 International Conference, Melbourne.
Goodrick, D. (October, 1998). Validity in qualitative research: Debates that will not dwindle. Australian Psychological Society 33rd National Conference, Melbourne. Graham, A. (November, 1998). Rorschach interpretation. Psychologists seminar: North West Area Mental Health Service, Melbourne. Graham, A, Reser, J., Scuderi, C., Smith, M., Turley, B. & Zubrick, S. (September, 1998). Suicide and suicide prevention: An Australian Psychological Society Discussion Paper. The Mental Health Services Conference, Hobart. Graham, A. & Scuderi, C. (September, 1998). Psychologists involvement with and response to the issue of suicide in Australia. 33rd Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Melbourne. Gridley, H. (April, 1998). The impact of work stress on families and family relationships. ACTU National CHS Conference: Stress at Work - Not What We Bargained For, Melbourne. Gridley, H., Hood, B. & Egan, R. (September, 1998). Women and depression: Assessing congruence between women's constructions of depression and those of service providers in Melbourne's Western Suburbs. Australian Psychological Society 34th Annual Conference, Melbourne. Gridley, H., Moore, S., Johnson, K. & Higgins, J. (July, 1998). Project Hippocrates: Researching sexually intrusive medical practice. Second Australian and New Zealand Conference on Professional Misconduct, Exploiting and Offending, Melbourne. Gridley, H., Ryan, M. & Walker, R. (June, 1998). I thought I'd outgrown all this but ... nostalgia continuity and disillusionment: From World of Sport and Footy Show. Football and Culture, Melbourne. Grimwade, J. (September, 1998). Emergence and family therapy: Wisdom of some psychoanalytic elders in interview about family therapy. Australian Family Therapy Conference, Brisbane. Grimwade, J. (August, 1998). Wisdom of some elders: The surviving psychoanalytic influences in the practices of family therapists. 56th International Congress of Psychology, Melbourne. Grimwade, J. & Dean, S. (November, 1998). The lingering sadness of before: A report of research in progress on referral and intake. Marooondah CAMHS Conference, Knox. Grimwade, J. & Dean, S. (July, 1998). In the beginning: Qualitative research in progress of referral and intake in child and adolescent mental health services. 2nd National Conference on Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Sydney. Hanley, F., Rice, J. & Dean, S. (April, 1998). The framed potential space: A qualitative study of the social interaction facilitating the life-model's work. 27th Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychology, Christchurch. Johnson, K., Gridley, H., Moore, S. & Higgins, J. (September, 1998). Women and professional power: Action research on the experiences of women patients and general practitioners in the Western Region of Melbourne. Australian Psychological Society 34th Annual Conference, Melbourne. Jones, L. & Gridley, H. (September, 1998). Psychologist supervision:
An overview of recent research. Australian Psychological Society 34th Annual
Conference, Melbourne.
Kostanski, M. & Gullone, E. (July, 1998). Body image and eating behaviours in childhood dieting, what does it mean. World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies. Acapulco, Mexico. Kostanski, M. & Gullone, E. (July, 1998). Teasing socialisation and role modelling as correlates of dieting in childhood. World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies. Acapulco, Mexico. Moore, S. (November, 1998). Youth gambling forum - Panel member. National Association of Gambling Studies, Adelaide. Moore, S. (November, 1998). Women and gambling. National Association of Gambling Studies, Adelaide. Moore, S. (October, 1998). Characteristics, attitudes and risk behaviours of men who visit female sex workers. Fifth HIV/AIDS and Society Conference, Sydney. Moore, S. & Ohtsuka, K. (February, 1998). The 'magic' of youth gambling. 7th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence. San Diego, USA. Ohtsuka, K. (November, 1998). Unanswered questions on youth gambling. In K. Ohtsuka (Moderator and Panel Discussant), Panel: Youth Gambling. Symposium conducted at the National Association for Gambling Studies Practitioners Conference, Adelaide, South Australia. Ohtsuka, K. & Maddern, R. (June, 1998). Youth gambling in Australia. 12th National Conference on Problem Gambling. Las Vegas, USA. Ohtsuka, K. & Maddern, R. (November, 1998). Youth gambling in Australia - Update. National Association for Gambling Studies Practitioners Conference, Adelaide. Ohtsuka, K. & Moore, S. (June, 1998). Illusion of control and youth gambling in Australia. 12th National Conference on Problem Gambling. Las Vegas, USA. Rodriguez, L. (September, 1998). The child of psychoanalysis. Workshop on Psychoanalysis with Children, Melbourne. Rodriguez, L. (June, 1998). Family complexes fifty years later. Biannual Conference of the Australian Centre for Psychoanalysis in the Freudian Field, Melbourne. Rodriguez, L. (July, 1998). The mother, the child, the truth and the symptom. Tenth International Encounter of the Freudian Field. Barcelona, Spain. Sanson, A. & Gridley, H. (March, 1998). Social justice perspectives on cultural competency. First National Mini Conference on Indigenous Content in the Psychology Curriculum, Perth. Saunders, W. (August, 1998). Comparison of behaviour in building and bushfire emergencies. Human Behaviour in Fire. Belfast, Northern Ireland. Saunders, W. (November, 1998). Community decision making in the face of bushfire. Australasian Fire Authorities Council, Hobart. Saunders, W. (June, 1998). Behavioural determinants and emergency situations. 3rd Emergencies '98, Sydney. Sonn, C., Bustello, S. & Fisher, A. (July, 1998). Sense of community and adaptation: A different way to understand migrant adaptation. Global Perspectives: Local Actions, 6th Australia-Aotearoa/New Zealand Community Psychology Conference. Hamilton, New Zealand. Strubel, B. & Moore, S. (April, 1998). The influence of sex-roles on dating behaviour in adolescents. Society for Australasian Social Psychologists. Christchurch, New Zealand. Trevorrow, K. & Moore, S. (April, 1998). The role of loneliness and social isolation in women's electronic gaming machine gambling. Society for Australasian Social Psychologists. Christchurch, New Zealand. Tucker, A. (August, 1998). Cognitive function in Type 2 diabetes. First Australian National Symposium on Diabetes and Psychology, Melbourne. Tucker, A. (October, 1998). Clinical neuropsychological practice across cultures: Issues and challenges. APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists National Conference, Lorne. Wadsworth, Y. (October, 1998). Coming to the table - some conditions for achieving client-focused evaluation of human services by service-providers and service-users. Australasian Evaluation Society 1998 International Conference, Melbourne. Wadsworth, Y. (September, 1998). Engaging the client in the consultative process: Consumer feedback in a mental health organisation. Australian Psychological Society 33rd Annual Conference, Melbourne. Wadsworth, Y. (December, 1998). Psychology meets sociology in the effort to change human services practice. The Australian Sociological Association Annual Conference, Brisbane. Wadsworth, Y. & Epstein, M. (February, 1998). Changing systems, changing research - the lessons from trying to build consumer evaluation into acute psychiatric services. Social Research Social Change – Annual Conference of the Australian Association of Social Research, Ballarat. Wigan, M. & Fisher, A. (October, 1998). Evaluating research supervision: Differing perspectives on power. Australasian Evaluation Society 1998 International Conference, Melbourne. Worthen, B., Jones S. & Goodrick, D. (June, 1998). What are we really learning and not learning from our evaluation journals. Canadian Evaluation Society Annual Conference. Newfoundland, Canada. Staff (PhD) Theses (not at VUT) Kapsalakis, A. 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on the Responses of Residents Affects by the Fires, 80 pp.
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH (THESES) PhD/ Masters by Research Candidate Thesis Title Supervisor
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) Candidate Thesis Title Supervisor
Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) Candidate Thesis Title Supervisor
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) Candidate Thesis Title Supervisor
Master of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) Candidate Thesis Title Supervisor
Master of Applied Psychology (Community Psychology) Candidate Thesis Title Supervisor
Master of Applied Psychology (Sport Psychology) Candidate Thesis Title Supervisor
Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology (Community) Candidate Thesis Title Supervisor
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STAFF RESEARCH GRANTS FOR 1998
Department of Psychology Special Grant Kennedy, G.
Faculty of Arts Quantum Charman, D.
VUT Seeding Grants
RESEARCH COLLOQUIA
Semester 1, 1998 Date Week Name of presenter Title of presentation
RESEARCH COLLOQUIA
Semester 2, 1998 Date Week Name of presenter Title of presentation
August 18
August 25
September 1
September 15
September 22
October 6 11 Dr. Bernadette Hood
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3N12/Manuals/Research Report 1998
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