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School of Psychology

Murdoch School of Psychology Research Seminar Series

(Semester 2, 2009)

The seminar series is convened by Dr Tim Kurz, any queries can be directed to him at  t.kurz@murdoch.edu.au or 9360 2986

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Semester Week

Date

Speaker

Topic

Venue

0

Thursday 30th July (12.30-1.30pm)
*Note special time/day*

Dr Lucy Asher (Royal Veterinary College, UK)

THIS WILL BE A JOINT SEMINAR WITH VBS

Behavioural organisation and animal welfare

Senate Conference Room

 

1

Tues 4th August (1.30-2.30)
*Note special day

Paul Hanna (University of Brighton, UK)

“Take only photos, leave only footprints”: the ethical consumption of global tourism

Senate Room

1`

Fri 7th August
(1.30-2.30pm)

Prof Pieter Kroonenberg (Leiden University, The Netherlands)

Multivariate analysis in practice

Senate Conference Room

2

Friday 14th August (1.30-3.00pm)

Post grads (supervisor)
Geraldine O’Brien (Prof Iain Walker)

Sarah Schubert (Dr Chris Lee and Prof Peter Drummond)


Katie Brocx (Prof Peter Drummond & Phil Stumbles)


Organ transplantation and adherence to medical regimes: The role of gratitude.

EMDR: The necessity of eye movements, the effectiveness of different eye movement tasks, and an examination of alterations in autonomic tone.

Relaxation Treatments for Atopic Dermatitis.

Loungeroom, Club Murdoch

4

Friday 28th Aug (1.30pm-2.30pm)

Guy Hall (School of Law, Murdoch University)

The psychology of restorative justice: reducing trauma amongst victims and re-offending amongst perpetrators.

Loungeroom, Club Murdoch

6

Friday 11th Sep  (1.30-3.00)

Post grads (supervisor)
Stuart Watson (Prof Bonnie Barber & Dr Suzanne Dziurawiec)

Karina Annear (Prof Bonnie Barber)


Rosalyn Snyder
(Dr Marjorie Collins & Dr Angela Ebert)


The effect of peer influence on financial behaviour and its effect academic well-being

An investigation into the contribution of extra-curricular activity participation to the life satisfaction of Western Australian high school students

A theory of everything - the triple world triple realm nature of life.

Senate Conference Room

8

 

Friday 25th Sep
(1.30-2.30pm)

Post grads (supervisor)
Paul Norman
 (Dr Marjorie Collins & Dr Angela Ebert)

Roberto Parraga-Martin
 (Dr Natalie Jackson)


Metacognitive awareness and emotional regulation

 

Bicultural Emotional Fragmentation, Dissonance and Therapy

Senate Conference Room

10

Friday 9th Oct (1.30-2.30pm)

Dr Virginia Braun (University of Auckland, NZ)

“Designer Vaginas”: Medicalisation and pathologisation of the female body

Senate Conference Room

14

Friday 6th  Nov (1.30-2.30pm)

Prof Gillian Rhodes (University of Western Australia)

Adaptation and aftereffects in normal and disordered face perception

Loungeroom, Club Murdoch

15 Friday 13th Nov Professor Michael Dunne (Queensland University of Technology) The contribution of childhood adversity to depression, suicidality and anxiety among East Asian adolescents Loungeroom, Club Murdoch

16

Friday 20th Nov (1.30-2.30pm)

Dr Tim Kurz (Murdoch University)

The social psychology of climate change

Loungeroom, Club Murdoch

 

All Welcome!