School of Psychology

Dr. Suzanne Dziurawiec

Coordinator of Postgraduate Research
Senior Lecturer

RESEARCH:
Developmental psychology, infant perception & cognition; perception of unfamiliar objects.

ACTIVITIES:
Dr Dziurawiec is currently engaged in collaborative work with colleagues at the University of Aberdeen in research into the perception of unfamiliar objects. She is also collaborating on research projects focusing on the social and cultural needs of women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and on the improvement of health of these women and their children, as well as on a project investigating the significance of the family meal for adolescent well-being.

TEACHING:
Conceptual Issues in Psychology, Human Development and Family Relations & Social Development

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

• Tilbury, F., Gallegos, D., Abernethie, L. & Dziurawiec, S. (2007, in press). ‘Sperm milkshakes with poo sprinkles’:  the challenges of identifying family meals practices through an on-line survey with adolescents. International Journal of Social Research Methodology.
  
  
  
• Covic, T., Roufeil, L. & Dziurawiec, S. (2007). Community beliefs about childhood obesity: its causes, consequences and potential solutions. Journal of Public Health,29, 123-131.
  
  
  
• Dziurawiec, S. & Deregowski, J.B. (2007). The perceptual effect of eyespots: Or the devil may seem closer than she really is. Australian Journal of Psychology, 59, 101-107.
  
  
  
• Dziurawiec, S., Tilbury, F., Gallegos, D. & Abernethie, L. (2007). The demise of the family meal:  Evidence from the Antipodes. Proceedings of the 6th Annual Conference of the Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences. Honolulu.
  
  
  
• Geddes, K. & Dziurawiec, S. (2007). Adolescent regulation of strong emotions: Age and gender differences.  Proceedings of the 6th Annual Conference of the Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences.  Honolulu.
  
  
  

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