Colloquium program semester 1, 2013
1:00pm - 1:50pm, Social Sciences North Building, Room 241 (New location)
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
March 14 | Dr Ryan Balzan, School of Psychology, Flinders University | The role of cognitive biases in the development, maintenance and treatment of delusions |
March 21 | Dr Helena Chui School of Psychology, Flinders University | Social partners and momentary affect in the oldest-old |
April 4 | Professor Geoff Cumming, Emeritus Professor, School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University | The New Statistics: Why, How, and Where Next? Prof. Cumming will also be presenting a workshop entitled 'The New Statistics: Estimation and Meta-Analysis for Better Research' for post-graduate students and interested staff on Friday 5 April, 9am - 1pm (Room TBA) |
April 11 | Professor Paul Arbon, Director, Flinders University Disaster Research Centre | Can you prevent disaster? |
May 2 | Professor Michelle Moulds, School of Psychology, University of New South Wales | The influence of rumination on memories of negative and positive events in depression A simple lunch will be served in the Staff Common Room (SSN) immediately after the colloquium for those who wish to continue discussion Prof. Moulds will also be presenting a workshop for post-graduate students and interested staff on Friday 3 May (Details TBA) |
May 9 | Dr Emma Baker, Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning (CHURP), University of Adelaide | Housing as a determinant of health: Developing an Australian evidence base A simple lunch will be served in the Staff Common Room (SSN) immediately after the colloquium for those who wish to continue discussion |
| May 23 | Dr Helen Askell-Williams, Director, Flinders Educational Futures Research Institute, Flinders University | Quality of implementation of a school mental health initiative and changes over time in students' social and emotional competencies |
| May 30 | Dr Junwen Chen, School of Psychology, Flinders University | The effect of video feedback on social anxiety |
| June 6 | Mr Tom Nehmy, School of Psychology, Flinders University | Can multiple psychopathologies be prevented with a single prevention program? A controlled evaluation of the "Healthy Minds" program |
Convenor: Dr Julie Robinson (08) 8201 2395
Colloquium program semester 2, 2013
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
July 26 | Dr Michael Gradisar, School of Psychology, Flinders University | Dealing with the trials and tribulations of the media |
August 2 | Introducing three "new" PhD students: | Belinda Bury, Clare Holmes, and Gorica Micic, School of Psychology, Flinders University |
August 9 | Dr Nicole Thomas, Post-doctoral fellow, School of Psychology, Flinders University | Eye movements and biases in attention |
August 16 | Prof Jason McCarley, School of Psychology, Flinders University | The distracted lane-keeping effect: Should we be reassured or more concerned? |
August 30 | Introducing three new PhD students: | Nicola Guerin, Ashleigh Haynes, and Charlotte Tottman, School of Psychology, Flinders University |
September 6 | Dr Michelle Arnold, School of Psychology, Flinders University | It's context all the way down |
September 13 | Dr Kelly Steelman-Allen, Post-doctoral fellow, School of Psychology, Flinders University | Modelling the control of visual attention in dynamic workspaces |
October 11 | Assoc Prof Nathan Consedine, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand | Getting out of diapers: A capacity based view of (lifespan) emotional development |
| October 18 | Introducing three new PhD students: | Anne-Marie Coughlin, Nathan Leggett, and Rachel Andrew, School of Psychology, Flinders University |
| October 25 | Introducing three new PhD students: | Rie Kubota, Paul Lewis, and Stacey Taylor-Aldridge, School of Psychology, Flinders University |
November Date TBC | Prof Dr Peter Brugger, Head, Neuropsychology Unit, Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Zurich | TBC |
Convenor: Dr Julie Robinson (08) 8201 2395

