Associate Professor Melanie Takarangi
Associate Professor
College of Education, Psychology and Social Work
My research focuses on the cognitive processes—particularly how people remember personal experiences—that influence psychological health and well-being. I have a particular interest in populations who are vulnerable based on their exposure to stress and/or trauma, and in developing pathways for people that improve well-being and adaptive functioning in everyday life.
My research focuses on the cognitive processes—particularly how people remember personal experiences—that influence psychological health and well-being. I have a particular interest in populations who are vulnerable based on their exposure to stress and/or trauma, and in developing pathways for people that improve well-being and adaptive functioning in everyday life.
Flinders University Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Higher Degree by Research Supervision, 2019
B. Wadham, M. Takarangi, A. Harvey and L. Andrewartha (La Trobe University), B. West (UniSA), L. Burd (University of Newcastle), M. Wyatt-Smith (Australian Student Veterans Association: “Australian universities and educational equity for student veterans” National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education Research Grant ($36,230), 2019-2020.
B. Wadham, M. Takarangi and A. Paterson: “Higher education pathways for younger veterans” Department of Veterans' Affairs' (DVA) Supporting Younger Veterans Grant ($157,000), 2019-2020.
C. Semmler (University of Adelaide), S. Banks (University of South Australia), S. Darvish (ElectroAutoMedics), M. Takarangi, R. Nixon (Flinders University), B. Pincombe, N. Gordon, D. Booth, R. Heyer, D. Yau, P. Aquilina, S. Yiu (Defence Science and Technology Group). “Human-Machine interfaces for detecting, monitoring and managing psychological stress” Defence Innovation Partnership Collaborative Research Fund ($150,000), 2019-2020.
R. Zajac, M. Garry, R. Nash and M. Takarangi: “The secret life of traumatic memories” Marsden Fund (NZ) Grant ($695,000), 2018-2020.
M. Takarangi, D. Strange and R. Nixon:“How we remember and misremember traumatic experiences.” Australian Research Council Discovery Project DP14102661 ($284,000), 2014-2016.
Higher Degree by Research Coordinator (elsewhere known as Associate Dean), College of Education, Psychology & Social Work
My research draws on experimental paradigms and theory from clinical psychology and cognitive science in order to understand real-life situations in which memory distortion can be maladaptive. I am particularly interested in autobiographical memory for negative and traumatic experiences, and intrusive and involuntary memories. I am also interested in attitudes towards wrongful conviction, expectancy effects, the relationship between alcohol, crime and memory, and other legal implications of memory distortion.
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