Alexandra Parker
Orygen Youth Health Research Centre
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Amanda Spink
Queensland University of Technology
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information behavior
information seeking
information foraging
information organisation
information use
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Art Stukas
La Trobe University
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I am a social psychologist who was trained
in the grand tradition of Kurt Lewin, to be focused on using experimental
social psychological theories and methods to address questions of practical
and societal importance. Similar to Lewin, I see behaviour as a function
of both the person and the environment. Generally speaking, my work focuses on how
people's beliefs and expectations about the self, others, and the social
world guide their perceptions and their behaviour. My colleagues and I
have examined such varied behaviors as the presentation of self (in social
interaction, in therapy and in close relationships), engagement in community
service, and ways to reduce stigma and prejudice.
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Barbara Masser
The University of Queensland
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Beatrice Alba
Macquarie University
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Blake McKimmie
University of Queensland
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I am interested in the following areas of jury decision-making: the influence of gender- and ethnicity-based stereotypes on evaluations of defendants, victims, and experts, particularly how these stereotypes influence thinking about case evidence; the influence of different modes of evidence presentation on the evaluation of witnesses and defendants, especially in terms of comparing video presentation to other formats; the impact of demeanor evidence on evaluations of witness believability; the influence of jury deliberation on verdicts; and perceptions of sentencing adequacy.
I am also interested in group membership and attitude-behaviour relations: the role of group membership in the arousal and reduction of cognitive dissonance; and the prediction of behaviour in scenarios of differing risk levels, particularly in relation to avian influenza. Finally I am interested in the ways in which group membership impacts on thinking about the self; this area is primarily focused on how group membership influences coping with stress.
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Cassie Govan
Sweeney Research
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Cassie has an Honours degree in Psychology from UNSW and a PhD in Psychology from Macquarie University. Prior to joining Sweeney Research, she was a Research Associate at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.
Her academic research focused on the measurement and structure of attitudes (especially attitudes around socially sensitive issues). Other areas of Cassie's academic research included persuasive communications, internet-based communications, negotiation, social exclusion/ostracism and influences on decision-making.
Cassie now works at Sweeney Research and specialises in Social and Government Research with a focus on social marketing campaign research (e.g., road safety, workplace safety, drugs, and alcohol).
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