Associate Professor Ben Colagiuri
Ben is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Sydney. His research explores how expectancies influence human behaviour with a specific interest in placebo and nocebo effects. Since receiving his PhD in 2010, he has published more than 60 international journal articles, attracted more than $2 million in competitive grants, and won multiple prizes in recognition of his outstanding research. Ben is passionate about communicating his research and promoting psychological science to the public. He is an adept science communicator, regularly contributing to mainstream media stories in his field, including TV, print, radio, and online. He also dedicates substantial time to engage in outreach activities to promote psychology across all levels of the community, ranging from rural school children to Federal MPs.
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