The 2016 APS Interest Group award recipients
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Psychology Interest Group
Indigenous Student Conference Attendance Award
Debra Fernando, APS Student Subscriber
Debra Fernando is an Aboriginal Kamilaroi woman from the Kamilaroi nation located in far North West NSW st...
Published Sep 2017
Communication during a public health crisis
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10 recommendations about effective strategies
An Australian team combined their expertise in psychology, sociology, policy studies and public health to review the literature on communication strategies during a pandemic and make 10 recommendations on effective government cr...
Published Mar 2021
APS Interest Group awards 2017: Nominations now open
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The standard closing date for nominations for Interest Group awards is 31 October 2017. Please check individual awards for details
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Psychology Interest Group
Indigenous Student Conference Attendance Award
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Published Nov 2017
2010 APS Interest Group awards recipients
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Nominations are now open for the APS Interest Group awards 2011 More information
A number of APS Interest Groups offer awards each year that encourage and recognise excellence in the psychological area relevant to the Interest Group.
Gay And Lesbian Issues And Psychology...
Published Jul 2017
Rehabilitation Psychology Interest Group 1
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Professor Kathryn Nicholson Perry
Kathryn Nicholson Perry trained as a clinical psychologist in the United Kingdom. It was there that she developed a passion for working with individuals impacted by chronic health conditions. On moving to Australia in 2001, she worked at th...
Last reviewed Jun 2020
"Food for Thought": Weight, psychology and public health
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Obesity and the role of psychology
More than half of Australian adults are either overweight or obese with a total estimated annual cost to Australia of $21 billion (Colagiuri et al., 2010). Obesity’s relationship with chronic disease involves avoidable suffering that impac...
Published May 2017
Award salaries in the public sector
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Last reviewed Aug 2018
Authentic leadership in the public sector
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Leadership is a complex topic. It has taken more than one book to outline the salient principles. Indeed there are years’ worth of research and many books produced giving a rundown of best practice in leadership development. The leadership debate has offered many formulaic app...
Published Nov 2017
Psychologists for Peace Interest Group
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Children’s Peace Literature Award
Ms Sue deGennaro
The Children’s Peace Literature Award encourages the dissemination of information related to peaceful means of resolving conflict and promoting peace at the global, local and interpersonal level.
The winning book, Mis...
Last reviewed Jun 2020
Interest Group Awards
Last reviewed Mar 2017