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

If 97.1 per cent of climate scientists agree that human behaviour is causing climate change (Cook et al., 2013), why is the public not yet completely on board and demanding policy change and urgent action? Who better to help answer these questions than three of the world’s ...

Published Jun 2017

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 Acceptanc...

Published Nov 2017

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,...

Last reviewed Feb 2020

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

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

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

The current State Awards for psychologists working in the public and NGO sector have been listed online. These figures were accurate at the time this document was posted. Please visit the related links provided to check the accuracy of this information. We takes no responsi...

Last reviewed Aug 2018

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

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