The scale and scope of psychology's application to the concerns of the international and Australian communities was highlighted throughout the 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, ICAP 2010. Hosted by the APS in conjunction with the International Association of A...

Published Jun 2020

Insights from 20 years of research on attention and consciousness By Professor Jason Mattingley MAPS, Queensland Brain Institute and School of Psychology, The University of Queensland Jason Mattingley was the 2012 recipient of the APS Distinguished Contribution to Psycho...

Published Jun 2017

Psychiatric disorders such as anxiety and depression are experienced by more than 60 per cent of people with TBI and are often associated with reduced participation in work, leisure and social activities. The causes of psychological problems in TBI are multiple and diverse, an...

Published Jun 2017

Ireceived an undergraduate arts degree, majoring in history and psychology from Monash University, followed by a postgraduate diploma at Deakin University. I completed my Master of Psychology (Counselling) at Monash University last year. I currently work at a community heal...

Published Oct 2017

We all experience some level of attachment to our possessions. This can be for many reasons, whether it is about the enjoyment they provide, the social status they signify, the practicality of future use, or the memories that they inspire. It is normal for our possessions to r...

Published Nov 2019

Therapeutic change using the four dialogues I first fell in love with chairwork in 2001 and I have been studying, practising and teaching it ever since. Through this process, I have come to understand that chairwork is an extraordinarily powerful, creative and beautiful met...

Published Nov 2019

Sharon is a clinical neuropsychologist, NHMRC Dementia Leadership Fellow and holds the Leonard P Ullman Chair in Psychology at the University of Sydney. During Sharon’s 13 years of postdoctoral research, her contribution to science has predominantly been in the areas of mental...

Last reviewed Mar 2021

Thesis title - Executing deferred tasks in dynamic multitasking environments Michael examined the cognitive mechanisms underlying how individuals use prospective memory when working in complex dynamic work environments, such as air traffic control. His research applied cogn...

Last reviewed Mar 2021

Over the past three decades, there has been a significant growth of interest in the study of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Although physical disabilities are associated with TBI, the more prominent and common impairments are psychological in nature and involve...

Published Jun 2017

Learning disabilities The diagnostic category of learning disability has much less relevance in Australia than it does in the United States of America where it is tightly tied to the provision of funding. In Australia, the broad term learning difficulties is most commonly u...

Published Jun 2017