Postgraduate Study

There are currently 32 PhD students pursuing research projects in all of the areas described in ASRI members interest areas. More detailed descriptions of current projects supervised by menbers of the ASRI can be viewed at the School of Psychology Postgraduate web page. Since the beginning of 2006 there have been 13 successful PhD completions within the ASRI. The most recent are listed below.

Current Postgraduate Students

Jacqueline Bergin, Talitha Best, Luke Broomhall, Lynsey Brown, Levina Clark, Erin Delinicolas, Phillip Donaldson, Aaron Drummond, Alicia Ellis, Jacinda Fisher, Sean Fitzgibbon, Lisa Hallsworth, Jodie Harris, Joh Henley, Kate Jackson, Hannah Keage, Tiffany Lavis, Ellie Lawrence-Wood, Fiona Leeson, Anna McKinnon, Anna Moffat, Sarah Paine, Susan Page, Matthew Palmer, Ivanka Prichard, Kirsty Prior, Danielle Robson, James Sauer, Robyn Vast, Melinda Veltmeyer, Sarah Wilksch, Tick Zweck.

PhD Completions (2006 - )

Talitha Best

"Just a spoonful of sugar" - saccharide effects on cognition and well-being in middle-aged adults

Supervisor: Dr. Eva Kemps

Alicia Ellis

Cognitive and social support factors in ASD, PTSD and depression in children and adolescents following single-incident trauma.

Supervisor: Dr. Reg Nixon

James Sauer

Using Multiple Confidence Assessments to Discriminate Studied From Unstudied Faces.

Supervisor: Professor Neil Brewer

Jodie Harris

The Development and Comparative Evaluation of Intensive Sleep Retraining Treatment for Chronic Primary Insomnia.

Supervisor: Professor Leon Lack

Carolyn Boyd

Generativity: An investigation of it's relationship to psychological well-being in adulthood.

Supervisor: Professor Mary Luszcz

Gareth Furber

Psychosocial change over time in post acute coronary syndrome patients: Description, prediction and influence.

Supervisor: Associate Professor Tracey Wade

Simon Wilksch

A School-Based Media Literacy Program for Reducing Eating Disorder Risk Factors in Young Adolescents: A controlled Evaluation.

Supervisor: Associate Professor Tracey Wade

Anna Steele

Evaluating three cognitive guided self-help interventions in the treatment of Bulimia Nervosa

Supervisor: Associate Professor Tracey Wade

Hayley Dohnt

Peer and media influences on body dissatisfaction and dieting awareness in young girls.

Supervisor: Professor Marika Tiggemann

Jeremy Mercer

Insomniacs’ misperception of wake instead of sleep.

Supervisor: Professor Leon Lack

John Barnes

The influence of persuasive message factors in client presentation

Supervisor: Professor Neil Brewer

Amy Slater

Gender differences in adolescent sport participation and body image: The role of self-objectification.

Supervisor: Professor Marika Tiggemann

Jessica Pleva

Perfectionism and obsessive-compulsive symptoms: Implications for assessment, theory and treatment.

Supervisor: Associate Professor Tracey Wade

Rachel Newson

'Move it or lose it': An active lifestyle as a factor for successful cognitive ageing.

Supervisor: Dr. Eva Kemps