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Brief Resume for Michael Anthony (Tony)
Machin
Updated on 31 December, 2009.
Current Position
- Head of the Psychology Department (from 14 July 2008) at the
University of Southern Queensland,
Toowoomba, Australia.
- Associate Professor (from 1 Jan. 2007) in Department
of Psychology at USQ.
Other roles
- Director
of the Community and Organisational Research Unit (core) (from 1 Jan., 2006). This Unit encompasses a team of researchers whose primary interest is the impact of
organisational climate on psychological variables such as stress and morale and
outcome variables such as turnover, absenteeism, and workplace safety.
Educational Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Southern Queensland
(1999). Topic - "Understanding the process of
transfer of training in the workplace".
- Certificate
IV in Assessment and Workplace Training (BSZ40198), August, 2001.
- Master of Arts, University of Queensland (1991)
- Bachelor of Science, University of Queensland (1991)
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Queensland (1984)
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Queensland (1983)
Current Fields of Interest
- The role of climate for transfer in
supporting transfer of training in the workplace.
- Assessment of occupational well-bring
and components of organisational commitment to change.
- Predictors of well-being and
reemployment success for the long-term unemployed.
- Evaluation of personality factors
contributing to unsafe driving behaviours.
- The importance of work-family
interactions in recruiting and retaining health care staff.
Teaching Responsibilities
-
2009 Advanced Research Techniques (Masters course)
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2007 - 2009 Career Assessment and Development
(Undergraduate course)
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2003 - 2008 Research Methods in Psychology B
(Undergraduate course)
- 2004 - 2004
Psychology Applied to Current Issues (Honours course)
- 1992 - 2002 Industrial and
Organisational Psychology (Undergraduate course)
- 1992 - 2003 Personnel and
Organisational Psychology (Honours course)
- 1994 - 2003 Group and
Organisational Consultation (Masters course)
- 1992 - 1993 Organisational Behaviour (Undergraduate course)
Professional Associations
Employment History
- Associate Professor in Psychology at the University
of Southern Queensland from 1st. Jan., 2007 to current.
- Senior Lecturer in Organisational Psychology at the University
of Southern Queensland from 1st. Jan., 2001 to 31st Dec., 2006.
- Lecturer in Organisational Psychology at the University
of Southern Queensland from 17th. Feb., 1992 to 31st Dec., 2000.
- Occupational Psychologist in the Department of Employment, Education and
Training from 6th March, 1989 to 14th Feb., 1992.
- Tutorial Fellow in the Psychology Department, University of Queensland
from Feb., 1986 to 31st Dec., 1988.
- Job Search Training Coordinator for Ipswich Community Youth Support Scheme
from Jan., 1988 to July, 1988.
Consultancies (Total
value of my contracted research is over $1,370,000).
- Queensland Health (2004-2010)
- Dept of Public Works (2007-2010)
- Queensland Transport (2005-2007)
- Dept of Industrial Relations (2003-2005)
- Shared Services Agency (2005-2007)
Research Grants (Total value of my successful
grants is $33,167).
- Co-Investigator for ARC Small Grant in 1998 with Dr Peter Creed, Griffith
University. Topic: Improving performance during training, learning
outcomes, skills transfer, and employment re-entry of unemployed people
attending occupational skill straining courses ($6,208).
- USQ Early Career Researcher Program grant in 1998. Topic: Analysing the
training needs of staff employed by providers of employment assistance to the
unemployed and their potential access to internet-based courses ($2,500).
- Co-Investigator for Griffith University Research Grant in 2000 with Dr
Peter Creed, Griffith University. Topic: Determining the impact of
occupational insecurity on well-being ($8,112).
- Principle
Investigator for Australian Transport Safety Bureau Road Safety Research Grant
in 1999-2000. Topic: Evaluating a non-prescriptive fatigue management
strategy for express coach drivers ($16,347).
Papers published and in press:
- Creed. P. A., Hicks, R., & Machin, M. A. (1996). The effect of
psychosocial training climate on mental health outcomes for long-term
unemployed individuals. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Vocational
Education Research, 4(2), 26-41.
- Creed. P. A., Machin, M. A., & Hicks, R. (1996). Neuroticism and
mental health outcomes for long-term unemployed youth attending occupational
skills training programs. Personality and Individual Differences, 21,
537-544.
- Machin, M. A., & Albion. M. J. (1997). Career maturity of
unemployed youth and mental well-being. Australian
Journal of Career Development, 6(1), 48-49.
- Machin, M. A., & Fogarty, G. J. (1997). The effects of self-efficacy,
motivation to transfer, and situational constraints on transfer intentions and
transfer of training. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 10(2), 98-115.
- Creed. P. A., Hicks, R. & Machin, M. A. (1998). Behavioural plasticity
and mental health outcomes for long-term unemployed attending occupational
training programs. Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology,
71, 171-191.
- Creed. P. A., Machin, M. A., & Nichols, P. M. (1998). Personal
effectiveness training for unemployed people: Where to now? Australian
Journal of Career Development, 7(1), 30-34.
- Creed. P. A., Machin, M. A., & Hicks, R. (1999). Improving the mental
health status and coping abilities for long-term unemployed youth using
cognitive-behaviour therapy based training interventions. Journal of
Organizational Behavior, 20, 963-978.
- Fogarty, G. J., Machin, M. A., Albion, M. J., Sutherland, L. F., Lalor G.
I., & Revitt, S. (1999). Predicting Occupational Strain: The Role of
Stress, Coping, and Positive and Negative Affectivity. Journal of
Vocational Behavior, 54, 429-452.
- Creed.
P. A., Muller, J., & Machin, M. A. (2001). The role of
satisfaction with occupational status, neuroticism, financial strain and
categories of experience in predicting mental health in the unemployed. Personality
and Individual Differences, 30, 435-447.
- Kellett,
S. & Machin, M. A. (2001). Developing
a performance model for express coach drivers as a basis for selection.
Faculty of Business & Commerce Management Papers, 9(1),
54-80.
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Creed. P. A., & Machin, M. A. (2002). The relationship between mental
health and access to the latent benefits of employment for unemployed and
underemployed individuals. Psychological Reports, 90(3 Pt 2),
1208-1210.
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Creed. P. A., & Machin, M. A. (2003). Multidimensional
properties of the Access to Categories of Experience Scale. European Journal of
Psychological Assessment, 19(2), 85-91.
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Machin, M. A., & Creed, P. A.
(2003). Understanding the differential benefits of training for the
unemployed. Australian Journal of Psychology, 55(2), 104-113.
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Machin, M. A., & Fogarty, G.
J. (2003). Perceptions of training-related factors and personal variables as
predictors of transfer implementation intentions. Journal of Business and
Psychology, 18(1), 51-71.
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Machin,
M. A., Fogarty, G. J., & Albion, M. J. (2004). The relationship of work
support and work demands to the individual outcomes and the levels of
absenteeism of rural nurses. International Journal of Rural Psychology.
[Available online:
http://www.ruralpsych.com/Members/RefereedArticles/Machin%20Fogarty%20Albion/Machin-Fogarty-Albion.htm
].
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Machin,
M. A., & De Souza, J. M. D. (2004).
Predicting health outcomes and safety behaviour in taxi drivers.
Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 7(4-5),
257-270.
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Machin,
M. A., & Fogarty, G. J. (2004). Assessing the antecedents of transfer
intentions in a training context. International Journal of Training and
Development, 8(3), 222-236.
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Albion, M. J., Fogarty, G. J., & Machin, M. A. (2005). Benchmarking
occupational stressors and strain levels for rural nurses and other health
sector workers. Journal of Nursing Management,
13,
411-418.
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Muller, J., Creed. P. A., Waters, L., & Machin, M. A. (2005). The
development, psychometric evaluation and validation of a new scale to measure
the latent and manifest benefits of employment. European Journal of
Psychological Assessment, 21(3), 191-198.
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Hoare, P. N., & Machin, M. A. (2006). Maintaining well-being during
unemployment: The role of latent benefits of employment. Australian Journal
of Career Development,
15(1), 19-27.
- Machin,
M. A. & Sankey, K. S. (2008). Relationships
between young drivers’ personality
characteristics, risk perceptions, and driving behaviour. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 40,
541-547.
- Machin,
M. A. & Hoare, P. N. (2008). The role of workload and driver coping styles
in predicting bus drivers’ need for recovery, positive and negative affect, and
physical symptoms. Anxiety, Stress &
Coping, 21, 359-375.
- Albion, M. J., Fogarty, G. J., Machin, M. A., & Patrick, J. (2008).
Predicting absenteeism and turnover intentions in the health professions. Australian Health Review, 32 (2), 271-281.
- Burns, R. A., & Machin, M. A. (2009). Investigating the structural validity of Ryff’s
Psychological Well-Being scales across two samples. Social Indicators Research, 93(2), 359-375. DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9329-1
- Jury, C., Machin,
M. A., Phillips, J., Goh, H. E., Olsen, S., & Patrick, J. (2009). Developing and
implementing an action-oriented staff survey: Queensland Health and the “Better
Workplaces” initiative. Australian
Health Review, 33 (3), 365-370.
- Machin, M. A., Fogarty, G. J., & Bannon, S. F. (2009).
Predicting employees’ commitment to and support for organisational change. Australian and New Zealand Journal of
Organisational Psychology, 2, 10-18. DOI: 10.1375/ajop.2.1.10
- Hoare, P. N., & Machin, M. A. (2009). Some implications of the psychological
experience of unemployment. Australian
Journal of Career Development, 18(3), 57-61.
- Hoare, P. N., & Machin, M. A. (in press). The impact of reemployment on access to
the latent and manifest benefits of employment and mental health. Journal of Occupational & Organizational
Psychology. DOI: 10.1348/096317909X472094
- Burns, R. A., & Machin, M. A. (2010). Identifying gender differences in the
independent effects of personality and psychological well-being on two broad
affect components of subjective well-being. Personality
and Individual Differences, 48, 22-27.
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.08.007
Papers submitted for publication
Book Chapters and Refereed Conference Proceedings
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Machin,
M. A. (2003). Evaluating a fatigue management training program for coach
drivers. In L. Dorn (Ed.), Driver behaviour and training (pp. 75-83).
Aldershot, UK: Ashgate.
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Hoare, P. N., & Machin, M. A. (2004).
Self-esteem, affectivity, and
deprivation: Predictors of well-being in the unemployed. In M. Katsikitis
(Ed.), Proceedings of the 39th APS Annual Conference pp.
143-147. Melbourne, Victoria: Australian Psychological Society.
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Machin,
M. A., & Treloar, C. A. (2004). Predictors of motivation to learn when
training is mandatory. In M. Katsikitis (Ed.), Proceedings of the 39th
APS Annual Conference pp. 157-161. Melbourne, Victoria: Australian
Psychological Society.
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Strahan, J., Fogarty, G. J., & Machin, M. A. (2005). Predicting
performance on a Situational Judgement Test: The role of communication skills,
listening skills, and expertise. In M. Katsikitis (Ed.), Proceedings of the
40th APS Annual Conference (pp. 323-327). Melbourne, Victoria:
Australian Psychological Society.
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Machin,
M. A. & Bannon, S. F. (2005). Australian Public Sector employees’ commitment
to organisational change. In M. Katsikitis (Ed.), Proceedings of the 40th
APS Annual Conference (pp. 163-167). Melbourne, Victoria: Australian
Psychological Society.
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Machin,
M. A. (2005).
Predictors of
coach drivers’ safety behaviour and health status.
In
L. Dorn (Ed.), Driver behaviour and training Vol II (pp.
359-372). Aldershot, UK: Ashgate.
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Machin,
M. A. & Sankey, K. S., (2006).
Predicting young
drivers’ risk perceptions and speeding behaviour. In M. King (Ed.)
Proceedings of the 2006 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and
Education Conference, Gold Coast: Able Video & Multimedia.
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Burns, R. A., & Machin, M. A. (2007).
Re-evaluating our conception of well-being in an organisational setting. In
M. Dollard, A. Winefield, M. Tuckey, & P. Winwood (Eds.) Proceedings of
the 7th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference/ 1st
Asia Pacific Congress on Work and Organisational Psychology (pp. 31-35).
Melbourne, Victoria: Australian Psychological Society.
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Goh, H. E., Machin, M. A., & Patrick, J. (2007).
Attributes of immediate supervisor in promoting trust with employees in a
public sector organisation. In M. Dollard, A. Winefield, M. Tuckey, & P.
Winwood (Eds.) Proceedings of the 7th Industrial and
Organisational Psychology Conference/ 1st Asia Pacific Congress
on Work and Organisational Psychology (pp. 86-88). Melbourne, Victoria:
Australian Psychological Society.
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Machin, M. A., & Albion, M. A. (2007).
Testing a
model of the predictors of change success. In M. Dollard, A. Winefield, M.
Tuckey, & P. Winwood (Eds.) Proceedings of the 7th Industrial
and Organisational Psychology Conference/ 1st Asia Pacific
Congress on Work and Organisational Psychology (pp.185-189). Melbourne,
Victoria: Australian Psychological Society.
- Beccaria,
G. J., & Machin, M. A. (2007). The impact of informal
social support on individual morale, distress, and satisfaction. In K. Moore
(Ed.) Proceedings of the 42th
APS Annual Conference (pp. 12-16). Melbourne,
Victoria: Australian
Psychological Society.
- Fogarty,
G., & Machin, M. A. (2008).
Combining survey and database technologies in support of a safety climate
improvement strategy. In P. Murphy, G. Fogarty, and J. Swann (Eds.), Select Proceedings of the 49th Annual Conference of
the International Military Testing Association, pp. 162-170. Gold Coast, Australia,
8-12 October 2007.
Workshops and Conference Presentations
- Managerial competencies and work motivation: Do they interact?
(presented to the APS National Conference, 1993).
- Using individual differences to improve training effectiveness
(presented at USQ Psychology Department seminar, 1993).
- Training effectiveness and transfer of training: New approaches
(presented to the NCVER conference on Training Research in University and
TAFE, 1994).
- The impact of managerial competencies and job characteristics on
personal and work outcomes (presented at USQ Psychology Department
seminar, 1994).
- The ability requirements of police work (paper presented at the
Inaugural Australian Industrial & Organisational Psychology Conference,
Sydney, 14-16 July, 1995).
- Using the ability requirements methodology for job analysis
(presented at USQ Psychology Department Seminar, August, 1995).
- The relationship of preferred-actual discrepancy models of person-job
fit to occupational stress (presented at the National Occupational Stress
Conference, Brisbane, March, 1996).
- An intervention to improve well-being and coping abilities of long-term
unemployed (joint presentation with Dr. Peter Creed at the 3rd National
Conference on Unemployment, Brisbane, June, 1996).
- Evaluating personal and employment -related outcomes for unemployed
individuals attending specially devised Cognitive-Behavioural training
programs (joint presentation with Dr. Peter Creed at the 2nd Australian
Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Melbourne, 27-29 June,
1997).
- The effects of self-efficacy, motivation to transfer, and situational
constraints on transfer intentions and transfer of training (presented at
the 2nd Australian Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference,
Melbourne, 27-29 June, 1997).
- The role of transfer climate and implementation activities in the
transfer of training to the workplace (presented at the 24th International
Congress of Applied Psychology, San Francisco, 9-14 August, 1998).
- Evaluating the impact of self-efficacy training on the learning
outcomes, skill transfer, and employment re-entry of unemployed trainees who
receive occupational skills training (joint presentation with Dr. Peter
Creed at the 24th International Congress of Applied Psychology, San Francisco,
9-14 August, 1998).
- The impact of self-efficacy enhancement on the psychological well-being
of unemployed people (joint presentation with Dr. Peter Creed at the 3rd
Biennial Australian Industrial & Organisational Psychology Conference,
Brisbane, 26-27 June, 1999).
- Developing a performance model for express coach drivers as a basis for
selection (joint presentation with Sharon Kellett at the 3rd Biennial
Australian Industrial & Organisational Psychology Conference, Brisbane,
26-27 June, 1999).
- The influence of transfer climate and transfer enhancement activities
on the implementation of aviation team training (presented at the 3rd
Biennial Australian Industrial & Organisational Psychology Conference,
Brisbane, 26-27 June, 1999).
- Strategies for enhancing the transfer of cognitive well-being
training (joint presentation with Dr. Peter Creed at the 8th National
Vocational Education and Training Conference/Workshop, Toowoomba, 6-9th July,
1999.
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Enhancing
the transfer of Aviation Team Training (presented at the
Fifth
Australian Aviation Psychology Symposium, 20-24 November, 2000 in Manly,
Sydney.
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The
effect of in-training, transfer enhancing activities on self-efficacy and
transfer implementation intentions of computer skills trainees (presented at the 4th Australian Industrial
& Organisational Psychology Conference, Sydney, 21-24 June, 2001).
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The
relationship of work support and work demands to the individual morale,
individual distress, and the levels of absenteeism of rural nurses (presented by Prof Gerry Fogarty at the 36th APS
Annual Conference, Adelaide, 21-24 September, 2001).
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Driver
traits and coping styles as predictors of strain and fatigue in bus drivers (presented at the XXV International Congress of
Applied Psychology, Singapore, 7-12 July, 2002).
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Using
situational exercises to enhance the efficacy of fatigue management training
(presented at the XXV International Congress of
Applied Psychology, Singapore, 7-12 July, 2002).
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Predicting
health outcomes and safety behaviour in taxi drivers
(presented at the 5th Australian Industrial &
Organisational Psychology Conference, Melbourne, 26-29 June, 2003).
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Examining a non-prescriptive approach to fatigue management
in coach drivers (presented at the 5th
Australian Industrial & Organisational Psychology Conference, Melbourne, 26-29
June, 2003).
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The
influence of psychological factors on pre-employment activities in the
unemployed
(joint presentation with Ms Nancey Hoare at the 5th Australian Industrial &
Organisational Psychology Conference, Melbourne, 26-29 June, 2003).
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Predictors of motivation to learn when training is mandatory
(presented at the
19th
Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology,
Chicago, 2-4 April, 2004 and represented at the
39th
Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society,
Sydney, 29 Sept. - 3 October, 2004).
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Self-esteem, affectivity, and deprivation: Predictors of well-being in the
unemployed
(presented at the
19th
Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology,
Chicago, 2-4 April, 2004 and represented at the
39th
Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society,
Sydney, 29 Sept. - 3 October, 2004).
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Job
search activity in the unemployed: The influence of deprivation of the
financial and psychosocial benefits of employment
(joint presentation with Ms Nancey Hoare at the 6th Australian Industrial &
Organisational Psychology Conference, Gold Coast, 30 June – 3 July, 2005).
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What’s the role of drivers’ safety behaviour in preventing accidents?
(presented at the 6th Australian Industrial & Organisational Psychology
Conference, Gold Coast, 30 June – 3 July, 2005).
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Australian Public Sector employees’ commitment to organisational change
(presented at the
40th
Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society,
Melbourne, 28 Sept. - 2 October, 2005).
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Commitment
Profiles and Successful Organisational Change
(joint presentation with Dr. Majella Albion at the Sixth International Conference on
Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations, Prato, Italy, 11-14 July, 2006).
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Factors
influencing young drivers’ risk perceptions and driving behaviour
(presented at the 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology,
Athens, Greece, 16-21 July, 2006 and at the 2006 Australasian Road Safety
Research Policing and Education Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia.)
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Re-evaluating Our Conception of Well-Being in an Organisational Setting
(joint presentation with Richard Burns at the 7th Australian Industrial
& Organisational Psychology Conference and the 1st Asia Pacific
Congress on Work and Organisational Psychology, Adelaide, 29 June – 2 July,
2007).
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Attributes of Immediate Supervisor in
Promoting Trust with Employees in a Public Sector
Organisation (joint presentation with Dr Hong Eng Goh and Dr Jeff Patrick at the 7th
Australian Industrial & Organisational Psychology Conference and the 1st
Asia Pacific Congress on Work and Organisational Psychology, Adelaide, 29
June – 2 July, 2007).
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Testing a Model of the Predictors of Change Success (presented at the
7th Australian Industrial & Organisational Psychology Conference and the 1st
Asia Pacific Congress on Work and Organisational Psychology, Adelaide, 29
June – 2 July, 2007).
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The impact of informal social support on individual morale, distress, and
satisfaction
(joint presentation with Gavin Beccaria at the 42nd APS Annual
Conference, Brisbane, 25-29 September, 2007.
- The role of positive and negative affect in
predicting depression (Presented at the Work, Stress and Health 2008
Conference, Washington DC, 6-8 March, 2008).
- The impact of reemployment on access to
latent benefits (Presented at the Work, Stress and Health 2008 Conference, Washington DC,
6-8 March, 2008).
- Testing the direct, moderating, and
mediating effects of demand, control and support in predicting change in
teacher well-being in two countries across time (joint presentation with
Richard Burns at the Work, Well-being and Performance: New Perspectives for the
Modern Workplace Conference, Institute of Work Psychology, University of
Sheffield, Sheffield, 19-20 June 2008).
- Organisational climate and individual
characteristics that influence employee well-being (joint presentation with
Richard Burns at the Work, Well-being and Performance: New Perspectives for the
Modern Workplace Conference, Institute of Work Psychology, University of
Sheffield, Sheffield, 19-20 June 2008).
- Re-evaluating
our conception of wellbeing in a life events study (joint presentation with Richard Burns at the
Health, Wellbeing and Happiness Conference: From Local Action to Global Change,
University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, 30th June-1st July
2008).
- Predicting job satisfaction and depression
at work: How important are work-related factors? (presented at the 44th
APS Annual Conference, Darwin, 30 September – 4 October, 2009).
- The importance of psychological well-being
in organisational settings: Moving beyond the pleasure principle. (joint
presentation with Dr Richard Burns at the 44th APS Annual Conference,
Darwin, 30 September – 4 October, 2009).
- Social problem solving skills and mental
health: A comparison of undergraduate cohorts. (joint presentation with
Gavin Beccaria at the 44th APS Annual Conference, Darwin, 30 September
– 4 October, 2009).
- Understanding
the unique contribution of aversion to risk taking in predicting drivers’
self-reported speeding
(to be presented at the Fourth International Conference in Driver Behaviour and
Training, Amsterdam, 24-25 November 2009).
Reviewer
for refereed journals including:
- Australian Psychologist (1998, 1999, 2003, 2008)
- Australian Social Policy Journal (2003)
- Editorial consultant for the Australian Journal of
Psychology (2005-2007)
- European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
(2008)
- Group and Organizational Management (2007)
- International Journal of Training and Development (2004,
2005, 2006, 2008, 2009)
- Journal of Applied Social Psychology (2005, 2006, 2009)
- Journal of Business and Psychology (2006)
- Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology
(2003, 2004, 2009)
- Journal of Personality (2009)
- Personnel Review (2004, 2009),
- Safety Science (2009),
- Simulation: Practice and Theory (2006), and
- Transportation Research Part F: Traffic
Psychology and Behaviour (2004, 2008).
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