Experience

Australian College of Applied Professions

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Associate Professor

  • Dec 2011 - Present

  Preparation and delivery of three lectures (to groups ranging in size from 10 to 100) and seminars (from groups ranging in size from 10 to 25) per week (6 - 17 contact hours), using Microsoft Word and Powerpoint; Selection of relevant texts for the course; Preparation and grading of assignments in various formats (APA style research reports, essays, thought papers, multiple choice examinations, web-based exercises); General course co-ordination (allocation of classroom times and places, organization of students into class streams, and compiling and maintaining SPSS and Excel spreadsheets of students’ grades); Supervision of Psychology Honours, Postgraduate Diploma and Masters of Clinical Psychology research students (an average of six students supervised per year); Advising students on course and program selection; Conduct of independent research (including application for internal and external funding [one successful external and five successful internal funding grants]) and dissemination of results of that research through conference presentations and publication in scholarly and lay journals and anthologies; Departmental and University service activities.



University of Western Sydney

• Casual Tutor

  • Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

  : Preparation and delivery of five tutorials (to groups ranging in size from 10 to 25) per week (Master of Teaching [Primary program]; Grading of assignments in various formats (APA style research reports, essays, thought papers and multiple choice examinations); General course administration (compiling and maintaining SPSS spreadsheets of students’ grades). : Preparation and delivery of five tutorials (to groups ranging in size from 10 to 25) per week (Master of Teaching [Primary program]; Grading of assignments in various formats (APA style research reports, essays, thought papers and multiple choice examinations); General course administration (compiling and maintaining SPSS spreadsheets of students’ grades).



University of Prince Edward Island

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2002 - Jul 2011

  Preparation and delivery of three to six lectures (to groups ranging in size from 10 to 250) and seminars (from groups ranging in size from 10 to 25) per week (9 to 15 contact hours), using Microsoft Word and Powerpoint; Selection of relevant texts for the course; Preparation and grading of assignments in various formats (APA style research reports, essays, thought papers, multiple choice examinations, web-based exercises); Selection, interview, and appointment of Faculty members, tutors, and student assistants; General course administration (allocation of classroom times and places, organization of students into class streams, and compiling and maintaining PASW/SPSS and Excel spreadsheets of students’ grades); Supervision of Psychology Honours research students (an average of three students supervised per year); Advising students on course and program selection; Conduct of independent research (including application for internal and external funding [five successful internal funding grants]) and dissemination of results of that research through conference presentations (eight peer reviewed international and four peer reviewed national conferences) and publication in scholarly and lay journals and anthologies (two articles and two poems in international peer reviewed journals and three poems in peer reviewed anthologies); Departmental and University service activities (for example, membership of committees, such as the Research Ethics Committee and Research Ethics Board, involving the review of approximately 40 to 60 research ethics proposals per year).

• Chair, Department of Psychology

  • Jun 2007 - Jun 2010

  Determining courses to be given in the Department; Recommending the structure and content of programs of studies; Preparing and administering departmental budgets; Co-ordinating library purchases; Establishing and serving on departmental committees (such as the Research Ethics Committee); Preparing course descriptions for the University Calendar; Choosing and accommodating visiting lecturers; Advising students regarding course work and graduate studies; Keeping records of state of progress and achievement of students taking courses in the Department; Chairing departmental meetings; Assigning teaching duties in the academic year and summer school; Maintaining and developing academic standards regarding course content and teaching; Supervision of faculty, and administrative and technical support staff (two staff, four sessional instructors, and nine full-time faculty members); Administering office correspondence and departmental records; Making recommendations on terms of employment for faculty departmental members; Continuing to be a teaching member of the Department.



Macquarie University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Lecturer A/Lecturer B

  • Aug 1991 - Aug 2002

  Preparation and delivery of one to three lectures (to groups ranging in size from 15 to 500) and three to six tutorials (from groups ranging in size from 10 to 25) per week, using Microsoft Word and Powerpoint; Selection of relevant texts for the course; Preparation and grading of assignments in various formats (APA style research reports, essays, thought papers, and multiple choice examinations); Selection, interview, and appointment of tutors and student assistants; General course administration (allocation of classroom times and places, organization of students into class streams, and compiling and maintaining SPSS and Excel spreadsheets of students’ grades); Supervision of Psychology Honours and Masters Counselling Research students (one to five students supervised per year); Advising students on course and program selection; Conduct of independent research (including completion of research for doctoral degree, application for internal funding [one successful internal grant]) and dissemination of results of that research through conference presentations (four papers presented at international, national, and local conferences) and publication in scholarly and lay journals (one article in international, and one article in national, peer reviewed journals); Departmental service activities (for example, membership of committees, such as the Curriculum Committee).



University of Sydney

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Lecturer A/Tutor/Research Assistant

  • Apr 1986 - Aug 1991

  Tutor: Preparation and delivery of twelve to fifteen tutorials (from groups ranging in size from 10 to 25) per week; Grading of assignments in various formats (APA style research reports, essays, thought papers and multiple choice examinations); Selection, interview, and appointment of student assistants; General course administration (compiling and maintaining SPSS spreadsheets of students’ grades). Research Assistant: Involvement in three distinct research projects, including repression of emotional memories, development of a test of sensitivity to non-verbal communication, and hemispheric functioning in different subtypes of dyslexia; Literature searches using library databases and catalogues; Interview and testing of research participants; Preparation of research ethics protocols; Entry and analysis of large data sets, using SPSS; Preparation of documents for publication in academic journals.