GRAHAM ALLISON TYSON
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Qualifications:
B.Sc (Natal), 1970
B.Sc.(Hons) (Natal), 1971
M.Sc. (Natal), 1973.
Ph.D. (Witwatersrand), 1979.
Registered Psychologist.
Endorsed Forensic Psychologist.
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Membership of Societies:
Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society.
Member of the British Psychological Society.
Member of the College of Forensic Psychology, Australian Psychological Society
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Present Position:
Associate Professor of Psychology, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst NSW. 1990 -
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Previous Positions:
Sub-Dean (Graduate Studies), Faculty of Arts. 2006 – 2010.
Professor of Psychology, Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT (.3), 2002 - 2005. (During that
period my appointment at CSU was .7).
Acting Sub-Dean for Psychology, CSU , Jan - June, 2000; Jan - Feb & May - July, 2002; July - Dec,
2003; July, 2005.
Acting Head of School, School of Social Sciences and Liberal Studies, Charles Sturt University, July,
2005.
Sub-Dean for Psychology, Charles Sturt University, 1992 - March, 1998.
Head, School of Social Sciences and Welfare Studies, Charles Sturt University - Mitchell, 1991 - July,
1992.
Principal Lecturer in Psychology, Charles Sturt University - Mitchell, Bathurst NSW. February,
February 1989 - March 1990.
Associate Professor, School of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, 1983 - February, 1989
Head of the Division of Experimental Psychology, School of Psychology, University of the
Witwatersrand, Sept. 1980 - Feb. 1989.
Acting Head, Division of Industrial Psychology, School of Psychology, University of the
Witwatersrand, September, 1982 - August, 1983.
Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, 1980 - 1982.
Assistant Dean, Men's Halls of Residence, June 1973 - December 1975 and November 1977 –
December 1982. (Held in addition to an academic post.)
Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, June 1973 - December 1979.
Junior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, June 1971 - June 1973
Temporary Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, December,
1970 - May, 1971.
Psychology tutor, University of Natal, 1970.
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Grants
CSU Faculty of Arts Research Grant ($14,700) with L Roufeil, J. Gullifer & R. Vines. Barriers to
practicing as a Psychologist in regional, rural and remote Australia.
NSW Government’s Juvenile Remand Working Group ($50,000) with K. McFarlane, A McGrath, D
Solomon-Westerhuis. Bail conditions for young people in NSW.
CSU Scholarship in Teaching ($9225) with Judith Gullifer (CI). Student perceptions of plagiarism.
(2010)
CSU Problem Focussed Research Group Award, 2007. ($25,000).
CSU Scholarship in Teaching ($9535) with Judith Gullifer. Student perceptions of plagiarism: A pilot
study (2007)
CSU Community of Scholars Award 2003 - 2006 ($57,400).
CSU Competitive Grant 2003 with Kiernan, M.J. and Dryer M.R. ($12,000). Implicit theories of
Bulimia Nervosa: Explanatory models used by health professionals and university students..
Chief Investigator.
CSU, Small Grant 2002 with L Roufeil. ($7,500) The effects of labelling and symptom type on public
knowledge of and community attitudes to postnatal depression. Associate Investigator.
CSU, Faculty of Arts Seed Grant 2001 with L Roufeil. The effects of labelling and symptom type on
public knowledge of and community attitudes to postnatal depression. A pilot study.
Associate Researcher.
CSU Small Grant, 2000 with R Dryer and M Kiernan. ($4,794). Implicit theories of attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Explanatory models used by health professionals, parents,
teachers, children and the general population. Chief Investigator.
CSU seed grant 1994 with B Lane. ( $1,560). Development of an instrument to measure PTSD in
refugee children. Associate Researcher.
ARC Small Grant 1993 with G. Lambert. ($9,564). The impact of ward design on staff and patient
interaction and behaviour in a psychiatric hospital. Principal Researcher.
CSU Teaching Development Grant 1992/93. ( $6,000). Integration of psychology courses across
multiple campuses. Principal Researcher.
NSW Health Dept Research Grant. 1991/92 with G Lambert ($30,000). An evaluation of the
therapeutic care of patients at Bloomfield Hospital. Principal Researcher
Human Sciences Research Council Travel grant, 1988.
Human Sciences Research Grant, 1985.
Anderson Capelli Travel grant, 1984.
Human Sciences Research Council Travel grant, 1982.
Anderson Cappelli Travel Grant, 1980.
Human Sciences Research Council Ad Hoc Grant, 1977.
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Honorary Positions:
Professional Associate, University of Manitoba, June-July 1985.
Visitor, Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford University, Sept 1984 - June 1985.
Visiting Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford University, Sept. 1984 - June 1985.
Research Scholar, Department of Statistics, London School of Economics and Political Science,
1980/1981.
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Teaching Experience:
Statistics at an undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Research methodology at an undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Social psychology at an undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Environmental psychology at a postgraduate level.
Psychometrics at an undergraduate level.
Forensic psychology at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Sociocultural context of behaviour at postgraduate level.
Supervision of Honours, Masters and PhD theses.
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Examining of Postgraduate Theses
University of Natal, South Africa
Rhodes University, South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
University of Newcastle, Australia
University of Melbourne, Australia
Monash University, Australia
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
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Administrative experience
At Charles Sturt University
Sub-Dean for Graduate Studies, Faculty of Arts, 2006 – 2010.
Member of the Board of Graduate Studies, 2006 – 2010.
Faculty Coordinator for trial Quality Audit, 2003.
Coordinator of the Charles Darwin University teaching consultancy 2001 - 2005.
Member of the Bathurst Campus Advisory Committee, 2001 - 2003.
Chairperson, Board of Studies for Psychology, 1997 - March, 1998
Member of the Standing Committee of the Faculty of Arts, 1997 - March 1998, 2006 – 2010.
Chairperson of the Faculty of Arts Higher Degrees Committee, 1995 - 1996; 2006 – 2007.
Member, Faculty of Arts Higher Degrees Committee, 1995 – 2007.
Sub-Dean for Research and Higher Degrees, Faculty of Arts, 1995 – 1996
Sub-Dean for Psychology, 1992 - March 1998
Chairperson, Psychology Courses Committee, 1992 - 1996
Member of the Committee to investigate the establishment of Professional Development Centres,
1991.
Member of the Board of the Faculty of Arts, 1991 Member of the Library Committee, 1990 - 1992.
Member of the Academic Board, Mitchell CAE, 1989.
Member of the Board of Graduate Studies, 1995 - 1997, 2006 At the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa:
Member of the Higher Degrees Committee, Faculty of Arts, 1987 -1988.
Representative of the University at discussions with the Professional Board for Psychology, 1977 1980, 1983 - 1984.
Member of the Higher Degrees Committee, Faculty of Education, 84-88.
University representative on the Senate of the Johannesburg College of Education, 1984.
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Member of the Senate Committee on Academic Support Programmes, 83-84.
Member of the Undergraduate Committee, Faculty of Science, 1983 - 86.
Chairman of the Undergraduate Committee, Faculty of Arts, 1982 - 84.
Member of the Executive Committee of the Faculty of Arts, 1982 - 84.
Assistant Dean, Faculty of Arts, 1982 - 1984.
Member of the Developments Committee of the Faculty of Arts, 80 - 84.
Member of the Board of the Faculty of Arts, 1980 - 1988.
Member of the Academic Plan Working Group F which reported on "The University as a community",
1979.
Member of the Board of the Faculty of Science, 1977 - 1988.
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Professional Activities:
Member of the APS Presidential Initiative on the Future of Psychological Science 2011 –
Member of the Community Advisory Committee for the Centre for Rural & Remote Mental Health,
University of Newcastle, 2011 Reviewer of grant applications for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of
Canada (SSHRC) 2008 –
Accredited Australian Psychology Accreditation Council Assessor 2005 Member of the Australian Psychological Society’s Program Development and Accreditation Advisory
Group (PDAAG/PDAC), 2005 –
Member of the Australian Psychological Society’s Science, Academia and Research Advisory Group
2007 Representative of the NSW Vice-Chancellors’ Conference on the Course Accreditation for the
Graduate Diploma of Pastoral Counselling, Morling College.
Member of the Australian Psychological Society’s Working Group to Investigate the Psychological
Implications of Detention of Child Refugees, 2001 - 2003.
Treasurer, Division of Research and Teaching, Australian Psychological Society, 1999 - 2006.
Member of the Australian Psychological Society Directorate of Scientific Affairs Advisory Group 1997
– 2000
Member, Australian Psychological Society Working Group on the Functioning and Financing of the
Division of Scientific Affairs 1997
Member of the Course Accreditation Committee for the Bachelor of Professional Psychology,
University of South Australia, 1997.
Chairperson, Course Accreditation Committee for the MPsych(Forensic) Course at the University of
Western Sydney, 1997
Referee of Project Grant applications for the General Practice Evaluation Program, Commonwealth
Department of Health and Family Services. 1993 Member of the Reference Group for the report on Psychological Science in Australia which was
prepared for the National Committee for Psychology of the Australian Academy of Science ‘96
Member of the Finance Committee, Australian Psychological Society, 1991 - 1994
Treasurer, Publications Committee, Australian Psychological Society, 1991 - 1995
External Examiner to Department of Psychology, University of Bophuthatswana, 1986 - 1988.
External Examiner in Environmental Psychology, University of South Africa, 1983 - 1988.
Member of the Committee for Social Psychology, Investigation into Intergroup relations. Human
Sciences Research Council, 1982 - 1985.
Member of the Executive Committee of the Institute of Academic and Research Psychology, 1983 1988.
Member of the Council of the Psychological Association of South Africa, 1983 - 1984.
Member of the Representative Committee of Psychological Associations, 1980 - 1982.
Member of the Council of the South African Psychological Association, 1975 - 1982.
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Congress Organiser of the South African Psychological Association for the 27th (1975), 28th (1976)
and 29th (1977) Annual Congresses
Member of the Witwatersrand Branch Committee of the South African Psychological Association,
1972 - 1976.
Community Activities:
Member of the All Saints College P & F Executive Committee 2001 - 2004.
Charter Member, Daybreak Rotary Club of Bathurst 1995 –
Member, Mid Western Area Health Service / Greater Western Area Health Services Human
Research Ethics Committee, 1998 -2007
Official Visitor, Bloomfield Hospital, Orange, NSW. 1990 - 1991.
South African representative on Life Line International's Commission on Healing, 1976 - 1979.
Member of the Executive Committee of Life Line, South Africa, 1975 - 1976.
Acting Clinical Director of Life Line, Southern Transvaal, December 1975 - April, 1976.
Chairman of the Training Committee of Life Line, Southern Transvaal, 1975 - 1976.
Member of the Training Committee of Life Line, Southern Transvaal, 1973 - 1975.
Member of the Executive Committee of Life Line, Southern Transvaal, 1973 - 1976, 1982 - 1984.
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Consultancies:
Central West Division of General Practitioners. Evaluation of the Access to Allied Health Services
Pilot Project. 2002/2003.
NSW Sport and Recreation. Methodological consultant for project ‘Western Ways - Understanding
the physical needs of older adults living in rural areas of Western NSW’. 2000/2001
Orange City Council. Questionnaire design, 1999.
Mid Western Health Services. Adolescent Mental Health Needs Survey. 1998.
Australian National Field Days. Customer and Exhibitor Survey. 1996.
Cahill’s Work in Progress. Phosphorous awareness campaign. 1996 -1997.
Bernadt, Vukic & Potash, Attorneys. Expert witness. Mob behaviour and deindividuation. 1988-89.
Priscilla Jana and Associates, Attorneys. Expert witness. Mob behaviour and deindividuation. 1987
and 1988.
Krish Naidoo, Attorney. Expert witness. Mob behaviour and deindividuation. 1987.
Ishmail Ayob and Associates, Attorneys. Expert witness. Mob behaviour and deindividuation. 1985.
Richard's Bay. Residents opinion survey. 1986.
Dun and Bradstreet. Customer relations survey, 1984.
Hepworths (Ltd). Questionnaire design and customer survey. 1982, 1984.
Adviser to the Counsel for the Aggett family at the Inquest into the death of Neil Aggett while in
detention, 1982.
E.A. Stett and Associates, 1978 - 1979.
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Editorial Responsibilities:
Editor : Australian Journal of Psychology, 2012 Member of the International Reviewers Panel, Medical Science Monitor, 2003Editor: APS Imprint Books. 1996 - 1999
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Consulting Editor: South African Journal of Psychology, 1985 – 1991
Editor: South African Journal of Psychology, 1980 - 1984.
Assistant Editor: South African Journal of Psychology, 1979 - 1980
Editor: Proceedings of the 29th Annual Congress of the South African Psychological Association.
Johannesburg: The Association, 1977.
Joint Editor: Proceedings of the 28th Annual Congress of the South African Psychological
Association. Johannesburg: The Association, 1976.
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Refereed Journal Articles:
Dawson, S.L., & Tyson, G.A. (in press).Will Morality or Political Ideology Determine Attitudes to
Climate Change? The Australian Community Psychologist.
Kite, D.M., Tyson, G.A., & Gullifer, J.M. (in press). Exploring the perception of Asperger's disorder.
Australasian Journal of Special Education.
Curtin, M., Jones, J., Tyson, G. A., Mitsch, V., Alston, M., and McAllister, L. (2011). Outcome of
Participation Objective Participation Subjective Measure Following Traumatic Brain Injury.
Brain Injury, 25(3), 266-273.
Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. (in press). Parental and professional beliefs on the treatment
and management of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Attention
Disorders.
Gullifer, J.M. & Tyson G.A. (2010). Exploring university students’ perceptions of plagiarism: A focus
group study. Studies in Higher Education, 35, 463-481.
Hicks, J, Basu, P.K., Latham, H, Tyson, G.A., Daniel, M., & Sappey, R.B. (2010). Crossing the Great
Divide: A Case Study of a Regional Nursing Labour Market in the Central West of New South
Wales.Australian Bulletin of Labour, 36, 62-80.
Lau, Grace Dzing Man, Tyson, G.A., & Bond, M.H. (2010). To punish or to rehabilitate: Sentencing
goals as mediators between values, axioms and punitiveness towards offenders. Journal of
Psychology in Chinese Societies, 10, 57-84.
Losoncz, I., & Tyson G.A. (2007) Parental shaming and adolescent delinquency: A partial test of
reintegrative shaming theory. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 40,
161-178.
Mancini- Pena, E. & Tyson, G.A. (2007). “I’m gonna sound lika a drunk here”. Constructions of
volume of consumption. Youth Studies Australia, 26(2), 36-42.
Covic, T., Tyson, G.A. Adamson, B., & Howe, G. (2006). Depression in rheumatoid arthritis patients:
Demographic clinical and psychological predictors. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 60,
469-476.
Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. (2006). Implicit theories of the characteristics and causal
factors of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Explanatory models used by parents
and professionals in the educational, medical, mental health and allied health fields.
Australian Journal of Psychology,58, 79-92.
Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. (2006). The effects of diagnostic labelling on the implicit
theories of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder held by health professionals. Behaviour
Change, 23(3), 177-185
Dunstan, D. A; Covic, T., Tyson, G. A., & Lennie, I.G. (2005). Does the Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain
Questionnaire predict outcomes following a work-related compensable injury? International
Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 28(4), 369-370.
Kite, D., & Tyson, G.A. (2004). The impact of perpetrator gender on male and female police officers’
perceptions of Child Sexual Abuse. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 11(2), 308 - 318.
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Tyson, G.A. & Hubert, C.J. (2003) Cultural differences in adolescent’s perceptions of the seriousness
of delinquent behaviours. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 10, 316-323.
Tyson, G.A., & Stones, C.R. (2002). South African Adolescents' Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency.
South African Journal of Psychology, 32, 1 - 6.
Tyson, G.A., Lambert, G., & Beattie, L. (2002). The impact of ward design on behaviour, occupational
satisfaction and well-being of psychiatric nurses. International Journal of Mental Health
Nursing, 11, 94 -102.
Ayre, M., & Tyson, G.A. (2001). The role of self efficacy and fear avoidance beliefs in the prediction
of disability. Australian Psychologist, 36, 250-253.
Tyson, G.A. & Hubert, C.J. (2002). Cultural Differences in Adolescents' Explanations of Juvenile
Delinquency. Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology, 33, 459-463.
Tyson, G.A. & Hubert, C.J. (2000). Australian adolescents' explanations of juvenile delinquency.
Australian Journal of Psychology, 52, 119-124.
Tyson, G.A., Lambert, W.G. & Beattie, L (1995). The quality of psychiatric nurses' interactions with
patients: An observational study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 32, 49-58.
Tyson, G.A. (1993). Response to "Crowd psychology in South African murder trials". American
Psychologist, 48(5), 583-584.
Tyson, G.A., & Turnbull, O. (1990). Ambient temperature and the occurrence of collective violence:
A South African replication. South African Journal of Psychology, 20, 159-162.
Moore, M. & Tyson, G.A. (1990). Perceptions and misperceptions: The Middle East and South Africa.
The Journal of Social Psychology, 130, 299-308.
Mann, J.W. & Tyson, G.A. (1988). More about more: The future of psychology from 2015 onwards.
South African Journal of Psychology, 18, 58-60.
Tyson, G.A., Doctor, E.A. & Mentis, M. (1988). A psycholinguistic perspective on bilinguals'
discrepant questionnaire responses. The Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology, 19, 413-426.
Tyson, G.A., Schlachter, Ann & Cooper, S. (1988). The effect of race of co-player on co-operation in
black and white South African students. The Journal of Social Psychology, 128, 473-485.
Permanand, S.K. & Tyson, G.A. (1986). Judicial evaluation of the victim of emotional distress.
Journal for Juridical Science, 11, 158-166.
Tyson, G.A. (1984). An empirical investigation of horoscopes as personality descriptors. Personality
and Individual Differences, 5, 247-250.
Tyson, G.A. (1983). Stress and detention. South African Medical Journal, 64, 858-859.
Elliott, G.A & Tyson, G.A. (1983). The effects of modifying color-meaning concepts on the racial
attitudes of Black and White South African pre-school children. Journal of Social
Psychology, 121, 181-190.
Tyson, G.A. (1983). Foreword to the special edition on Psychology in South Africa. Journal of Social
Psychology, 121, 161-162. (By invitation)
Tyson, G.A. (1982). People who consult astrologers: a profile.
Personality and Individual
Differences, 3, 119-126.
Tyson, G.A. (1982). Factors leading to the perceived accuracy and acceptance of horoscopes.
Bulletin of the British Psychological Society, 35, 186-188.
Tyson, G.A. (1981). Locus of control and stressful life events. South African Journal of Psychology,
11, 116-117.
Saling, M.M. & Tyson, G.A. (1981). Lateral cradling preference in nulliparous females. Journal of
Genetic Psychology, 139, 309-310.
Tyson, G.A. & Kramer, Desre. (1981). The primacy-recency effect in counsellor responses. Journal of
Clinical Psychology, 37, 88-90.
Aronstam, D. & Tyson, G.A. (1980). Racial bias in eye-witness perception. Journal of Social
Psychology, 110, 177-182.
Tyson, G.A. (1980). Season of birth or astrology and occupation: A myth? Journal of Social
Psychology, 110, 73-78.
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Mynhardt, J.C., Plug, C., Tyson, G.A. & Viljoen, H.G. (1979). Ethnocentrism, authoritarianism and
conservatism among two South African samples: A two year follow up study. South African
Journal of Psychology, 9, 23-26.
Tyson, G.A. (1977). Astrology or season of birth: A 'split-sphere' test. Journal of Psychology, 95,
285-287.
Mann, J.W. & Tyson, G.A. (1976). More is nog 'n dag: the future of psychology, 1975 - 2035. South
African Journal of Psychology, 6, 43 - 51.
Tyson, G.A. (1976). The relative importance of ethnic and role stereotypes in person perception.
South African Journal of Psychology, 6, 63-67
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Books:
Tyson, G.A. (Ed.) (1987) Introduction to Psychology: A South African perspective. Johannesburg:
Westro Educational Books.
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Book Chapters:
Hodgkins D. Goldney D. Watson G. Tyson G. (2000). The attitudes of landholders to a range of
environmental issues, including the values of remnant bushland in the central western region
of New South Wales. In R.J. Hobbs & C.J. Yates (Eds.) Temperate Eucalypt Woodlands in
Australia : Biology, Conservation, Management and Restoration (pp 336 - 350) Chipping
Norton, NSW: Surrey Beatty.
Tyson, G.A. (1991). Methodological perspectives. In D. Foster & J Louw-Potgieter (Eds) Social
psychology in South Africa: An introduction. Johannesburg: Lexicon.
Tyson, G.A. & Duckitt, J. (1989). Racial attitudes of British immigrants to South Africa. In D.M. Keats,
D.Munro, & L. Mann (Eds.) Heterogeneity in Cross-Cultural Psychology (pp 191-203). Lisse:
Swetz & Zeitlinger.
Tyson, G.A. (1987). Social psychology. In G.A. Tyson (Ed.) Introduction to Psychology: A South
African perspective. Johannesburg: Westro Educational Books.
Tyson, G.A. (compiler) South Africa. In K. Pawlik (Ed.) International Directory of Psychologists.
(pp.797-808). Amsterdam: North Holland.
Tyson, G.A. & Mzinyati,M.C. (1983). Black South Africans' reaction to white accents. In J.B.
Derogowski, S. Dziuvawiec & R.C. Annis, (Eds.) Expiscations in Cross-Cultural Psychology. Lisse:
Swets and Zeitlinger.
Tyson, G.A. (1979). The role of the social psychologist in South Africa. In University of the North,
Cresset: A collection of commemorative lectures. Pietersburg: University of the North.
Tyson, G.A. (1978). Some South African student scores on the M.A.S. and M.P.I. In H.I.J.
van der Spuy with D.A.F. Shamley, The Psychology of Apartheid. A psychosocial perspective on
South Africa. Washington: University Press of America.
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Published conference proceedings:
Lay, F., Szarkowicz, D., & Tyson, G.A. (2007). Empathy as a mediator between parental attachment
and adolescent aggression. Proceedings of the 42nd APS Annual Conference (pp 242-246).
Melbourne: The Australian Psychological Society. (Refereed proceedings - ISBN 0 909881 27
8).
Mancini-Pena, E, & Tyson, G.A. (2007). “I’m gonna sound lika a drunk here”. Constructions ofvolume
of consumption. Proceedings of the Are We There Yet? National Youth Affairs Conference.
Melbourne.
Lau, G. M. L., Bond, M. H., & Tyson, G. A. (2007). To punish or to rehabilitate:
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Sentencing goals as mediators between values, axioms and punitiveness towards offenders.
In Conference Organizing Committee (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on
"Crime, Law and Justice in Chinese Societies: Global Challenges and Local Responses", pp.
162-173. School of Law and Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Szarkowicz, D.L., White, J., & Tyson, G.A. (2006). Bullying behaviour, empathy and
social cognition: Cool manipulators or social misfits? Proceedings of the 41st APS Annual
Conference (pp400-404). Melbourne: The Australian Psychological Society. (Refereed
proceedings - ISBN 0 909881 27 8).
Kiernan, M. J., Dryer, R., & Tyson, G. A. (2005). Beliefs of the General Public, Female University
Students and Professionals Concerning the Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa. Proceedings of
the 40th APS Annual Conference (pp143-147). Melbourne: The Australian Psychological
Society. (Refereed proceedings - ISBN 0 909881 27 8).
Bretag, T.A., Tyson, G.A., & Szarkowicz, D.L. (2005). Boys will be boys? Empathy and the relationship
between gender and aggression. Proceedings of the 40th APS Annual Conference (pp 41-45).
Melbourne: The Australian Psychological Society. (Refereed proceedings - ISBN 0 909881
278).
Fanning, A., & Tyson, G A.. (2004). The impact of the label ‘schizophrenia’ on attributions. In M.
Katsikitis (Ed.) Proceedings of the 39th APS Annual Conference (pp 104-107). Melbourne: The
Australian Psychological Society. (Refereed proceedings - ISBN 0 909881 25 1).
Fanning, A. M. & Tyson, G.A. Effects of the label schizophrenia on perceptions of positive and
negative traits. Annual Conference of the Society of Australian Social Psychologists.
Auckland, April, 2004. Australian Journal of Psychology, 56, Supplement, 64.
Tyson, G.A. (2003). Adolescent attributions of responsibility and blame for date rape. In M. Katsikitis
(Ed.) Proceedings of the 38th APS Annual Conference (pp 232 - 235). Melbourne: The
Australian Psychological Society. (Refereed proceedings - ISBN 0 909881 23 5).
Tyson, G.A.. Adolescent perceptions of date rape. Annual Conference of the Society of Australian
Social Psychologists. Sydney, April, 2003. Australian Journal of Psychology, 55, 2003,
Supplement, 65.
Kiernan, M. J., Tyson, G. A., & Dryer, R. (2003). Implicit theories of ADHD amongst professionals
and lay people: A structural model incorporating characteristics, causes and treatments.
Proceedings of the Joint International Conference on Cognitive Science, Sydney, 13 - 17 July.
Dryer, R., Kiernan, M. J., & Tyson, G. A. (2003). The effects of diagnostic labelling on the implicit
theories of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder held by health professionals.
Proceedings of the Joint International Conference on Cognitive Science, Sydney, 13 - 17 July.
Tyson, G.A., Hubert, C.J., & Stones, C.R. (2001). Cultural differences in adolescent’s perceptions of
the seriousness of delinquent behaviours. Australia’s 1st Forensic Psychology Conference,
Sydney, February 2001. Australian Journal of Psychology, 53, Supplement, 34.
Healey, A. M., Dryer, R., Tyson, G., & Kiernan, M. (2001). Implicit theories of attention-deficit
hyperactivity disorder held by primary school teachers and allied health workers. 36th
Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Adelaide, Australia.
Roufeil, L.M. & Tyson, G.A. (2000). Maternal self-efficacy and control-of-outcome expectancies:
Predicting adjustment to first-time motherhood (Abstract). Journal of Reproductive & Infant
Psychology, 18, 264.
Phillips, J; Roufeil, L.M., & Tyson, G.A. (2000) .The influence of mild prematurity on maternal
expectations of infant development and infant temperament (Abstract). Journal of
Reproductive & Infant Psychology, 18, 263.
Roufeil, L.M. & Tyson, G.A. (1999). The role of expectations in adjustment to first-time motherhood.
Annual conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Coolum, April, 1999.
Australian Journal of Psychology, 51, Supplement, 17
Tyson, G.A. & Hubert, CJ Adolescents' perceptions of acts of delinquent behaviour. 4th Annual
conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Christchurch, April, 1998.
Australian Journal of Psychology, 50, 1998 Supplement, 37.
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Tyson, G.A. & Hubert, CJ Australian adolescents' explanations for juvenile delinquency. 3rd Annual
conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Wollongong, April, 1997.
Australian Journal of Psychology, 49, 1997 Supplement, 48-49.
Tyson, G.A., Lambert, G., & Beattie, L. The impact of ward design on the behaviour and attitudes of
psychiatric nurses. Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference of the Society of
Australasian Social Psychologists, Hobart, April, 1995. Australian Journal of Psychology,
47, 1995 Supplement, 48.
Roufeil, L.M., Tyson, G.A., & Tulloch, M. The development and initial validation of a scale to
measure self-efficacy and control expectancies in first-time mothers. Proceedings of the
1st Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Hobart, April,
1995. Australian Journal of Psychology, 47, 1995 Supplement, 47.
Lane, Barbara, Coello, M., Carranza, M.C., Mason, L, & Tyson, G. Refugee children and trauma : a
study of Latin American refugee and migrant children in Sydney, NSW. Proceedings of the
8th International Symposium on Victimology, 1994.
Tyson, G.A., Lambert, G., & Beattie, L. Burnout and behaviour in psychiatric nurses. On the street
where you live : THEMHS Conference, 1-3 September 1993. Balmain, NSW: The Mental
Health Services Conference of Australia & New Zealand, 1994.
Tyson, G.A. & Moore, M. Perception of international conflicts: Israel and South Africa. Proceedings
of the Fifth National Psychology Conference, Cape Town, 1987.
Moore, M. & Tyson, G.A. Distorted intercultural perceptions. Proceedings of the 21st Scientific
Meeting of the Isreali Psychological Association. Tel Aviv, 1987
Tyson, G.A., Doctor, E.A., & Mentis, M. A psychological perspective on bilingual's discrepant
questionnaire responses. Proceedings of the BPS London Conference, BPS, 1986, 19.
Tyson, G.A. & Schlachter, Anne. Racial prejudice amongst white South African students. A
behavioural study. Proceedings of the Third National Psychology Conference, Pretoria, 1985
Tyson, G.A. & Mzinyati, M.C. Ethnic conflict: Black attitudes towards whites. Proceedings of the
National Psychology Conference, Cape Town, September 1981.
Tyson, G.A. & Aronstam, D. The effect of an assailant's race on eye-witness testimony. Proceedings
of the Joint Congress of the Psychological Institute of the R.S.A. and the South African
Psychological Association, Pretoria, 1978.
Mann, J.W. & Tyson, G.A. The next sixty years of psychology. Proceedings of the 28th Congress of
the South African Psychological Association, Umhlanga Rocks, 1976. Johannesburg: The
Association, 1976, 24.
MacDonald, C.A. & Tyson, G.A. Accent: a determinant of scholastic evaluation. Proceedings of the
28th Congress of the South African Psychological Association, Umhlanga Rocks 1976.
Johannesburg: The Association, 1976, 29.
Tyson, G.A. The relative importance of ethnic and role stereotypes in person perception.
Proceedings of the 27th Annual Congress of the South African Psychological Association,
Hazyview, 1975. Cape Town, University of Cape Town, 1975, 33.
Tyson, G.A. The effect of a motivational state upon pupil size during an imagery task. Proceedings of
the 25th Annual Congress of the South African Psychological Association, Pietermaritzburg,
1973. Cape Town: University of Cape Town, 1973, 27.
Tyson, G.A. Pupil size under conditions of thirst. Proceedings of the 24th Annual Congress of the
South African Psychological Association, Johannesburg, 1972. Cape Town: University of
Cape Town, 1972, 11.
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Conference presentations:
Bowen, D., Thomas, M., & Tyson, G. Academic Buoyancy: Developing a Model of Undergraduates’
Everyday Academic Resilience. CSU Ed Conference, November, 2011.
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Dawson, S.L. & Tyson, G.A. Will morality or political ideology determine attitudes to climate change.
Poster presented at the Australian Psychological Society 46th Annual Conference, Canberra,
October, 2011.
Burgoyne, K. & Tyson, G. An evaluation of the ‘Think First’ program. APS Forensic Psychology
National Conference, Noosa, 4 – 6 August, 2011.
Tyson, G. & Gray-Weale, F. Attitudes towards sentencing goals: The influence of attributions and
implicit theories of personality. APS Forensic Psychology National Conference, Noosa, 4 – 6
August, 2011.
Dunstan, D.A., Covic, T. & Tyson, G.A. Development and Validation of the Future Work Participation
Questionnaire, WDPI 2010, First Scientific Conference on Work Disability Prevention and
Integration, Angers, France, 2 September, 2010.
Tyson, G. & Ryan, J. Perceptions of domestic violence: The impact of gender and type of abuse. 13th
Biennial Conference of the International Society for Justice Research (ISJR). Banff, Alberta,
Canada, August, 2010.
Bax, N., & Tyson, G.A. Implicit theories of domestic violence. 27th International Congress of Applied
Psychology, Melbourne, Australia, 11-16 July, 2010.
Gullifer, J., & Tyson, G.A. Student perceptions of plagiarism. 27th International Congress of Applied
Psychology, Melbourne, Australia, 11-16 July, 2010.
Johnson, M., & Tyson, G.A. Attitudes towards the insanity defence. An Australian sample. 27th
International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, Australia, 11-16 July, 2010.
Gullifer, J., & Tyson, G.A. Plagiarism: University students' perceptions. Australian Psychological
Society 42nd Annual Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, 25 -29 September, 2007
Tyson, G.A., & Gullifer, J. Student Perceptions of Plagiarism. Fourteenth International Conference on
Learning, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 - 29 June, 2007.
Krahe, D.M. & Tyson, G.A. Fathers matter too: Screening for emotional distress during the
postnatal period. Joint conference of the Australian Association for Infant Mental Health
and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perinatal & Infant Mental Health Conference.
Sydney, 2007.
Mancini-Pena, E. & Tyson, G. Communicating with young people about drinking: Barriers to
effective education and prevention. 2006 Australian Winter School: Research Policy and
Practice. Brisbane, July 2006.
Mallard, D., & Tyson, G.A. Sexual assault in the spotlight: Community reactions to a high profile rape
allegation. 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece, July 2006.
Tyson, G.A., Bond, M.H., & Lau, D.M. Using values and social axioms to predict punishment goals.
26th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece, July 2006.
Lau, D.M., Tyson, G.A., & Bond, M.H. , Cultural Differences in the Relationship between Values,
Social Axioms and Punishment Goals. 18th International Congress of the International
Association for Cross Cultural Psychology, Spetses, Greece, July 2006.
Tyson, G. & Mustonen, H. The impact of religiosity and political orientation on public attitudes
about punishment goals. 35th Annual Conference of the Society of Australian Social
Psychologists. Canberra, 2006.
Tyson, G.A., Murrell, E., Covic, T., & Cummings, S. Teachers and school counsellors' implicit theories
of the causes and functions of self-injurious behaviour. 40th Annual Conference of the
Australian Psychological Society, Melbourne, 2005.
Tyson, G.A. & Robinson, K. Perceptions of juvenile offenders: The impact of age, race and outcome.
34th Annual Conference of the Society of Australian Social Psychologists. Townsville, 2005.
Dryer, R., Kiernan, M., & Tyson, G. Beliefs about the causes of Bulimia Nervosa held by the general
public, University students, medical practitioners, and allied health workers. 2005
Australian Association of Cognitive Behaviour Therapists Annual Conference, Brisbane,
Australia.
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Tyson, G.A., Roufeil, L & Kiernan, M.J.. Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care Initiatives in New
South Wales Central West: An evaluation of four service models. The National SARRAH
Conference, Alice Springs, 26-28 August, 2004.
Kiernan, M.J., Dryer, R., & Tyson, G.A. Beliefs concerning the causes of Bulimia Nervosa held by the
general public, university students and health workers. 28th International Congress of
Psychology, Beijing, August, 2004
Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. The effects of diagnostics labels on health professionals’
about the causes and treatment of ADHD. 28th International Congress of Psychology,
Beijing, August, 2004.
Kiernan, M.J., Tyson, G.A.., & Dryer, R. Can structural equation modelling be used to examine
implicit theories? 28th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, August, 2004.
Tremain, M., & Tyson, G.A. The impact of the age of reporting and the age of perpetrator on
attributions relating to childhood sexual abuse. Annual Conference of the Australian
Psychological Society, Sydney, 2004.
Tyson, G.A. Cultural differences in sentencing goals of Australian adolescents. XVII International
Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Xi’an, China,
August, 2004.
Kite, D. & Tyson, G.A. Do gender differences exist in police perception of child sexual abuse? An
Australian study. Psychology and Law. International , Interdisciplinary Conference,
Edinburgh, July 2003.
Tyson, G.A. Children in immigration detention centres: A social psychological perspective. 29th
Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Gold Coast, September, 2002.
Kiernan, M.J., Tyson, G.A. & Dryer, R. The relation between therapists’ beliefs about the causes and
treatment of ADHD: The scientist-practitioner model under scrutiny. Australian Association
of Cognitive Behaviour Therapists Annual Conference, 29 June-3 July 2002, Brisbane, Qld
Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. Implicit beliefs regarding the management strategies and
long-term outcome for children with ADHD. Australian Association of Cognitive Behaviour
Therapists Annual Conference, 29 June-3 July 2002, Brisbane, Qld.
Tyson, G.A. & O'Donahoo, J. The effect of victim and perpetrator race on lay explanations of
acquaintance rape. Annual Conference of the Society of Australian Social Psychologists.
Adelaide, April, 2002.
Tyson, G.A., Dryer, Rachel, Kiernan, M.J., & Waldron, Catherine Parents’ causal explanations of
ADHD The British Psychological Society Division of Educational and Child Psychology Annual
Conference, Bournemouth, January 2002.
Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. Implicit theories of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD): Explanatory models used by parents and professionals in the educational, medical,
mental health and allied health fields. Australian Association of Cognitive Behaviour
Therapists Annual Conference, 5-7 September 2001.
Tyson, G.A., Dryer, Rachel, Kiernan, M.J., & Waldron, Catherine. Implicit theories of ADHD - the
parental perspective. Seventh Annual Conference of the Society of Australian Social
Psychologists. Melbourne, July 2001.
Convenor of symposium Perceptions of Crime, Australia’s 1st Forensic Psychology
Conference, Sydney, February 2001.
Tyson, G.A. & Hubert, C.J. The role of psychological proximity in adolescents explanations of
juvenile offending. British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section Annual
Conference, Lancaster, September 1999.
Tyson, G.A., & Hubert, C.J. Cultural differences in adolescents' explanations of juvenile delinquency.
IUPsyS Africa Regional Conference / PsySSA Congress in collaboration with IAAP and IACCP.
Durban, South Africa, July 1999.
Tyson, G.A., Brady, & Farmer, I. Burnout amongst Australian Police Officers. 29th Annual
Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Wollongong, September, 1994.
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Carranza M Cecilia; Coello Mariano; Lane Barbara; Mason Lynne; Tyson Graham. Refugee children
and trauma : a study of Latin American refugee and migrant children in Sydney, NSW.
Papers from the 8th International Symposium on Victimology. Vol 4. 1994.
Tyson, G.A., Lambert, G., & Beattie, L. The relationship between burnout and performance in
psychiatric nurses. 23rd Meeting of Australian Social Psychologists, Cairns, April, 1994.
Lambert WG, Beattie L., & Tyson G.A. The quality and quantity of nurse patient interaction in a rural
psychiatric hospital. National Nursing Conference. Charles Sturt University. Wagga. 1993.
Tyson, G.A. Using psychological evidence in South African murder trials. Australian and New Zealand
Society of Criminology Conference, Melbourne, October, 1992. (Invited paper)
Tyson, G.A., Lambert, G., & Beattie, L. An observational study of nursing staff interactions in
psychiatric wards. Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Services Conference, Sydney,
September, 1992.
Tyson, G.A. The roots of identity. XX Annual Meeting of Australian Social Psychologists, Ballarat,
Victoria, 1991.
Convenor, Workshop on teaching psychology by Distance Education. Annual Conference of the
Australian Psychological Society. Melbourne, September, 1990.
Tyson, G.A. & Turnbull, O. Ambient temperature and collective violence revisited. XVIIIth Annual
Meeting of Australian Social Psychologists. Coolangatta, Queensland, 1989.
Tyson, G.A. Environmental stress in the office. Invited address at Office Environment '82 Sun City,
June, 1982.
Tyson, G.A. Psychological effects of detention. Invited paper at the Conference on Detention and
Security Legislation, University of Natal, September, 1982.
Tyson, G.A. Psychological effects of detention without trial. Invited paper at the Students Clinical
Conference, University of Natal, May 1982.
Chairman of symposium on 'Pressures on Counsellors' at IVth International Life Line Conference,
Anaheim, California, 1976.
Tyson, G.A. Pressures on counsellors. Paper read at IVth International Life Line Conference,
Anaheim, California, 1976.
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Reports:
McFarlane, K., McGrath, A., Solomon Westerhuis, D., & Tyson, G.A. An examination of young people
and bail in NSW. Report prepared for the NSW Government’s Juvenile Remand Working
Group, April 2011
Tyson, G.A. (2006). Stress and well-being amongst stipendiary clergy in the Diocese of Bathurst.
Report prepared for the Bathurst Diocese of the Anglican Church.
Tyson, G.A., Roufeil, L., & Kiernan, M.J. (2004). Evaluation of the Central West Division of General
Practice Better Outcomes in Mental Health Initiative pilot program.
Tyson, G.A., Mallard, D., & Baigent, K. (2002). Charles Sturt University Bathurst Campus Sexual
Assault Survey. Report prepared for the CSU Bathurst Students’ Association.
Allan, A., Davidson, G., Tyson, G., Schweitzer, R., & Starr, R. (2002). Detention of children of asylum
seekers. The Australian Psychological Society’s Position Paper submitted to the Australian
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission’s Inquiry into Children in Immigration
Detention.
Tyson, G.A., & Bryant, H. Perceptions of crime and attitudes towards the police in the Chifley Local
Area Command. Report for the NSW Police Chifley Local Area Command. 2001.
Tyson, G.A., Vines, R., & Chalcraft, E. Mental health needs for young people in the Mid-Western
Health Service Region. Report for the Mid-Western Health Service. 1998
Watson, G. & Tyson, G.A. Report of a survey of urban residents in the Lachlan-Macquarie catchment
following the phosphorous awareness campaign. Report for the Lachlan-Macquarie
Catchments Phosphorous Action Campaign. 1997.
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Watson, G. & Tyson, G.A. Report of a survey of rural landholders in the Lachlan-Macquarie
catchments following the phosphorous awareness campaign. Report for the
Lachlan-Macquarie Catchments Phosphorous Action Campaign. 1997.
Tyson, G.A. Future directions for the Australian National Field Days. Report on a survey of farmers,
urban dwellers, exhibitors and visitors to the field days and potential exhibitors. 1997
Watson, G. & Tyson, G.A. Report of a survey of urban residents in the Lachlan-Macquarie catchment
immediately prior to the launch of the phosphorous awareness campaign. Report for the
Lachlan-Macquarie Catchments Phosphorous Action Campaign. 1996.
Watson, G. & Tyson, G.A. Report of a survey of rural landholders in the Lachlan-Macquarie
catchments immediately prior to the launch of the phosphorous awareness campaign.
Report for the Lachlan-Macquarie Catchments Phosphorous Action Campaign. 1996.
Hodgkins, D., Watson, G., Goldney, D. & Tyson, G. The attitude of landholders to a range of
environmental issues including the value of rememant bushland in the Central Western
Region of New South Wales. Johnson Centre Report, Charles Sturt University. 1996
(Refereed).
Goldney, D., Bryant, H., Tyson, G. & Stone, B. Burrendong catchment land management survey.
Report for the NSW Department of Conservation and Land Management. Environmental
Studies Unit, CSU. 1995.
Tyson, G.A., Lambert, WG, & Beattie, L. An evaluation of the therapeutic care of patients at
Bloomfield Hospital. Report for the New South Wales Health Department, 1993.
Tyson, G.A. The role of expectations, racial attitudes and stress in the adaptation of British
immigrants to South Africa. Report for the Human Sciences Research Council, 1988.
Tyson, G.A. Racial attitudes in young children. A literature review. Report for the Investigation into
Intergroup Relations, Human Sciences Research Council, 1984.
Tyson, G.A. The relationship between spiritual healing and medical science. For Life Line
International, 1979.
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Book Reviews:
Louw-Potgieter, J. Afrikaner dissidents: A social psychological study of identity and dissent. Journal
of Cross Cultural Psychology, 1991, 22, 550-551.
Gergen, K.J. & Gergen, M.M. Social Psychology (2nd ed.). South African Journal of Psychology, 1989,
49-50.
Eysenck, H.J. & Nias, D.K.B. Astrology, science or superstition. Personality and Individual Differences,
1983, 4, 575.
Wilson, Glenn. Love and instinct. South African Journal of Psychology, 1983, 12.
Fransella, F. (ed.) Personality. Theory, measurement and research. Personality and Individual
Differences, 1982, 3, 104.
Smith, P.B. (ed.) Small groups and personality change. Personality and Individual Differences, 1981,
2, 356.
Morris, D., Collett, P., Marsh, P. & O'Shaughnessy, M. Gestures. Their origins and distribution. South
Africa Journal of Psychology, 1981, 11, 158.
Morse, S.J. & Orpen, C. (eds.) Contemporary South Africa. Journal of Behavioural Science, 1975, 2,
199-200.
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Unpublished Invited Talks, Seminars and Colloquia:
Children in immigration detention centres: A psychological perspective. Charles Sturt University,
Occasional Lecture, June 2002
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Crowd Behaviour and Crowd Control. Workshop for Police Venue Commanders for the Sydney
Olympic Games. March 1999.
Evaluating the quality of nursing care in a psychiatric hospital. Invited paper at the NSW Health
Department seminar on acute in-patient care in mental health services. May, 1992
Psychological evidence in South African Murder trials. Colloquium, Dept. of Psychology, University
of Melbourne, April, 1992.
Psychological evidence in South African Murder trials. Colloquium, School of Psychology, University
of New South Wales, April, 1992.
Astrology. Fiction or fact. Autumn School, University of the Witwatersrand. May 1988.
Psychological Effects of political detention in South Africa. Colloquium, University of Manitoba, July
1985.
Prejudice and Racism in South Africa. Colloquium, University of Manitoba, July 1985.
Racial attitudes of white South Africans. Departmental Lecture, Department of Psychology,
University of Aberdeen, March, 1985.
Racial prejudice in South Africa. Seminar, Department of Psychology, University of Glasgow, January
1985.
Racial prejudice in South Africa. Seminar, Department of Psychology, University of Strathclyde,
January 1985.
Racial prejudice in South Africa. Seminar, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh,
January 1985.
The social psychology of belief in astrology. Seminar, Department of Experimental Psychology,
University of Oxford, November 1984.
Psychological aspects of political detention in South Africa. Haldane Society, Wolfson College,
Oxford, October 1984.
The psychology of panic. National Occupational Health Seminar, University of the Witwatersrand,
August 1978.
The role of the social psychologist in South Africa. Invited address for the inauguration of the new
psychology building, University of the North, May 1978.
Living with violence: some social aspects. Symposium organised by the Division of Continuing
Medical Education in conjunction with the Institute of Adult Studies, University of the
Witwatersrand, 1976.
The psychology of mob behaviour. Institute of Adult Education and External studies, University of
the Witwatersrand, June 1976.
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Manuscript and Grant Reviewer for:
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Canadian Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group
South African Journal of Psychology
Social Behavior and Personality.
Psychology, Public Policy and Law (PPPL)
Australian Journal of Psychology
Personality and Individual Differences
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Proceedings of the Annual APS Conference
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