A/Prof Alissa Beath, A/Prof Simon Boag, Dr Lisa Kim, Dr Steson Lo, Dr Elizabeth Seeley, Dr Shannon Webb, Dr Kelsey Zimmermann & Mr James Brown (chair) 

Title: Boots on the Ground: Our Education-Focussed Recruits

Abstract:

The School of Psychology has seen dramatic growth in the last year with the hiring of new staff. Many of these new faces are “Education-Focussed” (EF) academics who have been recruited to support and develop our outstanding undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Given the rapid expansion of the EF scheme, we’d like to take the opportunity to formally introduce ourselves and answer any questions you may have about our role in the School of Psychology. This panel discussion (moderated by our own James Brown) will feature a Q&A with five new EF staff and is designed to shed light on the role of education-focussed academics in psychology. Who are we? What do we hope to bring to the School? How will we support and add value to USyd’s world-class psychology research? Should you get attached, or will we all be replaced by chat bots and Artificial Ian in the next 2 years? We look forward to answering all your questions on Friday.