Psychology Colloquium: COVID-19 research projects (several speakers from our own School)

Members of our own School will present brief overviews of their COVID-related research projects: Dr Micah Goldwater: Causal and moral reasoning about COVID-19 in the USA A/Prof Sabina Kleitman: Individual differences in coping and behaviour with COVID A/Prof Sally Gainsbury: COVID and gambling Dr Ilan Dar-Nimrod: The impact of COVID on intimate relationships A/Prof Paul […]

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Psychology Colloquium: Prof Iain McGregor (School of Psychology & Lambert Initiative – University of Sydney)

Professor Iain S. McGregorThe Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia School of Psychology and Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Title: Cannabis-based medicines: current use and future promise Abstract: This talk will highlight recent research from the Lambert Initiative around the current legal use of […]

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Psychology Colloquium: Dr Alana Fisher (Matilda Centre – University of Sydney)

Dr Alana FisherThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney  Title: Advancing shared decision-making in mental health and alcohol/other drug use conditions Abstract: Shared decision-making is widely-endorsed as the ‘gold standard’ approach to making healthcare decisions. Shared decision-making involves clinicians, patients (and others, e.g., family) partnering together to discuss […]

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Psychology Colloquium: Dr Jemma Todd (School of Psychology – University of Sydney)

Dr Jemma ToddSchool of Psychology, University of Sydney  Title: Cognitive biases in pain and health: A dynamic perspective Abstract: It is important to attend to potential threat in the face of danger: doing so may save your life. However, there are plenty of instances when our cognitive bias system can go awry. Individuals with chronic […]

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