Dr Rachel MenziesSchool of Psychology, University of Sydney Title: Death anxiety: The worm at the core of mental health Abstract: Our awareness of mortality is a universal part of the human experience, and fears of death have been recorded throughout our species’ history. More recently, death anxiety has been proposed to be a transdiagnostic construct, underpinning […]

Professor Peter McEvoySchool of Psychology, Curtin University Title: Can imagery-based techniques enhance outcomes from cognitive behaviour group therapy for social anxiety disorder? Outcomes from a randomised controlled trial Abstract: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is one of the most common mental disorders, and it can have severely detrimental impacts on an individual’s ability to reach their social […]

Prof Stephan LewandowskySchool of Psychological Science, University of Bristol Title: Resisting the Knowledge Dementors: The Truth about “Post-Truth” Abstract: We are said to live in a “post-truth” era in which “fake news” has replaced real information, denial has compromised science, and the ontology of knowledge and truth has taken on a relativist element. I argue that […]