Welcome to today’s episode of To Psychology and Beyond where we are delighted to welcome Associate Professor Evan Livesey who is joining us today to talk about his experiences as an undergraduate student, his vast research experience examining the mechanisms responsible for learning and attention, his career trajectory and what he wished he knew when he was a bright-eyed bushy tailed first-year undergraduate student himself. 

Associate Professor Livesey works in the School of Psychology at the University of Sydney where he also graduated with a Bachelor of Science with an Honours in Psychology before completing his PhD at the University of Cambridge in Experimental Psychology in 2007.

Associate Professor Livesey’s research focuses on the mechanisms responsible for learning,  attention, and cognitive control - and within this broad area, he has specific interests in associative learning mechanisms in humans and other animals, the relationship between learning and visual attention in humans, and how learning is influenced by conscious knowledge, reasoning, and executive control.

You can find out more about Associate Professor Livesey here: Associate Professor Evan Livesey (sydney.edu.au)

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Welcome to today’s episode of To Psychology and Beyond where we are thrilled to welcome Professor Louise Sharpe who joins us to talk about her University
experiences, the incredible career she has spanning both research and
clinical work, the work she is currently doing, and her advice to students for
managing well-being at university.

Professor Sharpe has a Bachelor of Arts with Honours, and a Master of Psychology here at the University of Sydney and a PhD from the Royal Holloway University London, and was inducted as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences of Australia in 2019. Professor Sharpe is the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Research Training at the University of Sydney, and Professor of Clinical Psychology.

Professor Sharpe is the recipient of numerous awards including the Ian M. Campbell Memorial Prize from the Australian Psychological Society in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the scientific and professional status of Clinical psychology in Australia, and the Distinguished Career Award from the Australian Association of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Professor Sharpe is a clinical psychologist by training and is an internationally recognised expert in health psychology with particular expertise in cognitive behavioural treatments for patients living with chronic physical illness and how people adjust to illness.

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This episode we are thrilled to welcome Dr Caleb Owens, the Director First Year Studies in the School of Psychology at the University of Sydney, along with experienced tutors, Sophia Shatek and Kosma Stanowski, and past psychology undergraduate student, Murphy Pietranski. 

In this episode, we cover a range of things including some excellent advice for doing well on psychology research reports, talking to you tutor (we want to help!), and Caleb's secret passion to be a clinical psychologist. Throughout this episode, it is really clear how much the teaching staff in PSYC1001/2 love what they do, love the content, and love teaching. We hope you both enjoy, and learn something from this session. 

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In this episode, we welcome Associate Professor Michael Bowen who talks to us about his undergraduate experiences and how they lead him to the impactful work he is doing in the School of Psychology at the University of Sydney developing novel therapeutics. 

Associate Professor Michael Bowen is a neuroscientist and psychopharmacologist at the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre and School of Psychology. His research is focused on discovering and developing novel therapeutics for substance use disorders and social impairments in brain disorders.

He is the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Kinoxis Therapeutics. Kinoxis was created to commercialize KNX100, a novel molecule that A/Prof Bowen discovered with colleagues at the University of Sydney. KNX100 has considerable potential to treat addiction and other disorders of the brain and mind.

Associate Professor Michael Bowen is the recipient of numerous awards including the Prime Minister’s Prize for New Innovators, the Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher, the NSW Premier’s Prize for Early Career Researcher of the Year, and the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Early Career Award.

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In this episode, we speak with co-host James Brown about his undergraduate experiences at the University of Newcastle, plus the passion he brings to his role as the Educational Designer for the School of Psychology at the University of Sydney and what he sees as his goals for the role.

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Haryana Dhillon is a behavioural scientist and psycho-oncologist at the University of Sydney, working with people who are living with cancer or working through cancer survivorship. Haryanan co-leads the survivorship research group and is a director of the centre for medical psychology and evidence-based decision making in the school of psychology at the university of Sydney. They chair the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG) and is a Board member of Cancer Council NSW.

Haryana has more than 25 years experience in cancer clinical research across a range of investigator-initiated cancer clinical trials. Her research interests are broad encompassing cancer survivorship, health literacy, and interventions for survivorship, symptom management, and psycho-oncology. 

Haryana is the recipient of several awards and honours, and is a well-respected lecturer in several undergraduate psychology units of study. I was very fortunate to learn from you in both lectures and tutorials.

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In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Dr Celine van Golde, who is a forensic researcher at the University of Sydney. Dr van Golde has a diverse background in psychology, with a PhD in forensic psychology.

During our conversation, we delve into Dr van Golde's undergraduate experience, exploring how her interest in forensic and cognitive psychology developed and why she decided to pursue a career in this field. We also discuss the unique challenges of conducting research in forensic psychology, particularly when it comes to working with memory.

Overall, this is a fascinating and informative conversation that sheds light on the exciting and important work being done in the field of forensic psychology.

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In this episode we chat with Dr Rebecca Pinkus about her undergraduate and postgraduate experiences in Canada in comparison with undergraduate life in Sydney. Dr Pinkus takes us through the importance of building and maintaining relationships at university, and the impact of social comparison.

Dr Pinkus is a senior lecturer and Honours Coordinator in the school of psychology at the University of Sydney. Dr Pinkus’ research focuses on social cognition within the context of close relationships – in particular how individuals balance concerns about the self with concerns about the relationship. Dr Pinkus’ research interests also include body image and weight stigma. Dr Pinkus completed a Bachelor Science (Honours) at the University of Western Ontario, followed by a Masters and PhD at the University of Toronto, and a postdoc at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

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