The Department of Psychology
Psychology has been taught at the university since the late 1800s. Today, the School of Behavioural Science contains one of the largest departments of psychology in Australia, offering a diversity and quality of undergraduate and postgraduate programs unrivalled in this country. The school’s teaching is underpinned by excellence in research across a range of fields, including cognitive and behavioural neuroscience, quantitative psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology and clinical science.
Bulletin Board
- Congratulations to Dr Amy Jordan, who has received the James B. Skatrud New Investigator Award for 2009. This highly prestigious award by the American Thoracic Society recognizes the accomplishment and promise of a young investigator in the area of sleep and respiratory neurobiology.
- Congratulations to Professor Henry Jackson, who recently published the second edition of “The Recognition and Management of Early Psychosis: A Preventive Approach” (Cambridge University Press) with Professor Patrick McGorry of the Department of Psychiatry and ORYGEN… more
- Congratulations to Sally Dunlop, a PhD alumni, who has won the “Dissertation of the Year” award in the Health Communication division of the International Communication Association this year. She is spending a year as a post doc at the Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania. Sally’s supervisor while completing her PhD was Professor Yoshi Kashima.
- Congratulations to Dr Eoin Killackey for winning the Schering-Plough Organon Award...more
- Psychology Dept in the News - Dr Isla Carboon! See also the project on the African Pathways - a project between Melbourne University and Missions Australia!
- Congratulations to A/P Jeanette Lawrence who has won a Victoria Law Foundation Grant for a project entitled "Analyses of Clinic Reports on Child Protection Applications".
- Congratulations to our staff who have successfully obtained various research grants (including the latest ARC and NHMRC grants commencing 2009) and awards! For more details.
Upcoming Events
Thu, 23 Jul 09 - Prof Henry Jackson's book launch of The Recognition and Management of Early Psychosis: A Preventative Approach at 6.00 pm in Readings Bookshop, 309 Lygon Street, Carlton
Wed, 9 Sep 09 - Fourth Year Information Session to be held from 6.00pm till 7.00pm in Latham theatre, Redmond Barry Building ground floor. Information on Fourth Year Psychology Program will be imparted