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 Dr. Nick BurnsAssociate Professor Room 512, Hughes Building Phone +61 8 8303 3965 nick.burns@psychology.adelaide.edu.au I study individual differences in cognitive abilities using modern psychometric instruments, custom computerised tests, and psychophysical methods. The aim is to understand something of how and why people differ in their abilities to process information and carry out cognitive tasks. (read more) |
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Linley Denson Senior Lecturer Romm 518, Hughes Building Phone +61 8 8303 4128 linley.denson@adelaide.edu.au I'm a clinical neuropsychologyist, interested in the impact on neurocognitive functioning of anxiety, depression, dementia and chronic illness. More broadly my research interests include the prediction of health outcomes and service usage from functional measures, especially in older people. (read more) |
 Dr. John DunnAssociate Professor Room 519, Hughes Building Phone +61 8 8303 6096 john.c.dunn@adelaide.edu.au My broad research interests are in the areas of cognitive psychology, human memory, applied decision-making, cognitive-modelling, mathematical psychology, methodological issues in neuropsychology, and human experimental psychology. (read more) |
 Dr. Jane MathiasAssociate Professor Room 513, Hughes Building Phone +61 8 8303 5266 jane.mathias@adelaide.edu.au My interests fall within the broad area of clinical neuropsychology and, as such, my research investigates the cognitive, emotional, and behavioural changes associated with vari100ous types of brain damage or dysfunction. This research is completed both with people who are known to have some form of brain damage or in whom disrupted cognitive functioning is suspected. (read more) |
 Dr. Anna Ma-WyattLecturer Room 522, Hughes Building Phone +61 8 8303 5660 anna.mawyatt@adelaide.edu.au Everyday, we navigate visually complex environments and make hand and eye movements. I am interested in understanding how our brains process visual information to enable us to do these things. How do we know where something is in space? How do we use visual information to guide our eyes and hands in order to interact with our environment? I use behavioural experiments to answer these questions, conducting experiments on visual, hand and eye movement performance. (read more) |
 Dr. Daniel NavarroARC Research Fellow Room 509, Hughes Building Phone +61 8 8303 5265 daniel.navarro@adelaide.edu.au My research interests are in cognitive science and statistics. Topics that recur in my thinking include understanding how we represent the world, how we form and use concepts, and the ways we are similar to and different from each other. I'm also interested in statistical methods, since I think there are strong links between human learning and statistical learning. (read more) |
 Dr. Ted NettelbeckProfessor Room 416, Hughes Building Phone +61 8 8303 5738 ted.nettelbeck@adelaide.edu.au I am interested in the nature of human intelligence and individual differences in cognitive abilities. Much of my research has involved the development and application of measures of timed performance, like inspection time and reaction time, to the study of individual differences in information processing and the relationships of these with psychometric tests of IQ. (read more) |
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Carolyn Semmler Lecturer Room 507, Hughes Building Phone +61 8 8303 4628 carolyn.semmler@adelaide.edu.au Eyewitness memory forms an important part of many criminal investigations. Investigators, judges and jurors must assess the reliability of witness reports and essentially determine whether they are accurate. My research addresses the factors affecting the reliability of eyewitness evidence and the reliability of judgments made by investigators, judges and jurors. (read more) |
 Dr. Lynn WardSenior Lecturer Room 517, Hughes Building Phone +61 8 8303 3182 lynn.ward@adelaide.edu.au I am interested in factors that influence adult development and ageing. In particular, I am interested in age-related changes in cognitive functioning, both normal and dementia related. I have recently been involved with research on the impact of exercise and health habits, bereavement, meta-cognitive processing and cross-cultural issues in successful ageing. (read more) |