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23. Psych Attack highlights 2024
To round out 2024, I have created this highlights episode.This year, the 6 guests (from Australia, Finland and the U.S.) and I have covered:investigative interviewing ...
22 - Digital phenotyping: Using smartphone metadata to predict mental health symptoms
In this episode, I catch up with Dr Taylor A. Braund to hear about his research into digital phenotyping. In particular, we discuss the link between mental health symp...
21 - Factors that affect human-dog relationships
In this episode, I catch up with Dr Miiamaaria Kujala to hear about her research on human-dog relationships. Miiamaaria studies how humans understand dog communication...
20 - Self-advocacy and professional relationships
In this episode, I catch up with Dr Jade McEwen to hear about her professional and personal experiences of self-care, the benefits of being unapologetically self-promo...
19 - Academic mental health
In this episode, I catch up with Dr Marissa Edwards to hear about her journey advocating for better academic mental health and lessons she has learned along the way.We...
18 - Sex therapy, kink and paraphilias
In this episode, I catch up with Dr Sarah Ashton to hear about her work in the area of sexual health and intimacy. In particular, we focus on kink and paraphilias, whe...
17 - Developmental insights for investigative interviewing about maltreatment
In this episode, I catch up with Associate Professor Lindsay Malloy to hear about her research in developmental psychology and the law. In particular, ways to improve ...
16 - Tips and tricks for publishing in psychology
In this episode, I team up again with Dr Rachael Fox (journal editor and academic). We reflect on our publication experiences to share insights that will be especially...
15 - Psychological research and collaboration with Dr Chat GPT (An AI experiment)
In this episode, I am have an artificial conversation with a researcher I refer to as Dr Chat GPT. If you haven't already come across Chat GPT, it is open access softw...
14 - A critical look at publishing in psychology
In this episode I catch up with Dr Rachael Fox, journal editor and academic, to discuss what publishing in psychology is and take a critical lens to highlight some iss...
13 - The role of animals in mental health practice
This episode focuses on Dr Abigail Alfrey’s research and practice on the ways animals can be involved in mental health practice. We discuss: (1) the significance of pe...
12 - Mental health and TV news workers
This episode focuses on Dr Jasmine B. MacDonald’s research in trauma exposure and mental health in TV news workers. We discuss how camera operators and reporters have ...
11 - An evolutionary perspective of online behaviour (Part 2: Cyber dating abuse)
This episode and the last one focus on Dr Evita March’s research in the area of cyber psychology. In this second part of our discussion, we consider how the dark tetra...
10 - An evolutionary perspective of online behaviour (Part 1: Trolling)
This episode and the next one focus on Dr Evita March’s research in the area of cyber psychology. In this first part of our discussion, we start by using mate selectio...
9 - Exploring outdoor therapies
This episode focuses on Dr Will Dobud’s research in the area of outdoor and adventure therapies. We unpack the solution-focused therapeutic work he does on expeditions...
8 - The impact of the environment on health and wellbeing
This episode focuses on Dr Erica McIntyres’ transdisciplinary research in the area of environmental psychology. We discuss the impact of environmental contaminants and...
7 - Mental health disorders and child development
In this episode, Dr Tanya Hanstock and I discuss key issues in mental health for children and young people, using bipolar disorder as an example. Tanya also offers pra...
6 - Psychometrics and psychological assessment tools
This episode focuses on Dr Nicole Sugden’s research using neuropsychological assessment tools and uses this work as the basis for a discussion of the importance of psy...
5 - Political psychology and systemic therapeutic approaches
This episode focuses on Dr Averil Cook’s work in the area of political psychology. We discuss examples of how to apply systemic therapeutic approaches with the intenti...
4 - Women's psychosocial health
This episode focuses on Dr Robyn Brunton’s research unpacking the connection between women’s adverse childhood experiences, such as various kinds of abuse, and subsequ...
3 - The intersection between physiotherapy and psychology
This episode explores the intersection between physiotherapy and psychology with Ryan McGrath. Ryan describes his research unpacking encounters between physiotherapist...
2 - Mathematical models of human decision making
This episode explores mathematical models of how people make decisions with Dr Gabriel Tillman. Gabriel describes his research into why people are worse at driving whe...
1 - Education and training of future psychologists
This episode explores the education and training of future psychologists with Dr Elly Quinlan. Elly describes her research unpacking tolerance of uncertainty in psycho...