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Dr Eyal Gringart

Dr Eyal Gringart

Dr Eyal Gringart

Senior Lecturer

Telephone: (61 8)  6304 5631  
Email: e.gringart@ecu.edu.au   
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO30.201  

 

Current Teaching

  • PSY1111 - Psychology History and Perspectives
  • PSY1204 - Social Determinants of Behaviour

Background

  • BSc with First Class Honours in Psychology
  • PhD (Psychology)

Professional Memberships

  • The Oxford Round Table
  • The Australian Association of Gerontology

Awards and Recognition

University and National Teaching Awards

  • Australian Psychological Society Prize Winner 1999
  • Elsie Harwood Award Winner 2000
  • Dean’s Medal Winner 2003

Research Areas and Interests

  • Social and Health Psychology
  • Human Rights
  • Ageing
  • Ageing and Employment
  • Attitude and Stereotype-Based Behaviour Change
  • Body Image in Older Adulthood
  • The Psychology of Terrorism
  • The Body and Mind Connection

Staff Qualifications

  • PhD, Edith Cowan University, 2003 .

Research

Recent Research Grants

  • Attitudes of employers and older nurses to prolonged working life in the nursing profession in Western Australia,  Edith Cowan University,  Grant - Industry Collaboration,  2005,  $20,201.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Books

  • Baker, L., Gringart, E., (2011), Body Image in Older Adulthood: Development and Validation of a New Integrative Model and Quantitative Measure., 223, Germany.
  • Gringart, E., Helmes, E., Speelman, C., (2010), The Role of Stereotypes in Age Discrimination in Hiring: Evaluation and Intervention., 288, Saarbrucken, Germany.

Book Chapters

  • Gringart, E., (2009), Terrorism and global security: Psychological factors and personal perspectives. Terrorism and global insecurity: A multidisciplinary perspective, 125-135, New York, NY.

Journal Articles

  • Gringart, E., Helmes, E., Speelman, C., (2011), Development of a Measure of Stereotypical Attitudes towards Older Workers. Australian Psychologist, N/a(N/A), 1-9, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9544.2011.00024.x.
  • Baker, L., Gringart, E., (2009), Body image and self-esteem in older adulthood. Ageing and Society, 29(6), 977-995, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X09008721.
  • Beel, J., Gringart, E., Edwards, M., (2008), Western Australian General Practitioners' Views on Psychologists and the Determinants of Patient Referral: an Exploratory Study. Families, Systems, and Health, 26(3), 250-266.
  • Gringart, E., Helmes, E., Speelman, C., (2008), Harnessing Cognitive Dissonance to Promote Positive Attitudes Toward Older Workers in Australia. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 38(3), 751-778, USA, DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00325.x.

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy,  Body Image In Older Adulthood: Development And Validation Of A New Integrative Model And Quantitative Measure.
  • Doctor of Psychology,  The Construction Of Wellbeing For Sole Mothers: An Exploration Of The Relationship Between Work, Welfare, Social Justice And Wellbeing For Sole Mothers..
  • Doctor of Philosophy,  Protective- Restoring To Maintain Self Integrity: A Grounded Theory Of The Human Experience Of Dog Relinquishment.
  • Doctor of Psychology,  Kohut's Selfobject Needs: Mirroring, Idealization And Twinship.
  • Doctor of Philosophy,  Interpersonal Psychotherapy For Depressed Retirees: Developing And Testing A Clinical Treatment Manual.