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Paul is an Associate Professor of Psychology within the School of Arts and Humanities.
Current Teaching
PSY2202 - Research Methods in Psychology 2
PSY3303 - Research Applications and Ethical Issues
PSY1210 Biopsychology, Sensation & Perception
Background
1985-1989 - Clinical Audiologist, National Acoustic Laboratories
1989-1991 - Research Assistant, University of Minnesota
1993-1996 - Teaching Assistant, University of Chicago
1997-1998 - Clinical Audiologist, Australian Hearing
1998-2004 - Lecturer, Edith Cowan University
2005-2010 - Senior Lecturer, Edith Cowan University
2010-present - Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University
Professional Associations
Member, Association for Psychological Science
Awards and Recognition
University and National Teaching Awards
2009 - Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
2003 - ALTC Australian Award for University Teaching (team award)
2003 - ECU Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Other
2009 - ECU Vice-Chancellor’s Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
1989-1996 - Fulbright Scholarship
1984 - UWA H. L. Fowler Prize in Psychology
1983 - UWA Lady James Prize in Natural Science
Research Areas and Interests
Face recognition by adults and children
Attitudes towards sun protection: Using photoaging images to change parents’ attitudes towards sun protection
Attitudes towards smoking: Using personalised ‘smoker’s face’ simulations to decrease positive attitudes to smoking
Attitudes towards noise-induced hearing loss: Using auditory simulations to convince people of the threat of noise exposure
Improving quality in learning and teaching in tertiary education
Health promotion
Cognitive and developmental psychology
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, United States of America, 1997.
Master of Arts, United States of America, 1991.
Bachelor of Science with 1st Class Honours, The University of Western Australia, 1985.
Research
Recent Research Grants
The Cone of Deafness: An interactive demonstration of the difficulties in communication between people when they have simulated hearing loss and tinnitus, Department of Health, Grant,
2009 - 2013, $90,535.
Using Auditory Simulations to Enable Prevention of Noise Exposure in School Age Children and Young Adults, Department of Health, Grant,
2008 - 2010, $214,085.
UV Photos Enhance Parent's Commitment to Protect Their Children From The Sun, Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation), Healthway - Grant,
2004 - 2007, $81,778.
Recent Publications (within the last five years)
Journal Articles
Hollett, R., Gignac, G., Milligan, S., Chang, P., (2020), Explaining lecture attendance behavior via structural equation modeling: Self-Determination Theory and the Theory of Planned Behavior. Learning and Individual Differences: journal of psychology and education, 81(July), Article number 101907, United Kingdom, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2020.101907.
Thorup, B., Crookes, K., Chang, P., Burton, N., Pond, S., Li, TK., Hsiao, J., Rhodes, G., (2018), Perceptual experience shapes our ability to categorize faces by national origin: A new other-race effect. British Journal of Psychology, 109(3), 583–603, England, Wiley-Blackwell, DOI: 10.1111/bjop.12289.
Eastabrook, S., Chang, P., Taylor, M., (2018), Melanoma risk: Adolescent females' perspectives on skin protection pre/post viewing an ultraviolet photoaged photograph of their own facial sun damage. Global Health Promotion, 25(1), 23-32, Sage, DOI: 10.1177/1757975916639871.
Carastathis, G., Cohen, L., Kaczmarek, E., Chang, P., (2017), Rejected by family for being gay or lesbian: Portrayals perceptions, and resilience. Journal of Homosexuality, 64(3), 289-320, Taylor & Francis, DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2016.1179035.
Taylor, M., Westbrook, D., Chang, P., (2016), Using UV photoaged photography to better understand Western Australian teenagers' attitudes towards adopting sun-protective behaviours. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 28(1), 45-53, DOI: 10.1515/ijamh-2014-0071.
Welch, M., Chang, P., Taylor, M., (2016), Photoaging photography: Mothers' attitudes toward adopting skin-protective measures pre- and post-viewing photoaged images of their and their child's facial sun damage. Sage Open, 6(4), 1-11, Sage, DOI: 10.1177/2158244016672906.
Research Student Supervision
Principal Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy, A mixed methods obesity prevention intervention for Australian children aged 6-12 years: Influence of parent misperceptions about food and exercise on the efficacy of educational obesity simulations.
Co-principal Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy, Gender and nursing in a developing country: Workplace violence, career progression, job satisfaction and emigration intentions among ghanaian nurses.
Doctor of Philosophy, Rejected by the family for being lesbian and gay: Exploring and testing factors that contribute to resilience.
Associate Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy, Individual adaptation to discontinuous employment for Australian workers: A longitudinal mixed method study
Master of Education, Issues in academic educational research: The impact of current issues on research activity.
Doctor of Philosophy, Living fifo: The experiences and psychosocial wellbeing of Western Australian fly-in/fly-out mining employees and partners
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