Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Research Unit
The Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Research Unit is led by Dr Glenda Andrews and is an umbrella for the research activities of 15 members and their postgraduate students from the Mt Gravatt and Gold Coast campuses, as well as a host of national and international collaborators.
The purpose of the Unit is to advance cognitive neuroscience research by bringing together experts in the fields of vision science, psychophysiology, neuropsychology, developmental and cognitive psychology, education and psychometrics.
Using state-of-the-art techniques, these researchers work together on projects that increase our understanding of the sensory and cognitive processes of perception, language, motor function, attention, memory, reasoning and problem solving.
Research conducted by the Unit has implications for the better assessment and remediation of brain functions, and the enhancement of human performance, health and well-being.
Psychological Health Research Unit
The Psychological Health Research Unit is led by Prof Melanie Zimmer-Gembeck and is an umbrella for the research activities of some 17 members from both the Mt Gravatt and Gold Coast Campuses. The Unit researches psychological health, which is how people's behaviour and relationships influence their overall health.
The main aims are to understand the nature and influences on psychological health; to develop and evaluate programs that promote psychological health and to make effective programs available as widely as possible.
The broad goal of the Unit is research that assists in the development and dissemination of evidence based psychological interventions that promote psychological health. This includes research on basic psychological therapies for people with significant distress and mental health problems; and early interventions to promote psychological health and prevent psychological health problems.
Another key objective of the unit is to provide Research Higher Degree students who are working within the broad domain of psychological health, with access to greater resources and expertise to assist them in their research.
Social and Organisational Psychology Research Unit
The Social and Organisational Psychology Research Unit is led by A/Prof Paula Brough and aims to increase the amount of collaborative research in these, and other related fields. The Social and Organisational Psychology Research Unit brings together the work of some 14 active researchers from the School of Psychology who account for a substantial number of ARC Linkage and Discovery resarch grants and a high number of academic publications.
The broad aims of our research are to understand and improve the psychological health and performance of workers, managers and individuals in other environments. We examine both the individual-level and organisational/environmental-level influences upon psychological health, and implement multi-level interventions to improve health, performance and well-being.
The key themes of our research include: occupational stress and well-being, work-life balance, unemployment, safety climates, aggression, violence and bullying, driving behaviours, psychometrics, conflict resolution, change management, leadership and older workers. Current research collaborations include formal projects with Queensland Police Service, Queensland Corrective Services, Education Queensland, a variety of service, banking and rail organisations, various unions, and non-profit organisations such as Centacare.