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UTAS Psychology

Locality: Hobart, Tasmania

Address: Sandy Bay Campus 7001 Hobart, TAS, Australia

Website: www.utas.edu.au/health/about-us/psychology

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25.01.2022 Great effort and superb organisation today from our amazing Psychology staff at UTas Open Day!

23.01.2022 If you are in Launceston this week, consider calling by Civic Square to attend some of the Lunch Box sessions. These free sessions are being run by local mental health professionals, covering a different topic each day. We are particularly proud that two of our recent graduates will be running sessions this week! Click the event below for more information about this fantastic community initiative, and the topics being covered each day. Australian Psychological Society - Northern Tasmania Branch #psychweek

20.01.2022 Inspired by this year's #psychweek theme (‘Psychology and Social Justice Issues. What can we learn from young people?’), members of our student psychology society have reached out to young Tasmanians to hear their thoughts on social justice issues. Over the coming days we will be posting short interviews conducted by UTAS Psychology Society with local young people active in various social justice spaces, to hear their thoughts and attitudes towards these issues. We think it is particularly fitting (and impressive) to have young people within our university community volunteer their time to curating these posts. Keep watching this space...

19.01.2022 Friday's #psychweek Lunchbox Session (Civic Square, Launceston) will feature UTAS graduate Liam, presenting: Setting Boundaries for Screen time and Sleep Hygiene. Liam is currently working in the Short Term Psychological Interventions Program and Youth Engagement team at Cornestone Youth Services in Launceston. Liam also occasionally works at Healthy Mind Centre. Sleep difficulties and issues with screen time are increasingly common, and assisting individuals in these areas h...as become a common component of Liam’s practice. Sleep and balancing screen time are of great importance, and often improving in these areas can start with some simple education. Come and check out this great initiative of the APS where you can access some resources, gain some knowledge, and connect with others in the community. Where: Civic Square, Launceston When: Friday, Nov 15th, 12:00 https://www.facebook.com/events/658080474718083 Australian Psychological Society - Northern Tasmania Branch Photo by Jay Wennington on Unsplash

18.01.2022 Increasing cognitive reserve on a Friday afternoon with mini brain stress balls! Nice work Mark Hinder

17.01.2022 Welcome to Psychology Week, 2019! This initiative by the Australian Psychological Society aims to raise awareness about the various ways in which psychology can help us all in our day to day lives. Stay tuned for more information about events organised by the local APS chapters in Tasmania... Australian Psychological Society #psychweek

17.01.2022 To mark World Mental health Day, our wonderful student-run UTAS Psychology Society organised a Bake Sale, in which they not only sold delicious baked goodies (to raise funds for SPEAK UP Stay ChatTY), but also arranged for Dexter the Labrador to come along too What a great initiative, UPS - UTAS Psychology Society ! We love your work (and baked treats)! UTASLife

15.01.2022 Australian research indicates that 95% of Australian youth believe that climate change is a serious problem. Access further statistics in the report via www.psychweek.org.au/2019-report/

12.01.2022 This week we farewelled Claire, who over the past five years has contributed massively to our department, and in her role as Administration Officer, has been integral to keeping everything running. Thank you Claire for all you have brought to our department; you will be greatly missed, and we wish you all the best.

10.01.2022 Launceston friends: if you are free tomorrow 12-1pm, pop along to Civic Square to attend Caitlyn's Lunchbox Session on Mindfulness. Whilst many may think of meditation when they hear the term "mindfulness", this is not the only way to be mindful. Caitlyn, a recent graduate from UTAS' Masters of Professional Psychology program, says mindfulness has been a key skill utilised in her practice. Her work with youth across the North and North West with Cornerstone Youth Services ha...s shown her the creative and flexible ways strategies can be incorporated to improve mental health. Mindfulness novices and enthusiasts alike are welcome to come along to consider how mindfulness can be used to be more present in our busy, every day lives. https://www.facebook.com/events/658080491384748 Australian Psychological Society - Northern Tasmania Branch #psychweek

09.01.2022 NEW COLLOQUIA DAY! Psychology research colloquia have now been moved to Wednesday afternoons ** To kick off this new time-slot, Dr Halley Pontes will present "Gaming Disorder: A brief psychological overview" this Wednesday (July 17), 1:00pm in SocSci109 (SB) & O-110 (NH). As usual, all staff and research students (hons, masters, PhD) are encouraged to come along and hear engaging talks about research going on within, and associated to, our department. **Stay tuned for more details on our new colloquia format

08.01.2022 Congratulations to Tess Nikitenko of the Sensorimotor Control and Ageing Research Lab in Division of Psychology for her win in the UTAS three minute thesis heats yesterday Tess placed first for the College of Health with her presentation Why can’t we just control ourselves?, and will now go forward to the next round. Well done also to Amelia Kohl from the Tasmanian Cognition Lab for a great presentation.

06.01.2022 Today is the day!! Our very own Tess Nikitenko will be competing in the UTAS 3 minute thesis Final! Come along to support her today, 2-4pm in Stanley Burbury theatre Again, congratulations Tess for an outstanding effort in making it this far - we are all really proud of you! #3MT

05.01.2022 Thank you Amelia and Jim for your engaging presentations in yesterday's research talks Both Amelia and Jim discussed confidence and recognition, presenting 'Exploring the theoretical basis of confidence in recognition' and 'Confidence and Accuracy for Non-recognition' respectively

04.01.2022 The second tennis match for Psychology UTAS. Very even match between the ‘Green Academic team’ against the ‘Red Prof team’ it was an extremely even match where we saw the Green team finally gain the upper hand in the dying minutes of the game. Thank you to our energetic and enthusiastic team members Juan, Emily, Carol and Emma. Watch this space for the weekly match results! We are welcoming more Psychology staff to join us for this Friday lunch event!

02.01.2022 It's always such a joy to take insights from psychology out of the office to share with the wider community Running workshops with local schools is just one of the many ways we do this. Thank you Mole Creek Primary School for having Laura last week - she was super impressed with all your efforts, and had a lot of fun! Good luck with the rest of your crime investigation unit; we are looking forward to seeing the work you produce University of Tasmania