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Cognitive Psychology and Behavioural Neuroscience

How does the brain translate perception into action?
How does early language development influence a person's life?
How does the brain represent numerical information?

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Clinical and Health Psychology	Laboratory Director Associate Professor Carol Hulbert	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Cognitive and Neuropsychological Development Laboratory	Laboratory Director Associate Professor Robert Reeve	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Cognitive Interventions Technologies and Evaluation Research Group (CITE)	Dr Alex Bahar-Fuchs Dr Amit Lampit	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory	Laboratory Director Professor Rob Hester	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Cognitive Neuroscience and Computational Psychiatry Lab	Laboratory Head Associate Professor Marta Garrido	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory	Laboratory Director Dr Jason Forte	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Cognitive Psychology and Behavioural Neuroscience
Computational Cognitive Science Lab	Lab Leader A/Prof Andrew Perfors	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Computational Memory Lab	Laboratory Director Dr Adam Osth	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Decision-making & Affective Learning in Emotional Conditions (DALEC)	Director Dr Nicholas Van Dam	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Decision Neuroscience Laboratory	Laboratory Director Associate Professor Stefan Bode	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Genes, Brain and Behaviour Laboratory	Director Dr Patrick Goodbourn	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Human Experience Laboratory	Head of Lab Prof Olivia Carter	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
John Trinder Sleep Laboratory	Laboratory Director Prof Amy Jordan Senior Lecturer Dr Christian L Nicholas	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Knowledge, Information & Learning Laboratory	Laboratory Director A/Prof Daniel R Little	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Memory and Language Lab	Laboratory Director Professor Simon Dennis	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Laboratory	Head of Lab Dr Litza Kiropoulos
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Laboratory		Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Neurocognitive Disorders Laboratory	Laboratory Director Professor Sarah Wilson	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Prediction and Decision-Making Laboratory
Spotlight Project	Principal Research A/Prof Katherine Johnson	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Subcortical Cognitive Dysfunction Laboratory	Laboratory Director Dr Jacqueline Anderson	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Time in Brain and Behaviour Laboratory	Principle Investigator Dr. Hinze Hogendoorn	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Transdiagnostic Research Program (TRP)
Trauma Anxiety and Stress (TAS) Lab	Director Professor Kim Felmingham	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Vision and Attention Laboratory	Laboratory Director Professor Philip L Smith	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Vision, Cognition and Behaviour Lab	Laboratory Director A/Prof Piers Douglas Howe	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

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Developmental Psychology

What is the nature and significance of temperament over the life span?
How should we diagnose and deal with dyscalculia?
How do children acquire understanding of fractions and algebra?

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Affective Development and Psychopathology Team	Laboratory Director Dr Julian G. Simmons	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Cognitive and Neuropsychological Development Laboratory	Laboratory Director Associate Professor Robert Reeve	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Developmental Psychology
iCATS - Imaging brain development in the Childhood to Adolescence Transition Study	Project Contact Details Julian Simmons	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Life-span Development Laboratory	Laboratory Director Associate Professor Jeanette Lawrence	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
The SENSE Study (Sleep and Education: learning New Skills Early)	ADAPT Laboratory The SENSE Team	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Trauma Anxiety and Stress (TAS) Lab	Director Professor Kim Felmingham	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

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Social and Personality Psychology

Which popular myths about male and female differences are unfounded?
Why do extroverts tend to be happier than introverts?
Does willingness to communicate in a second language assist with cross-cultural adaptation?
Why do we make short-sighted financial decisions?
What motivates us to engage in pro-social behaviours?

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Social and Personality Psychology
Behavioural Ethics, Affect and Meaning Lab	Laboratory Director Professor Brock Bastian	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Evolution Lab	Director Dr Khandis Blake	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Functions of Emotions in Everyday Life (FEEL) Research Lab		Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Moral Psychology Laboratory	Laboratory Director Dr Simon Laham	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Negotiation and Interactive Behaviour Laboratory	Laboratory Director Professor Mara Olekalns	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Objectification and Gender Lab	Lab Director Dr Elise Holland	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Personality Processes Laboratory	Laboratory Director Associate Professor Luke D Smillie	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Physical Appearance Research Team (PART)		Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Social Action Laboratory	Laboratory Director Professor Yoshihisa Kashima	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Social Networks Laboratory	Director Dr Johan Koskinen	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Social/Personality Laboratory	Director Professor Nick Haslam	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

Research Partners

Clinical Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology

Can effective treatments be applied across cultures?
How and why do schizophrenic symptoms appear?
Can we develop effective early intervention for young people at risk of psychosis?
How and why do schizophrenic symptoms appear?
Can we detect vulnerability to mental disorder early in life?
How can we detect dementia in its earlier stages?

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Affective Development and Psychopathology Team	Laboratory Director Dr Julian G. Simmons	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Bugs and Brains: The Gut and Mental Health Study	Laboratory Director Dr Julian G. Simmons	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology Laboratory	Laboratory Director Professor Stephen C Bowden	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Clinical and Health Psychology	Laboratory Director Associate Professor Carol Hulbert	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Clinical and Music Neuroscience Laboratory	Professor Sarah Wilson
Clinical Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology
Decision-making & Affective Learning in Emotional Conditions (DALEC)	Director Dr Nicholas Van Dam	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
iCATS - Imaging brain development in the Childhood to Adolescence Transition Study	Project Contact Details Julian Simmons	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Mechanisms of Mental Health	Head of Lab Dr Caitlin Hitchcock	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Melbourne Psychology and Ageing	Co-leader Associate Professor Christina Bryant Co-leader Associate Professor Kathryn Ellis	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Laboratory	Head of Lab Dr Litza Kiropoulos
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Laboratory		Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Physical Appearance Research Team (PART)		Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
The SENSE Study (Sleep and Education: learning New Skills Early)	ADAPT Laboratory The SENSE Team	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Spotlight Project	Principal Research A/Prof Katherine Johnson	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Transdiagnostic Research Program (TRP)
Trauma Anxiety and Stress (TAS) Lab	Director Professor Kim Felmingham	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
VicSpit Study	Laboratory Director Dr Julian G. Simmons	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences