Behavioural & Social Sciences & Humanities

Research

Research within the School of Behavioural and Social Sciences and Humanities is conducted by staff and students within the various discipline areas and also by specialist centres that allow for a cross pollination of ideas across the university and the broader community. These centres/units are committed to excellence and innovation within their areas of interest and aim to expand the knowledge base within the university and broaden individual understanding.

BSSH Psychology Colloquium

General Research Information
Online staff and researcher Library Guide The staff and researcher webpages provide information about the UB Library Information Literacy Program, links to tutorials and information literacy training, and library information for researchers such as borrowing details and document delivery facilities. There is also assistance for finding specific information such as citation guides, remote access authentication and accessing online databases and e-book collections Postgraduate Information Guide Post Graduate Research Higher Degrees Scheme The Higher Degree by Research students enrolled in the School of Behavioural and Social Sciences and Humanities are encouraged to promote their research to the local, national and international communities Staff School Research Scheme The School Research Scheme is intended to provide recognition of the research outputs of BSSH staff. Humanities and Social Sciences Research Group Supervision Procedures SRC Postgraduate Representatives
The “Perishers”: Group mentoring for publication
“The dream of all authors and editors is to be able to write and receive a steady stream of articles that are perfect to go to print just as received. The bad news is that it is just a dream. The good news is that a process called action learning can help bring the dream a little closer to reality.” (Brown, 1994/5) The School runs a group mentoring program to assist staff and students with publications. It is based on the “learning sets” model of Dr. Robert Brown (Queensland Dept. of Primary Industries) and does not require participants to be specialists in the field – merely to be able to ask “dumb questions”, with the focus on the message rather than the content. Originally developed for science publications, the format has been adapted by Perishers members to be suitable for the Humanities and Social Sciences as well.
Psychology Research
Research Projects - Subjects Required Invitation to participate in the following current research: Invitation to Participate in Lifestyle Study Invitation to Participate in Coping with Traumatic Events Study Critical Thinking Research Project (Win an 8GB iPod Nano) The relationship between human and pet attachment, self-esteem and loneliness Research Factors predicting symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in mothers with infants Increasing exercise levels in young adults - 4 weeks after Follow Up Help seeking amongst men Gender and sexual orientation and their effect on spatial ability Psychology Postgraduate Student Thesis Project Titles Student Theses can be borrowed from the Psychology Test Library (contact room H229)
Report News
CHASS Report A Model for Success A report: Women's Entrepreneurial and Small Business Activity in Regional Areas Mother-Infant Relationship Study: An investigation into the effects of maternal attachment and marital relations (4 months) on infant attachment (12 months) and subsequent infant socioemotional adjustment (24 months), in a Ballarat community sample.