QUT | Staff Profiles | Erin O'Connor

Name

Associate Professor Erin O'Connor

Position(s)

Associate Professor
Faculty of Health,
School of Psychology & Counselling

IHBI Membership
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Health Projects,
IHBI Psych and Counc - HDHS

Discipline *

Other Education, Psychology, Other studies in Human Society

Phone

+61 7 3138 4812

Fax

+61 7 3138 0486

Email

el.oconnor@qut.edu.au

Location

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Identifiers and profiles

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology), Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) (Queensland University of Technology)

Professional memberships and associations

Registered Psychologist (Australia)
National Assessor – Australian Psychology Accreditation Council
Member – University Academic Board
Member – University Learning and Teaching Committee

* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Dr O’Connor is a registered Psychologist and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Erin is also an assessor for the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). She has completed post-doctoral training at the University of Minnesota and worked as a learning design consultant in universities and in secondary schooling. She was Director of the School’s Learning and Teaching and the chair of her school’s Learning and Teaching Committee (2015-2020). Erin received a Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in 2014, two Vice Chancellor’s Performance Awards, two nominations for the David Gardiner Teacher of the Year Award, and the APS Early Career Teacher Award for 2012.

Her research
interests include:

Adult learning and decision making;
Community program evaluation and participatory research; and
Health and consumer psychology.

This information has been contributed by Associate Professor Erin O'Connor.

PYB301 (previously PYB207) – Psychology in the Community (subject for final year students)

Career development for psychology students
50 hour service learning placement with a community, private, or government organisation
Reflection skills and training in mindfulness and self evaluation
This placement unit culminates in a student conference during which we present short video briefs of where the students went, what they supported the organisation to do, and their professional development outcomes.

PYB300 – Behavioural Science and Contemporary Challenges

In this core final year unit, students work with community partners to develop drafts of grant applications for funding.

PYB207 – Group Work

Intensive experiential learning through a group experience;
Development of group facilitation skills; and
Refinement of reflective thinking during and after group facilitation.

Erin has also previously taught PYB000, PYB215, PYB302, PYB306 and designed the school’s first offerings of PYB000. Dr O’Connor also developed and taught the psychology first year curriculum for University of Minnesota’s Bachelor of Science (Health science) degree.

This information has been contributed by Associate Professor Erin O'Connor.

Past Experience:

Post Doctoral Associate – University of Minnesota, USA
Learning Designer – Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology
Education Evaluation (Private consultant) – St Paul’s School, QLD
Elected Committee Member: Consumer Liaison Committee, Food Standards Australia and New Zealand

Previous research appointments: Cancer Council, Center for Accident Research and Road Safety – QLD, St Flanna’s School (Refugee support), and St Paul’s School

Previous volunteer service: Association for Friends and Relatives of the Mentally Ill (ARAFMI), and Pine Rivers Neighbourhood Center.

This information has been contributed by Associate Professor Erin O'Connor.

Hamilton K, Morrissey S, Farrell L, Ellu M, O'Donovan A, Weinbrecht T, O'Connor E, (2018) Increasing psychological literacy and work readiness of Australian psychology undergraduates through a capstone and work-integrated learning experience: Current issues and what needs to be done, Australian Psychologist p151-160
O'Connor E, Sims L, White K, (2017) Ethical food choices: Examining people's Fair Trade purchasing decisions, Food Quality and Preference p105-112
Moss N, O'Connor E, White K, (2010) Psychosocial predictors of the use of enhanced podcasting in student learning, Computers in Human Behavior p302-309
Longman H, O'Connor E, Obst P, (2009) The Effect of Social Support Derived from World of Warcraft on Negative Psychological Symptoms, Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking p563-566
O'Connor E, Longman H, White K, Obst P, (2015) Sense of community, social identity and social support among players of Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs): A qualitative analysis, Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology p459-473
Lum M, Garnett M, O'Connor E, (2014) Health communication: A pilot study comparing perceptions of women with and without high functioning autism spectrum disorder, Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders p1713-1721
Wilson D, O'Connor E, (2017) Mindfulness, personality and disordered eating, Personality and Individual Differences p7-12
O'Connor E, White K, (2010) Willingness to trial functional foods and vitamin supplements: The role of attitudes, subjective norms, and dread of risks, Food Quality and Preference p75-81
Lodge J, O'Connor E, Shaw R, Burton L, (2015) Applying cognitive science to critical thinking among higher education students, The Palgrave handbook of critical thinking in higher education p391-407

For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.

Associate Professor Erin O'Connor

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