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Recent SPRU Achievements

Invited International Presentations

  • Critchley, Christine (2009) The stem cell research environment: Drawing the evidence and experience together, International Planning Workshop: Lay of the Land. Montreal , Canada, January, 15-16.
  • Critchley, Christine (2009) The influence of commercialization on public support for science. Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. 26th May, 2009.
  • Critchley, Christine (2008) ‘The impact of commercialization on public support for science: Detecting the reasons to enable solutions”. Invited plenary presentation to the Genome Canada International conference, 2020 Vision: The Impact of Society on Science. Vancouver, Canada, 22-24 October, 2008.
  • Critchley, Christine (2008) Health technologies and public trust. Invited presentation to an international workshop, From Evidence to Policy: Popular Representations and Science Communication. Washington D.C., US, 9-10 June, 2008.
  • Critchley, Christine (2008) The role of social trust in attitudes towards science. Invited colloquium presentation, Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. 15 April 2008.
  • Critchley, Christine (2007) Public attitudes towards biobanks. Invited colloquium presentation to Human Genetic Biobanks: Achieving World’s Best Practice in Tasmania, Centre for Law and Genetics, University of Tasmania. 13-14 December 2007.
  • Hardie, Elizabeth (2008). The role of relational, individual and collective self-aspects in stress, coping and health. Invited colloquium presentation, Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. 15 April 2008.

International Awards

  • Christine Critchley received an Excellent Reviewer Award (2009) for the medical journal, Human Reproduction
  • Christine Critchley acted as an expert examiner in the public defence of Dr. Renske Pin’s PhD Thesis, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. 29th May, 2009
  • Elizabeth Hardie, Christine Critchley and former student Zoe Morris were awarded the prestigious Misumi Award for their article on Self-Coping Complexity, published in the Asian Journal of Social Psychology. This research was nominated by an international panel of experts and judged to be the most prominent contribution to social psychology in Asia in 2006.

International Conference Presentations

  • Hardie, E. (2009) Evaluation of a Healthy Living Course for people with Pre-Diabetetes. Paper presented at the 11th European Congress of Psychology, Oslo, 7-10 July 2009.
  • Critchley, C. (2008) Commercializing controversial research: What are the consequences for public trust? Paper presented at the International Conference Genomics and Society: Setting the Agenda, Amsterdam 17-18 April 2008.
  • Critchley, C. (2008) Cognitive misers or rational processors? The role of trust, awareness and benefit beliefs in predicting public support for health biotechnologies Platform poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis, Boston, USA, 7-10 December 2008.
  • Hardie, E. & Critchley, C. (2008). Community responses to a hypothetical scenario involving genetic profiling for health promotion purposes: Trust and other reasons for behavioural intention. Paper presented at the International Conference Genomics and Society: Setting the Agenda, Amsterdam 17-18 April 2008.
  • Hardie, E. & Critchley, C. (2008). Community acceptance of genetic technology for health promotion purposes: exploring the influence of perceived risks and benefits for Australians' intentions to have their genes tested. Platform poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis, Boston, USA, 7-10 December 2008.
  • Pin, R., Critchley, C. & Hardie, E. (2008). The role of trust in public perception of personalized nutrition: A comparison of Australia and The Netherlands. Paper presented at the International Conference Genomics and Society: Setting the Agenda, Amsterdam 17-18 April 2008.
  • Pin, R., Critchley, C. & Hardie, E. (2008). Understanding public risk perception of personalized nutrition: A comparison of Australia and The Netherlands. Platform poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis, Boston, USA, 7-10 December 2008.
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