Dr Brian Crabbe

Phone: +61 2 9351 2481

Fax: +61 2 9351 2603

RESEARCH INTERESTS

CURRENT TEACHING

Environmental Psychology (within PSYC3212)
Social Psychology (PSYC2113, PSYC3212, PSYC4715)
Field Research Methods (PSYC4711)
Research supervision in Social and Environmental Psychology of PhD, Psychology 4 (Honours), and Study Abroad students.

A SELECTION OF PUBLICATIONS, REPORTS AND CONFERENCE PAPERS

1. ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

1.1 National Parks

"Visitor Evaluation Study of Dooragan National Park", Report to National Parks and Wildlife Service, Port Macquarie District, August, 2000.

"Visitor and Community Use of, and attitudes towards, a remnant rainforest" Australian Psychological Society 31st Annual Conference, Sydney, 26-29 September, 1996. Program and Abstracts, P.41. Abstract also published in the Australian Journal of Psychology (1996), 48, Supplement P.96.

"What Wingham Wants: A Post Occupancy Evaluation of the Regeneration of Wingham Brush", Report to National Parks and Wildlife Service, Port Macquarie, and to Greater Taree City Council Taree, December, 1996.

"Crowdy Bay National Park Visitor Evaluation", Report to National Parks and Wildlife Service, Port Macquarie, 1993.

"Point Plomer Visitor Evaluation", Report to National Parks and Wildlife Service, Port Macquarie, 1993.

"Weekday Use of an Urban Bushland Park" Australian Parks and Recreation, (1989) 25, 35-36.

"Children's Use of an Urban Bushland Park in Australia" Second Symposium on Social Science in Resource Management, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A., 6-10 June, 1988. (Published in Proceedings).

1.2 Prison Environments

"Psychological effects of the prison environment" Symposium on Penal Ideas and Prison Architecture, Faculty of Laws, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, 21-24 April, 1998.

"The role of private and public places in inmate well-being in Prisons" Environmental Design Research Association Conference (EDRA27), Salt Lake City, U.S.A. June 12-16, 1996. (Abstract published in Nasar J.L. and Brown B. (eds) (1996) "Public and Private Places - Proceedings of the Twenty-seventh Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association, Edmond, Oklahoma: EDRA. Pages 223-224).

1.3 Work Environments

"The Role of Environmental Status Symbols in Job Satisfaction and Work Performance" Twenty-first Annual Meeting of Australian and New Zealand Social Psychologists, Orewa, New Zealand, April 1992. (with F. Cummins).

1.4 Housing

"Social Contact and Dwelling Type" (with K.M. Alexander) in "People and the Man Made Environment". Ed. Thorne, R. & Arden, S. Architecture: University of Sydney, 1980.

2. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

2.1 Jury decision making

"Jury simulation studies in Australia" Conference on Cross Cultural Psychology, Boca Raton, Florida, 13-16 June, 1999

2.2 Criminal Justice

"The Relationship Between Indicators of Failure to Adjust Amongst Nativity Groups in Australia" (with R.D. Francis). Australia and New Zealand Journal of Sociology, 1980, 16, 107-110.

"Migrant Crime and other Social Deviance Indicators" (with R.D. Francis) (1981) in Francis R.D. "Migrant Crime in Australia" Chapter 8. St. Lucia, University of Queensland Press.

2.3 Community health

"Community awareness of health risks associated with smoking" Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting of Australian Social Psychologists, Hobart, Tasmania, 22-25 April, 1995. (Abstract published in the Australian Journal of Psychology (1995), 47, Supplement P34.)

3. SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS

"Sources of bias in Health Commission and Tobacco Industry surveys in Australia" (with K.A. Pinkerton) Australian Psychologist, (1992), 27, 103-108.

EXTERNAL RESEARCH GRANTS

Recent external research grants I have received have been from:

NSW Department of Health and NSW Department of Corrective Services, 1992-1994 $50,000

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service: numerous small research grants from 1991 to present

EDITORIAL AND REVIEW WORK

My editorial and review work has included the following:

Editor of the "Directory of Australian Social Psychologists", seven editions and five Addenda from 1973 to 1994.

Consulting editor, "Australian Psychologist", 1978 to 1982.

Reviewed many journal articles, particularly for the "Australian Psychologist", "Australian Journal of Psychology" and the "Journal of Applied Social Psychology"

APPLYING ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Examples of submissions, based on my research, on behalf of the City of Willoughby Federation of Progress Associations, Artarmon Progress Association or Willoughby Council aldermen to:

N.S.W. Minister for the Environment
Dual occupancy housing, 1993

N.S.W. Department of Environment and Planning
Urban Consolidation Policy, 1983 and 1989

Willoughby Council
Draft Housing Policy, 1984
Group Housing, 1983 and 1989

Department of Main Roads
Proposed Gore Hill Freeway Construction, 1987

Department of Communications
Replacement broadcast tower at Gore Hill.

TEACHING ADMINISTRATION

Over many years, I have been a major contributor to Psychology Department administration and policy development for undergraduate teaching. My main positions have included:

Associate Head of Department (Teaching), 1997-2000

Acting Head of Department, short periods in 1998

Chair, Teaching Committee, 1996-2000

Chair, Undergraduate Planning and Policy Committee, 1977-1988

Co-ordinator, Bachelor of Psychology degree, 1996-1999

Co-ordinator, Second and Third Year Psychology, 1989-1994

Co-ordinator, Diploma of Arts (Psychology) and subsequently the Psychology for Graduates Non-degree program, 1989-1999

Co-ordinator, Study Abroad Program, 1995 to present

Co-ordinator, Talented students program, 1998, 2000

Co-ordinator, Courses and Careers Information Day, 1990-1991, 1996

Member, Head of Department Advisory Committee, 1995 to present

Schools Publicity, 1990 to 1999

At University level, my most active recent involvement has included the following:

Member, Faculty of Science Publicity Committee, 1990-1994

Faculty of Science Enrolments Advisor, 1991-2000

Convenor, Faculty of Science Working Party for Bachelor of Psychology degree, 1995

Member of University Staff Selection Committees

Member of Committees for selection of Exchange students

Faculty of Science representative at US conferences of International Educators, 1995, 1996

Member, Faculty of Arts Undergraduate Matters Committee, 1990-1991

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Foundation member, Australian Psychological Society.

Member, People and Physical Environment Research Association (Australia)

Member, Environmental Design Research Association (USA)

Member, Society of Australasian Social Psychologists

POSITIONS HELD IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS RELATING TO MY PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

Trustee, Lane Cover River State Recreation Area, 1982 to 1989. (Honorary Appointment by Minister for the Environment, N.S.W. government).

Representative and Treasurer, Association of State Recreation Area Trusts, 1985 to 1989.

President (1987-1997), Vice President (1984-86), Secretary (1982-83), Artarmon and District Progress Association.

Vice President, City of Willoughby Federation of Progress Associations, (1993 to 1995).

Brian Crabbe
20th June, 2001

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