Qualifications

• BSc. Psych. Hons Class 1 (UNSW), 1997
• PhD (UNSW), 2002

Current & Previous Appointments

Current Appointments:

• First year co-ordinator: School of Psychology, The University of Sydney

Research Interests

Grants

1. Szabo, M., & Owens, C. (2011). Assessment of student needs in a large first year cohort: Towards a more inclusive curriculum in psychology. Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program, University of Sydney.
2. White, F. A and Owens, C. (2007-08). Using a constructive feedback approach to effectively reduce student plagiarism and improve scientific writing. University Teaching Improvement and Equipment Scheme (TIES) Grant
3. White, F., Owens, C., & Harris, E. ($10K, Awarded December 2007) TIES grant scheme, Preventing Plagiarism

Publications & Conference Presentations

Peer reviewed Journal Articles

1. Owens, C., & White, F. (2013). A five-year systematic strategy to reduce plagiarism amongst first-year psychology university students. Australian Journal of Psychology, 65, 14-21.
2. Schreij, D., Owens, C. , & Theeuwes, J. (2008) Abrupt onsets capture attention independent of top-down control settings, 208. In Perception & psychophysics 70 (2).
3. Owens, C. & Spehar, B. (2008). Unique temporal change does not account for attentional capture by sudden-onsets. Visual Cognition, 16, 307 - 324
4. White, F. A., Owens, C., & Nguyen, M. (2008) Using a constructive feedback approach to effectively reduce student plagiarism among first-year psychology students. Symposium Proceedings, UniServe Science Conference, The University of Sydney, Australia, 127-132
5. Owens, C., & Spehar, B. (2007). Unique temporal change does not account for attentional capture by sudden-onsets. Visual Cognition, Special Edition

Conference Presentations & Abstracts

1. Owens, C., & White, F. A. (July, 2010). Improving scientific writing and reducing plagiarism using an online mastery exercise. The 4th International Conference on Psychology Education (ICOPE). The University of New South Wales.
2. White, F. A., Owens, C., & Nguyen, M. (October, 2009). Reducing student plagiarism and improve scientific writing: Phase 2 of a constructive feedback approach. The 44th Annual Australian Psychological Society Conference, Darwin, Australia.
3. White, F. A., & Owens, C. (2008). Using a constructive feedback approach to effectively reduce student plagiarism and improve scientific writing. Australian Journal of Psychology, 60, (Suppl.), 202.
4. Owens, C. (2008, March). Is attentional capture by sudden onsets simply caused by a lack of forward masking? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Experimental Psychology, Fremantle, Australia
5. Owens, C. & Spehar, B. (2007). Methods of inferring attentional capture. Paper presented at the 34th Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, Canberra, Australia. Australian Journal of Psychology(Supplement)
6. Owens, C., & Spehar, B. (2005). Attentional capture by new-object sudden-onsets can be modulated by top-down control. Poster presented at the 5th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL
7. White, F. A., Owens, C., & Daley. M. (2005, November). Evaluating the functional and educational aspects of WebCT in undergraduate psychology, The College of Sciences and Technology Teaching and Learning Showcase, The University of Sydney, Sydeny.
8. Owens, C., Siegal, J. & Spehar, B. (2004). Top-down task-sets are sufficient but not necessary for visual attentional capture to occur. Australian Journal of Psychology, 56, 130-131 Suppl. S
9. Spehar, B. & Owens, C. (2004). Attentional capture during the attentional blink. Australian Journal of Psychology, 56, 137-137 Suppl. S
10. Owens, C., Spehar, B. & Andrews, S. (2001). The importance of singleton relevance for attentional capture. Paper accepted for the Psychonomic Society Conference, November, Los Angeles, USA
11. Owens, C. & Spehar, B. (2001). Varieties of attentional capture. Paper presented at the 27th Australian Experimental Psychology Conference, April, Melbourne