Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (University of New South Wales), 2004
• Bachelor of Science (Psychology) Honours (University of New South Wales), 1998

Professional Memberships

• Society of Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP)
• Society of Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)
• International Association for Relationship Research (IARR)
• International Society for Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection (ISIAR)

Professional Experience

• Basic and Applied Social Psychology
• European Journal of Social Psychology
• Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
• Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
• Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
• Motivation and Emotion
• Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
• Psychological Science
• Social Psychological and Personality Science

Employment History

• Lecturer at the University of Sydney (2005 to present)
• Post Doctoral Researcher: supervisor, A/Prof. Rick Richardson (2004)
• Administrator: Psychology of the Body and Mind (co-ordinator, 2002); Introductory Psychology (2003 to present)
• Tutor at the University of New South Wales (1998-2004)

Current Teaching

1st Year Courses

• Introductory Psychology (present).

2nd Year Courses

• Cognitive, Developmental, and Social Psychology (present).

3rd Year Courses

• Advanced Social Psychology (present).
  

4th Year Courses

• Current Approaches in Advanced Social Psychology (present).

Research Interests

• Ostracism: The psychological and health-related effects of ostracism on both targets and sources
• Personal Relationships: Attraction, courtship

Grants

ARC Discovery Projects & Linkage Grants

• ARC Linkage Grant (in collaboration with AAMI; co-investigator with Tom Denson & Michelle Moulds, 2011-2013). Psychological factors that lead to risky, aggressive, and impaired driving, $360,000.
• ARC Discovery Grant (co-investigator with Karen Gonsalkorale & Patricia Devine, 2011-2013). Using a cross-national approach to investigate the link between ostracism and interethnic aggression, $250, 000
• ARC Discovery Grant (co-investigator with Marc de Rosnay and Caroline Hunt): Fitting in and making friends: The psych-social underpinnings of children's adaptation to school, $390,000
• ARC Discovery Grant (co-investigator with Michelle Moulds; 2006-2008): Developing strategies to ameliorate the aversive effects of ostracism, $200,000

University of Sydney Grants

• DVC Research/Bridging Support Grant (co-investigator with Karen Gonsalkorale & Patricia Devine, 2010). Ostracism and intergroup relations: Implication for persistence and amelioration of interethnic aggression, $50,000.
• World Universities Network Seed Grant (co-investigator with Karen Gonsalkorale, Patricia Devine, Lindsay Sharp, 2008). Social exclusion across cultures, $1,800
• International Program Development Fund (co-investigator with Karen Gonsalkorale and Patricia Devine, 2010-2011): Investigating the link between social rejection and ethnic violence, $28,000
• Research and Development Grant (2006): Investigating the effects of ostracism on children, $31,000.

Awards

• The University of Sydney, Lecturer of the Year awarded by the Unijobs.com.au annual Lecturer of the Year initiative (2011)
• Faculty of Science Citation for Excellence in Teaching for the School of Psychology (2010).
• Social Psychology Network Action Teaching Award (2006)

Publications

Books

Vaughan, G. & Zadro, L. (2011). Vaughan & Hogg Instructors Manual - Inc Film and Video Resources. Online: Pearson Education

Journal Articles and Chapters

Hawes, D. J., Zadro, L., Fink, E., Richardson, R., O'Moore, K., Griffiths, B., Dadds, M. R., & Williams, K. D. (2012). The effects of peer ostracism on children's cognitive processes. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, DOI:10.1080/17405629.2011.638815.

Goodacre, R. & Zadro, L. (2010). O-Cam: A new paradigm for investigating the effects of ostracism. Behavioral Research Methods, 42, 768-774.

Oaten, M., Jones, A., Williams, K. D., & Zadro, L. (2008).The effects of ostracism on self-regulation in the socially anxious. Journal of Clinical and Social Psychology, 27, 471-504.

Oliver, K. G., Huon, G. F., Zadro, L., & Williams, K. D. (2001). The role of interpersonal stress in overeating among high and low disinhibitors. Eating Behaviors, 2, 19-26.

Williams, K. D., Forgas, J, P., von Hippel, W., & Zadro, L. (2005). The social outcast: An overview. In K. D. Williams, J. P. Forgas, & W. von Hippel (Eds.), The social outcast: Ostracism, social exclusion, rejection, and bullying (pp. 1-16).

Williams, K. D., & Zadro, L. (2001). Ostracism: On being ignored, excluded and rejected. In M. R. Leary (Ed.), Interpersonal rejection (pp. 21-53). New York: Oxford University Press. [This chapter is cited in Myers, D. (2001) Psychology (6th edition). The "train ride paradigm" (Zadro & Williams, 2000) appears as a recommended teaching exercise in the accompanying manual, Instructor's Resources (Bolt, 2001).]

Williams, K. D., & Zadro, L. (2005). Ostracism: An indiscriminate early detection system. In K. D. Williams, J. P. Forgas, & W. von Hippel (Eds.), The social outcast: Ostracism, social exclusion, rejection, and bullying (pp. 19-34).

Zadro, L. (2011). Silent rage: When being excluded and ignored leads to acts of aggression, vengeance, and/or self-harm. In J. P Forgas, A. Kruglanski, & K. D Williams (Eds.), Social conflict and aggression. NY: Psychology Press (pp. 201-216).

Zadro, L. (2013). The silent treatment: Uncovering the nature and consequences of ostracism. APA Observer, 26 (2).

Zadro, L., Arriaga, X. B., & Williams, K. D. (2008). Relational ostracism. In J. P. Forgas & J. Fitness (Eds.), Social relationships: Cognitive, affective, and motivational processes (pp. 305-320). NY: Psychology Press.

Zadro, L., Boland, C., & Richardson, R. (2006). How long does it last? The persistence of the effects of ostracism in the socially anxious. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 42, 692-697.

Zadro, L., Hawes, D. J., Iannuzzelli, R., Godwin, A., MacNevin, G., Griffiths, B., & Gonsalkorale, K. (in press). Ostracism and Children: A guide to effectively using the Cyberball paradigm with a child sample. International Journal of Developmental Science.

Zadro, L., & Williams, K. D. (2006). How do you teach the power of ostracism? Evaluating the train ride demonstration. Social Influence, 1, 81- 104.

Zadro, L., Williams, K. D., & Richardson, R. (2003). How Low Can You Go? Ostracism By A Computer Is Sufficient to Lower Self-Reported Levels of Belonging, Control, Self-Esteem, and Meaningful Existence. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 42, 560-567.

[Summarised in The Research Digest (20), The British Psychological Society. This article has been one of the 10 most downloaded papers in JESP since its publication].

Zadro, L., Williams, K. D., & Richardson, R. (2005). Riding the 'O' train: Comparing the effects of ostracism and verbal disputes on targets and sources. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 8, 125-143.

Conference Presentations

Godwin, A., Van Dommelen, A., Zadro, L., Gonsalkorale, K., & Devine, P. (2012). Ostracism and interethnic conflict: The effects of ostracism and inclusion on cognitions and behaviours toward Indian International students. Presented at the Society for Australasian Social Psychology. Adelaide, Aus.

Iannuzzelli, R., Zadro, L., Winten, L., Richardson, R., Jones, A., Oaten, M., & Wyland, C (2012). Love through ostracism-coloured glasses: Gender differences in the effects of social exclusion on attraction. Presented at the Society for Australasian Social Psychology. Adelaide, Aus.

Brebach, R. & Zadro, L. (2011, April). The effect of apology on retaliation and affiliation desire in targets of ostracism. Presented at the Society for Australasian Social Psychology. Sydney, Aus.

Heathers, J. & Zadro, L. (2011, April). The profound physiological effects of ostracism. Presented at the Society for Australasian Social Psychology. Sydney, Aus

Zadro, L. & McGrath, M. (2011, April). I like to watch? The psychological and behavioural effects of ostracism and interpersonal conflict. Presented at the Society for Australasian Social Psychology. Sydney, Aus

Zadro, L. (2010, March). Silent rage: When being excluded and ignored leads to acts of aggression, vengeance, and/or self-harm. Presented at the Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology ("Social Conflict and Aggression"), Sydney, Aus.

Zadro, L., Winten, L., Richardson, R., Jones, A., Oaten, M., Wyland, C., & Williams, K. D. (2010, January). Ostracism and romantic affiliation: Being socially excluded increases men's desire to date and their perceptions of their own desirability. Presented at the Society for Social and Personality Psychology. Las Vegas, NV.

Zadro, L., & Goodacre, R. (2009, April). "O-Cam": A new paradigm for investigating the effects of social ostracism. Presented at the Society for Australasian Social Psychology. Melbourne, Aus.

Winten, L., Zadro, L., Oaten, M., Jones, A., Richardson, R., Wyland, C., & Williams, K. D. (2008, November)."There's no aphrodisiac like loneliness: The effects of ostracism on romantic affiliation . The Fifth Annual Conference of the APS Psychology of Relationships Interest Group. Melbourne, AU.

Zadro, L., & Goodacre, R. (2008, November). "O-Cam": Using a new paradigm to explore whether ostracism leads to revenge and retaliation. The Fifth Annual Conference of the APS Psychology of Relationships Interest Group. Melbourne, AU.

Tang, H., Zadro, L., & Richardson, L. (2008, September). Attention and mood following a brief experience of ostracism. The 31st conference for the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy (AACBT), Adelaide, AU.

Zadro, L., Fink, E., Richardson, R., Griffiths, B., Dadds, M., Hawes, D., & Williams, K. D. (2008, July). Ostracism and Children: Does being ignored affect children's primary needs and working memory? The 2nd International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection. Crete, Greece.

Zadro, L., & Goodacre, R. (2008, July). "O-Cam": A new paradigm for examining the effects of social ostracism. The 2nd International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection. Crete, Greece.

Paparo, J., & Zadro, L., (2007, December). The effects of ostracism on memory recall, suggestibility, and conformity in jurors. Presented at the 2007 Jury Research and Practice conference, sponsored by the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Law. Sydney, AU.

Fink, E., & Zadro, L. (2007, July). Ostracism and Children: Investigating the Psychological and Cognitive Consequences of Exclusion. Presented at the 15th Biennial conference of the Australian Human Development Association. Sydney, AU.

Zadro, L., Arriaga, X., & Williams, K. D. (2007, March). Relational ostracism. Presented at the Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology. Sydney.

Zadro, L., Richardson, R., & Williams, K. D. (2006, January). The Antecedents of Interpersonal Ostracism: Do Individual Differences Predict Propensity to be a Target or Source of the Silent Treatment? Presented at the Society for Social and Personality Psychology. Palm Springs, CA.

Williams, K. D., Carter, A., & Zadro, L. (2006, January). Ostracism and Group Membership and Its Relation to Anti-Social Responses. Presented at the Society for Social and Personality Psychology. Palm Springs, CA.

Zadro, L. (2005, November). How to destroy a relationship without uttering a single word: The power of ostracism in interpersonal relationships. Presented at the Fifth Annual Conference of the APS Psychology of Relationships Interest Group. Melbourne, AU.

Williams, K. D., & Zadro, L. (2004, March). Ostracism: An indiscriminate early warning system. Presented at the Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology ("The social outcast: Ostracism, social exclusion, rejection, and bullying"), Sydney, Aus.

Williams, K. D., Zadro, L., & Richardson, R. (2004, January). How low can you go? Ostracism by a computer can adversely affect fundamental needs and cardiovascular functioning. Presented at the Society for Social and Personality Psychology. New Orleans.

Zadro, L., Boland, C., & Richardson, R. (2004, January). How long does it last? The persistence of the effects of ostracism on the socially anxious. Presented at the Society for Social and Personality Psychology. New Orleans.

Zadro, L., & Williams, K. D., & Richardson (2003, April). Ostracism in the real world: Interviews with targets and sources of long-term ostracism. Presented at the Society for Australasian Social Psychology. Sydney, Aus.

Zadro, L., & Williams, K. D., & Richardson (2003, April). Ostracism in the real world: Interviews with targets and sources of long-term ostracism. Presented at the Society for Australasian Social Psychology, Sydney, Aus.

Williams, K.D., Case, T., Govan, C., & Zadro, L. (2002, April). Effects of social ostracism on sources and targets. Presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, Illinois.

Zadro, L., Barker, G. L., Richardson, R., & Williams, K. D. (2001, May). Physiological impact of ostracism: Challenge and threat. Presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, Illinois.

Zadro, L., & Williams, K. D. (2001, February). The effects of ostracism and argument on targets and sources. Presented at the Society for Social and Personality Psychology. San Antonio, USA.

Zadro, L., & Williams, K. D. (2000, July). The silent treatment: Ostracism in intimate relationships. Presented at the joint ICCRP-IRPR conference on close relationships, Brisbane, Aus.

Zadro, L., & Williams, K. D, & Walton, C.J. (1999, November). All aboard the "O" train: Examining social ostracism using a role-play paradigm. Presented at the Australian Psychological Society, Hobart, Aus.

Williams, K. D., & Zadro, L. (1999, April). Forty years of solitude: Effects of long-term use of the silent treatment. Presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago, Illinois.

Zadro, L., & Williams, K. D. (1999, April). Long-term effects of giving or receiving the silent treatment. Presented at the Society for Australasian Social Psychology. Coolum, Aus.

Zadro, L., Williams, K. D., Walker, P., & Richardson, R. (2000, February). Psychophysiological effects of being ostracised. Presented at the 10th World Congress of Psychophysiology, Sydney, Aus.

Zadro, L., & Williams, K. D. (1998, April). Take the "O" Train: Oblivious versus punitive ostracism. Presented at the Society for Australasian Social Psychology, Christchurch, NZ.

Invited Talks and Colloquia

Denson, T. & Zadro, L. (2011, April). Writing for grant and publication success. Invited Postgraduate Workshop presented at the Society for Australasian Social Psychology. Sydney, Aus.

Zadro, L. (2010, March). Silent rage: When being excluded and ignored leads to acts of aggression, vengeance, and/or self-harm. Presented at the Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology ("Social Conflict and Aggression"), Sydney, Aus.

Zadro, L. (2010, November). Ostracism. Macquarie University Colloquium series.

Zadro, L., Arriaga, X., & Williams, K. D. (2007, March). Relational ostracism. Presented at the Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology. Sydney.

Zadro, L. (2007, November). Ostracism: From the real-world to the lab. University of Sydney Science Faculty Forum.

Zadro, L. (2006, November). Ostracism: When silence turns feral. University of New South Wales Colloquium series.

Williams, K. D., & Zadro, L. (2004, March). Ostracism: An indiscriminate early warning system. Presented at the Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology ("The social outcast: Ostracism, social exclusion, rejection, and bullying"), Sydney, Aus.

Zadro, L. (2004, August). Ostracism: From the real-world to the lab. Presented at the Twelfth Brisbane Symposium on Social Identity, Brisbane, Aus