成人大片

The 成人大片 has welcomed two new international appointments - Professors Elaine Fox and Kevin Dutton - to its School of Psychology, deepening its research expertise in neuroscience and psychology, and psychopathy.

Announcing the new appointments, 成人大片 Vice Chancellor, Professor Peter H酶j, says he is delighted to welcome two scholars with such a strong reputation for research leadership, teaching and public engagement.

鈥淧rofessors Fox and Dutton have made career-long contributions to psychology, carving out new research spaces in the field, leading research and teaching at some of the world鈥檚 most prestigious international institutions, and translating that research into practice and public understanding,鈥� Professor H酶j says.

鈥淭hese are two exciting appointments for psychology in Australia.鈥�

Most recently Professor of Psychology and Affective Science at Oxford University, where she founded the听Oxford Centre for Emotion and Affective Neuroscience听(OCEAN), Professor Elaine Fox is a cognitive psychologist with a research focus on human emotions and exploring the cognitive and genetic processes that act as protective factors that enhance human resilience.

She also held a national role in the UK coordinating eight mental health research networks working on finding innovative approaches to understanding mental health in diverse populations.

鈥淭hese are two exciting appointments for psychology in Australia.鈥�成人大片 Vice Chancellor, Professor Peter H酶j.

A Dubliner, Professor Fox completed both her BA (Hons) degree and her PhD at University College Dublin and has held academic positions in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and New Zealand, including a period as Head of The School of Psychology and the Centre for Brain Science at the University of Essex.

She is passionate about making psychology accessible to wider audiences, and beyond her academic research, has authored the bestselling book, Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain: The New Science of Optimism and Pessimism.听Her new book, Switchcraft: Harnessing the Power of Mental Agility to Transform Your Life will be published worldwide in 2022.

As听the new听Head of School at the 成人大片, Professor听Fox听will provide academic, strategic, and operational leadership to听the school and the faculty.听

鈥淚 am delighted to be joining such a vibrant, young psychology school in one of Australia鈥檚 oldest Universities,鈥� Professor Fox says.

鈥淎nd I鈥檓 excited to learn more about the school and help Adelaide to become a centre of excellence for psychological science.鈥�

Professor Kevin Dutton, a research psychologist best known for his work in psychopathy has been appointed as Australia鈥檚 first Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology.

Professor Dutton says he can鈥檛 wait to take on the new role.

鈥淛oining the Psychology School at the 成人大片 is incredibly exciting,鈥� he says, 鈥渁nd provides an unparalleled opportunity to 鈥榞et psychology out there鈥�; to showcase the many facets of this fascinating science to the Australian public - to transport it from labs to lives.鈥�

Professor Dutton has a PhD from the University of Essex and as well as being a research psychologist, is also an elite performance consultant and a bestselling author.

Across his career he has held senior positions at both Cambridge and Oxford Universities and written six books including the acclaimed bestsellers Flipnosis - The Art & Science of Split-Second Persuasion, The Wisdom of Psychopaths - Lessons in Life from Saints, Spies & Serial Killers, and Black and White Thinking - How to Outsmart the Brain, Celebrate Nuance, and Learn to Think in Technicolour.

His principal research interests are persuasion and social influence, the psychopathic personality 鈥� more specifically, how psychopathic personality traits might be used for the good - and what he calls the 鈥榗ategorization instinct鈥� - our hardwired, evolutionary insistence on making an inherently complex life simple鈥ith its attendant consequences of stereotyping, fundamentalism, and polarisation.

Professor Dutton also co-hosts a podcast with Iron Maiden front man Bruce Dickinson, entitled Psycho Schizo Espresso where they delve into the wilder side of psychology. Addressing subjects from serial killers to poltergeists, conspiracy theorists to Satanists, the podcast has been praised by fans and critics across the globe.

Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the 成人大片, Professor Benjamin Kile says the appointments will add significant depth to the School of Psychology.

鈥淭hese appointments add expertise in some of our key strengths in research and teaching in psychology, including human resilience and neuroscience, and will support significant community outreach to raise the profile of psychology and its vital role in human health,鈥� Professor Kile says.