Sep 06 2023
I am very happy to announce the publication of my latest paper, “An investigation of big life decisions” in the journal Judgment and Decision Making. Special thanks go to Ashleigh Powell, Katherine Newton, Nathan Moore, and Rebecca Dooley for helping me to code up the data. Special thanks also to Alex Kroeger for helping me …
Aug 04 2023
A huge welcome to Eunbin O and Nathan Moore who have recently joined me at UTS. At the same time, congratulations and farewell to Ella Bruce who has now completed her PhD and is on her way to bigger and better things. Eunbin will be working for the next 2 years or so on a …
Nov 22 2022
Today, I was so very pleased to learn the outcome of my promotion application: I have been promoted to Associate Professor! Gosh, what a relief! Putting together a promotion application is a lot of effort. I had a full draft 6 months before the due date and revised and revised and revised after gathering feedback …
Apr 28 2021
I am very pleased to announce the publication of my new paper, “Who doesn’t read online consumer reviews, and why?” in the journal, Personality and Individual Differences. A few years ago, I worked with the Consumer Policy Research Centre to better understand Australian’s attitudes towards and usage of online consumer reviews (OCRs). There were a …
Jan 04 2021
A sabbatical is a time for academics to engage in scholarly research away from their home institution (while still getting paid). The idea, I think, is to encourage faculty members to expand their network, learn new skills, and begin large projects that might not otherwise get off the ground amidst the burden of teaching and …
Apr 20 2018
On 20 April 2018, I had the opportunity to give a keynote talk at the Link Group conference, which is a firm that administers over 10 million superannuation accounts on behalf of their client funds (e.g., AustralianSuper, REST, Cbus and Hostplus). In attendance were about 50 Fund CEOs, COOs and other Marketing, IT and Operations professionals. My …
Jan 05 2018
This week I was fortunate to be one of the few to participate in the Society for Consumer Psychology Boutique Conference on Vice and Virtue Consumption. One of the great things about small conferences – this one had less than 120 attendees – is that you get a lot more interaction with people. I find that conversations …
Jan 02 2018
Today I started my new position as a senior lecturer of consumer psychology in the marketing department of the University of Technology Sydney. My new office is located in the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, pictured in the background, which was designed by master-architect Frank Gehry. The building’s design is based on the idea of a tree-house structure …
Nov 05 2017
I attended the 2017 annual meeting for the Association for Consumer Research, which was held in San Diego between 26-29 October, 2017. I attended an interesting pre-tenure workshop as well as many other interesting talks. It was great to see old friends and make some new ones. I presented a talk called “Consumer Underestimation of …
Aug 22 2017
I have just returned from Denmark as a participant in the first UNLEASH innovation lab. The purpose of the nine-day event was to create real, scalable solutions to the Sustainable Development Goals. Here is a link to an article I wrote prior to attending: A Nudge Towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The massive event brought …
