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Programmes
BA, Grad Dip Spec Ed, B.Hum Serv., PGDip & Masters, ABA in Psychology
Teaching Area/Interests
- Psychology, especially applied behaviour analysis
- Behaviour support and behaviour change
- Classroom management
- Instructional design and delivery - instructivism
- Special education, especially autism. learning disabilities
Research Interests (area & methodologies)
- Behaviour change, especially behaviour support and functional analysis
- Effects of classroom variables, especially task difficulty, on behaviour
- Issues relating to errors: effects on children and teachers, effects of various types of response to errors, etc.
Professional Links
Member: Association for Behavior Analysis
University Committees served on
PBRF panel, various programme committees
Qualifications / Degrees
- Dip Tchg - Dunedin Teachers College
- BA - University of Otago
- PG Dip Arts - University of Otago
- Dip Ed Psychology - The University of Auckland
- PhD - The University of Canterbury
Previous professional experience (prior to present position)
- Teaching in regular and special education, incl sole charge principal
- Psychologist and senior psychologist, NZ Dept of Education Psychological Service
- Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Principal Lecturer and HOD, Christchurch College of Education
- Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- HOD, Auckland College of Education
