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 Colleagues and Faculty friends,
Once again the September trimester has been one of success for the Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty. The diversity of the Faculty is one of its great strengths and this, as always, is demonstrated by the breadth of success stories of staff and students reported in the Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty News.
2008 has been another year of growth and achievement for the Faculty in many areas and we look forward to continuing this in 2009.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all members of the Humanities and Social Sciences community for their hard work, dedication and support throughout the year and wish everyone a joyful festive season and a happy and prosperous new year.
Kind regards,
Raoul
Raoul Mortley
Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
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BOND STUDENTS SNARE THREE STUDENT JOURNALISM AWARDS
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 Bond University students took out a first place and two highly commended awards at the Ossie Awards for Student Journalism – the prestigious Australia-NZ-Pacific prizes which this year drew 137 entries from 17 universities throughout the region.
HSA secretary Annabelle Cottee won the hotly contested Best Print News Story by an Undergraduate or Postgraduate student for her page one bylined story in the Sunday Telegraph newspaper in Sydney, written while she was on work experience there.
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BUFTA UNEARTHS ASCHAM SCHOOL ANIMATOR
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Sydney schoolgirl Julie Sam-Yue has won a full tuition scholarship to study a Bachelor of Film and Television at Bond University.
Julie won the $79,200 scholarship for Best Overall Filmmaker at the Bond University Film and Television Awards (BUFTAs) on November 14. | |
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ADVERTISING STUDENTS WIN BRONZE IN AUSTRALASIAN CONTEST
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 Few people know of the Oaktree Foundation children's charity, so this year Oaktree invited all universities in Australia and New Zealand to submit proposals aimed at raising awareness of the charity - and a rebranding proposal from HSS Advertising students won its bronze award.
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SUCCESS AT JAPANESE SPEECH CONTEST FINALS
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Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Prof. Raoul Mortley has congratulated Gene Godwin and Sam McDonald, on their achievements at the 39th Australian National Final Japanese Language Speech Contest, held at the State Library of NSW in Sydney.
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RESEARCH ON PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
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More than 80 delegates from Australia and the Asia-Pacific region attended the seventh Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences at Bond in late November, organised by Psychology Professor Richard Hicks and Research Projects and Development Officer Diane McDonald.
The conference was opened by Pro Vice-Chancellor Quality and Faculty Dean Prof. Raoul Mortley, along with Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine Prof. Chris Del Mar.
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VIOLENCE IN QUEENSLAND JUVENILE OFFENDERS STUDIED
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Psychology Assistant Professor Dr Bruce Watt and Psychology Masters student Michelle Perrin presented their research on violence screening tools in forensic and mental health settings to attendees of the seventh Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences, held at Bond in late November.
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MASAKO GAVIN INVESTIGATES JAPANESE SWORD MYSTERY: Part 3
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 An Australian veteran hopes to return a Japanese sword to its owner and Associate Professor of Japanese Masako Gavin has volunteered to help. While waiting for the current owner to be released from a Brisbane hospital, Masako spoke with the veteran's sister who lives near the Gold Coast.
She recalls her father said that the Japanese officer who surrendered the sword on board a British man-of-war looked extremely young to be an officer.
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DR DOLEY TO RUN CLINICAL AND FORENSIC MASTERS PROGRAMS
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 Dr Rebekah Doley has joined the School of Social Sciences as Assistant Professor and Director of the Clinical Psychology Program, in charge of the Clinical and Forensic Psychology Masters programs.
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CHRISTINA SAMIOS JOINS PSYCHOLOGY TEAM
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 Dr Christina Samios has joined the Faculty's School of Social Sciences as Assistant Professor. She has just graduated as Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology at the University of Queensland.
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PETHERICK AND TURVEY LAUNCH TEXT ON FORENSIC VICTIMOLOGY
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 Dr Wayne Petherick, Associate Professor of Criminology, says victims of violent crime are too often studied as stereotypical groups rather than as complex individuals. Investigators are too often pressured to accept or question victim statements based on emotional and political considerations.
Dr Petherick and co-author Brent Turvey of Forensic Solutions explore these issues and more in their new textbook Forensic Victimology (Elsevier Science, 2009).
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FOURTH-YEAR PSYCHOLOGY POSTERS ADORN LIBRARY
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Every semester the work of fourth year Psychology students culminates in a poster session presenting the outcomes of their research. On Friday November 14 all was revealed when the posters for third trimester were displayed in the Main Library foyer. | |
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KASSIA WINS PRO VICE-CHANCELLOR'S SCHOLARSHIP
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 Psychology PhD candidate Katarzyna (Kassia) Majtyka outshone strong competition from students both inside and outside of the University to win the Pro Vice-Chancellor's 2009 Scholarship.
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LESLEY BROWN NAMED RESEARCH STUDENT RUNNER-UP
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International Relations student Lesley Brown has been awarded second prize in Bond's Research Student of the Year contest. This is the first year such a contest has been held.
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BOND FILM GRADUATES WIN AT NZ SHOW ME SHORTS FESTIVAL
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Bond University Film and Television graduates, Cameron Edser and Michael Richards, won Best Student Film at the 2008 Show Me Shorts Film Festival in New Zealand for their film, Animal Instincts. | |
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BOND GRADUATE MARRIES IN KOBE, JAPAN
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Coordinator Faculty Marketing and Alumni Relations Louise McCarthy attended the wedding of Faculty alumnus Mr Takehiro Ichinose to his sweetheart, Ms Shizuka Tanaka, in an intimate ceremony on November 22 at the Hotel Okura, Kobe, Japan. | |
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| ALL PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAMS AWARDED FULL ACCREDITATION |
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As part of its review of university Psychology programs throughout Australia, the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) has finalised its report on the Psychology programs at Bond.
"Following this review, all of Bond's undergraduate, fourth year and specialist postgraduate masters programs have been awarded the status of full accreditation, on the basis that they meet all of the standards for accreditation," Chair of Psychology Dr Mark Edwards has announced.
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| FACULTY STAFF WIN THREE VICE-CHANCELLOR'S QUALITY AWARDS |
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At the Vice-Chancellor's Christmas party on December 12, three Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty staff received quality awards from Professor Robert Stable:
- Associate Dean Anne Cullen, Head of the School of Humanities, was recognised for her excellent work in postgraduate supervision,
- Associate Professor of Psychology Mike Lyvers of the School of Social Sciences, won for research excellence, and
- Associate Professor of Criminology Wayne Petherick of the School of Social Sciences, received an award for outstanding service by an academic.
JANAYA THROWER'S BABY JOY
Faculty Web Administrator Janaya Thrower gave birth to her first child, Harrison Alan, on December 1.
At birth Harrison weighed 3.3 kilograms or 7.2 pounds on the old scale.
Despite some sleep deprivation the Thrower family is doing well and have even been able to fit in a visit to the HSS team. |
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