I arrived at CQUniversity in 2010 after working in a number of UK Universities. I'm proud to lead a vibrant school with a diverse range of disciplines and research across the broad areas of Psychology, Population Health and Health Professions & Human Services. In recent years, our school has grown nearly 50% to over 1000 equivalent full-time students and nearly 60 staff. We have activity and staff based at the Mackay, Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Noosa, Brisbane, Adelaide campuses of CQUni and the Geraldton University Centre. We are shortly extending our activity to the Sydney and Melbourne campuses. I'm also very pleased to be located at the Bundaberg campus and am keen to promote the Wide Bay region as an outstanding environment to pursue University studies and research.

 2012: CQUniversity Bundaberg Prize for Excellence in Research (with M Rockloff, and P Donaldson)

1995: Award for most outstanding graduate student presentation at 22^nd Annual Australian Experimental Psychology Conference.

1991: Hwyell Murrell Prize for highest degree marks in year 

Dean of a University School comprising three program areas; Psychology, Population Health & Industry (OHS, Health Promotion, Accident Investigation, Environmental Health, Aviation) and Health Professions & Human Services (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Podiatry, Speech Pathology, Social Work). Responsible for the operation and development of the school across a regional, multi-campus University. Line manager for all staff in the school and accountable for effective management of all human and physical resources. Particular responsibility for growing the school in terms of program offerings, student numbers, research capacity, quality of provision and engagement with the communities we work in. Member of leadership team for the Division of Higher Education encompassing all academic schools in the University.

Associate Fellow of British Psychological Society; Chartered Psychologist; Chartered Scientist

Eligible for Membership of the Australian Psychological Society

Current and Recent University Duties

Member of University Academic Board

Member of Vice Chancellor’s Advisory Committee

Member Bundaberg Regional Engagement Committee

Chair of HHS Assessment Committees

Member of FSEH Education Committee

Member of FSEH Research Committee

Member of Coventry University Internationalisation Development Committee (2008 – 10)

Member of Coventry University Strategic Approval Panel (2008 – 10)

Member of Coventry University Research Degrees Committee (2008 – 10)

Chair Coventry University Faculty International Committee (2008 – 10)

Chair Coventry University Faculty Collaborative partnership group (2008 – 10)

Chair Coventry University Faculty Staff Development Committee (2008 – 10)

Chair Coventry University Faculty Recruitment and Marketing Group (2008 – 10)

Current and Recent Duties for External Bodies

Member of Board of Creative Regions

Member of Board of Bundaberg Health Promotions Limited (Body which manages the Branyan Superclinic)

Member of Southern Queensland Regional Health Training Network

Member of Queensland Health, Allied Health Education Standing Committee

Trustee of Lyng Hall High School (2009-10)

Member of UK Council of Deans of Health (2008 – 10)

Member of BPS Graduate Qualifications Committee (committee responsible for accreditation of all UK undergraduate Psychology programmes; has involved reviewing documentation from numerous UK institutions

and undertaking accreditation visits to c3 institutions per year) (2003 – 2008)

External Examiner for University of Winchester undergraduate Psychology Programme (2006 – 2009)

External Examiner for Aston University Graduate Diploma in Psychology (2007 – 2010)

External Advisor for revalidation of Aston University undergraduate Psychology programmes (Feb 07)

External Advisor for revalidation of Psychology undergraduate programmes at St. Mary’s University College (July

04 and July 06)

External Advisor for revalidation of Graduate Diploma in Psychology at University of Westminster (March 05)

External Examiner for PhD at Manchester Metropolitan University (September 05)

Published Articles / Chapters

Rush, S. & Bridges, A.M. (2012). Smartphone Attachment in the Workplace. Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking. Under Review.

Beaman, C.P., Bridges, A. M. and Scott, S.K. (2007). From dichotic listening to the irrelevant sound effect: A

behavioural and neuroimaging analysis of the processing of unattended speech. Cortex; 43, 124 – 134.

Bridges, A. M. (2001). A probed recall measure of the effects of background sound on human information

processing (End of Grant Report No. GR/L96257/02): EPSRC.

Bridges, A. M. & Jones, D. M. (1996). Word-dose in the disruption of serial recall by irrelevant speech:

Phonological confusions or changing state? The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 49A, 919-939.

Hadlington, L. J.,  Bridges, A. M. and Beaman, C.P. (2006). A Left-Ear Disadvantage for the presentation of

irrelevant sound: Manipulations of Task Requirements and Changing State. Brain and Cognition. 61(2). 159-171

Hadlington, L. J., Bridges, A. M., Darby, R. J. (2004). The role of spatial location in the processing of

irrelevant sound. Brain and Cognition, 55(3), 545 – 557.

McCrerie, M.C., Banbury, S.P., Bridges, A. M. and Selcon, S.J. (1999).The Simon Effect and Responses to Aircraft Dials. in D.Harris (Ed).Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics Vol 3. Aldershot.Ashgate.

207-213

Reviewed Conference Proceedings

Bridges, A. M. (1994). Evidence from the irrelevant speech effect for a procedural view of memory.

Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 3(1), 23.

Bridges, A. M. (1997). The equivalence of tones and speech within the disruptive effects of irrelevant sound on

serial recall. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 6(1), 12.

Bridges, A. M. and Hadlington L. J. (2003). Effects of presenting irrelevant sound to the right and left

channels. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 12(2), 100

Bridges, A. M. & Jones, D. M. (1994). A word-dose effect of irrelevant speech. Proceedings of the British

Psychological Society, 3(1), 31.

Bridges, A. M. & Jones, D. M. (1995). The contributions of phonology and perceptual regularity to changing

state information. Australian Journal of Psychology, 47(supplement), 4.

Bridges, A. M. & Jones, D. M. (1995). Dose and phonological similarity in the changing state effect.

Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 3(2), 114.

Bridges, A. M. & May, S. (1997). The role of order encoding in the free recall of words. Proceedings of the

British Psychological Society, 6(1), 37.

Hadlington, L. J. & Bridges, A. M. (2003). Hemispheric differences in the processing of irrelevant sound.

Presented at the British Psychological Society PSYPAG conference, July 2003.

Hadlington, L. J.,  Bridges, A. M. and Beaman, C.P. (2006). A left-ear disadvantage for the processing of irrelevant sound: Effects of manipulating changing state information. Presented at BPS Cognitive conference,

July 2006.

Jones, D. M., Alford, D., Bridges, A. M., Tremblay, S. & Macken, W. J. (1998). Organizational factors in

selective attention: The interplay of acoustic distinctiveness and auditory streaming in the irrelevant

sound effect. Paper presented at the Quebec International Conference on Short-Term Memory.

Turvey, A.F. & Bridges, A.M. (1999). Phonological Influences on Order Encoding in Free Recall.

Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 8 (1).

Westley, D., Bridges, A. M., Farrand, P. A. & Stuart, G. P. (1994). Procedural approaches to the study of

memory. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 3(1), 30.

Other outputs in the public domain

Bridges, A. M. (2009). A World of Difference. Health at Coventry University, 3.

Bridges, A. M. (1993). A review of checklist formats used currently on aircraft visual displays. Department of

Psychology: University of Bristol.

Bridges, A. M., Frankish, C. R. & Noyes, J. M. (1992). The computer simulation of a complex process control

system: Set-up and validation study. Department of Psychology: University of Bristol.

Bridges, A. M., Noyes, J. M., Frankish, C. R., & Starr, A. F. (1991). The psychological foundations of cockpit

visual display units. Department of Psychology: University of Bristol.

Bridges, A. M., Pool, S., Frankish, C. R., & Noyes, J. M. (1993). The use of warnings in complex systems:

Experimental studies of process control. Department of Psychology: University of Bristol.

Noyes, J. M., Starr, A. F., Frankish, C. R. & Bridges, A. M. (1992). The aircraft warning system survey: Initial questionnaire results. Department of Psychology: University of Bristol.

PhD

Peter Carlsen. Psychological Attachment to Social Media. CQUniversity. Starting October 2012.

Edward Walford  ‘Processes of associative learning across the lifespan’. Wolverhampton University studentship.

PhD Awarded May 2007

Lee Hadlington ‘Hemispheric differences in the irrelevant speech effect’. Wolverhampton University

studentship. PhD Awarded October 2004

Andrew Turvey (Aston University) ‘categorical representation in memory’. Aston University studentship.

PhD Awarded 2003.

Lorraine Bell ‘cognitive compatibility’. ESRC CASE award in conjunction with DERA, Farnborough. PhD awarded

2002

Honours

I have supervised around 100 Honours students to successful completion. At CQUniversity, this has included:

Samantha Rush. Smartphone Attachment in the Workplace. Awarded Honours in 2011

Peter Carlsen. Generational & Sex Differences in Attachment to Mobile Phones. Awarded Honours in 2011

Currently supervising Melanie Green and Louise Allen.

Human memory, applications of cognitive psychology particularly to ergonomics, and use of technology research methodology, Emerging research interests in assessment in higher education and management in education