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Lecturer in Psychology
B.Info.Tech GradDipPsyc B.Behav.Sc(hons) PhD(psyc)
2012: Researcher on Campus Award (CQU Bundaberg)
News - Mail (Bundaberg). (2012). Time to Pull the Pin on Pokies [Press Release]. Retrieved from http://readnow.mediamonitors.com.au/ReadNow.aspx?1UZgADyAcPk
Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton). (2012). People oppose chance games [Press Release]. Retrieved from http://readnow.mediamonitors.com.au/ReadNow.aspx?1UZjFmyAcVC
ABC News Radio (Wide Bay). (2012). It's a sure bet, even gamblers negative about gambling [Press Release].
News – Mail (Bundaberg). (2013). Understanding to Break the Habit [Press Release].
News – Mail (Bundaberg). (2013). Gambling Research is Invaluable [Press Release]
.CQ University Experimental Gambling Laboratory
Institute for Health and Social Science Research
Psychology First Year Experience Coordinator
Psychology Program Staff Liaison to Student Psychology Society
School of Health, Human and Social Sciences representative on the Technologies for Learning Committee
Gambling and Gaming Addiction
Spatial Cognition
Cognitive Psychology
Learning and Memory
Video Game and Internet Addiction
Online Video Game Communication and Avatar Selection
ThoughtTechnology Bioware
Tobii Eye-Tracking Systems
SPSS
Donaldson, P., Newby, L., & Skinner, R. (2010). Customer Service Satisfaction and the On-Train Experience. internal report for the CRC for Rail Innovation.
Donaldson, P, Tlauka, M & Robertson, C 2012, 'Judgements of relative direction: the effect of task instructions on spatial recall', The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2012.729599
Donaldson, P. K., Newby, L., & Skinner, V. R. (in press). Room for
Improvement: A Review of Factors Influencing On-Train Satisfaction Among
Australian Urban Rail Customers.
Donaldson, P. (2010). Object Properties and the Selection of Spatial Frames of Reference (Doctoral Dissertation). Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia.
Donaldson, P. (2010). Forgetting in Spatial Memories Acquired in a Virtual Environment (Honours Thesis). Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia.
Donaldson, P., & Tlauka, M. (2009). Object Properties and the Selection of Spatial Frames of Reference. Colloquium presentation, School of Psychology, Flinders University of South Australia.
Rockloff, M., Hing, N., Choudhury, R., Bridges, A., & Donaldson, P. The Role of EGM Jackpots in Gambling Behaviour, 2011, $250,000, Gambling Research Australia
Virtadis, P., Donaldson, P., Chung, E., Kelly, S., Charles, M., & Moran, J. Customer Service Using Mobile Technology, 2010, $208,000, CRC for Rail Innovation.
Donaldson, P., Anastasi, J., Reimer. W., & Toft, Y. Customer Service Excellence in the On-Train Experience During Urban Rail Transport, 2010, $20,000, CRC for Rail Innovation.
Di Milia, L., Donaldson, P., Dawson, D., & Thomas, M. High Risk Users of Railway Level Crossings, 2010, $20,000, CRC for Rail Innovation.
Donaldson, P., Best, T., Langham, E. Developing a Validated Scale to Measure Enacted and Felt Stigma Associated with Gambling, 2013, Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation ECR Grant. ($55,000)
Rockloff, M., Donaldson, P., Browne, M., , Li, E., Langham, E.. The design of six optimum pre-commitment features- preparatory work to inform the ACT trial, 2013, FaHCSIA ($143,000)
Rockloff, M., Browne, M., Donaldson, P., Li, E., Langham, E. Gambling online and offline: EGM environments that contribute to excess consumption and harm, 2013, Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation Grant ($132,000)
Donaldson, P., Rockloff, M., & Black, K. (2013). Negative Attitudes Towards Gambling are Common in Australia and Predict Support for Legislative Gambling Reforms. 15th Annual International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking, Las Vegas, US.
Tlauka, M, Donaldson, P. Bonner, D., & Longbottom, S. (2013). Intrinsic Frames of Reference in Spatial Long Term Memory. 40th Annual Experimental Psychology Conference, Adelaide, SA.
Donaldson, P., Rockloff, M., & Black, K. (2012). Attitudes Towards Gambling and Gambling Reform in Australia. 22nd Annual National Association for Gambling Studies Conference, Launceston, TAS.
Donaldson, P., & Tlauka, M. (2009). Intrinsic Object Properties and the Encoding of Spatial Scenes. 36th Annual Experimental Psychology Conference, Wollongong, NSW.
Donaldson, P., & Tlauka, M. (2009). Object Properties and the Selection of Spatial Frames of Reference. Colloquium presentation, School of Psychology, Flinders University of South Australia.
Donaldson, P., & Tlauka, M. (2007). Intrinsic Object Fronts Influence the Encoding of Spatial Scenes. 34th Annual Experimental Psychology Conference, Canberra, ACT.
Tlauka, M., Donaldson, P., & Wilson, D. (2006). Mental Exertion and Forgetting in Human Spatial Memory. 4th international Conference on memory, Sydney, NSW.
Gambling, Problem Gambling, and Gaming
Video Games and Internet Addiction
Online Video Games, Communication and Avatar Choices
Spatial Cognition
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Sciences
- Computer Perception, Memory and Attention