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J. ROCK
CURRICULUM
VITAE
ADAM
JOHN
ROCK
School
of
Psychology
and
Behavioural
Sciences
University
of
New
England,
Armidale
I.
PERSONAL
Nationality:
Australian.
Telephone:
+
61
430
473
878
E-‐mail:
arock@une.edu.au
II.
EDUCATION
Certificate
IV
in
Training
and
Assessment,
conferred
December
2010
by
HBA
Consulting.
Graduate
Certificate
of
Higher
Education,
conferred
April
2009
by
Deakin
University,
Victoria,
Australia.
Doctor
of
Philosophy
(in
Psychology),
conferred
April
2005
by
Charles
Sturt
University,
New
South
Wales,
Australia.
Title
of
thesis:
"Constructivism
and
shamanic
states
of
consciousness:
On
the
antecedents,
epistemological
structure
and
ontological
foundations
of
ostensibly
shamanic
journeying
imagery
associated
with
the
lower
world”
The
Honours
Degree
of
Bachelor
of
Arts
(in
Psychology),
conferred
April
1997
by
Charles
Sturt
University,
New
South
Wales,
Australia.
Title
of
thesis:
"The
flow
of
time:
The
effect
of
altered
states
of
consciousness
on
temporal
distortion”
The
Ordinary
Degree
of
Bachelor
of
Arts,
conferred
April
1995
by
Charles
Sturt
University,
New
South
Wales,
Australia.
Majors:
Psychology
and
Sociology.
III.
SCHOLARSHIPS
1998-‐2001:
Charles
Sturt
University
Postgraduate
Research
Studentship.
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J.
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J.
ROCK
Teaching
Activity
Subject/Unit
Years
taught
Level
Lectures
Tutorials
Coordinator
Director
Introduction
to
Psychology
A
2006
1
√
√
-‐
N/A
2008
-‐
√
-‐
√
2009
√
√
-‐
√
Introduction
to
Psychology
B
2006-‐2007
1
-‐
√
√
N/A
2008,
2009
√
√
-‐
√
Cognitive
Psychology
A
2006
2
-‐
√
-‐
N/A
Cognition
2002,
2004-‐2005
3
√
√
√
N/A
Research
Methods
and
Statistics
in
2005
2
√
√
√
N/A
Psychology
2000,
2002-‐2003
-‐
√
-‐
N/A
Advanced
Research
Methods
and
2004-‐2005
3
√
√
√
N/A
Statistics
in
Psychology
Foundations
of
Psychology
1
2005
1
√
-‐
-‐
N/A
Population
Health
and
Medicine
2004-‐2005
4
√
√
√
N/A
Behavioural
Neuroscience
1
&
2
2001
2
-‐
√
-‐
N/A
VI.
TEACHING
FEEDBACK
Table
1.
Student
evaluation
of
teaching
for
PSYC202
Research
Methods
and
Statistics
Mode
2012
2013
2014
2015
Eval.
N
%
Eval.
N
%
Eval.
N
%
Eval.
N
%
External
4.7
77
37.9
4.85
112
40.29
4.75
121
39.41
4.7
93
34.40
Internal
4.7
28
50.0
4.74
17
27.87
4.73
9
23.68
4.6
12
33.30
4.9
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.5
PSYC202
4.4
School
4.3
4.2
University
4.1
4
3.9
2012
2013
2014
2015
Figure
1.
Comparison
of
PSYC202,
School-‐level
and
University-‐level
Teaching
Evaluations.
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“Amazing
lecturer.
I
would
go
to
any
of
his
classes.
An
eclectic
way
of
teachings.
Loved
the
style
of
lectures,
hilarious,
clear,
helpful,
informative.
The
best!”
VII.
TEACHING
AWARDS
AND/OR
NOMINATIONS
• UNE
Award
for
Teaching
Excellence
for
Commitment
to
Enhancing
the
Quality
of
Student
Learning
(2015).
• Vice-‐Chancellor
(VC)
Scholar
nominated
academic
(2015).
• Unit
Monitoring
Commendation
for
PSYC202
Research
Methods
and
Statistics
(2013,
2015)
and
PSYC101
Introductory
Psychology
1
(2013).
These
commendations
are
in
recognition
of
“achieving
an
outstanding
result
in
terms
of
high
overall
student
satisfaction
and
low
attrition…
The
performance
of
this
unit
on
these
variables
places
it
in
the
top
10%
of
those
taught
during
the
reporting
period
across
the
whole
University.”
• Ranked
5th
in
Australia
for
the
UniJobs
Lecturer
of
the
Year
(2014).
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This student cited stressors in her personal life as the reason for withdrawing from her course.
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Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Laughlin,
C.
D.
(accepted).
The
advancement
of
transpersonal
psychological
science:
A
neurophenomenological
trajectory.
In
D.
A.
MacDonald
&
M.
Almendro
(Eds.),
Transpersonal
psychology
as
a
science:
An
evaluation
of
its
present
status
and
future
directions.
Krippner,
S.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
Friedman,
H.
L.,
&
Zingrone,
N.
(in
press).
Introduction:
Proof,
process,
and
practical
applications.
In
S.
Krippner,
A.
J.
Rock,
H.
L.
Friedman,
&
N.
Zingrone
(Eds.),
Advances
in
parapsychological
research,
volume
10.
Jefferson,
NC:
McFarland.
Rock,
A.
J.,
Thorsteinsson,
E.
B.,
&
Tressoldi,
P.
E.
(in
press).
A
meta-‐analysis
of
anomalous
information
reception
by
mediums:
Assessing
the
forced-‐choice
design
in
mediumship
research,
2000-‐2014.
In
S.
Krippner,
A.
J.
Rock,
H.
L.
Friedman,
&
N.
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Storm,
L.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2015).
Anomalous
cognition
and
PK
research
in
Australia
and
others
labs.
In
E.
C.
May
&
B.
M.
Sonali
(Eds.),
Extrasensory
perception:
Support,
skepticism,
and
science:
Vol.
1:
History,
controversy,
and
research.
Santa
Barbara,
CA:
Praeger.
Laughlin,
C.
D.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2015).
Mythmaking
and
spiritual
development:
Stan
Krippner’s
prescription
for
a
personal
mythology.
In
J.
Davies
&
D.
Pitchford
(Eds.),
Stanley
Krippner:
A
life
of
dreams,
myths,
and
visions.
San
Francisco,
CA:
University
Professors
Press.
Storm,
L.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2015).
Dreaming
of
psi:
A
narrative
review
and
meta-‐analysis
of
dream-‐ESP
studies
at
the
Maimonides
Dream
Laboratory
and
beyond.
In
J.
Davies
&
D.
Pitchford
(Eds.),
Stanley
Krippner:
A
life
of
dreams,
myths,
and
visions.
San
Francisco,
CA:
University
Professors
Press.
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Storm,
L.
(2014).
Searching
for
psi:
Destination
unknown
or
destination
nowhere?
In
A.
J.
Rock
&
L.
Storm
(Eds.),
In
search
of
psi:
Contemporary
perspectives
on
ESP,
psychokinesis,
and
survival.
Pari
(GR),
Italy:
Pari
Publishing.
Storm,
L.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2014).
Mental
Imagery
cultivation
and
extra-‐sensory
perception.
In
A.
J.
Rock
&
L.
Storm
(Eds.),
In
search
of
psi:
Contemporary
perspectives
on
ESP,
psychokinesis,
and
survival.
Pari
(GR),
Italy:
Pari
Publishing.
Alvarado,
C.,
Beischel,
J.,
Boccuzzi,
M.,
May,
E.
C.,
Braude,
S.
E.,
Hageman,
J.
H.,
Krippner,
S.,
Harris,
K.,
Jinks,
T.,
Kaminker,
J.,
Locke,
R.
G.,
Peres,
J.
F.
P.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
Jamieson,
G.
A.,
Roxburgh,
E.
C.,
Roe,
C.
A.,
Sudduth,
M.,
&
Wilson,
K.
(2014).
The
future
of
the
field
of
mediumship.
In
A.
J.
Rock
(Ed.),
The
survival
hypothesis:
Essays
on
mediumship
(pp.
285-‐302).
Jefferson,
NC:
McFarland.
Jamieson,
G.
A.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2014).
A
systems
level
neuroscience
approach
to
mediumship
and
the
source
of
psi
problem.
In
A.
J.
Rock
(Ed.),
The
survival
hypothesis:
Essays
on
mediumship
(pp.
235-‐253).
Jefferson,
NC:
McFarland.
Locke,
R.
G.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Walsh,
R.
N.
(2014).
Shamanism
and
mediumship:
Confluence
and
difference.
In
A.
J.
Rock
(Ed.),
The
survival
hypothesis:
Essays
on
mediumship
(pp.
122-‐134).
Jefferson,
NC:
McFarland.
Rock,
A.
J.
(2014).
Introduction:
The
medium
and
the
message.
In
A.
J.
Rock
(Ed.),
The
survival
hypothesis:
Essays
on
mediumship
(7-‐19).
Jefferson,
NC:
McFarland.
Krippner,
S.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
Beischel,
J.,
Friedman,
H.
L.,
&
Fracasso,
C.
L.
(2013).
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Azoum,
M.,
Clark,
G.
I.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2018).
The
impact
of
affect
labelling
on
responses
to
aversive
flying
cues.
PLOS
One,
13(4),
e0194519.
Clark,
G.
I.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
McKeith,
C.
F.,
&
Coventry,
W.
L.
(2017).
Cue-‐reactive
rationality,
visual
imagery
and
volitional
control
predict
cue-‐reactive
urge
to
gamble
in
poker-‐machine
gamblers.
Journal
of
Gambling
Studies,
33(3),
807-‐823.
Martin,
K.
P.,
Blair,
S.,
Clark,
G.
I.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Hunter,
K.
R.
(2017).
Trait
mindfulness
moderates
the
relationship
between
early
maladaptive
schemas
and
depressive
symptoms.
Mindfulness.
1-‐11.
McKeith,
C.
F.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Clark,
G.
I.
(2017).
Trait
mindfulness,
problem-‐gambling
severity,
altered
state
of
awareness
and
urge
to
gamble
in
poker-‐machine
gamblers.
Journal
of
Gambling
Studies,
33(2),
617-‐632.
Storm,
L.,
Sherwood,
S.
J.,
Roe,
C.
A.,
Tressoldi,
P.
E.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Di
Risio,
L.
(2017).
On
the
correspondence
between
dream
content
and
target
material
under
laboratory
conditions:
A
meta-‐analysis
of
dream-‐ESP
studies,
1966-‐2014.
International
Journal
of
Dream
Research,
10,
120-‐140.
Wright,
C.
J.,
Clark,
G.
I.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Coventry,
W.
L.
(2017).
Intolerance
of
uncertainty
mediates
the
relationship
between
adult
attachment
and
worry.
Personality
and
Individual
Differences,
112,
97-‐102.
Berchik,
Z.
E.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Friedman,
H.
L.
(2016).
Allow
me
to
introduce
my
selves:
An
introduction
to
and
phenomenological
study
of
Voice
Dialogue
therapy.
Journal
of
Transpersonal
Psychology,
48,
88-‐112.
Clark,
G.
I.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2016).
Processes
contributing
to
the
maintenance
of
flying
phobia:
A
narrative
review.
Frontiers
in
Psychology,
7,
754.
Mavromoustakos,
E.,
Clark,
G.
I.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2016).
Evaluating
perceived
probability
of
threat-‐relevant
outcomes
and
temporal
orientation
in
flying
phobia.
PloS
one,
11(8),
e0161272.
Allen,
P.
J.,
Roberts,
L.
D.,
Baughman,
F.
D.,
Loxton,
N.
J.,
Van
Rooy,
D.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Finlay,
J.
(2016).
Introducing
StatHand:
A
cross-‐platform
mobile
application
to
support
students’
statistical
decision
making.
Frontiers
in
Psychology,
7,
288.
Rock,
A.
J.,
Coventry,
W.
L.,
Morgan,
M.
I.,
&
Loi,
N.
M.
(2016).
Teaching
research
methods
and
statistics
in
eLearning
environments:
Pedagogy,
practical
examples
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Rock,
A.
J.,
Beischel,
J.,
Boccuzzi,
M.,
&
Biuso,
M.
(2014).
Discarnate
readings
by
claimant
mediums:
Assessing
phenomenology
and
accuracy
under
beyond
double-‐
blind
conditions.
Journal
of
Parapsychology,
78(2),
183-‐194.
Storm,
L.
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2014).
An
investigation
of
the
I
Ching
using
the
Q-‐Sort
Method
and
an
RNG-‐PK
design:
II.
The
effect
of
reactance
on
psi.
Australian
Journal
of
Parapsychology,
14(2),
163-‐189.
Storm,
L.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2014).
An
investigation
of
the
I
Ching
using
the
Q-‐Sort
Method
and
an
RNG-‐PK
design:
I.
Four
possible
psi
predictors.
Australian
Journal
of
Parapsychology,
14(1),
29-‐67.
Rock,
A.
J.,
Storm,
L.,
Harris,
K.,
&
Friedman,
H.
L.
(2013).
Shamanic-‐like
journeying
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Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Kambouropoulos,
N.
(2007).
Toward
a
phenomenology
of
urge
to
drink:
A
future
prospect
for
the
cue-‐reactivity
paradigm.
North
American
Journal
of
Psychology,
9(2),
387-‐406.
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Krippner,
S.
(2007).
Does
the
concept
of
“altered
states
of
consciousness”
rest
on
a
mistake?
International
Journal
of
Transpersonal
Studies,
26,
33-‐40.
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Krippner,
S.
(2007).
Shamanism
and
the
confusion
of
consciousness
with
phenomenological
content.
North
American
Journal
of
Psychology,
9(3),
485-‐500.
Rock,
A.
J.
(2006).
Phenomenological
analysis
of
experimentally
induced
visual
mental
imagery
associated
with
shamanic
journeying
to
the
lower
world.
International
Journal
of
Transpersonal
Studies,
25,
45-‐55.
Rock,
A.
J.,
Casey,
P.
J.,
&
Baynes,
P.
B.
(2006).
Experimental
study
of
ostensibly
shamanic
journeying
imagery
in
naive
participants
II:
Phenomenological
mapping
and
modified
affect
bridge.
Anthropology
of
Consciousness,
17(1),
65-‐83.
Rock,
A.
J.
(2005).
Why
does
the
universe
exist?
An
advaita
vedantic
perspective.
International
Journal
of
Transpersonal
Studies,
24,
69-‐76.
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Baynes,
P.
B.
(2005).
Shamanic
journeying
imagery,
constructivism
and
the
affect
bridge
technique.
Anthropology
of
Consciousness,
16(2),
50-‐71.
Rock,
A.
J.,
Baynes,
P.
B.,
&
Casey,
P.
J.
(2005).
Experimental
study
of
ostensibly
shamanic
journeying
imagery
in
naive
participants
I:
Antecedents.
Anthropology
of
Consciousness,
16(2),
72-‐92.
D.
PEER-‐REVIEWED
PROCEEDINGS,
PEER-‐REVIEWED
ABSTRACTS
AND
RESEARCH
NOTES,
AND
MISCELLANEOUS
Roberts,
L.
D.,
Allen,
P.
J.,
Baughman,
F.
D.,
Loxton,
N.
J.,
Van
Rooy,
D.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Finlay,
J.
(2016).
Stathand:
A
mobile
application
supporting
student
statistical
decision
making.
International
Journal
of
Psychology,
51,
1125.
Allen,
P.,
Roberts,
L.,
Baughman,
F.,
van
Rooy,
D.,
Rock,
A.,
&
Loxton,
N.
(2015).
StatHand
[computer
software].
Sydney,
Australia:
Office
for
Learning
and
Teaching.
Retrieved
from
https://www.stathand.net/
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Hartelius,
G.
(Eds.).
(2012).
International
Journal
of
Transpersonal
Studies
(Special
Topic:
Shamanism),
26.
(including
introduction)
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Storm,
L.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2012).
Imagery
cultivation
vs.
noise
reduction:
Psi
from
opposing
perspectives.
Journal
of
Parapsychology,
76/Supplement,
57-‐60.
Beischel,
J.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2009).
Addressing
the
survival
vs.
psi
debate
through
process-‐focused
mediumship
research.
Proceedings
of
Presented
Papers:
The
Parapsychological
Association
52nd
Annual
Convention,
6.
Rock,
A.
J.,
Beischel,
J.,
&
Schwartz,
G.
E.
(2009).
Is
there
madness
in
our
mediumship
methods?
A
response
to
Roxburgh
and
Roe.
Journal
of
Scientific
Exploration.
23(3),
351-‐357.
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Krippner,
S.
(2006).
What
is
a
shamanic
pattern
of
phenomenal
properties?
Consciousness
Research
Abstracts,
Tucson
VII:
Towards
a
science
of
consciousness.
University
of
Arizona,
Tucson,
April
2006.
Rock,
A.
J.,
Storm,
L.,
&
Cott,
C.
(2010).
Imagery
cultivation
and
anomalous
cognition:
An
experimental
protocol
and
preliminary
data.
Combined
Abstracts
of
the
2010
Australian
Psychology
Conferences.
Rock,
A.
J.,
Wilson,
J.
M.,
Levesque,
J.
V.,
&
Rushbrook,
P.
(2005).
Is
there
madness
in
mixed-‐methods?
In
G.
Whiteford
(Ed.),
Voice,
Identity
&
Reflexivity:
Proceedings
of
the
Second
Qualitative
Research
as
Interpretive
Practice
Conference
(pp.
134-‐143).
Storm,
L.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2010).
Shamanic-‐like
imagery
cultivation
and
psi
signal
detection:
An
experimental
protocol
and
preliminary
data.
Proceedings
of
the
International
Interdisciplinary
Scientific
Symposium
“Psychophysiology
and
social
adaptation
of
(neo)shamans
in
the
past
and
at
present”,
vol.
14
of
the
international
series
of
books
“Ethnological
Studies
of
Shamanism
and
Other
Indigenous
Spiritual
Beliefs
and
Practices”
(pp.
63-‐79).
E.
SUBMITTED
Read,
D.
L.,
Clark,
G.
I.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Coventry,
W.
L.
(submitted).
Adult
attachment
and
social
anxiety:
The
mediating
role
of
emotion
regulation
strategies.
PLOS
One.
Clark,
G.
I.,
Shields,
B.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(submitted).
Adult
attachment
and
depression:
Investigating
the
mediating
role
of
cognitive
reappraisal,
suppression
and
rumination.
PeerJ.
Janovsky,
T.,
Clark,
G.
I.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(submitted).
Trait
mindfulness
mediates
the
effect
of
early
maladaptive
schema
on
interpersonal
problems.
Journal
of
Psychopathology
and
Behavioural
Assessment.
17
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J.
ROCK
Clark,
G.
I.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
Hales,
S.
A.,
Hall,
A.
(submitted).
Evaluating
the
relationship
between
cue-‐reactive
imagery,
volitional
control
and
anxiety
in
response
to
aversive
flying-‐related
cues.
Frontiers
in
Psychology.
Hone,
G.
I.,
Clark,
G.
I.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(submitted).
The
role
of
cognitive
reappraisal,
borderline
personality
disorder
and
adult
attachment
in
nonsuicidal
self-‐injury.
PloS
one.
Harris,
K.
P.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Clark,
G.
I.
(submitted).
Religious
or
spiritual
problem?
The
clinical
relevance
of
identifying
and
measuring
spiritual
emergency.
Journal
of
Transpersonal
Psychology.
Harris,
K.
P.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Clark,
G.
I.
(submitted).
Defining
spiritual
emergence
and
emergency:
A
content
validity
study.
Journal
of
Transpersonal
Psychology.
Janovsky,
T.,
Clark,
G.
I.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(submitted).
Early
maladaptive
schemas,
cognitive
emotion
regulation
strategies,
mindfulness
and
interpersonal
problems.
Journal
of
Psychopathology
and
Behavioral
Assessment.
Laughlin,
C.
D.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(submitted).
A
neuroepistemology
of
mystical
experience.
Journal
of
Transpersonal
Psychology.
XII.
CONFERENCE
PRESENTATIONS
Rock,
A.
J.,
Read,
D.
L.,
Clark,
G.
I.,
&
Coventry,
W.
L.
(accepted).
Adult
attachment
and
social
anxiety:
The
mediating
role
of
emotion
regulation
strategies.
Poster
to
be
presented
at
the
19th
International
Mental
Health
Conference,
Gold
Coast,
Australia.
Rock,
A.
J.,
Azoum,
M.,
&
Clark,
G.
I.
(accepted).
The
impact
of
affect
labelling
on
responses
to
aversive
flying
cues.
Poster
to
be
presented
at
the
19th
International
Mental
Health
Conference,
Gold
Coast,
Australia.
Rock,
A.
J.,
Clark,
G.
I.,
Martin,
K.
P.,
Blair,
S.,
&
Hunter,
K.
R.
(2017,
October).
The
link
between
early
maladaptive
schemas
and
depressive
symptoms
is
influenced
by
trait
mindfulness.
Paper
presented
at
the
9th
Australian
Rural
and
Remote
Mental
Health
Symposium,
Albury,
Australia,
2017.
Clark,
G.
I.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
Hall,
A.
(2016).
Cue-‐reactive
imagery,
volitional
control
and
anxiety
in
response
to
aversive
flying-‐related
scenarios.
Paper
presented
at
the
8th
World
Congress
of
Behavioural
and
Cognitive
Therapies,
Melbourne,
Australia,
2016.
18
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J.
ROCK
Clark,
G.
I.,
Mavromoustakos,
E.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2016,
June).
Evaluating
perceived
probability
of
threat-‐relevant
outcomes
and
temporal
orientation
in
flying
phobia.
Poster
presentation
at
the
8th
World
Congress
of
Behavioural
and
Cognitive
Therapies,
Melbourne,
Australia,
2016.
Roberts,
L.,
Allen,
P.,
Baughman,
F.,
Loxton,
N.,
Van
Rooy,
D.,
Rock,
A.
&
Finlay,
J.
(2016,
July
24–29).
StatHand:
A
mobile
application
supporting
student
statistical
decision
making.
Paper
presented
at
the
31st
International
Congress
of
Psychology,
Yokohama,
Japan.
Allen,
P.,
Roberts,
L.,
Baughman,
F.,
Rock,
A.,
Van
Rooy,
D.,
Loxton,
N.
&
Finlay,
J.
(2016,
January
28–29).
StatHand:
A
mobile
application
supporting
students’
statistical
decision
making.
Paper
presented
at
the
25th
WA
Teaching
and
Learning
Forum,
Curtin
University,
Perth,
Australia
Allen,
P.
J.,
Roberts,
L.
D.,
Baughman,
F.
D.,
Loxton,
N.
J.,
Van
Rooy,
D.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Finlay,
J.
(2015,
October).
StatHand:
A
mobile
application
supporting
students’
statistical
decision
making.
Poster
presented
at
The
12th
Annual
Conference
of
the
International
Society
for
the
Scholarship
of
Teaching
and
Learning
(issotl),
Melbourne,
Australia.
Harris,
K.
P.,
Denning,
N.
C.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Clark,
G.
I.
(2015,
September).
Exploring
holotropic
breathwork:
An
evaluation
of
altered
states
of
awareness
and
patterns
of
phenomenological
sub-‐systems
with
reference
to
transliminality.
Paper
presented
at
the
IX
International
Transpersonal
Conference,
Salvador,
Brazil.
Harris,
K.
P.,
Vine,
E.
J.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Clark,
G.
I.
(2015,
September).
Spiritual
emergency,
psychosis
and
personality.
Paper
presented
at
the
IX
International
Transpersonal
Conference,
Salvador,
Brazil.
Alldis,
M.
P.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
Clark,
G.
I.,
Clark,
L,
&
Gregory,
S.
(2015,
April).
Supporting
students
in
virtual
worlds:
Implementing
Second
Life
in
a
regional
university
residential
system.
Paper
presented
at
2015
AACUHO
STARNET/STARREZ
Conference,
Brisbane,
Queensland,
Australia.
Allen,
P.,
Baughman,
F.,
Roberts,
L.,
Van
Rooy,
D.,
Rock,
A.,
Loxton,
N.
&
Lourenco,
A.
(2014,
June
10–11).
StatHand:
A
rationale
for
the
development
of
a
mobile
application
to
guide
students’statistical
decision
making.
Poster
presented
at
the
2014
OLT
(Office
for
Learning
and
Teaching)
Conference:
Learning
and
Teaching
for
our
Times:
Higher
Education
in
the
Digital
Era,
Sydney,
Australia.
Clark,
G.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2014,
November).
Quantifying
phenomenology
in
rural
and
19
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J.
ROCK
remote
clinical
research.
Poster
presented
at
the
6th
Australian
Rural
and
Remote
Mental
Health
Symposium,
Albury,
Victoria,
Australia.
Harris,
K.
P.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2014,
November).
Spirituality
and
psychological
crisis:
Rural
and
remote
locations
as
the
best
therapy
for
spiritual
emergency.
Poster
presented
at
the
6th
Australian
Rural
and
Remote
Mental
Health
Symposium,
Albury,
NSW.
Harris,
K.
P.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2014,
August).
Spirituality
and
psychological
crisis:
Zeroing-‐
in
on
the
spiritual
emergency
construct.
Poster
presented
at
the
15th
International
Mental
Health
Conference,
Gold
Coast,
QLD,
Australia.
Beischel,
J.,
Rock,
A.,
&
Boccuzzi,
M.
(2013,
June).
The
source
of
mediums
information:
A
quantitative
phenomenological
analysis.
Paper
presented
at
the
32nd
Annual
Meeting
of
the
Society
for
Scientific
Exploration,
Dearborn,
Michigan.
Beischel,
J.,
Boccuzzi,
M.,
Biuso,
M.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(April,
2012).
Anomalous
information
reception
by
certified
research
mediums.
Poster
presented
at
the
2012
Bial
Foundation
Symposium,
Casa
do
Médico,
Portugal.
Rock,
A.
J.
(April,
2012).
Shamanic-‐like
journeying
and
psi-‐signal
detection:
In
search
of
the
ESP-‐conducive
component/s
of
a
novel
experimental
protocol.
Poster
presented
at
the
2012
Bial
Foundation
Symposium,
Casa
do
Médico,
Portugal.
Rock,
A.
J.,
Beischel,
J.,
Boccuzzi,
M.,
&
Biuso,
M.
(April,
2012).
Quantitative
analyses
of
claimant
mediums’
phenomenology
and
the
accuracy
of
their
readings.
Paper
presented
at
the
2012
Bial
Foundation
Symposium,
Casa
do
Médico,
Portugal.
Berchik,
Z.
E.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(November,
2011).
The
phenomenology
of
the
Voice
Dialogue
process.
ACA
2011
National
Conference,
2011,
Melbourne.
Dowie,
T.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(November,
2011).
Re-‐conceptualising
transpersonal
counseling:
An
extended
vision
of
the
humanistic
counseling
project.
ACA
2011
National
Conference,
2011,
Melbourne.
Denning,
N.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(August,
2011).
“Doing
not
doing”:
An
applied
transpersonal
psychotherapy.
World
Congress
of
Psychotherapy,
2011,
Sydney.
Dowie,
T.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(August,
2011).
Dissecting
the
“myth”
of
the
isolated
mind:
The
inter-‐subjectivity
problem
in
psychotherapy.
World
Congress
of
Psychotherapy,
2011,
Sydney.
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Berchik,
Z.
(August,
2011).
Allow
Me
to
Introduce
My
Selves:
The
20
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J.
ROCK
21
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J.
ROCK
Beischel,
J.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2009,
August).
Addressing
the
survival
vs.
psi
debate
through
process-‐focused
mediumship
research.
Paper
presented
at
The
52nd
Annual
Convention
of
the
Parapsychological
Association
(PA),
Seattle,
Washington,
2009.
Rock,
A.
J.,
Wilkie,
J.
B.,
Hooley,
M.,
&
Wig,
P.
(2009,
July).
Towards
a
cyberspatial
pedagogy:
Exploring
synchronous
online
learning
potentials.
Paper
presented
at
the
2009
Deakin
Teaching
and
Learning
Conference.
Melbourne,
Australia,
2009.
Rock,
A.
J.
(2008,
September).
Shamanic-‐like
journeying
and
mood
disturbance:
What
I
have
learned
so
far.
Paper
presented
at
The
Third
Victorian
Transpersonal
Psychology
Symposium,
Melbourne,
Australia,
2008.
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Beischel,
J.
(2008,
August).
Toward
a
process-‐focused
approach
to
mediumship
research.
Paper
presented
at
the
Alternative
Expressions
of
the
Numinous
Conference,
University
of
Queensland,
Brisbane,
Australia,
2008.
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Beischel,
J.
(2008,
March).
Quantitative
phenomenological
analysis
of
mediums'
purported
communication
with
discarnates.
Paper
presented
at
the
28th
Annual
Society
for
the
Anthropology
of
Consciousness
Spring
Conference,
Yale
University,
New
Haven,
Connecticut,
2008.
Rock,
A.
J.,
Abbott,
G.
R.,
&
Kambouropoulos,
N.
(2008,
March).
Correlates
of
mood
disturbance
during
shamanic-‐like
journeying
with
drumming.
Paper
presented
at
the
28th
Annual
Society
for
the
Anthropology
of
Consciousness
Spring
Conference,
Yale
University,
New
Haven,
Connecticut,
2008.
Cott,
C.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2008,
March).
Thematic
analysis
of
N,N-‐
dimethyltryptamine-‐induced
experiences.
Paper
presented
at
the
28th
Annual
Society
for
the
Anthropology
of
Consciousness
Spring
Conference,
Yale
University,
New
Haven,
Connecticut,
2008.
Krippner,
S.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2008,
March).
Realism
and
the
shaman’s
cosmos.
Paper
presented
at
the
28th
Annual
Society
for
the
Anthropology
of
Consciousness
Spring
Conference,
Yale
University,
New
Haven,
Connecticut,
2008.
Rock,
A.
J.
(2007,
August).
Advaita
vedanta
and
the
super-‐ultimate
“why.”
Paper
presented
at
the
Alternative
Expressions
of
the
Numinous
Conference,
University
of
Queensland,
Brisbane,
Australia,
2007.
Rock,
A.
J.,
Abbott,
G.
R,
Kiehne,
M.
L.,
&
Childargushi,
H.
(2007,
August).
Shamanism,
fantasy
proneness
and
phenomenology.
Paper
presented
at
the
Alternative
Expressions
of
the
Numinous
Conference,
University
of
Queensland,
Brisbane,
Australia,
2007.
22
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J.
ROCK
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Kambouropoulos,
N.
(2007,
July).
Toward
a
phenomenology
of
emotional
response
to
alcohol:
Methodological
problems
and
future
directions.
Poster
presented
at
the
International
Society
for
Research
on
Emotions
(ISRE)
2007
Conference,
Sunshine
Coast,
Australia.
Rock,
A.
J.,
Abbott,
G.,
Childargushi,
H.,
&
Kiehne,
M.
(2007,
April).
The
effect
of
shamanic
journeying
and
schizotypy
on
phenomenology:
An
experimental
study
of
threshold
states.
Paper
presented
at
the
27th
Annual
Society
for
the
Anthropology
of
Consciousness
Spring
Conference,
San
Diego,
California,
2007.
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Krippner,
S.
(2007,
April).
Altered
states
of
consciousness
do
not
exist.
Paper
presented
at
the
27th
Annual
Society
for
the
Anthropology
of
Consciousness
Spring
Conference,
San
Diego,
California,
2007.
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Krippner,
S.
(2007,
April).
When
do
visual
mental
images
constitute
shamanic
journeying
images?
Paper
presented
at
the
27th
Annual
Society
for
the
Anthropology
of
Consciousness
Spring
Conference,
San
Diego,
California,
2007.
Beischel,
J.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Schwartz,
G.
E.
(2007,
April).
Claimant
mediums,
threshold
consciousness,
and
purported
communication
with
discarnates:
A
phenomenological
study.
Paper
presented
at
the
27th
Annual
Society
for
the
Anthropology
of
Consciousness
Spring
Conference,
San
Diego,
California,
2007.
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Krippner,
S.
(2006,
September).
What
is
a
shamanic
pattern
of
phenomenal
properties?
Poster
presented
at
the
Association
for
Transpersonal
Psychology
Conference
2006,
Palo
Alto,
California,
2006.
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Krippner,
S.
(2006,
September).
Some
philosophical
problems
associated
with
formulating
an
ontology
and
epistemology
of
shamanic
journeying
images.
Paper
presented
(by
invitation)
at
the
23rd
Annual
International
Conference
on
the
Study
of
Shamanism
and
Alternative
Modes
of
Healing,
San
Rafael,
California,
2006.
Rock,
A.
J.
(2006,
August).
Phenomenological
study
of
the
impact
of
induction
technique
and
instruction
on
visual
mental
imagery
associated
with
shamanic
journeying
to
the
lower
world.
Paper
presented
at
the
Alternative
Expressions
of
the
Numinous
Conference,
University
of
Queensland,
Brisbane,
Australia,
2006.
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Krippner,
S.
(2006,
August).
Does
the
concept
of
“shamanic
states
of
consciousness”
rest
on
a
mistake?
Paper
presented
at
the
Alternative
Expressions
of
the
Numinous
Conference,
University
of
Queensland,
Brisbane,
Australia,
2006.
23
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J.
ROCK
Rock,
A.
J.,
Wilson,
J.
M.,
Johnston,
L.,
&
Levesque,
J.
V.
(2006,
April).
Ego
boundaries,
shamanistic
journeying
to
upper
and
lower
worlds,
and
mood
states:
An
experimental
study.
Paper
presented
at
the
26th
Annual
Society
for
the
Anthropology
of
Consciousness
Spring
Conference,
Pacific
Grove,
California,
2006.
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Krippner,
S.
(2006,
April).
What
is
a
shamanic
pattern
of
phenomenal
properties?
Paper
presented
at
the
Toward
a
Science
of
Consciousness
2006,
Tucson
Convention
Center,
Tucson,
Arizona,
2006.
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Krippner,
S.
(2006,
April).
What
is
a
shamanic
pattern
of
phenomenal
properties?
Poster
presented
at
the
Toward
a
Science
of
Consciousness
2006,
Tucson
Convention
Center,
Tucson,
Arizona,
2006.
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Baynes,
P.
B.
(2005,
September).
The
modified
affect
bridge:
A
technique
for
inquiry
into
the
origin
of
shamanic
journeying
imagery.
Paper
presented
(by
invitation)
at
the
22nd
Annual
International
Conference
on
the
Study
of
Shamanism
and
Alternative
Modes
of
Healing,
San
Rafael,
California,
2005.
Rock,
A.
J.,
Wilson,
J.
M.,
Levesque,
J.
V.,
&
Rushbrook,
P.
(2005,
September).
Is
there
madness
in
mixed-‐methods?
Locating
the
researcher
and
researched
in
the
qualitative-‐quantitative
debate.
Paper
presented
at
the
2nd
Qualitative
Research
as
Interpretive
Practice
Conference,
Albury,
2005.
XIII.
RESEARCH
AND
OTHER
GRANTS
Clark,
G.
I.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2015).
Imagery,
volitional
control
and
subjective
response
to
flying
experiences
in
real
world-‐settings.
BCSS
Seeding
Grant
Scheme
($1,961
AUD).
Hine,
D.,
Lykin,
A.,
Thorsteinsson,
E.,
Dunstan,
D.,
McNeil,
D.,
Rock,
A.,
Clark,
G.,
Morgan,
M.,
Bartel,
R.,
Ferguson,
C.,
Wise,
J.,
&
Barclay,
E.
(2014).
Establishing
a
virtual
reality
laboratory.
School
of
Behavioural,
Cognitive,
and
Social
Sciences
Research
Infrastructure
Block
Grant
award
and
the
UNE
Higher
Education
Research
Facility
($115,000
AUD).
Allen,
P.
J.,
Baughman,
F.
D.,
Roberts,
L.
D.,
Van
Rooy,
D.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Loxton,
N.
(2013-‐2015).
StatTree:
An
interactive
decision
tree
mobile
application
to
guide
students’
statistical
decision
making.
Office
for
learning
and
Teaching
Innovation
and
Development
Program,
Australian
Federal
Government
($161,000
AUD).
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Rock,
A.
J.,
Jamieson,
G.
A.,
Storm,
L.,
Jinks,
T.,
&
Harris,
K.
(2013-‐2014).
The
neurophenomenology
of
shamanic-‐like
journeying
and
psi-‐hitting.
Cardigan
Fund
($20,000
AUD).
Rock,
A.
J.
(2012).
Shamanic-‐like
journeying
and
anomalous
cognition
with
special
reference
to
the
self-‐expansiveness
construct.
Floraglades
Foundation
($2,000
US).
Beischel,
J.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
Boccuzzi,
M.,
&
Biuso,
M.
(2011-‐2012).
Somatic
psi
vs.
survival
psi:
A
quantitative
investigation
of
mediums’
phenomenology
comparing
psychic
readings
and
ostensible
communication
with
the
deceased.
Bial
Foundation
($59,358.15
AUD).
Rock,
A.
J.
(2011).
Shamanic-‐like
journeying
and
psi-‐hitting:
Searching
for
the
psi-‐
conducive
component(s)
of
a
novel
experimental
protocol.
Bial
Foundation
($21,584.51
AUD).
Beischel,
J.,
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Boccuzzi,
M.
(2008-‐2009).
Process-‐
and
proof-‐focused
investigation
of
anomalous
information
reception
by
mediums:
A
two-‐part
quantitative
study.
Bial
Foundation
($88,998.32
AUD)
Storm,
L.,
Ertel,
S.,
&
Rock,
A.
J.
(2008-‐2009).
The
sheep-‐goat
effect
as
a
matter
of
compliance
and
non-‐compliance:
The
effect
of
reactance
in
a
forced-‐choice
ball
selection
study.
Bial
Foundation
($33,223.31
AUD)
Rock,
A.
J.,
&
Kambouropoulos,
N.
(2007).
Quantifying
phenomenology
associated
with
alcohol-‐related
stimuli.
Deakin
University
Research
Priority
Area
(RPA)
Cluster
Fund
($1,950
AUD)
Rock,
A.
J.,
Byrne,
L.,
&
MacFarlane,
S.
(2006).
Deakin
University
Research
Infrastructure
and
Building
Grant
($7,490
AUD)
Rock,
A.
J.
(2006).
Effect
of
trait
absorption
and
composite
activities
of
mental
imagery
cultivation
and
either
drumming
or
Ganzfeld
on
mood
states.
Deakin
University
Faculty
Development
Research
Grant
($10,000
AUD)
Kemmis,
S.,
Rushbrook,
P.,
Rock,
A.,
Reid,
S.,
Brennan-‐Kemmis,
R.,
&
Driver,
B.
(2004).
Continued
professional
education
for
Riverina
General
Practitioners.
Australian
Research
Council
(ARC)
Seed
Grant
($4,000
AUD)
In
addition,
awarded
over
$15,000
AUD
in
Faculty
or
School-‐level
conference
support
funding.
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XIV.
SERVICE
Service
to
the
University
• Course
Coordinator,
Bachelor
of
Psychology
(Honours),
2016-‐current
• Psychology
Representative,
Bachelor
of
Social
Science
(BSocSc)
and
BSocSc
Honours
Course
Review
Committee,
2016
• School
of
Behavioural,
Cognitive
and
Social
Sciences
(BCSS)
Representative,
Master
of
Arts
Course
Review
Committee,
2015-‐current
• BCSS
Representative,
Bachelor
of
Arts
Course
Advisory
Committee,
2015-‐current
• BCSS
Representative,
Bachelor
of
Arts
and
Cognate
Courses
Review
Committee,
2015-‐current
• Chair,
Psychology’s
Undergraduate
Course
Advisory
Committee,
2014-‐2016
• Course
Coordinator,
Postgraduate
Diploma
in
Psychological
Sciences,
2014-‐
2016
• Course
Coordinator,
Bachelor
of
Psychological
Science,
2014-‐2016
• Course
Coordinator,
Graduate
Diploma
of
Psychology,
2014-‐2016
• Course
Coordinator,
Graduate
Diploma
of
Social
Science,
2014-‐2016
• Academic
Master,
Mary
White
College,
University
of
New
England,
2013-‐current
• Senior
Common
Room
Executive
Member,
Mary
White
College,
University
of
New
England,
2013-‐current
• Student
Liaison
Officer,
University
of
New
England,
2011-‐2014
• Chair,
Moodle
Working
Party,
University
of
New
England,
2012-‐2013
• Chair,
Bachelor
of
Holistic
Counselling
Course
Advisory
Committee,
2010-‐2011
• Member,
Higher
Education
and
VET
Advisory
Board,
2011-‐2012
• Director
of
the
First-‐Year
Psychology
Program,
Deakin
University,
2008-‐2010
• Member,
Human
Ethics
Advisory
Group,
Deakin
University,
2008-‐2010
• Psychology
Course
Advisor,
Deakin
University,
2009-‐2010
• Member,
Technology
Development
Team,
Deakin
University,
2006-‐2010
• Member,
Teaching
and
Learning
Development
Team,
Deakin
University,
2006-‐2010
• Member,
School
of
Psychology
Board,
Deakin
University,
2006-‐2010
Service
to
the
Discipline
and
the
Community
• Research
Editor,
International
Journal
of
Transpersonal
Studies,
2015-‐current
• Associate
Editor,
Anthropology
of
Consciousness,
2008-‐current
• Special
Topics
Editor
and
Editorial
Board
Member,
International
Journal
of
Transpersonal
Studies,
2012
• Editorial
Board
Member,
Frontiers
of
Psychology
(Educational
Psychology
subsection),
2014-‐current
• Editorial
Board
Member,
Frontiers
of
Psychology
(Quantitative
Measurement
subsection),
2014-‐current
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APPENDIX
A:
SAMPLE
OF
STUDENT
EVALUATION
OF
TEACHING
PROFILE
ONLY
REPORTS
Dr Adam Rock, PSYC202 Research Methods and Statistics (External), 2015 TRI1
Profile
Subunit: Schl of Behavioural, Cognitive & Social Sciences
Name of the instructor: Dr Adam Rock
Name of the course: PSYC202 Research Methods and Statistics (External)
(Name of the survey)
1. Teaching Evaluation:
1.2) The lecturer provided clear and appropriate Strongly Strongly Agree
answers to student questions: Disagree n=93 av.=4.8 md=5.0 dev.=0.5
1.3) The lecturer treated all students fairly and Strongly Strongly Agree
equally: Disagree n=93 av.=4.7 md=5.0 dev.=0.5
1.5) The lecturer made effective use of teaching Strongly Strongly Agree
aids and media where appropriate: Disagree n=93 av.=4.8 md=5.0 dev.=0.5
1.6) The lecturer was available for consultation and Strongly Strongly Agree
individual help where needed: Disagree n=93 av.=4.5 md=5.0 dev.=0.9
1.7) Overall, the lecturer was highly effective in Strongly Strongly Agree
facilitating my learning: Disagree n=93 av.=4.7 md=5.0 dev.=0.6
1.8) I would recommend that other students take a Strongly Strongly Agree
unit taught by the lecturer: Disagree n=93 av.=4.8 md=5.0 dev.=0.6
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Dr Adam Rock, PSYC202: Research Methods and Statistics (External), 2014 TRI1
Profile
Subunit: Schl of Behavioural, Cognitive & Social Sciences
Name of the instructor: Dr Adam Rock
Name of the course: PSYC202: Research Methods and Statistics (External)
(Name of the survey)
1. Teaching Evaluation
1.1) n=121
The lecturer demonstrated thorough knowledge of the subject area: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree av.=4.93
1.2) n=121
The lecturer provided clear and appropriate answers to student questions: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree av.=4.79
1.3) n=121
The lecturer treated all students fairly and equally: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree av.=4.78
1.4) n=118
The lecturer encouraged participation and/or questions: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree av.=4.81
1.5) n=121
The lecturer made effective use of teaching aids and media where appropriate: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree av.=4.72
1.6) n=120
The lecturer was available for consultation and individual help where needed: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree av.=4.43
1.7) n=120
Overall, the lecturer was highly effective in facilitating my learning: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree av.=4.74
1.8) n=119
I would recommend that other students take a unit taught by the lecturer: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree av.=4.79
Dr Adam Rock, PSYC202: Research Methods and Statistics (External) (PSYC202ET113), 2013 TRI1
Profile
Subunit: Schl of Behavioural, Cognitive & Social Sciences
Name of the instructor: Dr Adam Rock
Name of the course: PSYC202: Research Methods and Statistics (External)
(Name of the survey)
2. Teaching Evaluation
2.1) n=112
The lecturer demonstrated thorough knowledge of the subject area: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree av.=4.96
2.2) n=112
The lecturer provided clear and appropriate answers to student questions: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree av.=4.88
2.3) n=111
The lecturer treated all students fairly and equally: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree av.=4.85
2.4) n=112
The lecturer encouraged participation and/or questions: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree av.=4.85
2.5) n=112
The lecturer made effective use of teaching aids and media where appropriate: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree av.=4.81
2.6) n=112
The lecturer was available for consultation and individual help where needed: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree av.=4.72
2.7) n=111
Overall, the lecturer was highly effective in facilitating my learning: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree av.=4.86
2.8) n=110
I would recommend that other students take a unit taught by the lecturer: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree av.=4.86
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My teaching is guided by a pedagogy of desire, which focuses on neglected aspects
of teaching and learning (e.g., joy, happiness) in order to catalyse the desire to teach and
learn and, thus, produce teachers and learners who are “creative, imaginative agents”
(Pignatelli, 1999; Zembylas, 2007, p. 340). This principle is particularly pertinent in light of
the observation that for many students the prospect of studying research methods and
anxiety rather than desire, then one might wonder how a teacher of statistics promotes a
pedagogy of desire “…as that which produces and seduces imaginations instead of being
associated simply with repression and coercion” (Zembylas, 2007, p. 332). In the following
a logical, systematic manner and use humour to instil calm in anxious students. In an
unsolicited Moodle post titled “Shattered preconceptions” dated 4 March 2015 one
student wrote, “If anyone told me two weeks ago that I'd enjoy statistics lectures I'd 've
thought they'd lost their mind. But Adam Rock is animated and passionate and freakin
hilarious. For a subject that could've been banal and tedious, it's refreshing to find it lively
and personable.”
I have worked hard to deliver stimulating lectures using, for example, humorous
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measures the strength of a relationship between two variables. To illustrate the concept
of a correlation, I invoke the character “Barney” from the U.S. sit-‐com “How I met your
mother.” See Figure 1. I describe the episode in which Barney is outlining the relationship
between being hot (i.e., aesthetically pleasing) and crazy. As a class, we discuss that
Barney is arguing that: (1) the correlation is high (i.e., strong); and (2) the direction of the
relationship is positive (i.e., as hotness increases so too does craziness). At this point,
students typically like to offer anecdotes of their past romantic relationships with hot and
effectiveness of my “real life and relevant examples”: “Dr Rock was able to take what is a
notoriously feared, difficult and very dry subject and add humour, real life and relevant
examples and make the subject fun. Dr. Rock is a fantastic teacher and made me
understand and interested in a subject that just a few months ago absolutely terrified me.
Whatever you pay him, he deserves at least double.” (PSYC202 teaching evaluation,
I have invested significant effort into producing engaging PowerPoint slides avoiding
clutter and containing fun and meaningful images designed to inspire students to learn.
For example, Figure 2 is a PowerPoint slide from my PSYC202 Introduction lecture. During
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this slide I invite students to gaze into the abyss, a statistical abyss! I pose the following
rhetorical question, “Who would have thought that the squiggly little lines on the right
side of the slide could, for many, constitute such anxiety provoking stimuli?” The idea is to
use humour and a visually engaging slide to acknowledge that many students attending
Figure
2.
“Gaze
into
the
statistical
abyss”
Figure
3.
“Exorcise
your
statistical
PowerPoint
Slide
demons!”
PowerPoint
Slide
The PowerPoint slide depicted above in Figure 3 follows directly the slide depicted in
Figure 2. In this slide, the numbers that I superimposed onto the levitating rabbit are
animated and swirl around the screen as I explain to the students that one of my roles is
to serve as a statistical exorcist; that is, to help them relinquish their statistics anxiety.
anxiety around statistics and that I am a nice, approachable person who is here to help.
The efficacy of my PowerPoint slides is evidenced by the following representative student
feedback: “This is my 4th university degree/diploma and Adam would be hands down the
absolutely best university lecturer I have ever had! He is an amazing lecturer -‐ hugely
knowledgeable but able to impart his knowledge in an engaging, fun and targeted way. I
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was so worried about doing stats!! But I now love this subject so much…His style and his
brilliant powerpoints facilitated my learning.” (PSYC202 teaching evaluation, external, T1,
2014)
students to learn. For example, in statistics lectures I will invite a volunteer from the
audience to pour a carton of milk into a saucer and then write a cat’s name (e.g., “Felix”)
on a slip of paper and place the paper in the saucer. I say to the class: “Felix initially
appeared quite dehydrated but now he seems replenished!” Students invariably laugh
and I ask them what is humorous about this scenario. The students explain that writing a
cat’s name on a piece of paper does not constitute a real cat. I say, “Yes!” I suggest that
the linguistic term (i.e., word) “cat” is a signifier that is referentially linked to an object
(i.e., the signified) in the external world with whiskers, fur, a tail and a tendency to
feeding milk to a linguistic term is an example of confusing the signifier with the
signified. It would seem to follow that I have never seen a number and, in fact,
don’t know what a number is. Why? If I were to write, for example, “8” on the
board, then this would constitute a symbol (i.e., the signifier) that is referentially
linked to a number (i.e., the signified). However, to assert that “8” is a number is
to confuse the signifier with the signified just like I confused the slip of paper with
“Felix” written on it with the physical object in the external world.
This demonstration encourages students to reflect critically on the nature, essence and
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consistency) and validity (i.e., accuracy) of psychological tests (e.g., an intelligence or IQ
test). I invite a volunteer from the audience up on stage. I tell the students that I have
developed an innovative new method for measuring a person’s IQ. I pull out a tape
measure and measure the circumference of the volunteer’s head. On three separate
occasions I demonstrate that the circumference is, for example, 24 inches, so, I say, “Lets
conclude that our volunteer’s IQ is 24.” I further state that, “My innovative measure of IQ
is reliable because I obtained the same result on three separate occasions. However, my
method is not valid because an inch is not a metric that is interchangeable with an
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Gal, I., Ginsburg, L., & Schau, C. (1997). Monitoring attitudes and beliefs in statistics
Pignatelli, F. (1999). Education and the subject of desire. Review of
Zembylas, M. (2007). Risks and pleasures: A Deleuzo-‐Guattarian pedagogy of desire
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