School of Psychology

Lata Satyen

Position Lecturer
Email lata.satyen@deakin.edu.au
Area School of Psychology
Phone +61 3 52278452
Campus Burwood


Role and profile
Dr Lata Satyen is a Lecturer in the School of Psychology. She teaches at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels and supervises both Honours and Higher Degree students. She is an active researcher in the fields of Cognitive Psychology and Organisational Psychology.


Teaching responsibilities
HPS206 Psychology in the Criminal Justice System
HPS111 Introduction to Psychology


Research interests
Migrant wellbeing
Domestic violence across cultural groups
Employee wellbeing
Divided Attention
Memory


Awards and prizes
Best Scientific Paper and Presentation: International Conference on Disaster Management and Trauma Counselling, Bangalore, India (2005).

Program and Publications Chair’s Award: International Education and Technology Conference, Melbourne, Australia (2002).

Nominee, Education Award: Fire Awareness Community Service Awards, Melbourne, Australia (2004).

Nominee, Indigenous and Multicultural Award: Fire Awareness Community Service Awards, Melbourne, Australia (2004).


Memberships
Registered Psychologist, Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria
Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria


Service to the University, discipline or community
Member, ‘End Violence against Women Campaign’, Equity and Diversity Unit, Deakin University
Head, Domestic Violence Panel, Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria
Invited contributor, White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Member, Panel on ‘Dealing with Domestic Violence in the Indian Community,’ Parliament of Victoria
Guest Reviewer, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Organisational Psychology
Guest Reviewer, Applied Cognitive Psychology


Conferences
Satyen, L., Ranganathan, A., Piedra, S., Simon, B., & Kocis, J. (2013). Family violence among migrant women in Australia: strategies for migrant men to reduce the violence. White Ribbon International Conference. Sydney, Australia.

Satyen, L., & Mattiuzzo, N. (2011). Influence of coping skills on job satisfaction of migrants and non-migrants in Australia. ACPID Conference. Hobart, Australia.

Kilibarda, J., & Satyen, L. (2010). Influence of social support on workplace adaptation of Serbian migrants in Australia. International Congress on Applied Psychology. Melbourne, Australia.

Satyen, L., & Thomas-Rajapaksa, R. (2010). The importance of exploring the relationship between cultural values and job stress among Sri Lankan migrants in Australia. International Congress on Applied Psychology. Melbourne, Australia.

Huebner, D., Satyen, L., & Walker, A. (2007). Cultural differences in the workplace: a study of Anglo-Saxon and Asian migrant workers. Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference. Gold Coast, Australia.

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9th November 2012