Gregory Tooley
Role and profile
Professor Greg Tooley is Head of the School of Psychology. He has extensive experience in teaching across the undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the areas of clinical and health psychology, and the biological bases of behaviour. He is an active researcher and supervises a number of fourth-year, master, and doctoral students.
Research interests
Professor Tooley’s research is primarily driven by the evolutionary approach to understanding human behaviour. This approach is underpinned by the idea that human cognition, emotion and behaviour are as much a product of evolutionary pressures as is human physiology. His most recent work has focussed on the relationship between family structure and child abuse and neglect, and gender differences in parenting and sexual behaviour. Professor Tooley also has a strong clinical and research track record in the field of behavioural medicine. He is a Director of the Integrative Health Research Unit with a particular focus on understanding and evaluating treatments for poorly understood conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia.
Awards and prizes
2009: Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning2009: Dean’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of the Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences 2008: Vice Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching and Learning 2004: Health and Behavioural Sciences Post-graduate Supervisor of the Year Award 2001: Australian Psychological Society 'Future Star of Psychology' Award (2001) Memberships
Australian Psychological Society Human Behaviour and Evolution Society Service to the University, discipline or community
Professor Tooley serves on numerous committees and projects throughout the University. He is an acknowledged leader in the Development of Teaching and Learning at Deakin and is a member of the College of Distinguished Deakin Educators.
Conferences
L. J. Younis and G. Tooley (2009). Cognitive Function in Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome The 4th IiME International ME/CFS Conference Management, Treatments and the Latest Advances in Research into ME/CFS 2009Tooley, G.A., Karakis, M., Stokes, M. & Ozanne-Smith, J (2006). Increased risk of unintentional fatal injury in Australian children: the value of evolutionary theory to the study of modern human behaviour. Society of Australasian Social Psychologists 35th Annual Conference, Canberra Tooley, G.A., Karakis, M., Stokes, M. & Ozanne-Smith, J (2005). Generalising the Cinderella effect to unintentional childhood fatalities. International Conference on Evolution and Human Behaviour, Austin, TX Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Ponnampalam, J., Stokes, M & Tooley, G.A. (2005) Gender differences in sexual jealousy: reengaging the debate International Conference on Evolution and Human Behaviour, Austin, TX: Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Phillips, S. J. & Tooley, G. A. (2004). Parental Decision-Making surrounding Complicated Births: The Impact on Parent-Infant and Infant-Marital Relationships APS Psychology of Relationships Conference Proceedings, Sydney: Australian Psychological Society |
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