Adella Bhaskara

Qualifications

BPsySc(Hons), The University of Queensland

Awards & Achievements

Publication Incentive Award (2011)

Australian Research Council (ARC) Funded PhD Scholarship (2010-2013)

The University of Queensland Summer Research Scholarship (2008)

Executive Dean's Commendation for High Achievement (2006-2008)

Head of School Letter of Commendation for Top Performing Students (2005-2008)

Teaching Interests

Courses Taught:

• Introductory Psychology A (Level 1)
• Introductory Psychology B (Level 1)
• Research Design, Methods, and Statistical Analysis (Level 2)
• Advanced Research Design, Methods, and Statistical Analysis (Level 3)
• Perception and Cognition (Level 3)

Research Interests

• Eyewitness memory
• Eyewitness identification and testimony
• Legal psychology
• Social influence on memory

My PhD research seeks to understand the cognitive processes underlying the effects of post-identification feedback on eyewitness testimony-relevant judgments, especially the differential effects on subjective and objective judgments.

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Loft, S., Smith, R. E., & Bhaskara, A. (2011). Prospective memory in an air traffic control simulation: External aids that signal when to act. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 17, 60-70. doi:10.1037/a0022845

Refereed Conference Proceedings 

Loft, S., Smith, R. E., & Bhaskara, A. (2009). Designing memory aids to facilitate intentions to deviate from routine in an air traffic control simulation. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 53rd Annual Meeting, USA, 53, 56-60. doi:10.1518/107118109X12524440832980

Conference Papers

Bhaskara, A., Semmler, C., Brewer, N., & Douglass, A. B. (2012, April). Differential effects of confirming post-identification feedback on eyewitness subjective and objective judgments. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

Bhaskara, A., & Semmler, C.  (2012, April). Social psychology in the cop shop: How psychological theory can be used to understand and improve eyewitness evidence. Symposium Convenors at the annual conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

Bhaskara, A., Semmler, C., Brewer, N., & Douglass, A. B. (2011, June). Can objective judgments be influenced by post-identification feedback? Paper presented at the Ninth Biennial Conference of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, New York City, NY, USA.

Loft, S., & Bhaskara, A. (2009, June). Designing aids to facilitate prospective memory in air traffic control simulation. Paper presented at the 8th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Manly, NSW, Australia.

Conference Posters

Bhaskara, A., Semmler, C., Brewer, N., & Douglass, A. B. (2012, August). What do we know about eyewitness identification and testimony? Poster presented at the annual University of Adelaide Postgraduate Research Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

Theses

Bhaskara, A. (2008). Can memory aids improve prospective memory performance and reduce task interference in an air traffic control task? (Honours thesis). The University of Queensland, Australia.

Professional Associations

Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC)

Society of Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP)

Entry last updated: Saturday, 9 Feb 2013