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Associate Professor Paul Chang

Paul is an Honorary Associate Professor of Psychology within the School of Arts and Humanities.

Current Teaching

  • PSY2202 - Research Methods in Psychology 2
  • PSY3303 - Research Applications and Ethical Issues
  • PSY1210 Biopsychology, Sensation & Perception

Background

  • 1985-1989 - Clinical Audiologist, National Acoustic Laboratories
  • 1989-1991 - Research Assistant, University of Minnesota
  • 1993-1996 - Teaching Assistant, University of Chicago
  • 1997-1998 - Clinical Audiologist, Australian Hearing
  • 1998-2004 - Lecturer, Edith Cowan University
  • 2005-2010 - Senior Lecturer, Edith Cowan University
  • 2010-present - Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University

Professional Associations

  • Member, Association for Psychological Science

Awards and Recognition

University and National Teaching Awards

  • 2009 - Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
  • 2003 - ALTC Australian Award for University Teaching (team award)
  • 2003 - ECU Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Other

  • 2009 - ECU Vice-Chancellor’s Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
  • 1989-1996 - Fulbright Scholarship
  • 1984 - UWA H. L. Fowler Prize in Psychology
  • 1983 - UWA Lady James Prize in Natural Science

Research Areas and Interests

  • Face recognition by adults and children
  • Attitudes towards sun protection: Using photoaging images to change parents’ attitudes towards sun protection
  • Attitudes towards smoking: Using personalised ‘smoker’s face’ simulations to decrease positive attitudes to smoking
  • Attitudes towards noise-induced hearing loss: Using auditory simulations to convince people of the threat of noise exposure
  • Improving quality in learning and teaching in tertiary education
  • Health promotion
  • Cognitive and developmental psychology
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