Dr Lillian Smyth
Associate Director Higher Degree by Research students (HDR), ANU School of Medicine and Psychology
Senior Lecturer Medical Education, ANU School of Medicine and Psychology
BA, BSc(Hons), PhD (ANU)
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About
I am an educational psychology researcher and Senior Lecturer in medical education in the Medical Education Unit. My research interests focus on social and educational psychology, working mainly on social influence, perceived norms and applications of social psychological theory to teaching and learning. Current projects explore tertiary learning approaches, academic discipline differences, research-led education, medical education, music education and the relationship between social identification and learning behaviour.
Affiliations
Groups
- Smyth Group, Leader
Research interests
Dr Smyth's research interests focus on social and educational psychology, working mainly on self-structure, social influence, perceived norms and applications of social psychological theory to teaching and learning.
Current student projects
HDR:
- Katrina Rivera (PhD candidate). Performance anxiety in music: a necessary evil?
- Sarah Walker (MPhil candidate). Access is success, and other lies that we've been told
MChD Research Projects:
- Lara Ollis. Engagement, e-learning and student wellbeing during COVID-19
- Riley Attard. Engagement, e-learning and academic performance during COVID-19
Projects
- A nuanced model of Social Self-Concept , Principal investigator
- Developing Transdisciplinary Health Humanities Education at ANU, Principal investigator
- Lessons for distance education and e-learning, forged in the crucible of a pandemic, Principal investigator
- Mapping the Health Impacts of Climate Change in Health Professional Education, Principal investigator
- Social Identity, Self-Concept and Belonging in Education, Principal investigator
- Technology, Art and Innovation: toward new paradigms in health professional education, Principal investigator
- Investigating physiological, behavioural, perceptual and cognitive responses to heat exposure and/or physical activity , Co-investigator
- Social Identity in Education, Co-investigator
Location
Medical School, Florey Building 54 Mills Road, ANU, ACT 2601