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Associate Professor Paul Chang

Associate Professor

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 5745
Facsimile: +61 8 6304 5834
Email: p.chang@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO30.210  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1124-1374

Paul is an 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

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, United States of America, 1997.
  • Master of Arts, United States of America, 1991.
  • Bachelor of Science with 1st Class Honours, The University of Western Australia, 1985.

Research Outputs

2020

Journal Articles

  • Hollett, R., Gignac, G., Milligan, S., Chang, P. (2020). Explaining lecture attendance behavior via structural equation modeling: Self-Determination Theory and the Theory of Planned Behavior. Learning and Individual Differences: journal of psychology and education, 81(July), Article number 101907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2020.101907.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Eastabrook, S., Chang, P., Taylor, M. (2018). Melanoma risk: Adolescent females' perspectives on skin protection pre/post viewing an ultraviolet photoaged photograph of their own facial sun damage. Global Health Promotion, 25(1), 23-32. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757975916639871.
  • Thorup, B., Crookes, K., Chang, P., Burton, N., Pond, S., Li, TK., Hsiao, J., Rhodes, G. (2018). Perceptual experience shapes our ability to categorize faces by national origin: A new other-race effect. British Journal of Psychology, 109(3), 583–603. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12289.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Carastathis, G., Cohen, L., Kaczmarek, E., Chang, P. (2017). Rejected by family for being gay or lesbian: Portrayals perceptions, and resilience. Journal of Homosexuality, 64(3), 289-320. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2016.1179035.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Welch, M., Chang, P., Taylor, M. (2016). Photoaging photography: Mothers' attitudes toward adopting skin-protective measures pre- and post-viewing photoaged images of their and their child's facial sun damage. Sage Open, 6(4), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244016672906.
  • Taylor, M., Westbrook, D., Chang, P. (2016). Using UV photoaged photography to better understand Western Australian teenagers' attitudes towards adopting sun-protective behaviours. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 28(1), 45-53. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2014-0071.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Nguyen, T., Chang, P., Loh, J. (2014). The psychology of Vietnamese tiger mothers: Qualitative insights into the parenting beliefs and practices of Vietnamese-Australian mothers. Journal of Family Studies, 20(1), 48-65. https://doi.org/10.5172/jfs.2014.20.1.48.
  • Lo Presti, L., Chang, P., Taylor, M. (2014). Young Australian adults’ reactions to viewing personalised UV photoaged photographs. Australasian Medical Journal, 7(11), 454-461. https://doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2014.2253.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Holt, D., Nagy, J., Cohen, L., Campbell-Evans, G., Chang, P., Macdonald, I., McDonald, J. (2013). Leading at the Coal-face: The World as Experienced by Subject Coordinators in Australian Higher Education. Educational Management, Administration & Leadership, 41(2), 233-249. https://doi.org/10.1177/1741143212468346.
  • Carter, O., Welch, M., Mills, B., Phan, T., Chang, P. (2013). Tobacco plain packaging improves retail transaction times. BMJ: British Medical Journal, 346(7896), 22. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f1063.

2011

Journal Articles

  • Cohen, L., Chang, P., Hendricks, J., Cope, V., Harman, B. (2011). Enhancing psychology students' experiences: The development of an undergraduate leadership programme. Psychology Learning and Teaching, 10(2), 164-169. https://doi.org/10.2304/plat.2011.10.2.164.

2008

Journal Articles

  • Cohen, L., Chang, P., Pooley, JA., Pike, L. (2008). A holistic approach to establishing an effective learning environment for psychology. Psychology Learning and Teaching, 7(1), 12-18.

2004

Journal Articles

  • Helmes, E., Chang, P., Cohen, L., Pike, L. (2004). Current job satisfaction among mental health professionals in Australia. Network, 16(n/a), 55-59.

2003

Book Chapters

  • Chang, P., Cohen, L., Pike, L., Pooley, JA., Breen, L. (2003). From Reducing Attrition to Building Learning Communities: A University Mentoring Program. Global Perspectives on mentoring: Transforming Contexts, Communities and Cultures. (277-294). Information Age Publishing Inc.

Conference Publications

  • Breen, L., Cohen, L., Chang, P. (2003). Teaching and Learning Online for the first time: Student and coordinator perspectives.. 12th Teaching and Learning Forum 2003 - Partners in Learning (8 pages). Professional Development@Learning Development Services, Edith Cowan University.

2002

Journal Articles

  • Chang, P., Levine, S., Benson, P. (2002). Childrens recognition of caricatures. Developmental Psychology, 38(6), 1038-1051.

Research Projects

  • The Cone of Deafness: An interactive demonstration of the difficulties in communication between people when they have simulated hearing loss and tinnitus, Department of Health and Aged Care, Grant, 2009 ‑ 2013, $90,535.
  • Using Auditory Simulations to Enable Prevention of Noise Exposure in School Age Children and Young Adults, Department of Health and Aged Care, Grant, 2008 ‑ 2010, $214,085.
  • UV Photos Enhance Parent's Commitment to Protect Their Children From The Sun, Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation), Healthway - Grant, 2004 ‑ 2007, $81,778.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

No data available

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, A mixed methods obesity prevention intervention for Australian children aged 6-12 years: Influence of parent misperceptions about food and exercise on the efficacy of educational obesity simulations.

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Gender and nursing in a developing country: Workplace violence, career progression, job satisfaction and emigration intentions among Ghanaian nurses.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Rejected by the family for being lesbian and gay: Exploring and testing factors that contribute to resilience.

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Young Australian Nightlife Attendees as Active Bystanders to Reduce Unacceptable Sexual Behaviour: A Multimodal Project
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Individual adaptation to discontinuous employment for Australian workers: A longitudinal mixed method study
  • Master of Education, Issues in academic educational research: The impact of current issues on research activity.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Living FIFO: The experiences and psychosocial wellbeing of Western Australian fly-in/fly-out mining employees and partners
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