Staff profile

Dr Brad J Wright

Lecturer, 2nd year Psychology Coordinator

Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering

School of Psychological Science
Department of Psychology

Building 4, room 4248, Albury-Wodonga

 

Qualifications

BA Deakin, GradDip, PhD LaTrobe.

Area of study

Psychology

Brief profile

Dr Wright was a lecturer in The School of Public Health (Counselling and Counselling Psychology) at La Trobe University, Bundoora prior to accepting an appointment in the School of Psychological Science , Albury-Wodonga in 2006.

He has over 10 years experience in the field of academia, worked in various roles in the disability sector, and continues to provide Sport Psychology advice on a consultative basis for state level teams and athletes.

His research interests are broad and include areas of Performance and Health Psychology. He is also interested in Psychophysiology and Research Methods and Statistics.

 

Teaching units

Brad is responsible for co-ordinating Abnormal Clinical & Health Psychology (PSY2ACH) and teaches in 1st, 2nd and 3rd year units of the course.

Recent publications

 

Sparrow, W. A., & Wright, B. J. (1993). Effect of physical exercise on the performance of cognitive tasks. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 77, 675-679.

Wright, B. J. (2004). Book review: Health and Human Behaviour, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 28 (2), 193.

Wright, B. J. (2008). Comparing the Job Strain and Job Demand- Control-Support models in direct-care disability workers: Support for Support. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 50, 316-323.

Wright, B. J. (2011). Effort-reward imbalance is associated with salivary immunoglobulin A and cortisol secretion in disability workers. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 53(3), 308-312.

Craig, H., & Wright, B.J. (2012). Nonadherence to prophylactic medication: Attitudes towards doctors a strong predictor. Australian Family Physician, 41(10), 815-818.

Wright, B.J., & O’Halloran, P. D. (2012). Perceived Success, auditory feedback and mental imagery: What best predicts improved efficacy and motor performance? Research Quarterly for Exercise & Sport (in press).

Published Conference Abstracts:

Wright, B.J. (2009). Success, positive feedback and imagery: What best predicts performance? BASES Annual Conference 25th Anniversary, Book of Abstracts’ p.149-150.

Wright, B.J., & Bathman, L.M. (2012). Stress in Australian dairy farmers: Effort-reward imbalance is associated with morning cortisol and salivary immunoglobulin A concentrations. European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology book of proceedings, p.274. 

Grants:

E.Wertheim, A.Love, B.Wright, B.Ong (2007). Ethics and Professional Issues for Psychologists (La Trobe University Grants for Development of Online Units, $57,656).

Wright, B. J. (2008). Understanding the relationship between acute and chronic stress and physiological reactivity: Identifying individuals ‘at risk’ of stress-related illness. Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering, $3,000. 

O’Halloran, P., Murphy, G., Liu, G. Murley, B. & Wright. B.J. (2010). An examination of social support needs in persons with a spinal cord injury. Faculty of Health Sciences, $9,954