School of Psychological Science

		Dr Ben Ong Senior Lecturer (Acting) Director of Teaching and Learning		Phone: +61 3 9479 1119 Fax: +61 3 9479 1956 b.ong@latrobe.edu.au Room 119 Biological Sciences 2 Building
		B.Sc. (Tas), Ph.D. (La Trobe), Grad.Dip. Computer Science (La Trobe)

I graduated from La Trobe University in 1981 and worked in computer science and statistical computing before returning to teach research methods in 1994. My research interests are in the areas of Working Memory and Prospective Memory (aging, clinical syndromes)

	Recent Publications
	Postgraduate Research Projects		Grants

Memberships and Associations
School Selection and Admission
School Academic Progress Committee
Faculty Academic Committee
Faculty Ethics Committee
Faculty International Activities Committee
Faculty Academic Misconduct Committee
University Learning Management System Advisory Group (LMSAG)

Recent Publications (last 5 years)

Jones, K., Kinsella, G.J., & Ong, B., & Scheinkestel, C. (2004). Supervisory attentional control following carbon monoxide poisoning. J. International Neuropsychological Society, 10(6), 843-850.

Hester, R., Kinsella, G.J., & Ong, B. (2004). Effect of Age on Forward and Backward Spatial Span. J. International Neuropsychological Society, 10 (4), 475-481.

Hester, R., Kinsella, G.J., Ong, B. & MacGregor, J. (2005). Demographic influences on baseline and derived scores from the Trail Making Test in healthy older Australian adults. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. The Clinical Psychologist, 19(1) 45-54.

Bennett, P.C., Ong, B., & Ponsford, J. (2005). Measuring executive dysfunction in an acute rehabilitation setting: Using the dysexecutive questionnaire (DEX). J. International Neuropsychological Society, 11(4), 376-385.

Bennett, P., Ong, B., & Ponsford, J. (2005). Assessment of executive dysfunction following traumatic brain injury: Comparison of the BADS with other clinical neuropsychological measures. J. International Neuropsychological Society, 11(5), 606-613.

Goff, D.A., Pratt, C., & Ong, B. (2005). The relations between Children’s Reading Comprehension, Working Memory, Language Skills and Components of Reading Decoding in a Normal Sample. Reading & Writing, 18, 583-616.

Kinsella, G.J., Ong, B., Storey, E., Wallace, J., & Hester, R.L. (2007).Elaborated Spaced-Retrieval and Prospective Memory in Mild Alzheimer’s Disease. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 17(6), 688-706.

Mandalis, A., Kinsella, G.J., Ong, B. & Anderson, V. (2007). Working Memory and New Learning following Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Developmental Neuropsychology, 32, 683-701.

Ramsden, C.M., Kinsella, G.J., Ong, B., & Storey, E. (2008). Performance of Everyday Actions in mild Alzheimer’s Disease. Neuropsychology, 22, 17-26.

Germano, C., Kinsella, G.J., Storey, E., Ong, B., & Ames, D. (2008). The episodic buffer and learning in early Alzheimer’s disease. J.Clinical & Experimental Neuropsychology. 30(6), 627-638.

Graeme, G., Mitchell, R., Getz, D., Crouch, G., & Ong, B. (2008). Sensation seeking and the prediction of attitudes and behaviours of wine tourists. Tourism Management. 29, 950-966.

Will, C.M., Rendell, P.G., Ozgas, S., Pierson, J.M., Ong, B., & Henry, J.D. (2008). Prospective Memory and Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults. Applied Cognitive Psychology, (www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI: 10.1002/acp.1514.

Andrew, M., Farhall, J., Ong, B. & Waddell, F. (2009) Perceptions of mental health professionals and family caregivers about their collaborative relationships: A factor analytic study. Australian Psychologist, 44, 94-104.

Kinsella, G.J., Mullaly, E., Rand, E., Ong, B., Burton, C., Price, S., Phillips, M., & Storey, E. Early Intervention for Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomised Controlled Trial. J. Neurology,Neurosurgery & Psychiatry (accepted 10 Feb 2009).

Research Projects and Postgraduate student projects for the last 3 years

Completed
Kate Noonan (Honours, 2006). Auditory processing and language.
Helen McConnell (PgDP, 2006). Verbal and nonverbal executive functioning in independent and assisted living adults.
Belinda Driden (Honours, 2006). Scoring the simple copy test.
Matthew Page (Honours, 2007). Independent Activities of Daily Living Scale.
Linda Staggard (Honours, 2008). Independent Activities of Daily Living Scale.
Robert Leardi (Honours, 2008).. Dual tasking and bottleneck theory.
Pamela Chew (M.Psych, 2006). Prospective Remembering in Children with Reading Disabilities.
Carmela Germano (M.Psych, 2008). Memory functioning in adults with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Cindi Hinch (M.Psych, 2008). Emotional Intelligence.
Brooke Froud (D.Psych, 2006). The impact of traumatic brain injury on cognition and working memory.
Megan Andrews (D.Psych, 2006). Mental health professional-family interaction.
Loretta Evans (D.Psych, 2006). Verbal and non-verbal components of executive skills in the elderly.
Laura Capitanio (D.Psych, 2007). Memory and executive skills in mental arithmetic.
Jo Sinni (D.Psych, 2007). Working memory in Adults with Parkinson’s Disease.
Beth Potter (D.Psych, 2008). Independent living skills after traumatic brain injury.

Ongoing
Belinda Driden (M.Psych). Scoring the simple copy test.
Anderson Ngan (M.Psych). Processing speed and working memory in the executive functions of older adults with mild cognitive impairment
Eleanor Hammersley (D.Psych). Prospective memory in older adults following traumatic brain injury.
Jacinta Delprado (M.Psych). Assessment of the utility of a figure copying task.
Rachel Chee (M.Psych). Slowed information processing speed in older adults with mild traumatic brain injury.
Rachel Hutchens (M.Psych). Memory strategy knowledge and use in individuals with amnestic mild cognitive impairment and healthy older adults.
Hasret Niazi (D.Psych). Effects of changes in speed of processing and inhibitory processes on visual attention: comparing normal and pathological ageing.
Maria Talarico (D.Psych). Effects of multitasking and interruptions of prospective memory.
Sarah Price (D.Psych). Working memory in Alzheimer’s Disease.
Chris OHalloran (D.Psych). The impact of cerebellar infarction on executive attention and social cognition.
Luke Smith (D.Psych). Cognitive functioning and financial decision-making in people with younger onset dementia.
Eliot Goldstone (D.Psych). Predispositions of sub-clinical auditory hallucinations and delusions in subsequent psychotic disorders.
Sarah McLean (D.Psych). Executive functioning in mild traumatic brain injury.
Sarah Sherwell (D.Psych). Cognitive functioning in cerebral palsy children.
Simone Kurlender (D.Psych). Central executive functioning in Bipolar Disorder.
Ron Grounds (Ph.D). Central executive deficits in patients with Parkinson Disease.

Grants (last 3 years)

G.Kinsella, J.Olver, T.Kossman & B.Ong (2007-2009). Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Adults: Does Age matter? (Victorian Neurotrauma Initiative, $303,000).

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).

G.Kinsella, E.Storey, D. Ames, & B.Ong (2008-2010). Early intervention for amnestic mild cognitive impairment: A randomized trial of memory management (NHMRC, $551,452)