
Overview
Background
I'm a senior research fellow in business and organisational psychology. I manage a large program of research and consulting focused on applying advanced analytic methods like statistical, computational, and mathematical models to improve the health, safety, and performance of people at work. My research aims to understanding the dynamics of decision-making, motivation, fatigue, and stress and how these processes affect our performance and mental health. Building on this research, I offer services as an advanced HR and people anlytics consultant where I help organisations leverage their data to generate actionable strategies that enhance decision-making, optimise workforce productivity, and promote employee well-being.
My work has been published in premier journals such as Psychological Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, The Leadership Quarterly, Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, Organizational Research Methods, Journal of Neuroscience, and Global Environmental Change. My research has attracted more than $3 million in external funding has been recognised by ARC DECRA and Future Fellowships and Early Career Researcher Awards from the Australian Psychological Society, the Australasian Mathematical Psychology Society, and the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences at UQ. You can read more about my research here and my consulting services here. I also occasionally write blog posts about my projects or about analytics more generally, which you can find here. Want to explore how advanced analytics could help your organisation? Get in touch.
Availability
- Dr Timothy Ballard is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Psychological Science, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Western Australia
Works
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2016
Journal Article
An integrative formal model of motivation and decision making: the MGPM*
Ballard, Timothy, Yeo, Gillian, Loft, Shayne, Vancouver, Jeffrey B. and Neal, Andrew (2016). An integrative formal model of motivation and decision making: the MGPM*. Journal of Applied Psychology, 101 (9), 1240-1265. doi: 10.1037/apl0000121
2016
Journal Article
A blind expert test of contrarian claims about climate data
Lewandowsky, Stephan, Ballard, Timothy, Oberauer, Klaus and Benestad, Rasmus (2016). A blind expert test of contrarian claims about climate data. Global Environmental Change, 39, 91-97. doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.04.013
2016
Journal Article
Departures from optimality when pursuing multiple approach or avoidance goals
Ballard, Timothy, Yeo, Gillian, Neal, Andrew and Farrell, Simon (2016). Departures from optimality when pursuing multiple approach or avoidance goals. Journal of Applied Psychology, 101 (7), 1056-1066. doi: 10.1037/apl0000082
2015
Journal Article
Uncertainty as knowledge
Lewandowsky, Stephan, Ballard, Timothy and Pancost, Richard D. (2015). Uncertainty as knowledge. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 373 (2055) 0462, 20140462. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2014.0462
2015
Journal Article
When, not if: The inescapability of an uncertain climate future
Ballard, Timothy and Lewandowsky, Stephan (2015). When, not if: The inescapability of an uncertain climate future. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 373 (2055) 0464, 20140464. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2014.0464
2012
Book Chapter
Measuring affect over time: the momentary affect scale
Gee, Phillip, Ballard, Timothy, Yeo, Gillian and Neal, Andrew (2012). Measuring affect over time: the momentary affect scale. Experiencing and managing emotions in the workplace. (pp. 141-173) edited by Neal M. Ashkanasy, Wilfred J. Zerbe and Charmine E. J. Härtel. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing. doi: 10.1108/S1746-9791(2012)0000008010
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Available projects
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
A data-driven approach to reorganising the workweek: examining the relationship between work hours and mental health over time
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Prioritising goals in dynamic and contested environments: multi-tasking and the MGPM* under conditions of friction
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Neal
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Doctor Philosophy
The Influence of Brain Stimulation on Metacognition
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hannah Filmer, Professor Paul Dux
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Doctor Philosophy
Multiple Decision Makers in the Pursuit of Multiple Goals
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Neal
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the effect of stimulus variability and noise on confidence judgments
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hannah Filmer, Professor Paul Dux
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Doctor Philosophy
Enhancing Human-Automation Collaboration in Production Systems: Evaluating Cognitive & Physical Impacts for Future Work Design
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Neal
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Doctor Philosophy
Validating a computational model for designing work roles for crew operating unmanned aircraft.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Penelope Sanderson, Professor Andrew Neal
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Doctor Philosophy
The Dynamics of Conflicting Processing: A Model-based Approach to Simon and Flanker Tasks
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr David Sewell
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Doctor Philosophy
Enhancing Human-Automation Collaboration in Production Systems: Evaluating Cognitive & Physical Impacts for Future Work Design
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Neal
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Doctor Philosophy
Considering the Design of Work for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Crew
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Penelope Sanderson, Professor Andrew Neal
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Doctor Philosophy
Considering the Design of Work for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Crew
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Penelope Sanderson, Professor Andrew Neal
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Interruptions in Healthcare: Developing and Testing a Computational Model of Interruption Processes and Effects at a Team Level
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Penelope Sanderson
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The Dynamics of Decision Making During Competitive Goal Pursuit
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Neal
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The Dynamics of Conflicting Processing: A Model-based Approach to Simon and Flanker Tasks
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr David Sewell
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Multiple Decision Makers in the Pursuit of Multiple Goals
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Neal
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Self-cognitive Advantages and their Underlying Decisional and Attentional Mechanisms
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr David Sewell, Associate Professor Ada Kritikos
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Combining brain stimulation and training to enhance cognition
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Mattingley, Dr Hannah Filmer, Professor Paul Dux
Media
Enquiries
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- Climate change communication
- Goal prioritisation
- Multitasking
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