Overview
Background
I have worked in both the clinical and academic fields of clinical psychology, in Australia and the UK, before joining UQ in 2012. My research investigates the cognitive and social consequences of trauma and disease in neurological populations, and also on identity-cognition relationships in aging. In this work I have addressed questions about the integrity of cogntiive ability, notably memory, and its rehabilitation, but also the impact that impairment of these abilities have on personal andsocial identity.
Availability
- Professor Catherine Haslam is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, University of New South Wales
- Masters (Coursework) of Arts (Clinical Psychology), Macquarie University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
Research interests
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Social identity and the social determinants of health
There are several strands of this research. The first investigates the impact that identity processes have on cognitive integrity, mental health, and well-being following life change. A second strand investigates the impact of social group-based interventions, that build new social identities and provide people with the skills for effective use of these psychological resources to protect health and well-being. This has informed development of a new social intervention — Groups 4 Health — that aims to give people the knowledge and skills they need to independently manage their social group memberships, and the social identities that underpin them, effectively. This work has been conducted with a range of clinical and non-clinical populations — including older adults in the community and residential care, neurological populations (acquired brain injury, dementia), people with addictions, and mental health populations (notably, depression) — using cross-sectional, longitudinal and experimental methodologies.
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Neuro-rehabilitation
This research addresses the treatment of neurological disorders in people with stable and progressive conditions across the lifespan. My particular focus is on memory rehabilitation and involves exploration of theory relevant to memory enhancement and its intervention through use of learning principles and instructive techniques (errorless learning, spaced retrieval, and vanishing cues).
Works
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2018
Journal Article
Collective influences on individual functioning: Multiple group memberships, self-regulation, and depression after acquired brain injury
Kinsella, Elaine L., Muldoon, Orla T., Fortune, Dónal G. and Haslam, Catherine (2018). Collective influences on individual functioning: Multiple group memberships, self-regulation, and depression after acquired brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 30 (6), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/09602011.2018.1546194
2018
Journal Article
Adjusting to life in retirement: the protective role of new group memberships and identification as a retiree
Haslam, Catherine, Lam, Ben C. P., Branscombe, Nyla R., Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Cruwys, Tegan, Fong, Polly and Ball, Thomas C. (2018). Adjusting to life in retirement: the protective role of new group memberships and identification as a retiree. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 27 (6), 822-839. doi: 10.1080/1359432X.2018.1538127
2018
Journal Article
The New Psychology of Health: Unlocking the Social Cure
Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda, Cruwys, Tegan, Dingle, Genevieve A., Alexander Haslam, S. and Mahmood, Lynsey (2018). The New Psychology of Health: Unlocking the Social Cure. Clinical Psychology Forum, 1 (311), 50-52. doi: 10.53841/bpscpf.2018.1.311.50
2018
Journal Article
Ageing well in a foreign land as a process of successful social identity change
Jetten, Jolanda, Dane, Sharon, Williams, Elyse, Liu, Shuang, Haslam, Catherine, Gallois, Cindy and McDonald, Vivienne (2018). Ageing well in a foreign land as a process of successful social identity change. International Journal of Qualitative Studies On Health and Well-Being, 13 (1) 1508198, 1508198. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2018.1508198
2018
Journal Article
Multiple social groups support adjustment to retirement across cultures
Lam, Ben C. P., Haslam, Catherine, Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K., Cruwys, Tegan, Jetten, Jolanda and Yang, Jie (2018). Multiple social groups support adjustment to retirement across cultures. Social Science & Medicine, 208, 200-208. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.05.049
2018
Journal Article
Effects of long-term opioid analgesics on cognitive performance and plasma cytokine concentrations in patients with chronic low back pain : a cross-sectional pilot study
Richards, Georgia C., Lluka, Lesley J., Smith, Maree T., Haslam, Catherine, Moore, Brendan, OʼCallaghan, James and Strong, Jenny (2018). Effects of long-term opioid analgesics on cognitive performance and plasma cytokine concentrations in patients with chronic low back pain : a cross-sectional pilot study. PAIN Reports, 3 (4) e669, e669. doi: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000000669
2018
Journal Article
Scaffolding a stronger society
Haslam, Catherine (2018). Scaffolding a stronger society. The Psychologist, 31 (5), 44-47.
2018
Journal Article
"How can you make friends if you don't know who you are?" A qualitative examination of international students' experience informed by the Social Identity Model of Identity Change
Ng, Nikole W. K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine and Cruwys, Tegan (2018). "How can you make friends if you don't know who you are?" A qualitative examination of international students' experience informed by the Social Identity Model of Identity Change. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 28 (3), 169-187. doi: 10.1002/casp.2349
2018
Journal Article
Social cure, what social cure? The propensity to underestimate the importance of social factors for health
Haslam, S. Alexander, McMahon, Charlotte, Cruwys, Tegan, Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda and Steffens, Niklas K. (2018). Social cure, what social cure? The propensity to underestimate the importance of social factors for health. Social Science & Medicine, 198, 14-21. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.12.020
2018
Book Chapter
“Make no mistake”: errorless learning and its application in rehabilitation
Haslam, Catherine and Kessels, Roy P.C. (2018). “Make no mistake”: errorless learning and its application in rehabilitation. Errorless Learning in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: Mechanisms, Efficacy and Application. (pp. 3-10) edited by Catherine Haslam and Roy P.C. Kessels. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781315660738-1
2018
Book Chapter
The tyranny of choice: deciding between principles of errorless learning, spaced retrieval and vanishing cues
Haslam, Catherine (2018). The tyranny of choice: deciding between principles of errorless learning, spaced retrieval and vanishing cues. Errorless Learning in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: Mechanisms, Efficacy and Application. (pp. 180-192) edited by Catherine Haslam and Roy P.C. Kessels. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781315660738-12
2018
Journal Article
The New Psychology of Health – Unlocking the Social Cure
Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda, Cruwys, Tegan, Dingle, Genevieve A. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2018). The New Psychology of Health – Unlocking the Social Cure. Psychology Teaching Review, 24 (2), 117-118. doi: 10.53841/bpsptr.2018.24.2.117
2018
Book Chapter
Working with error in rehabilitation practice: making the most of errorless and error-based approaches
Haslam, Catherine and Kessels, Roy P.C. (2018). Working with error in rehabilitation practice: making the most of errorless and error-based approaches. Errorless Learning in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: Mechanisms, Efficacy and Application. (pp. 195-201) edited by Catherine Haslam and Roy P.C. Kessels. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781315660738-13
2018
Book
The new psychology of health: unlocking the social cure
Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda, Cruwys, Tegan, Dingle, Genevieve and Haslam, S. Alexander (2018). The new psychology of health: unlocking the social cure. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315648569
2018
Book Chapter
Application of errorless learning in child rehabilitation
Haslam, Catherine (2018). Application of errorless learning in child rehabilitation. Errorless Learning in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: Mechanisms, Efficacy and Application. (pp. 43-57) edited by Catherine Haslam and Roy P.C. Kessels. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781315660738-4
2017
Journal Article
Advancing the social identity approach to health and well-being: progressing the social cure research agenda
Jetten, Jolanda, Haslam, S. Alexander, Cruwys, Tegan, Greenaway, Katharine H., Haslam, Catherine and Steffens, Niklas K. (2017). Advancing the social identity approach to health and well-being: progressing the social cure research agenda. European Journal of Social Psychology, 47 (7), 789-802. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2333
2017
Other Outputs
Enhancing social connectedness through meaningful social activity: evaluation of Church Urban Fund supported activities
Chang, Xue Ling, Cruwys, Tegan and Haslam, Catherine (2017). Enhancing social connectedness through meaningful social activity: evaluation of Church Urban Fund supported activities. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: School of Psychology, University of Queensland.
2017
Book Chapter
Rehabilitation of memory disorders in adults and children
Parker, Giverny, Haslam, Catherine, Fleming, Jennifer and Shum, David (2017). Rehabilitation of memory disorders in adults and children. International handbook of neuropsychological rehabilitation. (pp. 196-206) edited by Barbara A. Wilson, Jill Winegardner, Caroline M. van Heugten and Tamara Ownsworth. Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315629537
2017
Conference Publication
Social factors predict addiction treatment commitment and retention better than substance related and other individual factors
Dingle, Genevieve, Haslam, Catherine, Best, David, Chan, Gary C. K., Staiger, Petra K., Savic, Michael, Beckwith, Melinda, Mackenzie, Jock, Bathish, Ramez and Lubman, Dan I. (2017). Social factors predict addiction treatment commitment and retention better than substance related and other individual factors. APSAD 2017 Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 12–15 November 2017. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
2017
Book Chapter
Social identity mapping: measuring social identity change in recovery from addiction
Haslam, Catherine, Dingle, Genevieve A., Best, David, Mackenzie, Jock and Beckwith, Melinda (2017). Social identity mapping: measuring social identity change in recovery from addiction. Addiction, behavioral change and social identity: the path to resilience and recovery. (pp. 155-171) edited by Sarah A. Buckingham and David Best. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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Available projects
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Adjustment to retirement as a process of social identity change
Retirement is an inevitable part of aging for most people, but successful adjustment is far from straightforward. About 30 percent of people find the transition highly stressful and experience a marked reduction in well-being and this is despite engaging in financial planning. As these data, suggest successful transition into retirement is about much more than having enough money. Recent research has begun to focus on the role of social factors given the upheaval that this significant life change imposes on our social networks. Supporting this development are emerging data showing that people who maintain and extend their social ties, especially those with social groups (e.g., work/ professional, friendship, community groups), live longer and have a better quality of life after retirement. So what is it about these social group networks that promotes health and well-being in the retirement transition? This is the key question that this project will address.
This project will draw on recent data from UK, US and Australian populations to examine the extent to which changes in our social group relationships as we retire affects adjustment. It aims to improve understanding of the nature and size of that influence to more effectively manage that social change with a view to optimising adjustment, health, and well-being as we age into retirement. The Social Identity Model of Identity Change (SIMIC) provides a framework to investigate these issues as it specifies mechanisms that can buffer the effects of social group change in life transitions. It has yet to be fully interrogated in the retirement context and this will provide the theoretical focus for the project.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Psychological adjustment after acquired brain injury: The role of social identity in psychosocial recovery.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zoe Walter, Dr Tegan Cruwys
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Doctor Philosophy
Harnessing the potential of community groups to prevent loneliness in older people
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Stereotype Threat and Workplace Disengagement: Social Identity as a Buffer Among Older Employees
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jolanda Jetten
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Doctor Philosophy
Detection of negative emotions using wearable sensors
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chelsea Dobbins
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Doctor Philosophy
Stereotype Threat and Workplace Disengagement: Social Identity as a Buffer Among Older Employees
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jolanda Jetten
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Doctor Philosophy
From PTSD to PTG: The role of social identity in resilience and recovery from trauma.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tegan Cruwys, Professor Jolanda Jetten
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Doctor Philosophy
Stereotype Threat and Workplace Disengagement: Social Identity as a Buffer Among Older Employees
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jolanda Jetten
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Doctor Philosophy
Detection of negative emotions using wearable sensors
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chelsea Dobbins
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Doctor Philosophy
Social identity processes affecting retirement from sport
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nik Steffens, Professor Alex Haslam
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Doctor Philosophy
From trauma to growth: The role of social identity in resilience and recovery from trauma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tegan Cruwys, Professor Jolanda Jetten
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Doctor Philosophy
Memory Symptoms in People with Epilepsy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Alan Pegna
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Doctor Philosophy
From PTSD to PTG: The role of social identity in resilience and recovery from trauma.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tegan Cruwys, Professor Jolanda Jetten
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Doctor Philosophy
Stereotype Threat and Workplace Disengagement: Social Identity as a Buffer Among Older Employees
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jolanda Jetten
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Doctor Philosophy
The Impact of Self and Reward on Cognitive Processes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ada Kritikos
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding Group Processes to Maximise the Potential of Group Interventions
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Social Connectedness and Retirement Adjustment: The Contribution of Social Participation and Social Group Memberships
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nik Steffens
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
A Social Identity Approach to Neighbourhood Health and Wellbeing
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alex Haslam, Dr Tegan Cruwys
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The Impact of Self and Reward on Cognitive Processes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ada Kritikos
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
The role of social identities in the mental health, well-being and academic performance of international students: An application of the Social Identity Model of Identity Change
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tegan Cruwys, Professor Alex Haslam
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding Depression across Cultures: A Social Identity Perspective
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tegan Cruwys, Professor Jolanda Jetten
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