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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2012
Book Chapter
The importance of remembering and deciding together: Enhancing the health and well-being of older adults in care
Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda, Alexander Haslam, S. and Knight, Craig P. (2012). The importance of remembering and deciding together: Enhancing the health and well-being of older adults in care. The Social Cure: Identity, Health and Well-Being. (pp. 297-316) Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9780203813195
2012
Book Chapter
The importance of remembering and deciding together: Enhancing the health and well-being of older adults in care
Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda, Haslam, S. Alexander and Knight, Craig P. (2012). The importance of remembering and deciding together: Enhancing the health and well-being of older adults in care. The social cure: Identity, health, and well-being. (pp. 297-315) edited by Jolanda Jetten, Catherine Haslam and S. Alexander Haslam. Hove, East Sussex, United Kingdom: Psychology Press.
2011
Journal Article
Google Calendar: a new memory aid to compensate for prospective memory deficits following acquired brain injury
McDonald, A., Haslam, C., Yates, P., Gurr, B., Leeder, G. and Sayers, A. (2011). Google Calendar: a new memory aid to compensate for prospective memory deficits following acquired brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 21 (6), 784-807. doi: 10.1080/09602011.2011.598405
2011
Journal Article
Water clubs in residential care: is it the water or the club that enhances health and well-being?
Gleibs, Ilka H., Haslam, Catherine, Haslam, S. Alexander and Jones, Janelle M. (2011). Water clubs in residential care: is it the water or the club that enhances health and well-being?. Psychology and Health, 26 (10), 1361-1377. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2010.529140
2011
Journal Article
No country for old men? The role of a 'gentlemen’s club' in promoting social engagement and psychological well-being in residential care
Gliebs, Ilka H., Haslam, Catherine, Jones, Janelle M., Haslam, S. Alexander, McNeill, Jade and Connolly, Helen (2011). No country for old men? The role of a 'gentlemen’s club' in promoting social engagement and psychological well-being in residential care. Aging and Mental Health, 15 (4), 456-466. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2010.536137
2011
Journal Article
'I remember therefore I am, and I am therefore I remember': Exploring the contributions of episodic and semantic self-knowledge to strength of identity
Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda, Haslam, S. Alexander, Pugliese, Cara E. and Tonks, James (2011). 'I remember therefore I am, and I am therefore I remember': Exploring the contributions of episodic and semantic self-knowledge to strength of identity. British Journal of Psychology, 102 (2), 184-203. doi: 10.1348/000712610X508091
2011
Journal Article
Errorless learning and spaced retrieval: How do these methods fare in healthy and clinical populations?
Haslam, Catherine, Hodder, Kathryn I. and Yates, Philip J. (2011). Errorless learning and spaced retrieval: How do these methods fare in healthy and clinical populations?. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 33 (4), 432-447. doi: 10.1080/13803395.2010.533155
2010
Journal Article
In home or at home? How collective decision making in a new care facility enhances social interaction and wellbeing amongst older adults
Knight, Craig, Haslam, S. Alexander and Haslam, Catherine (2010). In home or at home? How collective decision making in a new care facility enhances social interaction and wellbeing amongst older adults. Ageing and Society, 30 (8), 1393-1418. doi: 10.1017/S0144686X10000656
2010
Journal Article
Mental health support groups, stigma, and self-esteem: positive and negative implications of group identification
Crabtree, Jason W., Haslam, S. Alexander, Postmes, Tom and Haslam, Catherine (2010). Mental health support groups, stigma, and self-esteem: positive and negative implications of group identification. Journal of Social Issues, 66 (3), 553-569. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01662.x
2010
Journal Article
Eighteen years on: what next for the PALPA?
Bate, Sarah, Kay, Janice, Code, Chris, Haslam, Catherine and Hallowell, Brooke (2010). Eighteen years on: what next for the PALPA?. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 12 (3), 190-202. doi: 10.3109/17549500903548825
2010
Journal Article
Are two methods better than one? Evaluating the effectiveness of combining errorless learning with vanishing cues
Haslam, Catherine, Moss, Zoe and Hodder, Kathryn (2010). Are two methods better than one? Evaluating the effectiveness of combining errorless learning with vanishing cues. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 32 (9), 973-985. doi: 10.1080/13803391003662686
2010
Journal Article
Declining autobiographical memory and the loss of identity: Effects on well-being
Jetten, Jolanda, Haslam, Catherine, Pugliese, Cara, Tonks, James and Haslam, S. Alexander (2010). Declining autobiographical memory and the loss of identity: Effects on well-being. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 32 (4), 408-416. doi: 10.1080/13803390903140603
2010
Journal Article
The social treatment: the benefits of group interventions in residential care settings
Haslam, Catherine, Haslam, S. Alexander, Jetten, Jolanda, Bevins, Adam, Ravenscroft, Sophie and Tonks, James (2010). The social treatment: the benefits of group interventions in residential care settings. Psychology and Aging, 25 (1), 157-167. doi: 10.1037/a0018256
2010
Book Chapter
Turning to others in times of change: Social identity and coping with stress
Jetten, Jolanda, Haslam, S. Alexander, Iyer, Aarti and Haslam, Catherine (2010). Turning to others in times of change: Social identity and coping with stress. The Psychology of Prosocial Behavior: Group processes, intergroup relations, and helping. (pp. 139-156) edited by Stefan Stürmer and Mark Snyder. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781444307948.ch7
2010
Journal Article
Positive and negative emotion enhances the processing of famous faces in a semantic judgment task
Bate, Sarah, Haslam, Catherine, Hodgson, Timothy L., Jansari, Ashok, Gregory, Nicola and Kay, Janice (2010). Positive and negative emotion enhances the processing of famous faces in a semantic judgment task. Neuropsychology, 24 (1), 84-89. doi: 10.1037/a0017202
2010
Journal Article
Socio-emotional functioning and face recognition ability in the normal population
Bate, Sarah, Parris, Benjamin, Haslam, Catherine and Kay, Janice (2010). Socio-emotional functioning and face recognition ability in the normal population. Personality and Individual Differences, 48 (2), 239-242. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.10.005
2009
Journal Article
The social cure
Jetten, Jolanda, Haslam, Catherine, Haslam, S. Alexander and Branscombe, Nyla R. (2009) The social cure. Scientific American Mind, 20 5: 26-33. doi:10.1038/scientificamericanmind0909-26
2009
Journal Article
Covert face recognition relies on affective valence in congenital prosopagnosia
Bate, Sarah, Haslam, Catherine, Jansari, Ashok and Hodgson, Timothy L. (2009). Covert face recognition relies on affective valence in congenital prosopagnosia. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 26 (4), 391-411. doi: 10.1080/02643290903175004
2009
Journal Article
Dysgraphia in dementia: a systematic investigation of graphemic buffer features in a case series
Haslam, Catherine, Kay, Janice, Tree, Jeremy and Baron, Rachel (2009). Dysgraphia in dementia: a systematic investigation of graphemic buffer features in a case series. Neurocase, 15 (4), 338-351. doi: 10.1080/13554790902842011
2009
Conference Publication
The social treatment: benefits of group interventions in residential care settings
Haslam, C., Jetten, J., Haslam, A., Bevins, A., Ravenscroft, S. and Tonks, J. (2009). The social treatment: benefits of group interventions in residential care settings. 23rd Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS), Pisa, Italy, 23-26 September 2009. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.1080/08870440903126405
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
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
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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
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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