Professor Blake McKimmie
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Blake McKimmie

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Background

Blake joined the School of Psychology at UQ in 2007 having previously been a lecturer at Queensland University of Technology. Blake won a Faculty Teaching Excellence Award in 2010 and a University of Queensland Teaching Excellence Award in 2016. He led a team that won the AAUT Higher Education Teacher of the Year award in 2019, and received the edX Prize in 2018. He currently teaches a second year elective about psychology and law. His research focuses on jury decision-making including the influence of gender-based stereotypes and the influence of different modes of evidence presentation. He is also interested in group membership and attitude-behaviour relations and how group membership influences thinking about the self. He is a leading instructor of the award-winning course: CRIME101x and the PSYC1030x Introduction to Developmental, Social & Clinical Psychology XSeries Program of four courses on edX.org.

Availability

Professor Blake McKimmie is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Law and Legal Studies Psychology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research impacts

Professor McKimmie is a social psychologist in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland. He does research on jury decision making and has published over 80 outputs in the area of social cognition and group processes. In the area of psychology and law, he published a book on expert testimony, and has made submissions to law reform commissions, and provided training to police officers. He regularly gives presentations to researchers and practitioners, and co-teaches CRIME101x—a free online course about the psychology of criminal justice—to over 100,000 students. His research has been supported by the Australian Research Council, and is now working with the Queensland Police Service Special Investigations Training team on a multi-year project to redevelop training in response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

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92 works between 1999 and 2024
All (92) Journal Article (63) Book Chapter (6) Conference Publication (16) Book (2) Other Outputs (5)

1 - 20 of 92 works

2024

Journal Article

When we fail to live up to our own standards: the relationship between self-discrepancy and moral injury*

James, Kari E., McKimmie, Blake M. and Maccallum, Fiona (2024). When we fail to live up to our own standards: the relationship between self-discrepancy and moral injury*. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 37 (6), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2024.2387607

When we fail to live up to our own standards: the relationship between self-discrepancy and moral injury*

2024

Journal Article

Data from four consecutive cohorts of students in Australia (2019-2022) show the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic and international university students' mental health

Dingle, Genevieve A., Han, Rong, Alhadad, Sakinah S. J., Beckman, Emma, Bentley, Sarah V., Gomersall, Sjaan R., Hides, Leanne, Maccallum, Fiona, McKimmie, Blake M., Rossa, Kalina, Smith, Simon S., Walter, Zoe C., Williams, Elyse and Wright, Olivia (2024). Data from four consecutive cohorts of students in Australia (2019-2022) show the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic and international university students' mental health. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (6), 528-536. doi: 10.1177/00048674241233111

Data from four consecutive cohorts of students in Australia (2019-2022) show the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic and international university students' mental health

2024

Journal Article

Ask, but You Might not Receive: Unanswered Supervisor Support Scale Development and a Daily Diary Study

McIlroy, Thomas D., Parker, Stacey L. and McKimmie, Blake M. (2024). Ask, but You Might not Receive: Unanswered Supervisor Support Scale Development and a Daily Diary Study. Journal of Business and Psychology. doi: 10.1007/s10869-024-09950-x

Ask, but You Might not Receive: Unanswered Supervisor Support Scale Development and a Daily Diary Study

2023

Other Outputs

Sharper Minds 2022 Report

Dingle, G., Williams, E., Alhadad, S. S. J., Beckman, E., Bentley, S., Fooken, J., Gomersall, S. R., Hides, L., Ludlow, T., Maccallum, F., McKimmie, B.M., Rossa, K., Smith, S. S., Walter, Z.C and Wright, O. (2023). Sharper Minds 2022 Report.

Sharper Minds 2022 Report

2023

Journal Article

Comprehension problems that jurors encounter with expert evidence in online child pornography trials

Horan, Jacqueline and McKimmie, Blake M. (2023). Comprehension problems that jurors encounter with expert evidence in online child pornography trials. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 35 (2), 249-268. doi: 10.1080/10345329.2022.2163752

Comprehension problems that jurors encounter with expert evidence in online child pornography trials

2022

Journal Article

The effect of heuristic cues on jurors' systematic information processing in rape trials

Nitschke, Faye T., McKimmie, Blake M. and Vanman, Eric J. (2022). The effect of heuristic cues on jurors' systematic information processing in rape trials. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 46 (4), 484-500. doi: 10.1177/03616843221118018

The effect of heuristic cues on jurors' systematic information processing in rape trials

2022

Journal Article

Diagnostic information produces better-calibrated judgments about forensic comparison evidence than likelihood ratios

Ribeiro, Gianni, McKimmie, Blake Malcolm and Tangen, Jason Marcus (2022). Diagnostic information produces better-calibrated judgments about forensic comparison evidence than likelihood ratios. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 12 (3), 1-9. doi: 10.1037/mac0000062

Diagnostic information produces better-calibrated judgments about forensic comparison evidence than likelihood ratios

2022

Journal Article

The effect of heuristic cues on jurors’ systematic information processing in rape trials

Nitschke, Faye T., McKimmie, Blake M. and Vanman, Eric J. (2022). The effect of heuristic cues on jurors’ systematic information processing in rape trials. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 46 (4), 1-17. doi: 10.1177/03616843221118018

The effect of heuristic cues on jurors’ systematic information processing in rape trials

2022

Journal Article

The influence of event order on the narratives jurors construct and tell in cases of rape

Lee, Harrison D. H., Tangen, Jason M., McKimmie, Blake M. and Masser, Barbara M. (2022). The influence of event order on the narratives jurors construct and tell in cases of rape. Psychology, Crime and Law, 30 (6), 600-629. doi: 10.1080/1068316x.2022.2109633

The influence of event order on the narratives jurors construct and tell in cases of rape

2022

Journal Article

The effects of victim testimony order and judicial education on juror decision-making in trials for rape

Lee, Harrison D. H., Masser, Barbara M., Tangen, Jason M. and McKimmie, Blake M. (2022). The effects of victim testimony order and judicial education on juror decision-making in trials for rape. Psychology, Crime and Law, 30 (6), 1-29. doi: 10.1080/1068316x.2022.2099546

The effects of victim testimony order and judicial education on juror decision-making in trials for rape

2022

Journal Article

The effect of trauma education judicial instructions on decisions about complainant credibility in rape trials

Nitschke, Faye T., McKimmie, Blake M. and Vanman, Eric J. (2022). The effect of trauma education judicial instructions on decisions about complainant credibility in rape trials. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 29 (1), 69-92. doi: 10.1037/law0000353

The effect of trauma education judicial instructions on decisions about complainant credibility in rape trials

2021

Other Outputs

Sharper Minds 2021 Pilot Report

Dingle, G.A., Hodges, J., Hides, L., McKimmie, B., Gomersall, S., Beckman, E., Birch, S., Smith, S., Zurynski, Y., Maccallum, F., Bentley, S., Wright, O., Walter, Z. and Alhadad, S. (2021). Sharper Minds 2021 Pilot Report.

Sharper Minds 2021 Pilot Report

2021

Journal Article

Guided by the rape schema: the influence of event order on how jurors evaluate the victim’s testimony in cases of rape

Lee, Harrison D. H., McKimmie, Blake M., Masser, Barbara M. and Tangen, Jason M. (2021). Guided by the rape schema: the influence of event order on how jurors evaluate the victim’s testimony in cases of rape. Psychology, Crime & Law, 29 (1), 1-31. doi: 10.1080/1068316x.2021.1984483

Guided by the rape schema: the influence of event order on how jurors evaluate the victim’s testimony in cases of rape

2021

Journal Article

The effects of unanswered supervisor support on employees’ well-being, performance, and relational outcomes

McIlroy, Thomas D., Parker, Stacey L. and McKimmie, Blake M. (2021). The effects of unanswered supervisor support on employees’ well-being, performance, and relational outcomes. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 26 (1), 49-68. doi: 10.1037/ocp0000270

The effects of unanswered supervisor support on employees’ well-being, performance, and relational outcomes

2021

Book Chapter

Requesting and receiving supervisor support and the implications for organizational wellbeing

McIlroy, Thomas D., Parker, Stacey L. and McKimmie, Blake M. (2021). Requesting and receiving supervisor support and the implications for organizational wellbeing. The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Wellbeing. (pp. 1-16) London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications. doi: 10.4135/9781529757187.n6

Requesting and receiving supervisor support and the implications for organizational wellbeing

2020

Journal Article

The impact of schemas on decision-making in cases involving allegations of sexual violence

McKimmie, Blake M., Masser, Barbara M., Nitschke, Faye, Lee, Harrison and Schuller, Regina A. (2020). The impact of schemas on decision-making in cases involving allegations of sexual violence. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 32 (4), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/10345329.2020.1829780

The impact of schemas on decision-making in cases involving allegations of sexual violence

2020

Journal Article

Does DNA evidence in the form of a likelihood ratio affect perceivers’ sensitivity to the strength of a suspect’s alibi?

Ribeiro, Gianni, Tangen, Jason and McKimmie, Blake (2020). Does DNA evidence in the form of a likelihood ratio affect perceivers’ sensitivity to the strength of a suspect’s alibi?. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 27 (6), 1325-1332. doi: 10.3758/s13423-020-01784-x

Does DNA evidence in the form of a likelihood ratio affect perceivers’ sensitivity to the strength of a suspect’s alibi?

2019

Journal Article

A Meta-Analysis of the Emotional Victim Effect for Female Adult Rape Complainants: Does Complainant Distress Influence Credibility?

Nitschke, Faye T., McKimmie, Blake M. and Vanman, Eric J. (2019). A Meta-Analysis of the Emotional Victim Effect for Female Adult Rape Complainants: Does Complainant Distress Influence Credibility?. Psychological Bulletin, 145 (10), 953-979. doi: 10.1037/bul0000206

A Meta-Analysis of the Emotional Victim Effect for Female Adult Rape Complainants: Does Complainant Distress Influence Credibility?

2019

Journal Article

Re-evaluating how to measure jurors’ comprehension and application of jury instructions

Baguley, Chantelle M., McKimmie, Blake M. and Masser, Barbara M. (2019). Re-evaluating how to measure jurors’ comprehension and application of jury instructions. Psychology, Crime & Law, 26 (1), 53-66. doi: 10.1080/1068316x.2019.1634195

Re-evaluating how to measure jurors’ comprehension and application of jury instructions

2019

Journal Article

Beliefs about error rates and human judgment in forensic science

Ribeiro, Gianni, Tangen, Jason M. and McKimmie, Blake M. (2019). Beliefs about error rates and human judgment in forensic science. Forensic Science International, 297, 138-147. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.01.034

Beliefs about error rates and human judgment in forensic science

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2026
    ARC Training Centre for Behavioural Insights for Technology Adoption (BITA) (ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre Administered by QUT)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2014 - 2015
    Design of a subcutaneous insulin chart and heuristic analysis
    Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Just Spaces: security without prejudice in the wireless courtroom (ARC Linkage Project Administered by University of Western Sydney)
    University of Western Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    The presentation of expert evidence in Australian criminal trials: the role of lawyers and experts (ARC Linkage Project administered by The University of Melbourne)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Task Analysis and heuristic evaluation of residential medication charts
    Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Enhancing Realism in Psychological Research.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Rape victims on trial: Understanding police officers' and jurors' beliefs about sexual assault, victims, and perpetrators.
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    National residential medication chart: human factors design assistance
    Department of Health and Ageing
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Student retention: the role of student attitudes and social identity
    UQ Teaching & Learning Strategic Grants
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Australian Jurors' Perspectives on Expert Evidence (ARC Linkage Project administered by University of Melbourne)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Jury Directions Research Project
    Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Stereotypes about sexual assault: what influences perceptions of victims?
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Groups and dissonance reduction
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2007
    Impaired Jury Decision-Making: The Impact of Sterotypes in the Australian Court Room
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Responding to fire-related stressors in the workplace: An examation of the role of social support from group processes perspective. (Ref. 2006001479)
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    Impaired Jury Decision-Making: The Impact of Stereotypes in the Australian Court Room
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Blake McKimmie is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The role of contextual relationship evidence in improving sexual assault case outcomes

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Martin Edwards

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Occupational moral injury in healthcare: key predictors of ongoing distress and psychological, social, and behavioural outcomes

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Fiona Maccallum

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Blake McKimmie directly for media enquiries about:

  • Group behaviour and psychology
  • Hypocrisy and psychology
  • Jury decision making
  • Psychology - hypocrisy, stress, decision-making
  • Social psychology
  • Stereotypes and psychology
  • Stress and groups

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