Overview
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
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Fields of research
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.
Works
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2003
Journal Article
Predicting the Paths of Peripherals: The Interaction of Identification and Future Possibilities
Jetten, Jolanda, Branscombe, Nyla R., Spears, Russell and Mc Kimmie, Blake (2003). Predicting the Paths of Peripherals: The Interaction of Identification and Future Possibilities. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29 (1), 130-140. doi: 10.1177/0146167202238378
2003
Journal Article
On being loud and proud: Non-conformity and counter-conformity to group norms
Hornsey, M. J., Majkut, L., Terry, D. J. and Mc Kimmie, B. (2003). On being loud and proud: Non-conformity and counter-conformity to group norms. British Journal of Social Psychology, 42 (3), 319-335. doi: 10.1348/014466603322438189
2003
Conference Publication
Responses to a merger: The effects of premerger group status and integration pattern
Terry, D. J., Giessner, S., McKimmie, B. and Doherty, N. (2003). Responses to a merger: The effects of premerger group status and integration pattern. 30th Annual Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, Sydney, Australia, 25-27 April, 2003. Basingstoke, U.K.: Taylor and Francis.
2003
Journal Article
I'm a hypocrite, but so is everyone else: Group support and the reduction of cognitive dissonance
Mc Kimmie, B., Terry, D. J., Hogg, M. A., Manstead, A. S. R., Spears, R. and Doosje, B. (2003). I'm a hypocrite, but so is everyone else: Group support and the reduction of cognitive dissonance. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice, 7 (3), 214-224. doi: 10.1037/1089-2699.7.3.214
2002
Conference Publication
The role of group processes in dissonance reduction
McKimmie, B. M., Terry, D. J. and Hogg, M. A. (2002). The role of group processes in dissonance reduction. 8th Annual Meeting of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Adelaide, 25-28 April 2002. Australia: Australian Psychological Society.
2002
Conference Publication
Jurors' responses to expert witness testimony: The effects of gender stereotypes
McKimmie, B. M., Terry, D. J., Schuller, R. A. and Newton, C. J. (2002). Jurors' responses to expert witness testimony: The effects of gender stereotypes. 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Sydney, Australia, 24th - 27th April , 2003. Basingstoke, U.K.: Taylor and Francis.
2002
Conference Publication
A longitudinal study of intergroup relations in the context of an organisational merger
McKimmie, B. M., Terry, D. J. and O'Brien, A. T. (2002). A longitudinal study of intergroup relations in the context of an organisational merger. 8th Annual Meeting of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Adelaide, 25-28 April 2002. Australia: Australian Psychological Society.
2001
Journal Article
The impact of an expert's gender on jurors' decisions
Schuller, Regina A., Terry, Deborah J. and McKimmie, Blake (2001). The impact of an expert's gender on jurors' decisions. Law & Psychology Review, 25, 59-79.
2001
Other Outputs
From inconsistency to ingroup : The role of social support and social identification in dissonance reduction
McKimmie, Blake M. (2001). From inconsistency to ingroup : The role of social support and social identification in dissonance reduction. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/105769
2001
Conference Publication
Evidence for a gender-matching schema in jury decision-making
McKimmie, B. M., Terry, D. J., Schuller, R. A. and Newton, C. J. (2001). Evidence for a gender-matching schema in jury decision-making. Seventh Annual Meeting of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Melbourne, Vic, July 12-15, 2001. Basingstoke, U.K.: Taylor and Francis.
2000
Conference Publication
A social approach to dissonance arousal and reduction
McKimmie, B., Terry, D. J. and Hogg, M. A. (2000). A social approach to dissonance arousal and reduction. 5th Annual Meeting of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Fremantle, 27 - 30 April 2000. Melbourne: Australian Psychology Society.
2000
Journal Article
Attitude-behaviour relations: The role of in-group norms and mode of behavioural decision-making
Terry, Deborah J., Hogg, Michael A. and McKimmie, Blake M. (2000). Attitude-behaviour relations: The role of in-group norms and mode of behavioural decision-making. British Journal of Social Psychology, 39 (3), 337-361. doi: 10.1348/014466600164534
1999
Conference Publication
A social approach to dissonance arousal and reduction
Mckimmie, B., Hogg, M. A. and Terry, D. J. (1999). A social approach to dissonance arousal and reduction. Society of Australian Social Psychologists, Hyatt Regency, Coolum, 8-11 April, 1999. Carlton South, Vic: Aust. Psychological Society.
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of contextual relationship evidence in improving sexual assault case outcomes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Martin Edwards
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Fractured Selves: The Relationship Between Self-Identity and Moral Injury
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fiona Maccallum
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the Impact of Schemas on Victim Credibility in Rape Trials
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Barbara Masser, Professor Jason Tangen
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
The effect of rape complainant emotion on witness credibility in criminal trials
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Eric Vanman
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating and overcoming barriers to seeking intragroup support
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alex Haslam
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Enhancing the Quality of Jury Decision-Making through Jury Instruction Simplification
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Barbara Masser
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
How to Tell the Emperor He's Naked: Promoting the Positive Consequences and Preventing the Negative Consequences of Deviance in Group Decision-Making to Improve Decision Outcome and Group Functioning.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kelly Fielding
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Perceptions of child witnesses in the Australian courtroom: The impact of recent legal initiatives
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
An investigation of the impact of note taking on the quality of mock jurors' decisions
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Barbara Masser
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Ask, but you might not receive: The consequences of unanswered supervisor support
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Stacey Parker
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Communicating error and expertise in forensic expert testimony
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Tangen
Media
Enquiries
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- 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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