Emily Hindman 14/09/2012
| Colloquia Program |
| Topic: | Environment and executive functioning: Are differences in task performance qualitative or quantitative? | |
| Presenter: | Emily Hindman (UNSW) | |
| Time: Date: | 3:30pm Friday, 14 September, 2012 | |
| Locations: | Lecture Hall D350 (Coffs Harbour campus) Video-linked to Lecture Hall P158 (Lismore campus) and to A223 (Tweed Heads Gold Coast Riverside campus) |  |
| About the colloquium: |
Early environment has been associated with differences in performance on tasks of executive functioning, but relatively little is known about the nature of those differences. The research presented utilised an existing model of executive functioning to investigate qualitative and quantitative differences in task performance in a sample of young people from diverse backgrounds. |
| About the speaker: |
Emily completed a Bachelor of Psychology with First Class Honours in 2009 at SCU. Emily is currently a PhD candidate under the supervision of Dr Jim Donnelly, Associate Professor Jeff Nelson, Professor John Hodges and Professor Tony Broe. As a Project Officer with Neuroscience Research Australia Emily contributes to research aimed at investigating the social determinants of health, ageing and dementia in older Aboriginal people. |
| Downloads: |
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Updated: 29 October 2012