Emeritus Professor Beryl Hesketh

EMERITUS PROFESSOR,
Office of the Vice Chancellor

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR,
Deans Unit School of Computing, Engineering & Math

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Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Massey University, NZ
MASTER OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) University of Cape Town
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE University of Cape Town

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

Office of the Vice Chancellor
Deans Unit School of Computing, Engineering & Math

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Email:	B.Hesketh@uws.edu.au
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Mobile:	0413025317
Location:	XB.3.38 Penrith (Kingswood)
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Biography

Professor Beryl Hesketh is the previous Executive Dean of the College of Health and Science. She was previously the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences and Technology) at the University of Sydney where she managed five large faculties (Architecture, Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Engineering, Science and Veterinary Science). She was also the Dean of Science at the University of Sydney for four years and Head of Department of Psychology at Macquarie University. Professor Hesketh is an eminent and currently active researcher. She has published widely internationally, and has been a recipient of Australian Research Council (ARC) funding continuously since 1987. She has also served on, and chaired, one of the ARC Large Grants panels.

Through her role in several cooperative research centres and on the boards of spin-off companies, she has experience in the commercialisation of intellectual property and the creation of productive university-industry links. Professor Hesketh is a reviewer for the Australian University Quality Authority, with current and past participation in reviews of universities in New Zealand and Australia.

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Publications

Chapters in Books

Hesketh, B. (2013), 'Age, gender, and the retirement process', Oxford Handbook of Retirement, Oxford University Press 9780199746521.
Hesketh, B. and Griffin, B. (2008), 'Selection and training for work adjustment and adaptability', The Oxford Handbook of Personnel Psychology, Oxford University Press 0199234736.
Griffin, B. and Hesketh, B. (2005), 'Work adjustment', Handbook of Vocational Psychology, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates inc. 1410613046.
Griffin, B. and Hesketh, B. (2004), 'Counseling for Work Adjustment', Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work, John Wiley & Sons Ltd 9780471288800.

Journal Articles

Gill, B., Gill, B. and Hesketh, B. (2013), 'Changing expectations concerning life-extending treatment : the relevance of opportunity cost', Social Science & Medicine, 8.
Hesketh, B. (2013), 'A mental model of factors associated with subjective life expectancy', Social Science and Medicine, 8.
Griffin, B., Loe, D. and Hesketh, B. (2012), 'Using proactivity, time discounting, and the theory of planned behavior to identify predictors of retirement planning', Educational Gerontology, 13.
Griffin, B., Hesketh, B. and Loh, V. (2012), 'The influence of subjective life expectancy on retirement transition and planning : a longitudinal study', Journal of Vocational Behavior, 9.
Taylor, M., Joung, W., Griffin, B., Hill, D., Chisari, R., Hesketh, B. and Raphael, B. (2011), 'The public and a radiological or nuclear emergency event: Threat perception, preparedness, and anticipated response - Findings from a preliminary study in Sydney, Australia', Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 9.
Hesketh, B., Griffin, B. and Loh, V. (2011), 'A future-oriented Retirement Transition Adjustment Framework', Journal of Vocational Behavior, 12.
Griffin, B. and Hesketh, B. (2008), 'Post-retirement work: The individual determinants of paid and volunteer work', Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 21.
Joung, W., Hesketh, B. and Neal, A. (2006), 'Using 'War Stories' to train for adaptive performance: Is it better to learn from errors or success', Applied Psychology: An International Review, 21.
Neal, A., Godley, S., Kirkpatrick, T., Dewsnap, G., Joung, W. and Hesketh, B. (2006), 'An examination of learning processes during critical incident training: Implications for the development of adaptable trainees', Journal of Applied Psychology, 17.
Bidewell, J., Griffin, B. and Hesketh, B. (2006), 'Timing of retirement: Including a delay discounting perspective in retirement models', Journal of Vocational Behavior, 20.
Griffin, B. and Hesketh, B. (2005), 'Are conscientious workers adaptable', Australian Journal of Management, 16.
Griffin, B., Hesketh, B. and Grayson, D. (2004), 'Applicants faking good: Evidence of item bias in the NEO PI-R', Personality and Individual Differences, 14.
Griffin, B. and Hesketh, B. (2004), 'Why openness to experience is not a good predictor of job performance', International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 9.
Griffin, B. and Hesketh, B. (2003), 'Adaptable behaviours for successful work and career adjustment', Australian Journal of Psychology, 9.
Hesketh, B. and Godley, S. (2002), 'A comparison of time estimations in driving with Target-Only in Motion, Self-Only in Motion, and Self-and-Target in Motion', Ecological Psychology, 15.
Hesketh, B. (2001), 'Adapting Vocational Psychology to cope with change', Journal of Vocational Behavior, 10.
Brew, F., Hesketh, B. and Taylor, A. (2001), 'Individualist-collectivist differences in adolescent decision making and decision styles with Chinese and Anglos', International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 19.

Conference Papers

Hesketh, B. and Griffin, B. (2007), 'Self-estimates of life expectancy as an influence on intended retirement age', 22nd Annual SIOP Conference, New York.
Loh, V., Andrews, S., Hesketh, B. and Griffin, B. (2007), 'Person attributes in error training: who learns from their mistakes', 22nd Annual SIOP Conference, New York.
Hesketh, B., Neal, A., Bolland, S. and Griffin, B. (2007), 'Training for Effective HCI and Decision-Making in Extreme Event Situations', The 22nd Annual SIOP Conference, New York.

Research

Professor Beryl Hesketh's research and scholarship has focussed on integrating theory and practice and applying fundamental psychological principles to a range of practical problems with a primary focus on decision-making. She has received funding from ARC continuously since 1987, and has recently completed two ARC Discovery grants and currently holds a large ARC Linkage grant. Current and past research interests include:

Extreme Event Command and Control Decision-making, including the role of IT
The Role of Errors in Learning and Transfer
Application of the Minnesota Theory of Work Adjustment, most recently to retirement adjustment
Time Discounting and decision-making
Training for adaptive expertise in fire fighters
Time and Speed Perception in Driving
Selecting for Adaptive Performance
Impact of Information Technology and Computer-Mediated Communication on Higher Education
Cognitive Aspects of Computer Programming
Accuracy of Self Assessment
Individual Career Decision-making and Skill Development in the Context of Change
Use of Fuzzy Variables and Ratings for Measurement in a Range of Domains