Jeffrey Gavin – Curriculum Vitae

CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME:Jeffrey GAVIN

ADDRESS:Department of Psychology,

University of Bath,

Bath, BA2 7AY, England

PHONE:+44-01225-386591

E-MAIL:

QUALIFICATIONS

1990BA with First Class Honours in Psychology, MacquarieUniversity, Sydney, Australia.

1998PhD in Psychology, Macquarie University/National Centre in HIV Social Research, Sydney, Australia.

CAREER

2001-presentDepartment of Psychology, University of Bath.(Lecturer)

1999-2001Faculty of Social Inquiry, Critical Social Sciences Group, University of Western Sydney. Lecturer (Full-time, Fixed-term contract).

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Jeffrey Gavin – Curriculum Vitae

1997-9; 2001Department of Psychology, MacquarieUniversity.(Lecturer, Fixed-term contract)

1993-7School of Information Studies, University of Technology, Sydney. Subject coordinator for Introductory Psychology and Research Methods.

1996University Sydney, Nepean. Associate Lecturer/Lecturer (part-time)

1992-6MacquarieUniversity. Associate Lecturer/Lecturer (Part-time)

1992-3Assoc. Prof. Rod Power/Macquarie University.Research assistant (part-time).

1991-2National Centre in HIV Social Research, Research assistant (part-time)

PROFESSIONAL Memberships & Activities

Australian Psychological Society (1998-2001)

British Psychological Society (Chartered status)(2003-)

BritishAcademy (2004- )

Association of British Science Writers (2005- )

Elected member of BPS Communications & Publications Board (2006-)

Board of Advisors, London Amora: Academy of Sex & Relationships

Editorial Board, Interpersona: International Journal on Personal Relationships

HONOURS AND PRIZES

1992-4Australian Post-Graduate Research Award Scholarship.

CONSULTANCIES

Match.com/Cherish PR. Love & relationship satisfaction in relationships formed through Match.com & uDate. (2005)

Match.com Japan. Love & relationship satisfaction in relationships formed through Match.com Japan. (2006-7)

Match.com UK/Cherish PR. 30 seconds to make an impression. (2006).

PUBLICATIONS

In press

Rodham, K. & Gavin, J. (In press). The ethics of online research: The new challenges of new media. In F. Columbus (Ed.), Internet Policies and Issues. New York: Nova.

Scott, A.J., & Gavin, J. (In press). The influence of prior relationship on perceptions of stalking in mock jury deliberations. Forensic Update.

Refereed journal articles & book chapters

Scott, A.J., Lloyd, R., & Gavin, J. (2010). The influence of prior relationship on perceptions of stalking in the UK and Australia. Criminal Justice and Behaviour, 37, 1185-1194.

Farrer, J., & Gavin, J. (2009). Online dating in Japan: A test of social information processing theory. Cyberpsychology and Behaviour, 12, 407-412.

Riley, S., Rodham, K., & Gavin, J. (2009). Doing weight: Pro-ana and recovery identities in cyberspace. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 19, 348-359.

Gavin, J., Rodham, K., & Poyer, H. (2008). The presentation of ‘pro-anorexia’ in online group interactions. Qualitative Health Research, 18, 325-333

Rodham, K. & Gavin, J.(2007). 'I hear, I listen, I care': A qualitative investigation into the function of a self-harm message board. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 37(4), 422-430.

Gavin, J., Duffield, J., Brosnan, M., Joiner., R., Maras, P. & Scott, A. (2007). Drawing the net: internet identification, internet use, and the image of internet users. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 10(3), 478-481.

Rodham, K. & Gavin, J.(2006). The ethics of using the Internet to gather qualitative research data. Research Ethics Review, 2(3), 92-97.

Joiner, R., Gavin, J., Brosnan, M., Crook, C., Duffield, J., Durndell, A., Maras, P., Miller, J., & Scott, A.J.(2006). Internet identification and current and future Internet use. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 9(4), 410-414.

Gavin, J. (2005). Defending the norm: Exploring sites of tension in audience engagement with AIDS-related television. International Journal of Critical Psychology, 15: Neoliberal Subjects, 104-132

Joiner, R., Brosnan, M., Duffield, J., Gavin, J., & Maras, P. (2005). Gender, internet identification , and internet anxiety: Correlates of internet use. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 8(4), 373-380.

Adams, J., Rodham, K., & Gavin, J.(2005). Investigating the 'self' in deliberate self-harm. Qualitative Health Research, 15 (10), 1293-1309.

Joiner, R., Gavin, J., Maras, P. Brosnan, M., Crook, C., Duffield, J., Durndell, A., Miller, J., Scott, A.J., & Lovatt, P. (2005). Gender, internet identification, internet experience and Internet anxiety: Correlates of Internet use. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 8(4), 371-378.

Gavin, J. (2001). Television teen-drama and HIV/AIDS: The role of genre in audience understandings of safe sex. Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies, 15 (1), 26-43.

Whitty, M. & Gavin, J. (2001). Age/sex/location: Uncovering the social cues in the development of on-line relationships. Cyber-Psychology and Behaviour, 4(3), 441-448.

Gavin, J. (2000). Arousing suspicion and violating trust: The ‘lived ideology’ of safe sex talk. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 2, 117-135.

Non-peer reviewed articles and reports

Scott, A.J. & Gavin, J. (2006). Helping students cope with the stress of debt. The Association for University and College Counselling Journal, Winter, 16. (Reprinted from The Psychologist, 2004, vol 17, no 9, p529)

Scott, A.J. & Gavin, J. (2004). Alleviating the burden of student loans. The Psychologist, 17, 9, 529.

Gavin,, J. (1999). [Book review of] Eric Rofes (1998) Dry Bones Breathe: Gay Men Creating Post-AIDS Identities and Cultures. Journal of Family Studies, 5, 275-6.

Gavin, J., Duffield, J. & Scott, A.J. (2005). The differential effects of communication channels in online dating relationships. In Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 13, 2, 209.

Conference papers

Rodham, K., & Gavin, J. (2011). Using the Internet to collect qualitative NSSI data: Problems, practicalities and benefits. 41st Annual EABCT Conference, Aug 31-Sep 3, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Gavin, J., Joiner, R., Watts, L., & Hayes, A. (2011). Facebook, social capital, and psychological well-being: The mediating effects of intimate self-disclosure. 12th European Congress of Psychology, July 4-8, Istanbul, Turkey.

Lewis, S., Rodham, K., Gavin, J., & St. Denis, J. (2011). Once you start, you can’t stop: Is self-injury an addiction? 6th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS), June 25-26, Fordham University, New York, NY.

Scott, A.J., Gavin, J., Sleath, E., & Sheridan, L. (2011). Perceptions of victim responsibility: The influence of prior relationship and conduct severity in stalking scenarios. Paper presented at the AP-LS/4th International Congress on Psychology and Law, 3-5 March, Miami, FL, USA.

Rodham, K., Bandalli, P., & Gavin, J. (2010). Using the internet to collect qualitative data on self-harm: pitfalls, problems and practicalities. Paper to be presented at International Research Meeting: Non suicidal self injury in adolescents, Sept 23-24, Universitare Psychiatrische Kiliniken, Universitat Basel, Switzerland.

Gavin, J. & Farrer, J. (2010). Online dating in Japan: A test of social information processing theory. Asian Psychological Association 2010 Conference, 4-7 July, CharlesDarwinUniversity, Darwin, Australia.

Gavin, J., Brosnan, M., Joiner, R., & Doodson, J. (2010). The development and evaluation of teaching cyberpsychology in Second Life. Cyberpsychology and Computer Psychology Conference (CyComP2010), July 7, University of Bolton Computer and Cyberpsychology Research Unit, Bolton, UK.

Gavin, J., Brosnan, M., Doodson, J., & Joiner, R. (2010). Using ‘Second Life’ to support esperiential learning. Psychology Learning and Teaching Conference, June 30-July 2, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Bandalli, P., Gavin, J., & Rodham, K. (2010). International Society for the Study of Self Injury Conference, June 26-7, Northwestern UniversityFeinbergSchool of Medicine, ChicagoIL, USA.

Scott, A.Gavin, J. (2009). The influence of the perpetrator-target relationship on perceptions of stalking in mock-jury deliberations. British psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 23-25 June, Preston, UK.

Gavin, J., & Griffin, C. (2010). The influence of technical design on online dating practices: A comparison of user-led and system-led platforms. Paper to be presented at General Online Research Conference 10, May 26-28, University of Pforzheim, Germany.

Scott, A.Gavin, J. (2009). The influence of the perpetrator-target relationship on perceptions of stalking in mock-jury deliberations. Poster to be presented at the British psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 23-25 June, Preston, UK.

Gavin, J., & Rodham, K. (2008). The presentation of ‘pro-anorexia’ in online group interactions. Paper to be presented at the XXIX International Congress of Psychology ICP 2008, July 20-25, Berlin, Germany.

Gavin, J. (2008). Objects of desire: The construction of commodified and gendered identities through online dating. Subjectivity: International Conference in Critical Psychology, Cultural Studies and Social Theory, June 27-29, CardiffUniversity, Wales.

Gavin, J., Rodham, K., & Riley, S.(2007). The role of body-talk in anorexia-related online forums. Somatechnics Conference 2007, 19-21 March, MacquarieUniversity, Sydney, Australia.

Gavin, J., Scott, A.J., & Duffield, J.(2006). Passion, intimacy and commitment in online dating: Time versus channel effects. 3rd International Association for Relationship Research Conference, 4-6 July, University of Crete, Rethymnon Campus, Greece.

Gavin, J., Rodham, K., & Poyer, H. (2006). The demarginalization of 'pro-anorexic' identities through online group participation. Appearance Matters 2: Developing Theory and Practice, 6-7 June, Assembly Rooms and Guildhall, Bath, UK.

Riley, S., Gavin, J., & Rodham, K. (2006). Doing weight in cyberspace. Appearance Matters 2: Developing Theory and Practice, 6-7 June, Assembly Rooms and Guildhall, Bath, UK.

Gavin, J., Duffield, J., & Scott, A.J. (2005). The role of communication media in online relationship development. 9th European Congress of Psychology, 3-8 July, Granada, Spain.

Gavin, J., Duffield, J., & Scott, A.J. (2005). The differential effects of communication channels in online dating relationships. The British Psychological Society Quinquennial Conference, 30 March - 2 April, University of Manchester, UK.

Gavin, J., Duffield, J., & Scott, A.J. (2005). Use of on- and offline communication channels by internet dating site users. GOR05: German Online Researchers Conference, Mar 22-24, Zurich, Switzerland.

Gavin, J., Duffield, J., Brosnan, M.J., Joiner, J., & Maras, P. (2004). Drawing the Net: Gender, Image and Internet-identification. Gender and IT / Psychology and IT conferences, 6-8 / 7-9 September, Cadiz, Spain.

Brosnan, M. , Crook. C., Duffield, J., Durndell, A., Gavin, J., Joiner, R., Maras, P., Miller, J., & Scott, A. (2004) Highly anxious students’ experience of the Internet over an academic year. Gender and IT / Psychology and IT conferences, 6-8 / 7-9 September, Cadiz, Spain.

Scott, A.J., Joiner, R., Brosnan, M. , Crook. C., Duffield, J., Durndell, A., Gavin, J., Maras, P., & Miller, J. (2004). Gender differences in students uses of and attitudes towards the Internet. Gender and IT / Psychology and IT conferences, 6-8 / 7-9 September, Cadiz, Spain.

Maras, P., Brosnan, M. , Crook. C., Duffield, J., Durndell, A., Gavin, J., Joiner, R., Miller, J., & Scott, A. (2004). Identifying with the Net: the relationship between Internet identity, Internet experience and Internet anxiety. Gender and IT / Psychology and IT conferences, 6-8 / 7-9 September, Cadiz, Spain.

Gavin, J., Duffield, J., & Scott, A. (2004). Meet me in the real world: Internet dating and the transition from online to offline relationship. Paper to be presented at 6th International German Online Research Conference, University of Duisburg-Essen, Mar 29-31, 2004.

Duffield, J., & Gavin, J. (2004) Meet me in the real world: Self-expression in close relationships initiated through online dating agencies. Paper to be presented at The International Association for Relationship Research Conference, Madison, Wisconson, July 22-25 2004.

Duffield, J., & Gavin, J. (2003). Drawing the net: Identity, image & the Internet. Paper presented at The British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Bournemouth, March 13-15, 2003.

Gavin, J., & Duffield, J. (2002). Nerds, geeks & other cyber-identities: An evolutionary theory. Paper presented at International Conference in Critical Psychology, University of Bath, Aug. 27-31.

Gavin, J. (2002). Sex, lies & anonymity: Virtual bodies online. Paper presented at The British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Blackpool, March 14-16, 2002.

Whitty, M. & Gavin, J. (2000). Reality bytes: The suspension of disbelief in the maintenance of on-line attraction. Paper presented at Narratives for a New Millennium Conference, University of Adelaide, Feb. 23-27, 2000.

Gavin, J. (1999). Juggling sexual safety, sexual power and femininity: The paradox of a ‘clean’ woman with condoms. Paper presented at Synthetics: Making and Remaking Culture. Cultural Studies Association of Australia Annual Conference, Parramatta Campus, University of Western Sydney, Dec 3-5, 1999.

Gavin, J. (1999). Rethinking the television-viewer conversation: A Bakhtinian perspective. Paper presented at the International Society for Theoretical Psychology Conference, Sydney, April 1999.

Gavin, J. (1999). Defending the norm: Identifying sites of tension in audience engagement with AIDS-related teen-drama. Paper presented at Millennium World Conference in Critical Psychology, University of Western Sydney, April 1999.

Gavin, J. (1998). Meaning-construction through conversation: Television teen-drama and HIV/AIDS. Paper presented at the Postmodernism in Practice Conference, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 25th February - 1st March 1998.

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