Research Publications and Presentations(Since 2000)

Michael Kiernan

Research Publications and Presentations(since 2000)

Cumming, S., Harris, L., Kiernan, M.J., & Williams, R.J. (2001). Semantic priming of expectancies among high and low restraint nonproblem drinkers.Australian Journal of Psychology, 53, 155-159

Cumming, S., Kiernan, M.J., & Livermore, A. (2001). Serial position effects, words and figures, but not flavours. Chemical Senses, 26, 791

Dryer, R, Kiernan, M.J., Mason, L.M., Teng, A, & Betts, G.A. (2004). Construct validity and reliability of the Conner’s Parent Rating Scale – Revised (CPRS-R) in an Australian sample. In M. Katsikitis (Ed.). Procedings of the 39th APS Annual Conference, (pp. 84-88). Melbourne, Australia: The Australian Psychological Society, Ltd.

Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. (2006). Implicit theories of the characteristics and causes of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) held by parents and professionals in the psychological, educational, medical and allied health fields. Australian Psychologist, 58, 79-92.

Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. (2006). The effects of diagnostic labelling on the implicit theories of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder held by health professionals. Behaviour Change,23, 177-185.

Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. Implicit belifs regarding the management strategies and long-term outcome for children with ADHD. Australian Association of Cognitive Behaviour Therapists Annual Conference, 29 June- 3 July 2002, Brisbane, Qld.

Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. Implicit theories of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Explanatory models used by parents and professionals in the educational, medical, mental health and allied health fields. Australian Association of Cognitive Behaviour Therapists Annual Conference, 5-7 September 2001, Sydney, NSW.

Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. The effects of diagnostic labelling on health professionals’ beliefs about the cause and treatment of ADHD. 28th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, 8-13 August, 2004.

Hiramatsu, I., Dryer, R., & Kiernan, M.J. The effect of the cues that are not present: A reevaluation of the Rescorla-Wagner model., 28th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, 8-13 August, 2004.

Hiramatsu, I., Dryer, R., Kiernan, M. J. Evaluation of cell information in a 2x4 contingency table. 4th International Conference on Cognitive Science, Sydney, Australia. 13-17 July, 2003.

Hiramatsu, I., Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J. Changing what we think about cues that are not present: A reevaluation of the Rescorla-Wagner model. 11th Australian Mathematical Psychology Conference, Sydney, Australia. 27-30 November, 2003.

Hiramatsu, I., Kiernan, M.J., & Dryer, R. A simple feed-forward network with lateral projections can simulate backward blocking. 2nd Australian Learning Group Conference. July 12-15 2001, Magnetic Island, Qld.

Hiramatsu, I., Kiernan, M.J., & Dryer, R. Independent occurrence of an outcome and its effect on causal judgments in retrospective reevaluation. 28th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, 8-13 August, 2004.

Kiernan, M. J., Tyson, G. A., & Dryer, R. (2003). Implicit theories of ADHD amongst professionals and lay people: A structural model incorporating characteristics, causes and treatments. 4th International Conference on Cognitive Science, Sydney, 13 - 17 July.

Kiernan, M.J., & Westbrook, R.F. The role of the dorsal subiculum and the accumbens nucleus in mediating contextual freezing in the rat. 2nd Australian Learning Group Conference. 12-15 July 2001, Magnetic Island, Qld.

Kiernan, M.J., Betts, G., Dryer, R., Williamson, B. & Teng, A. Sensitivity of the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children to the presence and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing in Australian children. 17th Annual Meeting of the Australasian Sleep Association. Sydney, Australia, 15-17 October, 2004.

Kiernan, M.J., Tyson, G.A. & Dryer, R. Beliefs concerning the causes of Bulimia Nervosa held by the general public,l university students and health workers. 28th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, 8-13 August, 2004.

Kiernan, M.J., Tyson, G.A. & Dryer, R. The relation between therapists’ beliefs about the causes and treatment of ADHD: The scientist-practitioner model under scrutiny. Australian Association of Cognitive Behaviour Therapists Annual Conference, 29 June- 3 July 2002, Brisbane, Qld.

Kiernan, M.J., Tyson, G.A., & Dryer, R. (2003). Implicit theories of ADHD amongst professionals and lay people: A structural model incorporating characteristics, causes and treatments. In P.P.Slezak (Ed.). Proceedings of the Joint International Conference on Cognitive Science, (pp.286-291). Sydney, Australia: University of NSW.

Kiernan, M.J., Tyson, G.A., & Dryer, R. Can structural equation models be used to examine implicit theories?28th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, 8-13 August, 2004.

Ledgerwood, L., Kiernan, M.J., & Dryer, R. Latent inhibition (LI) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). 2nd Australian Learning Group Conference. 12-15 July 2001, Magnetic Island, Qld.

Teng, A., Betts, G., Kiernan, M.J., & Dryer, R. The construct validity and the predictive validity of the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children in an Australian sample. 39th APS Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia. October, 2004

Tyson, G.A., Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Waldron, C. Implicit theories of ADHD - the parental perspective. Seventh Annual Conference of the Society of Australian Social Psychologists. Melbourne, July 2001

Tyson, G.A., Dryer, Rachel, Kiernan, M.J., & Waldron, Catherine. Parents’ causal explanations of ADHD. The British Psychological Society Division of Educational and Child Psychology Annual Conference, Bournemouth, January 2002.

Tyson, G.A., Roufeil, L. & Kiernan, M.J. Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care Initiatives in New South Wales Central West: An evaluation of four service models. The National SARRAH Conference, Alice Springs, 26-28 August, 2004.

Tyson, G.A., Roufeil, L., & Kiernan, M.J. (2004). Evaluation of the Central West Division of General Practice Better Outcomes in Mental Health Initiative pilot program.Consultancy funded by the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Initiative, June, 2004.

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