Dr Justine Dandy

	Lecturer in Psychology
	Email:	j.dandy@ecu.edu.au
	Phone:	+61 8 6304 5105
	Fax:	+61 8 6304 5834
	Room:	JO 30.207
	Teaching Area(s):	Cross-cultural and cultural psychology; social psychology; developmental psychology; research methods
	Qualifications:	BA (Hons), University of Adelaide PhD, University of Adelaide
	Professional Profile:	Dr Dandy has worked in teaching and research positions at Flinders University and the University of WA. She moved to Perth in 2000, and started at ECU in October 2003.
	Research Interests:	My research interests are primarily in cross-cultural and social psychology. Specifically, I am interested in acculturation attitudes and strategies, ethnic identity and attitudes toward social diversity. Recent research projects include: ethnic and national identity among ethnic and racial minorities; intergroup dynamics between Anglo-Australians and Muslim-Australians; and attitudes toward ethnic and cultural diversity
	Current Collaborations:	Prof. Kevin Durkin, Dept. of Psychology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow UK Prof. Bonnie Barber, School of Psychology, Murdoch University Assoc. Professor Rogelia Pe-Pua, School of Social Sciences and International Studies, University of New South Wales Prof. Mark Rapley, School of Psychology, University of East London Dr Eyal Gringart, School of Psychology and Social Science, ECU Dr Kevin Runions, Curtin University
	Professional Membership:	Society for Australasian Social Psychologists International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
	Current Publications:	Download Publications List
	Recent Conferences:	Download Conferences List
	Current Projects:	Australian attitudes to cultural diversity’ Dandy, J (ECU) and Pe-Pua, R. (UNSW); Ethnic stereotypes among teachers and students in Australian schools: Implications for academic achievement Durkin, K.¹, Dandy, J.², & Barber, B.³ 1 School of Psychology, UWA (now at the University of Strathclyde, UK) 2 School of Psychology, ECU 3 School of Psychology, Murdoch University Funded by the University of WA Grants Scheme Reliability and validity of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure with Australian ethno-cultural minorities. Dandy, J. School of Psychology, Edith Cowan University Funded by Edith Cowan University Early Career Researcher Grant Scheme Formative study of discrimination and mental health of CALD Australian children. Runions, K.¹, Dandy, J.¹, Cross, D.², Zubrick, S.³, Li, J.³, & Silburn, S.⁴ 1 School of Psychology, ECU 2 Child Health Promotion Research Unit, ECU 3 Population Sciences, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research 4 Centre for Developmental Health, Telethon ICHR/ Curtin University Funded by Healthway Health Promotion Research Starter Grant Intergroup dynamics between Anglo-Australians and Muslim-Australians Dandy, J. & Gringart, E. School of Psychology, ECU Australian attitudes toward social diversity Pe-pua, R.¹ & Dandy, J.² 1 School of Social Science and Policy, University of New South Wales 2 School of Psychology, ECU Part of the International Study of Attitudes Towards Immigration and Settlement (ISATIS)
	Current Students:	Brenda Hendricks MPsych (Community) Candidate, School of Psychology (Co-supervised with Associate Professor Lynne Cohen) Thesis: The relationship between sense of community and acculturation among Chinese migrants in Perth Nikki Isaacson PhD Candidate, School of Psychology and Social Science, (Co-supervised with Dr Deirdre Drake), Thesis: Parent perspectives of interethnic relationships; Abesha Ayele Gota PhD candidate, School of Psychology and Social Science (Co-supervised with Dr Deirdre Drake), thesis: Effects of culture, parenting styles, self-efficacy and motivation on the academic achievement of university students in Ethiopia Mitch Read PhD candidate, School of Psychology and Social Science (Co-supervised with Mr Craig Harms, Dr Julian Dooley and Professor Donna Cross), thesis: The prevalence, nature and impact of cyber bullying behaviours in Western Australia Emanuela Sala MPsych (Community), School of Psychology and Social Science, thesis: Cultural identification and hybrid/hyphen identities among Italians in Western Australia
	Recent Students:	Lillian Fawcett PhD Candidate, School of Psychology (Co-supervised with Prof. Alison Garton) Thesis: School’s Out: Adolescent ‘Leisure’ Activities, Influences and Consequences Amie-Jade Pember MPsych (Community), School of Psychology and Social Science, thesis: Anglo-Australians’ attitudes to multiculturalism in a culturally and ethnically diverse suburb Lynn Jean MPsych (Community), School of Psychology and Social Science, thesis: A journey of self-discovery: The acculturation experiences of students from the Seychelles in Australia.