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Professor Tony Machin

Name :	Professor Tony Machin
Position :	Head of Department (Psychology)
Section :	Faculty of Sciences Psychology
Office :	W519
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	61 7 4631 2587
Extension :	2587
E-mail :
Qualifications :	BA, BA(Hons), BSc, MA Qld PhD USQ

Home Page : http://www.usq.edu.au/users/machin
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Professional Memberships

Member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS).

Member of the APS College of Organisational Psychologists.

Member of the International Association for Applied Psychology (MIAAP) and Australian representative for Division 13 (Traffic and Transportation Psychology).

International Affiliate of the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology.

Member of the International International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH).

Member of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology

Professional Affiliations

Registered Psychologist, Queensland, Australia since 1985.

Member of the National Committee of the APS College of Organisational Psychology from 1999 to 2001.

Editor of Interface, the newsletter of the APS College of Organisational Psychology from 1999 to 2001.

Research Interests

1. Understanding the impact of individual and organisational factors on transfer of training in the workplace was the topic of my PhD completed in 1999.

2. Numerous funded projects with Prof. Gerry Fogarty have focused on the determinants of occupational health and well-being.

3. Evaluation of training interventions designed to improve the well-being of the unemployed has been the focus of several projects with Dr Peter Creed from Griffith University.

4. Management of fatigue in long-distance driving is the focus of a funded project that was completed in 2002. Research is continuing into the organisational factors that influence drivers' safety beliefs, safety behaviour and well-being.

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

1. Machin, M. A. & Sankey, K. S. (2008). Relationships between young drivers’ personality characteristics, risk perceptions, and driving behaviour. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 40, 541-547.

2. Machin, M. A. & Hoare, P. N. (2008). The role of workload and driver coping styles in predicting bus drivers’ need for recovery, positive and negative affect, and physical symptoms. Anxiety, Stress & Coping, 21, 359-375.

3. Albion, M. J., Fogarty, G. J., Machin, M. A., & Patrick, J. (2008). Predicting absenteeism and turnover intentions in the health professions. Australian Health Review, 32 (2), 271-281.

Most notable :

1. Creed. P. A., Machin, M. A., & Hicks, R. (1999). Improving the mental health status and coping abilities for long-term unemployed youth using cognitive-behaviour therapy based training interventions. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 20, 963-978.
2. Fogarty, G. J., Machin, M. A., Albion, M. J., Sutherland, L. F., Lalor G. I., & Revitt, S. (1999). Predicting occupational strain and job satisfaction: The role of stress, coping, personality, and affectivity variables. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 54, 429-452.
3. Machin, M. A. (2002). Planning, managing, and optimizing transfer of training. In: K. Kraiger (Ed.), Creating, implementing, and managing effective training and development (pp. 263-301). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

PSY2110 Research Methods B

PSY3101 Career Assessment and Development.

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 18 years

Administrative Responsibilities

1. Head of the Psychology Department (from 14 July 2008)
2. Psychology Fourth Year (Honours) Coordinator (2001-2004)
3. Psychology Undergraduate Coordinator (S2, 2004 - S3, 2007)
4. Director of the Community and Organisational Research (CORE) Unit from 2006.