John Dunn

John Dunn

School of Psychology

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Professor John Dunn - TITLEHOLDER.
My research focuses on cognitive psychology - the study of knowing, learning, thinking, judging, reasoning, and remembering. A common theme in my research across these different areas concerns how different kinds of psychological processes can be identified. To this end, I have been active in developing an approach, called state-trace analysis, that can be used to answer this and related questions.

My research focuses on cognitive psychology - the study of knowing, learning, thinking, judging, reasoning, and remembering. A common theme in my research across these different areas concerns how different kinds of psychological processes can be identified. To this end, I have been active in developing an approach, called state-trace analysis, that can be used to answer this and related questions.

Semmler, C., Dunn, J. C., Mickes, L., & Wixted, J. (2016-2018). A formal signal detection model of eyewitness identification. ARC Discovery Grant (Project ID: DP160101048), $176,200.

Hayes, B. K., & Dunn, J. C. (2015-2018). Uncovering the processes underlying human reasoning: A state-trace approach. ARC Discovery Grant (Project ID: DP150101094), $534,209.

Kalish, M., Lee, M. & Dunn, J. C. (2013-2016). Classifying categorization using State Trace Analysis and Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling. National Science Foundation, $521,947.

Dunn, J. C., Kalish, M. L., Burdakov, O. P., & Anderson, L. (2013-2015). State-trace analysis: Theory and application. ARC Discovery Grant (Project ID: DP130101535), $293,000.

Dunn, J. C. & de Zubicaray, G. I. (2011-2013). Investigation of recognition memory in behavioural, electrophysiological, and functional neuro-imaging domains using state-trace analysis. ARC Discovery Grant (Project ID: DP110100751), $210,000.

Dunn, J. C., Dennis, S .J. & de Zubicaray, G. I. (2008-2010). Single and dual process models of recognition memory: Reconciliation of behavioural, electrophysiological, and neuro-imaging data. ARC Discovery Grant (Project ID: DP0878630), $205,000.

Newell, B. R., Dunn, J. C. & Kalish, M. L. (2008-2010). Uncovering the processes underlying human category learning. ARC Discovery Grant (Project ID: DP0877510), $165,000.

Dunn, J. C. (2006). Single vs dual process models of categorization: Evidence from state-trace analysis. University of Adelaide Faculty of Health Sciences Establishment Grant, $15,000.

Dunn, J. C. & Heathcote, A. J. (2005-2007). Are two processes one too many? An investigation of the viability of the dual-process model of recognition memory. ARC Discovery Grant (Project ID: DP0558407), $167,000.

Kirsner, K., Dunn, J. C., & Hird, K. M. (2004-2006). Investigation of the component distributions of pause duration in spontaneous speech: Constraints for models of language production. ARC Discovery Grant (Project ID: DP0452776), $117,000.

Psychology 1A (PSYCHOL 1000) - Module: The Science of Psychology

Psychology Honours (PSYCHOL 4209) - Mind, Brain and Behaviour

Doing Research in Psychology: Advanced (PSYCHOL 3020) - Quantitative Methods

Human Factors (PSYCHOL 7336)

  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2016 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Applying Signal Detection Models to Investigate the Effect of Sequential Item Presentation on the Police Lineup Task Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Matthew Philip Kaesler
    2009 - 2010 Principal Supervisor New Methodologies for Modelling Individual Differences in Cognition Master of Medical Science Master Part Time Prof Michael Webb
    2008 - 2014 Principal Supervisor State-Trace Analysis of Associative Recognition:
    Comparing Single-Process and Dual-Process Models
    Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Nicholas Francis Hamm
    2008 - 2013 Co-Supervisor Understanding One-to-Many Unfamiliar Face Matching in the Operational Context: The Impact of Candidate List Size, Expertise, and Decision Aids on the Performance of Facial Recognition System Users Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Rebecca Louise Heyer
    2007 - 2010 Co-Supervisor The Development and Assessment of the Semantic Fields Model of Visual Salience Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Benjamin Stone
    2007 - 2011 Principal Supervisor A Graded-Embodied Theory Account for the Processing of Emotional Stimuli. The Case of Sentences, Images, and Faces Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Fernando Marmolejo Ramos
    2007 - 2013 Principal Supervisor From the Laboratory to the Real World: Evaluating the Impact of Impostors, Expertise and Individual Differences on Human Face Matching Performance Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Dragana Calic

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