Toby Prike
School of Psychology
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
I am primarily a cognitive psychologist, but also extensively incorporate social psychology and individual differences research within my work. I am interested in how and why we believe the things we do, and the impacts of those beliefs
I am also a strong advocate for scientific reform, including advocating for open science and other reforms to enhance scientific credibility. Related to these interests, I thoroughly enjoy teaching research methods and statistics, and encouraging critical and scientific thinking in my students.
My primary research interests focus on the impact of misinformation and non-evidence-based beliefs (e.g., conspiracy theories, paranormal beliefs, science denial), with an emphasis on strategies that can be used to try and reduce their influence and negative impacts. I also maintain a broader set of research interests across the domains of migration, metacognition, reasoning, and cognitive bias.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2024 - ongoing Lecturer University of Adelaide 2021 - 2024 Research Associate University of Western Australia 2018 - 2021 Research Fellow University of Southampton -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2018 Flinders University Australia PhD 2013 Flinders University Australia Honours 2012 University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Psychological Science
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Journals
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Books
Year Citation 2022 Bijak, J. (2022). Towards Bayesian Model-Based Demography. Springer International Publishing.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2022 Prike, T. (2022). Open science, replicability, and transparency in modelling. In J. Bijak (Ed.), Towards Bayesian Model-Based Demography Agency, Complexity and Uncertainty in Migration Studies. Springer. 2022 Prike, T., Higham, P. A., & Bijak, J. (2022). The Boundaries of Cognition and Decision Making. In J. Bijak (Ed.), Towards Bayesian Model-Based Demography (pp. 93-112). Springer International Publishing.
DOI2021 Bijak, J., Hinsch, M., Nurse, S., Prike, T., & Reinhardt, O. (2021). Bayesian model-based approach: Impact on science and policy. In J. Bijak (Ed.), Towards Bayesian Model-Based Demography Agency, Complexity and Uncertainty in Migration Studies (pp. 155-174). Springer. -
Conference Papers
Year Citation 2021 Bijak, J., Hilton, J., Hinsch, M., Lipscombe, K., Nurse, S., Prike, T., . . . Grow, A. (2021). Teaching a Modeling Process: Reflections from An Online Course. In Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference Vol. 2021-December (pp. 1-12). Phoenix, AZ, USA: IEEE.
DOI Scopus12020 Bijak, J., Higham, P. A., Hilton, J., Hinsch, M., Nurse, S., Prike, T., . . . Uhrmacher, A. M. (2020). Modelling Migration: Decisions, Processes and Outcomes. In Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference Vol. 2020-December (pp. 2613-2624). Orlando, FL, USA: IEEE.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2025 Co-Supervisor The interaction of psychological, linguistic, and platform dynamics in shaping the conspiratorial misinformation ecosystem in digital environments Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Rituparna Mukherjee
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