Mr Joe Mandrell
Online Course Facilitator
Adelaide University Online and Learning Futures
Academic
I am a Lecturer in the School of Public Health and an Online Course Facilitator (OCF) at Adelaide University Online. In these roles, I lead the development and delivery of teaching for Adelaide University students. My teaching spans public health and psychology, with particular interests in:
- determinants of health perspectives on inequalities and inequities across population groups
- evaluation of public health programs and policy
- statistical literacy and the fundamentals of data analysis
In addition to teaching, I am a researcher and PhD candidate in the School of Psychology. Broadly speaking, my research explores how people experience and interpret power in everyday life.
My research examines how people interpret and navigate power in everyday life. I am particularly interested in how individuals experience being under power (whether in interpersonal, institutional, or political contexts) and how those experiences shape perceptions of legitimacy, (in)justice, compliance, and resistance.
To this end, I use a combination of experimental methods, quantitative and qualitative analyses. I also have a keen interest in psychometrics and the development of valid and reliable measurement tools.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Lecturer | Adelaide University |
| 2023 - 2025 | Researcher | University of Adelaide |
| 2021 - 2025 | Lecturer | University of South Australia |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Adelaide University | Australia | Doctor of Philosophy (current) |
| 2022 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Psychological Science with First Class Honours |
| 2008 - 2010 | King's College London | United Kingdom | Master of Arts in Intelligence and International Security |
| 2007 | University of Birmingham | United Kingdom | Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Science |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Professional Certificate in University Teaching | University of South Australia | Australia |
| — | Certificate IV in TESOL | TAFE SA | - |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Bartholomaeus, J., Mandrell, J., & Strelan, P. (2025). On the Measurement of Episodic Empowerment.. The British journal of social psychology, 64(1), e12838. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2025 | Bartholomaeus, J., Mandrell, J., & Strelan, P. (2025). A prototype analysis of divine forgiveness.. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, online(1), 1-12. Scopus3 WoS3 |
| 2025 | Bartholomaeus, J., Mandrell, J., & Strelan, P. (2025). The Divine Forgiveness Questionnaire: Developing and validating a measure of the experience of God’s forgiveness across the abrahamic religions.. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 18(2), 210-222. |
Courses I teach
- PSYC 3014 Advanced Research Methods (2026)
- PUBH 2010 Rural Public Health (2026)
- PUBH 3012 UO Professional Practice in Public Health (2026)
- PUBH 2018 UO Evaluation of Public Health Practices (2026)
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PUBH 2015 UO Aboriginal Public Health Practice and Research (2024)
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