Mr Joe Mandrell
Online Course Facilitator
Adelaide University Online and Learning Futures
Academic
I am an Online Course Facilitator (OCF) at Adelaide University Online, where I lead the development and delivery of teaching for AU Online 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 - ongoing | Lecturer | University of South Australia |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's College London | United Kingdom | Master of Arts in Intelligence and International Security | |
| University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Psychological Science with First Class Honours | |
| 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 |
| 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. Scopus2 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, 14 pages. |
Courses I teach
- BEHL 3005 Advanced Research Methods (2025)
- BUSS 1078 UO Introduction to Human Behaviour (2025)
- HLTH 1051 UO First Peoples' Health (2025)
- HLTH 1066 UO Human and Animal Relationships in Health and Society (2025)
- HLTH 3060 UO Public Health (2025)
- HLTH 3077 UO Professional Practice in Public Health (2025)
- BEHL 3005 Advanced Research Methods (2024)
- EDUC 2080 UO Evaluation of Public Health Practices (2024)
- HLTH 1056 UO Health Systems and Services (2024)
- HLTH 1066 UO Human and Animal Relationships in Health and Society (2024)
- HLTH 2042 UO Aboriginal Public Health Practice and Research (2024)
- HLTH 3077 UO Professional Practice in Public Health (2024)
- WELF 2026 UO Innovation, Creativity and Social Roles in Healthy Ageing (2024)
Programs I'm associated with
- XBPH - Bachelor of Public Health
- XBPY - Bachelor of Psychology
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