Theodore Nettelbeck

Theodore Nettelbeck

School of Psychology

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Emeritus Professor Ted Nettelbeck - TITLEHOLDER.
The nature of human intelligence and individual differences in cognitive abilities. Much of my research has involved the development and application of measures of timed performance, like inspection time and reaction time, to the study of individual differences in information processing and the relationships of these with psychometric tests of IQ. These studies have included children, young adults and elderly persons and have encompassed a wide range of IQ, including persons with an intellectual disability.
The field of intellectual disability, including work assessment and training, the relevance of interpersonal competence to effective every-day functioning, evaluating support needs of people with disabilities.
The structure of attentional abilities and their relevance to an understanding of intelligence; determining whether speed of processing mediates cognitive changes during childhood and old age; and investigating whether inspection time has potential as a biomarker for functional ageing.
Emotional intelligence and its relation to cognitive abilities and personality.

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

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2014 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Seeing Reason: Visuospatial Ability, Sex Differences and the Raven's Progressive Matrices Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Nicolette Amanda Reed Waschl
    2014 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Do Investment Traits Intellectual Curiosity and Confidence Predict Academic Performance? Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Christopher John Powell
    2013 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Exploring Pitch Perception Thresholds in Very Short Tones: Minimum Tone Duration for Perception of Pitch in 2-Tone and 3-Tone Sequences Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Russell Leslie Burton
    2013 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Cognitive Predictors of Driving Ability in Older Adults Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Nicole Valenzisi
    2013 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Exploring Psychological Wellbeing in Actors: A Qualitative Study of Professionals and Students Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Psychology (Clinical) Doctorate Part Time Ms Alison Elizabeth Robb
    2013 - 2018 Principal Supervisor Suicide Vulnerability and Risk: Fragmented Sense of Self and Psychache Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Psychology (Clinical) Doctorate Full Time Margaret Alicja Prysak
    2011 - 2014 Co-Supervisor The effect of chemotherapy on cognition in patients with and survivors of colorectal cancer Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Kristy Diane Giles
    2008 - 2011 Co-Supervisor Sleep and snoring in infancy: Prevalence and effects on cognitive development, maternal mental health and family functioning Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Alicia Marie Piteo
    2007 - 2013 Co-Supervisor Lifetime Diet and Cognition in Older People Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Diane Elizabeth Hosking
    2006 - 2008 Co-Supervisor Development and Assessment of Computer-Game-Like Tests of Human Cognitive Abilities Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jason Mc Pherson
    2006 - 2011 Co-Supervisor Auditory Measures of Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Functions: Where Have We Come From and Where to From Here? Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Ian Zajac
    2006 - 2010 Principal Supervisor A Comparison of Typically Developing and Atypically Developing ToM Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time APrf Yasmin Harman-Smith
    2006 - 2011 Co-Supervisor An Investigation of the Effects of Lead on Children's Cognitive Abilities Master of Psychology (Clinical)/Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Rachel Earl
    2006 - 2010 Co-Supervisor Educational Resilience in Primary School Children in South Australia: An Investigation Master of Psychology (Clinical)/Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Jordan Rachel Simeon Bell
    2005 - 2010 Co-Supervisor Family Quality of Life of Australian Families with a Member with an Intellectual/Developmental Disability: Measurement issues Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Fiona Rillotta
    2005 - 2008 Co-Supervisor A Radical Reconsideration of Serialism and Chord Stranding, Applied to a Personal Jazz Style (CD Recordings and Exegesis) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Christopher Martin
    2005 - 2008 Co-Supervisor Predicting Support Needs for People with Psychiatric and Intellectual Disabilities Master of Psychology (Clinical)/Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Stacey Thomson
    2003 - 2007 Principal Supervisor Predicting Independent Functioning in an Elderly Population: The Evaluation of Working Memory Capacity as a Biomarker of Ageing Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Sara Howard
    2003 - 2007 Principal Supervisor Inspection Time as a Biological Marker for Functional Age Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Tess Gregory
    2002 - 2008 Co-Supervisor Support Needs Assessment for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: An Investigation of the Nature of the Support Needs Construct and Disability Factors that Impact on Support Needs Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Julia Harries
    2002 - 2006 Principal Supervisor Emotional Intelligence: A Psychometric Study Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Janette Warwick
    2001 - 2008 Principal Supervisor Readiness, Resilience, and Readjustment: A Psychological Investigation on Human Factors across the Deployment Cycle of Contemporary Peace Support Operations Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Peter Murphy
    2001 - 2007 Principal Supervisor An Exploration of Unit Commander Decision-Making in the Australian Army Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Taryn Elliott
    2001 - 2006 Principal Supervisor Are the Claims for Emotional Intelligence Justified? Emotional Intelligence Predicts Life Skills, but Not as Well as Personality and Cognitive Abilities. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Veneta Anne Bastian
    1999 - 2003 Principal Supervisor Of Mice and Men: the structure and bases of murine cognitive abilities Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Matthew Welsh
    1998 - 2002 Principal Supervisor The effects of movable novel objects, novel olfactory stimuli and novel auditory stimuli on the exploratory, play and stereotypical behaviour of captive species: A comparative study. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Kathryn Lampard
    1997 - 2006 Co-Supervisor Values and Long-Term Care Decision-Making for Frail Elderly People Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Linley Denson

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