Dr Tylor Cosgrove
Online Course Facilitator
Adelaide University Online and Learning Futures
Academic
Researcher in Psychology investigating conspiracy theories and misinformation. I am interested in how this information spreads on social media, and how individuals come to accept it. I am also interested in the roles that personality traits, education, and social identities play in belief formation. I have taught across multiple universities for a variety of subjects in Psychology, both in-person and online.
I investigate conspiracy theories and misinformation. I am particularly interested in psychological motivations, personality traits and social identities that influence how individuals form beliefs and evaluate information. I also investigate which of these lead educated individuals to deny widely accepted beliefs or accept those with limited evidence.
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bond University | Australia | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Cosgrove, T. (2026). When education fails: narcissism, uniqueness, and need for closure in conspiracy beliefs and misinformation. Personality and Individual Differences, 251(113567), 1-14. Scopus3 WoS3 |
| 2026 | Cosgrove, T., Bahr, M., & Fritzon, K. (2026). Unfounded beliefs online: a socially adapted theory of planned behaviour model for misinformation adoption and spread. Current Psychology, 45(5), 549-1-549-15. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| 2026 | Azar, Z., Haddad, C., Fayad, L., Azar, T., Cosgrove, T., Fawaz, M., . . . Hallit, S. (2026). Validity and reliability of the 8-item version of the jaw functional limitation scale (JFLS-8) in the Arabic language. Journal of Oral and Facial Pain and Headache, 40(2), 14-21. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2026 | Cosgrove, T., Spence, J. L., Pearson, S., & Hornsey, M. J. (2026). Knowing the process as a pathway to trusting the outcome: System awareness and resistance to vaccine conspiracy theories. Vaccine: X, 31, 100851-1-100851-8. |
| 2026 | Ma, G., & Cosgrove, T. (2026). Vulnerable Narcissism and Social Motivations for Conspiracy Belief: The Mediating Role of Need for Uniqueness.. Psychol Rep, 332941261473828. |
| 2026 | Haddad, C., Azar, Z., Mathias, A., Fayad, L., Azar, T., Cosgrove, T., . . . Hallit, S. (2026). Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Arabic version of the Orofacial Awakening Symptoms Questionnaire (OFASQ). Journal of Oral and Facial Pain and Headache, 40(4), 76-83. |
| 2026 | Robson, S. G., Martire, K. A., Pearson, S., Cosgrove, T. J., Jetten, J., Faasse, K., & Hornsey, M. J. (2026). Rejecting conspiracies doesn't necessarily mean that you're smart: The relationship between conspiracy discrimination and reasoning ability. British Journal of Social Psychology, 65(4), e70117. |
| 2026 | Cosgrove, T., Bahr, M., & Fritzon, K. (2026). Social Identities Increase Susceptibility to Congruent Misinformation: Testing Accuracy-Norm and Identity Metacognitive Interventions. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 40(5), 14 pages. |
| 2025 | Noureddine, A., Hallit, S., Malaeb, D., Sakr, F., Dabbous, M., Cosgrove, T., . . . Moustafa, A. A. (2025). Measurement of purpose in life among Arabic-speaking adolescents: psychometric properties of an Arabic-language version of the Claremont purpose scale (CPS). Frontiers In Psychology, 16(1583111), 1-10. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2025 | Lee, M., Ball, L., Hill, S., Crowe, T. C., Walsh, H., Cosgrove, T., & Best, T. (2025). Omnivore, vegan and vegetarian diet quality associations with depressive symptoms: a comparative cross-sectional analysis of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Journal of Affective Disorders, 370, 18-25. Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC8 |
| 2024 | Cosgrove, T., & Bahr, M. (2024). The language of conspiracy theories: negative emotions and themes facilitate diffusion online. Sage Open, 14(4), 1-11. Scopus4 WoS4 |
| 2024 | Cosgrove, T., & Bahr, M. (2024). Psycholinguistics of Conspiracy Theories: Negative Emotions and Themes Facilitate Diffusion Online. SSRN Electronic Journal. |
| 2023 | Cosgrove, T. J., & Murphy, C. P. (2023). Narcissistic susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs exaggerated by education, reduced by cognitive reflection. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1-10. Scopus15 WoS12 Europe PMC6 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Cosgrove, T., Bahr, M., & Fritzon, K. (2024). Social Identities Increase Susceptibility to Congruent Misinformation: Testing Norm and Nudge Interventions. DOI Europe PMC1 |
| 2023 | Cosgrove, T., Bahr, M., & Fritzon, K. (2023). Monological or Ideological? Themes and Psychosocial Predictors of Conspiracy Belief. DOI |
| Date | Project/ No. | Investigators | Funding Body | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July - 2026 | National Intelligence Postdoctoral Grant | Cosgrove, T & Ye, B | Office of National Intelligence | $363,800 |
| Oct - 2025 | DECRA Development Award | Cosgrove, T | University of South Australia | $5,000 |
Courses I teach
- BEHL 1030 UO Psychology 1A (2025)
- BEHL 2019 UO Introductory Research Methods (2025)
- BEHL 3033 UO Work and Organisational Psychology (2025)
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