Introduction to Psychological Research Methods

Blake McKimmie is a Professor and Associate Dean (Academic) in the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences at The University of Queensland, where he has established himself as a leading expert in psychology and legal decision-making. His distinguished career is marked by numerous teaching accolades, including a Faculty Teaching Excellence Award in 2010 and a University of Queensland Teaching Excellence Award in 2016, while his teaching team earned the prestigious AAUT Higher Education Teacher of the Year award in 2019 and the edX Prize in 2018. As a social psychologist, he has authored over 80 research publications focusing on jury decision-making and the influence of gender-based stereotypes in legal outcomes, while also exploring group membership dynamics and attitude-behavior relations. McKimmie leads significant educational initiatives, including the acclaimed CRIME101x course and the PSYC1030x Introduction to Developmental, Social & Clinical Psychology XSeries Program on edX.org. His research has attracted funding from the Australian Research Council, and he actively collaborates with the Queensland Police Service Special Investigations Training team to improve responses to child sexual abuse cases. At UQ, he teaches core psychology courses, including a large introductory psychology course and a second-year elective on psychology and law, while maintaining involvement in police officer training and contributing valuable insights to law reform commissions, making him a influential figure in both academic psychology and practical legal applications.

Wen Wu currently serves as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at CSIRO's Data61, where she specializes in facilitating systemic human and machine collaboration for cybersecurity decision-making. After completing her PhD from the School of Psychology at The University of Queensland, where she researched expertise development in everyday judgment and decision-making, she has established herself as a leading voice in cognitive science and decision theory. Her academic excellence was recognized when she won the faculty round of the Three Minute Thesis competition in 2012 and secured the runner-up position at the university level. During her time at UQ, she coordinated the "Judgement and Decision Making" course, demonstrating her commitment to education. Her current research at CSIRO combines her expertise in human decision-making with cybersecurity applications, contributing to critical infrastructure protection. Beyond her research work, she has also made significant contributions to agricultural workforce studies, co-authoring influential reports on the future of Australia's agricultural sector and its workforce dynamics.