Dr Connar McShane ~ Senior Lecturer

Teaching

• PY1106: Communicating Psychology: Listening, Translating and Disseminating (Level 1; TSV)
• PY3102: Social Psychology (Level 3; TSV)
• PY4106: Group Project Part 1 of 2 (Level 4; TSV)

Interests

Professional

• I am interested in groups and organisations that aim to improve outcomes for people working in primary industries, such as agriculture and aquaculture industries. I am also interested in working with those who aim to improve outcomes for people living in rural and remote communities, particularly in Northern Australia.

Research

• My principal research interests lie in rural health, sustainability and development. My past research has predominantly investigated factors affecting farming sustainability and farm family health from occupational perspectives. My current research interests have evolved to investigate adaptation to sustainability challenges that have arisen from increased climate variability. As such, my research focus presently includes other unique working environments in rural and remote areas, such as the FIFO workforce in the mining industry, commercial fisheries and aquaculture industries in Northern Australia. Additionally, in line with my interest in rural communities’ capacity to adapt to and cope with climate change and variability challenges, my research also focuses on people’s ability to effectively prepare for and be resilient to extreme weather event threats (e.g. cyclones).

Experience

• 2016 to present - Lecturer (C), Discipline of Psychology,, James Cook University (Townsville)
• 2012 to 2016 - Early Career Development Fellow, Lecturer (B), Discipline of Psychology, James Cook University (Townsville)
• 2008 to 2011 - Sessional lecturer, Tutor & Research Assistant, James Cook University (Townsville)

Research Disciplines

• Social and personality psychology (5205)

Awards

• 2012 - Award of Academic Excellence (Cum Laude) for PhD Thesis (conferred 2012)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Livock K, Swinbourne A, McShane C and Henderson D (2023) Storm surges: Exploring the role of experience and knowledge. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 93.
• Green M, McShane C and Swinbourne A (2022) Active versus passive: evaluating the effectiveness of inoculation techniques in relation to misinformation about climate change. Australian Journal of Psychology, 74 (1).
• Scovell M, McShane C, Swinbourne A and Smith D (2022) Rethinking risk perception and its importance for explaining natural hazard preparedness behavior. Risk Analysis, 42 (3). pp. 450-469
• Scovell M, McShane C, Swinbourne A and Smith D (2021) Applying the protective action decision model to explain cyclone shutter installation behavior. Natural Hazards Review, 22 (1).
• Scovell M, McShane C and Swinbourne A (2021) Experience and the perceived efficacy of cyclone preparedness behaviour. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 12 (2).
• Scovell M, McShane C, Swinbourne A and Smith D (2021) How fringe cyclone experience affects predictions of damage severity. Disaster Prevention And Management, 30 (2). pp. 240-254
• Kanakis K, McShane C, Kilcullen M and Swinbourne A (2019) "It's the people that keep me here": exploring the role of community attachment in increasing length of residency. Journal of Rural Studies, 70. pp. 19-25
• Osbaldiston N, McShane C and Oleszek R (2019) Underinsurance in cyclone and flood environments: a case study in Cairns, Queensland. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 34 (1). pp. 41-47
• Pardon M, Swinbourne A and McShane C (2019) One size fits none: tailoring messages to communicate environmental threats. The International Journal of Environmental Sustainability, 15 (2). pp. 23-33
• Scovell M, McShane C, Smith D and Swinbourne A (2019) Personalising the message: promoting cyclone protection in North Queensland. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 34 (4). pp. 48-53
• Higgins V, Bryant M, Hernández-Jover M, Rast L and McShane C (2018) Devolved responsibility and on-farm biosecurity: practices of biosecure farming care in livestock production. Sociologia Ruralis, 58 (1). pp. 20-39

Book Chapters

• Turnour J, Andrews K, Dale A, McShane C, Thompson M and Prideaux B (2021) Place-Based Agricultural Development: A New Way of Thinking about an Old Idea in Northern Australia. In: Leading from the North: Rethinking Northern Australia Development. ANU Press, Canberra, ACT, Australia, pp. 25-44

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 53+ research outputs authored by Dr Connar McShane from 2009 onwards.

Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.

These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Predicting Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Moderate to Late Preterm (MLPT) Infants: Biopsychosocial and Cultural Determinants (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Technology adoption by Australian farmers: understanding and supporting decision making (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Thinking about legislative action, mitigation, and insurance for extreme natural hazards. (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• When do Scientists become Advocates? The Blurred line between Science and Advocacy and the Role of Social Media (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Defensive Processing and the Role of Control: Storm Surge Risk Communication (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• What makes people fall for fake news? Identifying the mechanisms which make people receptive to misinformation about agriculture (PhD , Primary Advisor)

Completed

• Mitigating and Adapting to Change in the Tropics: Livelihood Sustainability of North Queensland Commercial Fishers (2023, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Investigating effective communication: Exploring individuals? cognitive differences and environmental behaviours (2023, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Investigating the psychological factors that influence cyclone mitigation behaviour (2021, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Exploring attitudes towards environmentally displaced people in Australia: an integrated threat theory approach (2020, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Mining community resilience explored through sustainable community development and perceptions of community wellbeing (2019, PhD , Primary Advisor)

The map shows research collaborations by institution from the past 7 years.
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