Dr Bettina Stevanovic 

PhD, BPsych (Hons)

 

Academic Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy | 2008 | Western Sydney University

• Multidisciplinary research completed at MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour, and Development

• Thesis Title: The Effect of Learning on Pitch and Speech Perception: Influencing the Perception of Shepard Tones and McGurk Syllables using Classical and Operant Conditioning Principles

Bachelor of Psychology, Honours, First Class | 2003 | Western Sydney University

• Honours research investigating cognitive development in children

• Thesis Title: The Effect of Relational Information on Transitive Inference by 5, 7 and 10-year-old Children

 

Merit Based Academic Awards

• Australian Postgraduate Award, 2002; Government Founded Scholarship, PhD Research

• UWS Top-up Award, 2002; Western Sydney University Financial Award

• UWS Summer Scholarship, 2003; Western Sydney University Financial Award

• ‘Science-Practice Contribution’ Award, 2013; International Conference on Organizational Innovations, 2013, Hua Hin, Thailand

 

Employment

Founder & Program Facilitator | Wheelfulness | 2019-Present

Sessional Academic | Western Sydney University | 2003-Present

• Unit Coordinator, Lecturer, and Tutor

• Areas of Teaching: Educational Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Neuroscience, and Research Methods

 

Short Courses in Art Therapy & Visual Arts

• Art Therapy Course; Centre for Continuing Education, The University of Sydney, 2017

• Courses in Pottery, Watercolour, and Drawing; National Art School, Pine Street Creative Arts Centre, Art Est, WWAS, 2015-2018

 

Art Exhibition

• ‘Scribbly Vase’: Wheelthrown Ceramics with Mishima Decoration; Glenaeon Art Show 2019