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CURRICULUM VITAE ADAM JOHN ROCK
School of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences
University of New England, Armidale I. PERSONAL
Nationality: Australian.
Telephone: + 61 430 473 878 E-‐mail: [email protected]
II. EDUCATION
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, conferred December 2010 by HBA Consulting.
Graduate Certificate of Higher Education, conferred April 2009 by Deakin University, Victoria, Australia.
Doctor of Philosophy (in Psychology), conferred April 2005 by Charles Sturt University, New South Wales, Australia. Title of thesis: "Constructivism and shamanic states of consciousness: On the antecedents, epistemological structure and ontological foundations of ostensibly shamanic journeying imagery associated with the lower world”
The Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts (in Psychology), conferred April 1997 by Charles Sturt University, New South Wales, Australia. Title of thesis: "The flow of time: The effect of altered states of consciousness on temporal distortion”
The Ordinary Degree of Bachelor of Arts, conferred April 1995 by Charles Sturt University, New South Wales, Australia. Majors: Psychology and Sociology.
III. SCHOLARSHIPS
1998-‐2001: Charles Sturt University Postgraduate Research Studentship.
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IV. ACADEMIC POSITIONS
A. Senior Lecturer in Psychology (equivalent to Associate Professor in the United States), University of New England, 2014-‐current
B. Lecturer (Level B) in Psychology (equivalent to Assistant Professor in the United States), University of New England, 2011-‐2013
C. Senior Lecturer (equivalent to Associate Professor in the United States), School of
Psychology, Deakin University, 2010-‐2010
D. Lecturer (Level B) (equivalent to Assistant Professor in the United States), School of Psychology, Deakin University, 2006-‐2009
E. Lecturer (Level B) (equivalent to Assistant Professor in the United States) and
Research Manager, School of Rural Health and Research and Evaluation Unit, University of New South Wales, 2003-‐2005
F. Sessional Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Charles Sturt University, 2002-‐
2006 Psychology Tutor, Aboriginal Tutorial Assistance Scheme (ATAS), Charles Sturt University, 2000-‐2001 Casual Academic, Department of Psychology, Charles Sturt University, 1999-‐2002
V. TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Subject/Unit Years taught
Level Teaching Activity
Lectures Tutorials Coordinator Director Fourth-‐year Psychology 2016-‐current 4 √ √ N/A
Research Methods and Statistics 2012-‐2015 2 √ -‐ √ N/A Clinical Research Methods 2013-‐2014 5 √ √ √ N/A
Altered Consciousness 2012-‐2014 4 √ √ √ N/A Introductory Psychology 1 2013-‐2014 1 √ -‐ -‐ -‐
Introductory Psychology 2 2012 1 √ -‐ -‐ -‐ Research Methods A 2006-‐2009 2 √ √ -‐ N/A
Research Methods B
2007-‐2009 2010
3 √ √
√ √
-‐ √
N/A
Research Methods C 2006-‐2007 4 -‐ √ -‐ N/A
Conceptual and Professional Issues in the Science and Practice of Psychology
2007-‐2009 4 √ -‐ -‐ N/A
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Subject/Unit Years taught
Level Teaching Activity
Lectures Tutorials Coordinator Director Introduction to Psychology A 2006
2008 2009
1 √ -‐ √
√ √ √
-‐ -‐ -‐
N/A √ √
Introduction to Psychology B 2006-‐2007 2008, 2009
1 -‐ √
√ √
√ -‐
N/A √
Cognitive Psychology A 2006 2 -‐ √ -‐ N/A
Cognition 2002, 2004-‐2005 3 √ √ √ N/A
Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
2005 2000, 2002-‐2003
2 √ -‐
√ √
√ -‐
N/A N/A
Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
2004-‐2005 3 √ √ √ N/A
Foundations of Psychology 1 2005 1 √ -‐ -‐ N/A
Population Health and Medicine 2004-‐2005 4 √ √ √ N/A
Behavioural Neuroscience 1 & 2 2001 2 -‐ √ -‐ N/A
VI. TEACHING FEEDBACK Table 1. Student evaluation of teaching for PSYC202 Research Methods and Statistics
Mode 2012 2013 2014 2015 Eval. N % Eval. N % Eval. N % Eval. N % External 4.7 77 37.9 4.85 112 40.29 4.75 121 39.41 4.7 93 34.40 Internal 4.7 28 50.0 4.74 17 27.87 4.73 9 23.68 4.6 12 33.30
Figure 1. Comparison of PSYC202, School-‐level and University-‐level Teaching Evaluations.
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4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9
2012 2013 2014 2015
PSYC202
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Table 2. Representative qualitative feedback from students
Verbatim Student Comments
“Another research methods unit with the BEST lecturer EVER!! Very interesting, informative, and just plain BRILLIANT! He made research methods FUN and exciting! The first few slides of each lecture was a great intro which got you motivated to stay for the rest! keep up the great work, I love your motivation!” “Fantastic lecturer! Makes the material fun and interesting (and surprisingly easier to comprehend!)” “Loved the lectures... very entertaining and proved very successful in improving my learning and comprehension of some often very difficult concepts!” “Great lecturer! Very entertaining. Made difficult topics less daunting, more interesting and provided some great examples to enhance understanding. I felt he understood where students are coming from. Approachable, friendly, helpful -‐ really good!” “Best lecturer I've had. He makes the boring lecture content interactive and easy to engage. Fantastic lecturing technique” “Although he is an entertaining character, he is very knowledgeable and really good at teaching and explaining things. His lectures were based on the harder parts of research methods, and I found his teaching helpful in grasping difficult concepts.” “Adam is definitely the most captivating lecturer i have ever had. I have never enjoyed lectures as much as i enjoyed Adam's (despite the dry content of ANOVAs). Fantastic lecturer.. deserves a medal!” “Adam was amazing, very approachable and he made learning fun and explained difficult topics really well. One of the best teachers at Deakin!”
“Amazing lecturer. I would go to any of his classes. An eclectic way of teachings. Loved the style of lectures, hilarious, clear, helpful, informative. The best!”
VII. TEACHING AWARDS AND/OR NOMINATIONS
• UNE Award for Teaching Excellence for Commitment to Enhancing the Quality of Student Learning (2015).
• Vice-‐Chancellor (VC) Scholar nominated academic (2015). • Unit Monitoring Commendation for PSYC202 Research Methods and Statistics
(2013, 2015) and PSYC101 Introductory Psychology 1 (2013). These commendations are in recognition of “achieving an outstanding result in terms of high overall student satisfaction and low attrition… The performance of this unit on these variables places it in the top 10% of those taught during the reporting period across the whole University.”
• Ranked 5th in Australia for the UniJobs Lecturer of the Year (2014).
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VIII. COURSE/CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Developer of a 4th year psychology unit (PSYC401H -‐ Altering Consciousness) at the University of New England. Director and primary developer of the first-‐year Psychology program at Deakin University, which consisted of two subjects: Introduction to Psychology A and B. In addition, developed a 12-‐part first-‐year Psychology tutorial series delivered in a synchronous virtual environment using an online teaching technology referred to as Elluminate-‐live! (E-‐Live!). This led to the formulation of a preliminary 'cyberspatial' pedagogy consisting of effective teaching strategies that were designed to be implemented in an online environment. The aforementioned pedagogy was presented at domestic (Rock, Wilkie, Hooley, & Wig, 2009) and national (Rock, Hooley, & Wilkie, 2009) teaching and learning conferences.
IX. RESEARCH SUPERVISION (2012 ONWARDS)
Student Name Degree Part-‐time/ Full-‐time
Enrolment Date
Completion Date
Outcome % of joint supervision
Bonnie Murphy PhD (Clinical Psychology)
Full-‐time
2/18 2/21 Ongoing 50%
Timothy Shurmer HBA Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Full-‐time
2/17 11/17 H1 50%
Gerard Dale HBA Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Full-‐time
2/17 11/17 H1 50%
Mel Schwass HBA Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Full-‐time
2/17 11/17 H2A 50%
Claire McFadden HBA Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Full-‐time
2/17 11/17 H1 50%
Ashley Alford MPsych(Clin) Full-‐time
2/16 11/17 Conferred
50%
Jen Green MPsych(Clin) Full-‐time
2/16 11/17 Conferred
50%
Ashryn Ostler MPsych(Clin) Full-‐time
2/16 11/17 Conferred
50%
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Ben Kenny HBSC Bachelor of Science with Honours
Full-‐time
2/16 11/16 H1 50%
Helen Stanley HBA Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Part-‐time
2/15 11/16 H1 50%
Hannah Wraight HBA Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Part-‐time
2/15 11/16 H2A 50%
Kate Brettle HBA Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Full-‐time
2/16 11/16 H2A 50%
Michelle Azoum HBA Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Part-‐time
2/15 11/16 H1 50%
Soraya Mir B. PSYCH. (HONS.)
Full-‐time
2/16 11/16 H1 50%
Tommy Janovsky
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
Full-‐time
2/16 2/19 Ongoing 50%
Constantinus Wahju Prijonggo
PhD (Psychology)
Full-‐time
3/15 3/18 Ongoing 50%
Charles McKeith HBA Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Full-‐time
2/15 11/15 H1 50%
Sally Blair B. PSYCH. (HONS.)
Full-‐time
2/15 11/15 H1 50%
Kate Farrell HBA Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Full-‐time
2/15 N/A Withdrew 1
50%
Alice Hone Master of Clinical Psychology
Full-‐time
2/14 11/15 Conferred
50%
Carmel Wright Master of Clinical Psychology
Full-‐time
2/14 11/15 Conferred
50%
Elena Mavromoustakso
Master of Clinical Psychology
Full-‐time
2/14 11/15 Conferred
50%
1 This student cited stressors in her personal life as the reason for withdrawing from her course.
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Darryl Read Master of Clinical Psychology
Full-‐time
2/14 11/15 Conferred
50%
Christopher Tricker
HBA Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Full-‐time
2/14 11/14 H1 100%
Neville Shackleton B. PSYCH. (HONS.)
Full-‐time
2/14 11/14 H2A 100%
Robert Lawson B. PSYCH. (HONS.)
Full-‐time
2/14 11/14 H2A 100%
Emma Vine Master of Clinical Psychology
Full-‐time
2/13 11/14 Conferred
100%
Alexandra Crawford
Master of Clinical Psychology
Full-‐time
2/13 11/14 Conferred
50%
Benjamin Shields Master of Clinical Psychology
Full-‐time
2/13 11/14 Conferred
50%
Kylie Harris PhD (Psychology)
Full-‐time
9/12 31/8/16 Ongoing 70%
Timothy Hatfield B. PSYCH. (HONS.)
Full-‐time
2/12 11/12 H1 50%
Michelle Walter BA (HONS.) Full-‐time
2/12 11/12 H1 50%
Carmel Browne B. PSYCH. (HONS.)
Full-‐time
2/12 11/12 H2A 50%
Julie Cutten HBA Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Part-‐time
2/11 11/12 H1 100%
X. RESEARCH INTERESTS/FIELDS OF COMPETENCE
• Transpersonal psychology with a particular focus on altered states of consciousness;
• The psychology of addiction with special emphasis on poker machine problem gambling and alcohol craving;
• The link between early maladaptive schema and anxiety/ depression; • Persistent aviation phobia;
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• The relationship between spiritual emergency and medical psychosis. XI. PUBLICATIONS A. BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS Krippner, S., Rock, A. J., Friedman, H. L., & Zingrone, N. (Eds.) (in press). Advances
in parapsychological research, volume 10. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. Rock, A. J., & Storm, L. (Eds.), (2014), In search of psi. Pari (GR), Italy: Pari Publishing. Rock, A. J. (Ed.), (2014). The survival hypothesis. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. Krippner, S., Rock, A. J., Beischel, J., Friedman, H. L., & Fracasso, C. L. (Eds.), (2013).
Advances in parapsychological research, volume 9. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. Rock, A. J., & Krippner, S. (2011). Demystifying shamans and their world: A multi-‐
disciplinary study. Exeter, UK: Imprint Academic. Storm, L., & Rock, A. J. (2011). Shamanism and psi: Imagery cultivation as an
alternative to the ganzfeld protocol. Adelaide, SA: Hyde Park Press. Rock, A. J. (2010). Constructivism and shamanic experiences: A psychological study.
Saarbrücken, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing. B. BOOK CHAPTERS
Rock, A. J., & Laughlin, C. D. (accepted). The advancement of transpersonal psychological science: A neurophenomenological trajectory. In D. A. MacDonald & M. Almendro (Eds.), Transpersonal psychology as a science: An evaluation of its present status and future directions.
Krippner, S., Rock, A. J., Friedman, H. L., & Zingrone, N. (in press). Introduction: Proof,
process, and practical applications. In S. Krippner, A. J. Rock, H. L. Friedman, & N. Zingrone (Eds.), Advances in parapsychological research, volume 10. Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
Rock, A. J., Thorsteinsson, E. B., & Tressoldi, P. E. (in press). A meta-‐analysis of anomalous information reception by mediums: Assessing the forced-‐choice design in mediumship research, 2000-‐2014. In S. Krippner, A. J. Rock, H. L. Friedman, & N.
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Zingrone (Eds.), Advances in parapsychological research, volume 10. Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
Storm, L., & Rock, A. J. (2015). Anomalous cognition and PK research in Australia and others labs. In E. C. May & B. M. Sonali (Eds.), Extrasensory perception: Support, skepticism, and science: Vol. 1: History, controversy, and research. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.
Laughlin, C. D., & Rock, A. J. (2015). Mythmaking and spiritual development: Stan
Krippner’s prescription for a personal mythology. In J. Davies & D. Pitchford (Eds.), Stanley Krippner: A life of dreams, myths, and visions. San Francisco, CA: University Professors Press.
Storm, L., & Rock, A. J. (2015). Dreaming of psi: A narrative review and meta-‐analysis
of dream-‐ESP studies at the Maimonides Dream Laboratory and beyond. In J. Davies & D. Pitchford (Eds.), Stanley Krippner: A life of dreams, myths, and visions. San Francisco, CA: University Professors Press.
Rock, A. J., & Storm, L. (2014). Searching for psi: Destination unknown or destination nowhere? In A. J. Rock & L. Storm (Eds.), In search of psi: Contemporary perspectives on ESP, psychokinesis, and survival. Pari (GR), Italy: Pari Publishing.
Storm, L., & Rock, A. J. (2014). Mental Imagery cultivation and extra-‐sensory
perception. In A. J. Rock & L. Storm (Eds.), In search of psi: Contemporary perspectives on ESP, psychokinesis, and survival. Pari (GR), Italy: Pari Publishing.
Alvarado, C., Beischel, J., Boccuzzi, M., May, E. C., Braude, S. E., Hageman, J. H.,
Krippner, S., Harris, K., Jinks, T., Kaminker, J., Locke, R. G., Peres, J. F. P., Rock, A. J., Jamieson, G. A., Roxburgh, E. C., Roe, C. A., Sudduth, M., & Wilson, K. (2014). The future of the field of mediumship. In A. J. Rock (Ed.), The survival hypothesis: Essays on mediumship (pp. 285-‐302). Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
Jamieson, G. A., & Rock, A. J. (2014). A systems level neuroscience approach to mediumship and the source of psi problem. In A. J. Rock (Ed.), The survival hypothesis: Essays on mediumship (pp. 235-‐253). Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
Locke, R. G., Rock, A. J., & Walsh, R. N. (2014). Shamanism and mediumship:
Confluence and difference. In A. J. Rock (Ed.), The survival hypothesis: Essays on mediumship (pp. 122-‐134). Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
Rock, A. J. (2014). Introduction: The medium and the message. In A. J. Rock (Ed.),
The survival hypothesis: Essays on mediumship (7-‐19). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. Krippner, S., Rock, A. J., Beischel, J., Friedman, H. L., & Fracasso, C. L. (2013).
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Introduction: Science and psi. In S. Krippner, A. J. Rock, J. Beischel, H. L. Friedman, H. L., & C. L. Fracasso (Eds.), Advances in parapsychological research, volume 9 (pp. 1-‐8). Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
Laughlin, C. D., & Rock, A. J. (2013). Neurophenomenology: Enhancing the
experimental and cross-‐cultural study of brain and experience. In H. L. Friedman & G. Hartelius (Eds.). The Wiley-‐Blackwell handbook of transpersonal psychology (pp. 261-‐280). Oxford, UK: Wiley-‐Blackwell
Rock, A. J., Friedman, H. L., & Jamison, G. A. (2013). Operationalizing psi-‐conducive
altered states: Integrating insights from consciousness studies into parapsychology. In S. Krippner, A. J. Rock, J. Beischel, H. L. Friedman, H. L., & C. L. Fracasso (Eds.), Advances in parapsychological research, volume 9 (pp. 110-‐125). Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
Rock, A. J., Storm, L., Irwin, H. J., & Beischel, J. (2013). Parapsychology. In H. L.
Friedman & G. Hartelius (Eds.). The Wiley-‐Blackwell handbook of transpersonal psychology (pp. 401-‐416). Oxford, UK: Wiley-‐Blackwell
Rock, A. J., & Krippner, S. (2012). States of consciousness or states of phenomenology?
In A. E. Cavanna & A. Nani (Eds.), Consciousness: States, mechanisms and disorders. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Beischel, J., Rock, A. J., & Krippner, S. (2011). Reconceptualizing the field of “Altering
Consciousness:” A 50-‐year retrospective. In E. Cardeña & M. Winkelman (Eds.), Altering Consciousness: A multidisciplinary perspective. Volume 1: History and evolution. Multidisciplinary perspectives (pp. 113-‐138). Westport, CT: Praeger.
Cott, C., & Rock, A. J. (2011). ‘Turning the light around’ in the Secret of the Golden
Flower. In L. Kohn (Ed.), Living authentically: Daoist contributions to modern psychology (pp. 79-‐106). Dunedin, FL: Three Pines Press.
Rock, A. J., & Krippner, S. (2011). States of consciousness redefined as patterns of
phenomenal properties: An experimental application. In D. Cvetkovic & I. Cosic (Eds.), States of consciousness: Experimental insights into meditation, waking, sleep and dreams. The Frontiers collection (pp. 257-‐278). Paris, France: Springer-‐Verlag.
C. PEER-‐REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES Harrison, L. M., Clark, G. I., Rock, A. J., & Egan, S. J. (in press). The impact of
information presentation style on belief change: An experimental investigation of the Socratic Method. Clinical Psychologist.
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Azoum, M., Clark, G. I., & Rock, A. J. (2018). The impact of affect labelling on
responses to aversive flying cues. PLOS One, 13(4), e0194519. Clark, G. I., Rock, A. J., McKeith, C. F., & Coventry, W. L. (2017). Cue-‐reactive
rationality, visual imagery and volitional control predict cue-‐reactive urge to gamble in poker-‐machine gamblers. Journal of Gambling Studies, 33(3), 807-‐823.
Martin, K. P., Blair, S., Clark, G. I., Rock, A. J., & Hunter, K. R. (2017). Trait
mindfulness moderates the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and depressive symptoms. Mindfulness. 1-‐11.
McKeith, C. F., Rock, A. J., & Clark, G. I. (2017). Trait mindfulness, problem-‐gambling
severity, altered state of awareness and urge to gamble in poker-‐machine gamblers. Journal of Gambling Studies, 33(2), 617-‐632.
Storm, L., Sherwood, S. J., Roe, C. A., Tressoldi, P. E., Rock, A. J., & Di Risio, L.
(2017). On the correspondence between dream content and target material under laboratory conditions: A meta-‐analysis of dream-‐ESP studies, 1966-‐2014. International Journal of Dream Research, 10, 120-‐140.
Wright, C. J., Clark, G. I., Rock, A. J., & Coventry, W. L. (2017). Intolerance of
uncertainty mediates the relationship between adult attachment and worry. Personality and Individual Differences, 112, 97-‐102.
Berchik, Z. E., Rock, A. J., & Friedman, H. L. (2016). Allow me to introduce my
selves: An introduction to and phenomenological study of Voice Dialogue therapy. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 48, 88-‐112.
Clark, G. I., & Rock, A. J. (2016). Processes contributing to the maintenance of flying
phobia: A narrative review. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 754. Mavromoustakos, E., Clark, G. I., & Rock, A. J. (2016). Evaluating perceived probability
of threat-‐relevant outcomes and temporal orientation in flying phobia. PloS one, 11(8), e0161272.
Allen, P. J., Roberts, L. D., Baughman, F. D., Loxton, N. J., Van Rooy, D., Rock, A. J., &
Finlay, J. (2016). Introducing StatHand: A cross-‐platform mobile application to support students’ statistical decision making. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 288.
Rock, A. J., Coventry, W. L., Morgan, M. I., & Loi, N. M. (2016). Teaching research
methods and statistics in eLearning environments: Pedagogy, practical examples
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and possible futures. Frontiers in Psychology, 7: 339. Tricker, C., Rock, A. J., & Clark, G. I. (2016). Cue-‐reactive altered state of
consciousness mediates the relationship between problem-‐gambling severity and cue-‐reactive urge in poker-‐machine gamblers. Journal of Gambling Studies, 32(2) 661-‐674.
Harris, K. P., Rock, A. J., Clark, G. I. (2015). Spiritual emergency, psychosis and
personality: A quantitative investigation. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 47(2), 263-‐285.
Rock, A. J., Denning, N., Harris, K. P., Clark, G. I., Misso, D. (2015). Exploring
holotropic breathwork: An evaluation of altered states of awareness and patterns of phenomenological sub-‐systems with reference to transliminality. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 47(1), 3-‐24.
Cooper, E. J., Rock, A. J., Harris, K. P., & Clark, G. I. (2015). The factor analytic
structure and personality correlates of ‘spiritual emergency’. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 47(2), 242-‐262.
Rock, A. J., & Storm, L. (2015). Testing telepathy in the medium/proxy-‐sitter dyad:
A protocol focusing on the source-‐of-‐psi problem. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 29, 565-‐584.
Beischel, J., Boccuzzi, M., Biuso, M., & Rock, A. J. (2015). Anomalous information
reception by research mediums under blinded conditions II: Replication and extension. Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing, 11(2), 136-‐142.
Laughlin, C. D., & Rock, A. J. (2014). What can we learn from shamans’ dreaming?
A cross-‐cultural exploration. Dreaming, 24(4), 233-‐252.
Rock, A. J., Beischel, J., Boccuzzi, M., & Biuso, M. (2014). Discarnate readings by claimant mediums: Assessing phenomenology and accuracy under beyond double-‐blind conditions. Journal of Parapsychology, 78(2), 183-‐194.
Storm, L. & Rock, A. J. (2014). An investigation of the I Ching using the Q-‐Sort
Method and an RNG-‐PK design: II. The effect of reactance on psi. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 14(2), 163-‐189.
Storm, L., & Rock, A. J. (2014). An investigation of the I Ching using the Q-‐Sort Method
and an RNG-‐PK design: I. Four possible psi predictors. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 14(1), 29-‐67.
Rock, A. J., Storm, L., Harris, K., & Friedman, H. L. (2013). Shamanic-‐like journeying
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and psi-‐signal detection: II. Phenomenological dimensions. Journal of Parapsychology, 77, 249-‐270.
Storm, L., Ertel, S., & Rock, A. J. (2013). Paranormal effects and behavioural
characteristics of participants in a forced-‐choice psi task: Ertel’s Ball Selection Test under scrutiny. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 13, 111-‐131.
Storm, L., Ertel, S., & Rock, A. J. (2013). The sheep-‐goat effect as a matter of compliance
vs. noncompliance: The effect of reactance in a forced-‐choice ball selection test. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 27(3), 393-‐411.
Rock, A. J., & Storm, L. (2012). Shamanism, imagery cultivation, and psi-‐signal detection:
A theoretical model, experimental protocol, and preliminary data. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 31, 91-‐102.
Rock, A. J., Storm, L., Harris, K., & Friedman, H. L. (2012). Shamanic-‐like journeying
and psi-‐signal detection: I. In search of the psi-‐conducive components of a novel experimental protocol. Journal of Parapsychology, 76, 321-‐347
Rock, A. J., & Kambouropoulos, N. (2012-‐2013). The phenomenology of alcohol cue-‐
reactivity: A partial replication and extension. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 32, 75-‐93.
Rock, A. J., & Permezel, F. E., & Storm, L. (2012). Randomized expectancy-‐enhanced
placebo-‐controlled trial of the impact of Quantum BioEnergetic distant healing and paranormal belief on mood disturbance: A pilot study. EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing, 8, 107-‐117.
Kambouropoulos, N., & Rock, A. J. (2010). Extraversion and altered state of awareness
predict alcohol cue reactivity. Journal of Individual Differences, 31(4), 178-‐184. Rock, A. J. (2010). Is the ‘sense of being stared at’ an artefact of response bias? Australian
Journal of Parapsychology, 10(2), 140-‐152. Rock, A. J., & Permezel, F. E. (2010). Randomized expectancy-‐enhanced placebo-‐
controlled trial of the impact of Quantum BioEnergetics and Mental Boundaries on affect. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 24(1), 49-‐66.
Rock, A. J., & Storm, L. (2010). Shamanic-‐like journeying and psi: II. Mental
boundaries, phenomenology, and the picture-‐identification task. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 10(1), 41-‐68.
Kambouropoulos, N., & Rock, A. J. (2009-‐2010). Quantifying phenomenology associated
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with exposure to alcohol-‐related cues. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 29(3), 283-‐295.
Beischel, J., & Rock, A. J. (2009). Addressing the survival vs. psi debate through
process-‐focused mediumship research. Journal of Parapsychology, 73, 71-‐90. Cott, C. C., & Rock, A. J. (2009). Towards a transpersonal psychology of Daoism:
Definitions, past research and future directions. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 28, 119-‐133.
Ferris, L. J., & Rock, A. J. (2009). Mental boundaries, staring detection and
phenomenology: A synthesised ganzfeld and remote staring study. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 9(2), 193-‐213.
Permezel, F. E., & Rock, A. J. (2009). Quantum BioEnergetics, mental boundaries, and
affective response: A randomized placebo-‐controlled pilot study. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 9(1), 71-‐95.
Rock, A. J. (2009). Trait absorption, altered meaning, and mood disturbance during
shamanic-‐like journeying: Moderator and indirect effects analyses. Transpersonal Psychology Review, 13(2), 64-‐75.
Rock, A. J., Beischel, J., & Cott, C. C. (2009). Psi vs. survival: A qualitative
investigation of mediums’ phenomenology comparing psychic readings and ostensible communication with the deceased. Transpersonal Psychology Review, 13(2), 76-‐89.
Rock, A. J., & Kambouropoulos, N. (2009). Does altered state of awareness mediate the
relationship between the unusual experiences trait and alcohol cue-‐reactivity? North American Journal of Psychology, 11(3), 443-‐454.
Rock, A. J., & Klettke, B. (2009). A transpersonal contribution to the philosophical debate
concerning causality. Transpersonal Psychology Review, 13(1), 68-‐76.
Storm, L., & Rock, A. J. (2009). Shamanic-‐like journeying and psi: I. Imagery
cultivation, paranormal belief, and the picture-‐identification task. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 9(2), 165-‐191.
Storm, L., & Rock, A. J. (2009). Imagery cultivation vs. noise reduction: Shamanic-‐
like journeying as a psi-‐conducive alternative to the ganzfeld protocol. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 9(1), 5-‐31.
Cott, C., & Rock, A. J. (2008). Phenomenology of N,N-‐dimethyltryptamine use: A
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thematic analysis. Journal of Scientific Exploration. 22(3), 359-‐370. Rock, A. J., Abbott, G., Childargushi, H., & Kiehne, M. (2008). The effect of
shamanic-‐like stimulus conditions and the cognitive-‐perceptual factor of schizotypy on phenomenology. North American Journal of Psychology, 10(1), 79-‐98.
Rock, A. J., Abbott, G. R., & Kambouropoulos, N. (2008). Altered experience mediates
the relationship between schizotypy and mood disturbance during shamanic-‐like journeying. Journal of Scientific Exploration. 22(3), 371-‐384.
Rock, A. J., & Beischel, J. (2008). Quantitative analysis of research mediums’ conscious
experiences during a discarnate reading versus a control task: A pilot study. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 8(2), 157-‐179.
Rock, A. J., Beischel, J., & Schwartz, G. E. (2008). Thematic analysis of research
mediums’ experiences of discarnate communication. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 22(2), 179-‐192.
Rock, A. J., & Kambouropoulos, N. (2008). Conceptualizing craving: Extrapolations
from consciousness studies. North American Journal of Psychology, 10(1), 127-‐146. Rock, A. J., & Krippner, S. (2008). Is a realist interpretation of Shamanic “non-‐physical”
worlds logically incoherent? Transpersonal Psychology Review, 12(2), 23-‐31. Rock, A. J., & Krippner, S. (2008). Some rudimentary problems pertaining to the
construction of an ontology and epistemology of shamanic journeying imagery. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 27, 12-‐19.
Rock, A. J., & Krippner, S. (2008). Proposed criteria for the necessary conditions for
shamanic journeying imagery. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 22(2), 215-‐226. Rock, A. J., Wilson, J. M., Johnston, L. J., & Levesque, J. V. (2008). Ego boundaries,
shamanic-‐like techniques and subjective experience: An experimental study. Anthropology of Consciousness, 19(1), 60-‐83.
Rock, A. J. (2007). Is the logic of the t-‐test for two independent samples fallacious? An
analysis of the ontological status of the treated population. North American Journal of Psychology, 9(1), 163-‐172.
Rock, A. J., & Baynes, P. B. (2007). What are the origins of shamanic journeying
imagery? The modification of a hypnoanalytic technique to address an enduring methodological problem. The Humanistic Psychologist, 35(4), 349-‐361.
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Rock, A. J., & Kambouropoulos, N. (2007). Toward a phenomenology of urge to drink: A future prospect for the cue-‐reactivity paradigm. North American Journal of Psychology, 9(2), 387-‐406.
Rock, A. J., & Krippner, S. (2007). Does the concept of “altered states of consciousness”
rest on a mistake? International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 26, 33-‐40. Rock, A. J., & Krippner, S. (2007). Shamanism and the confusion of consciousness with
phenomenological content. North American Journal of Psychology, 9(3), 485-‐500. Rock, A. J. (2006). Phenomenological analysis of experimentally induced visual mental
imagery associated with shamanic journeying to the lower world. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 25, 45-‐55.
Rock, A. J., Casey, P. J., & Baynes, P. B. (2006). Experimental study of ostensibly
shamanic journeying imagery in naive participants II: Phenomenological mapping and modified affect bridge. Anthropology of Consciousness, 17(1), 65-‐83.
Rock, A. J. (2005). Why does the universe exist? An advaita vedantic perspective.
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 24, 69-‐76. Rock, A. J., & Baynes, P. B. (2005). Shamanic journeying imagery, constructivism and the
affect bridge technique. Anthropology of Consciousness, 16(2), 50-‐71. Rock, A. J., Baynes, P. B., & Casey, P. J. (2005). Experimental study of ostensibly
shamanic journeying imagery in naive participants I: Antecedents. Anthropology of Consciousness, 16(2), 72-‐92.
D. PEER-‐REVIEWED PROCEEDINGS, PEER-‐REVIEWED ABSTRACTS AND RESEARCH NOTES, AND
MISCELLANEOUS Roberts, L. D., Allen, P. J., Baughman, F. D., Loxton, N. J., Van Rooy, D., Rock, A. J., &
Finlay, J. (2016). Stathand: A mobile application supporting student statistical decision making. International Journal of Psychology, 51, 1125.
Allen, P., Roberts, L., Baughman, F., van Rooy, D., Rock, A., & Loxton, N. (2015).
StatHand [computer software]. Sydney, Australia: Office for Learning and Teaching. Retrieved from https://www.stathand.net/
Rock, A. J., & Hartelius, G. (Eds.). (2012). International Journal of Transpersonal Studies (Special Topic: Shamanism), 26. (including introduction)
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Storm, L., & Rock, A. J. (2012). Imagery cultivation vs. noise reduction: Psi from opposing perspectives. Journal of Parapsychology, 76/Supplement, 57-‐60.
Beischel, J., & Rock, A. J. (2009). Addressing the survival vs. psi debate through
process-‐focused mediumship research. Proceedings of Presented Papers: The Parapsychological Association 52nd Annual Convention, 6.
Rock, A. J., Beischel, J., & Schwartz, G. E. (2009). Is there madness in our mediumship
methods? A response to Roxburgh and Roe. Journal of Scientific Exploration. 23(3), 351-‐357.
Rock, A. J., & Krippner, S. (2006). What is a shamanic pattern of phenomenal properties?
Consciousness Research Abstracts, Tucson VII: Towards a science of consciousness. University of Arizona, Tucson, April 2006.
Rock, A. J., Storm, L., & Cott, C. (2010). Imagery cultivation and anomalous cognition:
An experimental protocol and preliminary data. Combined Abstracts of the 2010 Australian Psychology Conferences.
Rock, A. J., Wilson, J. M., Levesque, J. V., & Rushbrook, P. (2005). Is there madness in
mixed-‐methods? In G. Whiteford (Ed.), Voice, Identity & Reflexivity: Proceedings of the Second Qualitative Research as Interpretive Practice Conference (pp. 134-‐143).
Storm, L., & Rock, A. J. (2010). Shamanic-‐like imagery cultivation and psi signal
detection: An experimental protocol and preliminary data. Proceedings of the International Interdisciplinary Scientific Symposium “Psychophysiology and social adaptation of (neo)shamans in the past and at present”, vol. 14 of the international series of books “Ethnological Studies of Shamanism and Other Indigenous Spiritual Beliefs and Practices” (pp. 63-‐79).
E. SUBMITTED Read, D. L., Clark, G. I., Rock, A. J., & Coventry, W. L. (submitted). Adult attachment
and social anxiety: The mediating role of emotion regulation strategies. PLOS One. Clark, G. I., Shields, B., & Rock, A. J. (submitted). Adult attachment and depression:
Investigating the mediating role of cognitive reappraisal, suppression and rumination. PeerJ.
Janovsky, T., Clark, G. I., & Rock, A. J. (submitted). Trait mindfulness mediates the effect
of early maladaptive schema on interpersonal problems. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioural Assessment.
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Clark, G. I., Rock, A. J., Hales, S. A., Hall, A. (submitted). Evaluating the relationship between cue-‐reactive imagery, volitional control and anxiety in response to aversive flying-‐related cues. Frontiers in Psychology.
Hone, G. I., Clark, G. I., & Rock, A. J. (submitted). The role of cognitive reappraisal,
borderline personality disorder and adult attachment in nonsuicidal self-‐injury. PloS one.
Harris, K. P., Rock, A. J., & Clark, G. I. (submitted). Religious or spiritual problem?
The clinical relevance of identifying and measuring spiritual emergency. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology.
Harris, K. P., Rock, A. J., & Clark, G. I. (submitted). Defining spiritual emergence and
emergency: A content validity study. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology. Janovsky, T., Clark, G. I., & Rock, A. J. (submitted). Early maladaptive schemas, cognitive
emotion regulation strategies, mindfulness and interpersonal problems. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment.
Laughlin, C. D., & Rock, A. J. (submitted). A neuroepistemology of mystical experience.
Journal of Transpersonal Psychology. XII. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Rock, A. J., Read, D. L., Clark, G. I., & Coventry, W. L. (accepted). Adult attachment and
social anxiety: The mediating role of emotion regulation strategies. Poster to be presented at the 19th International Mental Health Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.
Rock, A. J., Azoum, M., & Clark, G. I. (accepted). The impact of affect labelling on
responses to aversive flying cues. Poster to be presented at the 19th International Mental Health Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.
Rock, A. J., Clark, G. I., Martin, K. P., Blair, S., & Hunter, K. R. (2017, October). The link
between early maladaptive schemas and depressive symptoms is influenced by trait mindfulness. Paper presented at the 9th Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium, Albury, Australia, 2017.
Clark, G. I., Rock, A. J., Hall, A. (2016). Cue-‐reactive imagery, volitional control and
anxiety in response to aversive flying-‐related scenarios. Paper presented at the 8th World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Melbourne, Australia, 2016.
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Clark, G. I., Mavromoustakos, E., & Rock, A. J. (2016, June). Evaluating perceived
probability of threat-‐relevant outcomes and temporal orientation in flying phobia. Poster presentation at the 8th World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Melbourne, Australia, 2016.
Roberts, L., Allen, P., Baughman, F., Loxton, N., Van Rooy, D., Rock, A. & Finlay, J.
(2016, July 24–29). StatHand: A mobile application supporting student statistical decision making. Paper presented at the 31st International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan.
Allen, P., Roberts, L., Baughman, F., Rock, A., Van Rooy, D., Loxton, N. & Finlay, J.
(2016, January 28–29). StatHand: A mobile application supporting students’ statistical decision making. Paper presented at the 25th WA Teaching and Learning Forum, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Allen, P. J., Roberts, L. D., Baughman, F. D., Loxton, N. J., Van Rooy, D., Rock, A. J., &
Finlay, J. (2015, October). StatHand: A mobile application supporting students’ statistical decision making. Poster presented at The 12th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (issotl), Melbourne, Australia.
Harris, K. P., Denning, N. C., Rock, A. J., & Clark, G. I. (2015, September). Exploring
holotropic breathwork: An evaluation of altered states of awareness and patterns of phenomenological sub-‐systems with reference to transliminality. Paper presented at the IX International Transpersonal Conference, Salvador, Brazil.
Harris, K. P., Vine, E. J., Rock, A. J., & Clark, G. I. (2015, September). Spiritual emergency, psychosis and personality. Paper presented at the IX International Transpersonal Conference, Salvador, Brazil.
Alldis, M. P., Rock, A. J., Clark, G. I., Clark, L, & Gregory, S. (2015, April). Supporting students in virtual worlds: Implementing Second Life in a regional university residential system. Paper presented at 2015 AACUHO STARNET/STARREZ Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Allen, P., Baughman, F., Roberts, L., Van Rooy, D., Rock, A., Loxton, N. & Lourenco, A.
(2014, June 10–11). StatHand: A rationale for the development of a mobile application to guide students’statistical decision making. Poster presented at the 2014 OLT (Office for Learning and Teaching) Conference: Learning and Teaching for our Times: Higher Education in the Digital Era, Sydney, Australia.
Clark, G., & Rock, A. J. (2014, November). Quantifying phenomenology in rural and
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remote clinical research. Poster presented at the 6th Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium, Albury, Victoria, Australia.
Harris, K. P., & Rock, A. J. (2014, November). Spirituality and psychological crisis: Rural
and remote locations as the best therapy for spiritual emergency. Poster presented at the 6th Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium, Albury, NSW.
Harris, K. P., & Rock, A. J. (2014, August). Spirituality and psychological crisis: Zeroing-‐
in on the spiritual emergency construct. Poster presented at the 15th International Mental Health Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
Beischel, J., Rock, A., & Boccuzzi, M. (2013, June). The source of mediums information:
A quantitative phenomenological analysis. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Scientific Exploration, Dearborn, Michigan.
Beischel, J., Boccuzzi, M., Biuso, M., & Rock, A. J. (April, 2012). Anomalous
information reception by certified research mediums. Poster presented at the 2012 Bial Foundation Symposium, Casa do Médico, Portugal.
Rock, A. J. (April, 2012). Shamanic-‐like journeying and psi-‐signal detection: In search of
the ESP-‐conducive component/s of a novel experimental protocol. Poster presented at the 2012 Bial Foundation Symposium, Casa do Médico, Portugal.
Rock, A. J., Beischel, J., Boccuzzi, M., & Biuso, M. (April, 2012). Quantitative analyses of
claimant mediums’ phenomenology and the accuracy of their readings. Paper presented at the 2012 Bial Foundation Symposium, Casa do Médico, Portugal.
Berchik, Z. E., & Rock, A. J. (November, 2011). The phenomenology of the Voice
Dialogue process. ACA 2011 National Conference, 2011, Melbourne. Dowie, T., & Rock, A. J. (November, 2011). Re-‐conceptualising transpersonal counseling:
An extended vision of the humanistic counseling project. ACA 2011 National Conference, 2011, Melbourne.
Denning, N., & Rock, A. J. (August, 2011). “Doing not doing”: An applied transpersonal
psychotherapy. World Congress of Psychotherapy, 2011, Sydney. Dowie, T., & Rock, A. J. (August, 2011). Dissecting the “myth” of the isolated mind: The
inter-‐subjectivity problem in psychotherapy. World Congress of Psychotherapy, 2011, Sydney.
Rock, A. J., & Berchik, Z. (August, 2011). Allow Me to Introduce My Selves: The
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phenomenology of Voice Dialogue. World Congress of Psychotherapy, 2011, Sydney.
Beischel, J., Biuso, M., Boccuzzi, M., & Rock, A. J. (May, 2011). Anomalous information
reception by research mediums under quintuple-‐blind conditions: Can the mind exist without the body? SSE at the Forefront of Science: 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE), Boulder, Colorado, USA, 2011.
Rock, A. J. (2010, December). The transpersonal and the paranormal: Some
correspondences between transpersonal psychology and parapsychology. 2nd Annual AIPR Lecture, Melbourne, Australia, 2010.
Rock, A. J., & Storm, L. (2010, September). Shamanism and the paranormal. Paper
presented at The Fifth Victorian Transpersonal Psychology Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 2010.
Rock, A. J., & Storm, L. (2010, September). Mental imagery cultivation and auditory
driving promote paranormal performance. Poster presented at The Fifth Victorian Transpersonal Psychology Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 2010.
Rock, A. J., & Storm, L. (2010, June). Shamanic-‐like journeying and paranormal
performance in a picture identification task. Paper presented at the 17th International Transpersonal Conference, Moscow, Russia, 2010.
Beischel, J., & Rock, A. J. (2010, April). A phenomenological pathway to an empirically
driven distinction between survival psi and somatic psi by research mediums. Paper presented at the Toward a Science of Consciousness 2010, Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, 2010.
Rock, A. J., Storm, L., & Cott, C. C. (2010, April). Imagery cultivation and anomalous
cognition: An experimental protocol and preliminary data. Poster presented at the Thirty-‐Seventh Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 2010.
Rock, A. J., Hooley, M., & Wilkie, J. B. (2009, November). Empowering the virtual
student: “[Cyber]Space is the Place.” Paper presented at the 2009 Learning Technologies Conference. Sunshine Coast, Australia, 2009.
Rock, A. J., Permezel, F. E., Storm, L. (2009, September). The effect of distant healing intention and personality on negative mood. Paper presented at The Fourth Victorian Transpersonal Psychology Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 2009.
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Beischel, J., & Rock, A. J. (2009, August). Addressing the survival vs. psi debate through process-‐focused mediumship research. Paper presented at The 52nd Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association (PA), Seattle, Washington, 2009.
Rock, A. J., Wilkie, J. B., Hooley, M., & Wig, P. (2009, July). Towards a cyberspatial
pedagogy: Exploring synchronous online learning potentials. Paper presented at the 2009 Deakin Teaching and Learning Conference. Melbourne, Australia, 2009.
Rock, A. J. (2008, September). Shamanic-‐like journeying and mood disturbance: What I
have learned so far. Paper presented at The Third Victorian Transpersonal Psychology Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 2008.
Rock, A. J., & Beischel, J. (2008, August). Toward a process-‐focused approach to
mediumship research. Paper presented at the Alternative Expressions of the Numinous Conference, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2008.
Rock, A. J., & Beischel, J. (2008, March). Quantitative phenomenological analysis of
mediums' purported communication with discarnates. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness Spring Conference, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 2008.
Rock, A. J., Abbott, G. R., & Kambouropoulos, N. (2008, March). Correlates of mood
disturbance during shamanic-‐like journeying with drumming. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness Spring Conference, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 2008.
Cott, C., & Rock, A. J. (2008, March). Thematic analysis of N,N-‐ dimethyltryptamine-‐induced experiences. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness Spring Conference, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 2008.
Krippner, S., & Rock, A. J. (2008, March). Realism and the shaman’s cosmos. Paper
presented at the 28th Annual Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness Spring Conference, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 2008.
Rock, A. J. (2007, August). Advaita vedanta and the super-‐ultimate “why.” Paper
presented at the Alternative Expressions of the Numinous Conference, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2007.
Rock, A. J., Abbott, G. R, Kiehne, M. L., & Childargushi, H. (2007, August). Shamanism, fantasy proneness and phenomenology. Paper presented at the Alternative Expressions of the Numinous Conference, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2007.
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Rock, A. J., & Kambouropoulos, N. (2007, July). Toward a phenomenology of emotional
response to alcohol: Methodological problems and future directions. Poster presented at the International Society for Research on Emotions (ISRE) 2007 Conference, Sunshine Coast, Australia.
Rock, A. J., Abbott, G., Childargushi, H., & Kiehne, M. (2007, April). The effect of
shamanic journeying and schizotypy on phenomenology: An experimental study of threshold states. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness Spring Conference, San Diego, California, 2007.
Rock, A. J., & Krippner, S. (2007, April). Altered states of consciousness do not exist. Paper
presented at the 27th Annual Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness Spring Conference, San Diego, California, 2007.
Rock, A. J., & Krippner, S. (2007, April). When do visual mental images constitute
shamanic journeying images? Paper presented at the 27th Annual Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness Spring Conference, San Diego, California, 2007.
Beischel, J., Rock, A. J., & Schwartz, G. E. (2007, April). Claimant mediums, threshold
consciousness, and purported communication with discarnates: A phenomenological study. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness Spring Conference, San Diego, California, 2007.
Rock, A. J., & Krippner, S. (2006, September). What is a shamanic pattern of phenomenal
properties? Poster presented at the Association for Transpersonal Psychology Conference 2006, Palo Alto, California, 2006.
Rock, A. J., & Krippner, S. (2006, September). Some philosophical problems associated
with formulating an ontology and epistemology of shamanic journeying images. Paper presented (by invitation) at the 23rd Annual International Conference on the Study of Shamanism and Alternative Modes of Healing, San Rafael, California, 2006.
Rock, A. J. (2006, August). Phenomenological study of the impact of induction technique
and instruction on visual mental imagery associated with shamanic journeying to the lower world. Paper presented at the Alternative Expressions of the Numinous Conference, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2006.
Rock, A. J., & Krippner, S. (2006, August). Does the concept of “shamanic states of
consciousness” rest on a mistake? Paper presented at the Alternative Expressions of the Numinous Conference, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2006.
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Rock, A. J., Wilson, J. M., Johnston, L., & Levesque, J. V. (2006, April). Ego boundaries,
shamanistic journeying to upper and lower worlds, and mood states: An experimental study. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness Spring Conference, Pacific Grove, California, 2006.
Rock, A. J., & Krippner, S. (2006, April). What is a shamanic pattern of phenomenal
properties? Paper presented at the Toward a Science of Consciousness 2006, Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, 2006.
Rock, A. J., & Krippner, S. (2006, April). What is a shamanic pattern of phenomenal
properties? Poster presented at the Toward a Science of Consciousness 2006, Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, 2006.
Rock, A. J., & Baynes, P. B. (2005, September). The modified affect bridge: A technique
for inquiry into the origin of shamanic journeying imagery. Paper presented (by invitation) at the 22nd Annual International Conference on the Study of Shamanism and Alternative Modes of Healing, San Rafael, California, 2005.
Rock, A. J., Wilson, J. M., Levesque, J. V., & Rushbrook, P. (2005, September). Is there
madness in mixed-‐methods? Locating the researcher and researched in the qualitative-‐quantitative debate. Paper presented at the 2nd Qualitative Research as Interpretive Practice Conference, Albury, 2005.
XIII. RESEARCH AND OTHER GRANTS Clark, G. I., & Rock, A. J. (2015). Imagery, volitional control and subjective response to
flying experiences in real world-‐settings. BCSS Seeding Grant Scheme ($1,961 AUD).
Hine, D., Lykin, A., Thorsteinsson, E., Dunstan, D., McNeil, D., Rock, A., Clark, G.,
Morgan, M., Bartel, R., Ferguson, C., Wise, J., & Barclay, E. (2014). Establishing a virtual reality laboratory. School of Behavioural, Cognitive, and Social Sciences Research Infrastructure Block Grant award and the UNE Higher Education Research Facility ($115,000 AUD).
Allen, P. J., Baughman, F. D., Roberts, L. D., Van Rooy, D., Rock, A. J., & Loxton, N.
(2013-‐2015). StatTree: An interactive decision tree mobile application to guide students’ statistical decision making. Office for learning and Teaching Innovation and Development Program, Australian Federal Government ($161,000 AUD).
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Rock, A. J., Jamieson, G. A., Storm, L., Jinks, T., & Harris, K. (2013-‐2014). The neurophenomenology of shamanic-‐like journeying and psi-‐hitting. Cardigan Fund ($20,000 AUD).
Rock, A. J. (2012). Shamanic-‐like journeying and anomalous cognition with special
reference to the self-‐expansiveness construct. Floraglades Foundation ($2,000 US). Beischel, J., Rock, A. J., Boccuzzi, M., & Biuso, M. (2011-‐2012). Somatic psi vs. survival
psi: A quantitative investigation of mediums’ phenomenology comparing psychic readings and ostensible communication with the deceased. Bial Foundation ($59,358.15 AUD).
Rock, A. J. (2011). Shamanic-‐like journeying and psi-‐hitting: Searching for the psi-‐
conducive component(s) of a novel experimental protocol. Bial Foundation ($21,584.51 AUD).
Beischel, J., Rock, A. J., & Boccuzzi, M. (2008-‐2009). Process-‐ and proof-‐focused
investigation of anomalous information reception by mediums: A two-‐part quantitative study. Bial Foundation ($88,998.32 AUD)
Storm, L., Ertel, S., & Rock, A. J. (2008-‐2009). The sheep-‐goat effect as a matter of
compliance and non-‐compliance: The effect of reactance in a forced-‐choice ball selection study. Bial Foundation ($33,223.31 AUD)
Rock, A. J., & Kambouropoulos, N. (2007). Quantifying phenomenology associated with
alcohol-‐related stimuli. Deakin University Research Priority Area (RPA) Cluster Fund ($1,950 AUD)
Rock, A. J., Byrne, L., & MacFarlane, S. (2006). Deakin University Research
Infrastructure and Building Grant ($7,490 AUD) Rock, A. J. (2006). Effect of trait absorption and composite activities of mental imagery
cultivation and either drumming or Ganzfeld on mood states. Deakin University Faculty Development Research Grant ($10,000 AUD)
Kemmis, S., Rushbrook, P., Rock, A., Reid, S., Brennan-‐Kemmis, R., & Driver, B.
(2004). Continued professional education for Riverina General Practitioners. Australian Research Council (ARC) Seed Grant ($4,000 AUD)
In addition, awarded over $15,000 AUD in Faculty or School-‐level conference support funding.
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XIV. SERVICE Service to the University
• Course Coordinator, Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), 2016-‐current • Psychology Representative, Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSc) and BSocSc
Honours Course Review Committee, 2016 • School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences (BCSS) Representative, Master
of Arts Course Review Committee, 2015-‐current • BCSS Representative, Bachelor of Arts Course Advisory Committee, 2015-‐current • BCSS Representative, Bachelor of Arts and Cognate Courses Review Committee,
2015-‐current • Chair, Psychology’s Undergraduate Course Advisory Committee, 2014-‐2016 • Course Coordinator, Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Sciences, 2014-‐ 2016 • Course Coordinator, Bachelor of Psychological Science, 2014-‐2016 • Course Coordinator, Graduate Diploma of Psychology, 2014-‐2016 • Course Coordinator, Graduate Diploma of Social Science, 2014-‐2016 • Academic Master, Mary White College, University of New England, 2013-‐current • Senior Common Room Executive Member, Mary White College, University of New
England, 2013-‐current • Student Liaison Officer, University of New England, 2011-‐2014 • Chair, Moodle Working Party, University of New England, 2012-‐2013 • Chair, Bachelor of Holistic Counselling Course Advisory Committee, 2010-‐2011 • Member, Higher Education and VET Advisory Board, 2011-‐2012 • Director of the First-‐Year Psychology Program, Deakin University, 2008-‐2010 • Member, Human Ethics Advisory Group, Deakin University, 2008-‐2010 • Psychology Course Advisor, Deakin University, 2009-‐2010 • Member, Technology Development Team, Deakin University, 2006-‐2010 • Member, Teaching and Learning Development Team, Deakin University,
2006-‐2010 • Member, School of Psychology Board, Deakin University, 2006-‐2010
Service to the Discipline and the Community
• Research Editor, International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 2015-‐current • Associate Editor, Anthropology of Consciousness, 2008-‐current • Special Topics Editor and Editorial Board Member, International Journal of
Transpersonal Studies, 2012 • Editorial Board Member, Frontiers of Psychology (Educational Psychology
subsection), 2014-‐current • Editorial Board Member, Frontiers of Psychology (Quantitative Measurement
subsection), 2014-‐current
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• Founding International Board Member, International Transpersonal Association (ITA), 2008-‐current
• Co-‐editor of transpersonal psychology book series for John Hunt Publishing, 2013-‐current
• Editorial Board Member, NeuroQuantology, 2006-‐2007 • Book proposal reviewer for Wiley-‐Blackwell Publishing, 2014-‐current • Course Reviewer for IKON Institute of Australia, 2014-‐current • Reviewer, Journal of Transpersonal Psychology • Reviewer, Journal of Scientific Exploration • Reviewer, Anthropology of Consciousness • Reviewer, North American Journal of Psychology • Reviewer, Australian Journal of Parapsychology • Reviewer, Qualitative Research in Psychology • Reviewer, International Journal of Transpersonal Studies • Reviewer, Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine: An Interdisciplinary Journal of
Energetic and Informational Interactions • Reviewer, Time & Mind -‐ The Journal of Archaeology, Consciousness and Culture • Reviewer, Journal of the Society for Psychical Research • Reviewer, Journal of Parapsychology • Reviewer, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease • Regular Guest Presenter, Transpersonal Psychology Interest Group (Australian
Psychological Society) • Former Professional Member, The Association for Transpersonal Psychology, 2005-‐
2008 • Former Professional Member, The Association for Humanistic Psychology, 2005-‐
2008 • Eligible for membership of the Australian Psychological Society • Eligible for probationary registration as a professional psychologist • Former editor, Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia, the official
PACFA e-‐journal, 2011-‐2012 • Rock, A. J. (2011, August). Shamanism: The healing path. Centre for Adult
Education, Melbourne, Australia. (One-‐day workshop.) • Rock, A.J., & Ayre, J. (2011, August). Introduction to holistic counselling. Phoenix
Institute of Australia, Melbourne, Australia. (One-‐day workshop.) • Voluntarily assisted a local gerontologist with the formulation of an active ageing
program designed to enhance the quality of life of elderly residents located in regional centers, 2003-‐2004
• Voluntarily assisted a local community group/organization (RivMed) with the formulation of a staged-‐diabetes management project targeted at indigenous Australians diagnosed with type II diabetes, 2003-‐2004
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XV. PROFESSIONAL REFEREES Professor Harris Friedman University of Florida 1270 Tom Coker Road, LaBelle, FL 33935 Phone: 863-‐675-‐4138 Email: [email protected] Professor Patrick Nunn University of the Sunshine Coast Phone: 07 5456 5460 Email: [email protected] Associate Professor Tess Knight Deakin University Phone: 03 9244 6595 Email: [email protected]
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APPENDIX A: SAMPLE OF STUDENT EVALUATION OF TEACHING PROFILE ONLY
REPORTS
Dr Adam Rock, PSYC202 Research Methods and Statistics (External), 2015 TRI1
30/07/2015 EvaSys evaluation Page 1
ProfileSubunit: Schl of Behavioural, Cognitive & Social SciencesName of the instructor: Dr Adam RockName of the course:(Name of the survey)
PSYC202 Research Methods and Statistics (External)
Values used in the profile line: Mean
1. Teaching Evaluation:1. Teaching Evaluation:
1.1) The lecturer demonstrated thoroughknowledge of the subject area:
StronglyDisagree
Strongly Agreen=93 av.=4.9 md=5.0 dev.=0.4
1.2) The lecturer provided clear and appropriateanswers to student questions:
StronglyDisagree
Strongly Agreen=93 av.=4.8 md=5.0 dev.=0.5
1.3) The lecturer treated all students fairly andequally:
StronglyDisagree
Strongly Agreen=93 av.=4.7 md=5.0 dev.=0.5
1.4) The lecturer encouraged participation and/orquestions:
StronglyDisagree
Strongly Agreen=93 av.=4.8 md=5.0 dev.=0.5
1.5) The lecturer made effective use of teachingaids and media where appropriate:
StronglyDisagree
Strongly Agreen=93 av.=4.8 md=5.0 dev.=0.5
1.6) The lecturer was available for consultation andindividual help where needed:
StronglyDisagree
Strongly Agreen=93 av.=4.5 md=5.0 dev.=0.9
1.7) Overall, the lecturer was highly effective infacilitating my learning:
StronglyDisagree
Strongly Agreen=93 av.=4.7 md=5.0 dev.=0.6
1.8) I would recommend that other students take aunit taught by the lecturer:
StronglyDisagree
Strongly Agreen=93 av.=4.8 md=5.0 dev.=0.6
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Dr Adam Rock, PSYC202: Research Methods and Statistics (External), 2014 TRI1
30/07/2015 EvaSys evaluation Page 1
ProfileSubunit: Schl of Behavioural, Cognitive & Social SciencesName of the instructor: Dr Adam RockName of the course:(Name of the survey)
PSYC202: Research Methods and Statistics (External)
1.1) The lecturer demonstrated thorough knowledge of the subject area: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree n=121av.=4.93
1.2) The lecturer provided clear and appropriate answers to student questions: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree n=121av.=4.79
1.3) The lecturer treated all students fairly and equally: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree n=121av.=4.78
1.4) The lecturer encouraged participation and/or questions: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree n=118av.=4.81
1.5) The lecturer made effective use of teaching aids and media where appropriate: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree n=121av.=4.72
1.6) The lecturer was available for consultation and individual help where needed: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree n=120av.=4.43
1.7) Overall, the lecturer was highly effective in facilitating my learning: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree n=120av.=4.74
1.8) I would recommend that other students take a unit taught by the lecturer: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree n=119av.=4.79
1. Teaching Evaluation
Dr Adam Rock, PSYC202: Research Methods and Statistics (External) (PSYC202ET113), 2013 TRI1
30/07/2015 EvaSys evaluation Page 1
ProfileSubunit: Schl of Behavioural, Cognitive & Social SciencesName of the instructor: Dr Adam RockName of the course:(Name of the survey)
PSYC202: Research Methods and Statistics (External)
2.1) The lecturer demonstrated thorough knowledge of the subject area: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree n=112av.=4.96
2.2) The lecturer provided clear and appropriate answers to student questions: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree n=112av.=4.88
2.3) The lecturer treated all students fairly and equally: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree n=111av.=4.85
2.4) The lecturer encouraged participation and/or questions: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree n=112av.=4.85
2.5) The lecturer made effective use of teaching aids and media where appropriate: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree n=112av.=4.81
2.6) The lecturer was available for consultation and individual help where needed: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree n=112av.=4.72
2.7) Overall, the lecturer was highly effective in facilitating my learning: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree n=111av.=4.86
2.8) I would recommend that other students take a unit taught by the lecturer: Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree n=110av.=4.86
2. Teaching Evaluation
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APPENDIX B: STATEMENT OF TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
My teaching is guided by a pedagogy of desire, which focuses on neglected aspects
of teaching and learning (e.g., joy, happiness) in order to catalyse the desire to teach and
learn and, thus, produce teachers and learners who are “creative, imaginative agents”
(Pignatelli, 1999; Zembylas, 2007, p. 340). This principle is particularly pertinent in light of
the observation that for many students the prospect of studying research methods and
statistics is “boring” or “terrifying” (Gal et al., 1997). If learners experience boredom or
anxiety rather than desire, then one might wonder how a teacher of statistics promotes a
pedagogy of desire “…as that which produces and seduces imaginations instead of being
associated simply with repression and coercion” (Zembylas, 2007, p. 332). In the following
paragraphs I explain how I achieve this goal.
My teaching style is energized and passionate. I unpack complex statistical material in
a logical, systematic manner and use humour to instil calm in anxious students. In an
unsolicited Moodle post titled “Shattered preconceptions” dated 4 March 2015 one
student wrote, “If anyone told me two weeks ago that I'd enjoy statistics lectures I'd 've
thought they'd lost their mind. But Adam Rock is animated and passionate and freakin
hilarious. For a subject that could've been banal and tedious, it's refreshing to find it lively
and personable.”
I have worked hard to deliver stimulating lectures using, for example, humorous
anecdotes coupled with analogies grounded in students’ personal experiences. For
example, in one lecture I unpack a statistical test referred to as a correlation, which
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measures the strength of a relationship between two variables. To illustrate the concept
of a correlation, I invoke the character “Barney” from the U.S. sit-‐com “How I met your
mother.” See Figure 1. I describe the episode in which Barney is outlining the relationship
between being hot (i.e., aesthetically pleasing) and crazy. As a class, we discuss that
Barney is arguing that: (1) the correlation is high (i.e., strong); and (2) the direction of the
relationship is positive (i.e., as hotness increases so too does craziness). At this point,
students typically like to offer anecdotes of their past romantic relationships with hot and
crazy individuals. The following representative student feedback supports the
effectiveness of my “real life and relevant examples”: “Dr Rock was able to take what is a
notoriously feared, difficult and very dry subject and add humour, real life and relevant
examples and make the subject fun. Dr. Rock is a fantastic teacher and made me
understand and interested in a subject that just a few months ago absolutely terrified me.
Whatever you pay him, he deserves at least double.” (PSYC202 teaching evaluation,
external, Trimester 1, 2013.)
Figure 1. “Hot and crazy” PowerPoint Slide
I have invested significant effort into producing engaging PowerPoint slides avoiding
clutter and containing fun and meaningful images designed to inspire students to learn.
For example, Figure 2 is a PowerPoint slide from my PSYC202 Introduction lecture. During
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this slide I invite students to gaze into the abyss, a statistical abyss! I pose the following
rhetorical question, “Who would have thought that the squiggly little lines on the right
side of the slide could, for many, constitute such anxiety provoking stimuli?” The idea is to
use humour and a visually engaging slide to acknowledge that many students attending
this lecture are likely to be feeling anxious.
Figure 2. “Gaze into the statistical abyss” Figure 3. “Exorcise your statistical PowerPoint Slide demons!” PowerPoint Slide
The PowerPoint slide depicted above in Figure 3 follows directly the slide depicted in
Figure 2. In this slide, the numbers that I superimposed onto the levitating rabbit are
animated and swirl around the screen as I explain to the students that one of my roles is
to serve as a statistical exorcist; that is, to help them relinquish their statistics anxiety.
This slides provides an opportunity to express to students that I am sensitive to their
anxiety around statistics and that I am a nice, approachable person who is here to help.
The efficacy of my PowerPoint slides is evidenced by the following representative student
feedback: “This is my 4th university degree/diploma and Adam would be hands down the
absolutely best university lecturer I have ever had! He is an amazing lecturer -‐ hugely
knowledgeable but able to impart his knowledge in an engaging, fun and targeted way. I
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was so worried about doing stats!! But I now love this subject so much…His style and his
brilliant powerpoints facilitated my learning.” (PSYC202 teaching evaluation, external, T1,
2014)
I have created and implemented numerous innovative demonstrations to inspire
students to learn. For example, in statistics lectures I will invite a volunteer from the
audience to pour a carton of milk into a saucer and then write a cat’s name (e.g., “Felix”)
on a slip of paper and place the paper in the saucer. I say to the class: “Felix initially
appeared quite dehydrated but now he seems replenished!” Students invariably laugh
and I ask them what is humorous about this scenario. The students explain that writing a
cat’s name on a piece of paper does not constitute a real cat. I say, “Yes!” I suggest that
the linguistic term (i.e., word) “cat” is a signifier that is referentially linked to an object
(i.e., the signified) in the external world with whiskers, fur, a tail and a tendency to
“meow.” I further state that,
feeding milk to a linguistic term is an example of confusing the signifier with the
signified. It would seem to follow that I have never seen a number and, in fact,
don’t know what a number is. Why? If I were to write, for example, “8” on the
board, then this would constitute a symbol (i.e., the signifier) that is referentially
linked to a number (i.e., the signified). However, to assert that “8” is a number is
to confuse the signifier with the signified just like I confused the slip of paper with
“Felix” written on it with the physical object in the external world.
This demonstration encourages students to reflect critically on the nature, essence and
existence of numbers and, thus, statistics.
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In another demonstration I elucidate the relationship between the reliability (i.e.,
consistency) and validity (i.e., accuracy) of psychological tests (e.g., an intelligence or IQ
test). I invite a volunteer from the audience up on stage. I tell the students that I have
developed an innovative new method for measuring a person’s IQ. I pull out a tape
measure and measure the circumference of the volunteer’s head. On three separate
occasions I demonstrate that the circumference is, for example, 24 inches, so, I say, “Lets
conclude that our volunteer’s IQ is 24.” I further state that, “My innovative measure of IQ
is reliable because I obtained the same result on three separate occasions. However, my
method is not valid because an inch is not a metric that is interchangeable with an
intelligence quotient or IQ score. Thus, if a measure is reliable it does not necessarily
follow that it is valid.”
References
Gal, I., Ginsburg, L., & Schau, C. (1997). Monitoring attitudes and beliefs in statistics
education. In I. Gal & J. B. Garfield (Eds.), The assessment challenge in statistics
education (pp. 37–51). The Netherlands: IOS.
Pignatelli, F. (1999). Education and the subject of desire. Review of
Education/Pedagogy/Cultural Studies, 20, 337-‐352.
Zembylas, M. (2007). Risks and pleasures: A Deleuzo-‐Guattarian pedagogy of desire
in education. British Educational Research Journal, 33, 331-‐347.