University of New South Wales - School of Psychology

Research Areas: Neural bases of fear reduction, attention and memory. Adaptive cognition. University student learning and performance.

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Academic Career:

BA, 1978, University of Queensland
MA, 1980, University of Queensland
PhD, 1983, Bryn Mawr College

Awards and Scholarships:

Australian Psychological Society Young Psychologists Award, XXV international Congress of Psychology, Brussels, 1992
New South Wales Public Service Management Course Scholarship, 1998-2000
University of New South Wales, Faculty of Life Sciences Teaching Award, 1999
Vice Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence, 2005
Carrick Citation Award, 2007 (with S.Morris, B.Spehar, & B.Newell)
Australian Psychological Association Distinguished Contribution to Education Award, 2008

Fellowships:

University of Queensland Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1984-1985
University of New South Wales Innovative Teaching and Educational Technology Fellowship, 2002
Carrick/ALTC Associate Fellowship, 2006-2008

Selected Publications:

Cranney, J., Hoffman, H.S., & Cohen, M. (1984). Tonal frequency shifts and gaps in acoustic stimulation as reflex-modifying events. Perception & Psychophysics, 35, 165-172.
Ledgerwood, L., Richardson, R., & Cranney, J. (2003). Effects of D-cycloserine on extinction of conditioned freezing. Behavioral Neuroscience, 117, 341-349.
Zhang, S., & Cranney, J. (2008). The role of GABA and pre-existing anxiety in the reconsolidation of conditioned fear. Behavioral Neuroscience, 122, 1295-1305.

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Courses:

PSYC3241: Psychobiology of Memory and Motivation
PSYC1021: Introduction to Psychological Applications

Selected Links:

Jacquelyn Cranney has been involved in a number of Carrick and ALTC initiatives, some outcomes of which can be found at this link: Australian Learning and Teaching Council Associate Fellowship and Discipline-Based Initiative
The Fourth International Conference on Psychology Education (ICOPE)

Contact Details:

Office: Mathews, Room 509
Telephone: (61-2) 9385-3527
Fax: (61-2) 9385-3641
Email: J.Cranney@unsw.edu.au