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Joanne (Jo) Earl

Senior Lecturer

Research Areas: Organisational psychology and career development. Accuracy of self-rated abilities. Retirement decision-making. Career decidedness as a predictor of organizational outcomes.

Academic Career:

Bachelor of Education, Psychology, Flinders University
BA (Hon), Psychology, Macquarie University
Masters of Applied Psychology, UNSW
PhD, UNSW

Selected Publications:

Refereed Journal Articles

  • Minbashian, A., Earl, J.K., & Bright, J.E. H. (in press) Openness to Experience as a Predictor of Job Performance Trajectories. Applied Psychology: An International Review. (Accepted 23rd Dec 2011)
  • Earl, J.K., Minba)shian, A., Sukijjakhamin, P., & Bright, J.E.H. (2011) Career Decision Status as a Predictor of Resignation Behavior five Years Later. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 78(2) 248-252.
  • Donaldson, T., Earl, J.K., & Muratore, A.M. (2010). Exploring the Influence of Mastery, Planning and Conditions of Workforce Exit on Retirement Adjustment. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 77, 279-289
  • Muratore, A. M., & Earl, J. K. (2010). Predicting retirement preparation through the design of a new measure. Australian Psychologist, 45(2), 98-111.
  • Wong, J.Y. & Earl, J.K. (2009). Towards an integrated model of individual, psychosocial, and organizational predictors of retirement adjustment. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 75, 1-13.
  • Petkoska, J. & Earl, J.K. (2009). Understanding the influence of demographic and psychological variables on retirement planning. Psychology and Ageing, 24(1), 245-251.
  • Ng, J.R. & Earl, J.K. (2008). Accuracy in self-assessment: The role of ability, feedback, self-efficacy and goal orientation. Australian Journal of Career Development, 17 (3), 39-50.
  • Earl, J.K. & Bright, J.E.H. (2007). The relationship between career decision status and important work outcomes. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 71(2), 233-246.
  • Bright, J.E.H., Pryor, R.G.L., Wilkenfeld, S. & Earl, J. (2005). The Role of Social Context and Serendipitous Events in Career Decision Making. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 5 (1), 19-36.
  • Earl, J. & Bright, J. (2004). The Impact of Work Quality and Quantity on the Development of Career Decision Status. Australian Journal of Career Development. 13 (1), 15-22. Winner of best article 2004.
Refereed Presentations

  • Zacher, H., Earl, J.K., Hua, B., Griffin, B., Loh, V., Hesketh, B. and Patrickson, M. (2011). Successful ageing at work and the transition to retirement. Best Paper Symposium. Proceedings of the 9th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference 2011, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Earl, J.K., Muratore, A., & Petkoska, J. (2009). Measuring retirement planning behaviour. Proceedings of the 8th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference 2009, Sydney, Australia.
  • Fong, Y., Earl, J.K., & Langford, P. (2008). Improving the Validity of Self-Ratings of Abilities: The Impact of Rating Format and Order. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference 2008, Hobart, Australia.
Book Chapters

  • Cranney, J., Morris, S., Martin, J.H., Provost, S., Zinkiewicz, L, Reece, J., Milne-Horne, J., Burton, L.J., White, F.A., Homewood, J., Earl, J.K. & McCarthy, S. (2011) in Cranney, J. and Dunn, D.D. The psychologically literate citizen. Oxford.
Course Co-ordinator and Lecturer:

PSYC3141: Behaviour in Organisations
PSYC7100: Psychology of Organisations I
PSYC7115: Career Choice and Development
PSYC7117: Advanced Topics in Organisational Psychology

Selected Links:

Thanks for participating in our recent retirement survey. Updates on the results of our research will be provided later in the year.

Contact Details:

Office: Mathews, Room 904
Telephone: (61-2) 9385-3017
Fax: (61-2) 9385-1193
Email: jearl@psy.unsw.edu.au