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Rebecca Sargisson

Rebecca Joanne Sargisson is a New Zealand Psychology academic. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Waikato.[1].

Academic Career[edit]

Sargisson earned her PhD at the University of Otago in 2003 with a thesis investigating the short-term remembering behaviour of pigeons[2]. She has been a Psychology academic at the University of Waikato since 2009. She also held a teaching and research position at the University of Groningen between 2018 and 2020[3][4]. Sargisson has worked with Non-Governmental Organisations, such as the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, APOPO, Norwegian People's Aid, and UNMAS, where she researched the use of animals to detect landmines[2].

Sargisson’s expertise is in areas of behavioural psychology, animal psychology, and educational psychology. Her research interests include identifying children at risk of negative life outcomes, cyberbullying, disaster response, and sustainability[1][2].

In 2020, Sargisson received a public interest award from the New Zealand Psychological Society[5].

Selected Works[edit]

  • Sargisson, R. J., & White, K. G. (2001). Generalization of delayed matching to sample following training at different delays. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 75, 1-14[6].
  • Butler, R., Sargisson, R. J., & Elliffe, D. (2011). The efficacy of systematic desensitization for treating the separation-related problem behaviour of domestic dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 129, 136-145[7].
  • Sargisson, R. J., Hunt, S., Hanlen, P., Smith, K., & Hamerton, H. (2012). Volunteering: A community response to the Rena oil spill in New Zealand. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 20, 208-218. DOI: 10.1111/1468-5973.12001[8]
  • Sargisson, R. J., McLean, I. G., Brown, J., & Bach, H. (2012). Environmental determinants of landmine detection by dogs: Findings from a large-scale study in Afghanistan. Journal of ERW and Mine Action, 16.2, 74-80[9].
  • Sargisson, R. J., & McLean, I. G. (2010). The effect of reinforcement rate on hits and false alarms in Remote Explosive Scent Tracing with dogs. Journal of ERW and Mine Action, 14.3, 64-68[10]
  • Sargisson, R. J., De Groot, J. I. M., & Steg, L. (2020). The relationship between sociodemographics and environmental values across seven European countries. Frontiers in Psychology. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02253[11]
  • Sargisson, R. J., & Schöner, B. V. (2020). Hyperbolic discounting with environmental outcomes across time, space, and probability. The Psychological Record, 70(3), 515-527. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-019-00368-z[12]
  • Keizer, M., Sargisson, R. J., van Zomeren, M., & Steg, L. (2019). When personal norms predict the acceptability of push and pull car-reduction policies: Testing the ABC model and low-cost hypothesis. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behavior, 64, 413-423. doi:10.1016/j.trf.2019.06.005[13]

External Links[edit]

Rebecca Sargisson publications indexed by Google Scholar

Rebecca Sargisson on LinkedIn

Publications by Rebecca Sargisson at ResearchGate

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Rebecca Sargisson - Arts and Social Sciences: University of Waikato". www.waikato.ac.nz. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Press, Dove. "Dr Rebecca Sargisson | Dove Press user profile". www.dovepress.com. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
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  5. "Awards Recipients historical updated 2020-1.pdf". New Zealand Psychological Society. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. Sargisson, Rebecca J.; White, K. Geoffrey (January 2001). "Generalization of Delayed Matching to Sample Following Training at Different Delays". Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 75 (1): 1–14. doi:10.1901/jeab.2001.75-1. PMC 1284804. PMID 11256863.
  7. Butler, Rynae; Sargisson, Rebecca J.; Elliffe, Douglas (2011-01-31). "The efficacy of systematic desensitization for treating the separation-related problem behaviour of domestic dogs". Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 129 (2): 136–145. doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2010.11.001. ISSN 0168-1591.
  8. Sargisson, Rebecca J.; Hunt, Sonya; Hanlen, Patricia; Smith, Kelly; Hamerton, Heather (2012). "Volunteering: A Community Response to the Rena Oil Spill in New Zealand". Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. 20 (4): 208–218. doi:10.1111/1468-5973.12001. ISSN 1468-5973. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  9. Sargisson, Rebecca; McLean, Ian; Brown, Jennifer; Bach, Håvard (2015-09-01). "Environmental Determinants of Landmine Detection by Dogs: Findings From a Large-scale Study in Afghanistan". The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction. 16 (2). ISSN 1533-9440.
  10. Sargisson, Rebecca and McLean, Ian (2010) "The Effect of Reinforcement Rate Variations on Hits and False Alarms in Remote Explosive Scent Tracing with Dogs," The Journal of ERW and Mine Action : Vol. 14: Iss. 3, Article 27.
  11. Sargisson, Rebecca J.; De Groot, Judith I. M.; Steg, Linda (2020). "The Relationship Between Sociodemographics and Environmental Values Across Seven European Countries". Frontiers in Psychology. 11: 2253. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02253. ISSN 1664-1078. PMC 7485386 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 32982897 Check |pmid= value (help).
  12. Sargisson, Rebecca J.; Schöner, Benedikt V. (2020-09-01). "Hyperbolic Discounting with Environmental Outcomes across Time, Space, and Probability". The Psychological Record. 70 (3): 515–527. doi:10.1007/s40732-019-00368-z. ISSN 2163-3452. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  13. Keizer, Martijn; Sargisson, Rebecca J.; van Zomeren, Martijn; Steg, Linda (2019-07-01). "When personal norms predict the acceptability of push and pull car-reduction policies: Testing the ABC model and low-cost hypothesis". Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 64: 413–423. doi:10.1016/j.trf.2019.06.005. ISSN 1369-8478. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)


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