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Biography
I am currently a Senior Lecturer within the School of Psychological Sciences and co-director of the Food, Flavour and Fragrance lab. My research takes a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding how our physiology impacts behaviour, exploring, for example, the role our sense of smell and personality and romantic relationships. I completed my PhD in 2008 at Macquarie University and after working in the market consultancy field, I returned to work as a Post-doctoral and lecturer at Macquarie University.
Teaching
I currently have the privilege of convening Introduction to Psychology I which has the largest cohort of students. I also give guest lectures on various The Psychology of Human Relationships, The Scientist Practitioner Model and Real-word Applications of Visual Perception.
Research interests
I currently conduct research on various topics including:
- Understanding the role our sense of smell and body odours play in romantic relationships,
- Exploring the social impact of having a poor sense of smell,
- Investigating the link between olfaction and personality (especially psychopathic traits and empathy).
Research student supervision
I currently supervise Honours and Higher Degree Research students within my areas of interests. I am always excited to hear from people who share the same research interests and discuss collaborative projects or research supervision.
Community engagement
I am involved in increasing the representation of Indigenous Australians in studying psychology and also embedding Indigenous content and perspectives within psychology degrees.
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Exploring the physiological reactions associated olfaction and vision-based attraction
Mahmut, M. & Croy, I.
1/07/22 → 30/11/22
Project: Research
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Cross-cultural study on human olfactory sensitivity II
Oleszkiewicz, A., Hummel, T. & Mahmut, M.
1/06/22 → 30/04/23
Project: Research
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The role of olfaction and body odours in starting, sustaining and severing romantic relationships
1/07/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Other
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Do you often sniff yourself or others? Development of the Body Odor Sniffing Questionnaire and a cross-cultural survey in China and the USA
Li, Z. L., Qi, Y., Mahmut, M. K. & Zou, L. Q., 15 Oct 2022, In: Physiology and Behavior. 255, p. 1-9 9 p., 113934.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Particular body odors matter: disgust sensitivity differs across attachment groups
Shell, A., Blomkvist, A. & Mahmut, M. K., 1 Aug 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The differentiation between consumers of hentai pornography and human pornography
Park, J. I., Blomkvist, A. & Mahmut, M. K., Sep 2022, In: Sexologies. 31, 3, p. 226-239 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of olfactory training using a nasal clip and extended periods of odor exposure
Mahmut, M., Oelschlägel, A., Haehner, A. & Hummel, T., Apr 2022, In: Journal of Sensory Studies. 37, 2, p. 1-7 7 p., e12721.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new method for assessment of retronasal olfactory function
Yoshino, A., Goektas, G., Mahmut, M. K., Zhu, Y., Goektas, O., Komachi, T., Okubo, K. & Hummel, T., Feb 2021, In: Laryngoscope. 131, 2, p. E324-E330 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
10 Citations (Scopus)