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Biography
I am currently a Senior Lecturer within Department of Psychology 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 Practtioner 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 (especailly 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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Projects
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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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Student engagement in online learning: Psychology via OUA
Beath, A., Irwin, J. & Mahmut, M.
1/01/17 → 31/12/19
Project: Teaching
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Research Outputs
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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., 28 Apr 2020, In : Laryngoscope. 131, 2, p. E324-E330 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Can focused mindfulness training increase olfactory perception? A novel method and approach for quantifying olfactory perception
Mahmut, M., Fitzek, J., Bittrich, K., Oleszkiewicz, A. & Hummel, T., 7 Dec 2020, In : Journal of Sensory Studies. 9 p., 12631.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Changes in olfactory function after immersive exposure to odorants
Mahmut, M. K., Uecker, F. C., Göktas, Ö., Georgsdorf, W., Oleszkiewicz, A. & Hummel, T., 1 Apr 2020, In : Journal of Sensory Studies. 35, 2, p. 1-8 8 p., e12559.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Exploring the relationship between psychopathy and taste perception
Mahmut, M. K. & Banzer, B., 23 Jan 2020, In : Chemosensory Perception. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Faster olfactory adaptation in patients with olfactory deficits: an analysis of results from odor threshold testing
Chen, B., Haehner, A., Mahmut, M. K. & Hummel, T., 1 Oct 2020, In : Rhinology. 58, 5, p. 489-494 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
1 Citation (Scopus)