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Teaching and Leadership
Director, Bachelor of Psychology
Biography
PhD in Social Psychology at the University of Connecticut (US).
Research interests
Professor in the School of Psychological Science at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Her research utilises a framework of complex systems to investigate a range of social behaviours and systems. Bridging both basic and applied science, she has expertise in many areas of social psychology (i.e., stigma, intergroup relations, the science of diversity) as well as in cognitive science (social interaction, multiagent coordination, and dynamical modelling).
Teaching
Advanced Topics in Social Psychology
Advanced Topics in Intercultural and Community Psychology
Design & Statistics II
Education/Academic qualification
Social Psychology, PhD, University of Connecticut
Award Date: 1 Aug 2005
Social Psychology, MA, University of Connecticut
External positions
Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati
Apr 2017 → Aug 2017
Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
Jan 2012 → Apr 2017
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Projects
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Investigating the role of multiscale coordination dynamics in shaping psychotherapeutic outcomes.
Macpherson, C. (Primary Chief Investigator), Kallen, R. (Co-Investigator) & Richardson, M. (Supervisor)
24/04/23 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Developing Robust Coordination and Communication Models for Multiagent Human-Machine Systems
Richardson, M. (Primary Chief Investigator), Dras, M. (Chief Investigator) & Kallen, R. (Chief Investigator)
1/11/22 → 31/10/24
Project: Research
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Control and User Interface Design Factors for the Metaverse – Supporting Meaningful Social Interactions in VR
McEwan, M. (Primary Chief Investigator), Ryan, M. (Chief Investigator), Nalepka, P. (Chief Investigator), Caruana, N. (Chief Investigator), Richardson, M. (Chief Investigator), Kallen, R. (Chief Investigator) & Curby, K. (Chief Investigator)
17/10/22 → 16/10/23
Project: Research
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Investigating the relationship between social anxiety and interpersonal coordination: Identifying mechanisms and developing interventions.
Miles, L. (Co-Investigator), Macpherson, C. (Co-Investigator), Richardson, M. (Co-Investigator), Kallen, R. (Co-Investigator) & Fardinpour, A. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Understanding and Enhancing the Discovery of Optimal Strategies during Collaborative Problem-Solving in Human and Human-Machine Groups
Nalepka, P. (Primary Chief Investigator), Richardson, M. (Sponsor) & Kallen, R. (Sponsor)
30/06/20 → 29/06/23
Project: Other
Research Outputs
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Can an AI agent lead human teams?
Simpson, J., Patil, G., Stening, H., Kamruddin, A. B., Somerville, D., Seage, S., Nalepka, P., Dras, M., Hosking, S. G., Kallen, R. W., Richardson, M. J. & Richards, D., Mar 2026, In: Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans. 7, p. 1-21 21 p., 100278.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Facial movement dynamics reveal workload during complex multitasking
Sale, C., Stolar, M. N., Patil, G., Gostelow, M., Wallier, J., Macpherson, M. C., Kruger, J.-L., Dras, M., Hosking, S. G., Kallen, R. W. & Richardson, M. J., 18 Mar 2026, (Submitted) (arXiv).Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Informed inclusion or tokenistic tolerance? Thematic analysis of Australian perspectives on transgender and gender diverse inclusion in the STEM workplace
Crone, C. L., Pui, J., Muriti, G. & Kallen, R. W., Apr 2026, In: Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. 26, 1, p. 1-38 38 p., e70068.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nonlinear methods for analyzing pose in behavioral research
Sale, C., Macpherson, M. C., Patil, G., Miles, K., Kallen, R. W., Wallot, S. & Richardson, M. J., 1 Apr 2026, (Submitted) (arXiv).Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Relational context shapes interpersonal coordination in naturalistic interaction
Soesanto, O., Macpherson, M. C., Atkins, C., Bate, R., Richardson, M. J. & Kallen, R. W., Aug 2026, In: Acta Psychologica. 268, p. 1-13 13 p., 107374.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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LightHouse Award - Empowerment
Kallen, R. (Recipient), Mahmut, M. (Recipient) & Forbes, M. (Recipient), 2022
Prize
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Perceptions of gender diversity among Gen-Z: Impact of contact and ideology during a period of LGBTIQ+ awareness
Crone, C. (Speaker), Jackson, E. (Speaker), Liang, J. (Speaker), Chapman, J. (Speaker) & Kallen, R. (Speaker)
2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Can VR-mediated contact improve cisgender-transgender relations?
Crone, C. (Speaker) & Kallen, R. (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Transgender virtual embodiment and contact influence empathy, affiliation, and heteronormativity.
Crone, C. (Speaker), Patil, G. (Speaker), Richardson, M. (Speaker) & Kallen, R. (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Dynamics of Complex Social Systems (Invited Annual PhD Seminar series)
Kallen, R. (Chair)
2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop or event series
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Fostering social connectedness through social motor coordination: An empirical exploration using the silent disco paradigm
Soesanto, O. (Speaker), Macpherson, C. (Speaker), Richardson, M. (Speaker), Miles, L. (Speaker) & Kallen, R. (Speaker)
2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation