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Biography
I am a social-evolutionary psychologist, and my research focuses on gaining a better understanding of the features and functions of emotions, especially disgust. In addition, along with my graduate students, I have investigated such topics as gullibility, dehumanization, and trust. My primary teaching area is social psychology, which I teach at undergraduate level. I have held several key service roles in the university, including Director of the Psychology Honours program, Deputy Chair of the University Human Research Ethics Committee, and I am currently an Accredited Mediator for the Macquarie University Graduate Research Academy. I serve on several journal editorial boards and as an Assessor for the Australian Research Council.
Research interests
- Disgust
- False beliefs
Teaching
I am Unit Convenor for the 2nd year core unit in Social and Personality Psychology, and I regularly deliver lectures at all undergraduate levels on social and evolutionary psychological topics. I also supervise Honours and post-graduate students. I currently teach on the following courses.
PSY1101 Introduction to Psychology I
PSY2234 Social and Personality Psychology (Unit Chair)
Research student supervision
I have supervised over 15 graduate students in a variety of social and evolutionary topics.
Community engagement
I have held several key administrative service roles within the university. I have been Director of the Psychology Honours program; Deputy Chair of the University Human Research Ethics Committee, and served on the University Academic Standards and Quality Committee. I am currently an Accredited Mediator for the Macquarie University Graduate Research Academy. I have served as an Assessor for the Australian Research Council for over a decade, and on the editorial boards of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Personal Relationships, and Frontiers: Evolutionary Psychology.
Research engagement
Together with my colleagues, we have attracted over half-a-million dollars of funding from the ARC for our research on disgust. My research has been described in the leading textbook on the field of evolutionary psychology by David Buss and is reported in local and international media.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Studying the causes and consequences of interpersonal spite: Empirical research and an integrative review
11/07/16 → 11/01/17
Project: Research
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The interaction of psychological and biological systems in the prevention of infectious disease
Stevenson, D., Oaten, M. & Case, T.
1/01/13 → 31/12/13
Project: Research
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Disgust as a psychosocial defence against infectious disease
Stevenson, D., Case, T., Hodgson, D., Oaten, M. & Newton, J.
1/01/10 → 31/03/14
Project: Research
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As good as fresh nutritionally but not perceived that way: implicit and explicit biases towards canned and frozen fruits and vegetables
Dudley, L. M., Saluja, S., Stevenson, R. J., Francis, H. M. & Case, T. I., Aug 2025, In: Food Quality and Preference. 129, p. 1-12 12 p., 105517.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating the presence of disgust in animals
Case, T. I. & Stevenson, R. J., 15 Jan 2024, In: Animals. 14, 2, p. 1-16 16 p., 264.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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How much should we trust others? The relationship between trust beliefs in others and psychosocial adjustment
Rotenberg, K. J., Teunisse, A. K., Case, T. I., Fitness, J. & Sweller, N., Feb 2023, In: Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. 42, 1, p. 85-102 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The factorial structure of stigma and its targets
Oaten, M., Stevenson, R. J., Occhipinti, S., Tapp, C. & Case, T. I., Mar 2022, In: Social Psychology. 53, 2, p. 96-106 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on disgust sensitivity
Stevenson, R. J., Saluja, S. & Case, T. I., 20 Jan 2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 11, p. 1-13 13 p., 600761.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile49 Citations (Scopus)148 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Highly Commended Finalist - Vice-Chancellor's Learning and Teaching Student-Nominated Award
Case, Trevor (Recipient), 21 Nov 2022
Prize: Teaching award
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The Australian Skeptics Eureka Prize for Critical Thinking
Case, Trevor (Recipient), 14 Nov 1996
Prize
Press/Media
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The Poop Smell Experiment and What Love Truly Means
21/08/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research