| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Oraison, H. M., & Kennedy, G. A. (210101). The effect of social support in chronic back pain: number of treatment sessions and reported level of disability. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43(11), (1526-1531). |
| 2019 | Oraison, H., Konjarski, L., & Howe, S. (190101). Does university prepare students for employment? Alignment between graduate attributes, accreditation requirements and industry employability criteria. Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 10(1), (173-194). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Psychology
- Education
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Bert Oraison
Bert is a lecturer with the First Year College. Coordinating the First Year, Bert had an active role in developing and transforming materials for the Block Model.
Bert is a registered psychologist with experience in different settings, including government departments, prisons, refugee centres, rehabilitation centres and private practice.
As an Academic Teaching Researcher in the First Year College, Bert is involved in teaching all psychology units, as well as engaging in several research projects. This has included preparing three articles for publication, resulting from his PhD thesis:
- 'The Effect of Social Support with Chronic Back Pain Sufferers: Number of Treatment Sessions and reported Level of Disability'
- 'Psychological Indicators and their Impact on Chronic Back Pain Sufferers: Number of Treatment Sessions and reported Level of Disability'
- 'Socio-economical Predictors of Chronic Back Pain Sufferers: Number of Treatment Sessions and reported Level of Disability'.
In addition, Bert is conducted research on 'Smartphone Distraction-Addiction; examining the relationship between psychosocial variables and patterns of use' with a group of external researchers. Bert is also working with Dr Laurie Chapin on a research project into the 'First in Families' students in tertiary education.
Qualifications
- PhD, Victoria University, Australia
- BSc Psych (Hons), Victoria University, Australia
- Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education, Victoria University, Australia
- Certificate IV Liberal Arts, Victoria University, Australia
- Certificate IV in Business Management
Key publications
Bert has over 8 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Bert's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Journal article (showing 2 of 4)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Funding details for this researcher are currently unavailable.
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
Currently supervised research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD Integrated | Associate supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD Integrated (1) | Associate supervisor |
Key academic roles
| Dates | Role | Department / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2017 - Present |
Academic Teaching Researcher, Psychology Coordinator – First Year
|
Victoria University |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Nov 2017 -
Present
|
Academic Teaching Researcher, Psychology Coordinator – First Year
Victoria University |
Key industry, community & government roles
| Dates | Role | Department/Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2016 - Nov 2019 |
Psychologist
|
Aspire Health & Psychology – Newport |
| Jan 2017 - Nov 2019 |
Member of the Psychology Program Advisory Committee (PAC), School of Health and Biomedical Sciences,
|
RMIT University |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Feb 2016 - Nov 2019 |
Psychologist
Aspire Health & Psychology – Newport |
| Jan 2017 - Nov 2019 |
Member of the Psychology Program Advisory Committee (PAC), School of Health and Biomedical Sciences,
RMIT University |
Keynote and invited speeches
| Year | Title/Description |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Trials, Tribulations & Triumphs of the First Year Model STARS Conference 2019, Melbourne, Australia |
| 2019 |
VU Kick Start: A pilot intervention for first-in-family university student STARS Conference 2019, Melbourne, Australia |
Professional memberships
- MAPS, Australian Physiological Society
- Associate member, Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counselors
- General member, Mental Health Professional Network
