ProfessorSabina Kleitman
Professor of Psychology
Faculty of Science
LEARNING & TEACHING SUMMARy
Courses
PSYC3010 - Advanced Statistics for Psychology (S2). Course co-coordinator.
PSYC3015 - Personality and Intelligence II (S1).
PSYC4011 - Research Methods and Psychometrics (S1), including two workshops
PSYC4011 - Individual Differences Special Field seminar series for the Honours (S1)
Postgraduate Supervision
Four PhD completions (one as main and three as associate) and four currently supervised (two as main, one as co-supervisor and one as associate);
19 Hons theses completed (a university medal, 2010; a merit award 2011).
Sabina's PhD student (Simon A Jackson, PhD awarded in 2016) has been awarded two external and highly competitive international publication prizes: ISIR Templeton Prize for best student paper (InternationalSociety for IntelligenceResearch; Dec 2013 andEarly Career Metacognition Paper Award (EARLI; Sep 2012). Simon also won a prestigious summer Internship at Educational Testing Service (ETS, Princeton,USA; 2015).
Professional History
January 2010-present. Senior Lecturer, USyd), full-time, continuing position
April 2004-2010. Lecturer, USyd (full-time, continuing position)
April 2003-April 2004. Associate Lecturer, USyd (on nomination)
May 2000-December 2002: Research Associate, SELF Research Centre, UWS, (part-time.CI's of the Research Project: Prof. Herb Marsh
May 1999-May 2000: Research Psychologist, Cornea & Contact Lenses Research Unit
June 1998-2002: Invited Lecturer and Tutor, School of Psychology, USyd (Contract Assignment)
Courses: Intelligence, Individual Differences, Psychological Assessment; Statistics.
June 1998-2002: Research Assistant, Developmental Psychology Unit, USyd (Contract Assignment); CI's of the Research Project:Dr. Markham and Dr. Howie.
1989-1991: Full-Time teacher (experimental "Zvonkov" program with emphases on creative problem-solving and creative integration of the learning material for gifted and talented);and Part-time school psychologist, Primary School, the Former Soviet Union.
Admin roles
Faculty: Member of the Women's in Science Forum (2009 - )
School of Psychology:Statistics advising (2002-); Psyche and student-staff liaison (2011-12, 2015 S2); Study Abroad/International Exchange Coordinator officer (2015); Intermediate/Senior (UoS matters, 2009, briefly in 2015); Committees