Refereed Proceedings of Doing Psychology: Manawatu Doctoral Research Symposium 2012
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We are again delighted to present to you the Refereed Proceedings of the Doing Psychology: Manawatū Doctoral
Research Symposium. The Symposium was held on November 22, 2012, at the School of Psychology, Manawatū
campus. The number of presentations increased from 8, in our inaugural year, to 13 and again saw a diverse range
of presentations from Doctoral candidates at all stages of their study.
The Symposium is a student initiative that not only gives students the chance to present their work in a supportive
environment, but also to gain experience in writing a concise paper for publication. All papers are peer reviewed
by Doctoral peers and/or new PhD recipients, and the editorial team comprises solely of Doctoral candidates,
who have gained valuable skills from the copyediting and publishing process. Indeed, the mission statement of
this publication must be that the Symposium and proceedings publication is run by students, for students with a
commitment to enable and develop presentation, writing and publication skills.
Due to increased interest and support, the proceedings are now a serial publication, and we have increased our
organising and editorial team for the upcoming 2013 Symposium to be held on November 29. Our team now
comprises of Maria Benschop, Stephanie Denne, Ross Hebden, Melissa Rangiwananga and Ann Rogerson.
Thanks once again to our Head of School Associate Professor Mandy Morgan for opening the proceedings and
for her continued support for our venture. We also recognise the support and commitment from all staff within the
School of Psychology, in particular Harvey Jones for his assistance with the publication process.
