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Dr Vanessa Loh

PhD (Psychology), Bachelor of Liberal Studies (International)(Honours I, Psychology), University of Sydney
Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), Ageing, Work & Health Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences

C43M - M Block Cumberland Campus
The University of Sydney

Telephone +61 (0)29351 9172

Website CEPAR

Biographical details

Vanessa Loh is a CEPAR research fellow located in the Ageing, Work and Health Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney. She obtained her PhD in Psychology from the University of Sydney in 2010, immediately starting work as a postdoctoral research fellow in organisational psychology at the School of Psychology, Macquarie University, before commencing her current role in 2012.

Her PhD research examined the role of individual differences in cognitive ability and personality in learning from errors and feedback in training, whilst her postdoctoral research shifted her focus to issues related to healthy ageing, work and retirement.

During her PhD and postdoctoral role, she gained teaching experience in undergraduate and postgraduate psychologycourses including Statistics and Research Methods, Advanced Statistics for Psychology, Cognitive, Developmental and Social Psychology, Psychological Assessment and Organisational Psychology, Personality and Differential Psychology, Intelligence and Reasoning, and Introductory Psychology.

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Research interests

Her current interests include examining the predictors and determinants of healthy andproductive ageing, the interplay between health and productivity over the life course, and the psychosocial, individual and environmental factors that influence or are influenced by older adults' productive contributions (including but not limited to paid work).

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Teaching and supervision

Ad hoc reviewer for the Australasian Journal on Ageing, Learning and Individual Differences, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Annual Conference.

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Selected publications

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Journals

  • Griffin, B., Loh, V., Hesketh, B. (2013). A mental model of factors associated with subjective life expectancy. Social Science and Medicine, 82, 79-86.
  • Loh, V., Andrews, S., Hesketh, B., Griffin, B. (2013). The Moderating Effect of Individual Differences in Error-Management Training: Who Learns From Mistakes. Human Factors.
  • Griffin, B., Hesketh, B., Loh, V. (2012). The influence of subjective life expectancy on retirement transition and planning: a longitudinal study. The Journal of Vocational Behavior, 81(2), 129-137.
  • Hesketh, B., Griffin, B., Loh, V. (2011). A future-oriented Retirement Transition Adjustment Framework. The Journal of Vocational Behavior, 79(2), 303-314.

Conferences

  • Loh, V., Kendig, H. (2012). Productive engagement across the lifespan: Paid work, caregiving, and volunteering. 45th Australian Association of Gerontology National Conference, Brisbane, Australia: Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG).
  • Griffin, B., Hesketh, B., Loh, V. (2011). A longitudinal study of retirement transition. 15th Conference of the European association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Maastricht, Netherlands: EAWOP (European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology).
  • Griffin, B., Loh, V., Hesketh, B. (2011). P-E fit and work attitudes among older employees: Implications for retirement intentions. 9th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Brisbane, Australia: Australian Psychological Society.
  • Hesketh, B., Griffin, B., Loh, V. (2010). From theory to practice in retirement decision-making and transition planning. 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, Australia: ICAP (international congress of applied psychology.
  • Griffin, B., Hesketh, B., Loh, V. (2010). Predictors and anticipated outcomes of planned retirement transition patterns. 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, Australia: ICAP (international congress of applied psychology.
  • Loh, V. (2009). Individual differences in Error Management Training and the role of error encouragement. 8th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Melbourne, Australia: Australian Psychological Society.
  • Loh, V. (2007). Error training: Individual differences in ability, personality and goal orientation. 7th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Adelaide, Australia: Australian Psychological Society.
  • Loh, V., Andrews, S., Hesketh, B., Griffin, B. (2007). Person attributes in error training: Who learns from their mistakes?. 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York: SIOP (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology).
  • Loh, V., Griffin, B., Andrews, S., Hesketh, B. (2006). Learning from Errors: An attribute-treatment interaction approach to training outcomes. 33rd Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, Brisbane, Australia.

2013

  • Griffin, B., Loh, V., Hesketh, B. (2013). A mental model of factors associated with subjective life expectancy. Social Science and Medicine, 82, 79-86.
  • Loh, V., Andrews, S., Hesketh, B., Griffin, B. (2013). The Moderating Effect of Individual Differences in Error-Management Training: Who Learns From Mistakes. Human Factors.

2012

  • Loh, V., Kendig, H. (2012). Productive engagement across the lifespan: Paid work, caregiving, and volunteering. 45th Australian Association of Gerontology National Conference, Brisbane, Australia: Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG).
  • Griffin, B., Hesketh, B., Loh, V. (2012). The influence of subjective life expectancy on retirement transition and planning: a longitudinal study. The Journal of Vocational Behavior, 81(2), 129-137.

2011

  • Hesketh, B., Griffin, B., Loh, V. (2011). A future-oriented Retirement Transition Adjustment Framework. The Journal of Vocational Behavior, 79(2), 303-314.
  • Griffin, B., Hesketh, B., Loh, V. (2011). A longitudinal study of retirement transition. 15th Conference of the European association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Maastricht, Netherlands: EAWOP (European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology).
  • Griffin, B., Loh, V., Hesketh, B. (2011). P-E fit and work attitudes among older employees: Implications for retirement intentions. 9th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Brisbane, Australia: Australian Psychological Society.

2010

  • Hesketh, B., Griffin, B., Loh, V. (2010). From theory to practice in retirement decision-making and transition planning. 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, Australia: ICAP (international congress of applied psychology.
  • Griffin, B., Hesketh, B., Loh, V. (2010). Predictors and anticipated outcomes of planned retirement transition patterns. 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, Australia: ICAP (international congress of applied psychology.

2009

  • Loh, V. (2009). Individual differences in Error Management Training and the role of error encouragement. 8th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Melbourne, Australia: Australian Psychological Society.

2007

  • Loh, V. (2007). Error training: Individual differences in ability, personality and goal orientation. 7th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Adelaide, Australia: Australian Psychological Society.
  • Loh, V., Andrews, S., Hesketh, B., Griffin, B. (2007). Person attributes in error training: Who learns from their mistakes?. 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York: SIOP (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology).

2006

  • Loh, V., Griffin, B., Andrews, S., Hesketh, B. (2006). Learning from Errors: An attribute-treatment interaction approach to training outcomes. 33rd Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, Brisbane, Australia.
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