Dr Robert Ranzijn

Dr Rob Ranzijn is a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of South Australia. He is the leader of the Psychology and Indigenous Australians project team which has been working since 2004 to incorporate cultural competence in relation to Indigenous Australians into undergraduate curricula throughout Austtralia.

He completed his PhD on 'Successful ageing: Paths to psychological well-being in older adults' in 1998. In that year, in association with Professor Gary Andrews from the Centre for Ageing Studies, he led a multi-disciplinary collaborative research project into aspects of the economics of ageing in South Australia for the Office for the Ageing (SA).

In 2000-2001 he undertook collaborative research into the expectations of mature job-seekers, fear of crime in older adults, and Aboriginal aged care. In 2002 he led a project called 'Bounded Choices', a university-wide collaborative research project into the limitations on decision-making in life transitions by older people. In 2002-2004 he led an ARC-funded Discovery project into the intellectual capital of older workers.

He was the project leader of an Australian Learning and Teaching Council grant (2007-2008) to fund the project ‘Towards cultural competence: Integrating Australian Indigenous content and pedagogies in psychology education.’ He was also a co-investigator in an ARC Indigenous Discovery grant (2007) led by Wendy Nolan, an Indigenous researcher, to fund the project ‘Patterns of engagement: The contexts, frequency and characteristics of psychological practice with Indigenous clients’

This project has resulted in numerous publications, including journal articles, edited conference proceedings, and a textbook 'Psychology and Indigenous Australians: Foundations of Cultural Competence'(Ranzijn, McConnochie and Nolan, 2009, Palgrave Macmillan). More information about the project, including downloadable conference papers, can be accessed from the project website www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/pia

Rob is a Fellow of the Australian Association of Gerontology, a member of the Australian Psychological Society, and an International Affiliate of the American Psychological Association.

Psychology and Indigenous Australians website

Australian Association of Gerontology

Centre for Applied Psychological Research

Hawke Research Institute

Hawke Research Institute's Policy Website

APS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Psychology Interest group

APS Psychology and Ageing Interest Group

APS Teaching, Learning and Psychology Interest Group

• Psychology and Indigenous Australians
• Developmental psychology, especially adult development and ageing and cultural perspectives
• Critical approaches to psychology, schools of thought in psychology

Australian Association of Gerontology

Australian Psychological Society (APS)

APS Interest Groups in: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Psychology; Psychology and Ageing; and Teaching, Learning & Psychology

American Psychological Association

Ageing Research Online

PhD (psychology), Flinders, 1998

BSc (Hons), Flinders, 1993

• Psychology and Indigenous Australians
• Adult development and ageing in diverse and marginalised groups of people
• Productive ageing, positive psychology of ageing, successful ageing

Ranzijn, R., Keeves, J., Luszcz, M., & Feather, N. T. (1998). The role of self-perceived usefulness and competence in the self-esteem of elderly adults: Confirmatory factor analyses of the Bachman revision of Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 53B (2), P96-P104.

Ranzijn, R., & Luszcz, M. (1999). Acceptance: A key to well-being in older adults? Australian Psychologist, 34(2),94-98.

Ranzijn, R., & Hall, S. (1999). More effective employment of older adults. Report of research commissioned by Department of Industry and Trade (SA).

Ranzijn, R., & Price, D. (1999). Recreational and sporting facilities and services for the aged. Report of research commissioned by Department of Industry and Trade (SA).

Ranzijn, R. (1999). Psychological barriers to work force participation of older adults. Proceedings of inaugural National Congress of Council on the Ageing, Adelaide, Nov 7-9.

Ranzijn, R., & Andrews, G. (1999). Ageing and the economy in South Australia: Social capital and productive ageing (Ageing Series No. 7). Adelaide: Department of Human Services, Government of South Australia.

Ranzijn, R., & Luszcz, M. (2000). The measurement of subjective quality of life of elders. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 50(4), 19-34.

Ranzijn, R., & Grbich, C. (2001). Qualitative aspects of productive ageing. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 20(2), 62-66.

Ranzijn, R. (2001). The psychology of productive ageing in Australia. Hallym International Journal on Aging, 3(1), 95-113.

Bin-Sallik, M A., & Ranzijn, R. (2001). Report on a scoping study into the needs of Indigenous Aged Care in South Australia. [Prepared for Aged Care and Housing Group] Adelaide SA: College of Indigenous Education and Research, University of South Australia.

Ranzijn, R., & Bin-Sallik, M A. (2001). The health and well-being of Aboriginal Elders. Proceedings of 36th Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society. Australian Journal of Psychology, 53(Suppl.), 170.

Ranzijn, R. (2002). Towards a positive psychology of ageing: Potentials and barriers. Australian Psychologist, 37(2), 79-85.

Ranzijn, R., Howells, K., & Wagstaff, V. (2002). Fear of crime and protective behaviours in older and younger adults: Results of a community survey. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 21(2), 88-94.

Ranzijn, R., Harford, J., & Andrews, G. (2002). Ageing and the economy: Costs and benefits. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 21(3), 148-153.

Ranzijn, R. (2002). Enhancing community quality of life: Links between positive psychology and productive ageing. Ageing International, 27(2), 28-53. - Invited feature article

Ranzijn, R., & Bin-Sallik, M A. (2002). Gaps in meeting the home and community care needs of Aboriginal Elders. Proceedings of National Home and Community Care Conference. Adelaide, Feb 12.

Ranzijn, R., Carson, E., & Winefield, A. H. (2002). On the scrap-heap at 45: Report of mature aged unemployment research 2000-2002. Adelaide, SA: Department of Education, Arts, and Social Sciences, University of South Australia.

Ranzijn, R. (2002). Fear of crime in older adults: Results of three studies. Proceedings of XXV International Congress of Applied Psychology. Singapore, 7-12 July.

Ranzijn, R., Jones, J., Kerr, L., Patrickson, M., Carson, E., Ballantyne, A., Juniper, J., Mackinnon, M. & Le Sueur, E. (2003). Bounded choices: Limits to decision-making about life transitions by older adults [position paper]. Adelaide, SA: Hawke Research Institute.

Mackinnon, A., Ranzijn, R., & Le Sueur, E. (2003). Bounded choices: How much ‘choice’ is there in decision making for ageing populations? Applied Population and Policy, 1(1), 56-65. (invited article).

Patrickson, M., & Ranzijn, R. (2003). Employability of older workers. Equal Opportunities International, 22(5), 50-63.

Carson, E., Ranzijn, R., Winefield, A. H., & Marsden, H. (2004). Intellectual capital: Mapping employee and work group attributes. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 5(3), 443-463.

Ranzijn, R., Carson, E., & Winefield, A. (2004). Barriers to mature aged re-employment: Perceptions about desirable work-related attributes held by job seekers and employers. International Journal of Organisational Behaviour, 8(7), 559-570.

Patrickson, M., & Ranzijn, R. (2004). Bounded choices in work and retirement in Australia. Employee Relations, 26(4), 422-432.

Ranzijn, R., Patrickson, M., Carson, E., & Le Sueur, E. (2004). Independence and self-provision in old age: How realistic are these goals? Australasian Journal on Ageing, 23(3), 120-124.

Ranzijn, R. (2004). Role ambiguity: Older workers in the demographic transition. Ageing International, 29(3), 281-308.

Gannon, N., & Ranzijn, R. (2005). Does emotional intelligence predict unique variance in life satisfaction beyond IQ and personality? Personality and Individual Differences, 38, 1353-1364.

Patrickson, M., & Ranzijn, R. (2005). Older workers: The Challenges for 21st Century Management. International Journal of Organizational Behavior, 10(4), 729-739. (invited article).

Ranzijn, R., Carson, E., & Winefield, A. H. (2006). 'On the scrap-heap at 45': The human impact of mature aged unemployment. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 79, 467-479.

Ranzijn, R., McConnochie, K., Day, A., & Nolan, W. (2006). Benchmarking the teaching of Australian Indigenous content in undergraduate psychology. Australian Community Psychologist, 18(1), 23-27.

Tolley, C., & Ranzijn, R. (2006. Predictors of heteronormativity in Australian residential aged care facilities. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 25(4), 209-214.

Tolley, C., & Ranzijn, R. (2006). Heteronormativity in staff of residential aged care facilities. Gay and Lesbian Issues and Psychology Review, 2(2), 78-86.

Ranzijn, R., & Severino, G. (Eds.) (2006). Psychology and Indigenous Australians – Effective Teaching and Practice: Report on the Proceedings of a Workshop on Developing Curriculum Guidelines. University of South Australian, Adelaide: School of Psychology. ISBN 0 – 646 – 45978 – 3.

Patrickson, M., & Ranzijn, R. (2006). Older workers: The Challenges for 21st Century Management. In S. Reddy (Ed.), Managing mature-age workers: Perspectives and Cases. Hyderabad, India: ICFAI Books. (pp. 3-17)(Invited chapter)

Encel, S., & Ranzijn, R. (2007). Work in later life. In A. Borowski, S. Encel & E. Ozanne (Eds.), Ageing and the New Longevity. Sydney, NSW: University of New South Wales Press.

Williams, S., & Ranzijn, R. (2007). Hardiness in South Australia farmers: Moderator or mediator? International Journal of Rural Psychology.

Ranzijn, R., McConnochie, K., Clarke, C., & Nolan, W. (2007). ‘Just another white-ology’: psychology as a case study. Counselling, Psychotherapy and Health, 3(2), Indigenous Special Issue, 21-34.

Ranzijn, R., McConnochie, K., & Nolan, W. (2007). Towards the effective teaching of cultural competence: Working in partnership with Indigenous Australians. Paper presented at Action Learning, Action Research and Process Management Association Annual Conference, Adelaide, August 9-10.

Ranzijn, R., McConnochie, K., Nolan, W., & Day, A. (2007). Teaching cultural competence in relation to Indigenous Australians: Steps along a journey. InPsych, 29(1), 10-11.

Ranzijn, R., McConnochie, K., & Nolan, W. (2007). Towards the effective teaching of cultural competence: Working in partnershipwith Indigenous Australians. In D. Garvey (Ed.), Place, connection, relationship: Indigenous identity in contemporary psychology (pp. 122-126). South Melbourne, Victoria: Thomson.

Ranzijn, R., & Severino, G. (Eds.). Psychology and Indigenous Australians: Effective Teaching and Practice - Report on the proceedings of the second national workshop on developing curriculum guidelines. Adelaide, SA: University of South Australia.

Ranzijn, R. (2007). What is cultural competence, and why is it important? In Ranzijn, R., & Severino, G. (Eds.). (2007). Psychology and Indigenous Australians: Effective Teaching and Practice - Report on the proceedings of the second national workshop on developing curriculum guidelines (pp. 75-76). Adelaide, SA: University of South Australia.

Ranzijn, R., McConnochie, K., Day, A., & Nolan, W. (2008). Towards cultural competence: Australian Indigenous content in undergraduate psychology. Australian Psychologist, 43(2), 132-139.

Ranzijn, R., McConnochie, K., & Nolan, W. (Eds.). (2008). Psychology and Indigenous Australians: Effective Teaching and Practice. Newcastle on Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Ranzijn, R., McConnochie, K., & Nolan, W. (2008). Introduction and Overview. In R. Ranzijn, K. McConnochie & W. Nolan (Eds.), Psychology and Indigenous Australians: Effective Teaching and Practice (pp. 1-8). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Ranzijn, R., McConnochie, K., & Nolan, W. (2008). Steps Along a Journey – The Growth of Interest in the Relations between Psychology and Indigenous Australians. In R. Ranzijn, K. McConnochie & W. Nolan (Eds.), Psychology and Indigenous Australians: Effective Teaching and Practice (pp. 9-18). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Ranzijn, R., McConnochie, K., & Nolan, W. (2008). Systematising cultural competence training: Themes and Issues. In Ranzijn, R., & Hodgson, L. (Eds.). Psychology and Indigenous Australians: Teaching, Practice and Theory - Proceedings of the second national conference (pp. 110-115). Adelaide, SA: University of South Australia.

Ranzijn, R., McConnochie, K., & Nolan, W. (2009). Psychology and Indigenous Australians: Foundations of Cultural Competence. South Yarra, Victoria: Palgrave MacMillan.

Logan, C., & Ranzijn, R. (2010, in press). The Bush is dying: A qualitative study of South Australian farm women living in the midst of prolonged drought. Journal of Rural Community Psychology.

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Psychology, Gerontology

• Social Gerontology
• Psychology and Indigenous Australians