Rachel Grieve

Position: Discipline Lead, Psychology
Discipline:Psychology
Location:Mt Helen campus
Phone: +61 3 5122 6378
Email: r.grieve@federation.edu.au

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy - Queensland University of Technology - 2011

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours Psychology) - Queensland University of Technology – 2007

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) - Queensland University of Technology – 2006

Biography

Rachel joined Federation University in 2022 and is currently the Head of Discipline for Psychology. Previously she was Director for an institution-wide initiative at the University of Tasmania (UTAS) which was responsible for driving innovation and improvements in the quality of Learning and Teaching, Research, Service, and Administrative Support. Prior to that position, she held leadership roles in the Psychology Division of UTAS as a Senior Lecturer and Degree Coordinator, and prior to that as a Lecturer and Degree Coordinator in the School of Psychology at Australian Catholic University (Brisbane). Rachel has extensive teaching experience with a deep understanding of contemporary psychological training in Australia; emerging curriculum approaches including micro-credentialing and work integrated learning; and has published extensively.

Areas of expertise

Rachel is a productive and highly cited researcher with a history of successful research mentorship and supervision.

Rachel’s research interests predominantly sit within the areas of cyberpsychology, mental health, psychological assessment (including psychometrics), and online learning and teaching. Using established psychological models and theory, Rachel is fascinated by the nexus between the online and offline domains and her cyberpsychology research addresses rapidly evolving questions that have increasing real world influence. Central to this work is a focus on the relationship between online interaction and mental health, and Rachel draws on her expertise in psychometrics to establish valid means to operationalise novel cyberpsychology constructs. Rachel has also published extensively on online learning and teaching.

Drawing on the scientist-practitioner model, Rachel also has expertise in organisational psychology. She is particularly interested factors that can enhance the employee experience, such as leader-member exchange, virtuality, and organisational and team belongingness.

Research interests

  • Cyberpsychology and the predictors and outcomes of online behaviour (e.g. mental health)
  • Psychological assessment
  • Organisational psychology
  • Online learning and teaching

Supervision

Rachel is available for Honours and PhD supervision

Publications (last 5 years)

Book chapters

Moffitt, R. L., Padgett, C. R., & Grieve, R. (2020). Embedding media richness in online assessment feedback: Effects of multimedia delivery and paralinguistic digital cues on social presence and student engagement. In McLaughlin, Chester, Kennedy, & Young (Eds.) Tertiary Education in a Time of Change: Disruptions, Challenges, and Strategies. Springer: Singapore

Sulikowski, D., Grieve, R., Wagstaff, D. L., Marrington, J., & March, E. (2024). Dark personalities and online behaviour, In Papageorgiou (Ed) Handbook on the Dark Triad. Edward Elgar Publishing: London

Refereed journal articles

Grieve, R. (2023). Socially aversive traits and the drive for social connectedness. Personality and Individual Differences, 202,  e111962

Sparavec, A., March, E., & Grieve, R. (2022). The dark triad, empathy, and motives to use social media. Personality and Individual Differences, 194, e111647

Moffitt, R., Padgett, C., & Grieve, R. (2021). The impact of emoji use and feedback medium on perceptions of marker personality in online assessment feedback. Learning and Individual Differences, 92, e102093. doi: 10.1016/j.lindif.2021.102093

Kemp, N., Graham, J., Grieve, R., & Beyersmann, L., (2021). The influence of textese on adolescents’ perceptions of text message writers. Telematics and Informatics, 65, e101720. doi: 10.1016/j.tele.2021.101720

March, E., Grieve, R., Clancy, E., Klettke, B., van Dick, R., & Bark, A. S. (2021). The role of individual differences in Cyber Dating Abuse perpetration. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 24(7), 457-463. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2020.0687

Geary, C., March, E., & Grieve, R. (2021). Dark personality traits as predictors of authentic self-presentation on Instagram. Telematics and Informatics, 63, e101669. doi: 10.1016/j.tele.2021.101669

Grieve, R., & March, E. (2021). ‘Just checking’: Vulnerable and grandiose narcissism subtypes as predictors of phubbing. Mobile Media & Communication, 9, 195-209. doi: 10.1177/2050157920942276

Padgett, C. R., Moffitt, R. L., & Grieve, R. (2021). More than words: Using digital cues to enhance student perceptions of online assignment feedback. Internet and Higher Education, 49, e100789. doi: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2020.100789

Grieve, R., Lang, C., & March, E. (2021). More than a preference for online social interaction: Vulnerable narcissism and phubbing. Personality and Individual Differences, 175, e110715. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.110715

Lowe-Calverley, E., & Grieve, R (2021). Do the metrics matter? An experimental investigation of Instagram influencer effects on mood and body dissatisfaction. Body Image, 36, 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.10.003

Hyde, J., Grieve, R., Norris, K., & Kemp, N. (2020). The dark side of emotional intelligence: The role of gender and the Dark Triad in emotional manipulation at work. Australian Journal of Psychology, 72, 307-317. doi: 10.1111/ajpy.12294

Mitchell, G., & Grieve, R. (2020). Using Facebook to gain health information and support: How do attitude, norms, and locus of control predict women’s intentions? Australian Psychologist, 55(6), 670-685. doi: 10.1111/ap.12467

Waddell, C., Van Doorn, G., March, E., & Grieve, R. (2020). Dominance or deceit: The role of the Dark Triad and hegemonic masculinity in emotional manipulation. Personality and Individual Differences, 16, article 110160. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110160.

March, E., Grieve, R., Wagstaff, D., & Slocum, A. (2020). Exploring anger as a moderator of narcissism and antisocial behaviour on Tinder. Personality and Individual Differences, 161, article 109961. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.109961

Grieve, R., March, E., & Watkinson, J. (2020). Inauthentic self-presentation on Facebook as a function of vulnerable narcissism and lower self-esteem. Computers in Human Behavior, 102, 144-150. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2019.08.020.

Moffitt, R. L., Padgett, C. R., & Grieve, R. (2020b). Accessibility and emotionality of online assessment feedback: Using emoticons to enhance student perceptions of marker competence and warmth. Computers & Education, 143, eArticle 103654. doi: 10.1016/j.compedu.2019.103654.

Lowe-Calverley, E., Grieve, R., & Padgett, C. R. (2019). A risky investment? Examining the outcomes of emotional investment in Instagram. Telematics and Informatics, 45, eArticle 101299. doi: 10/10/j.tele.2019.101299.

Grieve, R., Moffitt, R. L., & Padgett, C. R. (2019). Student perceptions of marker personality and intelligence: The effect of emoticons in online assignment feedback. Learning and Individual Differences, 69, 232-238. doi: 10.1016/j.lindif.2018.02.008

Grieve, R., March, E., & Van Doorn, G. (2019). Masculinity might be more toxic than we think: The influence of gender roles on trait emotional manipulation. Personality and Individual Differences, 138, 157-162. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2018.09.042

Refereed conference proceedings

Grieve, R., & Baker, J. (2021). TikTok as a source of social connectedness: Examining the predictive utility of the HEXACO model. Paper presentationat the Australasian Congress on Personality and Individual Differences, 3rd-4th December 2021. Online Conference.

Grieve, R. (2021). Can social connectedness derived from Instagram support better mental health? In J. Stuart (Chair) Digital Contexts of Development: Integrating and Extending Research in Cyberpsychology and DevelopmentSymposium conducted at the 2021 Australasian Human Development Association Conference, 18th-19thNovember October 2020. Online Conference.

Grieve, R. & Lang, C. (2020). Does online social connectedness buffer the effects of negative thinking on mental health?In J. Stuart (Chair) Online social connection: The importance of digital technologies for social and psychological vulnerabilities. Symposium conducted at the 2020 Australasian Human Development Association Conference, 22-23rd October 2020. Online Conference.

Moffitt, R. L., Grieve, R., & Padgett, C. R. (2019). Using textual paralinguistic cues and multimodal delivery in online assessment feedback: Do faces speak louder than words? AusPLaT, September 2019, Melbourne, Australia.

Associations

  • Heads of Psychology Departments and Schools of Psychology Association (HoDSPA)
  • Australasian Cyberpsychology Online Research Network (ACORN)
  • Australasian Human Development Association
  • Institute of Health and Wellbeing