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Lillian Smyth

@lilliansmyth.bsky.social
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Applied social psychology researcher. Self concept, social identity, education & health. Associate Professor @ ANU School of Medicine and Psychology.

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Lillian Smyth @lilliansmyth.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
University orientation and transition programs often pitch themselves as building social integration and belonging, but what is the evidence? New paper systematically reviews orientation program evaluations and what we know about social outcomes #highered #socialpsyc doi.org/10.1080/1360...
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A misalignment of measure: a systematic review into the evaluation of higher education orientation programmes
Higher Education orientation programmes play an important role supporting the successful transition and retention of students. Orientation programmes are commonplace but there is a limited understa...
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Lillian Smyth @lilliansmyth.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Our new paper out open access in Journal of Further and Higher Education analyses 300+ short narratives from students on their experience of transitioning to university. Narratives focus on social connection, emotion and academic performance. doi.org/10.1080/0309... #socialpsyc #highered
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“A terrifying, unknown new world” or “like finding the right pace on a run”: examining the student experience of transition to university
Research in the area of student transitions to university has often focused on outcomes and on specific sub-populations, rather than understanding of the student lived-experience of orienting thems...
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Lillian Smyth @lilliansmyth.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
New two-study review paper out in WIRES Climate Change (open access!). With a view to its relevance for #healthprofessionaleducation, we look at the evidence base on the #mentalhealth impacts of #climatechange, and the existing regulatory scaffolding for relevant training doi.org/10.1002/wcc....
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Preparing Future Healthcare Professionals to Respond to Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change: A Review of Evidence and Accreditation Standards
Visual representation of the two studies. Study 1: Synthesis of systematic reviews demonstrating the acute direct, chronic direct and indirect impacts of climate change on mental health. Study 2: Sum....
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Lillian Smyth @lilliansmyth.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Our new chapter in University Student Wellbeing in an Uncertain Future (eds Ryan & Baik, 2026) tackles the question of timing in university student belonging and how orientation and transition programs can be designed to address dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781...
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When Should We Belong? | 5 | University Student Wellbeing in an Uncert
Research establishes the importance of the orientation and transition period to university student engagement and success. Similarly, a sense of belonging is a
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Lillian Smyth @lilliansmyth.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
A mini-thread of recent papers from our lab: First, how do we teach non-verbal communication skills to health professions students and how does a move to online learning affect this? Open access in Medical Science Educator doi.org/10.1007/s406...
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Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Non-Verbal Communication Skills: Tutor, Simulated Patient and Student Experiences of a Rapid Transition to Online Learning - Medical Science Educator
Purpose While nonverbal communication skills (NVCS) are an important contributor to building a clinical alliance, they are often included implicitly rather than explicitly in medical education program...
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Lillian Smyth @lilliansmyth.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Ever try to encourage student creativity in undergraduate education? Out now and open access, our new paper documents an iterative (4 study) exploration and evaluation of our approach doi.org/10.1016/j.ts... #edpsych #highered #creativity
Image is of the journal article title, publication outlet and author list.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Don't underestimate the effect of the arts—music, dance, visual, gardening, crafts, theater—for promoting health, a systematic review @naturemedicine.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The arts for disease prevention and health promotion: a systematic review - Nature Medicine
The arts, according to a systematic synthesis of data from 95 studies (across 26 countries), may support non-communicable disease prevention by providing opportunities for increased physical activity,...
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Lillian Smyth @lilliansmyth.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Compatibility among parts of the self is predictive of more successful transition and better wellbeing. But is that because compatibility is subjectively good in some way, or is it just less work? Do we even have the tools to measure that? Out now and open access: doi.org/10.1080/1529... #socialpsyc
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A new look at capturing social identity compatibility in transition: extending and applying the social identity model of identity change to student transition to university
We explore measuring the work required to integrate a new social identity into an existing self-concept during life transitions. We propose a method to quantify the degree to which attributes assoc...
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Lillian Smyth @lilliansmyth.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Another mini-thread of recent papers. First, led by Fauve D'Souza, out today and open access: a systematic review and meta analysis of school-based #mindfulness interventions. What are they good for? doi.org/10.1007/s126...
Screenshot of journal article entitled "The Array of Outcomes Associated with Mindfulness Interventions in Schools: A systematic review and meta-analysis."
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Ewan Bottomley @ewanbottomley.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Delighted to announce the publication of our new paper. We examine the role of discipline identity and organizational identity on students' educational outcomes. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Discipline-based social identity and organizational identity as predictors of approaches to learning and evaluation of teaching - European Journal of Psychology of Education
The present research aimed to tease apart the meaning of the “student” identity in higher education by distinguishing the concepts and affordances of discipline-based social identity and organizationa...
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Lillian Smyth @lilliansmyth.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Some recent student-led papers from my group that everyone should read/cite. First, led by Atul Sharma, a systematic review of #meded learning outcomes relating to the health impacts of climate change, with a focus on how much of the biomechanical science we're teaching: doi.org/10.1080/0142...
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Are we teaching the health impacts of climate change in a clinically relevant way? A systematic narrative review of biomechanism-focused climate change learning outcomes in medical curricula
Introducing biomedical approaches to the health impacts of climate change can improve medical student engagement with relevant climate-related issues, improve the development of medical schemas, an...
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Lillian Smyth @lilliansmyth.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
A summary thread of our #sasp2024 symposium on belonging and social identification in higher education.
Summary diagram of the key idea of the symposium that social connection at university leads to good outcomes.
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Lillian Smyth @lilliansmyth.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
A brief intro as a 1st post: + Research in social psych (esp #selfconcept & #identity) & ed psych (esp #highered & #meded). + Teach research methods, design and data analysis + Side-project enthusiast, such that it can be difficult to identify my "main" projects. + Big fan of long walks.
Australian landscape with woman and dog on walking trail
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