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Stephanie Roughley is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales. Her teaching focuses on psychology programs at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, specifically in physiological psychology, introductory psychology, and research methods. Apart from her educational commitments, she has a robust research background in behavioral neuroscience, where she investigates the neurochemical mechanisms underlying fundamental learning processes with a particular interest in dopamine's role in learning associations and incentive motivation. She employs various methodologies including central and systemic pharmacological inactivation, DREADDs, and optogenetics, alongside behavioral assays, to probe the structures underlying learning behavior. As she transitions into an education-focused role, her research interests have shifted towards the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), where she explores cognitive psychological factors that influence student engagement and performance, with ongoing projects evaluating outcomes related to online versus face-to-face teaching. Her work aims to foster student engagement in online courses.
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