Dr Timothy Ballard

Lecturer

School of Psychology
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
t.ballard@uq.edu.au
+61 7 334 69157

Overview

My goal as a researcher is to conduct research that both advances theory and has practical impact. My research focus is on using computational models to understand how humans make decisions in dynamic, complex, and uncertain environments. Practical applications of this work include enhancing the capacity and safety of unmanned aerial systems operation, facilitating tactical decision-making in military contexts, providing tools to combat fatigue in submarine operations, and improving climate change mitigation practices.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia
  • Bachelor of Psychological Science (Hons), The University of Queensland

Publications

  • Neal, Andrew, Ballard, Timothy and Palada, Hector (2024). How to publish and review a computational model. Computational Modeling For IndustrialOrganizational Psychologists. (pp. 297-319) New York, NY United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003388852-13

  • Ballard, Timothy, Palada, Hector and Neal, Andrew (2023). Fitting computational models to data: A tutorial. Computational Modeling For IndustrialOrganizational Psychologists. (pp. 255-296) New York: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781003388852-12

  • Filmer, Hannah L., Loughnan, Kathleen, Seeto, Jennifer X., Ballard, Timothy, Ehrhardt, Shane E., Shaw, Thomas, Wards, Yohan, Rideaux, Reuben, Leow, Li-Ann, Sewell, David and Dux, Paul E. (2023). Individual differences in decision strategy relate to neurochemical excitability and cortical thickness. The Journal of Neuroscience, 43 (42), 7006-7015. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.1086-23.2023

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Grants

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Supervision

  • (2023) Doctor Philosophy

  • Doctor Philosophy

  • Doctor Philosophy

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Publications

Book Chapter

  • Neal, Andrew, Ballard, Timothy and Palada, Hector (2024). How to publish and review a computational model. Computational Modeling For IndustrialOrganizational Psychologists. (pp. 297-319) New York, NY United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003388852-13

  • Ballard, Timothy, Palada, Hector and Neal, Andrew (2023). Fitting computational models to data: A tutorial. Computational Modeling For IndustrialOrganizational Psychologists. (pp. 255-296) New York: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781003388852-12

  • Gee, Phillip, Ballard, Timothy, Yeo, Gillian and Neal, Andrew (2012). Measuring affect over time: the momentary affect scale. Experiencing and managing emotions in the workplace. (pp. 141-173) edited by Neal M. Ashkanasy, Wilfred J. Zerbe and Charmine E. J. Härtel. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing. doi: 10.1108/S1746-9791(2012)0000008010

Journal Article

Conference Publication

Other Outputs

Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Current Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

Completed Supervision