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BEST Conference 2021 Presentation | “Knowledge, consultation time and choice in breast reconstruction”
BEST Conference 2022 Presentation | “What can Behavioural Economics tell us about human mating behaviour”
Dr Stephen Whyte is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Behavioural Economics in the School of Economics & Finance, QUT. His research focus explores large scale decision making in mate choice settings. His work takes a multi-disciplinary approach in studying key sex differences in human behaviour, with work that bridges the fields of applied micro-economics, personality & social psychology, and evolutionary biology. His most recent research has explored such diverse topics as sex differences in nonbinary gender identification, male & female decision making in assisted reproductive & donor insemination medical environments, and preferences vs choice in cyber dating markets.
Research interests: His primary research interest lies in the area of applied micro-economics, but he has also published in journals with a social psychology, evolutionary psychology, health, scientometric, cyber-psychology, reproductive medicine and biology focus.
- Behavioural and experimental economics
- Gender economics
- Public Policy & Health
- Non-market economics
- Evolutionary Psychology
- Scientometrics
- Reproductive medicine
- Cyber-psychology
Media Response: His work has appeared in more than 100 media outlets globally including:
- Boston Globe
- Daily Mail
- Los Angeles Times
- ScienceNews
- Huffington Post
- VanityFair
- News.com
- Sydney Morning Herald
- Australian Financial Review
Recent Media:
- “It turns out men AND women are from Mars… and we have more in common than you think!” (Swipe Right @ 50 Podcast)
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Projects (Chief investigator)
- Clinician communications and engagement
- Cognitive Bias and Therapy Choice in Breast Reconstruction Surgery Decision-Making
- Mass Timber Wellness in Workplaces
- Return to New Employment Incentives
- The Role of Personality, Emotion, Cooperation, Resources and Attractiveness Across Sexualities in Australia
Projects
- Behavioural Biases of Patients and Medical Professionals in Regenerative Medical Technology Markets
- Designing nudges for Public Transport Customer Journeys
- Developing a Citizen Cyber Resilience Index for New Zealand
- Encouraging Water Compliance within Communities Project
- Evaluating a Transport Customer Value Proposition (CVP)
- Leadership, wellbeing, and housing affordability: Decision making and behaviour of Australian women
- Nudge, Hug, Smack or Shove: Testing Approaches to Enabling Consumer Energy Use Behaviour Change
- Pharmacist Adherence to Therapeutic Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment Provision