Dr Adrian Schembri

Research Interests

Sports Statistics

• Psychological predictors of performance in individual and team-based sports
• Match importance as a moderator of individual and team performance
• The effect of travel on sports performance
• The use of ratings models to predict performance in individual and team-based sports

Clinical Psychology

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Eating Disorders
• Depression and related mood disorders
• Bully victimisation among children and adolescents
• Resilience in children, adolescents, and adults

• B App Sci (Psychology)(Honours), DPsych, APS, CCLIN
  

Memberships

• Registered Clinical Psychologist, Psychology Board of Australia
• Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS)
• Member of the College of Clinical Psychologists (APS CCLIN)

Industry Consultancies

• Australian Football League (2010 - 2011)
• Queensland Government, Department of Justice (2010 - 2011)
• Victorian Institute of Sport (2010 - 2011)
• Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) (2010)
• Environet (2010 - 2011)
• Heinz (2010)
• Barwon Health (2010)

• Schembri, A. J., Bedford, A., Park, J., & O’Bree, B. (2011). Incentive versus expectation in NBA basketball. Paper presented at the 3rd IMA International Conference on Mathematics in Sport.
• O’Bree, B., Bedford, A., & Schembri, A. J. (2011). The importance of the high risk serve in badminton. Paper presented at the 3rd IMA International Conference on Mathematics in Sport.
• Bedford, A., Ladds, M., Rusiti, E., & Schembri, A. J. (2011). On the travel impact in tennis. Paper presented at the 3rd IMA International Conference on Mathematics in Sport.
• Schembri, A. J., & Bedford, A. (2010). Revisiting the draft: A probability-based approach for allocating draft selections in Australian Rules Football. In A. Bedford & M. Ovens (Eds.), Proceedings of the 10th Australasian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport, 10, 103-112.
• Schembri, A. J., Golkhandan, S., & Bedford, A. (2010). Re-scheduling to reduce the potential for match fixing in the FIFA World Cup. In A. Bedford & M. Ovens (Eds.), Proceedings of the 10th Australasian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport, 10, 165-172.
• Shepherd, R., Bedford, A., & Schembri, A. J. (2010). A two-stage simulation to predict medalists in pistol shooting. In A. Bedford & M. Ovens (Eds.), Proceedings of the 10th Australasian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport, 10, 213-220.
• Schembri, A. J., Bedford, A., & Baglin, J. (2010). Examination of the Dissonance between Student Expectations and Experiences for a First Year Undergraduate Statistics Course. Paper accepted for presentation at the Australian Statistical Conference.
• Schembri, A. J., Smith, D., Paxton, S. J., & Altieri, T. (2009). Obsessive beliefs among an eating disorder and community sample of Australian women. Oral presentation at the 5th RMIT University School of Health Sciences Research Conference.
• Schembri, A. J., Smith, D., Paxton, S. J., & Altieri, T. (2009). Obsessive beliefs in eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder: An examination of a clinical eating disorder and community sample of Australian women. Oral presentation at the Inaugural RMIT University College of Science, Engineering, and Health Research Conference.
• Schembri, A. J., & Reece, J. E. (2007.). Psychosocial correlates of resilience in early adulthood. Proceedings of the 42nd Annual conference of the Australian Psychological Society. Brisbane: Australian Psychological Society.
• Schembri, A. J., Reece, J. E., & Wade, E. (2006). Bully victimisation and psychosocial health in adolescents: Gender differences in depression, anxiety, social problems, and perceived wellness. Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 23, 17-34.
• Bedford, A., & Schembri, A. (2006). A probability based approach for the allocation of player draft selections in Australian rules football. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 5, 509-516.
• Bedford, A., & Schembri, A. (2006). An analysis of goal-kicking accuracy in Australian rules football. In J. Hammond & N. de Mestre (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport, 8, 256-265.
• Bedford, A., & Schembri, A. (2006). A probability based approach for the allocation of player draft selections in Australian rules football. In J. Hammond & N. de Mestre (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport, 8, 206-215.

RMIT-Based Projects

• English Language Development Project Team (2011): Psychometric analysis and validation of a brief English screening assessment tool.
• LTIF (2011): Using electronic input devices to provide assessment feedback to large classes: A sustainable approach to student feedback ($22,000).
• LTIF (2011): CES Analysis Project ($39,000)
• STeLR (2011): Evaluating the use of innovative online virtual environment for authentic student learning and assessment of scientific research design and statistical aspects ($6,924)
• STeLR (2010): A comparison of student expectation with experience of assessment and feedback in first year large classes ($8059)