Dr Stephen Moston

Biography

Stephen was trained in England (BSc. Human Psychology, Aston University; M.Sc. Developmental Psychology, Manchester University; PhD. Social Psychology, University of Kent). He has previously held academic positions in England (University of Kent and London Business School) and Australia (Deakin University, University of New South Wales, and most recently at James Cook University where he was coordinator of the Professional Programs in Forensic Psychology). He also has several years of experience in commercial market research, including Senior Project Director at Roy Morgan Research. Current research interests are in sports anti-doping (with recent grants from The Department of Health and Ageing; The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; and the World Anti-Doping Agency) and also in the interrogation of suspects in police investigations.

Teaching Areas

  • Forensic psychology

Research Interests

  • Sports anti-doping
  • Crime and sport
  • Police interrogation techniques
  • Eyewitness testimony of children
  • Sexual harassment

Current University Committee Membership

  • University Ethics Committee

Selected Recent Publications

Moston, S., Skinner, J. & Engelberg, T. (in press). Perceived incidence of drug use in Australian sport: A survey of public opinion. To appear in Sport in Society.

Engelberg, T., Moston, S., & Skinner, J. (in press). Public Perception of Sport Anti-Doping Policy in Australia. To appear in Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy.

Coventry, G., Dawes, G., Moston, S. & Palmer, D. (in press) Sudanese refugees’ experiences with the Queensland criminal justice system. Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.

Moston, S. & Engelberg, T. (2011).The effects of evidence on the outcome of interviews with criminal suspects. To appear in Police Practice and Research.

Hill, J. & Moston, S. (2011). Police Perceptions of Investigative Interviewing: Training Needs and Operational Practices in Australia. British Journal of Forensic Practice, 13(2), 72-83.

Moston, S. & Coventry, G (2011). Crime and the media. In Marmo, M., de Lint, W. & Palmer, D. (eds.) Crime and Justice: A Guide to Criminology. 4th edition. Thompson Reuters: Sydney..

Hill, J. & Moston, S. (2011). A case of history repeating: The need to implement an investigative interviewing framework for developing skills and deployment. International Investigative Interviewing Research Bulletin, 3(1), 23-29.

Roe, G. & Moston, S. (2010) Recall and comprehension of the Queensland Police cautioning statement amongst Australian Aboriginals. International Investigative Interviewing Research Bulletin, 2(2), 29-30.

Moston, S. (2009) Investigative interviewing in Australia. In Milne, B. Savage, S. & Williamson, T. (Eds.) International Developments in Investigative Interviewing. Willan: Cornwall.

Moston, S. & Stephenson, G.M. (2009) Denial strategies in the interview room. In Bull, R. and Williamson, T. (eds.) Handbook of Investigative Psychology. Willan: Cornwall

Moston, S. and Fisher, M. (2007) Coercion, oppression and torture in the interrogation room. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 4, 85-95.

Moston, S. and Fisher, M. (2006) Defining the Limits of Police Interrogation Techniques with Criminal Suspects. In Ioannou, M. and Youngs, D. (eds.) Explorations in Investigative Psychology and Contemporary Offender Profiling. IA-IP Publishing: London.

For a more complete list, email Stephen Moston.

Selected Recent Grants

  • 2010 Tracking the Development of Attitudes to Doping: A Longitudinal Study of Young Elite Athletes. Received $202,512 from Australian Government: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (with James Skinner & Terry Engelberg).
    For a project summary see http://www.dpmc.gov.au/sport/funding/anti-doping/adrp.cfm
  • 2010 The Final Frontier of Anti-Doping: A Study of Athletes who have Committed Doping Violations. Received $29,950 from The Department of Health and Ageing (with James Skinner & Terry Engelberg).
    For a project summary see http://www.dpmc.gov.au/sport/funding/anti-doping/adrp.cfm
  • 2009 The relationship between moral code, participation in sport, and attitudes towards performance enhancing drugs in young people. Received US$30,000 from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (with James Skinner & Terry Engelberg).
    For project summary see http://www.wada-ama.org/en/Education-Awareness/Social-Science/Funded-Projects/
  • 2009 Athletes’ and Coaches’ Attitudes about Drugs in Sport. Received $61,180 from The Department of Health and Ageing (with James Skinner & Terry Engelberg).
    For a project summary see
    http://www.dpmc.gov.au/sport/funding/anti-doping/adrp.cfm
  • 2008 Public attitudes towards sports doping. Received $80,300 from The Department of Health and Ageing (with James Skinner).
    For a project summary see
    http://www.dpmc.gov.au/sport/funding/anti-doping/adrp.cfm
  • 2008 Sudanese refugees’ experiences with the Queensland criminal justice system. Received $134,811 from The Criminological Research Council (with Garry Coventry, Glenn Dawes & Darren Palmer).