Dr Anna MCALISTER
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Positions Held
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Academic Qualifications
| Degree |
Institution |
Field |
Year |
| PhD |
The University of Queensland |
Psychology |
2006 |
| GCertEd |
The University of Queensland |
Higher Education |
2005 |
| BPsySc (Hons 1) |
The University of Queensland |
Psychology |
2002 |
Memberships
- Society for Consumer Psychology
- American Marketing Association
- Australasian Society for Behavioral Health and Medicine
- Society for Research in Child Development
- Australasian Human Development Association
- Golden Key International Honour Society
Major Research Grants
| Year |
Title of Grant |
Granting Agency |
Amount |
| 2009 |
Children's Development of Taste Preference and Consumption Patterns: The Roles of Advertising and Food Branding |
UQ Early Career Researcher |
13,550 |
| 2007 |
Effective marketing Communication: Pre-existing Knowledge Structures and Contextual Effects |
Australian Research Council Discovery |
286,000 |
Field of Current Research
| Title of Research Area |
Brief Description |
| Branding |
Formation of brand schemas; Children\'s understanding of brand symbolism |
| Advertising Effects |
Persuasion knowledge; Vulnerability to advertising and promotion |
| Consumer Behaviour |
Consumer socialization processes in preschool children; Collecting |
| Developmental Psychology |
Theory of mind; Executive functioning |
| Public Policy |
Television advertising of children\'s products |
Publications
Journal Articles
- McAlister, A.R., & Cornwell, T.B. (in press). Children's Brand Symbolism Understanding: Links to Theory of Mind and Executive Functioning. Psychology and Marketing.
- McAlister, A., & Cornwell, B. (2007). Consumer Psychology: A Framework for Investigating the Effects of Individual Differences in Theory of Mind, Executive Functioning and Cognition. Australian Journal of Psychology, 59(Supplement), 186.
- McAlister, A., & Peterson, C.C. (2007). A Longitudinal Study of Child Siblings and Theory of Mind Development. Cognitive Development, 22, 258-270.
- Wilkinson, T., McAlister, A., & Widmier, S. (2007). Reaching the International Consumer: An Assessment of the International Direct Marketing Environment. Direct Marketing: An International Journal, 1(1), 17-37.
- McAlister, A., & Peterson, C.C. (2006). Mental Playmates: Siblings, Executive Functioning and Theory of Mind. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 24, 733-751.
- McAlister, A., Pachana, N., & Jackson, C.J. (2005). Predictors of Young Dating Adults' Inclination to Engage in Extradyadic Sexual Activities: A Multi-Perspective Study. British Journal of Psychology, 96, 331-351.
Book Chapters
- McAlister, A. (2007). Marketing to Children: The Foundation of Cradle-to-Grave Brand Relationships. In D. Owens & D. Hausknecht (Eds.), Marketing in the 21st Century (Vol. 4), CT: Praeger Press.
International Conferences
- McAlister, A.R., Cornain, E.K., & Cornwell, T.B. (2009, August). Collectible Toys as Marketing Tools: Understanding Preschool Children's Desire to Collect. American Marketing Association Summer Educator's Conference, Chicago, IL, USA.
- McAlister, A.R., & Cornwell, T.B. (2009, March). Preschool Children's Persuasion Knowledge: The Contribution of Theory of Mind and Siblings. American Academy of Advertising Conference, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
- McAlister, A.R., & Cornwell, T.B. (2009, February). Preschool Children's Knowledge of Food Brands Impacts their Development of a Taste Palate. Australasian Society for Behavioural and Health Medicine 6th Annual Scientific Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
- Cornwell, T.B., Humphreys, M., McAlister, A.R., Quinn, E., & Kahle, L.R. (2009, February). Eagle—Bird, Nokia—Phone: Understanding Brands as Words. American Marketing Association Winter Marketing Educators' Conference, Tampa, FL, USA.
- McAlister, A.R., & Cornwell, T.B. (2008, August). Exploring Preschool Children's Taste Preferences as Related to their Knowledge of Food Brands. American Marketing Association Summer Educator's Conference, San Diego, CA, USA.
- McAlister, A.R., & Cornwell, T.B. (2008, July). Consumer Psychology: Theory of Mind as a Predictor of Children's Understanding of Advertising Intent. International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Würzburg, Germany.
- McAlister, A.R., & Cornwell, T.B. (2008, February). Preschool Children's Brand Symbolism Understanding: Links to Social and Cognitive Development. Society for Consumer Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA.
- McAlister, A.R., & Cornwell, T.B. (2007, August). Understanding the Vulnerability of Child Consumers: Links between Theory of Mind Deficits and Preschool Children's Misunderstanding of Consumer Processes. 13th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Jena, Germany.
- McAlister, A.R., & Cornwell, T.B. (2007, June). Children's Formation of Brand Attitudes: Age of Onset and Importance of Product Category. Advertising and Consumer Psychology Conference. New Frontiers in Branding: Attitudes, Attachments, and Relationships, Santa Monica, CA, USA.
- McAlister, A.R., & Peterson, C. (2006, July). Mothers' Teaching as a Predictor of Children's Theory of Mind, Counting and Executive Functioning Abilities. International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Melbourne, Australia.
- Peterson, C., & McAlister, A.R. (2006, July). Theory of Mind and Memory in Deaf and Hearing Children. The 4th International Conference on Memory, Sydney, Australia.
- McAlister, A.R., & Peterson, C. (2005, April). Mental Playmates: Siblings, Executive Functioning and Theory of Mind. Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
National Conferences
- McAlister, A.R., & Cornwell, T.B. (2008, September). Preschool Children's Knowledge of Advertising Persuasion: The Contribution of Theory of Mind and Siblings. Faculty of Business, Economics & Law Research Conference 2008, Brisbane, Australia.
- McAlister, A.R., & Cornwell, T.B. (2007, July). Consumer Psychology: A Framework for Investigating the effects of Individual Differences in Theory of Mind, Executive Functioning and Cognition. 15th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Human Development Association, Sydney, Australia.
- McAlister, A.R., (2006, June 15). Young Children's Consumer Behaviour: The Desire to Collect. Association for Consumer Research - Asia Pacific Doctoral Colloquium, Sydney, Australia.
- McAlister, A.R., Pachana, N.A., & Jackson, C. (2003, November). "Oops, I did it Again!": Impulsiveness in Infidelity. Australian Conference for Personality and Individual Differences, Brisbane, Australia.
Distinctions
- Best Conference Paper Award, American Academy of Advertising Conference (2009).
- Best Early Career Paper Presentation, Australasian Society for Behavioural and Health Medicine 6th Annual Scientific Conference (2009).
- Best Paper Award, Society for Consumer Psychology Conference (2008).
- Best Paper Award, Faculty of Business, Economics & Law Research Conference (2008).
- Australasian Human Development Association Scholarship to attend the 15th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Human Development Association (2007).
- Australasian Human Development Association Scholarship to attend the 2006 International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development Conference.
- Annandale Bequest for Overseas Travel (2005).
- University of Queensland Postgraduate Research Scholarship to undertake PhD studies (2004 - 2006).
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