Rate My Professor Brianne Hastie

Brianne Hastie is a Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Murdoch University. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology at Murdoch University from 2002 to 2006. Prior to joining Murdoch University, Hastie held the position of Senior Lecturer at the University of South Australia from 2006 to 2014. Her academic career focuses on social psychology, with particular emphasis on discursive approaches to understanding prejudice, discrimination, and social inequalities.

Hastie's research specializations encompass discursive psychology, discourse analysis, prejudice, racism, inequality, race, gender issues, political discourse, and political rhetoric. She has authored or co-authored numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. Notable works include 'Cold hearts and bleeding hearts: Disciplinary differences in university students' sociopolitical orientations' published in The Journal of Social Psychology in 2007; 'Linking cause and solution: Predicting support for poverty alleviation proposals' in Australian Journal of Psychology in 2010; 'Apologizing for historical injustice: Emotion, truth and identity in political discourse' in Discourse & Society in 2011; 'Rudd's Apology to the Stolen Generations: Challenging self-sufficient arguments in "race" discourse' in 2012; “What’s Wrong With That?” Legitimating and Contesting Gender Inequality in 2013; '‘200 years of white affirmative action’: White privilege discourse in discussions of racial inequality' in Discourse & Society in 2014; '"Playing the gender card": Media representations of Julia Gillard\'s sexism and misogyny speech' in 2016; 'A day that unites the nation': contesting historical narratives in national day discussions in 2022; 'Cognitive and neuroscientific perspectives of healthy ageing: A call to action' in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews in 2024; and 'Environmental Attitudes Outweigh Personality in Predicting Pro-Environmental Behaviour' in Environment and Social Psychology in 2026. Her scholarship has accumulated over 689 citations according to Google Scholar. Hastie supervises honours, masters, and doctoral theses on topics such as emotion discourse, gender inequality, neoliberal meritocracy, and environmental attitudes. She serves as Academic Chair for psychology courses and contact for pathway information in the Bachelor of Psychology program. Additionally, she holds the position of Treasurer for the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists.