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Richard Hamelink is a Technician in the Department of Psychology at the University of Otago, holding the qualification NZCE. He provides essential technical support for the department's research laboratories and teaching facilities. His professional contact details include telephone +64 3 479 7668 and email richard.hamelink@otago.ac.nz. As part of the technical staff, he works alongside colleagues such as Jeremy Anderson, JP Cronje, Natasha O'Docherty, and Lindsay Robertson to maintain and operate psychological research equipment and IT infrastructure.

In 2012, Richard Hamelink was a member of the team 'The Goddard Boys,' comprising Jeremy Anderson, Russell Phillips, Lindsay Robertson, Jason Campbell, Meric Hoffman, William van der Vliet, Paul O'Donnell, and Hadyn Youens from the Department of Psychology. This group received the University of Otago Human Resources Award for Exceptional Performance by Professional Staff. His technical expertise has been acknowledged in multiple academic publications and departmental materials. For example, in the 2024 iScience paper 'Basal forebrain and prelimbic cortex connectivity is related to behavioral response in an attention task' by F. Tashakori-Sabzevar et al., he is thanked for assistance in programming the custom operant chamber. Similarly, the 2016 Developmental Psychobiology article on episodic memory in young children and adults credits him for help with technical aspects and programming. Theses such as 'Influence of Visual Grouping and Attention on...' from OUR Archive list him among supporting technicians. Course guidebooks for PSYC100 (2021, 2023) and Psychology 112 (2023) recognize him for maintaining computer hardware alongside team members, supporting undergraduate education in human thought, behaviour, and brain functions. Through these contributions, Richard Hamelink has enabled key psychological research in areas like attention, memory, and visual processing, as well as practical teaching resources at the University of Otago.