Dr. Simon Moss
Associate Professor
Psychology
Charles Darwin University
Australia
Biography
Dr Simon Moss is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology. His primary research interest concerns how characteristics of organizations and societies, such as inequality of income or instability of jobs, influence the neural functioning—and ultimately the mood, creativity, intuition, engagement, honesty, and altruism—of individuals. To investigate these issues, he has published a range of books and articles in the fields of leadership, personality, motivation, integrity, perception, attention, and stress. Dr Moss was a co-founder of Zenith Professional Development, a company that has collated every scientific discovery that contradicts prevailing management beliefs and practices. Using this database, he developed a tool that identifies misconceptions in management. In addition, Simon has presented training programs that are designed to redress these misconceptions
Research Interest
My research projects are designed to answer one question: How can we solve most problems in society simultaneously—from anxiety, depression, and prejudice to problem gambling, unhealthy behaviour, prejudice, and crime. Specifically, these projects investigate how the policies and practices of governments and organizations indirectly affect the brain functioning—and ultimately the wellbeing and productivity—of individuals.
Publications
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Davidson. A., & Moss, S. A. (2010). The negative side of positive thinking. ARESTA
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Fitzgerald, P., Moss, S. A., & Sarros, J. (2009). Sustainable coaching. Tilde Press.
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Moss, S. A., & Francis, R. (2007). The science of management: Fighting fads and fallacies with evidence-based practices. Australian Academic Press.
