Chae Rose
- chae.rose@jcu.edu.au
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5447-3872- Lecturer, Psychology
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Biography
Dr Chae Rose is a Lecturer in Psychology at James Cook University, with professional experience spanning the Royal Australian Navy, community services, and academic, corporate, and not-for-profit sectors. His teaching emphasises rigorous evidence evaluation, statistical reasoning, and the responsible use of psychological science to inform real-world decision-making.
Chae’s research sits at the intersection of behavioural science, statistical inference, and philosophy of science. His work examines how scientific conclusions about human behaviour are shaped by theoretical assumptions, methodological choices, and analytic frameworks. He is particularly interested in the conditions under which empirical evidence meaningfully supports explanation, rather than merely prediction or statistical decision rules.
Much of his empirical work has used Situational Action Theory as an illustrative framework for studying perception–choice processes and person–environment interactions. His doctoral research applied this perspective to decision-making in driving contexts, but his current focus extends beyond any single behavioural domain. Rather than centring on specific outcomes, his research interrogates how behavioural explanations are constructed, tested, and interpreted across applied settings.
Chae’s current agenda includes theory development, the epistemology of behavioural research, and methodological innovation, with a particular emphasis on Bayesian modelling and alternatives to conventional null-hypothesis significance testing. He welcomes collaboration with researchers and students interested in improving scientific inference, developing theory-driven models of behaviour, and advancing statistical literacy in psychological research.
Research
Research Interests
- Scientific inference in behavioural science
- Theory development and explanation
- Scholarship of learning and teaching (SoLT)
- Analytical criminology
Teaching
Teaching Interests
Research methods and statistics
