Dryer, R., Kiernan, M. J., & Tyson, G. A. (In Press). Bulimia Nervosa: Professional And

Dryer, R., Kiernan, M. J., & Tyson, G. A. (in press). Bulimia nervosa: Professional and lay people’s belief about the causes. Australian Psychologist.

Dryer, R., Kiernan, M. J., & Tyson, G. A. (2012). Parental and professional beliefs on the treatment and management of ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders, 16 (5), 398 – 405.

Dryer, R., Kiernan, M. J., & Tyson, G. A. (2006). The effects of diagnostic labelling on the implicit theories of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder held by health professionals. Behaviour Change, 23 (3), 177-185.

Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. (2006). Implicit theories of the characteristics and causal factors of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Explanatory models used by parents and professionals in the educational, medical, mental health and allied health fields. Australian Journal of Psychology, 58 (2), 79 -92.

Dryer, R, Kiernan, M.J., Mason, L.M., Teng, A, & Betts, G.A. (2004). Construct validity and reliability of the Conner’s Parent Rating Scale – Revised (CPRS-R) in an Australian sample. In M. Katsikitis (Ed.). Procedings of the 39th APS Annual Conference, (pp. 84-88). Melbourne, Australia: The Australian Psychological Society, Ltd.

Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. (2003). The effects of diagnostic labelling on the implicit theories of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder held by health professionals. Proceedings of the Joint International Conference on Cognitive Science, (pp.105-110). Sydney, Australia: University of NSW.

Dryer, R., Beale I. L., & Lambert, A. J. (1999). The balance model of dyslexia and remedial training: An evaluative study. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 32, 174-186.

Dryer, R. (1996). Effects of hemisphere-specific and hemisphere-alluding stimulation on reading performance of dyslexic subtypes. Australian Journal of Psychology, 48, 38.

Firth, I., & Dryer, R (in press). The predictors of distress in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Kiernan, M. J., Dryer, R., & Tyson, G. A (2005). Beliefs of the general public, female University students and professionals concerning the treatment of Bulimia Nervosa. Proceedings of the 40th APS Annual Conference. Melbourne, Australia: The Australian Psychological Society, Ltd.

Kiernan, M.J., Tyson, G.A., & Dryer, R. (2003). Implicit theories of ADHD amongst professionals and lay people: A structural model incorporating characteristics, causes and treatments. In P.P.Slezak (Ed.). Proceedings of the Joint International Conference on Cognitive Science, (pp.286-291). Sydney, Australia: University of NSW.

Ware, N., & Dryer, R., (in press). Implicit theories of the causes of weight gain in adults. Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Sapporo, Japan.

Conference Presentations

Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. (2004). The effects of diagnostic labelling on health professionals’ beliefs about the cause and treatment of ADHD. 28th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing.

Dryer, R., Kiernan, M. J., & Tyson, G. A. (2003). The effects of diagnostic labelling on the implicit theories of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder held by health professionals. International Conference on Cognitive Science, Sydney Australia.

Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. (2002). Implicit theories of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Treatment and long-term outcomes. Australian Association of Cognitive Behaviour Therapists Annual Conference, Brisbane, Australia.

Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. (2001). Implicit theories of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Explanatory models used by parents and professionals in the educational, medical, mental health and allied health fields. Australian Association of Cognitive Behaviour Therapists Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia.

Dryer, R. (1996) Effects of hemisphere-specific and hemisphere-alluding stimulation on the reading performance of dyslexic subtypes. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Australian Experimental Psychology Conference, Perth, Australia.

Dryer, R. (1995) Balancing the brain. Paper presented at the 1995 Annual Conference of the New Zealand Psychological Society, Auckland , New Zealand.

Healey, A. M., Dryer, R., Tyson, G., & Kiernan, M. (2001). Implicit theories of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder held by primary school teachers and allied health workers. 36th Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Adelaide, Australia.

Hiramatsu, I., Dryer, R., & Kiernan, M.J. (2004). The effect of the cues that are not present: A reevaluation of the Rescorla-Wagner model., 28th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing.

Hiramatsu, I., Kiernan, M.J., & Dryer, R. (2001). A simple feed-forward network with lateral projections can simulate backward blocking. 2nd Australian Learning Group Conference. Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia.

Hiramatsu, I., Kiernan, M.J., & Dryer, R. (2004). Independent occurrence of an outcome and its effect on causal judgments in retrospective reevaluation. 28th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing.

Kiernan, M. J., Tyson, G. A., & Dryer, R. (2002). The relation between therapists’ beliefs about the causes and treatment of ADHD: The scientist-practitioner model under scrutiny. Australian Association of Cognitive Behaviour Therapists Annual Conference, Brisbane, Australia.

Kiernan, M. J., Tyson, G. A., & Dryer, R. (2003). Implicit theories of ADHD amongst professionals and lay people: A structural model incorporating characteristics, causes and treatments. International Conference on Cognitive Science, Sydney.

Kiernan, M.J., Betts, G., Dryer, R., Williamson, B. & Teng, A. (2004). Sensitivity of the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children to the presence and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing in Australian children. 17th Annual Meeting of the Australasian Sleep Association. Sydney.

Kiernan, M.J., Tyson, G.A., & Dryer, R. (2004). Can structural equation models be used to examine implicit theories? 28th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing.

Teng, A., Betts, G., Kiernan, M.J., & Dryer, R. (2004). The construct validity and the predictive validity of the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children in an Australian sample. 39th APS Annual Conference, Sydney.

Tyson, G.A., Dryer, R, Kiernan, M.J., & Waldron, C. (2002). Parents’ causal explanations of ADHD. The British Psychological Society Division of Educational and Child Psychology Annual Conference, Bournemouth.

Tyson, G.A., Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Waldron, C. (2001). Implicit theories of ADHD - the parental perspective. Seventh Annual Conference of the Society of Australian Social Psychologists. Melbourne.

Invited Research Presentations:

Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. (2001). Implicit theories of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Explanatory models used by parents and professionals in the educational, medical, mental health and allied health fields. Invited research presentation to the Psychology Department in University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. (2001). Implicit theories of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Invited research presentation to the Psychology Department in Canterbury University, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Dryer, R., Kiernan, M.J., & Tyson, G.A. (2001). Understanding causal explanations of ADHD held by parents and professionals in the educational, medical, mental health and allied health fields. Invited research presentation to the Child and Family Specialty Service, Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch, New Zealand.