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Guy Curtis is an Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia (UWA), specifically within the School of Psychological Science. He holds roles as Director of Undergraduate Psychology Programs and Chair of the Psychology Undergraduate Education Advisory Committee. His career includes over 20 years in academia, with prior positions at Murdoch University (Senior Lecturer, Head of Discipline, and leadership roles in teaching and learning) and the University of Western Sydney. He earned a PhD in Psychology from UWA (2002), a Bachelor of Arts with First-Class Honours in Psychology from Murdoch (1997), and a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education from Deakin (2011).
Research Interests: Curtis specializes in academic integrity, plagiarism, cheating, leadership, social cognition, anxiety, and ethics. He investigates why students engage in contract cheating, the psychological factors driving misconduct, and the evolving challenges posed by AI tools like ChatGPT to academic standards. His work also explores leadership styles and how information-processing systems influence organizational behavior.
Scientific Contributions: His recent work highlights that contract cheating is four times more prevalent than previously estimated, emphasizing the need for systemic reforms. He collaborates on projects like the TEQSA Academic Integrity Toolkit and advises on policies to counter cheating. Curtis has been recognized with awards such as the Tracey Bretag Prize (2021) and SFHEA (2021), reflecting his contributions to education and ethics.
Advising & Grants: Curtis supervises PhD students researching leadership and academic integrity. He leads the "Ethical use of Gen-AI in Higher Education" grant (2024–2026) and contributed to the HERDSA grant (2021–2022). His work addresses both theoretical and practical dimensions of misconduct prevention.
Labs & Collaborations: While no dedicated lab is explicitly named, he collaborates extensively with institutions like TEQSA and contributes to editorial roles at journals including Higher Education Research & Development and Frontiers in Psychology.
