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. 8488). 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 attentiondeficit 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.