Curriculum Vitae

Contact Details

Address:          190 Healeys Road, Yinnar South, Victoria 3869

Telephone:      00 61 3 56234266; Mobile - 0428 338 669
Email:              art.veno@gmail.com 

 

Formal Qualifications

1969:               BA (Psychology and Biology) - San Francisco State University, California, USA

1974:               PhD (Social Psychology) - University of California at San Francisco, California, USA. Minor papers in Criminology and Community Psychology

1982- Present Registered Psychologist, Queensland

 

Current Appointment

2010 - Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences and Psychology, Victoria University

 

Previous Appointments:

2001-2009      Honorary Research Associate, School of Political and
Social Inquiry, Faculty of Arts, Monash University

2000 -2001        Professor and Head of School, Arts and Sciences, Monash University South Africa

1997 - 1999       Associate Professor, Director, Centre for Police and Justice Studies and Deputy Director, School of Public Policy (1997 & 1998), Monash University.

1985 - 1997       Senior Lecturer, Monash University - Responsible for teaching Research Methods, Community and Social Psychology from 1985-1994. From late 1994, I moved to the Centre for Police and Justice Studies where I developed and taught courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Criminology.

1983 - 1984       Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Charles Sturt University
Responsible for teaching Research Methods, Community Psychology to on campus undergraduate students; Psychology of Law Enforcement at an Associate Diploma level in the Justice Administration course.

1981 - 1983       Coordinator of Community Psychology, Department of Psychology, John Curtin University. Responsible for teaching fourth year Community Psychology.

1980                   Human Relations Consultant, Brisbane - Dr. A. Veno & Associates.

1979                   Head, Department of Psychology and Philosophy, University of Zambia.Responsible for administration and teaching in the Department.

1978                   Senior Researcher, Bureau of Crime, Statistics and Research (NSW).Responsible for the design, implementation and evaluation of an Associate of Criminal Justice Course for Police and Prison Officers.

1974 - 1978:      Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Queensland.
Responsible for the teaching of undergraduate students Psychopathology, Environment and Human Behaviour, Human Ethology and Community Psychology courses.  Administered the Community Psychology Strand of the Master of Applied Psychology Program (1976 -1978).

 

Teaching/Training/Education and Professional Awards

Training and undergraduate teaching awards and honours
1982          New South Wales Police Certificate of Appreciation for Best Teaching Practices in Law Enforcement, Mitchell College of Advanced Education

1982          New South Wales Corrective Services Award for Best Teaching Practices in Mitchell College Law Enforcement Course

1986          Student Union Award for the Best Teacher at Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education

1997          Victorian Community Safety and Crime Prevention Award - Best Practice in Community Education Award

1999          Victorian Crime Prevention Award - Best Practice in Training Award

2007          Australian Psychological Society Award for Distinguished Contribution in Community Psychology

Teaching publications and aids

Veno, A. The Psychology Law Enforcement I, 312 pages, MCAE, 1983
Veno, A. The Psychology of law Enforcement II, 294 pages, MCAE, 1984
Veno, A. Research Methods and Evaluation, 180 pages, MCAE, 1984
Veno, A. Community Psychology, 116 pages, GIAE, 1985; revised 1989
Veno, A. Social Psychology, 90 pages, GIAE, 1989
Veno, A. Community Psychology in Australia, 215 pages, Monash University, 1993
Veno, A. & van den Eynde, J. Social and Community Psychology, Monash University, 1995
Veno, A. & McIndry, W. Malfunction: A Training Video for Crime Prevention Education, Victoria Police and Monash University, 1996
Veno, A. Introduction to Criminology, Monash University and Leicester University, 1996
Veno, A. Crime and Deviance. Monash University and Leicester University, 1996
Veno, A. & Tait, D. Research Methods in Criminology (online), Melbourne University and Monash University, 1998-9

PUBLISHED WORKS

Books and monographs

Davidson, M.J. & Veno, A. Multifaceted aspects of stress in the police service, Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Monograph, 1977, 187 pages.
Gardner, J. & Veno, A. The disposable people, Planet Press, Brisbane, Australia, 1980, 116 pages.
Thomas, D. and Veno, A. (eds.) Psychology and Social Change, Dunmore Press: Auckland, 1992, 335 pages.
Thomas, D. and Veno, A. (eds.) Community Psychology in Australia and New Zealand, Dunmore Press: Auckland, 1996, 379 pages.
Gibson, K., Cameron, J. & Veno, A. Negotiating restructuring: A study of regional communities experiencing rapid social and economic change. Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Working Paper (11), Brisbane, 1999, 189 pages.
Mellor, N.M. & Veno, A. Preventing Violence and Crime at Public Events, Australian Government Printing Office, 235 pages December 2000.  Published online in 2004 at: http://www.ag.gov.au/agd/www/Ncphome.nsf/0/2AD4C6694C8CB4EDCA256D87007E12B9?OpenDocument
Veno, A. Brotherhoods: Inside Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs, Allen & Unwin, Melbourne, 2002.
Veno, A. Brotherhoods: Inside Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs (2nd edition with new chapters), Allen and Unwin, Melbourne, 2004. 
Veno, A. (Ed) The Mammoth Book of Bikers, Constable & Robinson, London, UK, 2007.
Veno, A., with Sims, K. (Ed) The Mammoth Book of Bikers, Constable & Robinson, London, UK,  March, 2008.
Veno, A., & Winterhalder, E. with de Clerq W. Women Bikers & Bikers’ Women, Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 2009.

Veno, A. Brotherhoods: Inside Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs (3rd edition completely revised and updated), Allen and Unwin, Melbourne, 2009. 

Chapters in edited books

Davidson, M.J. & Veno, A. Stress and the policeman.  In C. Cooper (ed.) White Collar Stress McMillan & Co.: London, 1980, 187-2 t 4.
Veno, A. & Veno, E. The Police, Public Order and Riot.  In D. Chappell, & P. Wilson, (eds.) Policing in Australia.  Butterworths: Sydney, 1989 pp 139-150.
Veno, A. & Veno, E. Managing crowds at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.  In D. Thomas & A. Veno (eds.) Psychology and Social Change: Creating an international agenda Dunmore Press: Auckland, 1992, 74-92.
Veno, A. Alternative organizations: The rise and fall of a welfare organization.  In A. Veno & D. Thomas (eds.) Psychology and Social Change: Creating an international agenda Dunmore Press: Auckland, 1992, 173-190.
Veno, A. & Thomas, D. Psychology and the process of social change in D. Thomas & A. Veno (eds.) Psychology and Social Change: Creating an international agenda Dunmore Press: Auckland, 1992, 15-36.
Veno, A. & Thomas, D. Setting agendas for social change: An international perspective in A. Veno & D. Thomas (eds.) Psychology and Social Change: Creating an international agenda Dunmore Press: Auckland, 1992, 317-328.
Veno, A. & Furze, B. Social Movements, Social Change and the Search for Alternatives. In Furze, B. & Stafford, C. Society and Change Sydney: Macmillan, March 1994, 384-402.
Veno, A., Berends, L. & Drysdale, M. Effective coping in Aboriginal communities of Australia in Thomas, D. and Veno, A. (eds.) Community Psychology in Australia and New Zealand, Dunmore Press: Auckland, 1996.
van den Eynde, J. & Veno, A. Management of trauma in a small town affected by sexual abuse: Women and empowerment. in Thomas, D. and Veno, A. (eds.) Community Psychology in Australia and New Zealand, Dunmore Press: Auckland, 1996.
van den Eynde, J. & Veno, Coping with disastrous events: An empowerment model of community healing. (in Gist, R. & Lubin, B., Eds.) Response to disaster: Psychosocial, community and ecological approaches New York, Bruner/Mazel, 1999.
Veno, A. (with numerous others) - The international status of Community Psychology.  In Seidman, E. & Rappaport, J. Handbook of community psychology. Academic Press. New York, January 2000.
Hart, A, Veno, A & van den Eynde, J. The Gippsland Anti-violence Project: Issues in community partnerships. In J. Didben, M. Fletcher & C. Cocklin (Eds.) All change! Gippsland perspectives on regional Australia in transition. Melbourne, Monash Publications in Geography and Environmental Science, 2001.

Refereed journal articles
Peeke, H.V.S. & Veno, A. Stimulus specificity of habituation of aggressive behaviour in the Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) Behavioral Biology, 1973, V.8, 427-432.
Peeke, H.V.S. & Veno, A. Response independent habituation of aggression in the Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus), Zietschreift Tier Psychologie, 1976, V.28, 168-175.
Veno, A. & Peeke, H.V.S. Research on crowding in prisons: Methodological problems and ethical concerns, Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 1974, V.3 (3A), 183-184. 
Bach-y-rita, G. & Veno, A. Habitual violence: A profile of 62 men, Journal of the American Psychiatric Association, 1974, V. 131(9), 1015-1017. (60/40)
Veno, A. Response to approach: A preliminary process oriented study, Social Sciences Information, 1976, V. 15, 93-115.
Gardner, J. & Veno, A. A community psychology approach to police training, Professional Psychology, 1976, V.7, 437-444.
Veno, A. & McBride, G. Image and behaviour, a library plaza and curious naturalists: A research process, Man-Environment Systems, 1976, V.6, 319-320. 
Veno, A. & Davidson, M.J. Prison violence: Some different perspectives, The International Journal of Criminology and Penology, 1977, V.5, 399-409. 
 Veno, A. & Davidson, M.J. A relational model of stress and adaption.  Man Environment Systems, 1978, V.8, 47-61.
Davidson, M.J. & Veno, A. Police Stress: A multicultural interdisciplinary review and perspective 1, International Journal of Police Administration and Management (formerly Journal of Police Science) (Feature Article), 1978, V.6, 187-199.
Davidson, M.J. & Veno, A. Police Stress: A multicultural interdisciplinary review and perspective 11, International Journal of Police Administration and Management (formerly Journal of Police Science) (Feature Article), 1978, V.6, 257-269.
Veno, A. & Pamment, P. Sun signs and personality factors: A southern hemisphere replication, Journal of Psychology, 1979, V. 10 1, 73 -77.
Veno, A. & Gardner, J. An evaluation of a community psychology based program of police training, Journal of Community Psychology, 1979, V.7. 210-219.
Gardner, J. & Veno, A. An interdisciplinary, multilevel, university based training program in Community Psychology, American Journal of Community Psychology, 1979, V.7, 605-620.
Veno, A. A preliminary conceptual analysis of community psychology in Australia, Australian Psychologist, 1982, V.17 (3), 239-253.
Veno, A. & Dufty, N.F. Planning Personnel Operations for Australia’s Remote Communities, Professional Psychology, V. 13(5), 1982, 722-728.(70/30)
Veno, A. & Dufty, N.F. Mine Towns in Australia’s Northwest: Options for Operations and Quality of Life, Ekistics, V.52 (311), 1985, 176-180.70/30)
Veno, A. The rise and fall of an alternative organization: An Australian case study, Journal of Community Psychology, 1987, V. 15, No.2, 192-202.
Veno, A. Prevention and Health Promotion: A Case Study of an Australian ‘Grass Roots’ Drug Agency.  Community Mental Health in New Zealand.  Mental Health Foundation; Auckland, 1988.  V.4, (1) 63-82.
Veno, A. & Veno, E. Towards a Psychology of Public Order.  The Community Psychologist V.2 (1), Spring, 1988 pgs 46-47. (60/40)
Veno, A. & Veno, E. Prevention of Violence: The 1989 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.  Australian Criminology, October 1990, 24 - 27.
Veno, A. & Veno, E Australian criminal justice in the 1990’s and beyond - Public order.  Criminal Justice International September - October 1990, 23 - 25.
Mellor, N. M. & Veno, A. E. The Ride - Safe Campaign: Health Promotion at the 1989 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.  Drug Education Journal Australia, 199 1, V.4, 223-238.
Veno, A. & Veno, E.  Situational prevention of public disorder at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, Crime Prevention Studies, 1993, Vol. 1, (1), 137 - 152.
Veno, A. & Veno, E.  Managing public order at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, American Journal of Community Psychology, 1993, Vol. 20, (3), 287 - 308.
Felson, M., Berends, R., Richardson, B. & Veno, A.  A local initiative to discourage abuse of alcohol. Crime Prevention Studies, 1997, Vol. 7 (2), 282 - 293.
Schmuttermaeir, J. & Veno, A. Counsellor’s beliefs about ritual abuse: An Australian case study. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. 1999 Vol. 8 (3), 45 – 63.

van den Eynde, J., Hart, A & Veno, A. Peace, love and magnum 44’s: Partnerships and community development lessons learnt from an Australian Crime Prevention project. South Pacific Journal of Psychology, V12 (1), 2000, 33-47.
van den Eynde, J. A., Veno, A., & Hart, A. (2003). They look good but don't work: A case study of performance indicators in crime prevention. Evaluation and Program Planning, 26, 237-248.

Veno, A., & van den Eynde, J. (2006) Out of the Comfort Zone and into the OMC. The Community Psychologist, Vol. 39(3) 29-31.

Veno, A., & van den Eynde, J. (2007) Moral panic neutralization project. A media based intervention. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology 17(6), 492-508.
van den Eynde, J., & Veno, A. (2007). Depicting outlaw motorcycle club women using anchored and unanchored research methodologies. Australian Community Psychologist 19 (1), 96-101.
 

 

Successful grant applications:

1972               Violence in California Prisons - National Prisoner’s Union: Chief Investigator - $1,200

1974               Habituation in the three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) - University of California Research Grant: Co-investigator with Professor Harman V.S. Peeke, Department of Psychiatry, University of California - $12,000

1975               Social stereotypes of the intellectually handicapped in Queensland - Department of Psychology, University of Queensland: Chief Investigator - $1500

1975               Police stress in Australia: A pilot study of Northern Territory Police - Criminology Research Council: Co-investigator with Dr. Marilyn Davidson, University of Queensland - $4,000

1976 - 78       Psychology and the Built Environment: A study of the use of structures by pedestrians in Brisbane, Australian Research Grants Council: Co-investigator with Professor Glen McBride, former Director, Animal Behaviour Unit, University of Queensland - $30,000

1980                Brisbane Community Food Cooperative - West End Christian Churches: Chief Investigator - $2,000

1981                Planning Personnel Operations for the Argyle Diamond Mine - CRA /Ashton Joint Venture via WAIT-AID: Chief Investigator - $63,000

1982                Work Stress in Western Australian Prison Officers - Western Australian Prison Officer Association: Chief Investigator - $2,000

1984 - 87         Violence at the Bathurst Motorcycle Races - Criminology Research Council: Principal Investigator with Jeff Sutton, former Director, N.S.W. Bureau of Crime, Statistics and Research - $35,000

1986                Stress in Victorian Dairy Farmers - Dairy Farmers Association, Victoria: Co-investigator with Professor George Singer former Director of the Brian Behaviour Unit, Latrobe University - $2,500

1988 - 89         Social Impact of the 1989 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, Health Department, Victoria: Chief Investigator - $13,000

1989 - 90         Harm Minimisation due to Alcohol and Violence on New Years Eve, Health Promotions Unit of the Health Department, Victoria: Chief Investigator - $6,000

1990 - 91         Violence prevention at the 1990 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, Victorian Police & the Grand Prix Coordinating Committee: Chief Investigator - $2,000

1990 - 91         Development of Crime Prevention Measures at New Years Eve Celebrations in Victoria - Ministry for Police & Emergency Services, Victoria: Chief Investigator - $7,500

1990 - 91         Analysis of Turnover Rates in Police Stations in the La Trobe Valley Victoria Police Association and Victoria Police: Chief Investigator - $1,500

1991                Comparative Social Movements and Environmental Centres: Germany and Australia - Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst: Co-investigator with Professor Dr. Manfred Cramer,   Munchen University - $5,000

1992                Koori Coping Strategies: An Analysis of Aboriginal Coping Techniques Monash University Research Initiative Fund: Co-investigator with Marlene Drysdale - $4,000

1992 - 93         Facilitation of motorcycle safety in Victoria - Vic. Roads: Chief Investigator - $8,000

1993                A community based technique for facilitation of road safety - a pilot study. VicRoads: Chief Investigator - $5,000

1994                A Model for Community Recovery from Disaster - Monash Research Development Fund: Chief Investigator - $2,500

1995 - 96         Analysis of the impacts of Peak Shift Rosters on the workers, families and town of Cobar - Peak Gold Mines (CRA): Co-investigator with Drs. Marion Collis and Harry Ballis - $60,000

1995                An Evaluation of Operation Drink-Safe - Victoria Police and Vic Roads Community Road Safety Council (Gippsland): Chief investigator - $2,500

1996-99           Gippsland Anti-Violence Action Research Project - Research component. Victorian Law Enforcement Drug Fund: Chief Investigator - $171,000

1997                Responses to Rapid Social Change - Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute: Co-investigator with Dr. Katherine Gibson - $26,000

1997                Facilitating the Reduction of Black Deaths in Custody - Regions and Metropolis Fund (Monash University): Co-investigator with Ms Sharon Firebrace and Professor Marian Quartly - $1,500

1997                Review of Victoria Police Services to the Elderly - Victoria Police: Co-investigator with Scott Beattie - $5,000

1997                Examples of Crime Prevention Best Practice in Victoria - Victorian Department of Justice: Chief Investigator - $15,000

1997-99           Gippsland Anti-Violence Action Research Project - Programs component - Victorian Law Enforcement Drug Fund: Chief Investigator - $186,000

1998 - 99         Preventing Violence and Crime at Public Events - Federal Attorney General’s Office – Principal Investigator - $122,000

1999-00           Community Partnering Project - ARC - SPIRT Grant with LaTrobe Shire Council with Katherine Gibson and Jennifer Cameron – Team Leader - $80,000

1999                Introducing Drug Harm Minimisation in the Criminal Justice System - Parliament of Victoria – Team Leader - $15,000
  
 

Professional consultations

1972-74            Consultant, Suicide Prevention Centre, San Francisco

1974 – 1976     Academic Consultant, National Prisoner’s Union, San Francisco

1976                 Consultant, Minster for Health on Deinstitutionalisation of   Intellectually Handicapped in Queensland

 1977                Consultant to Commissioner Whitrod on Police Training, Queensland

1983                 Consultant, Oaky Creek Coal Company for Planning Mining Town Communities

1983-84            Consultant, National Prison Officers Association on Job Stress and Occupational Health

1986-88            Consultant, Motorcycle Rider’s Association, Victoria on biker-police relationships

1987                 Consultant, Koorie Health Unit, Health Department, Victoria on health promotions for Aboriginal communities

1987                Convenor of Australian Psychological Society Working Party on Professional Education and Training Requirements for Drug Workers

1989-90          Advisor, The Victorian Committee to Reduce Harm Associated with Alcohol and Violence at New Years Eve

1989                Consultant, Victorian Community Council Against Violence on Violence in Victorian Licensed Premises

1988-90          Consultant, Victoria Police (Major Incident Planning Unit) for the Policing of the 1989 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix

1990                Consultant, Victorian Community Council Against Violence on Gang Violence in Victoria

1992-93          Consultant, Vic Roads on Motorcycle Safety.

1997                Consultant, Victoria Justice Department on Crime Prevention

1999-00          Consultant, Monash University Southern Africa project, Monash International on campus development

2003-present   Appointed Expert Witness Status by the Supreme Courts in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia for Criminal Proceedings involving Biker related activities.