Professor Craig was the Professor of Behavioural Sciences in the Department of Medical and Molecular Biosciences, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) from 1999 to 2007. He also held the position of Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Science, UTS from 2001 to 2005, and was founding chair of the UTS Human Research Ethics Committee from 1993 to 2001. He was Alternate Dean, University Graduate School, UTS from 2002-2005, and was acting Dean of Science for various times between 2001-2004. Professor Craig was invited to take up a visiting Professorship in South-West University (SWU), Bulgaria 2002, and was granted an Honorary Doctorate (Honoris Causa) in 2002 for his contribution to neurological research by SWU.

In mid 2007, Professor Craig left his UTS Professorship in order to join colleagues at the Rehabilitation Studies Unit, as an Honorary Professor. In addition to working as a clinical psychologist, he is devoting much of his time to research in the area of neurological disorders, specifically in the field of speech disorder and spinal cord injury. For instance, his team was the first to mount, in Australia and overseas, a prospective study of psychological adjustment from admission to 6 years after the spinal injury. He established the efficacy of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for improving adjustment to SCI, and he showed that brain wave activity (EEG) is substantially altered as a result of suffering a SCI. He has also found links between neuropathic pain and brain wave activity in SCI people, and has studied the association between quality of life, feelings of helplessness (self efficacy) and pain in people with SCI. He also developed and co-invented a “hands-free” control technology known as the Mind Switch. The Mind Switch uses conscious control of brain wave activity and allows a SCI person to manipulate devices such as their TV, PC, room lights and so on. The Mind Switch is the only hands-free control technology that has undergone a clinical trial (Craig et al., 2002) and shown to be effective.

Professor Craig is the Editor-in-Chief for the international Elsevier Journal of Fluency Disorders. He has written invited papers on neurological disorder in journals such as Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, and Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, a commissioned paper for the College of Psychiatry, UK. He has published over 150 refereed journal papers, book chapters, and refereed conference papers. He has won over $5 million from the Australian Research Council in the past 15 years and graduated over 20 Post Graduate students. He has also had significant funding from the NSW State Government for SCI research with Associate Professor James Middleton and colleagues, attaining $1 million in 2005-2008. He has also received over $1 million in grant funding from the MAA from 1997 to 2001 for his SCI related research.

Recent Publications

2009

• Craig A, Tran Y, Hermens G, Williams L, Kemp A, Morris C, Gordon E (2009). Psychological and neural correlates of emotional intelligence in a large sample of adult males and females. Personality and Individual Differences, 46(2):111-115.

2008

• Boord P, Siddall P, Tran Y, Herbert D, Middleton J, Craig A (2008). Electroencephalographic slowing and reduced reactivity in neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 46(2):118-123.
• Craig A (2008). (Book Chapter) The nature and treatment of stuttering. In Gert Rickheit & Hand Strohner Communicative competence: Handbook of Communication Competence:499-530.
• Craig A, Tran Y (2008). (Book) Psychological aspects associated with spinal cord injury rehabilitation: new directions and best evidence.
• Craig A, Tran Y, Lovas J, Middleton JW (2008). Spinal cord injury and its association with negative psychological states. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 12(2):115-121.
• Craig A, Tran Y, Middleton J (2008). Psychological morbidity and spinal cord injury: a systematic review. Spinal Cord, 47(2):108-114.
• Lovas J, Craig A, Tran Y, Middleton JW (2008). The role of massage therapy in managing secondary conditions associated with spinal cord injury: an integrative model. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 14(1):61-75.
• Tran Y, Craig A, Thuraisingham R, Boord P, Wijesuriya N (2008). Improved EEG based input concept for hands free control of assistive devices for persons with severe disability. Technology and Disability, 20(4):295-301.
• Vickland V, Rogers C, Craig A, Tran Y (2008). Electrodermal activity as a possible physiological marker for acupuncture. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 14(2):83-89.

2007

• Wijesuriya N, Tran Y, Craig A (2007). The psychophysiological determinants of fatigue. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 63:77-86
• Herbert D, Tran Y, Craig A, Boord P, Middleton J, Siddall P (2007). Altered brain wave activity in persons with chronic spinal cord injury. International Journal of Neuroscience, 117:1731-1746
• Middleton J, Tran Y, Craig A (2007). Relationship between quality of life and self-efficacy in persons with spinal cord injuries. Archives Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 88:1643-1648
• Thuraisingham R, Tran Y, Boord P, Craig, A. (2007). Analysis of eyes open, eye closed EEG signals using second-order difference plot. Medical and Biological Engineering Computing, 45:1243-1249.

2006

• Craig A, Tran Y, Wijesuriya N, Boord P (2006). A controlled investigation into the psychological determinants of fatigue. Biological Psychology, 72:78-87
• Craig A, Tran Y (2006). Chronic and social anxiety in people who stutter. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 12:63-68
• Tran Y, Craig A, Boord P, Connell K, Cooper N, Gordon E (2006). Personality traits and its association with resting regional brain activity. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 60:215-224
• Craig A, Tran Y, Wijesuriya N (2006). (Abstract) The association between fatigue and ANS arousal. Australian Journal of Psychology, 58:126-127
• Tran Y, Wijesuriya N, Craig, A. (2006). (Abstract)Brain activity associated with personality. Australian Journal of Psychology, 58:200-201
• Craig, A (2006). The role of anxiety in stuttering. Bulgarian Journal of Communication Disorders, 1:10-23

2005

• Craig A, Tran Y (2005). (Book Chapter) Epidemiology of stuttering In R. Lees (Ed.) The treatment of stuttering in the school aged child..London: John Wiley.
• Craig, A (2005). (Book Chapter) Combination treatment for the older child: Fluency shaping and speech muscle feedback therapy within a behavioural regimen. In R. Lees (Ed.) The treatment of stuttering in the school aged child. London: John Wiley.
• Lal S, Craig A (2005). Reproducibility of the spectral components of the electroencephalogram during driver fatigue. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 55:137-143
• Craig A, Tran Y (2005). The epidemiology of stuttering: the need for reliable estimates of prevalence and anxiety levels over the lifespan. Advances in Speech Language Pathology, 7:47-52
• Craig A, Tran Y, McIsaac P, Boord P (2005). The efficacy and benefits of environmental control systems for the severely disabled. Medical Science Monitor, 11:RA32-RA39
• Craig A, Tran Y, Craig D, Thuraisingham R (2005). Improving Correct Switching Rates in a “Hands-free” Environmental Control System. Journal of Neural Engineering, 2:L9-L13.\

2004

• Craig A (2004). (Book Chapter) Treating stuttering in older children, adolescents and adults. In Georgieva, D. (Ed.). Fluency disorders: New research perspectives. Sofia: Grafis
• Tran Y, Boord P, Middleton J, Craig A (2004). Levels of brain activity (8-13Hz) in persons with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 42:73-79
• Craig A. (2004). Stuttering therapy: Rationale and procedures. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 29:79-81
• Tran Y, Craig A, Bartrop R, Nicholson G. (2004). Time course and regional distribution of cortical changes during acute alcohol ingestion. International Journal of Neuroscience, 114:863-878
• Boord P, Barriskill A, Craig A (2004). Brain-Computer Interface – FES Integration: Towards a hands-free neuroprosthesis command system. Neuromodulation,7:267-276
• Tran Y, Craig A, Boord P, Craig D (2004). Using independent component analysis to remove artifact from EEG measured during stuttered speech. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 42:627-633