Citation index

Research dossier — Dr Darren Coppin

Working compilation of URLs and bibliographic detail so GenTech, ethyx, and Azurum properties can link and cite consistently. Prefer thesis, methodology, and Inauthentic Action for public-facing methodology; use this page when you need the full map.

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Pull-stats & sound bites

  • PhD by Publication, ACU (awarded 2018; submitted 17 Dec 2018) — supervised by Ciarrochi, Sahdra, Huppert.
  • Combined N across four thesis studies: sample frames total ~23,095 (1,247 + 332 + 2,459 + 20,057); dossier roll-up ~22,838 — reconcile overlapping cohorts in thesis methods.
  • Operational rollout figures appear in public bios (150,000+ Australians through cloud employment models — cite originating bio or policy submission).
  • OSF preprint headline: ~41.9% average placement uplift under stage-matched intervention vs programme comparator across stages (n includes 20,057 study).
  • Vendor case narratives: ~62% uplift for 15–24 Transition to Work cohort (ReadyTech pages — not independent peer review).
  • ERSA-style bio pull-quote: keynoted to delegations up to ~1,500 (Australia, UK, Indonesia, Canada).
  • Novel employment-context stage pattern labelled “unauthentic action” in Coppin (2017) JR — ethyx product literature standardises on “Inauthentic Action.”

Profiles & repositories

Doctoral thesis (primary monograph)

PhD by Publication, Australian Catholic University (Institute for Positive Psychology and Education)

This doctoral programme adapted the Transtheoretical Model of Change (TTM) for employment and jobseeking contexts — the first operationalisation of the framework for sustained hiring and retention outcomes. Four empirical investigations (Studies I–IV) recruited 1,247, 332, 2,459, and 20,057 participants respectively, progressing from scale development through to a multi-year randomised controlled trial. The work established that distinct stages of genuine commitment to work exist, predict employment outcomes, and respond to stage-matched service design — the evidentiary foundation for ethyx’s survey methodology today. A peer-reviewed field validation appears in the Journal of Rehabilitation (2017); programme-scale findings including stage-matched intervention effects are reported in Coppin et al. (2020, OSF preprint).

APA

Coppin, D. (2018). A psychosocial stage of change approach to unemployment: A psychosocial, stage of change approach to improve employment outcomes for the unemployed [Doctoral dissertation, Australian Catholic University]. https://doi.org/10.26199/5ddf4b721bd86

Harvard

Coppin, D 2018, 'A psychosocial stage of change approach to unemployment: A psychosocial, stage of change approach to improve employment outcomes for the unemployed', PhD thesis, Australian Catholic University, doi:10.26199/5ddf4b721bd86.

Thesis hub (cover + findings) →Download examiner-reviewed PDF ↓

Journal article & grey literature

  • Peer-reviewed

    (2017) Validating a Stage of Change Tool to Predict Employment Outcomes

    Journal of Rehabilitation, 83(2), pp. 3–10 · National Rehabilitation Association (USA) · ISSN 0022-4154

    Adapts the URI Change Assessment for Vocational Counseling for online delivery with 1,213 unemployed adults; confirms four standard stage clusters plus a fifth (“unauthentic action”) predictive of employment outcomes at 6–9 months. Canonical peer-reviewed anchor for TTM-in-jobseeking measurement ahead of the thesis monograph.

    • Scopus EID 2-s2.0-85026388430
    APA — Coppin, D. (2017). Validating a stage of change tool to predict employment outcomes. Journal of Rehabilitation, 83(2), 3–10.
    Coppin, D 2017, 'Validating a stage of change tool to predict employment outcomes', Journal of Rehabilitation, vol. 83, no. 2, pp. 3-10.

  • Preprint

    (2020) A Jobseeker Assessment & Intervention Model

    OSF Preprints · DOI 10.31219/osf.io/ny8mk

    Reports two large Australian jobseeker studies (N = 2,459 and N = 20,057). Headline summary statistic from the preprint: stage-matched intervention associated with an average ~41.9% uplift in job placement across stages (cite OSF PDF for exact framing and CIs).

    • Co-authors: Joseph Ciarrochi, Baljinder K. Sahdra (ACU); David Rosete
    APA — Coppin, D., Ciarrochi, J., Sahdra, B. K., & Rosete, D. (2020). A jobseeker assessment & intervention model [Preprint]. OSF. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/ny8mk
    Coppin, D, Ciarrochi, J, Sahdra, BK & Rosete, D 2020, 'A jobseeker assessment & intervention model', OSF Preprints, doi:10.31219/osf.io/ny8mk.

  • Working paper

    (2020) Jobseeker segmentation & intervention program (working paper)

    Companion working paper / preprint stream (ResearchGate)

    Companion to the OSF model paper — evaluation framing under alternate titles including treatment utility of segmentation and intervention. Highlights reported in the grey literature: psychosocial intervention improved return-to-work outcomes; negligible incremental effect for those already in Action; stage-matched arms raised RTW by ~42% across stages in programme reporting; pattern holds across gender, age, ethnicity, and stage but not in remote-area subsamples (cite full PDF for definitions).

    APA — Coppin, D., Ciarrochi, J., Sahdra, B. K., & Rosete, D. (2020). A jobseeker segmentation and intervention program [Working paper]. ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343637219_A_JOBSEEKER_SEGMENTATION_AND_INTERVENTION_PROGRAM
    Coppin, D, Ciarrochi, J, Sahdra, BK & Rosete, D 2020, 'A jobseeker segmentation and intervention program', working paper, ResearchGate, viewed 9 May 2026, <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343637219_A_JOBSEEKER_SEGMENTATION_AND_INTERVENTION_PROGRAM>.

Collaborators & recurring relationships

PersonAffiliationRelationship
Prof. Joseph CiarrochiACU IPPEPrincipal PhD supervisor; co-author 2020 papers
Prof. Baljinder K. SahdraACU IPPEPhD co-supervisor; co-author 2020 papers
Prof. Felicia HuppertCambridge / UWSAssistant supervisor (Cambridge Wellbeing Institute founder)
Dr David RoseteIndustry / Esher House eraCo-author on 2020 papers
Paul MilesThe BUSY GroupBUDGE podcast co-host
Marc WashbourneReadyTechFeatured Coppin on Ready Podcast / WorkED

Conference presentations & keynotes

Selected academic and industry venues; cite speaker pages or proceedings where available.

  • 6th World Congress on Positive Psychology (Melbourne, 18–21 July 2019)

    Symposium: "Flourishing Come What May…"

    Presentation: "WAPP! Welfare Applied Positive Psychology."

  • ACU IPPE Brown Bag — 11 July 2018

    "Behavioural Change in the Unemployed."

  • Happiness & Its Causes 2022 (Sydney ICC)

    "Unhappiness & Its Causes: The Three Cs (Community, Comparison, Contribution)."

  • Happiness & Its Causes 2023 (Sydney ICC)

    Speaker.

  • Disability Employment Australia Conference 2023

    Keynote — behavioural science and innovation in employment services.

  • ERSA (UK) — 2022

    "Using Behavioural Science to support jobseekers in a pandemic."

  • Wellbeing and Resilience Symposium, SAHMRI — March 2014

    "Wellbeing and Welfare."

  • Other venues (per public bios)

    Positive Psychology World Congress (Montreal); Behavioural Insights Team conference (London); Indonesian Government conference (Bali); EduTech Sydney; Jobs Australia Conference; references also appear on LinkedIn and sector bios.

Podcast — co-host

Podcast & video — guest appearances

  • The Ready Podcast / WorkED — S1E5 (Sep 2019)

    With Marc Washbourne

  • Leading Your Organisation In a Locked Down Economy (2020)

Industry & corporate references

Historical context: Esher House research programme → ReadyTech employment products; cite vendor pages as grey literature, not peer review.

Government & policy references

  • DSS Try, Test and Learn Fund — Submission ID 4402

    Esher House Pty Ltd (2016–17 round)

    Year 13 Ax — social media and website support targeting young parents and students at risk of long-term unemployment.

  • Bio-attributed claims (verify primary sources)

    Public bios state PhD findings informed cloud employment-service models at scale (150,000+ Australian jobseekers, students, apprentices — cite origin bio); policy adoption statements appear in conference collateral — treat as claims until matched to primary publications.

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