Director
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Dr Kyra Hamilton is an Associate Professor in health psychology and behavioural medicine in the School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University, Australia. She has both psychology and nursing qualifications and over 25 years’ experience in the health field. She has particular research interests in health behaviour motivation, self-regulation, and change. Dr Hamilton has won national and international awards for her research and is Chief Investigator on national competitive, industry, and internal grant funded projects. She is Associate Editor Applied Psychology: Health and Well-being and International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Executive Editor Health Psychology Bulletin, and Editorial Board member Health Psychology Review, British Journal of Health Psychology, and Stress & Health. Dr Hamilton is the State Chair (Queensland) of the Australian Psychological Society College of Health Psychologists and the Australian National Delegate to the European Health Psychology Society. See more – Contact |
Lab Manager
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Stephanie Smith has a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) and is currently a PhD Candidate in the School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University. Stephanie has a strong interest in the use of psychological principles for improving people’s lives. Contact |
Faculty
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Dr Heather Green is the Director of Clinical Psychology Programs in the School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University. Dr Green is a Clinical Health Psychologist. Her research focuses on quality of life and self-management for people who are living with or at risk of chronic illnesses, such as cancer. Specific emphases include assessing, understanding and managing cognitive impairments associated with cancer; and lifestyle management, such as optimising physical activity and nutrition. Contact |
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Dr Thomas Hannan is a Lecturer in the School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University. Thomas’ PhD research focused on the non-conscious and implicit cognitive processes underlying exercise and physical activity behaviour. Thomas has a broad interest in health behaviour research and is particularly interested in utilising dual-process models as a way of understanding and predicting various health behaviours. Thomas has also investigated how mental toughness (the ability to manage pressure and overcome adversities or setbacks) may help to translate an individual’s intentions to exercise into action. Contact |
Postdoctoral Researchers
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Dr Jacob Keech is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University. He has a background in health psychology and has worked on a number of health-related projects including projects with A/Prof Hamilton investigating pre-drinking alcohol consumption in university students, and also water safety behaviours. Dr Keech’s PhD research explored how stress mindset (the extent to which stress is believed to have enhancing or debilitating outcomes) influences physical and psychological wellbeing. Contact |
Postgraduate Researchers
PhD
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Daniel Brown (Clinical PhD) Website – Email
Thesis title: Predicting health behaviour: application of a multi-theory, dual-phase model and the role of past behaviour |
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Kailas Jenkins (Research PhD)
Thesis title: Developing habits around self-monitoring behaviours |
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Dan Phipps (Research PhD) Website – Email
Thesis title: The role of implicit attitudes in children’s health behaviours: Measurement and integrated theoretical models |
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Roshan Rigby (Research PhD)
Thesis title: The application of behaviour change theories in dietetic practice |
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Stephanie Smith (Research PhD)
Thesis title: Promoting parental supervision of oral self-care in young children: development and evaluation of a self-regulatory intervention |
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Nicole Trewick (Clinical PhD)
Thesis title: Performance and the psychological experience of exercise within a virtual reality environment |
Masters
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Heather Ng (Masters of Organisational Psychology)
Thesis title: Investigating sleep hygiene behaviours and work performance among Australian and Hong Kong university students |
Honours
| Kim Dunn (Bachelor of Psychology Honours) Thesis title: Exploring parents’ beliefs about portable-pool safety behaviours and compliance Shantelle Jensen (Bachelor of Psychology Honours) Thesis title: A qualitative investigation of vaccination adherence in rural and remote Queensland Karan Lal (Bachelor of Psychology Honours) Thesis title: Investigating the role of habit and intention in the relationship between past and future behaviour |
Research Assistants
| Nick Armbrister (Research Assistant, volunteer) Aaron Anderson (Research Assistant, Bachelor of Honours (Psychology) research placement, 2019) Andrew Campbell (Research Assistant, supported by the Health Dean (Research) Summer Scholarship Program, 2018-19) Georgia Chewter (Research Assistant, volunteer) Catherine Clarke (Research Assistant, supported by the Health Dean (Research) Summer Scholarship Program, 2019-20) Bridie Gray (Research Assistant, 3030PSY: Applying Psychology research placement 2019-20) Derek McLellan (Research Assistant, supported by the Health Dean (Research) Summer Scholarship Program, 2019-20) Oscar Naar (Research Assistant, 3030PSY: Applying Psychology research placement, 2019-20) Sabryna Sas (Research Assistant, volunteer) Suzanne Sinn (Research Assistant, supported by the Kungullanji Summer Research Program 2019-20) Andrew Smith (Research Assistant, supported by the Kungullanji Summer Research Program 2017-18, 2018-19) |
Adjunct Members
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Prof Martin Hagger is a Professor of Health Psychology in the Psychological Sciences and Health Sciences Research Institute at the University of California, Merced, USA. He is also a Finland Distinguished Professor (FiDiPro) in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at University of Jyväskylä, Finland and Adjunct Professor in the School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University, Australia. Prof Hagger is external supervisor of several HaPI PhD students, and is a principal collaborator on a range of HaPI research projects in the areas of health behaviour motivation and change, drowning prevention, and stress and health (see Projects page). |
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Prof Shirley Morrissey is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University, Australia. Prof Morrissey is a Clinical and Health Psychologist and is associate supervisor of several HaPI PhD students. |
Affiliate Members
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Prof Sheina Orbell is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at University of Essex, UK. Prof Orbell is a key collaborator on a range of HaPI research projects in the area of health behaviour motivation and change (see Projects page). |
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Dr Amy Peden is a Lecturer in Injury Prevention in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Amy is also a Senior Research Fellow at Royal Life Saving Society – Australia, and an Honorary Fellow, Injury Division at The George Institute for Global Health. Amy collaborates on a range of HaPI research projects on drowning prevention and encouraging safer behaviours around water (see Projects page). |
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Prof Ralf Schwarzer is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychology at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany and a Professor at SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland. Prof Schwarzer is external supervisor of PhD student Stephanie Smith, and is a key collaborator on a range of HaPI research projects in the area of health behaviour motivation and change (see Projects page). |
Alumni and Past Members
| PhD Students Dr Jacob Keech (The influence of stress mindset on health and performance: Advancing theory, measurement, and intervention; Principal Supervisor with Prof Martin Hagger External Supervisor and Associate Prof Fran O’Callaghan Associate Supervisor, PhD, conferred 15/10/2019). Dr Urska Arnautovska (Physical activity and ageing: An investigation of a dual-process approach; Principal Supervisor with Associate Prof Fran O’Callaghan Associate Supervisor, PhD, conferred 15/03/2017). Dr Eloise Cowie (Examining physical activity, psychological wellness, and family relationships among parents of young children; Associate Supervisor with Prof Katherine White Principal Supervisor, DPsych, Queensland University of Technology, conferred 18/07/2017). Dr Tatjana Dordic (Interprofessional practice: exploring perceptions of effectiveness across stakeholders and contexts; Associate Supervisor with Prof Liz Jones Principal Supervisor, Clinical PhD, conferred 19/06/2015). Masters Students Emma Burton (Curtin University) Kaitlyn Cole Emily Fraser Aaron Kirkpatrick Vanina Marietti Hanna Schmidt Nadine Trost (Curtin University) Honours Students |
