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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Jacob Keech is a PhD candidate 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 Dr Hamilton investigating pre-drinking alcohol consumption in university students, and also water safety behaviours. Jacob’s PhD research is exploring how stress mindset (the extent to which stress is believed to have enhancing or debilitating outcomes) influences physical and psychological wellbeing. Jacob is the Student Representative for the Queensland section of the Australian Psychological Society College of Health Psychologists. 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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Jacob Keech (Research PhD) Website – Email
Thesis title: The influence of stress mindset on health and performance: Advancing theory, measurement, and intervention |
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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 Michelle Hansen (Bachelor of Psychology Honours) Thesis title: Development and validation of a state measure of coping 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
| Andrew Campbell (Research Assistant, supported by the Health Dean (Research) Summer Scholarship Program 2018-19) Nathan Santinella (Research Assistant, volunteer) Sabryna Sas (Research Assistant, volunteer) 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 in the School of Psychology at Curtin University, Australia. He is also a Finland Distinguished Professor (FiDiPro) in the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Prof Hagger is external supervisor for PhD students Jacob Keech, Daniel Brown, Daniel Phipps, and Kailas Jenkins. He 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 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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Amy Peden is the National Manager of Research and Policy with Royal Life Saving Society – Australia (RLSSA). She is also a PhD Candidate with James Cook University exploring the epidemiology, risk factors and strategies for the prevention of river drowning in Australia. She 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 for 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). |
Affiliate Members
| Julia Robertson (supported by the Griffith Staff Giving Buddy Program) |
Alumni and Past Members
| PhD Students Dr Urska Arnautovska (Physical activity and ageing: An investigation of a dual-process approach; Principle 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 |
