HaPI Research Lab

It was great to talk about stress mindset this morning on the ABC Radio National Life Matters show at the ABC Brisbane studios in South Bank. Listen at: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

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Huge belated congratulations to Professor Kyra Hamilton @kyrahamilton.bsky.social on her election to Fellowship in the Society of Behavioral Medicine! 🎉 A well-deserved recognition of her outstanding contributions to health psychology and behavioural science. So proud to see her work recognised! 👏

And here's the photographic evidence!🙌🥳

🎉Congratulations Prof @kyrahamilton.bsky.social!🎉Attended Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Congress in San Francisco last week & elected to Fellowship in the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)!🌟Great recognition of your outstanding contributions to behavioral medicine!👏#SBM
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INTRODUCING Alena Gadoury! Alena is a PhD candidate and veterinarian, as well as director of VetHerd. Her research focuses on suicide prevention in veterinarian populations through exploring prevalence and evaluation of applied skills training! #HealthPsychology #SuicidePrevention

Psychological and socio-structural determinants of intentions to use drug checking services - Timothy Piatkowski, Kyra Hamilton, Martin S Hagger, 2025 This study explored the determinants of intentions to use drug checking services among Australian undergraduate students (N = 324, M age = 22.32 years, SD = 7.2...

New collab w. @hapiresearch.bsky.social very own @kyrahamilton.bsky.social & @martinhagger.bsky.social.

CheQpoint is closing, but NSW & Vic are launching drug checking services—so who will use them? Our study breaks it down.

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INTRODUCING Sabryna Sas! @sabrynasas.bsky.social Sabryna is a PhD candidate in Psychology and postdoctoral fellow for the Griffith Criminology Institute, as well as a longstanding member of the HaPI lab! Her research focuses on self-control in prisoner populations 🚔👮‍♀️ #Criminology #HealthPsychology

INTRODUCING Natasha Nott! @natashanott.bsky.social 👋 Tash is the Social Communications and Events Manager of both the HaPI Lab and the Stress, Health, & Behaviour Lab, and her research explores the psychological processes underpinning self-harm behaviour! 🧠 #HealthPsychology #BehaviourChange #NSSI

INTRODUCING Tenelle Maroney! @tenellemaroney.bsky.social 👋 Tenelle is the lab manager of both the HaPI Lab and the Stress, Health, & Behaviour Lab, and her research explores the psychological processes behind coping strategy switching! 🧠✨ #HealthPsychology #BehaviourChange #Coping #Stress

INTRODUCING Prof. Kyra Hamilton (@kyrahamilton.bsky.social), Director of the Health and Psychology Innovations (HaPI) lab! 🌟 Leading cutting-edge research in health psychology, she is dedicated to driving innovation and improving wellbeing! 🏃‍♀️ #HealthPsychology #ResearchSpotlight #BehaviouralMedicine

INTRODUCING Dr Jacob Keech (@jacobkeech.bsky.social) the director of the Stress, Health, & Behaviour Lab! For more information on Jacob and the lab, visit the website at stresshealthbehaviour.com!

Last week, I attended and presented at #ASBHM2025. There were some fantastic keynote speakers, workshops and presentations that have all left me feeling very inspired!

It was also great to have so many HaPI lab members in one place. Very grateful for our supportive lab group! 😊

That’s a wrap on #ASBHM2025! What a fabulous conference, with terrific presentations from members of the HaPI lab and a variety of other amazing researchers. Already excited for #ASBHM2026! 🇳🇿

Editor's Choice paper in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology: 'Testing theory predictions and intervention mechanisms of action in #sport and #exercise #psychology using #meta-analysis' by @martinhagger.bsky.social and me.

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A fabulous presentation from Nicholas Browning to wrap up #ASBHM2025 @asbhm.bsky.social yesterday on action control as a moderator of automatic-reflective predictors on physical activity. 🏃🏼‍♀️🏋️ Great work, Nick!

A great rapid presentation this morning from HaPI lab member Mac Thi Nhung at @asbhm.bsky.social #ASBHM2025. Her research examines messages promoting compliance behaviour for COVID-19 QR code check ins. 🤧🦠 Amazing work Mac! 👏

A courageous presentation on her honours research from Sam O’Brien on self-determined solitude in attachment orientations predicting loneliness. 👫 Amazing work! 👏 @asbhm.bsky.social #ASBHM2025

A terrific presentation yesterday from @danielbrown919.bsky.social at @asbhm.bsky.social #ASBHM2025 on concerns about ageing and accessing care in LGBTQI+ sistergirl and brotherboy Queenslanders 🏳️‍🌈 Super interesting and important work!

A very thought provoking, impactful presentation from Alena Gadoury at @asbhm.bsky.social #ASBHM2025 yesterday, conveying her PhD program which will explore prevalence of suicidality in veterinarians, identifying risk factors, and evaluating an intervention. Incredible presentation Alena! 👏

Sensational presentation from HaPI member @tenellemaroney.bsky.social at @asbhm.bsky.social #ASBHM2025 sharing her study on the predictive utility of personality for coping strategy choice! 🏃🏼‍♀️🍕 Amazing work, Ten!

Very interesting rapid presentation from A/Prof Heather Green at @asbhm.bsky.social #ASBHM2025 on perceived cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric symptoms following COVID-19 or cancer. Terrific work!

HaPI lab member @natashanott.bsky.social at @asbhm.bsky.social #ASBHM2025 yesterday afternoon presenting on her scoping review on nonsuicidal self-injury and the psychological processes associated! Great work Tash! 🧠

A fantastic presentation from Stephanie Smith yesterday afternoon at @asbhm.bsky.social #ASBHM2025 on young men’s perceptions of risk and social identity relating to alcohol & aquatic activity! 🍻🌊 @sabrynasas.bsky.social @jacobkeech.bsky.social @martinhagger.bsky.social @kyrahamilton.bsky.social

Kicking off day one of #ASBHM2025 from the HaPI lab yesterday with a fantastic symposium on the structure, mechanisms, and consequences of self-control! 🧠🤔🏃🏻‍♀️🍎 Great work guys! @asbhm.bsky.social @kyrahamilton.bsky.social @martinhagger.bsky.social @jacobkeech.bsky.social @sabrynasas.bsky.social

If you are at #ASBHM2025 this week, check out the line up of presentations from @hapiresearch.bsky.social ! @griffith.edu.au @griffithcmh.bsky.social @asbhm.bsky.social