📢Our latest issue is now online!

Check out the highlight behind the front cover by Darren Holland & tony carroll on what is known and what is missing about marine indole alkaloid diversity and bioactivity

Read the full article on our website🔽
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Our pre-registered RCT of a theory-based intervention using persuasive communication, imagery, and implementation intention techniques is now published in Ann Behav Med - open access Stephanie Smith Kyra Hamilton Jacob Keech HaPI Research Lab SHARPP Lab at UC Merced
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It was great to hear from Dr Roshan Rigby Dr Roshan Rigby this evening at the first APS Health Psych QLD PD event of the year. Roshan’s research has made considerable advances in our understanding of how behaviour change science is integrated into dietetics education and practice.

I am thrilled to announce that my PhD was recently conferred, and I am now Dr Stephanie Smith! A massive thank you to my amazing principal supervisor Kyra Hamilton and associate supervisors Jeroen Kroon and Ralf Schwarzer; and of course everyone from the HaPI Lab HaPI Research Lab!!

Scott Morrison attacked Universities & International Education.

So thousands of Australian jobs have been lost & research budgets slashed.

Australian & international students deserve much better.
#auspol #education #university #internationaleducation

New article published in Psychology & Health: Predicting physical distancing over time during COVID-19: Testing an integrated model doi.org/10.1080/088704…
Taylor & Francis Research Insights HaPI Research Lab Stephanie Smith Jacob Keech Kyra Hamilton SHARPP Lab at UC Merced postprint here: researchgate.net/publication/35…

Showcasing the great lineup of papers from HaPI Research Lab at the #ehps2021 conference. Although presentation times for us in🇦🇺are a bit challenging, the team is pleased to participate in this wonderful conference Jacob Keech Stephanie Smith Daniel Phipps Kailas Jenkins EHPSociety

NSW SES do such a great job keeping us safe during floods & storms! Pleased to partner on important #DRR work regarding driving & urban flash flooding with Newcastle SES UNSW Medicine & Health Griffith University Kyra Hamilton Stephanie Smith More to come. In the meantime #IfitsFloodedForgetIt

Why are Universities still using these metrics? The scientific evidence is clear; SET & SECs are invalid measures! Sexism, racism, prejudice, and bias: a literature review and synthesis of research surrounding student evaluations of courses and teaching tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

To celebrate #InternationalWomensDay here are a few highlights of the impactful and important research the women in the HaPI Research Lab have been doing over the past year. Stephanie Smith Dr Roshan Rigby Charlene Wright. Bring on 2021💪

New paper from my PhD research! Findings support the application of the HAPA to parental supervised toothbrushing and indicate it is a function of motivational and volitional processes.
Kyra Hamilton Ralf Schwarzer Jeroen Kroon HaPI Research Lab doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.1…

Next up Jacob Keech presenting on research into learner drivers and driving into floodwaters - great opportunity to create behaviour change with learners to impact safety across their driving career & keep potential rescuers safe

Final presentation in our Australasian Society for Behavioural Health & Med symposia #ASBHM2021 Stephanie Smith presenting on research exploring pool lifeguard demands and stressors to promote wellbeing and minimise turnover

Now hearing from Kyra Hamilton on parent and caregiver attitudes towards portable pool safety #ASBHM2021 Australasian Society for Behavioural Health & Med

And that’s a wrap on our symposia #ASBHM2021 . Thanks to all the attendees and my co-presenters StaceyWPidgeon Jacob Keech Kyra Hamilton Stephanie Smith

The line up of HaPI Lab presentations at #ASBHM2021 - Excited to share some of our recent work into #drowningprevention and #stress Kyra Hamilton Jacob Keech Dr Amy Peden StaceyWPidgeon Royal Life Saving Stephanie Smith

Excited to present a symposia at #ASBHM2021 on “Improving water safety behaviours to reduce drowning risk” with Kyra Hamilton StaceyWPidgeon Jacob Keech Stephanie Smith - covering rivers, alcohol, risk taking, learner drivers and floodwaters, portable pools & role of lifeguards

Our Meta-analysis on parent-for-child health behaviors is now published in Health Psychology. Results supported TPB predictions with the addition of planning and past behavior. Few moderator effects were found on relations between theory constructs.
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New in APHW: 'Application of the Health Action Process Approach to Social Distancing Behavior During COVID‐19'; samples in Aust & US. Intention & action control predicted social distancing behavior; self-efficacy & action control predicted intention. iaap-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

New advance article in Ann Behav Med: Predicting Social Distancing Intention and Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Integrated Social Cognition Model the article can be downloaded for free at doi.org/10.1093/abm/ka… Stephanie Smith Dr. Susette A. Moyers Jacob Keech Kyra Hamilton