Michael Kyrios

He was previously a professor at the [[Australian National University]] and the director of its Research School of Psychology,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.myscience.org/wire/anu_appoints_michael_kyrios_to_head_psychology-2014-ANU |title=ANU appoints Michael Kyrios to head Psychology |date=31 March 2014 |publisher=MyScience |access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref> and president of the [[Australian Psychological Society]] from 2014 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.psychology.org.au/About-us/Our-governance/Board-of-Directors/Past-presidents-and-chairpersons |title=Past presidents and chairpersons |publisher=[[Australian Psychological Society]] |access-date=21 May 2018}}</ref> His other previous appointments include [[Swinburne University of Technology]] and the [[University of Melbourne]]. His research focuses on areas such as [[obsessive–compulsive disorder]] (OCD), [[Behavioral addiction|behavioral addictions]], [[anxiety]], and [[depression (mood)|depression]]. He has led research in understanding the role of the self in psychological disorders and in psychological treatments.<ref>https://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/79144/frontmatter/9781107079144_frontmatter.pdf</ref> More recently, he has developed approaches to coping mentally and facilitating wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flinders.edu.au/institute-mental-health-wellbeing | title=Orama is Flinders University's Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing }}</ref> With colleagues from the South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, they have developed interventions to improve wellbeing, anxiety and depression.<ref>Fassnacht, D.B., Ali, K., van Agteren, J., Iasiello, M., Mavrangelos, T., Furber, G., Kyrios, M. (2022). A Group-Facilitated, Internet-Based Intervention to Promote Mental Health and Well-Being in a Vulnerable Population of University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial of the Be Well Plan Program. JMIR Mental Health, 9(5), e37292</ref><ref>Van Agteren, J., Iasiello, M., Lo, L., Kopsaftis, Z., Carey, M. & Kyrios, M. (2021). Psychological Interventions to improve positive mental health in clinical and non-clinical populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nature Human Behaviour, 5(5), 631–652</ref>

He was previously a professor at the [[Australian National University]] and the director of its Research School of Psychology,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.myscience.org/wire/anu_appoints_michael_kyrios_to_head_psychology-2014-ANU |title=ANU appoints Michael Kyrios to head Psychology |date=31 March 2014 |publisher=MyScience |access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref> and president of the [[Australian Psychological Society]] from 2014 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.psychology.org.au/About-us/Our-governance/Board-of-Directors/Past-presidents-and-chairpersons |title=Past presidents and chairpersons |publisher=[[Australian Psychological Society]] |access-date=21 May 2018}}</ref> His other previous appointments include [[Swinburne University of Technology]] and the [[University of Melbourne]]. His research focuses on areas such as [[obsessive–compulsive disorder]] (OCD), [[Behavioral addiction|behavioral addictions]], [[anxiety]], and [[depression (mood)|depression]]. He has led research in understanding the role of the self in psychological disorders and in psychological treatments.<ref>https://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/79144/frontmatter/9781107079144_frontmatter.pdf</ref> More recently, he has developed approaches to coping mentally and facilitating wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flinders.edu.au/institute-mental-health-wellbeing | title=Orama is Flinders University's Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing }}</ref> With colleagues from the South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, they have developed interventions to improve wellbeing, anxiety and depression.<ref>Fassnacht, D.B., Ali, K., van Agteren, J., Iasiello, M., Mavrangelos, T., Furber, G., Kyrios, M. (2022). A Group-Facilitated, Internet-Based Intervention to Promote Mental Health and Well-Being in a Vulnerable Population of University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial of the Be Well Plan Program. JMIR Mental Health, 9(5), e37292</ref><ref>Van Agteren, J., Iasiello, M., Lo, L., Kopsaftis, Z., Carey, M. & Kyrios, M. (2021). Psychological Interventions to improve positive mental health in clinical and non-clinical populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nature Human Behaviour, 5(5), 631–652</ref>

He has developed effective online treatments for [[OCD]] and [[Compulsive hoarding|hoarding]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Spinks |first=Peter |date=31 May 2016 |title=Online therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder beats medication |url=http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/online-therapy-for-obsessivecompulsive-disorder-beats-medication-20160530-gp7b0f.html |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref> Over his career, he has attracted over $34 million in research grant money.<ref name=":0" />

He has developed effective online treatments for [[OCD]] and [[Compulsive hoarding|hoarding]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Spinks |first=Peter |date=31 May 2016 |title=Online therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder beats medication |url=http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/online-therapy-for-obsessivecompulsive-disorder-beats-medication-20160530-gp7b0f.html |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref> over his career, he has attracted over $34 million in research grant money.<ref name=":0" />

According to ScholarGPS, he is amongst the top 0.5% scholars in the world in the area of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder where is he 40th globally, and in the area of Anxiety.

According to ScholarGPS, he is amongst the top 0.5% scholars in the world in the area of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder where is he 40th globally, and in the area of Anxiety.