Critical health psychologists in demand

The University’s critical health psychologists have been in demand this year as keynote speakers at a variety of international conferences.

Professor Kerry Chamberlain, Associate Professor Antonia Lyons and Professor Christine Stephens have presented their research as invited keynote speakers at conferences in Australia, New Zealand and Britain.

Professor Chamberlain says the invitations reflect the quality of research within the critical health psychology group at Massey and "reinforce the international recognition of the scholarly activity conducted by the researchers in this group".

Dr Lyons presented research on young adults, social networking and alcohol marketing at the Alcohol Action Conference in Wellington in March.

Professor Stephens presented her ageing research at the International Society of Critical Health Psychology Conference in Bradford, UK in July, and presented on volunteering and happiness among older New Zealanders at the Country and City: Volunteering Innovation in the 21st Century Conference, held in August in Albury, Wodonga in Australia.

Professor Chamberlain presented at the British Psychological Society’s Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference in Brighton, England, in September.

Professor Chamberlain and Dr Lyons will also present keynote addresses next year. Professor Chamberlain at the Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine Annual Conference in Auckland in February and Dr Lyons at the Australasian Menopause Society Congress in Auckland in September.

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