Email: phil.kavanagh@canberra.edu.au
Associate Professor Phil Kavanagh BSc(Hons), PhD, PGDipClinPsych, MAPS, FCCLP, MACPA is an Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology at the University of Canberra, former Associate Professor of Evolutionary Psychology and Head of Psychology at ISN Psychology and former Principal ISN Research Fellow at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. His other previous experiences include being the Acting Associate Head of School: Research, Discipline Head: Psychology, and Program Director for the Master of Psychology (Clinical) program in the School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy at the University of South Australia (UniSA). While at UniSA he lectured across both the undergraduate and postgraduate psychology programs, ... Read more
About me
Associate Professor Phil Kavanagh BSc(Hons), PhD, PGDipClinPsych, MAPS, FCCLP, MACPA is an Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology at the University of Canberra, former Associate Professor of Evolutionary Psychology and Head of Psychology at ISN Psychology and former Principal ISN Research Fellow at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. His other previous experiences include being the Acting Associate Head of School: Research, Discipline Head: Psychology, and Program Director for the Master of Psychology (Clinical) program in the School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy at the University of South Australia (UniSA). While at UniSA he lectured across both the undergraduate and postgraduate psychology programs, provided research supervision to honours, master’s, and PhD students, and clinical supervision to students in the clinical program. He remains on as an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at UniSA and is still actively involved in PhD supervision.
About me
About me
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology University of Canterbury
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology University of Canterbury
Bachelor of Science (Honours) University of Canterbury
The overarching theme of my research is evolutionary psychology (EP) and the integration of EP in the domains personality, social, and clinical psychology. Previous research has included conducting experimental social psychology experiments testing sociometer theory (an EP theory of self-esteem). I have also been involved with research examining various associations between the Dark Triad of personality (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy) and attitudes and behaviours such as love styles, animal cruelty, and schadenfreude. My current interests are around life history theory (a behavioural ecology EP theory) and how this framework might help explain a number of human phenomena, such socially undesirable behaviours, psychopathology,... Read more
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Designed with care: improving job design in the SA aged care industry, Safework SA, 01/05/2015 - 15/12/2016
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Open access
4
4
|
| 2018 |
Open access
22
18
|
| 2017 |
Open access
74
70
|
| 2016 |
|
| 2014 |
Open access
88
82
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
|
| 2015 |
1
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
Open access
1
|
| 2023 |
Open access
|
| 2023 |
Open access
|
| 2023 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2023 |
Open access
9
12
|
| 2023 |
Open access
|
| 2023 |
30
24
|
| 2022 |
1
1
|
| 2022 |
1
1
3
|
| 2022 |
7
6
206
|
| 2022 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
6
3
|
| 2022 |
2
2
|
| 2020 |
6
5
|
| 2020 |
Open access
3
2
|
| 2020 |
5
4
38
|
| 2019 |
Open access
4
4
|
| 2018 |
Open access
47
|
| 2018 |
Open access
22
18
|
| 2018 |
Open access
30
25
2
|
| 2018 |
Open access
12
10
28
|
| 2017 |
Open access
2
37
|
| 2017 |
Open access
74
70
|
| 2017 |
Open access
|
| 2017 |
13
10
1
|
| 2017 |
Open access
35
27
3
|
| 2016 |
Open access
16
14
|
| 2016 |
1
|
| 2015 |
Open access
4
3
|
| 2014 |
43
43
17
|
| 2014 |
Open access
88
82
|
| 2014 |
1
1
|
| 2014 |
Open access
15
13
|
| 2013 |
91
77
|
| 2013 |
Open access
25
23
|
| 2011 |
Open access
|
| 2010 |
120
110
|
| 2010 |
65
58
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Open access
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| 2016 |
Open access
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| 2016 |
Open access
|
Research
The overarching theme of my research is evolutionary psychology (EP) and the integration of EP in the domains personality, social, and clinical psychology. Previous research has included conducting experimental social psychology experiments testing sociometer theory (an EP theory of self-esteem). I have also been involved with research examining various associations between the Dark Triad of personality (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy) and attitudes and behaviours such as love styles, animal cruelty, and schadenfreude. My current interests are around life history theory (a behavioural ecology EP theory) and how this framework might help explain a number of human phenomena, such socially undesirable behaviours, psychopathology, and personality disorders.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| A.T. Still University | UNITED STATES |
| Aberystwyth University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
| Boise State University | UNITED STATES |
| Central Queensland University | AUSTRALIA |
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Edith Cowan University | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Georgia State University | UNITED STATES |
| Indiana University Northwest | INDIA |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| Robert Gordon University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Ruhr University Bochum | GERMANY |
| Singapore Management University | SINGAPORE |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Arizona | UNITED STATES |
| University of Canberra | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Canterbury | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Clermont Auvergne | FRANCE |
| University of Florida | UNITED STATES |
| University of Kwazulu-Natal | SOUTH AFRICA |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sonora | MEXICO |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Trento | ITALY |
| University of Wroclaw | POLAND |
| Victoria University of Wellington | NEW ZEALAND |
| Western Sydney University | AUSTRALIA |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | CANADA |
| Wilson College | UNITED STATES |
| Zuni | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Metastereotypes as mediator to the effect of group identification on support for intergroup aggression | Current |
| Teachers intervention in the bullying of sexual and gender minority children | Current |
| Teachers intervention in the bullying of sexual and gender minority children; Structural Barriers in the School System | Current |
| A life history explanation of the development of psychopathology | Completed |
| Attitudes toward same-sex family rights: the connection between marriage and family within the marriage equality debate | Completed |
| Body image, coming out, and societal norms in lesbian women: a mixed-methods thesis | Completed |
| Coparents supporting children¿s emotional competence: the development and evaluation of Tuning in to Kids Together | Completed |
| Emotional boundaries: from theory to practice | Completed |
| The boundaries and constraints of bystander intervention in organisational settings | Completed |
| The health and wellbeing of working students in Australia: the influence of work-study conflict, work-study facilitation, sexual harassment, and bullying | Completed |
