STAFF PROFILE
Dr James Collett
Position:
Senior Lecturer, Psychology
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|Health and Biomedical Sciences
Phone:
+61399253712
Email:
james.collett@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Dr. James Collett is a lecturer in psychology at RMIT University, specialising in compulsive hoarding, attachment, and dimensional approaches to psychopathology.
Dr. James Collett holds a PhD (Clinical Psychology) from Swinburne University of Technology, and has been employed by RMIT University since 2016. James' research interests and areas of expertise include:
- compulsive hoarding, especially in terms attachment, nostalgia, and boundaries with non-pathological consumer behaviour
- dimensional approaches to psychopathology, especially positive and negative valence systems, perfectionism, and shame
- reward sensitivity and punishment sensitivity in psychopathology, especially bipolar disorder, eating disorders and impulsive-compulsive disorders (such as hoarding, gambling, smoking)
- risky decision-making tasks as a means to measure reward sensitivity
- the effect of modern media technologies on mental health and wellbeing
Delivering lectures and tutorials in undergraduate psychology units, supervising PhD candidates, and establishing a research track record centred on dimensional approaches to psychopathology.
Please organise an appointment via email.
- Bachelor of Arts (Psychology/Psychophysiology)
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology
- Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology)
Tertiary learning and teaching, including online teaching; clinical practice in community and hospital settings; development and administration of online psychotherapy programs.
Clinical Psychology, Mental Health, Hoarding Disorder, Mood Disorders, Reward Sensitivity, Risky Decision-Making, Personality Psycholology, Psychotherapy for Vindictiveness, Virtual Reality and Video Games
- Takac, M.,Collett, J.,Conduit, R.,De Foe, A. (2023). A cognitive model for emotional regulation in virtual reality exposure In: Virtual Reality, 27, 159 - 172
- Lea, A.,Collett, J.,Cribb, L.,Zheng, Z.,Sai Durga Vara Prasada Rao, P. (2023). A cross-sectional study of factors associated with psychosocial wellbeing among older Tai Chi practitioners In: European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 57, 1 - 8
- Chan, J.,Powell, C.,Collett, J. (2022). Profiling Hoarding Within the Five-Factor Model of Personality and Self-Determination Theory In: Behavior Therapy, 53, 546 - 559
- Takac, M.,Collett, J.,Conduit, R.,De Foe, A. (2021). Addressing virtual reality misclassification: A hardware-based qualification matrix for virtual reality technology In: Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 28, 538 - 556
- Granger, S.,Pavlis, A.,Collett, J.,Hallam, K. (2021). Revisiting the “manic defence hypothesis”: assessing explicit and implicit cognitive biases in euthymic bipolar disorder In: Clinical Psychologist, 25, 212 - 222
- Somaratne, Y.,Collett, J.,De Foe, A. (2021). Can a virtual environment enhance understanding of hoarding deficits? A pilot investigation In: Heliyon, 7, 1 - 8
- Hallam, K.,Leigh, D.,Davis, C.,Castle, N.,Sharples, J.,Collett, J. (2021). Self-care agency and self-care practice in youth workers reduces burnout risk and improves compassion satisfaction In: Drug and Alcohol Review, 40, 847 - 855
- Chandrasiri, A.,Collett, J.,Fassbender, E.,De Foe, A. (2020). A virtual reality approach to mindfulness skills training In: Virtual Reality, 24, 143 - 149
- Marks, R.,De Foe, A.,Collett, J. (2020). The pursuit of wellness: Social media, body image and eating disorders In: Children and Youth Services Review, 119, 1 - 8
- Reichelt, A.,Collett, J.,Landmann, O.,Hallam, K. (2019). Assessing the impacts of daily Cannabis versus alcohol and methamphetamines on young Australians in youth AOD treatment In: BMC Psychiatry, 19, 1 - 11
1 PhD Completions6 PhD Current Supervisions