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Emeritus Professor
David Kavanagh
Faculty of Health,
Office of the Executive Dean, Health
Biography
Education- 1983: Doctor of Philosophy Psychology Stanford University
- 1983: Master of Arts Psychology Stanford University
- 1977: Diploma of Psychology Clinical Psychology University of Sydney
- 1973: Bachelor of Arts (Honours I) Psychology University of Sydney
Previous positions
- University of Queensland (Professor, School of Medicine, 2004-8; Director of Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2001-4; Associate Professor, School of Medicine, 1997-2003)
- University of Sydney Department of Psychology (Head, 1995-7, Senior Lecturer, 1990-7, Lecturer, 1984-9, Associate Lecturer, 1983-4)
- Stanford University, Department of Psychology, Teaching Fellow (1980-3)
- Milperra College of Advanced Education (now University of Western Sydney), School of Social Work, Lecturer (1978-80)
- N.S.W. Department of Health, Area Co-Ordinator of Bankstown Community Health Services/Clinical Psychologist, (1977-8), Psychologist (1974-6)
- Australian Public Service Board Administrative Trainee (1973)
Awards
- Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, 2016
- Honorary Fellow (2016) and Distinguished Career Award (2011), Australian Association of Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy
- Distinguished Contribution to Psychological Science (2015), Ian Mathew Campbell Prize (1992) and Fellow (1993), Australian Psychological Society
- Senior Scientist Award, Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs, (2011)
- Associate Fellow, British Psychological Society, 1993
- Joint awards for research or digital products from Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Services Achievement Awards (2016, 2011), Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (2014), International Education Association of Australia (2013), Queensland Mental Health Week Achievement Awards (2010), Excellence in Research Annual National Drug and Alcohol Awards (2009), Schizophrenia Fellowship of SE Qld (2002)
Research interests
- The nature and modification of motivation and desire
- Web and mobile phone treatments for psychological problems
- Dissemination of evidence-based practice to routine care.
Current project support
- Department of Health (2013-19, $12.72m) Kavanagh, Christensen, Nagel, Dingwall, Bennett-Levy, King. E-Mental Health in Practice
- NHMRC Project Grant 1098311 (2016-18, 1.03m) Dingwall, Nagel, Hughes, Kavanagh, Cass, Howard, Sweet. Wellbeing intervention for chronic kidney disease: A trial of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health Initiative Stay Strong app.
- NHMRC Project Grant 1099400 (2016-19, $895k) Kavanagh, Graves., Connor, Hides, Gullo., Connolly, Andrade, & May. A new, low-cost e-health treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder using mental imagery.
- Department of Health 088/1516 (2016-18, $211k to QUT) Milgrom, Gemmill, Eriksen, Holt, Smith, Richardson, Fisher, Rowe, Michelmore, Deeks, Darling, Kavanagh, Mani, Sanders. Provision of a perinatal depression online support tool.
- Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA MH EVAL 01/2016, 2016-18, $237k) Kavanagh, Quinn, Young, Hides, White, Stoyanov, Mani, Shakespeare-Finch, Zelenko. Evaluation of the PTSD Coach Australia Mobile Application.
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Personal details
Positions
- Emeritus Professor
Faculty of Health,
Office of the Executive Dean, Health
Keywords
imagery-based motivational intervention, e-mental health, web-based interventions, mobile phone applications, alcohol use disorders, craving and desire, comorbidity, substance abuse and dependence, depression, psychosis
Research field
Other psychology
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Stanford University)
Professional memberships and associations
- Fellow - Academy of Social Sciences in Australia
- Fellow - Australian Psychological Society
- Honorary Fellow - Australian Association of Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy
- Member - International Early Psychosis Association
- Member - Society for Mental Health Research
- Member - Association for Psychological Science
- Member - Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs
- Member - International Society for Research on Internet Interventions
- Registered Psychologist
- Editorial Board Member - Addiction
Current review and advisory committee memberships
Department of Health
- Member, Digital Mental Health Advisory Committee and Head to Health Core Engagement Group
Queensland Mental Health Commission
- Chair, Mental Health and Drug Advisory Council, 2018-22 (Member 2016-18)
Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Member, Digital Mental Health Advisory Group
Publications
- Kavanagh, D., Andrade, J. & May, J. (2005). Imaginary relish and exquisite torture: The elaborated intrusion theory of desire. Psychological Review, 112(2), 446–467. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/28709
- May, J., Kavanagh, D. & Andrade, J. (2015). The Elaborated Intrusion Theory of desire: A 10-year retrospective and implications for addiction treatments. Addictive Behaviors, 44, 29–34. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/79239
- Kavanagh, D., Statham, D., Feeney, G., Young, R., May, J., Andrade, J. & Connor, J. (2013). Measurement of alcohol craving. Addictive Behaviors, 38(2), 1572–1584. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/218842
- May, J., Andrade, J., Kavanagh, D., Feeney, G., Gullo, M., Statham, D., Skorka-Brown, J., Connolly, J., Cassimatis, M., Young, R. & Connor, J. (2014). The Craving Experience Questionnaire: A brief, theory-based measure of consummatory desire and craving. Addiction, 109(5), 728–735. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/79251
- Robinson, N., Kavanagh, D., Connor, J., May, J. & Andrade, J. (2016). Assessment of motivation to control alcohol use: The motivational thought frequency and state motivation scales for alcohol control. Addictive Behaviors, 59, 1–6. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/220994
- Baker, A., Kavanagh, D., Kay-Lambkin, F., Hunt, S., Lewin, T., Carr, V. & Connolly, J. (2010). Randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavioural therapy for coexisting depression and alcohol problems: Short-term outcomes. Addiction, 105(1), 87–99. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/30351
- Kavanagh, D., Sitharthan, G., Young, R., Sitharthan, T., Saunders, J., Shockley, N. & Giannopoulos, V. (2006). Addition of Cue Exposure to Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy for Alcohol Misuse: A Randomized Trial with Dysphoric Drinkers. Addiction, 101(8), 1106–1116. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/225080
- Green, B., Young, R. & Kavanagh, D. (2005). Cannabis Use and Misuse Prevalence Among People with Psychosis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 187, 306–313. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/28679
- Kavanagh, D., Waghorn, G., Jenner, L., Chant, D., Carr, V., Evans, M., Herrman, H., Jablensky, A. & Mcgrath, J. (2004). Demographic and clinical correlates of comorbid substance use disorders in psychosis: multivariate analyses from an epidemiological sample. Schizophrenia Research, 66(2), 115–124. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/28725
- Matthey, S., Barnett, B., Howie, P. & Kavanagh, D. (2003). Diagnosing postpartum depression in mothers and fathers: whatever happened to anxiety? Journal of Affective Disorders, 74(2), 139–147. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/29172
QUT ePrints
For more publications by David, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
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A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/david.kavanagh
Awards
- Type
- Editorial Role
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- Member of Editorial Board, Addiction
- Type
- Membership or Fellow of a Learned Academy or Society
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Australian Association of Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy. Honorary Fellow
- Type
- Award or Prize
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Australian Psychological Society. Distinguished Contribution to Psychological Science
- Type
- Editorial Role
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Addictive Behaviors Reports| Member of Editorial Board, Addictive Behaviors Reports
- Type
- Award or Prize
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs| Senior Scientist Award
- Type
- Award or Prize
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Australian Association of Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy| Distinguished Career Award
- Type
- Editorial Role
- Reference year
- 2010
- Details
- Journal of Dual Diagnosis| Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Dual Diagnosis
- Type
- Reviewer, Assessor or Judge
- Reference year
- 2010
- Details
- NHMRC Academy
- Type
- Editorial Role
- Reference year
- 2007
- Details
- Clinical Psychologist| Member, Editorial Board, Clinical Psychologist
Supervision
Current supervisions
- A Collaborative, Stepped, Blended, Patient-Centred Model of Care for the Mental Health needs of Cardiac Surgery patients: Evidence, Development and Feasibility
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Esben Strodl, Professor Jed Duff
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Determinants of Quality in the Design, Development and Evaluation of Digital Health Programs (2025)
- Innovative Psychological Strategies for the Management of Distress Amongst Young People with Cystic Fibrosis (2021)
- No Idle Threat: Precursors to Action in Threateners with Mental Illness (2020)
- Augmented Reality for Information Exchange between Pharmacists and Patients with Diabetes Mellitus (2019)
- Social Robots as Therapists: Preliminary Tests of Feasibility (2018)
- Substance Use Among Sexual Minority Young People: The Influence of Community Attitudes and Identities (2018)
- Application of Elaborated Intrusion Theory to the Measurement and Enhancement of Motivation in Type 2 Diabetes (2017)
- E-Mindful Health: Evaluation of Mobile Apps for Mindfulness (2017)
- Exploring Help-Seeking, Vocational Role Function and Goal Setting of Young People Accessing Mental Health Services (2017)
- Natural Recovery of People with Cannabis Use and Psychosis (2016)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.