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» People » Dr Kirsten MurrayDr Kirsten Murray
Position: Senior Lecturer
School and/or Centres: Gender Institute
Email: Kristen.Murray@anu.edu.au
Researcher profile: https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/murray-km
- Clinical and health psychology
- Psychological factors in health and well-being, particularly how these relate to obesity, eating disorders, chronic disease and health behaviour change
- Research that aims to understand, assess, prevent and treat these factors to improve health and well-being in the community
- Body image, specifically our relationship with both the functioning and appearance of the body
- Community knowledge and beliefs about body image
- Implications for help-seeking
- Body image construct
- Differences in body image across factors such as gender, health status and development
- Innovative approaches to prevention and intervention programs fostering a positive connection with the body to promote mental health, enhance health promoting behaviours such as intuitive eating and physical activity, and decrease health depleting behaviours such as disordered eating and sedentary behaviours
- Psychological stress
- Interprofessional practice
- Innovations in clinical care
