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Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine @asbhm.bsky.social · Aug 15

We’re offering four travel scholarships (valued at $750 AUD each) to support attendance at #ASBHM2026!

🎓 3 scholarships for students and ECRs
🌍 1 open to all delegates
✈️ Open to both domestic and international attendees
📌 Applications open 14 July

asbhm.com/asbhm2026

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Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine @asbhm.bsky.social · Aug 15

📢 ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED!

There's still time to submit your work to the ASBHM Annual Scientific Conference (#ASBHM2026) 🌿

🗓 Monday 25th August 2025 (midnight AEST)
📍 Auckland, New Zealand
📅 11–13 February 2026

👉 Submit your abstract today: www.asbhm.com/asbhm2026

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EHPS Synergy @ehpssynergy.bsky.social · Apr 22

🚨 Applications open! 🚨
Join us in Groningen 🇳🇱 for the EHPS Expert Meeting 2025: "Implementing Participatory Research in Health Psychology" 🧠🤝

📅 25–26 Aug 2025
💶 €300
🔗 Apply: forms.gle/D4e8eHSmzVsN...
🔗 Info: 2025.ehps.net/synergy/
🔗 Grants: ehps.net/synergy-gran...

#EHPS2025 @ehps.bsky.social

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European Health Psychology Society @ehps.bsky.social · Apr 4

Applications are now open for the #EHPS2025 conference grants. Grants are available for attending only the conference and for also attending the @ehpscreaters.bsky.social workshop and @ehpssynergy.bsky.social expert meeting. Applications close on 16 May.
More information: ehps.net/conference-g...

Conference Grants | EHPS.net

ehps.net

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Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine @asbhm.bsky.social · Apr 23

We are excited to announce the third round of the ASBHM Collaboration Seed Funding Grant!

The grant serves to foster new multi-disciplinary and cross-institutional collaborations between ASBHM members up to AUD $10,000.

More information 👉 www.asbhm.com/seed-funding...

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Dr Rebecca Raeside (she/her) @rebeccaraeside.bsky.social · Apr 15

'Eats for teens' allows 13-17 year olds to order off Uber Eats under their parents account.. but at what cost to their health?

Regulation is needed to support young people to make healthy food choices in the digital food environment 📲
@publichealthaus.bsky.social @usydnursingschool.bsky.social

Croakey Health Media @croakeynews.bsky.social · Apr 15

New Uber Eats feature risks fuelling unhealthy eating habits among young Australians www.croakey.org/new-uber-eat... #publichealth

New Uber Eats feature risks fuelling unhealthy eating habits among young Australians

www.croakey.org

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Dr Megan Lee - Food Mood Doctor @foodmooddoctor.bsky.social · Mar 31

Are you a mental health professional in Ireland or the UK? This is your chance to be involved in our international research project on experiences of nutrition and mental health care in your practice (whether it's something you explore often, occasionally, or not at all).

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Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine @asbhm.bsky.social · Mar 7

Check out these awesome photographs from #ASBHM2025 on the Gold Coast! Huge thanks to Empire Art Photography 📸

More to come...

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Zofia Szczuka, PhD @zofiaszczuka.bsky.social · Feb 20

Hi, Bluesky community! This is my first post. I have just come back from a conference held in the beauuuutiful Gold Coast, Australia, organized by @asbhm.bsky.social #asbhm2025
I met many amazing and inspiring people and presented my work on socio-cognitive predictors of alternative protein intake:)

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Stress, Health, & Behaviour Lab @shblab.bsky.social · Feb 14

INTRODUCING Dr Jacob Keech (@jacobkeech.bsky.social) the director of the Stress, Health, & Behaviour Lab! For more information on Jacob and the lab, visit the website at stresshealthbehaviour.com!

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Professor Kyra Hamilton @kyrahamilton.bsky.social · Feb 8

Editor's Choice paper in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology: 'Testing theory predictions and intervention mechanisms of action in #sport and #exercise #psychology using #meta-analysis' by @martinhagger.bsky.social and me.

doi.org/10.1037/spy0...

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HaPI Research Lab @hapiresearch.bsky.social · Feb 8

A fabulous presentation from Nicholas Browning to wrap up #ASBHM2025 @asbhm.bsky.social yesterday on action control as a moderator of automatic-reflective predictors on physical activity. 🏃🏼‍♀️🏋️ Great work, Nick!

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Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine @asbhm.bsky.social · Feb 7

In case you missed it....#ASBHM2026 will be in Auckland from 11-13 February 2026!

Save the date!

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Dr Megan Lee - Food Mood Doctor @foodmooddoctor.bsky.social · Feb 7

I was honoured to share our findings of motivations, social identity and wellbeing of interviews with Australian vegan men at @asbhm.bsky.social 2025 conference

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Dr Anna Serlachius @annaserlachius.bsky.social · Feb 7

Has been fantastic to catch up with colleagues and friends at #ASBHM2025 and hearing about all the exciting behavioural medicine research happening around Australasia. Looking forward to ASBHM2026 🇳🇿 @asbhm.bsky.social

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Sherry Pagoto, PhD @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social · Feb 6

Study finds a reduction in healthcare spending of $1000 per patient among users of an employer-sponsored digital mental health platform.

Favorite line: "Mental health care is not a sunk cost." 👏

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Employer-Sponsored Digital Health Platforms for Mental Wellness

Cost savings in mental health care are elusive, so we read the study by Hawrilenko et al1 with interest. The authors evaluate an employer-sponsored digital health platform (Spring Health; Spring Care ...

jamanetwork.com

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Lauren Ball @proflaurenball.bsky.social · Feb 7

Calling all Public Health professionals! Are you interested in supporting the next generation of leaders?
Why not apply to be a mentor in PHAA's National Mentoring Program to help uplift young professionals.
Find out more ➡️ https://buff.ly/40ZK1aM

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HaPI Research Lab @hapiresearch.bsky.social · Feb 5

Kicking off day one of #ASBHM2025 from the HaPI lab yesterday with a fantastic symposium on the structure, mechanisms, and consequences of self-control! 🧠🤔🏃🏻‍♀️🍎 Great work guys! @asbhm.bsky.social @kyrahamilton.bsky.social @martinhagger.bsky.social @jacobkeech.bsky.social @sabrynasas.bsky.social

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HaPI Research Lab @hapiresearch.bsky.social · Feb 6

A fantastic presentation from Stephanie Smith yesterday afternoon at @asbhm.bsky.social #ASBHM2025 on young men’s perceptions of risk and social identity relating to alcohol & aquatic activity! 🍻🌊 @sabrynasas.bsky.social @jacobkeech.bsky.social @martinhagger.bsky.social @kyrahamilton.bsky.social

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HaPI Research Lab @hapiresearch.bsky.social · Feb 6

A terrific presentation yesterday from @danielbrown919.bsky.social at @asbhm.bsky.social #ASBHM2025 on concerns about ageing and accessing care in LGBTQI+ sistergirl and brotherboy Queenslanders 🏳️‍🌈 Super interesting and important work!

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HaPI Research Lab @hapiresearch.bsky.social · Feb 6

A courageous presentation on her honours research from Sam O’Brien on self-determined solitude in attachment orientations predicting loneliness. 👫 Amazing work! 👏 @asbhm.bsky.social #ASBHM2025

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Kristian Steensen Nielsen @kristiansn89.bsky.social · Feb 5

🔥 Hot Take: What’s holding back behavioral research on climate change mitigation? 🌍

Behavioral science has substantial potential for contributing to solving the climate crisis, but I see two critical challenges limiting its impact🧵👇

#ClimateAction #BehavioralScience #Sustainability

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Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine @asbhm.bsky.social · Feb 5

One of the many invited symposiums at #ASBHM2025 on the Gold Coast at Southern Cross University.

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Professor Kyra Hamilton @kyrahamilton.bsky.social · Feb 5

If you are at #ASBHM2025 this week, check out the line up of presentations from @hapiresearch.bsky.social ! @griffith.edu.au @griffithcmh.bsky.social @asbhm.bsky.social

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