STAR 2010: Galway, Ireland

Keynote Speaker

Jack E. James
School of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Galway

Jack James graduated from the University of New South Wales with First Class Honours in the BSc (Applied Psychology) degree, after which he completed a Masters degree in clinical psychology at the same University. He subsequently attended the University of Western Australia, where he completed a PhD on the clinical management of chronic stuttering. He worked in clinical and community settings as a clinical psychologist before pursuing an academic career. Over time, his teaching and research activities broadened to include health psychology and behavioural medicine. In 1991, he was appointed Foundation Professor of Behavioural Health Sciences at La Trobe University, Melbourne. Subsequently, he was elected to the position of Founding National Chair of the College of Health Psychologists (a College of the Australian Psychological Society).

He moved to Ireland in 1998 to take up the position of Professor and Head of Department at NUI, Galway.  His main research interests are in the fields of cardiovascular behavioural health, and the psychophysiological correlates of stress. He has a major interest in the implications of dietary caffeine for human health and well-being (cognitive performance and mood), and also has interests in applied behaviour analysis.

Links
Jack James’s personal webpage at NUI Galway