Research interests
Drug and alcohol use
Addictive behaviours
Neurobiological models of personality
Cue-reactivity
Teaching interests
Research Methodology
Units taught
Research Methods in Psychology A
Research Methods in Psychology C
Advanced Research Methodology
Conferences
Kambouropoulos, N., & Staiger, P.K (2012). Impulsivity, mindfulness and substance abuse: Findings from a randomized controlled trial. Presented at the Australasian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences, Melbourne, Australia, 29-30 November, 2012.
Kabbani, R., & Kambouropoulos, N. (2011). Drinking expectancies and perceived impaired control mediate the influence of reward drive and rash impulsiveness on alcohol use. Presented at the International Society of Individual Differences Conference, London, UK, 25-18 July 2011.
Kambouropoulos, N., Staiger, P.K. (2010). Positive affect mediates the relationship between reward sensitivity and responses to alcohol-related cues. Presented at the Australasian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences, Wollongong, Australia, 5-6 December, 2010.
Staiger, P.K., Kambouropoulos, N. (2008). Social anxiety disorder amongst individuals seeking treatment for substance use problems: more common than we think. Presented at the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs conference: Evidence, Policy and Practice, Sydney, Australia, 23-26 November, 2008.
Publications
E Marshall, G Karantzas, S Chesterman, N Kambouropoulos
(2022), Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, United States, C1
The role of attachment avoidance and defensive fight in aggression
G Karantzas, N Kambouropoulos
(2019), Vol. 36, pp. 1476-1490, Journal of social and personal relationships, London, Eng., C1
The effect of cognitive distraction on the processing of alcohol cues
Eric Koukounas, Nic Kambouropoulos, Petra Staiger
(2019), Vol. 24, pp. 651-654, Journal of substance use, Abingdon, Eng., C1
L Arulkadacham, B Richardson, P Staiger, N Kambouropoulos, R O'Donnell, M Ling
(2017), Vol. 31, pp. 927-933, Journal of Psychopharmacology, London, Eng., C1
Motivational drive and alprazolam misuse: a recipe for aggression?
B Albrecht, P Staiger, K Hall, N Kambouropoulos, D Best
(2016), Vol. 240, pp. 381-389, Psychiatry research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
J Townshend, N Kambouropoulos, A Griffin, F Hunt, R Milani
(2014), Vol. 38, pp. 1143-1150, Alcoholism clinical & experimental research, Hoboken, N. J., C1
Escaping threat : understanding the importance of threat sensitivity in social anxiety
N Kambouropoulos, S Egan, E O'Connor, P Staiger
(2014), Vol. 35, pp. 47-53, Journal of individual differences, Boston, Ma., C1
P Staiger, M Kyrios, J Williams, N Kambouropoulos, A Howard, S Gruenert
(2014), Vol. 14, pp. 1-11, BMC Psychiatry, London, England, C1
Cue reward salience and alcohol cue reactivity
N Ivory, N Kambouropoulos, P Staiger
(2014), Vol. 69, pp. 217-222, Personality and individual differences, Oxford, England, C1
Pathways to social anxiety: the role of reinforcement sensitivities and emotion regulation
E O'Connor, P Staiger, N Kambouropoulos, L Smillie
(2014), Vol. 220, pp. 915-920, Psychiatry research, Shannon, Ireland, C1
J Nicholls, P Staiger, J Williams, B Richardson, N Kambouropoulos
(2014), Vol. 220, pp. 909-914, Psychiatry research, Shannon, Ireland, C1
Examining the affective tone of alcohol craving in young drinkers
R Kabbani, N Kambouropoulos, N Loxton, R Bunker
(2014), Vol. 28, pp. 1259-1264, Psychology of addictive behaviors, Washington, DC, C1
R Kabbani, N Kambouropoulos
(2013), Vol. 54, pp. 294-297, Personality and individual differences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Coping mediates the relationship between revised reinforcement sensitivity and alcohol use
N Ivory, N Kambouropoulos
(2012), Vol. 52, pp. 822-827, Personality and individual differences, Oxford, England, C1-1
The Phenomenology of Alcohol Cue-Reactivity: A Partial Replication and Extension
Adam Rock, Nicolas Kambouropoulos
(2012), Vol. 32, pp. 75-93, Imagination, Cognition and Personality, C1-1
M Gullo, S Dawe, N Kambouropoulos, P Staiger, C Jackson
(2010), Vol. 34, pp. 1386-1399, Alcoholism : clinical and experimental research, Hoboken, N.J., C1
Rash-impulsivity, reward-drive and motivations to use ecstasy
S Egan, N Kambouropoulos, P Staiger
(2010), Vol. 48, pp. 670-675, Personality and individual differences, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
Extraversion and altered state of awareness predict alcohol cue-reactivity
N Kambouropoulos, A Rock
(2010), Vol. 31, pp. 178-184, Journal of individual differences, Boston, Mass., C1-1
Quantifying Phenomenology Associated with Exposure to Alcohol-Related Cues
Nicolas Kambouropoulos, Adam Rock
(2010), Vol. 29, pp. 283-295, Imagination, Cognition and Personality, C1-1
Cue reward salience predicts craving in response to alcohol cues
N Kambouropoulos, P Staiger
(2009), Vol. 46, pp. 78-82, Personality and individual differences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
P Staiger, F Melville, L Hides, N Kambouropoulos, D Lubman
(2009), Vol. 36, pp. 220-226, Journal of substance abuse treatment, New York N.Y., C1
A Rock, N Kambouropoulos
(2009), Vol. 11, pp. 443-454, North American journal of psychology, Winter Garden , Fla., C1
Conceptualizing craving : extrapolations from consciousness studies
A Rock, N Kambouropoulos
(2008), Vol. 10, pp. 127-146, North American journal of psychology, Winter Garden, Fla., C1
A Rock, G Abbott, N Kambouropoulos
(2008), Vol. 22, pp. 371-384, Journal of scientific exploration, Lawrence, Kan., C1
S Dawe, N Loxton, M Gullo, P Staiger, N Kambouropoulos, L Perdon, A Wood
(2007), pp. 321-339, Translation of addictions science into practice, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, B1
Should personality traits be considered when refining substance misuse treatment programs?
P Staiger, N Kambouropoulos, S Dawe
(2007), Vol. 26, pp. 17-23, Drug and alcohol review, London, England, C1
Personality, behavioural and affective characteristics of hazardous drinkers
N Kambouropoulos, P Staiger
(2007), Vol. 42, pp. 213-224, Personality and individual differences, Oxford, England, C1
Toward a phenomenology of urge to drink: a future prospect for the cue-reactivity paradigm
A Rock, N Kambouropoulos
(2007), Vol. 9, pp. 387-406, North American journal of psychology, Winter Garden, Fla., C1
Affect-regulated indirect effects of trait anxiety and trait resilience on self-esteem
C Benetti, N Kambouropoulos
(2006), Vol. 41, pp. 341-352, Personality and individual differences, Oxford, England, C1
N Kambouropoulos, P Staiger
(2004), Vol. 37, pp. 1153-1165, Personality and individual differences, Oxford, England, C1
N Kambouropoulos, P Staiger
(2004), Vol. 18, pp. 275-283, Psychology of addictive behaviors, Washington, D.C., C1
Improving family and peer relationships with children who engage in problem sexual behaviour
P Staiger, N Kambouropoulos, J Evertsz, J Tucci, J Mitchell
(2004), pp. 117-123, Relationship transitions : proceedings of the Australian Psychology Society's Psychology of Relationships Interest Group 4th annual conference : Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia, 13th - 14 th November 2004, Melbourne, Victoria, E1
The influence of sensitivity to reward on reactivity to alcohol-related cues
N Kambouropoulos, P Staiger
(2001), Vol. 96, pp. 1175-1185, Addiction, Abingdon, England, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Improving the retention rate for residential treatment of substance abuse by sequential intervention for social anxiety.
A/Prof Petra Staiger, Prof Michael Kyrios, Dr Nicolas Kambouropoulos, Dr Stefan Gruenert, Ms Caroline Long
ARC Linkage - Projects Rnd 2
- 2011: $36,923
- 2010: $72,144
- 2009: $35,065
Industry and Other Funding
Improving the retention rate for residential treatment of substance abuse by sequential intervention for social anxiety.
A/Prof Petra Staiger, Prof Michael Kyrios, Dr Nicolas Kambouropoulos, Dr Stefan Gruenert, Ms Caroline Long
Odyssey House Victoria
- 2011: $13,300
- 2010: $14,410
Supervisions
Rachel Kabbani
Thesis entitled: Towards a Clearer Understanding of Craving for Alcohol and Hazardous Drinking; The role of Personality, Affect, Attentional Processes, and Mindfulness
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Thea Katherine Bridgman
Thesis entitled: Reflection-Impulsivity: A Cognitive Perspective on Binge Drinking
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Nicola Jean Ivory
Thesis entitled: Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory and Coping Behaviours in Alcohol Use
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Sarah Egan
Thesis entitled: An Application of RST in Understanding Social Anxiety and Alcohol Use
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Lilani Arulkadacham
Thesis entitled: Dissociation Between Wanting and Liking: An Examination of the Incentive Sensitisation Theory in Human Substance Users
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Lyndsay Hoyle
Thesis entitled: An integration of attachment theory and reinforcement sensitivity theory as a conceptual framework for understanding trauma
Doctor of Psychology (Forensic), School of Psychology
Julia Dove Nicholls
Thesis entitled: The Role of Impulsivity in Co-occurring Social Anxiety and Substance Misuse
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Catherine Kelly
Thesis entitled: Drinking Motives Mediating Alcohol Outcomes of Social Anxiety and Depression
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Elodie Jane O'Connor
Thesis entitled: Predicting Risk for Anxiety Disorders: Trait Motivation and Emotion Regulation
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Kimberley Ure
Thesis entitled: An Integration of Attachment Theory and Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory
Doctor of Psychology (Health), School of Psychology