Biography
Dr Robert (Robbie) Eres is a Lecturer in Psychology at Deakin University and a registered Clinical Psychologist. Robbie’s background is multidisciplinary and draws on areas of psychology, neuroscience, and biology. Robbie’s expertise largely surrounds the social determinants of health and how social factors, including perceived social isolation and social exclusion, exacerbate mental health symptoms (e.g., social anxiety, depression, stress) and contribute to poor physical health outcomes. Robbie is experienced in the development and evaluation of digital interventions targeting loneliness and mental health variables in vulnerable groups, including: young people with psychosis, social anxiety disorder, young people from low socioeconomic environments, and minority groups within the LGBTQIA+ community. His research interests also extend to understanding the role of emotion regulation in clinical and non-clinical groups, as well as understanding the social health and wellbeing of members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Prior to his current research trajectory, Robbie explored the neurobiological correlates related to empathy and moral judgment and decision making. He used neuroimaging techniques to differentiate functional and structural brain regions associated with empathising with people from different group memberships.
Read more on Robbie's profileResearch interests
Robbie's research falls under three main themes. These include:
1) Understanding the role of loneliness and social isolation in vulnerable groups
2) Understanding how emotion regulation strategies differ between clinical and non-clinical populations
3) Improving the health and wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ Australians
Knowledge areas
Loneliness; Social Anxiety; LGBTQIA+ Health; Emotion Regulation; Social Determinants of Health; Social Connection
Publications
D Surkalim, P Clare, R Eres, K Gebel, A Bauman, D Ding
(2024), pp. 1-18, American Journal of Epidemiology, Oxford, Eng., C1
R Eres, M Lim, G Bates
(2023), Vol. 96, pp. 793-810, Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, London, Eng., C1-1
I Dutia, R Eres, S Sawyer, J Pennacchia, L Johnston, S Cleary, D Reddihough, D Coghill
(2023), pp. 1-9, Disability and Rehabilitation, London, Eng., C1-1
D Surkalim, P Clare, R Eres, K Gebel, A Bauman, D Ding
(2023), Vol. 78, pp. 1215-1223, Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
M Lim, L Thurston, R Eres, T Rodebaugh, M Alvarez-Jimenez, D Penn, V Kostakos, J Gleeson
(2023), Vol. 24, pp. 1-13, Trials, London, Eng., C1-1
THE ROLE OF GROUP MEMBERSHIP IN MODULATING THE NEURAL CORRELATES OF EMPATHY
R Eres
(2022), pp. 16-31, The Neuroscience of Intergroup Relations: Global Perspectives on the Neural Underpinnings of Intergroup Behaviour, Ingroup Bias and Prejudice, London, Eng., B1
The prevalence of loneliness across 113 countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis
D Surkalim, M Luo, R Eres, K Gebel, J Van Buskirk, A Bauman, D Ding
(2022), Vol. 376, pp. 1-17, The BMJ, London, Eng., C1-1
R Eres, D Reddihough, D Coghill
(2022), Vol. 20, pp. 281-284, Advances in Mental Health, London, Eng., C1-1
M Lim, P Qualter, L Thurston, R Eres, A Hennessey, J Holt-Lunstad, G Lambert
(2022), Vol. 13, pp. 1-10, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1-1
Loneliness, mental health, and social health indicators in LGBTQIA+ Australians
R Eres, N Postolovski, M Thielking, M Lim
(2021), Vol. 91, pp. 358-366, The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Washington, D.C., C1-1
Loneliness and emotion regulation: Implications of having social anxiety disorder
R Eres, M Lim, S Lanham, C Jillard, G Bates
(2021), Vol. 73, pp. 46-56, Australian Journal of Psychology, London, Eng., C1-1
Cardiovascular responses to social stress elicited by the cyberball task
R Eres, I Bolton, M Lim, G Lambert, E Lambert
(2021), Vol. 5, pp. 73-79, Heart and Mind, C1
M Lim, R Eres, S Vasan
(2020), Vol. 55, pp. 793-810, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
A pilot digital intervention targeting loneliness in young people with psychosis
M Lim, J Gleeson, T Rodebaugh, R Eres, K Long, K Casey, J Abbott, N Thomas, D Penn
(2020), Vol. 55, pp. 877-889, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
A Pilot Digital Intervention Targeting Loneliness in Youth Mental Health
M Lim, T Rodebaugh, R Eres, K Long, D Penn, J Gleeson
(2019), Vol. 10, pp. 1-13, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1-1
J Domínguez D, F van Nunspeet, A Gupta, R Eres, W Louis, J Decety, P Molenberghs
(2018), Vol. 13, pp. 739-755, Social Neuroscience, C1
R Eres, W Louis, P Molenberghs
(2018), Vol. 13, pp. 384-398, Social Neuroscience, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
Why do people pirate? A neuroimaging investigation
R Eres, W Louis, P Molenberghs
(2017), Vol. 12, pp. 366-378, Social Neuroscience, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
R Eres, J Decety, W Louis, P Molenberghs
(2015), Vol. 117, pp. 305-310, NeuroImage, United States, C1-1
The influence of group membership on the neural correlates involved in empathy
R Eres, P Molenberghs
(2013), Vol. 7, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Switzerland, C1-1
Loneliness and emotion regulation: Implications of having social anxiety disorder
Robert Eres, Michelle Lim, Steven Lanham, Christopher Jillard, Glen Bates
(), Australian Journal of Psychology, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
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Supervisions
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