Eva KempsView profile
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Eva Kemps is Professor of Psychology at Flinders University, holding appointments in the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work and as a Full Member of the Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing. She serves as Flinders Node Leader of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence Plants for Space and previously held the significant leadership role of Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (2012-2017). Professor Kemps completed her undergraduate and postgraduate studies in psychology at Ghent University, Belgium, earning a B.Psych. & Ed., M.Psych., and Ph.D. She has established an internationally recognized research program applying experimental cognitive psychology to the food and eating domain. Her work spans two major areas: managing psychological impulses to consume soft drinks and subtly changing food environments to promote healthier eating through nudging techniques. Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on eating behavior, cognitive psychology, and public health interventions. She has published extensively on topics including food cravings, attentional biases, digital health applications, social media influences on body image, and systematic reviews of visual cues for promoting healthier consumption behaviors. Her research often employs experimental cognitive approaches to understand and modify eating behaviors across diverse populations. Dean's Recognition of Teaching Award (2023) Student Led Teaching Award for Most Supportive Supervisor (2021) Vice-Chancellor's Award for Early Career Researchers (2010) Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2005) Professor Kemps has secured approximately $40 million in research funding, including major grants from the Australian Research Council. She has supervised numerous doctoral students, including Naomi Kakoschke (Vice-Chancellor's Prize for Doctoral Thesis Excellence, 2018) and Phoebe Wu (Best Higher Degree by Research Student Publication Prize, 2023). She serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry and sits on multiple editorial boards. She is actively involved in research networks including the Australasian Forum on Emerging Research in Cognition and Emotion, which she co-founded in 2015.