STAFF PROFILE
Dr Robyn Moffitt
Dr Moffitt is a Lecturer in the Discipline of Psychology (School of Health and Biomedical Sciences). Dr Moffitt's teaching and research areas of expertise are health, exercise, and sport psychology.
Dr Moffitt completed her PhD at Flinders University investigating the effect of emotions on automaticity in elite athletes. She subsequently completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) involving the design and evaluation of psychological interventions for diet and exercise behaviour change in the general population, and among those with lifestyle-related disease. Prior to joining RMIT, Dr Moffitt held academic positions at Flinders University, ACU Brisbane, and Griffith University.
Dr Moffitt's current research interests include the design and evaluation of cognitive interventions, including acceptance and compassion-based approaches, for psychological health and well-being, diet and exercise behaviour, exercise performance, and body dissatisfaction. Dr Moffitt teaches in the areas of health and exercise psychology, applied topics in psychology, and research design and statistics.
Course Coordination:
- BESC1490: Introduction to Psychology
- PUBH1412: Working with Psychological Health and Disease
Teaching:
- BESC1490: Introduction to Psychology
- PUBH1412: Working with Psychological Health and Disease
- BESC1407: Applied Psychology Topics
Research Supervision:
- Honours
- Masters
- HDR (Category 1 Supervisor)
- BPsych(Hons)
- MPsych
- PhD
- Padgett, C.,Moffitt, R.,Grieve, R. (2021). More than words: Using digital cues to enhance student perceptions of online assignment feedback In: Internet and Higher Education, 49, 1 - 10
- Callow, T.,Moffitt, R.,Neumann, D. (2021). (In Press) External shame and its association with depression and anxiety: the moderating role of self-compassion In: Australian Psychologist, , 1 - 12
- Moffitt, R.,Kemps, E.,Hannan, T.,Neumann, D.,Stopar, S.,Anderson, C. (2020). Implicit Approach Biases for Physically Active Lifestyle Cues In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 18, 833 - 843
- Moffitt, R.,Padgett, C.,Grieve, R. (2020). Accessibility and emotionality of online assessment feedback: Using emoticons to enhance student perceptions of marker competence and warmth In: Computers and Education, 143, 1 - 11
- Neumann, D.,Walsh, N.,Moffitt, R.,Hannan, T. (2020). Specific internal and external attentional focus instructions have differential effects on rowing performance In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 50, 1 - 9
- Moffitt, R.,Padgett, C.,Grieve, R. (2020). Embedding Media Richness in Online Assessment Feedback: Effects of Multimedia Delivery and Paralinguistic Digital Cues on Social Presence and Student Engagement In: Tertiary Education in a Time of Change, Springer, Singapore
- Forbes, Y.,Moffitt, R.,Bokkel, M.,Donovan, C. (2020). Unburdening the Weight of Stigma: Findings From a Compassion-Focused Group Program for Women With Overweight and Obesity In: Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly, 34, 336 - 357
- Grieve, R.,Moffitt, R.,Padgett, C. (2019). Student perceptions of marker personality and intelligence: The effect of emoticons in online assignment feedback In: Learning and Individual Differences, 69, 232 - 238
- Hannan, T.,Moffitt, R.,Neumann, D.,Kemps, E. (2019). Implicit Approach-Avoidance Associations Predict Leisure-Time Exercise Independently of Explicit Exercise Motivation In: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 8, 210 - 222
- Moffitt, R.,Neumann, D.,Williamson, S. (2018). Comparing the efficacy of a brief self-esteem and self-compassion intervention for state body dissatisfaction and self-improvement motivation In: Body Image, 27, 67 - 76
3 PhD Current Supervisions
- Gowerlabs LUMO fNIRS Neuroimaging Ecosystem (UK). Funded by: Harold and Cora Brennen Trust Grant from (2021 to 2021)