Dr. Daniel Zarate
Details
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Department: Health and Biomedical Sciences
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Campus: Bundoora West Australia
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daniel.zarate@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID:
0000-0002-1508-8637
About
Daniel is a researcher and lecturer. His research focuses on the conceptualization and measurement of behavioural addictions and predicting mental health conditions by analysing social media content. Additionally, he provides psychological services in clinical and educational settings.
Daniel has published several academic articles on digital phenotyping, behavioural addictions, critical psychology, ADHD, psychometrics, body image and well-being. He is also affiliated with the Digital Minds Cyberpsychology group at RMIT and the Australasian Cyberpsychology Research Network (ACORN). Daniel currently supervises honours, masters and PhD students.
Research fields
- 5203 Clinical and health psychology
- 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 5202 Biological psychology
- 4202 Epidemiology
- 5205 Social and personality psychology
- 4203 Health services and systems
- 4206 Public health
- 4608 Human-centred computing
- 4609 Information systems
Academic positions
- Deputy program manager - Bachelor of Psychology (BP154)
- RMIT University
- Psychology
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2025 – Present
Supervisor projects
- Decoding the Longitudinal Links Between Conduct Disorder Symptoms and Gaming Involvement: Evidence from the ABCD Study
- 13 Feb 2026
- The interplay of the User-Avatar Bond (UAB), Proteus Effect (PE), and Personality in Digital Contexts
- 9 Feb 2026
- Psychometric Asessment of a New Measurement of Belongingness
- 1 Jan 2026
- Digital Phenotype implications: Decoding the digital footprint of behaviors that indicate problematic gaming behaviors
- 1 Jun 2025
- School Attendance Problems: Definitions, Patterns, & System-Level Implications
- 13 Mar 2025
- Gaming, Identity, and Health: The Role of the User-Avatar Bond and Proteus Effect in Shaping Physical and Mental Health Behaviours
- 11 Feb 2025
- Digital Phenotyping
- 29 Jan 2025
- Emotional Intelligence Training of People with ASD
- 1 Jan 2025
- Unveiling Health Insights: Exploring the Link Between Virtual Engagement and Real-World Well-being
- 10 Sep 2024
- Digital Media and Behavioural Addiction: Where does use become Problematic?
- 10 Sep 2024
- Online Flow: Individual Differences Regarding One's Absorbance by their Gaming Activity and their Translation to Real Life Information
- 10 Sep 2024
Teaching interests
Daniel has taught in different areas of psychology, including personality, social psychology, counselling, research, and statistics. Daniel currently supervises honours, masters and PhD students.
Research interests
- Cyberpsychology
- Behavioural addictions (gaming addiction, social media addiction, etc.)
- Psychometrics
- ADHD
- Virtual reality platforms to practice social skills with Autistic children
- School absenteeism
- Men's mental health and experiences of domestic violence
