Dr Ashley Humphrey

Position: Lecturer
Discipline: Psychology
Location: Mt Helen Campus, H building Room 217
Phone: +61 3 5327 6637
Email: a.humphrey@federation.edu.au

Qualifications

  • PhD (Monash)
  • BA (Monash)
  • B.ap.Sc (hons) (Victoria)

Teaching areas

Courses

  • Bachelor of Psychological Science

Units

  • BEHAV2004 Forensic Psychology
  • BEHAV3003 Health and Behaviour Change
  • PSYCB1101 Introductory Psychology A: Biological and Cognitive Psychology
  • PSYCB1002 Introductory Psychology B: Personality and Individual Differences
  • PSYCB1003 Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology

Biography

Ashley completed his PhD in Psychology at Monash University in 2018,  where he also worked as a sessional lecturer and researcher, and has worked as a lecturer in the Psychological Sciences at Federation University since early 2020. Fascinated by different cultures, it is there he researchers and teaches into how different cultural and political environments influence a persons beliefs, world-views and well-being. His written work has been published in international scientific journals and also featured in popular press outlets including the Conversation, the World Economic Forum, Mens Health, the Economic Times and PsyPost.

Areas of expertise

  • Health Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Cross-cultural Psychology
  • Research Supervision

Professional associations

Associate Editor Journal of Sociology

Research interests

Ashley’s research broadly focuses on the way different cultural, political and social environments can influence a person’s mental health. Specifically, his work has investigated how these differing cultural factors impact a person’s behaviours, aspirations, health and overall quality of life.

Publications

Humphrey, A., Forbes-Mewett, H. & Bliuc, A. (2023). “I just want to be happy”: An exploration of the aspirations, values and psychological wellbeing of Australian young people, Emerging Adulthood.

Humphrey, A., March, E., Lavender, A. P., Miller, K. J., Alvarenga, M., & Mesagno, C. (2022). Buffering the Fear of COVID-19: Social Connectedness Mediates the Relationship between Fear of COVID-19 and Psychological Wellbeing. Behavioral Sciences, 12(3), 86.

Humphrey, A., Szoka, R. & Bastian, B. (2021) When the pursuit of happiness backfires: The role of negative emotion valuation. Journal of Positive Psychology, 11-23.

Nezlek, J. & Humphrey, A. (2021) Individualism, Collectivism, and Well-being Among a Sample of Young Americans. Emerging Adulthood.

Humphrey, A. & Vari, O. (2021) Meaning Matters: The impact of Self-Perceived Meaning in Life and its predictors on Psychological Stressors associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic. Behavioural Sciences, 11(4), 50.

Humphrey, A., & Forbes-Mewett, H. (2021). Social Value Systems and the Mental Health of International Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of International Students, 11(S2).

Humphrey, A., & Bliuc, A.-M. (2021). Western Individualism and the Psychological Wellbeing of Young People: A Systematic Review of Their Associations. Youth, 2(1), 1–11.

Humphrey, A., Bliuc, A., Molenberghs, P. (2020). The Social Contract Revisited: A re-examination of the influence individualistic and collectivistic value systems have on the psychological wellbeing of young people, Journal of Youth Studies, 23(2), 1-10.