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Dr Craig Harms

Honorary Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Email: c.harms@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7256-2326

Is an Honorary Lecturer within the School of Arts and Humnities.

Background

As well as working at ECU, Craig also works as a Clinical Psychologist in private practice. In the past, Craig has worked as a Psychologist at the Western Australian Institute of Sport, Mount Claremont. Craig was a teacher of Physical, Health, and Outdoor Education prior to beginning at ECU in 2007.

Professional memberships

  • Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS); Fellow, APS College of Clinical Psychologists
  • Member of the Australian Psychological Society Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA).
  • Australian Association of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (AACBT)
  • Australian Council for Health, Physical Recreation and Education (ACHPER).

Awards and recognition

National and International awards

  • 2011 - APS Award.

Research areas and interests

In the context of research on mental health and clinical psychology, Craig is interested in trans-diagnostic risk factors, such as difficulties with emotion regulation and maladaptive mindsets (known as schemas and modes), associated with the development and maintenance of mental health concerns.

Emotion regulation is a concept central to most psychotherapies. Maladaptive schemas and modes are concepts central to Schema Therapy (ST). ST is one of the so called ‘3rd wave’ of psychotherapies, and is aimed at individuals who do not respond to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy or may be experiencing a personality disorder.

Craig is also interested in protective factors, such as psychological resilience, that might buffer the impact of adversity on psychological distress.

Craig has worked at the West Australian Institute of Sport in the past in the context of performance enhancement for athletes. With this background Craig is interested in factors associated with excellence in sport as well as psycho-social aspects of sport such as using sport as an agent of social change.

A growing area of interest for Craig is the mental health of athletes.

Some of Craig’s work focuses on questionnaire development and refinement.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2007.
  • Bachelor of Science (Psychology) with Honours, Edith Cowan University, 2002.
  • Bachelor of Physical Education, The University of Western Australia, 1984.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Barley, O., Harms, C. (2024). Different Methods of Winning, Losing, and Training in Combat Sports and Their Relationship with Overall Competitive Winningness. Translational Sports Medicine, 2024(2024), article number 5531981. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/5531981.
  • Hollett, R., Bhusal, M., Gilani, Z., Harms, C., Griffiths, S. (2024). Experimental evidence that activewear retail imagery elicits physiological, attentional and self-reported markers of body image threat in women. Body Image, 51(Article in press), Article number 101778. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101778.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Goh, A., Drinkwater, E., Harms, C., Scanlan, M., Newton, R., Ma'ayah, F. (2023). Characteristics of goals scored in open play at the 2017 and 2018 Australian national cerebral palsy football championship. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 18(3), 858-866. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541221095941.
  • Harms, C., Barley, O. (2023). Alexithymia and Impulsivity in Combat Sports – A Tale of Three Measures. Psychological Reports, 2023(Article in press), 23 pages. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941231201951.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, N., Bondonno, C., Woodman, R., Dickson, J., Harms, C., Magliano, D., Shaw, J., Daly, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J. (2022). Higher Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables Is Associated With Lower Worries, Tension and Lack of Joy Across the Lifespan. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9(2 May 2022), Article number 837066. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.837066.
  • Lee, R., Harms, C., Jeffery, S. (2022). The contribution of skills to the effectiveness of dialectical behavioral therapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 78(12), 2396-2409. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23349.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Barley, O., Harms, C. (2021). Profiling Combat Sports Athletes: Competitive History and Outcomes According to Sports Type and Current Level of Competition. Sports Medicine - Open, 7(2021), Article number 63. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-021-00345-3.
  • O'Hara, E., Harms, C., Ma'ayah, F., Speelman, C. (2021). Educational Outcomes of Adolescents Participating in Specialist Sport Programs in Low SES Areas of Western Australia: A Mixed Methods Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 12(May 2021), Article number 667628. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.667628.
  • Radavelli Bagatini, S., Anokye, R., Bondonno, N., Sim, M., Bondonno, C., Stanley, M., Harms, C., Woodman, R., Magliano, D., Shaw, J., Daly, R., Hodgson, J., Lewis, J., Blekkenhorst, L. (2021). Association of habitual intake of fruits and vegetables with depressive symptoms: the AusDiab study. European Journal of Nutrition, 60(7), 3743-3755. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-021-02532-0.
  • Goh, AM., Ma'ayah, F., Harms, C., Newton, R., Drinkwater, E. (2021). Global positioning system activity profile in male para footballers with cerebral palsy: Does training meet the match-play intensity in a three-day national tournament?. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2021(Article in press), 23p.. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000001919.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Scanlan, M., Harms, C., Cochrane Wilkie, J., Ma'ayah, F. (2020). The creation of goal scoring opportunities at the 2015 women’s world cup. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 15(5-6), 803-808. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747954120942051.

2019

Journal Articles

  • McGillivray, L., Becerra, R., Harms, C. (2019). Alexithymia stability and therapeutic outcome in an Australian psychiatric outpatient sample. Clinical Psychologist, 23(1), 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1111/cp.12148.
  • Janson, D., Harms, C., Hollett, R., Segal, R. (2019). Differences between Men and Women Regarding Early Maladaptive Schemas in an Australian Adult Alcohol Dependent Clinical Sample. Substance Use and Misuse, 54(2), 177-184. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2018.1480038.
  • Harms, C., Cohen, L., Pooley, JA., Chambers, S., Galvao, D., Newton, R. (2019). Quality of life and psychological distress in cancer survivors: The role of psycho‐social resources for resilience. Psycho-Oncology: journal of the psychological, social and behavioral dimensions of cancer, 28(2), 271-277. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4934.
  • O'Rourke, J., Harms, C., Cohen, L. (2019). They’re always there for me! Friendship and meaning in young people’s lives?. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 60(6), 596-608. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12570.

2017

Book Chapters

  • Corkill, J., Brooks, D., Pooley, JA., Cohen, L., Harris, K., Ferguson, C., Harms, C. (2017). The use of resilience indicators to assist in the selection of personnel for employment in classified and covert environments. The Routledge International Handbook of Psychosocial Resilience (436-450). Routledge.

Journal Articles

  • Harman, B., Harms, C. (2017). Predictors of unstructured play amongst pre-school children in Australia. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 42(3), 31-37. https://doi.org/10.23965/AJEC.42.3.04.
  • Fitch, N., Ma'ayah, F., Harms, C., Guilfoyle, A. (2017). Sport, Educational Engagement and Positive Youth Development: Reflections of Aboriginal Former Youth Sports Participants. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 46(1), 23-33. https://doi.org/10.1017/jie.2016.23.
  • Becerra, R., D'andrade, C., Harms, C. (2017). Can specific attentional skills be modified with mindfulness training for novice practitioners?. Current Psychology: developmental - learning - personality - social, 36(3), 657-664. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-016-9454-y.
  • Loh, J., Harms, C., Harman, B. (2017). Effects of Parental Stress, Optimism, and Health-Promoting Behaviors on the Quality of Life of Primiparous and Multiparous Mothers. Nursing Research, 66(3), 231-239. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000219.
  • Harms, C., Pooley, JA., Cohen, L. (2017). The protective factors for resilience scale (PFRS): Development of the scale. Cogent Psychology, 4(1), Article Number: 1400415. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2017.1400415.
  • McGillivray, L., Becerra, R., Harms, C. (2017). Prevalence and demographic correlates of alexithymia: A comparison between Australian psychiatric and community samples. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 73(1), 76-87. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22314.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Becerra, R., Bassett, D., Harms, C. (2016). Emotion regulation in bipolar disorder: Self-report profiles and effects of psychotropic medication. Clinical Neuropsychiatry: journal of treatment evaluation, 13(4-5), 59-67.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Becerra, R., Cruise, K., Harms, C., Allan, A., Bassett, D., Hood, S., Murray, G. (2015). Emotion regulation and residual depression predict psychosocial functioning in bipolar disorder: Preliminary study. Universitas Psychologica, 14(3), 855-864. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.upsy14-3.errp.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Becerra, R., Cruise, K., Murray, G., Bassett, D., Harms, C., Allan, A., Hood, s. (2013). Emotion regulation in bipolar disorder: Are emotion regulation abilities less compromised in euthymic bipolar disorder than unipolar depressive or anxiety disorders?. Open Journal of Psychiatry, 3(2013), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojpsych.2013.34A001.
  • Ferguson, C., Harms, C., Pooley, JA., Cohen, L., Tomlinson, S. (2013). Crime Prevention: The Role of Individual Resilience within the Family.. Psychiatry Psychology and Law, 20(3), 423-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2012.707971.

2011

Journal Articles

  • Cohen, L., Pooley, JA., Ferguson, C., Harms, C. (2011). Psychologists’ understanding of resilience: implications for the discipline of psychology and psychology practice.. The Australian Community Psychologist, 23(2), 7-22.
  • Cohen, L., Ferguson, C., Harms, C., Pooley, JA., Tomlinson, S. (2011). Family systems and mental health issues: A resilience approach. Journal of Social Work Practice, 25(1), 109-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2010.533754.

2010

Journal Articles

  • Charman, D., Harms, C., Myles-Pallister, J. (2010). Help and e-help: Young people's perspectives of mental healthcare. Australian Family Physician, 39(9), 663-665.

Conference Publications

  • Brooks, D., Corkill, J., Pooley, JA., Cohen, L., Ferguson, C., Harms, C. (2010). National security: A propositional study to develop resilience indicators as an aid to personnel vetting. Proceedings of the 3rd Australian Security and Intelligence Conference (35-43). Security Research Centre, Edith Cowan University.

Research Projects

  • Monitoring the Psychological Response (Life Satisfaction, Psychological Resilience, Coping) of Australian Rules Footballers (male and female / past and present) to Developments Associated with the COVID-19 Outbreak in Australia , Australian Football League Players' Association, Grant, 2020 ‑ 2021, $1,762.
  • The health benefits of Football West inclusive programs in Western Australia, Football West, Scholarships to Support Industry Engagement PhD Projects, 2014 ‑ 2018, $15,000.
  • Do neurophysical variables predict recovery from bipolar disorder episodes?, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher - Grant, 2011 ‑ 2012, $17,035.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The Witch, the Career Bitch, and the Unhitched: Attitudes Towards Childfree People in Australia

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Educational and psychosocial development of adolescents in specialist sports programs in low SES areas of Perth, Western Australia.

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Understanding the Influence of Psychosocial Risk Factors and Mother's Help-Seeking Behaviour on the Experience of Depressive Symptoms
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Alexithymia in a psychiatric population: Stability and relationship with therapeutic outcome.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Living with autism: The experience of developmentally healthy adolescents and youths who have a sibling diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Towards successful cerebral palsy football programs: A conceptual model
  • Master of Science (Sports Science), An investigation into the creation of goal scoring opportunities in women's international football; and a comparison to men's international football
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