Dr Werner Stritzke

BA Psychology (University of California, Riverside), MS Clinical Psychology, PhD Clinical Psychology (Florida State University)

Senior Lecturer

Co-Director - Robin Winkler Clinic

telephone   +61 8 6488 3578

email    werner@psy.uwa.edu.au

One area of my research focuses on the development of a model of craving applicable to a broad range of appetitive behaviours including addictions and eating disorders.  Specifically, the role of ambivalence in understanding and treating excessive appetites is emphasised.

Projects include (a) laboratory experiments examining reactivity to appetitive cues using implicit and explicit measures, (b) surveys investigating affective and motivational aspects of abstinence or restraint, and (c) studies of the processes involved in children's evolving attitudes and decisions about substance use and non-use.

A second area of research focuses on the role of shyness in using modern communication forms such as computer-mediated communication, text-messaging, and mobile phone use.