School of Psychology: Academic Staff

  PROFESSOR JACK JAMES

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Professor Jack James BSc (Hons), MPsych, PhD

Professor James graduated from the University of New South Wales with First Class Honours in the BSc (Applied Psychology) degree, after which he completed a Masters degree in clinical psychology at the same University. He subsequently attended the University of Western Australia, where he completed a PhD on the clinical management of chronic stuttering. He, then, worked in clinical and community settings as a clinical psychologist before pursuing an academic career. Over time, his teaching and research activities broadened to include health psychology and behavioural medicine. In 1991, he was appointed Foundation Professor of Behavioural Health Sciences at La Trobe University, Melbourne. Subsequently, he was elected to the position of Founding National Chair of the College of Health Psychologists (a College of the Australian Psychological Society). He moved to Ireland in 1998 to take up the position of Professor and Head of Psychology at NUI, Galway.

Research Interests

Jack James’ main research interests are in cardiovascular behavioural health, with particular reference to the psychophysiological correlates of stress. He has a major interest in the implications of dietary caffeine for human health and well-being (cognitive performance and mood), and interests in applied behaviour analysis.

Publications

Books

• James, J. E. (1997). Understanding Caffeine: A Biobehavioral Analysis (pp. 227). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• James, J. E. (1991). Caffeine and Health (pp. 430). London: Academic Press.

Selected Articles

• James, J. E. (2010). Caffeine. In B. Johnson (Ed.), Addiction medicine: Science and practice. New York, NY: Springer.
• Hughes, B. M., Howard, S., James, J. E., & Higgins, N. M. (2010). Individual differences in adaptation of cardiovascular responses to stress. Biological Psychology, 83, in press.
• James, J. E. (2010). Caffeine-related disorders. In I. B. Weiner & W. E. Craighead (Eds.), The Corsini encyclopedia of psychology (4th ed., pp. 271-272). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
• Kristjansson, A. L., Sigfusdottir, I. D., James, J. E., Allegrante, J. P., & Helgason, A. R. (2010). Perceived parental reactions and peer respect as predictors of adolescent cigarette smoking and alcohol use. Addictive Behaviors, 35, 256-259.
• Tyndall, I. T., Roche, B., & James, J. E. (2009). The interfering effect of emotional stimulus functions on stimulus equivalence class formation: Implications for the understanding and treatment of anxiety. European Journal of Behaviour Analysis, 10, 121-140.
• Flynn, N. & James, J. E. (2009). Relative effects of demand and control on task-related cardiovascular reactivity, task perceptions, performance accuracy, and mood. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 72, 217-227.
• Keane, M. A., James, J. E. (2008). Effects of dietary caffeine on EEG, performance, and mood when rested and sleep restricted. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical & Experimental, 23, 669-680.
• Keane, M. A., James, J. E., & Hogan, M. J. (2007). Effects of dietary caffeine on topographic EEG after controlling for withdrawal and withdrawal reversal. Neuropsychobiology, 56, 197-207.
• James, J. E. & Keane, M. A. (2007). Caffeine, sleep and wakefulness: Implications of new understanding about withdrawal reversal. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical & Experimental, 22, 549-558.
• James, J. E. (2007). Claims of a “new” stuttering treatment using time-out from speaking are exaggerated: A brief review of the literature and commentary on Hewat et al. (2006). Disability and Rehabilitation, 29, 1057–1060.
• James, J. E. (2006). Blood pressure effects of dietary caffeine are a risk for cardiovascular disease. In B. D. Smith (Ed.), Caffeine consumption: Effects on health and behavior (pp. 133-153). Boca Raton, FL: Taylor & Francis.
• James, J. E. (2006). Health, commerce, and the Future of Health Psychology. The European Health Psychologist, March, 5-8.
• Ottaviani, C., Shapiro, D., Goldstein, I. B., James, J. E., & Weiss, R. (2006). Hemodynamic profile, compensation deficit, and ambulatory blood pressure. Psychophysiology, 43, 46-56.
• James, J. E., & Rogers, P. J. (2005). Effects of caffeine on performance and mood: Withdrawal reversal is the most plausible explanation. Psychopharmacology, 182, 1-8.
• James, J. E., Gregg, M. E., Kane, M., & Harte, F. (2005). Dietary caffeine, performance and mood: Enhancing and restorative effects after controlling for withdrawal relief. Neuropsychobiology, 52, 1-10.
• James, J. E. & Gregg, M. E. (2004). Hemodynamic effects of dietary caffeine, sleep restriction, and laboratory stress. Psychophysiology, 41, 914-923.
• James, J. E. (2004). A critical review of dietary caffeine and blood pressure: A relationship that should be taken more seriously. Psychosomatic Medicine, 66, 63-71.
• James, J. E. (2002). Corporate threats to research integrity demand collective (not individual) action from scientists. Addiction, 97, 1257-1258.
• James, J. E. (2002). "Third party" threats to research integrity in public-private partnerships. Addiction, 97, 1251-1255.
• Gregg, M. E., Matyas, T. A., & James, J. E. (2002). A new model of individual differences in hemodynamic profile and blood pressure reactivity. Psychophysiology, 39, 64-72.
• James, J. E. (1998). Acute and chronic effects of caffeine on performance, mood, headache, and sleep. Neuropsychobiology, 38, 32-41.
• James, J. E. (1997). Caffeine and blood pressure: Habitual use is a preventable cardiovascular risk factor. The Lancet, 349, 279-281.

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