Victor Counted, Ph.D
Dr Victor Counted is a behavioural, social, and health scientist, author, research consultant, and speaker. He is an interdisciplinary voice whose main research fuse applied health research, positive psychology, environment & behaviour, adult attachment theory, and the psychology of religion/spirituality. He is mostly known for his scholarly work on The Psychology of Religion and Place, Place Attachment, Attachment to God, and Migrant Health & Attachment. He is committed to transforming people and organisations through research and educational leadership.
Education
- PhD in Psychology — Western Sydney University, Australia
- PhD in Religion & Society — University of Groningen, Netherlands
LATEST BOOK RELEASE
IN THE MEDIA
Migrants and the bond with God: attachment and survival are linked
Published in The Conversation 21 January, 2020.
Can Religious Coping Help Australian Bushfire Survivors?
Published in Psychology Today 20 January, 2020
The Security of Place & Resilience
Published in Psychology Today 19 March, 2019.
Kracht van religie mogelijk onderschat in Nederlands integratiebeleid voor Afrikanen
Published in Nieuw Wij! (Dutch) June 29, 2019
'Band met God versterkt geestelijke veerkracht migrant' / ‘Bond with God strengthens migrant's spiritual resilience’
Published in Nederlands Dagblad / Nederlands Daily Newspaper 26 June, 2019
Recent Posts
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Call for Papers: Religion, Spirituality and the New African DiasporaMay 2, 2020/0 Comments
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Migrants and the bond with God: attachment and survival are linkedJanuary 27, 2020/
Upcoming Events and Speaking Engagements
There are no upcoming events at this time.
Forthcoming Projects
Book Project for Lexington Books: "The Roots of Radicalization"
I have signed a contract to write a book for Lexington Books on my work on disrupted attachment systems and displacement in the context of radicalization. The working title for the book is "The Roots of Radicalization". The book should be ready by the end of 2020.
Victor Counted, Ph.D.
Selected Publications
Attachment to Australia, Attachment to God, and Quality of Life Outcomes in Migrants
Published 2020 in Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health 22(1), 65-95.
Sense of Place Attitudes and Quality of Life Outcomes among African Residents in Australia
Published 2019 in the Journal of Community Psychology 47(2), 338-355.
Place Spirituality: an attachment perspective
Published 2019 in Archive for the Psychology of Religion 41(1), 12–25.
Keep in touch!
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