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Biography

Dr Charlie Fontaine is a lecturer in Psychology, within the College of Healthcare Sciences. They received their PhD from the University of Warwick, exploring resilience in adolescent mental health - determining resilience factors for bullied LGBTQI adolescents and the role of anxiety and worry in school transition for young adolescents. Dr Fontaine received a Master’s in Clinical Aspects of Psychology from the University of Reading; they completed a placement in the Anxiety and Depression clinic, contributing to research exploring online CBT as effective treatment for anxiety in adolescents. Their Master’s thesis investigated the types of individuals drawn to pain and who engage in painful activities.

Dr Fontaine's current research is focused on mental wellbeing in excessive online gaming, evolutionary theory in modern dating behvaiours, and student mental wellbeing.

Research

Research Interests

Social psychology, evolutionary psychology, mental wellbeing

Teaching

Research Advisor Accreditation
Advisor Type

Secondary

Taught Modules
[PY4104] Psychology Thesis Part 1 of 2Tutor
2023
[PY4202] Individual Differences in PersonalityCoordinator
2023
[PY4201] Social PsychologyCoordinator, Lecturer
2023
Current JCU Research Students
Breaking the Binary: Evolutionary Perspectives on Gender and Sexual Diversity in Modern Dating
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
Completed Honours and External Research Students
Modern dating from an evolutionary perspective: sociosexuality and individual identity
HONOURS
The impact of cooperative online gaming and social connectedness on mental wellbeing
HONOURS

Output

Perceived self-belief and social support: resilience in bullied LGBTQ+ adolescents
2022
Fontaine, Charlotte; Birchwood, Max; Connor, Charlotte (2022) 'Perceived self-belief and social supp. Youth Voice Journal, 12 . ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Sex­specific effects of gender identification on pain study recruitment
2018
Mattos Feijó, Larissa; Tarman, Guliz Zeynep; Fontaine, Charlotte; Harrison, Richard; Johnstone, Tom;...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
The impact of the transition from primary school to secondary school on young adolescents
2017
Fontaine, C.; Connor, C.; Channa, S.; Palmer, C.; Birchwood, M. (2017) 'The impact of the transition European Psychiatry, 41 (S1) :s179-s180. [DOI ...
Journal Contribution Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
The impact of emotional acknowledgement and self-esteem on resilience to family dysfunction
2017
Fontaine, C.; Connor, C.; Channa, S.; Palmer, C.; Birchwood, M. (2017) 'The impact of emotional ackn European Psychiatry, 41 (Supplement) :S734-S73...
Journal Contribution Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Sustainability in helping professions: a common core unit across disciplines
2022
Fontaine, Charlotte; Nicholson Perry, Kathryn (2022) Sustainability Symposium 2022: Front, Centre an...
Conference Contribution Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Student mental wellbeing at ACAP: Resilience, support, and distress
2021
Fontaine, Charlotte; Nicholson Perry, Kathryn (2021) ACAP Conference 2021: Transformation in the tim...
Conference Contribution Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU