Dr Gemma Cameron

GREAT Tutor and Mentor, Psychology

gemma.cameron@swansea.ac.uk

About

I am a Research Assistant for Prof. Simon Dymond investing the effects of COVID-19 lockdown and protective measures on fear and avoidance behaviour and mental health coping in adults.

My research interests include associative learning and experimental psychopathology; fear, anxiety and avoidance.

Career Highlights

Research

Schlund, M. W., Treacher, K., Preston, O., Magee, S. K., Richman, D. M., Brewer A. T., Cameron, G., & Dymond, S. (2017). “Watch out!” Effects of instructed threat on human free-operant approach-avoidance behaviour. Journal of Experimental Analysis of Behaviour, 107, 101-122. doi: 10.1002/jeab.238

Cameron, G., Roche, B., Schlund, M. W., & Dymond, S. (2016). Learned, instructed and observed pathways to fear and avoidance. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 50, 106–112. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2015.06.003

Cameron, G., Schlund, M. W., & Dymond, S. (2015). Generalization of socially transmitted and instructed avoidance. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 9, 1–15. http://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00159

Publications

Research Highlights

Cameron, G., Zuj, D., Dymond, S., & Quigley, M. (2022). Remote, online assessment of avoidance learning. Learning and Motivation, 78, 101805
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lmot.2022.101805, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59787
Quigley, M., Whiteford, S., Cameron, G., Zuj, D., & Dymond, S. (2022). Longitudinal assessment of COVID-19 fear and psychological wellbeing in the United Kingdom. Journal of Health Psychology, 28(8), 135910532211348
https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053221134848, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61671
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13591053221134848
Cameron, G., Quigley, M., Zuj, D., & Dymond, S. (2023). Online counterconditioning with COVID-19-relevant stimuli in lockdown: Impact on threat expectancy, fear, and persistent avoidance. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 78, 101801
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2022.101801, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61772
Dymond, S., Cameron, G., Zuj, D., & Quigley, M. (2024). Far from the threatening crowd: Generalisation of conditioned threat expectancy and fear in COVID-19 lockdown. Learning and Behavior
https://doi.org/10.3758/s13420-024-00625-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65538

All Research

Journal Articles

Dymond, S., Cameron, G., Zuj, D., & Quigley, M. (2024). Far from the threatening crowd: Generalisation of conditioned threat expectancy and fear in COVID-19 lockdown. Learning and Behavior
https://doi.org/10.3758/s13420-024-00625-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65538
Cameron, G., Quigley, M., Zuj, D., & Dymond, S. (2023). Online counterconditioning with COVID-19-relevant stimuli in lockdown: Impact on threat expectancy, fear, and persistent avoidance. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 78, 101801
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2022.101801, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61772
Quigley, M., Whiteford, S., Cameron, G., Zuj, D., & Dymond, S. (2022). Longitudinal assessment of COVID-19 fear and psychological wellbeing in the United Kingdom. Journal of Health Psychology, 28(8), 135910532211348
https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053221134848, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61671
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13591053221134848
Cameron, G., Zuj, D., Dymond, S., & Quigley, M. (2022). Remote, online assessment of avoidance learning. Learning and Motivation, 78, 101805
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lmot.2022.101805, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59787

Key Grants and Projects

Ser Cymru Leaving Lockdown and Living with COVID-19 2020 - 2021