Michael Kyrios

Michael or Mike Kyrios (born 30 December 1958) is a Greek-Australian clinical psychologist. He is an emeritus professor at Flinders University, after serving as vice-president and executive dean at the university's College of Education, Psychology and Social Work.

He was previously a professor at the Australian National University and the director of its Research School of Psychology, and president of the Australian Psychological Society from 2014 to 2016. His other previous appointments include Swinburne University of Technology and the University of Melbourne. His research focuses on areas such as obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), behavioural addictions, anxiety, and depression. He has led research in understanding the role of the self in psychological disorders and in psychological treatments. More recently, he has developed approaches to coping mentally and facilitating wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic [see Órama Institute at Flinders University]. With colleagues from the South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, they have developed interventions to improve wellbeing, anxiety and depression.

He has also developed online treatments for OCD and hoarding.

Kyrios' initial career was mainly as a clinician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, although he maintained academic links to the Faculty of Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne. His academic career took greater focus when he transferred to the Department of Psychology at the University of Melbourne and then to Swinburne University where he set up research institutes in mental health. His next career move was to the Australian National University in Canberra and, finally, to Flinders University in Adelaide where he maintained close links to the South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute.