Michael Kyrios


Michael Kyrios is an Australian clinical psychologist. He is a professor at Flinders University, and serves 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, addiction, anxiety, and depression. More recently, he has developed approaches to coping mentally and facilitating wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic see Órama Institute at Flinders University.
He has also developed online treatments for OCD and hoarding.