Professor Richard Moulding

BSc(Hons) MPsych PhD

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  • Course Coordinator
  • Unit Coordinator
Richard Moulding

Research Expertise

  • Emotion Regulation
  • Self-Concept
  • CBT
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Hoarding Disorder

Research Supervision

  • Doctorate/PhD
  • Masters
  • Honours

Teaching

CLN602: Adult Psychopathology and Intervention

Clinical Expertise

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • OCD
  • Hoarding Disorder

About

Dr Moulding is an Associate Professor and course coordinator of the Master of Psychology (Clinical). He has a BSc(Hons) in psychology, as well as a Masters and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. He is an endorsed clinical psychologist and a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and is currently a member of the committee of the Clinical College of the APS in his role as Editor in Chief of the journal Clinical Psychologist.

Richard has previously been a chief investigator on a NHMRC randomised controlled trial examining the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a novel online treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and a chief investigator on a NSW government grant disseminating novel treatments for comorbid anxiety/depression and substance use disorders. He has also previously been a volunteer committee member of the community mutual self-help group, the Anxiety Recovery Centre Victoria, for a seven-year period. He set up a Hoarding Disorder treatment program at Swinburne University. He is interested in the Anxiety and OCD-Related Disorders, Emotion Regulation, and self-concept.

Key Publications

Fernandez, S., Daffern, M., Moulding, R., & Nedeljkovic, M. (2023). Exploring Predictors of Aggressive Intrusive Thoughts and Aggressive Scripts: Similarities and Differences in Phenomenology. Aggressive Behavior, 49, 141-153. http://doi.org/10.1002/ab.22061

Moulding, R., Nedeljkovic, M., Bhar, S., Anglim, J., Fernandez, S., & Kyrios, M. (2023). With a Little Help from my Friends: Outcomes of a Group Based Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 38, 100823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2023.100823

Steketee, G., Nedeljkovic, M., & Moulding, R. (2023). Celebrating the work of Randy O. Frost and Michael Kyrios. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 38, 100823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2023.100825

Khosravani, V., Ardestani, S. M. S., Wong, S., Moulding, R., Aardema, F., Bastan, F. S., & Aminaee, M. (2023). Cross-sectional direct and indirect relationships between the corrupted feared self and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a clinical sample: The role of mental contamination. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62, 800-815. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12440

Yang, Y.H., Moulding, R., Nedeljkovic, M., Foroughi, E., Doron, G., & Kyrios, M. (2023). Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and cultural issues. In D. Tolin. (Ed.). Oxford Handbook of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, 2nd Ed. Oxford. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190068752.013.28

Crowe, E.; Staiger, P. K., Bowe, S. J., Rehm, I. Moulding, R., Herrick, C., & Hallford, D. J. (2024). The association between trichotillomania symptoms and emotion regulation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 346, 88-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.11.010

Fernandez, S., Daffern, M., Moulding, R., & Nedeljkovic, M. (2024). A critical comparison of aggressive intrusive thoughts in obsessive compulsive disorder and aggressive scripts in offender populations. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 76, 101920. https://doi-org.cmi.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.avb.2024.101920

Jeager, T., Anglim, J., Yang, Y., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Knight, T., & Moulding, R. (2024). An Ecological Momentary Assessment of OCD-Relevant Intrusions: Frequency, Feared Self, and Concealment. Behaviour Research & Therapy, 179, 104558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2024.104558

Latif, N., & Moulding, R. (in press). Lose Yourself: Feared Self, Emotion Regulation, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Eating Disorder Symptomatology. Australian Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2024.2342808

Moulding, R., Bhar, S., Nedeljkovic, M., Ahern, C., & Kyrios, M. (in press). A clinician’s quick guide of evidence based approaches: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Version 2). Clinical Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.1080/13284207.2024.2363434

Aminaee, M., Khosravani, V., Moulding, R., Aardema, F., Wong, K., Ardestani, S. M. S. (in press). The role of feared possible selves in the relationship between inferential confusion and obsessive-compulsive symptoms: A replication and extension in a clinical sample. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12481

Walker, O., Moulding, R., & Mason, J. (in press). The experience of young carers in Australia: A qualitative systematic review and meta-ethnographic synthesis. Australian Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/00049530.2024.2372266

Rehm, I., Moulding, R., & Nedeljkovic, M. (in press). Dysfunctional Beliefs Associated with Hair Pulling Disorder: An Examination in Clinical versus Non-clinical Groups. Australian Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2024.2376881

Walker, O., Mason, J., & Moulding, R. (in press). The psychosocial outcomes of young carers in Australia: a scoping review. Journal of Youth Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2024.2390899