Dr. John Hunter
- Education:
- University of California, Los Angeles, Bachelor of Arts
University of California, Irvine, Master of Arts
University of California, Irvine, Ph.D.
Biography
Dr. John Hunter joined Chapman’s faculty in 2020 as an Assistant Instructional Faculty member in the Department of Psychology in Crean College. His educational background includes a PhD in Psychological Science from UC Irvine, a Postdoctoral Scholar at UC Irvine School of Medicine, double major (History and Psychology) from UCLA, and some “life education” serving in the US Peace Corps in the islands of Micronesia.
John’s interdisciplinary program of research explores the positive potential of digital technology to maximize well-being. His scholarly work primarily examines the ways in which technology may be leveraged to reduce stress, boost health and happiness, and augment social relationships.
John teaches Critical Thinking, Health Psychology, and Research Methods in Behavioral
Science in the Psychology Department. His pedagogical approach is grounded in collaborative
and interactive learning that emphasizes real-world applications of course material.
John is also the Director of the Center for Undergraduate Excellence. In this role, he is committed to enhancing CUE’s transformative impact by strengthening our thriving undergraduate research ecosystem and providing personalized guidance for student fellowships and scholarships.
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Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications
- Hunter, J. F., Jones, N. M., Delgadillo, D., & Kaveladze, B. (2022). The Influence of Technology on the Assessment and Conceptualization of Social Support. In Quantifying Quality of Life (pp. 373-394). Springer, Cham.
- Toohey S, Wray A, Hunter J, Waldrop I, Saadat S, Boysen-Osborn M, Sudario G, Smart J, Wiechmann W, Pressman S (2022). Comparing the Psychological Effects of Manikin-Based and Augmented Reality–Based Simulation Training: Within-Subjects Crossover Study JMIR Medical Education;8(3):e36447
- Hunter, J.F., Acevedo, A.M., Gago-Masague, S., Jenkins, B.N., Yun, C., Torno, L., & Fortier, M.A. (2020) Preliminary Efficacy of Pain Buddy: A Novel Intervention for the Management of Children’s Cancer-Related Pain. Pediatric Blood & Cancer
- Hunter, J.F., Olah, M.S., Williams, A.L., Parks, A.C., & Pressman S.D. (2019) Effects of Brief Biofeedback via a Smartphone Application on Stress Recovery: Randomized Experimental Study. JMIR Serious Games, 7(4):e15974.
- Schueller, S. M., Hunter, J. F., Figueroa, C., & Aguilera, A. (2019) Use of Digital Mental Health for Marginalized and Underserved Populations. Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry, 1-13.
- Jenkins, B.N., Hunter, J.F., Richardson, M. J., Conner, T.S., Pressman, S.D. (2019). Affect variability and affect predictability: Using recurrence quantification analyses to better understand how predictability in affect relates to health. Emotion
- Hunter, J.F., Fortier, M.A., & Kain, Z.N. (2018). Pain relief in the palm of your hand: Harnessing mobile health to manage pediatric pain. Pediatric Anesthesia
- Hunter, J.F., Hooker, E. D., Rohleder, N., & Pressman, S. D. (2018). The use of smartphones as a digital security blanket: The influence of phone use and availability on psychological and physiological responses to social exclusion. Psychosomatic Medicine, 80, 345-352.
- Hunter, J.F., Cross, M. P., & Pressman, S. D. (2018). The associations between positive affect & health: Findings and future directions. In C.R. Snyder, S. J. Lopez, L. M. Edwards, & S. C. Marques (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology, 3rd Edition.
- Kushlev, K., Hunter, J.F., Proulx, J., Dunn, E., & Pressman, S.D. (2018). Smartphones reduce smiling between strangers. Computers in Human Behavior
- Jenkins, B. N., Hunter, J. F., Cross, M. P., Acevedo, A. M., & Pressman, S. D. (2018). When is affect variability bad for health? The association between affect variability and immune response to the influenza vaccination. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 104, 41-47.
- Diener, E. Pressman, S.D., Hunter, J.F. Delgadillo-Chase, D., (2017). If, why and when subjective well-being influences health, and future needed research. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 9, 33-167.