Email tamlin.conner@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 479 7624
Professor Tamlin Conner’s research on emotional and physical well-being is distinguished by the use of mobile technology to measure people’s experiences in real-time in the context of daily life. She maintains several interdisciplinary collaborations and is currently interested in the links between nutrition and well-being, university student alcohol use, health behaviours, and smartphone based interventions to improve wellness.
She is the co-editor of the Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Daily Life (2012), past vice-president of the Society for Ambulatory Assessment, and Associate Editor for the journal Emotion.
Tamlin received her BA(Hons) in psychology from the University of Colorado, PhD in social psychology from Boston College, and postdoctoral training in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut Health Center in the United States. She joined the University of Otago in 2008.
Tamlin supervises PhD, Masters, and postgraduate diploma students from New Zealand and overseas. She has successfully supervised over 40 postgraduate students and won the Otago University Students’ Association Supervisor of the Year award in 2017.
Teaching
Research interests
- Use of computerised experience sampling methods to study daily experience; experience sampling methods; ecological momentary assessment; ecological momentary interventions
- Psychological, health, nutritional and genetic factors that affect emotional well-being in daily life
- Well-being and happiness; health; nutrition; university student alcohol use
Publications
Cooper, J. R. H., Scarf, D., & Conner, T. S. (2023). University students’ opinions towards mobile sensing data collection: A qualitative analysis. Frontiers in Digital Health, 5, 1125276. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2023.1125276
Riordan, B. C., Winter, T., Carey, K. B., Conner, T. S., Moradi, S., Jang, K., Reid, K. E., Mason, A., & Scarf, D. (2023). A combined web based intervention and ecological momentary intervention for reducing alcohol use among incoming first-year university students: Results from a three-arm randomised controlled trial. Addictive Behaviors, 136, 107471. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107471
Dakin, B. C., Tan, N. P., Conner, T. S., & Bastian, B. (2022). The relationship between prosociality, meaning, and happiness in everyday life. Journal of Happiness Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10902-022-00526-1
Morley, K. C., Logge, W. B., Riordan, B. C., Brannon, S., Haber, P. S., & Conner, T. S. (2022). Daily experiences of hangover severity and food consumption in young adults. British Journal of Health Psychology, 27, 468-483. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12555
Riordan, B. C., Winter, T., Flett, J. A. M., Mason, A., Scarf, D., Jose, P. E., & Conner, T. S. (2022). Does the fear of missing out moderate the relationship between social networking use and affect: A daily diary study. Psychological Reports, 125(6), 3084-3099. doi: 10.1177/00332941211040441
Mehl, M. R., & Conner, T. S. (Eds.). (2012). Handbook of research methods for studying daily life. New York: Guilford Press, 678p.
Edited Book - Research
Riordan, B. C., Flett, J. A. M., Conner, T. S., & Scarf, D. (2016). Text message interventions for alcohol use: Current research and future directions. In W. Gutierrez (Ed.), Alcohol consumption: Patterns, influences and health effects. (pp. 185-191). New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Chapter in Book - Research
Riordan, B. C., Flett, J. A. M., Lam, T., Conner, T. S., & Scarf, D. (2016). The Jekyll and Hyde of our drinking: Event specific drinking, intervention, and prevention. In W. Gutierrez (Ed.), Alcohol consumption: Patterns, influences and health effects. (pp. 129-165). New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Chapter in Book - Research
Conner, T. S., & Mehl, M. R. (2015). Ambulatory assessment: Methods for studying everyday life. In R. A. Scott & S. M. Kosslyn (Eds.), Emerging trends in the social and behavioral sciences. John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118900772.etrds0010
Chapter in Book - Research
Polak, M. A., Richardson, A. C., Flett, J. A. M., Brookie, K. L., & Conner, T. S. (2015). Measuring mood: Considerations and innovations for nutrition science. In T. Best & L. Dye (Eds.), Nutrition for brain health and cognitive performance. (pp. 95-122). Boca Raton, FL: CRC PRess.
Chapter in Book - Research
Conner, T. S., & Mehl, M. R. (2012). Preface. In M. R. Mehl & T. S. Conner (Eds.), Handbook of research methods for studying daily life. (pp. xix-xxiii). New York: Guilford Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Conner, T. S., & Lehman, B. J. (2011). Getting started: Launching a study in daily life. In M. R. Mehl & T. S. Conner (Eds.), Handbook of research methods for studying daily life. (pp. 89-107). New York: Guilford Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Conner, T. S., & Tennen, H. (2009). Diary methods. In D. Matsumoto (Ed.), Cambridge dictionary of psychology. (pp. 159-160). Cambridge University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Conner, T. S., & Tennen, H. (2007). Personality. In W. A. Darity (Ed.), International encyclopedia of the social sciences. (2nd ed.) (pp. 217-220). New York: MacMillan.
Chapter in Book - Research
Conner, T. S., Barrett, L. F., Tugade, M. M., & Tennen, H. (2007). Idiographic personality: The theory and practice of experience sampling. In R. W. Robins, R. C. Fraley & R. F. Krueger (Eds.), Handbook of research methods in personality psychology. (pp. 79-96). New York: Guildford Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Tugade, M. M., Conner, T., & Barrett, L. F. (2007). Assessment of mood. In S. Ayers, A. Baum, C. McManus, S. Newman, K. Wallston, J. Weinman & R. West (Eds.), Cambridge handbook of psychology, health and medicine. (2nd ed.) (pp. 278-286). Cambridge University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Conner, T., & Bliss-Moreau, E. (2006). Sampling human experience in naturalistic settings. In S. N. Hesse-Biber & P. Leavy (Eds.), Emergent methods in social research. (pp. 109-129). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Chapter in Book - Research
Cooper, J. R. H., Scarf, D., & Conner, T. S. (2023). University students’ opinions towards mobile sensing data collection: A qualitative analysis. Frontiers in Digital Health, 5, 1125276. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2023.1125276
Journal - Research Article
Riordan, B. C., Winter, T., Carey, K. B., Conner, T. S., Moradi, S., Jang, K., Reid, K. E., Mason, A., & Scarf, D. (2023). A combined web based intervention and ecological momentary intervention for reducing alcohol use among incoming first-year university students: Results from a three-arm randomised controlled trial. Addictive Behaviors, 136, 107471. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107471
Journal - Research Article
Dakin, B. C., Tan, N. P., Conner, T. S., & Bastian, B. (2022). The relationship between prosociality, meaning, and happiness in everyday life. Journal of Happiness Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10902-022-00526-1
Journal - Research Article
Morley, K. C., Logge, W. B., Riordan, B. C., Brannon, S., Haber, P. S., & Conner, T. S. (2022). Daily experiences of hangover severity and food consumption in young adults. British Journal of Health Psychology, 27, 468-483. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12555
Journal - Research Article
Riordan, B. C., Winter, T., Flett, J. A. M., Mason, A., Scarf, D., Jose, P. E., & Conner, T. S. (2022). Does the fear of missing out moderate the relationship between social networking use and affect: A daily diary study. Psychological Reports, 125(6), 3084-3099. doi: 10.1177/00332941211040441
Journal - Research Article
Bartonicek, A., Wickham, S. R., Pat, N., & Conner, T. S. (2021). The value of Bayesian predictive projection for variable selection: An example of selecting lifestyle predictors of young adult well-being. BMC Public Health, 21, 695. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10690-3
Journal - Research Article
Conner, T. S., Zeng, J., Blank, M.-L., He, V., & Hoek, J. (2021). A descriptive analysis of transitions from smoking to electronic nicotine delivery system (Ends) use: A daily diary investigation. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 18(12), 6301. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18126301
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Deng, Q., Haszard, J. J., Conner, T. S., Rapsey, C., Peng, M., & Venn, B. J. (2021). Cognitive performance, mood and satiety following ingestion of beverages imparting different glycaemic responses: A randomised double-blind crossover trial. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 75, 602-610. doi: 10.1038/s41430-020-00749-6
Journal - Research Article
Fletcher, B. D., Flett, J. A. M., Wickham, S.-R., Pullar, J. M., Vissers, M. C. M., & Conner, T. S. (2021). Initial evidence of variation by ethnicity in the relationship between vitamin C status and mental states in young adults. Nutrients, 13, 792. doi: 10.3390/nu13030792
Journal - Research Article
Hegarty, R. S. M., Conner, T. S., Stebbings, S., Fletcher, B. D., Harrison, A., & Treharne, G. J. (2021). Understanding fatigue-related disability in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis: The importance of daily correlates. Arthritis Care & Research, 73(9), 1282-1289. doi: 10.1002/acr.24224
Journal - Research Article
Monds, L. A., Riordan, B. C., Flett, J. A. M., Conner, T. S., Haber, P., & Scarf, D. (2021). How intoxicated are you? Investigating self and observer intoxication ratings in relation to blood alcohol concentration. Drug & Alcohol Review, 40, 1173-1177. doi: 10.1111/dar.13241
Journal - Research Article
Riordan, B. C., Flett, J. A. M., Cody, L. M., Conner, T. S., & Scarf, D. K. (2021). The Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and event-specific drinking: The relationship between FoMO and alcohol use, harm, and breath alcohol concentration during orientation week. Current Psychology, 40, 3691-3701. doi: 10.1007/s12144-019-00318-6
Journal - Research Article
Tan, N. P., Conner, T. S., Sun, H., Loughnan, S., & Smillie, L. D. (2021). Who gives a veg? Relations between personality and vegetarianism/veganism. Appetite, 163, 105195. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105195
Journal - Research Article
Teah, G. E., & Conner, T. S. (2021). Psychological and demographic predictors of vaping and vaping susceptibility in young adults. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 659206. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.659206
Journal - Research Article
Winter, T., Conner, T. S., & Jose, P. E. (2021). Identifying profiles of affective change: An ecological momentary assessment of flourishers. Emotion, 21(3), 584-594. doi: 10.1037/emo0000741
Journal - Research Article
Winter, T., Riordan, B., Conner, T., & Jose, P. (2021). Methodological and conceptual complexities of assessing relationships between single-occasion CRP inflammation and daily affect. Brain, Behavior & Immunity: Health, 14. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2021.100240
Journal - Research Article
Aldaz, B. E., Hegarty, R. S. M., Conner, T. S., Perez, D., & Treharne, G. J. (2020). Correlates of cancer illness uncertainty, experiential avoidance of uncertainty and well-being during oncology treatment with curative intent. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 49(2), 15-22.
Journal - Research Article
Chung, P., Logge, W. B., Riordan, B. C., Haber, P. S., Merriman, M. E., Phipps-Green, A., Topless, R. K., Merriman, T. R., Conner, T., & Morley, K. C. (2020). Genetic polymorphisms on OPRM1, DRD2, DRD4, and COMT in young adults: Lack of association with alcohol consumption. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 549429. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.549429
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Conner, T. S., Fletcher, B. D., Haszard, J. J., Pullar, J. M., Spencer, E., Mainvil, L. A., & Vissers, M. C. M. (2020). KiwiC for vitality: Results of a placebo-controlled trial testing the effects of kiwifruit or vitamin C tablets on vitality in adults with low vitamin C levels. Nutrients, 12, 2898. doi: 10.3390/nu12092898
Journal - Research Article
Flett, J. A. M., Conner, T. S., Riordan, B. C., Patterson, T., & Hayne, H. (2020). App-based mindfulness meditation for psychological distress and adjustment to college in incoming university students: A pragmatic, randomised, waitlist-controlled trial. Psychology & Health, 35(9), 1049-1074. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2019.1711089
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Hegarty, R. S. M., Fletcher, B. D., Conner, T. S., Stebbings, S., & Treharne, G. J. (2020). Acceptance and commitment therapy for people with rheumatic disease: Existing evidence and future directions. Musculoskeletal Care, 18, 330-341. doi: 10.1002/msc.1464
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Jenkins, B. N., Hunter, J. F., Richardson, M. J., Conner, T. S., & Pressman, S. D. (2020). Affect variability and predictability: Using recurrence quantification analysis to better understand how the dynamics of affect relate to health. Emotion, 20(3), 391-402. doi: 10.1037/emo0000556
Journal - Research Article
Riordan, B. C., Cody, L., Flett, J. A. M., Conner, T. S., Hunter, J., & Scarf, D. (2020). The development of a single item FoMO (Fear of Missing Out) scale. Current Psychology, 39, 1215-1220. doi: 10.1007/s12144-018-9824-8
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Wickham, S.-R., Amarasekara, N. A., Bartonicek, A., & Conner, T. S. (2020). The big three health behaviors and mental health and well-being among young adults: A cross-sectional investigation of sleep, exercise, and diet. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 579205. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.579205
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Aldaz, B. E., Hegarty, R. S. M., Conner, T. S., Perez, D., & Treharne, G. J. (2019). Is avoidance of illness uncertainty associated with distress during oncology treatment? A daily diary study. Psychology & Health, 34(4), 422-437. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2018.1532511
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Blank, M.-L., Hoek, J., George, M., Gendall, P., Conner, T. S., Thrul, J., … Langlotz, T. (2019). An exploration of smoking-to-vaping transition attempts using a "smart" electronic nicotine delivery system. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 21(10), 1339-1346. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nty093
Journal - Research Article
Flett, J. A. M., Fletcher, B. D., Riordan, B. C., Patterson, T., Hayne, H., & Conner, T. S. (2019). The peril of self-reported adherence in digital interventions: A brief example. Internet Interventions, 18, 100267. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2019.100267
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Flett, J. A. M., Hayne, H., Riordan, B. C., Thompson, L. M., & Conner, T. S. (2019). Mobile mindfulness meditation: A randomised controlled trial of the effect of two popular apps on mental health. Mindfulness, 10(5), 863-876. doi: 10.1007/s12671-018-1050-9
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Hegarty, R. S. M., Treharne, G. J., Stebbings, S., Graham, K., & Conner, T. S. (2019). Optimising daily diary questionnaires about fatigue, psychological flexibility and well-being: Perspectives of people with rheumatic disease. Psychology & Health, 34(2), 181-199. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2018.1520232
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Brookie, K. L., Best, G. I., & Conner, T. S. (2018). Intake of raw fruits and vegetables is associated with better mental health than intake of processed fruits and vegetables. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 487. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00487
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Choukri, M. A., Conner, T. S., Haszard, J. J., Harper, M. J., & Houghton, L. A. (2018). Effect of vitamin D supplementation on depressive symptoms and psychological wellbeing in healthy adult women: A double-blind randomised controlled clinical trial. Journal of Nutritional Science, 7, e23. doi: 10.1017/jns.2018.14
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Conner, T. S., DeYoung, C. G., & Silvia, P. J. (2018). Everyday creative activity as a path to flourishing. Journal of Positive Psychology, 13(2), 181-189. doi: 10.1080/17439760.2016.1257049
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Conner, T. S., McFarlane, K. G., Choukri, M., Riordan, B. C., Flett, J. A. M., Phipps-Green, A. J., Topless, R. K., Merriman, M. E., & Merriman, T. R. (2018). The oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) variant rs53576 is not related to emotional traits or states in young adults [Brief research report]. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 2548. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02548
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Conner, T. S., Mirosa, M., Bremer, P., & Peniamina, R. (2018). The role of personality in daily food allergy experiences. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 29. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00029
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Riordan, B. C., Conner, T. S., Flett, J. A. M., Droste, N., Cody, L., Brookie, K. L., Riordan, J. K., & Scarf, D. K. (2018). An intercept study to measure the extent to which New Zealand university students pre-game. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42(1), 30-34. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12754
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Riordan, B. C., Conner, T. S., Thrul, J., Flett, J. A. M., Carey, K. B., & Scarf, D. (2018). Just a first-year thing? The relations between drinking during Orientation Week and subsequent academic year drinking across class years. Substance Use & Misuse, 53(9), 1501-1510. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1415354
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Rolston, C. J., Conner, T. S., Stamp, L. K., Neha, T., Pitama, S., Fanning, N., … Hudson, B., Hegarty, R. M., & Treharne, G. J. (2018). Improving gout education from patients’ perspectives: A focus group study of Māori and Pākehā people with gout. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10(3), 194-200. doi: 10.1071/HC18010
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Sato, I., Jose, P. E., & Conner, T. S. (2018). Savoring mediates the effect of nature on positive affect. International Journal of Wellbeing, 8(1), 18-33. doi: 10.5502/ijw.v8i1.621
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