Victor Counted, Ph.D.

Bio

Dr. Victor Counted is an Associate Professor of Psychology, Director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at Regent University and Program Director for Abundant Life Flourishing. Counted is a Faculty Affiliate of Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program and a Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion. He has a Ph.D. in Health Psychology from Western Sydney University, Australia, and a second Ph.D. in Psychology of Religion from the University of Groningen, Netherlands. He serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Positive Psychology and Editor of Springer’s Religion, Spirituality, and Health book series.

Counted has authored over 70 peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly publications that examine the psychological processes—psychosocial, psychospiritual, psychospatial and neuropsychological—that shape human flourishing across different cultural contexts. His work explores how these dimensions interact to support, sustain, and strengthen flourishing and how disruptions to these processes can lead to challenges that require adaptive responses. He also utilizes a unique integrative flourishing framework that integrates psychological science and practice with cross-cultural healthcare practices to develop evidence-based and theoretically-driven research interventions that promote health and well-being for individuals and communities.

Credentials

Ph.D., Health Psychology, Western Sydney University, Australia

Ph.D., Psychology of Religion, University of Groningen, Netherlands

Publications

Books

Counted, V. (forthcoming 2025). Bonding With God: Attachment Theory & the Psychology of Faith. Baker Academic

Counted, V, Ramkissoon, H., Captari, L., & Cowden, R.G. (eds.) (2023). Place, Spirituality, and Wellbeing: A global and multidisciplinary approach. Springer

Counted, V, Cowden, R.G., & Ramkissoon, H. (2021). Place and Post-Pandemic Flourishing: Disruption, Adjustment, and Healthy Behaviors. Springer

Counted, V. (2021). The Roots of Radicalization: Disrupted Attachment Systems and Displacement. Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield

Counted, V. & Watts, F. eds. (2019). The Psychology of Religion and Place: Emerging Perspectives. Palgrave MacMillan.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Żemojtel-Piotrowska, M., Sawicki, A., Piotrowski, J., Lifshin, U., Kretchner, M., Skowronski, J. J., Sedikides, C., Jonason, P. K., Adamovic, M., Ahmed, O., Atitsogbe, K. A., Al-Shawaf, L., Appiah, S. C. Y., Ardi, R., Azam, U., Babakr, Z. H., Baldursson, E. B., Bălțătescu, S., Bochaver, K., Bolatov, A., Bonato, M., Bundhoo, H. Y., Chaleeraktrakoon, T., Chobthamkit, P., Cowden, R. G., Counted, V., de Clunie, G., Dragova-Koleva, S., Esteves, C. S., Gouveia, V. V., Gundolf, K., Hamouda, S., Haretche, C., Jeong, E. H. K., Iliško, D., Malik, N. I., Aruta, J. J. B., Jia, F., Jovanović, V., Jukić, T., Jukić, D. P., Kamble, S. V., Khachatryan, N., Klicperova-Baker, M., Kogler, C., Knezović, E., Koralov, M., Kovacs, M., Eldesoki, W. L. M., Larzabal Fernandez, A., Liik, K., Malik, S., Maltby, J., Malysheva, K., Mamuti, A., Mangafic, J., Moon, C., Milfont, T. L., Muehlbacher, S., Najafi, R., Özsoy, E., Park, J., Pérez de León, P., Polackova Solcova, I., Ramos-Diaz, J., Ridic, G., Riđić, O., Samekin, A., Spoto, A., Starc, A., Stefenel, D., Trà, K. T. T., Tiliouine, H., Tomšik, R., Torres-Marín, J., Umeh, C. S., Wills-Herrera, E., Wlodarczyk, A., Vally, Z., Vauclair, C.-M., Yahiiaiev, I., & Zand, S. (2024). Grandiose narcissism, unfounded beliefs, and behavioral reactions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Reports, 14, 17503. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67954-2

Counted, V., Cowden, R.G., & Lomas, T. (2024). Multidimensional Flourishing in Africa: An Intracontinental Descriptive Analysis of 38 Well-being Indicators in 40 Countries. Journal of Happiness Studies  25(51). Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-024-00764-5

Counted, V., Baum, L., Smith, R., Kane, A., Williams, S., Joynt, S., & Garzon, F. (2024). Do Daily Spiritual Experiences Moderate Relations Between Subjective Suffering and Psychological Distress Among Christians? Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evidence from a Sample of South African Adults. Journal of Psychology and Christianity 43(2), 152-170.

Counted, V., Garzon, F., Hathaway, W.L., McKinzie, G., Stephens, R., Francis, L.J. (2024). Missional Psychotherapy: A Hermeneutic of Mental Health Care in Christian Counseling. Journal of Psychology and Christianity 43(2), 190-204.

Long, K., Counted, V., Fogleman, A., Lee, M.T., Johnson, B.R., VanderWeele, T.J., (2024). Flourishing & the Church: Studying and Promoting the Flourishing of the Church in the 21st Century. Human Flourishing Program, Abundant Life Flourishing Program, Institute for Studies of Religion, ISR Special Report

Counted, V., Cowden, R. G., & Lomas, T. (2024). Global diversity in spatial (rural-urban) well-being in over 100 countries. Cities, 149, 104987.

Allen, K. A., Slaten, C., Hong, S., Lan, M., Craig, H., May, F., & Counted, V. (2024). Belonging in Higher Education: A Twenty Year Systematic Review. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 21(05), 1-55.

Counted, V., Meagher, B., & Cowden, R. (2024). The Nature of Spiritual Ties to Place: A Conceptual Overview and Research Agenda. Ecopsychology, 16(1), 60-70.

Case, B., Counted, V., Ritchie-Dunham, J., Cowden, R., Gibson, C. Koga, H., Lomas, T., & Padgett, N. (2023). Beyond a single story: The heterogeneity of human flourishing in 22 countries. International Journal of Wellbeing, 13(4), 3555, 1-35. https://doi.org/10.5502/ijw.v13i4.3555

Counted, V. & Newheiser, D. (2023). how Place Shapes the Aspirations of Hope: The Allegory of the Privileged and the Underprivileged. The Journal of Positive Psychology. Online publication ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2023.2257654

Rzóska, P., Żemojtel-Piotrowska, M., Piotrowski, J., Nowak, B., Jonason, P., Sedikides, C., Adamovic, M., Atitsogbe, K., Ahmed, O., Azam, U., Bălțătescu, S., Bochaver, K., Bolatov, A., Bonato, M., Counted, V., Chaleeraktrakoon, T., Ramos-Diaz, J., Dragova-Koleva, S., Eldesoki, W. L., Esteves, C., Gouveia, V., Perez de Leon, P., Iliško, D., Datu, J., Jia, F., Jovanović, V., Jukić, T., Khachatryan, N., Kovacs, M., Lifshin, U., Larzabal-Fernandez, A., Liik, K., Malik, S., Moon, C., Muelhbacher, S., Najafi, R., Oruç, E., Park, J., Šolcová, I., Ardi, R., Ridic, O., Ridic, G., Said, Y., Starc, A., Stefenel, D., Trà, K., Tiliouine, H., Tomšik, R., Torres-Marin, J., Umeh, C., Wills-Herrera, E., Wlodarczyk, A., Vally, Z., Yahiiaiev, I. (2023). Testing the underlying structure of unfounded beliefs about COVID-19 around the world. Thinking and Reasoning. Adavanced publication ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546783.2023.2259539

Nwokolo, O., & Counted, V. (2023). The First Indigenous Anglican Diocese of Western Africa: Contested Legacy of the Diocese on the Niger and CMS Mission in Igboland. Journal of Anglican Studies, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1740355323000219

Counted, V., Meagher, B., & Cowden, R. (2023). The Nature of Spiritual Ties to Place: A Conceptual Overview and Research Agenda. Ecopsychology. Ahead of print https://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2022.0078

Wilson Fadiji, A., de la Rosa, P.A., Counted, V., De Kock, J.H., Bronkhorst, W.L.R., Joynt, S., Tesfai, A., Nyamaruze, P., Govender, K. & Cowden, R.G. (2023). Flourishing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study in South Africa. Psychological Reports. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941231161753

Kent, B. V., Cowden, R. G., Counted, V., Davis, E. B., Rueger, S. Y., & Worthington Jr, E. L. (2022). Do Religious/Spiritual Resources Moderate the Association Between Suffering and Religious/Spiritual Struggles? A Three‐Wave Longitudinal Study of US Adults with Chronic Illness. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 61(3-4)642-662 https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12808

Captari, L. E., Cowden, R. G., Sandage, S. J., Davis, E. B., Bechara, A. O., Joynt, S., & Counted, V. (2022) Religious/spiritual struggles and depression during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns in the Global South: Evidence of moderation by positive religious coping and hope. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 14(3), 325–337. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000474

Shiba, K., Cowden, R.G., Counted, V., VanderWeele, T.J., & Fancourt, D. Associations of home confinement during COVID-19 lockdown with subsequent health and well- being among UK adults. Current Psychology. Advance online publication: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03001-5

Neff, M.A., Masilela, L., Cowden, R.G., & Counted, V. (2022). Religion, Migration, and the New African Diaspora: A Psychological Perspective. Journal for the Academic Study of Religion https://doi.org/10.1558/jasr.21032

Counted, V. & Abraham, I. (2022). Introduction to the Special Issue on Religion, Spirituality, and the New African Diaspora. Journal for the Academic Study of Religion https://doi.org/10.1558/jasr.21071

Cowden, R.G., Davis, E.B., Counted, V., Chen, Y., Rueger, S.Y., VanderWeele, T.J., Lemke, A.W., Glowiak, K.J., Worthington Jr., E.L. (2021). Suffering, Mental Health, and Psychological Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study of U.S. Adults with Chronic Health Conditions. Wellbeing, Space, and Society 2, 100048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2021.100048

Cowden, R. G., Rueger, S. Y., Davis, E. B., Counted, V., Kent, B. V., Chen, Y., VanderWeele, T. J., Rim, M., Lemke, A. W., & Worthington, E. L., Jr. (2021). Resource loss, positive religious coping, and suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort study of U.S. adults with chronic illness. Mental Health, Religion, & Culture. Advance online publication: https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2021.1948000

Counted, V, Neff, M., Captari, L., Cowden, R. (2021). Transcending place attachment disruptions during a public health crisis: Spiritual struggles, resilience, and transformation. Journal of Psychology and Christianity 39(4), 276-286.

Possamai, A., Long, G., & Counted, V. (2021). An Analysis of Australian Research Council’s Grants in Religion. Journal for the Academic Study of Religion 34 (1), 74-95 https://doi.org/10.1558/jasr.20133

Renzaho, A., Counted, V., Mansouri, F., Polonsky, M. (2021). The influence region of origin, area of residence prior to migration, religion, and perceived discrimination on acculturation strategies among sub-Saharan African migrants in Australia. Journal of International Migration and Integration 23 (1), 141-160 https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12134-021-00829-x

Counted, V., Pargament, K., Bechara, A.O., Joynt, S., & Cowden, R.G. (2020). Hope and well-being in vulnerable contexts during COVID-19 pandemic: Does religious coping matter? The Journal of Positive Psychology 17 (1), 70-81 https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2020.1832247

Possamai, A., Jinks, T., & Counted, V. (2020). Conventional and unconventional forms of religiosity: identifying predictive factors and wellbeing outcomes. Journal for the Study of Spirituality 10(2), 155-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/20440243.2020.1817249

Counted, V., Possamai, A., McAuliffe, C., & Meade, T. (2020). Attachment to Australia, Attachment to God, and Quality of Life Outcomes in African Christian Diaspora. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health 22(1), 65-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/19349637.2018.1499165

Counted, V. (2019). The Role of Spirituality in Promoting Sense of Place among Foreigners of African Background in the Netherlands. Ecopsychology 11(2), 101–109. https://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2018.0070

Counted, V. (2019). Domains of Religious Coping Behaviour among African Christians in New South Wales, Australia: An exploratory qualitative study. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health 21(3), 215-236. https://doi.org/10.1080/19349637.2018.1476948

Counted, V. & Zock, H.T. (2019). Place Spirituality: an attachment perspective. Archive for the Psychology of Religion 41(1), 12–25. https://doi.org/10.1177/0084672419833448

Counted, V. & Watts, F. A Space of Transition and Transaction: A rejoinder to selected commentaries on place spirituality. Archive for the Psychology of Religion 41(1), 43–52. https://doi.org/10.1177/0084672419832673

Counted, V. (2019). Sense of Place Attitudes and Quality of Life Outcomes among African Residents in a Multicultural Australian Society. Journal of Community Psychology 47(2), 338-355. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22124

Counted, V., Moustafa, A.A., & Renzaho, A. (2019). Migration and socio-demographic factors associated with the sense of place attitudes of sub-Saharan Africans in northern and western Netherlands. Journal of Community Psychology 47(2), 238-253. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22118

Counted, V. (2019). African Christian Diaspora Religion and/or spirituality: A concept analysis and re-interpretation. Critical Research in Religion 7(1), 58-79. https://doi.org/10.1177/2050303218823258

Counted, V. (2018). The Circle of Place Spirituality: Toward a motivational systems theory in the psychology of religion. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion 29, 149-178. https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004382640_009

Counted, V. (2018). Global avoidant attachment predicts indicators of caregiving faith in Australian-based African Christians in New South Wales. Journal for the Academic Study of Religion 30(1), 55-74. https://doi.org/10.1558/jasr.36551

Counted, V., Possamai, A., & Meade, T. (2018). Relational Spirituality and Quality of Life 2007 to 2017: An integrative research review. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 16:75. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-018-0895-x

Counted, V. & Miller, J.R. (2018). Pastoral Juxtaposition in Spiritual Care: Toward a caregiving faith theology in an evangelical Christian context. HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 74(2), a4630. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v74i2.4630

Counted, V. (2017). Attachment Theory and Religious Violence: Theorizing Adult Religious Psychopathology. Journal for the Study of Religion 30(1), 78-109. https://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3027/2017/v30n1a4

Counted, V. & Watts, F. (2017). Place Attachment in the Bible: The role of attachment to sacred places in religious life. Journal of Psychology and Theology 45(3), 218-232. https://doi.org/10.1177/009164711704500305

Counted, V. & Moustafa, A.A. (2017). Between God and Self: Exploring the attachment to God and authenticity/inauthenticity tendencies of South African Christian youths. Mental Health, Religion & Culture 20(2), 109-127. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2017.1326476

Counted, V. (2016). Making Sense of Place Attachment: Towards a Holistic Understanding of People-place Relationships and Experiences. Environment, Space, & Place 8(1), 7-32. https://doi.org/10.5840/esplace2016811

Counted, V. (2016). Being Authentic is the New Image: A study of authenticity and selfhood among south African Christian millennials. Mental Health, Religion and Culture 19(3), 268–294. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2016.1168388

Counted, V. (2016). The Psychology of Youth Faith Formation: A Care-giving Faith? Journal of Youth and Theology 15 (2), 146 – 172. https://doi.org/10.1163/24055093-01502004

Counted, V. Missionizing Youth Identity Crisis: Towards a missional hermeneutic of care in youth ministry practice. Missionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology, 41(1), 82-102. https://doi.org/10.7832/44-1-141

Counted, V. & Arawole, J. ‘We Are Connected, But Constrained': Internet Inequality and the Challenges of Millennials in Africa as Actors in Innovation. Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 5(3), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13731-015-0029-1

Counted, V. (2016). God as an Attachment Figure: A Case Study of the God Attachment Language and God Concepts of Anxiously Attached Christian Youths in South Africa. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health 18(4), 316-346. https://doi.org/10.1080/19349637.2016.1176757

Counted, V. (2015). God Images and God Concepts: Towards a pastoral hermeneutic of the God attachment experience. Verbum et Ecclesia 36(1), a1389. https://doi.org/10.4102/ve.v36i1.1389

Counted, V. (2015). African Women, Religion, and Health: Essays in Honour of Mercy Amba Ewudziwa Oduyoye. Journal of Religion and Health 54(6), 350–354. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-015-0153-z

Book Chapters

Counted, V., Ramkissoon, H., Captari, L. E., & Cowden, R. G. (Eds.). (2023). Place, Spirituality, and Well-Being: A Global and Multidisciplinary Approach (Religion, Spirituality and Health: A Social Scientific Approach Vol. 7). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39582-6

Counted, V., Ramkissoon, H., Captari, L. E., & Cowden, R. G. (2023). Toward a Global and Multidisciplinary Understanding of Place, Religion/Spirituality, and Well-Being. In Counted, V., Ramkissoon, H., Captari, L. E., & Cowden, R. G. (eds.), Place, Spirituality, and Well-Being: A Global and Multidisciplinary Approach (pp. 1-18). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39582-6_1

Counted, V., Ramkissoon, H., Captari, L. E., & Cowden, R. G. (2023). healing Systems of Well-Being and People-Place Interactions: Complexity, Context, and Connections. In Counted, V., Ramkissoon, H., Captari, L. E., & Cowden, R. G. (eds.), Place, Spirituality, and Well-Being: A Global and Multidisciplinary Approach (pp. 273-286). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39582-6_16

Neff, M. A., Page, C. D., Cowden, R. G., Waters, D. J., & Counted, V. (2023). Racial Justice Protests Create Spaces of Hope and Healing: The Racialization of Space and Trauma in Contexts of Racial Tensions. In Counted, V., Ramkissoon, H., Captari, L. E., & Cowden, R. G. (eds.), Place, Spirituality, and Well-Being: A Global and Multidisciplinary Approach (pp. 69-85). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39582-6_5

Cowden, R.G., Counted, V., & Ho, M.Y. (2022). Positive Psychology and Religion/Spirituality Across Cultures in Africa, Asia, and Oceania. In: E. B. Davis, E. L. Worthington, Jr., & S. A. Schnitker (eds.), Handbook of positive psychology, religion, and spirituality. Springer.

Counted V., Cowden R.G., Ramkissoon H. (2021) Protest, Despair, and Detachment: Reparative Responses to Place Attachment Disruptions During a Pandemic. In: Place and Post-Pandemic Flourishing, pp 55-67.  Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82580-5_5

Cowden R.G., Counted V., Ramkissoon H. (2021) Transcending Place Attachment Disruption: Strengthening Character During a Pandemic. In: Place and Post-Pandemic Flourishing, pp 81-92.  Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82580-5_7

Cowden R.G., Counted V., Ramkissoon H. (2021) Adapting to Place Attachment Disruption During a Pandemic: From Resource Loss to Resilience. In: Place and Post-Pandemic Flourishing, pp 71-80. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82580-5_6

Cowden R.G., Counted V., Ramkissoon H. (2021) Place Attachment and Suffering During a Pandemic. In: Place and Post-Pandemic Flourishing, pp 45-54. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82580-5_4

Counted V., Cowden R.G., Ramkissoon H. (2021) Place Attachment and Resource Loss During a Pandemic: An Ecological Systems Perspective. In: Place and Post-Pandemic Flourishing, pp 33-44. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82580-5_3

Counted V., Cowden R.G., Ramkissoon H. (2021) Place Attachment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review. In: Place and Post-Pandemic Flourishing, pp 15-32. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82580-5_2

Counted V., Cowden R.G., Ramkissoon H. (2021) Place Attachment During a Pandemic: An Introduction. In: Place and Post-Pandemic Flourishing, pp 1-11. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82580-5_1

Counted V., Cowden R.G., Ramkissoon H. (2021) Pro-environmental Behavior, Place Attachment, and Human Flourishing: Implications for Post-pandemic Research, Theory, Practice, and Policy. In: Place and Post-Pandemic Flourishing, pp 93-108. Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82580-5_8

El-Essawy, M.H.I., Solimana, A.M.A., Morris, A., Counted, V., Eissaa, A.M., Valikhanic, A., & Moustafa, A. A. (2021). Religious delusions in psychotic patients: Prevalence, possible origin, and effects. In: Moustafa, A.A. (ed.), Cognitive and Behavioral Dysfunction in Schizophrenia (pp. 87-113). Academic Press https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820005-6.00001-3

Counted, V. & Possamai, A. (2020). Confidence in the Australian Society, Belief in Demons, and Practice of Exorcism: The mediating and moderating role of spirituality. In: A. Possamai & G. Giordan (eds.), The Social Scientific Study of Exorcism in Christianity, (pp 217-236). Springer. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43173-0_12

Counted, V. (2020). Attachment Theory and the Study of Religion. In: Adam Possamai and Joseph Blasi (Eds.), SAGE Encyclopedia for the Sociology of Religion. SAGE. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529714401

Counted, V. (2020). Quantitative Data Research Software. In: Adam Possamai and Joseph Blasi (Eds.), SAGE Encyclopedia for the Sociology of Religion. SAGE. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529714401

Counted, V. & Watts, F. (2019). Defining the psychology of religion and place: a concept analysis. In: V. Counted & F. Watts (eds.), The Psychology of Religion and Place: Emerging Perspectives. Springer/Palgrave MacMillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28848-8_16

Counted, V. (2019). The Psychology of Place Spirituality: A Cascade of Parallel Processes. In: V. Counted & F. Watts (eds.), The Psychology of Religion and Place: Emerging Perspectives. Springer/Palgrave MacMillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28848-8_9

Counted, V. & Watts, F. (2019). An Introduction to the Psychology of Religion and Place. In: V. Counted & F. Watts (eds.), The Psychology of Religion and Place: Emerging Perspectives. Springer/Palgrave MacMillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28848-8_1

Counted, V. & Meade, T. (2019). Why and How Environmental and Religious Attachments Matter for Health Promotion. In: V. Counted & F. Watts (eds.), The Psychology of Religion and Place: Emerging Perspectives. Springer/Palgrave MacMillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28848-8_15

Counted, V. (2019). Religion, Place, and Attachment: An Evaluation of Conceptual Frameworks. In: V. Counted & F. Watts (eds.), The Psychology of Religion and Place: Emerging Perspectives. Springer/Palgrave MacMillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28848-8_3

Magazine Articles

Counted, V. (2022). Consider the Least of These: Sternberg’s Three Principles of Love and COVID-19. Christianity Today. https://www.christianitytoday.com/better-samaritan/2022/april/consider-least-of-these-sternbergs-three-principles-of-love.html

Counted, V., Cowden, R., & Kaftanski, W. (2022). Remembering our lost ties to place. ABC Religion & Ethics. https://www.abc.net.au/religion/remembering-our-lost-ties-to-place-due-to-the-pandemic/13757822

Counted, V. (2021). Can radicalisation be defeated? Yes, if we understand that it happens when people’s bonds are broken. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/can-radicalisation-be-defeated-yes-if-we-understand-that-it-happens-when-peoples-bonds-are-broken-168399

Counted, V. & Cowden, R.G. (2021). Sustaining Well-being in the Absence of Hope. Psychology Today! https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/hope-resilience/202101/sustaining-well-being-in-the-absence-hope

Counted, V. (2020). Migrants and the bond with God: attachment and survival are linked. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/migrants-and-the-bond-with-god-attachment-and-survival-are-linked-128873

Counted, V., Pargament, K.I., Cowden, R.G. (2020). Hope and religion in a time of crisis: evidence from Colombia and South Africa. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/hope-and-religion-in-a-time-of-crisis-evidence-from-colombia-and-south-africa-149093

Counted, V. (2020). Can religious coping help bushfire survivors? Psychology Today! https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/hope-resilience/202001/can-religious-coping-help-australian-bushfire-survivors

Counted, V. (2020). The Security of Place and Resilience. Psychology Today! https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hope-resilience/201903/the-security-place-resilience

Counted, V. (2019). Experiencing God in a Foreign Land. University of Groningen News https://www.rug.nl/ggw/news/archive/2019/experiencing-god-in-a-foreign-land?lang=en

Affiliations

Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program

American Psychological Association

International Association for the Psychology of Religion

International Association for People-Environment Studies

Society for the Psychology of Religion in Australia and New Zealand

Global Flourishing Study

Place Attachment Network

Western Sydney University’s School of Psychology

Australian Association for the Study of Religion

Society for the Scientific Study of Religion

Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Awards

Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) Networking Grant, 2023

Fellow (FISSR) of the International Society for Science and Religion, 2021

Recipient of the Wessel Ganzevoort Award for outstanding PhD thesis, University of Groningen, 2019

Dean’s HDR Research Award, Western Sydney University, 2016

Research Fellowship Award, Stellenbosch University, 2015

Leadership Excellence Award (Student Union President), West Africa Theological Seminary, 2012