Dr Myles Young

Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle

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CIA on a MRFF Clinical Trials activity grant exploring the comparative effectiveness of conventional therapy compared to outdoor walk and talk therapy for men with low mood ($780,000)

National winner of the 2019 Bupa Health Foundation Emerging Health Researcher Award

Track record snapshot: 57 peer-reviewed research papers, >$8 million in competitive grant income, 28 research and teaching awards

Dr Myles Young is a Senior Lecturer in the University of Newcastle’s School of Psychological Sciences.

Through his research, he is hoping to provide a better understanding of how men’s physical and mental health influence each other. He is also interested in how men’s ways of thinking influence their health behaviours and how ‘gender-tailored’ programs (that are designed specifically for men) can help increase the participation of men in health research.

Recently, Myles’s studies explored whether varying key aspects of psychotherapy (e.g., the location) leads to improvements in men’s engagement and clinical outcomes.

Myles was awarded his PhD from the University of Newcastle in 2015. He also completed a Bachelor of Psychology (Hons 1A) at the University of Newcastle in 2009. To date, he has published more than 55 peer-reviewed research papers and been awarded >$8 million in competitive grant income.

He has also won 28 research and teaching awards, including the BUPA Emerging Health Researcher of the Year (2019) and the University of Newcastle Teaching Excellence Award (2022).

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