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... those who need it. For these reasons, much of my research focuses on health services for older people. Key research questions: What health services are available to people? Who needs those services? Are ... from the women in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH). The women described a very different experience of ...
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What are your research interests? Chronic disease prevention Physical health equity for people with a mental health condition and other disadvantaged population groups Improved ... service delivery. She holds an academic position with the School of Psychology at the University of Newcastle and has previously held health ...
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What are your research interests? Schizophrenia and mental ill health: I have been working clinically and researching mental illness ... impacting attachment, emotional availability and child mental health and wellbeing. Building pathways to living in the community for ... students from the School of Medicine and Public Health, and School of Psychology, including PhD, Clinical Doctorate, Masters and Honours level ...
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... interest is in the long- and short-term risk factors for poor mental health related to pregnancy and motherhood. Postnatal depression affects ... about exploring the factors associated with adverse reproductive health outcomes such as stillbirth, low birth weight and premature ... Why did you get into research? During my undergraduate studies in psychology, I became interested in issues around reproductive health, ...
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What are your research interests? Health risk behaviours/factors Multiple health behaviour change Preventive Medicine/Lifestyle Medicine Mental ... studies, Prince completed a Master of Philosophy degree (Clinical Psychology) at the University of Ghana and a Bachelor of Science ...
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Brief Profile I completed my Bachelor of Psychology with Honours (Class 1) from the University of Newcastle in ... a full-time research assistant with the Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour at the University of Newcastle in 2013. During this time, I worked on an array of projects examining health outcomes for people with chronic diseases. In 2015, I began my ...
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... disadvantaged, have the highest rates of disease and health risk behaviours in Australia. The programs and strategies my team ... are often targeted to these social groups in order to try to improve health inequities. Why did you get into research? To be honest I got ... understand how the brain works was a big driver for me, so I studied psychology at university. When I finished, I got a research assistant ...
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... a behavioural scientist with a long-standing commitment to improving health outcomes. She graduated from the University of Newcastle with a Bachelor of Psychology (first class honours) in 2007 and was awarded her PhD within ... from both the Australian Research Council and the National Health and Medical Research Council. Dr Bryant has been awarded more ...
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... Program Leader of the Hunter Medical Research Institute's Equity in Health and Wellbeing Research Program. Dr Boyes has a background in psychology, public health and behavioural medicine. After being awarded her PhD in 2013, Dr ...
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... in education and workplace settings Shame associated with mental health and the impact of non-disclosure on help-seeking behaviour in ... support equitable and inclusive access to services that can improve health and wellbeing. What would be the ultimate goal for your ... contexts Affiliations UoN School of Psychological Sciences Applied Psychology Lab UoN School of Psychological Sciences Social and Forensic ...