Dr Agatha Conrad is a Research Manager for Hunter New England Mental Health Service and a co-director of the Hunter Institute of Medical Research Healthy Minds Research program which focuses on mental health research.
Dr Conrad is also a clinical psychologist and holds a conjoint Lecturer appointment at the College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing at the University of Newcastle.
Dr Conrad leads the the Mental Health – Research, Evaluation, Analysis & Dissemination (MH-READ) unit, which provides leadership, mentoring and support to Hunter New England Mental Health executive team, and mental health staff involved in clinical research, innovation, and service evaluation projects.
Dr Conrad also provides research leadership, by promoting strong research culture within mental health services through capacity building and mentoring of mental health staff and students involved in research.
Dr Conrad has long-standing collaborative partnerships with HMRI researchers and University of Newcastle academics focused on strategic mental health research projects.
Dr Conrad is involved in research looking at improving health outcomes for people with serious mental illness through technology use, evidence-based interventions, and enhancing access to mental health services.