Mental healh harm Prevention
Faculty of Health
MhhPresearch@canberra.edu.au
Research Project Officer - Alex McKenzie
alex.mckenzie@canberra.edu.au
Our team at MhhP prioritises a multi-disciplinary approach, with our foundation in psychological science. We have expertise in counselling, nursing, occupational therapy, psychology, social work, and sport and exercise science.
Working through strong collaborations, MhhP is committed to uncovering new insights to promote mental health and wellbeing and intervene early to prevent mental health harm. Meet the team driving us towards a mentally healthier future.
Chloe Bosworth (HDR)
Psychology
Young people and borderline personality disorder, early-intervention treatment, parental involvement in therapy for young people, DBT-A
Assoc Prof Tricia Brown
Psychology
Risk taking behaviours, risky driving, stigma (mental health and higher weight persons), social psychology
Dr Dean Buckmaster
Psychology
Youth mental health, early intervention, implementing and adapting evidence-based practice, health service innovation and leadership
Dr Dimity Crisp
Psychology
Community mental health and wellbeing, youth mental health, help-seeking and social support, program evaluation
Sonia Curll
Psychology
Nature connectedness, climate change psychology, community mental health and wellbeing, crisis support
Anton Fichtenmaier (HDR)
Psychology
Understanding substance use and broader risk-taking behaviour, men’s mental health, help-seeking behaviour and motivation, adolescent mental health and counselling, and career development
Assoc Prof Amanda George
Psychology
Risk-taking behaviours among young adults, alcohol use, personality, social anxiety
Teaghan Hogg (HDR)
Psychology
Effects of global environmental problems on individual wellbeing, eco-anxiety, mental health, pro-environmental behaviour
Phoebe Joshua (HDR)
Psychology
Enhancing eating disorder treatments via schema therapy, targeting early maladaptive schemas, temperament, upbringing impact. Emphasis on early intervention for youth
Professor Richard Keegan
Sport and Exercise Science
Promoting MH through community sport, acute resilience, mental fatigue, motivation, qualitative approaches
Professor Lynne Keevers
Psychology
Climate change, disasters and community well-being and recovery, youth homelessness and mental health, child sexual abuse & trauma, Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing and injustice in the health and mental health systems
Dr Sally Kelty
Psychology
Early intervention into positive physical and mental well-being and resilience: preventing burnout and secondary traumatic stress; active bystanders in preventing elder abuse and coercive control; and enhancing police techniques in solving missing persons cases
Emeritus Professor Anita Mak
Psychology
Stress and coping, youth and migrant mental health, cultural diversity, intercultural skills training
Dr Kelly Mazzer
Psychology
Youth mental health, mental health services, crisis support, outcome measurement; help-seeking, technology use, influence of community sports coaches and teachers for young people’s mental health
Beau Mostyn Sullivan (HDR)
Psychology
Problematic behaviours (particularly smartphone use) among young adults, motivation, mental health, impulsivity
Alex McKenzie (HDR)
Psychology, Sport and Exercise Science
Adolescent and youth mental health/wellbeing through sport, mental health in community sport, mental health interventions for equity-deserving communities
Annaleise Naylor (HDR)
Psychology
Physical activity, physical literacy, mental health and wellbeing
Dr Caroline Ng
Psychology
Cultural diversity, intergroup relations, cultural identities and wellbeing, CALD youth identity and AOD use
Dr Léan O’Brien
Psychology
Environmental psychology, Pro-environmental behaviour, Utopian thinking, Social identity, Mental health and wellbeing
Dr Claire Pearce
Occupational Therapy
Role of primary healthcare in early intervention and prevention; impact of stigma on mental health
Distinguished Professor Debra Rickwood
Psychology
Youth mental health, help-seeking behaviour, mental health service use and experience, program evaluation, outcome measurement, integrated youth services
Dr Rana Tayara
Counselling
Childhood trauma, war trauma and resilience, social anxiety, strengths and challenges of neurodivergent counsellors
Dr Clare Watsford
Psychology
Child and adolescent mental health; Young people's help-seeking behaviours and experiences of mental health services; Program-evaluation; Factors affecting engagement in therapy; Perinatal mental health
Assoc Prof Phil Kavanagh
Psychology
Evolutionary psychology; Personality traits; Dark Triad; Sociometer theory; Social psychology; Life history evolution; Psychopathology; Clinical psychology; Developmental psychopathology; Cancer research.
