Contact Details
| Organization: | Centre for Youth Mental Health |
| Position: | PROFESSORIAL FELLOW |
| Email: | |
| Work: | 93423747 |
| Fax: | 93423745 |
| Building: | 213-217 Grattan St. |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Mental health | Australia |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Nagasaki University | Research |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts with Honours | The University of Queensland | 01-Jan-1973 | |
| Master of Psychology | University of New South Wales | 01-Jan-1975 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of New South Wales | 01-Jan-1977 | |
| Doctorate of Science | The Australian National University | 01-Jan-1995 | |
| Graduate Diploma of Computing | Deakin University | 01-Jan-1995 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA) | 01-Jan-1994 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medal | University of Queensland | 31-Dec-1973 | |
| Medal | Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research | 31-Dec-2002 | |
| Medal | Australian Rotary Health Research Fund | 01-Dec-2007 | |
| Other (Award) | Australian Psychological Society | 31-Dec-1982 | |
| Other (Award) | International Association of Gerontology | 31-Dec-1997 | |
| Other (Award) | Suicide Prevention Australia | Life Healthy Communities Award for the Mental Health First Aid program | 31-Dec-2007 |
| Other (Award) | Australia and New Zealand Health Services | Gold Achievement Award from the Mental Health Services Conference for the Mental Health First Aid training and research program | 31-Dec-2007 |
| Other (Award) | Victorian Department of Human Services | Victorian Public Health award for innovation for the Mental Health First Aid program | 31-Dec-2006 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Gene Expression (GENETICS) (270201)
- Paediatrics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321019)
- Psychiatry (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321021)
- Epidemiology (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321202)
- Mental Health (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321204)
- Primary Health Care (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321208)
- Health Promotion (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321216)
- Curriculum Studies: Mathematics Education (CURRICULUM STUDIES) (330202)
- Professional Development of Teachers not elsewhere classified (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS) (330399)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Treatments (e.g. chemicals, anntibiotics) (HUMAN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670403)
- Child health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730204)
- Substance abuse (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730205)
- Mental health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730211)
- Preventive medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730213)
- Health status (e.g. indicators of well-being) (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730217)
- Social structure and health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730218)
- Health education and promotion (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730301)
- Evaluation of health outcomes (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730306)
- Secondary education (SECONDARY EDUCATION) (740201)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Principal Reseach Fellowship | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Research Fellowship | 01/01/2005 |
| Research Fellowship | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Research Fellowship | 01/01/2006 |
| DEVELOPMENT OF DEPRESSION FIRST AID STANDARDS FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS | Chief Investigator | BEYONDBLUE | Victorian Centre of Excellence in Depression and Related Disorders Grants | 08/11/2006 |
| Self-help for depressive symptoms: Finding messages to communicate to the community | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2007 |
| "Mental Health First Aid Training for Teachers: Development, Evaluation and Dissemination" | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2007 |
| Shared decision making for young people with depressive disorders: Development and feasibility testing of a decision aid | Principal Supervisor | AUST ROTARY HEALTH RESEARCH FUND | Ian Scott Scholarship | 26/10/2007 |
| Mental health first aid training by e-learning: a randomized controlled trial | Chief Investigator | AUST ROTARY HEALTH RESEARCH FUND | Mental Illness Research Grant | 01/11/2007 |
| What young people know about mental health and how this affects what they do when mental health problems develop | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2008 |
| PUBLIC HEALTH - GUIDELINES AND AN INTERVENTION FOR CARERS OF PEOPLE WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER | Principal Supervisor | NHMRC | Scholarships | 01/01/2008 |
| DEVELOPMENT OF SUICIDE FIRST AID GUIDELINES FOR ASIAN SUBJECTS | Chief Investigator | AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION | Pilot Grants | 02/05/2008 |
| EMERGING MENTAL DISORDERS IN YOUNG PEOPLE: USING CLINICAL STAGING FOR PREDICTION, PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Program Grants | 01/01/2009 |
| BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO PREVENT AND INTERVENE EARLY WITH MENTAL DISORDERS | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Australia Fellowship | 01/01/2009 |
| MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID FOR EATING DISORDERS DEVELOPMENT OF FIRST AID GUIDELINES AND AN INTERVENTION FOR THE PUBLIC | Principal Supervisor | AUST ROTARY HEALTH RESEARCH FUND | Ian Scott Scholarship | 01/01/2009 |
| Promotion of self-help strategies for depressive symptoms via the internet | Principal Supervisor | SIDNEY MYER FUND | Sidney Myer Health Scholarship | 01/01/2009 |
| Labels used by young people to describe mental disorders and their implications for help-seeking. | Principal Supervisor | SIDNEY MYER FUND | Sidney Myer Health Scholarship | 01/01/2009 |
| Promotion of self-help strategies for depressive symptoms via the internet | Principal Supervisor | NHMRC | Scholarships | 01/01/2009 |
| Labels used by young people to describe mental disorders and their implications for help-seeking. | Principal Supervisor | NHMRC | Scholarships | 01/01/2009 |
| Labels used by young people to describe mental disorders: their determinnts and impact on stigma and help-seeking | Principal Supervisor | AUST ROTARY HEALTH RESEARCH FUND | Ian Scott Scholarship | |
| Mental Health First Aid for Eating Disorders: development of first aid guidelines and an intervention for the public | Principal Supervisor | NHMRC | Scholarships |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.