Past Research

Rebecca Blackmore is a PhD student at the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation based at Monash University in Victoria. Rebecca completed her Honours in Psychology at Bond University where her thesis publication was awarded a top four paper award from the National Communication Association in Chicago.

Following the completion of her Honours degree in psychology, Bianca worked as a Mental Health Program Worker. She then gained a full-time Research Assistant position at IMPACT Strategic Research Centre at Deakin University, where she worked on an internationally-funded multi-site randomised controlled trial looking at the efficacy of a novel therapy for schizophrenia.

Anna has worked in mental health research for 8 years, starting at Orygen Youth Health and then the Centre for Mental Health within the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health. Prior to commencing her PhD, she also worked in staff health and wellbeing.

The aim of this study is to look at recovering the neurological deficits that occur in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in order to reduce symptoms, and in turn, relapse. We know that excessive alcohol use causes changes in the brain, such as cell loss, and compromises cognitive function.

Meghan is a PhD candidate with the Food and Mood Centre, Deakin University. She is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and completed her Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours) at Monash University. Prior to commencing her PhD, Meghan practised as a clinical dietitian and interned for various research projects, including the landmark SMILES trial.

Josie is an Occupational Therapist who has lived and worked in the Northern Territory (NT) for 10 years, both in remote mental health clinical practice and research. She is part of the Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative (AIMhi) research program employed as a project manager.

Dr Nicole Reilly has worked in the field of perinatal mental health for over 15 years. She is dedicated to better understanding the impact of preventive and early intervention programs on mental health outcomes for women and families, to evaluating the value of national health reform at population-based levels, and to supporting the translation of high quality research into the best models of service delivery.

She is an author on over 30 peer-reviewed publications and two book chapters in her chosen field, and is a named investigator on projects totaling over $3 million dollars in competitive national and international research funding.

I am a psychiatric epidemiologist specialising in lifestyle approaches for the prevention of mental illness. My PhD, awarded in 2016, evaluated the mental health outcomes of a secondary school-based nutrition and physical activity intervention for adolescents

I am an Esperance Nyungar woman from rural Western Australia enrolled in second year medicine at the university of Notre Dame in Fremantle.   I have always strived to continue improving Aboriginal health and wellbeing and am now lucky to do so through medicine.

Through my work in 2019 as a research officer with UWA working on two Aboriginal health projects related to ageing and the brain, I met many Elders from the Perth Indigenous community who have expressed the need for more Indigenous doctors with more cultural understanding/sensitivity. Many doctors from non-Indigenous backgrounds sometimes lack the knowledge of how an Indigenous family and lifestyle is structured, and do not quite understand the values and needs of an Aboriginal person or community. I would like to contribute to the community by providing safe and supportive care that is culturally appropriate and understanding, whilst also educating other health professionals on how they can be most appropriate as well.