Fields of Research

Mental health services
Psychiatry (incl. psychotherapy)
Social determinants of health
Forensic epidemiology
Epidemiology
Behavioural epidemiology
Major global burdens of disease
Health psychology
Health informatics and information systems
Preventative health care
Public administration
Gender psychology
Health and community services
Reproductive medicine
Testing, assessment and psychometrics
Psychology of religion
Health promotion

Research Objectives

Mental health
Evaluation of health outcomes
Prevention of human diseases and conditions
Behaviour and health
Health status (incl. wellbeing)
Health policy evaluation
Religion and society
Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health)
Expanding knowledge in the health sciences
Women's and maternal health
Public services policy advice and analysis
Mental health services
Disease distribution and transmission (incl. surveillance and response)
Preventive medicine
Disability and functional capacity

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Evaluation of the Tasmanian suicide register final report
Health-related quality of life in people with psychotic disorders: the role of loneliness and its contributors; Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
Health-related quality of life, functioning and social experiences in people with psychotic disorders; Applied Research in Quality of Life
Proposing a causal pathway for health-related quality of life in people with psychotic disorders; Journal of Psychiatric Research
Should clinicians and the general population be concerned about seasonal affective disorder in Australia?; Medical Journal of Australia
Systematic review of global functioning and quality of life in people with psychotic disorders; Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Research Projects

Evaluation of the Tasmanian Suicide Register

Research Candidate Supervision