By Dr Brittany Claire McGill

Book Chapters

sansom-daly U; McGill B; kasparian N; Patterson P; Muscara F; Wakefield C, 2016, 'Navigating the impact of serious illness across the family system using evidence-based therapeutic approaches', in Menzies R; Kyrios M; Kazantzis N (ed.), Innovations and Future Directions in the Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Australian Academic Press, Queensland, pp. 176 - 181, https://www.australianacademicpress.com.au/books/details/287/Innovations_and_Future_Directions_in_the_Behavioural_and_Cognitive_Therapies

Journal articles

Mazariego C; Ramanathan M; Johnston DA; Li Z; McGill BC; Okamura M; Kelada L; Juraskova I; Wakefield CE; Taylor N, 2026, 'Optimizing Informed Consent for Australian Newborn Bloodspot Screening and Research: Consensus Workshop Insights and Recommendations', International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 12, pp. 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijns12030065

Hetherington K; Hunter JD; Donoghoe MW; McGillycuddy M; McGill BC; Robertson EG; Tyrrell V; Lau LMS; Marron JM; Tucker KM; Marshall GM; Vetsch J; Haber M; Malkin D; Mateos MK; O’Brien TA; Ziegler DS; Wakefield CE, 2026, 'Family experiences of receiving treatment recommendations in a precision medicine trial for poor-prognosis childhood cancer', npj Genomic Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41525-026-00591-y

Lee J; Evans H; Wakefield CE; Anazodo A; Cohn RJ; McGill BC; Lobb EA; Wiener L; Juhrmann ML; Sansom-Daly UM, 2026, '‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End-of-Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1545-5017.70369

Irestorm E; Wakefield CE; Houweling R; Hetherington K; McGill BC; McDonald FEJ; Cohn RJ; Sansom-Daly UM, 2026, 'Barriers and facilitators to implementing an online psychological intervention for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors in a community setting', Supportive Care in Cancer, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-026-10867-9

Hetherington K; Hunter J; Donoghoe M; McGillycuddy M; McGill B; Robertson E; Tyrrell V; Lau L; Marron J; Tucker K; Marshall G; Vetsch J; Haber M; Malkin D; Mateos M; Brien TO; Ziegler D; Wakefield C, 2026, 'ID #107 Family experiences of precision-guided treatment recommendations for poor prognosis paediatric Central Nervous System (CNS) cancer', Neuro-Oncology Pediatrics, 2, pp. wuag026.020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/neuped/wuag026.020

McGill B; Hetherington K; McGillycuddy M; Daly R; Ziegler D; Mateos M; Marshall G; Wakefield C, 2026, 'ID #661 Psychological distress in parents of children with poor prognosis central nervous system (CNS) cancers participating in the PRISM precision medicine trial', Neuro-Oncology Pediatrics, 2, pp. wuag026.264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/neuped/wuag026.264

Soleymani S; Hetherington K; McGill B; Ziegler D; Mateos M; Wakefield C, 2026, 'ID #673 Bereaved Parents’ Reflections on PRISM Precision Medicine Trial Participation for Poor-Prognosis Paediatric CNS Cancer', Neuro-Oncology Pediatrics, 2, pp. wuag026.272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/neuped/wuag026.272

Irestorm E; Wakefield CE; Hetherington K; McGill BC; Evans HE; McDonald F; Patterson P; Beattie A; Cohn RJ; Sansom-Daly UM, 2026, 'Recapturing Life: Virtual Peer-Based Psychological Support for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors Delivered in the Community', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 15, pp. 187 - 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21565333251369689

Hunter JD; Hetherington K; McGillycuddy M; Wakefield CE; Tucker KM; O’Brien TA; McGill BC; Fuentes-Bolanos NA; Bhatia K; Padhye B; Grant A; Barlow-Stewart K; Warby M; Courtney EK; Peate M, 2026, '“I don’t think I even thought of myself” A mixed-methods study of family experiences of trio germline whole genome sequencing in newly diagnosed childhood cancer', British Journal of Cancer, 134, pp. 1336 - 1351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-026-03354-9

Sansom-Daly UM; Irestorm E; Houweling R; Hetherington K; McGill BC; Ellis SJ; Schilstra CE; Donoghoe MW; Bravery BD; Cohn RJ; Anazodo A; Wakefield CE, 2026, 'Do young people who have been treated for cancer identify as ‘survivors’? Adolescents and young adults’ preferences for cancer-related identities in survivorship', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-026-02074-6

Evans HE; Firriolo AM; Houweling R; Kelada L; Stannard G; Frawley J; McGill BC; Ramus SJ; Lee YC; Friedlander M; Duggan J; Wakefield CE, 2026, 'Evaluating patient perspectives about the acceptability of a novel prognostic gene expression signature for high grade serous ovarian cancer: The OTTA-SPOT study', Gynecologic Oncology, 204, pp. 150 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2025.11.023

Campion F; Baker T; Gerstl B; Mallinder H; Euler-Vestey P; Kehag E; Stone M; Arulpragasam K; McGill B; Deans R, 2026, 'P2.213: Psychological assessment and motivations of potential donors within the first Australian uterine transplant trial.', Transplantation, 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.tp.0001252952.96069.9c

Gereis JM; Hetherington K; Robertson EG; Daly R; McGill BC; Ziegler DS; Wakefield CE, 2025, 'Animated videos for childhood cancer precision medicine: development and evaluation with parents and patients', Supportive Care in Cancer, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-025-10191-8

McGill BC, 2025, 'Psychological risk and resilience in families of children with cancer', Nature Reviews Psychology, 4, pp. 758, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44159-025-00504-3

Lei Y; Hetherington K; Daly R; Rensen N; McGill BC; Ziegler DS; Lau LMS; Tyrrell V; Karpelowsky J; Cowley MJ; Tucker KM; Haber M; Barahona P; Wakefield CE, 2025, 'Data Sharing, Biopsies and Patient Confidentiality in a Precision Medicine Trial for Childhood Cancer: A Mixed Method Study of Parents, Oncologists, and Scientists’ Perspectives', Journal of Personalized Medicine, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm15110531

Gerstl B; Mallinder H; Baker T; Euler-Vestey P; Kehag E; Stone M; Lawrence D; Pippard H; Arulpragasam K; Walch A; Campion F; McGill B; Deans R, 2025, 'Psychological Assessment and Motivations of Potential Donors Within the First Australian Uterine Transplant Trial', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 65, pp. 475 - 482, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13934

Sansom-Daly UM; McLoone JK; Fardell JE; Evans HE; McGill BC; Robertson EG; Signorelli C; Ellis S; Ha L; Hetherington K; Houweling RE; Nevin SM; Schilstra CE; Mitchell R; Haber M; Cohn RJ; Wakefield CE, 2025, 'Bridging the Gap: Embedding Psychosocial Oncology Research into Comprehensive Cancer Care for Children and Young People', Cancers, 17, pp. 2123 - 2123, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers17132123

Hunter JD; Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; Tucker KM; McGill BC; Grant A; Fuentes-Bolanos NA; Padhye B; Gleeson M; Bhatia K; Peate M, 2025, 'Delivering Trio Germline Whole Genome Sequencing to Patients Newly Diagnosed With Childhood Cancer: Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives of the PREDICT Study', Cancer Medicine, 14, pp. e70680 - e70680, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70680

Balaji L; Kariyawasam D; Herbert K; Sampaio HA; Cairns A; McGill BC; Kelada L; Woolfenden S; Briggs N; Farrar MA, 2025, 'Neurodevelopmental screening in children with early-onset spinal muscular atrophy in the treatment era: A strengths-based cohort study', Brain Communications, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcaf272

Sansom-Daly UM; Kirton C; Lim CYS; Wakefield CE; Hetherington K; McGill BC; Evans HE; Patterson P; Ellis SJ, 2025, 'Support through the screen: therapeutic alliance and group cohesion processes in group videoconferencing-based psychological programs for young cancer survivors', Australian Psychologist, 60, pp. 125 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2024.2436922

Mazariego C; Daly R; McGill B; Kelada L; McKay S; Hetherington K; Ziegler DS; Wakefield CE; Taylor N, 2024, 'Barriers to access of precision guided therapies for children with high-risk cancer', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.31147

Kelada L; Robertson EG; McKay S; McGill BC; Daly R; Mazariego C; Taylor N; Tyedmers E; Armitage N; Evans HE; Wakefield CE; Ziegler DS, 2024, 'Communicating with families of young people with hard-to-treat cancers: Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on challenges, skills, and training', Palliative and Supportive Care, 22, pp. 539 - 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1478951523001992

Mazariego CG; McKay S; Tyedmers E; Kelada L; McGill BC; Daly R; Wakefield CE; Ziegler DS; Taylor N, 2024, 'Co-design of a paediatric oncology medicines database (ProCure) to support complex care provision for children with a hard-to-treat cancer', Frontiers in Medicine, 11, pp. 1332434, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1332434

Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; McGill BC; Tucker KM; Donoghoe MW; Daly R; Hunter JD; Ballinger M; Fuentes-Bolanos NA; Ziegler DS, 2024, 'When genetics and pediatric cancer collide: Understanding and optimizing families' experiences', Neuro Oncology Advances, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/noajnl/vdae133

McGill BC; Wakefield CE; Tucker KM; Daly RA; Donoghoe MW; Vetsch J; Warby M; Fuentes-Bolanos NA; Barlow-Stewart K; Kirk J; Courtney E; O’Brien TA; Marshall GM; Pinese M; Cowley MJ; Tyrrell V; Deyell RJ; Ziegler DS; Hetherington K, 2023, 'Parents’ expectations, preferences, and recall of germline findings in a childhood cancer precision medicine trial', Cancer, 129, pp. 3620 - 3632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.34917

Nevin SM; McGill BC; Kelada L; Hilton G; Maack M; Elvidge KL; Farrar MA; Baynam G; Katz NT; Donovan L; Grattan S; Signorelli C; Bhattacharya K; Nunn K; Wakefield CE, 2023, 'The psychosocial impact of childhood dementia on children and their parents: a systematic review', Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 18, pp. 277 - 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13023-023-02859-3

Chow WK; Hetherington K; McGill BC; Sansom-Daly UM; Daly R; Miles G; Cohn RJ; Wakefield CE, 2022, '‘Like ships in the night’: A qualitative investigation of the impact of childhood cancer on parents’ emotional and sexual intimacy', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.30015

Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; Kunalan KPK; Donoghoe MW; McGill BC; Fardell JE; Daly R; Deyell RJ; Ziegler DS, 2022, 'Quality of Life (QoL) of Children and Adolescents Participating in a Precision Medicine Trial for High-Risk Childhood Cancer', Cancers, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers14215310

Espinoza-Salgado FS; García RR; E.wakefield C; Kelada L; Sansom-Daly UM; McGill BC; Tusie AZ; García FLJ; Cardos RDSC; Zapata-Tarrés M, 2022, 'Mexican cultural adaptation of the CASCAdE intervention program for parents of childhood cancer survivors', Psicooncologia, 19, pp. 63 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.5209/psic.80798

Nevin SM; Wakefield CE; Barlow-Stewart K; McGill BC; Bye A; Palmer EE; Dale RC; Gill D; Kothur K; Boggs K; Le Marne F; Beavis E; Macintosh R; Sachdev R, 2022, 'Psychosocial impact of genetic testing on parents of children with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 64, pp. 95 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.14971

Kamaladasa DS; Sansom-Daly UM; Hetherington K; McGill BC; Ellis SJ; Kelada L; Donoghoe MW; Evans H; Anazodo A; Patterson P; Cohn RJ; Wakefield CE, 2021, 'How Are Families Faring? Perceived Family Functioning among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors in Comparison to Their Peers', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 10, pp. 711 - 719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2020.0215

Wakefield CE; Sansom‐daly UM; McGill BC; Hetherington K; Ellis SJ; Robertson EG; Donoghoe MW; McCarthy M; Kelada L; Girgis A; King M; Grootenhuis M; Anazodo A; Patterson P; Lowe C; Dalla‐pozza L; Miles G; Cohn RJ; Sansom-Daly U, 2021, 'Providing psychological support to parents of childhood cancer survivors: ‘cascade’ intervention trial results and lessons for the future', Cancers, 13, pp. 5597, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13225597

Davies JP; Mcgill BC; Sansom-Daly UM; Wakefield CE; Kelly DM, 2021, '"This Is the First Time I've Talked about This": Considerations When Conducting Qualitative Research Interviews with Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 10, pp. 540 - 548, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2020.0122

Sansom‐daly UM; Wakefield CE; Ellis SJ; McGill BC; Donoghoe MW; Butow P; Bryant RA; Sawyer SM; Patterson P; Anazodo A; Plaster M; Thompson K; Holland L; Osborn M; Maguire F; O’dwyer C; Lourenco RDA; Cohn RJ; Sansom-Daly U, 2021, 'Online, group‐based psychological support for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: Results from the recapture life randomized trial', Cancers, 13, pp. 2460, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13102460

Nevin SM; Wakefield CE; Schilstra CE; McGill BC; Bye A; Palmer EE, 2020, 'The information needs of parents of children with early-onset epilepsy: A systematic review', Epilepsy and Behavior, 112, pp. 107382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107382

Baenziger J; Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; Carlson L; McGill BC; Cohn RJ; Michel G; Sansom-Daly UM, 2020, 'Understanding parents’ communication experiences in childhood cancer: a qualitative exploration and model for future research', Supportive Care in Cancer, 28, pp. 4467 - 4476, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-05270-6

McGill BC; Wakefield CE; Hetherington K; Munro LJ; Warby M; Lau L; Tyrrell V; Ziegler DS; O’brien TA; Marshall GM; Malkin D; Hansford JR; Tucker KM; Vetsch J; OBrien T, 2020, '“Balancing Expectations with Actual Realities”: Conversations with Clinicians and Scientists in the First Year of a High-Risk Childhood Cancer Precision Medicine Trial', Journal of Personalized Medicine, 10, pp. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm10010009

Robertson EG; Wakefield CE; Shaw J; Darlington AS; McGill BC; Cohn RJ; Fardell JE, 2019, 'Decision-making in childhood cancer: parents’ and adolescents’ views and perceptions', Supportive Care in Cancer, 27, pp. 4331 - 4340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-04728-x

McGill BC; Wakefield CE; Vetsch J; Lim Q; Warby M; Metcalfe A; Byrne JA; Cohn RJ; Tucker KM, 2019, '“I remember how I felt, but I don't remember the gene”: Families’ experiences of cancer-related genetic testing in childhood', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.27762

Brierley MEE; Sansom-Daly UM; Baenziger J; McGill B; Wakefield CE, 2019, 'Impact of physical appearance changes reported by adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: A qualitative analysis', European Journal of Cancer Care, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13052

Sansom-Daly UM; Wakefield CE; Hetherington K; Evans HE; Ellis SJ; McGill BC; Cohn RJ, 2019, 'Author reply', Internal Medicine Journal, 49, pp. 808 - 809, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14320

Kelada L; Wakefield CE; Carlson L; Hetherington K; McGill BC; McCarthy MC; Miles G; Cohn RJ; Sansom-Daly UM, 2019, 'How Parents of Childhood Cancer Survivors Perceive Support From Their Extended Families', Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28, pp. 1537 - 1547, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01394-9

Vetsch J; Wakefield CE; Doolan EL; Signorelli C; McGill BM; Moore L; Techakesari P; Pieters R; Patenaude AF; McCarthy M; Cohn RJ; Wakefield C; Cohn R; Girgis A; McLoone J; Fardell J, 2019, '‘Why us?’ Causal attributions of childhood cancer survivors, survivors’ parents and community comparisons - a mixed methods analysis', Acta Oncologica, 58, pp. 209 - 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0284186X.2018.1532600

McGill BC; Wakefield CE; Vetsch J; Barlow-Stewart K; Kasparian NA; Patenaude AF; Young MA; Cohn RJ; Tucker KM, 2019, 'Children and young people's understanding of inherited conditions and their attitudes towards genetic testing: A systematic review', Clinical Genetics, 95, pp. 10 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cge.13253

Vetsch J; Wakefield CE; Duve E; McGill BC; Warby M; Tucker KM; Malkin D; Lau L; Ziegler DS, 2019, 'Parents', health care professionals', and scientists' experiences of a precision medicine pilot trial for patients with high-risk childhood cancer: A qualitative study', JCO Precision Oncology, 3, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/PO.19.00235

Sansom-Daly UM; Wakefield CE; Robertson EG; McGill BC; Wilson HL; Bryant RA, 2018, 'Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors' memory and future thinking processes place them at risk for poor mental health', Psycho Oncology, 27, pp. 2709 - 2716, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.4856

Sansom-Daly UM; Wakefield CE; Bryant RA; Patterson P; Anazodo A; Butow P; Sawyer SM; McGill BC; Evans HE; Cohn RJ, 2018, 'Feasibility, acceptability, and safety of the Recapture Life videoconferencing intervention for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors', Psycho-Oncology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.4938

Vetsch J; McGill BC; Sansom-Daly UM; Hetherington K; Ellis SJ; Marshall KH; Wakefield CE, 2018, 'Comorbidity of distress experienced by parents of childhood cancer survivors points to the importance of understanding transdiagnostic cognitive-affective mechanisms.', Acta Oncologica, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0284186X.2018.1512157

Vetsch J; Wakefield CE; Warby M; Tucker K; Patterson P; McGill BC; Metcalfe A; Cohn RJ; Fardell JE, 2018, 'Cancer-Related Genetic Testing and Personalized Medicine for Adolescents: A Narrative Review of Impact and Understanding', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 7, pp. 259 - 262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2017.0102

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