My Expertise
My expertise is in leveraging implementation science in clinical intervention research focused with refugees/asylum seekers and internally displaced people, indigenous communities, and persons affected by adversity in low-middle income country settings. I am also interested in the mechanistic science underpinning the effectiveness and uptake of psychotherapy interventions for common mental disorders.
Fields of Research (FoR)
Clinical psychology, Psychiatry (incl. psychotherapy), Digital health, Implementation science and evaluation, Health equitySEO tags
Biography
I am a clinical psychologist and researcher working with socially disadvantaged communities in Australia and globally.
My research seeks to understand how to reduce the gap between what we Know and what we Do when it comes to scaling up brief evidence-based interventions in poorly resourced settings.
My Grants
2024: Translational Impact Seed Funding ($25,000)
2023: Swiss National Science Foundation - Visiting...view more
I am a clinical psychologist and researcher working with socially disadvantaged communities in Australia and globally.
My research seeks to understand how to reduce the gap between what we Know and what we Do when it comes to scaling up brief evidence-based interventions in poorly resourced settings.
My Grants
2024: Translational Impact Seed Funding ($25,000)
2023: Swiss National Science Foundation - Visiting Researcher grant (11,000 Fr.)
My Qualifications
BPsych (Hons); MPsychol (Clin); PhD (UNSW, Sydney)
My Awards
2024: Paper titled 'A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Predictors of Response to Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder'(http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bul0000438) selected for Psychological Bulletin Editor's Choice selection
My Engagement
- Nov 2021 - present: Consultant for the World Health Organization (Geneva, HQ)