Biography
Dr Eden Robertson is an experienced psychosocial researcher, with a special interest in supporting children with a serious illness and their families. Dr Robertson has completed a Bachelors of Psychology (Honours), Graduate Certificate in Adolescent and Young Adult Health and Wellbeing, and a PhD in childhood cancer (2019).
She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Lecturer) within the School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Sydney, leading...view more
Dr Eden Robertson is an experienced psychosocial researcher, with a special interest in supporting children with a serious illness and their families. Dr Robertson has completed a Bachelors of Psychology (Honours), Graduate Certificate in Adolescent and Young Adult Health and Wellbeing, and a PhD in childhood cancer (2019).
She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Lecturer) within the School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Sydney, leading a Priority Setting Partnership in Inherited Retinal Diseases. Alongside this role, Dr Robertson is also the National Manager of Research, Evaluation and Impact at Redkite - a national non-profit providing psychosocial support to children with cancer and their families.
In 2020, Dr Robertson received a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship which she undertook at St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. During her time in Memphis, she undertook research with the Quality of Life team to better support children and their families at end-of-life and into bereavement.
Driven by the need to improve the wellbeing of children and young people with a serious illness, Dr Robertson takes pride in conducting meaningful research that can be implemented to bring about positive change.
My Qualifications
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), Macquarie University
Graduate Certificate in Adolescent Health and Wellbeing, University of Melbourne
PhD (Medicine), UNSW Sydney
My Awards
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2023 'Developing Brain' Research Paper Award Recipient
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2020 Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholar
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2020 International Society of Pediatric Oncology Young Investigator Award
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2019 Semi-finalist of FameLab Australia
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2019 UNSW Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Theses
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2019 International Society of Pediatric Oncology Social Media Award
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2018 International Society of Pediatric Oncology Social Media Award
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2018 UNSW Sydney Arc PGC ‘Outstanding Student Award’
My Research Supervision
Supervision keywords
Areas of supervision
- psychological wellbeing of children with a serious illness, and their families
- medical decision-making for caregivers who have a child with a serious illness
- development of patient-facing information resources
- priority setting partnerships across serious illnesses
Currently supervising
2023-2027
Dr Paranamanage Gayani Kalpana De Silva (PhD Candidate, QUT; secondary supervisor)
Project: Priority Setting Partnership in childhood cancer
2020-2023 (submitted October, 2023)
Jessica Gereis (PhD Candidate, UNSW; secondary supervisor)
Project: Communication aid for children and parents enrolled in a precision medicine trial
Location
Publications
ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9395-7896