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Researcher

Dr Matthew Coleshill

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Biography

Dr Coleshill has a research background is in health psychology, specifically the placebo effect, treatment adherence, and the evaluation of digital health interventions. His research at the Black Dog Institute has focused on evaluating a blended care mental health support service for health professionals - The Essential Network (TEN).

Beyond this, Dr Coleshill is interested in interventions to support people experiencing burnout, interventions...view more

Dr Coleshill has a research background is in health psychology, specifically the placebo effect, treatment adherence, and the evaluation of digital health interventions. His research at the Black Dog Institute has focused on evaluating a blended care mental health support service for health professionals - The Essential Network (TEN).

Beyond this, Dr Coleshill is interested in interventions to support people experiencing burnout, interventions to reduce the experience of side effects from medications or improve medication adherence, as well as research into factors affecting patient outcomes.


My Grants

  • Avant Foundation ($107,844 AUD), 2023. Tackling burnout in Australian doctors by blending a custom-built digital cognitive-behavioural therapy program and specialist telehealth treatment.
  • Arthritis Australia Project Grant ($30,000 AUD), 2020. Effect of self-monitoring urate levels on adherence to allopurinol.

My Qualifications

PhD (Psychology)

University of Hull, United Kingdom

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology

University of Hull, United Kingdom


My Awards

2017       Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies Travel Award (€300 EUR)

2016       Ian Potter Foundation Travel Grant ($1000 AUD)

2013       Experimental Psychology Society Grindley Grant (£500 GBP)

2011       University of Hull 80th Anniversary PhD Scholarship


My Research Activities

  • Evaluation of The Essential Network (TEN). TEN is a blended care mental health support service for health professionals. This research includes both quantitative and qualitative methods examining usage of TEN, barriers to health professionals engaging with TEN, as well as formal assessment of TEN and its components through observational studies and randomised-controlled trials.
  • Medication adherence in gout. This research encompasses the Gout APP (GAPP) trial, a randomised-controlled trial of a mobile application for people with gout, as well as other novel avenues for improving medication adherence in gout, such as the use of point-of-care devices. 
  • Medication side effects and the placebo/nocebo effects.

My Research Supervision


Areas of supervision

Dr Coleshill available to supervise projects on medication adherence in gout, health professionals' mental health, and the role of the placebo effect in treatment efficacy and patient outcomes.

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Location

Black Dog Institute
Hospital Road
Randwick NSW 2031