Researcher

Dr Rachael Cherie Cvejic

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Fields of Research (FoR)

Mental health services, People with disability, Health equity

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Biography

I am a registered psychologist and early career researcher with broad research interests including neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry. My clinical and research experience includes working with people with intellectual and developmental disability, mental health conditions, and progressive neurological conditions including people living with dementia. I am currently involved in a number of educational and research activities in the National...view more

I am a registered psychologist and early career researcher with broad research interests including neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry. My clinical and research experience includes working with people with intellectual and developmental disability, mental health conditions, and progressive neurological conditions including people living with dementia. I am currently involved in a number of educational and research activities in the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health which aim to improve health outcomes for people with complex support needs. My current projects utilise a broad range of research methods including surveys, interviews, Delphi method, and data linkage.


My Grants

2024           Michalski, S., Trollor, J., Gustin, S., Darejeh, A., & Cvejic, R. C. Using virtual reality to prepare people with intellectual disability for healthcare interactions. UNSW Disability Innovation Institute Research Seed Funding ($20,000)

2024           Cvejic, R. C. Understanding responsive behaviours among people with intellectual disability living with dementia. Dementia Australia Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship ($417,000).

2023           Cvejic, R. C., Srasuebkul, P., & Trollor, J. Palliative care service use by people with intellectual disability in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District. South Eastern Sydney Local Health District ($16,232.70).

2022           Cvejic, R. C. Understanding the perinatal mental health of people with intellectual disability. Psychiatry and Mental Health Career Development Seed Grants ($8,000).

2021           Trollor, J. N., & Cvejic, R. C. Improving palliative care services for people with intellectual disability. UNSW Stop Gap Funds for projects impacted by COVID-19 ($69,763.42).

2020           Reppermund, S., Trollor, J. N., Draper, B., Cvejic, R. C. Self-harm in people with dementia – using big data to improve outcomes and inform strategies to prevent self-harm and suicide. Dementia Australia Research Foundation ($75,000).

2019           Trollor, J. N., Agar, M., Cvejic, R. C., Currow, D., Strutt, R., Vajdic, C., Chye, R., Srasuebkul, P., Weise, J., Reppermund, S., Szanto, T., Harlum, J., Tuffrey Wijne, I. Improving palliative care for people with intellectual disability. Australian Government Department of Health National Palliative Care Projects ($1,140,915).

2019           Trollor, J. N., Cvejic, R. C., Reppermund, S., Srasuebkul, P., Draper, B., & Withall, A. Understanding the health needs of younger people with disabilities discharged from hospital to residential aged care. Summer Foundation Competitive Research Grant ($402,187.79).

2019           Trollor, J. N., Cvejic, R. C., & Kiernan, M. Using big data to understand the health status and service use of people with motor neurone disease. Motor Neurone Disease Research Institute of Australia Innovation Grant ($95,476.04).

2018           Trollor, J. N., Cvejic, R. C., Ward, P., Srasuebkul, P., Reppermund, S., Curtis, J., Samaras, K., Lappin, J., & Dean, K. Addressing preventable disease burden to improve health outcomes for people with schizophrenia and related psychoses. UNSW Medicine Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction Theme and the Sydney Partnership for Health, Education & Enterprise Clinical Academic Group Collaborative Research Seed Funding ($39,500).

2018           Cvejic, R. C., Chitty, K. M., Trollor, J. N., Buckley, N., Srasuebkul, P., Morley, K., Dawson, A., Carter, G. Using big data to understand the predictors of repeated self-harm in people with mental health and drug and alcohol comorbidity. UNSW-Sydney Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Comorbidity Seed Funding Scheme ($20,000).

2018           Cvejic, R. C., Trollor, J. N., Reppermund, S., Draper, B. Using big data to understand the health status, service use, and service pathways of people with less common types of dementia. Dementia Australia Research Foundation ($50,000).

2016           Weise, J., Birch, R. C., Trollor, J. N. Equipping Future Australian and New Zealand Psychiatrists to Meet the Mental Health needs of People with an Intellectual Disability. Ageing, Disability & Home Care ($100,000).


My Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), Southern Cross University
  • Master of Brain and Mind Sciences, The University of Sydney
  • PhD (Psychiatry), UNSW Sydney

My Awards

2023           UNSW School of Clinical Medicine Early-Mid Career Research Conference Travel Grant

2019           Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration Conference Travel Grant 

2018           Travel Grant Award, Society for the Study of Behavioural Phenotypes

2017           Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research Travel Bursary

2014           UNSW McConaghy Prize for Postgraduate Research

 

2013           NSW Institute of Psychiatry Research Training Fellowship 

2012           NSW Institute of Psychiatry Research Training Fellowship 

2012           Dementia Collaborative Research Centres PhD Scholarship 

2011           Les Fountain Travel Bursary, Society for the Study of Behavioural Phenotypes 


My Research Activities


My Research Supervision


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Areas of supervision

Health outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disability, neurological conditions, and/or mental health conditions


Currently supervising


My Engagement


My Teaching

I currently teach into Phase 3 Medicine (Psychiatry, MFAC3503).

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Location

Room 241, Biolink Building (E25), UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052

Contact

(02) 9065 1625