By Emeritus Professor Bettina Meiser

Journal articles

McInerney-Leo AM; West J; Meiser B; West M; Brown MA; Duncan E, 2020, 'Causal Attributions in an Australian Aboriginal Family With Marfan Syndrome: A Qualitative Study', Frontiers in Genetics, 11, pp. 461, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2020.00461

LE L; R K; B M; MJ G; Kaur R; Green M; Meiser B, 2020, 'Risk of schizophrenia in relatives of individuals affected by schizophrenia: A meta-analysis', Psychiatry Research, 286, pp. 112852, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112852

Putt S; Yanes T; Meiser B; Kaur R; Fullerton JM; Barlow-Stewart K; Schofield PR; Toma C; Peay H; Mitchell PB, 2020, 'Exploration of experiences with and understanding of polygenic risk scores for bipolar disorder', Journal of Affective Disorders, 265, pp. 342 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.037

Yanes T; Meiser B; Kaur R; Scheepers-Joynt M; McInerny S; Taylor S; Barlow-Stewart K; Antill Y; Salmon L; Smyth C; Young MA; James PA, 2020, 'Uptake of polygenic risk information among women at increased risk of breast cancer', Clinical Genetics, 97, pp. 492 - 501, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cge.13687

Yanes T; Young MA; Meiser B; James PA, 2020, 'Clinical applications of polygenic breast cancer risk: A critical review and perspectives of an emerging field', Breast Cancer Research, 22, pp. 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13058-020-01260-3

O’Neill RS; Meiser B; Emmanuel S; Williams DB; Stoita A, 2020, 'Long-term positive psychological outcomes in an Australian pancreatic cancer screening program', Familial Cancer, 19, pp. 23 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10689-019-00147-3

Lázaro-Muñoz G; Sabatello M; Huckins L; Peay H; Degenhardt F; Meiser B; Lencz T; Soda T; Docherty A; Crepaz-Keay D; Austin J; Peterson RE; Davis LK, 2019, 'International Society of Psychiatric Genetics Ethics Committee: Issues facing us', American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 180, pp. 543 - 554, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.b.32736

Moldovan R; McGhee KA; Coviello D; Hamang A; Inglis A; Ingvoldstad Malmgren C; Johansson-Soller M; Laurino M; Meiser B; Murphy L; Paneque M; Papsuev O; Pawlak J; Rovira Moreno E; Serra-Juhe C; Shkedi-Rafid S; Laing N; Voelckel MA; Watson M; Austin JC, 2019, 'Psychiatric genetic counseling: A mapping exercise', American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 180, pp. 523 - 532, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.b.32735

Tutty E; Petelin L; McKinley J; Young MA; Meiser B; Rasmussen VM; Forbes Shepherd R; James PA; Forrest LE, 2019, 'Evaluation of telephone genetic counselling to facilitate germline BRCA1/2 testing in women with high-grade serous ovarian cancer', European Journal of Human Genetics, 27, pp. 1186 - 1196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-019-0390-9

Cheng L; Meiser B, 2019, 'The relationship between psychosocial factors and biomarkers in cancer patients: A systematic review of the literature', European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 41, pp. 88 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2019.06.002

Best MC; Bartley N; Jacobs C; Juraskova I; Goldstein D; Newson AJ; Savard J; Meiser B; Ballinger M; Napier C; Thomas D; Biesecker B; Butow P; Tucker K; Schlub T; Vines R; Vines K; Kirk J; Young MA, 2019, 'Patient perspectives on molecular tumor profiling: "why wouldn't you?"', BMC Cancer, 19, pp. 753, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-5920-x

Smith SK; Cabrera-Aguas M; Shaw J; Shepherd H; Naehrig D; Meiser B; Jackson M; Saade G; Bucci J; Halkett GKB; Turner RM; Milross C; Dhillon HM, 2019, 'A low literacy targeted talking book about radiation therapy for cancer: development and acceptability', Supportive Care in Cancer, 27, pp. 2057 - 2067, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4446-0

Thavaneswaran S; Napier C; Goldstein D; Meiser B; Butow P; Thomas DM; Ballinger ML; Best M, 2019, 'Medical oncologists’ experience with returning molecular tumor profiling to patients.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 37, pp. 10521 - 10521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.10521

Kaur R; Meiser B; Zilliacus E; Tim Wong WK; Woodland L; Watts K; Tomkins S; Kissane D; Girgis A; Butow P; Hale S; Perry A; Aranda SK; Shaw T; Tebble H; Norris C; Goldstein D, 2019, 'Evaluation of an online communication skills training programme for oncology nurses working with patients from minority backgrounds', Supportive Care in Cancer, 27, pp. 1951 - 1960, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4507-4

Josephi-Taylor S; Barlow-Stewart K; Selvanathan A; Roscioli T; Bittles A; Meiser B; Worgan L; Rajagopalan S; Colley A; Kirk EP, 2019, 'User Acceptability of Whole Exome Reproductive Carrier Testing for Consanguineous Couples in Australia', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 28, pp. 240 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10897-018-0298-5

Mills L; Meiser B; Ahmad R; Schofield PR; Peate M; Levitan C; Trevena L; Barlow-Stewart K; Dobbins T; Christensen H; Sherman KA; Dunlop K; Mitchell PB, 2019, 'A cluster randomized controlled trial of an online psychoeducational intervention for people with a family history of depression', BMC Psychiatry, 19, pp. 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1994-2

Sutherland S; Meiser B; Kaur R; Mitchell G; Kirk J; Peate M; Tim Wong WK; Goodwin A, 2019, 'Assessing the medical workforces perceived barriers to the prescription of risk-reducing medication for women at high-risk of breast cancer', Breast Journal, 25, pp. 34 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbj.13157

Grimmett C; Brooks C; Recio-Saucedo A; Armstrong A; Cutress RI; Gareth Evans D; Copson E; Turner L; Meiser B; Wakefield CE; Eccles D; Foster C, 2019, 'Development of Breast Cancer Choices: a decision support tool for young women with breast cancer deciding whether to have genetic testing for BRCA1/2 mutations', Supportive Care in Cancer, 27, pp. 297 - 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4307-x

Yanes T; Willis AM; Meiser B; Tucker KM; Best M, 2019, 'Psychosocial and behavioral outcomes of genomic testing in cancer: a systematic review', European Journal of Human Genetics, 27, pp. 28 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-018-0257-5

Josephi-Taylor S; Barlow-Stewart K; Selvanathan A; Roscioli T; Bittles A; Meiser B; Worgan L; Rajagopalan S; Colley A; Kirk EP, 2019, 'User Acceptability of Whole Exome Reproductive Carrier Testing for Consanguineous Couples in Australia.', J Genet Couns, 28, pp. 240 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10897-018-0298-5

Smith SK; Cai A; Wong M; Sousa MS; Peate M; Welsh A; Bettina M; Kaur R; Halliday J; Lewis S; Trevena L; Yanes T; Barlow-Stewart K; Barclay M; Meiser B, 2018, 'Improving women’s knowledge about prenatal screening in the era of non-invasive prenatal testing for Down syndrome – development and acceptability of a low literacy decision aid', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18, pp. 499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-2135-0

Sutherland S; Meiser B; Kaur R; Mitchell G; Kirk J; Peate M; Wong WKT; Goodwin A, 2018, 'Assessing the medical workforce's perceived barriers to the prescription of risk- reducing medication for women at high-risk of breast cancer', The Breast Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbj.13157

Kaur R; Meiser B; Ziliacus E; Wong WKT; Woodland L; Watts K; Tomkins S; Kissane D; Girgis A; Butow P; Hale S; Perry A; Aranda SK; Shaw T; Tebble H; Norris C; Goldstein D, 2018, 'Evaluation of an online communication skills training programme for oncology nurses working with patients from minority backgrounds', Supportive Care in Cancer, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4507-4

Hedelund Lausen L; Smith SK; Cai A; Meiser B; Yanes T; Ahmad R; Rowlands G, 2018, 'How is health literacy addressed in primary care? Strategies that general practitioners use to support patients', Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 11, pp. 278 - 287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17538068.2018.1531477

Kaur R; Meiser B; Yanes T; Young M-A; Barlow-Stewart K; Roscioli T; Smith S; James PA, 2018, 'Development and pilot testing of a leaflet informing women with breast cancer about genomic testing for polygenic risk', Familial Cancer, 18, pp. 147 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10689-018-0104-4

Willis AM; Smith SK; Meiser B; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Tattersall M; Young MA, 2018, 'Development and Pilot Testing of a Decision Aid for Genomic Research Participants Notified of Clinically Actionable Research Findings for Cancer Risk', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 27, pp. 1055 - 1066, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10897-018-0223-y

Butow P; Price M; Coll J; Tucker K; Meiser B; Milne R; Wilson J; Heiniger L; Baylock B; Bullen T; Weideman P; Phillips KA, 2018, 'Does stress increase risk of breast cancer? A 15-year prospective study', Psycho-Oncology, 27, pp. 1908 - 1914, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.4740

Meiser B; Quinn VF; Mitchell G; Tucker K; Watts KJ; Rahman B; Peate M; Saunders C; Geelhoed E; Gleeson M; Barlow-Stewart K; Field M; Harris M; Antill YC; Susman R; Bowen MT; Mills L; Kirk J, 2018, 'Psychological outcomes and surgical decisions after genetic testing in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer with and without a family history', European Journal of Human Genetics, 26, pp. 972 - 983, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-017-0057-3

Grimmett C; Pickett K; Shepherd J; Welch K; Recio-Saucedo A; Streit E; Seers H; Armstrong A; Cutress RI; Evans DG; Copson E; Meiser B; Eccles D; Foster C, 2018, 'Systematic review of the empirical investigation of resources to support decision-making regarding BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing in women with breast cancer', Patient Education and Counseling, 101, pp. 779 - 788, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2017.11.016

Best M; Newson AJ; Meiser B; Juraskova I; Goldstein D; Tucker K; Ballinger ML; Hess D; Schlub TE; Biesecker B; Vines R; Vines K; Thomas D; Young MA; Savard J; Jacobs C; Butow P, 2018, 'The PiGeOn project: Protocol of a longitudinal study examining psychosocial and ethical issues and outcomes in germline genomic sequencing for cancer', BMC Cancer, 18, pp. 389, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-018-4366-x

Halliday JL; Muller C; Charles T; Norris F; Kennedy J; Lewis S; Meiser B; Donath S; Stark Z; McGillivray G; Menezes M; Smith SK; Forster D; Walker S; Pertile M; Amor DJ, 2018, 'Offering pregnant women different levels of genetic information from prenatal chromosome microarray: A prospective study', European Journal of Human Genetics, 26, pp. 485 - 494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-017-0084-0

Peay HL; Meiser B; Kinnett K; Tibben A, 2018, 'Psychosocial Needs and Facilitators of Mothers Caring for Children with Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 27, pp. 197 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10897-017-0141-4

Liang R; Meiser B; Smith S; Kasparian NA; Lewis CR; Chin M; Long GV; Ward R; Menzies AM; Harris-Wai JN; Kaur R, 2017, 'Advanced cancer patients’ attitudes towards, and experiences with, screening for somatic mutations in tumours: a qualitative study', European Journal of Cancer Care, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12600

Meiser B; Wong WKT; Peate M; Julian-Reynier C; Kirk J; Mitchell G, 2017, 'Motivators and barriers of tamoxifen use as risk-reducing medication amongst women at increased breast cancer risk: A systematic literature review', Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice, 15, pp. 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13053-017-0075-8

Watts KJ; Meiser B; Zilliacus E; Kaur R; Taouk M; Girgis A; Butow P; Kissane D; Hale S; Perry A; Aranda SK; Goldstein D, 2017, 'Perspectives of oncology nurses and oncologists regarding barriers to working with patients from a minority background: systemic issues and working with interpreters.', European Journal of Cancer Care, 27, pp. e12758, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12758

Willis AM; Smith SK; Meiser B; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Young MA, 2017, 'Sociodemographic, psychosocial and clinical factors associated with uptake of genetic counselling for hereditary cancer: a systematic review', Clinical Genetics, 92, pp. 121 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cge.12868

Yanes T; meiser B; Young MA; Kaur R; Mitchell G; Barlow-Stewart K; Roscioli T; Halliday J; James P, 2017, 'Psychosocial and behavioral impact of breast cancer risk assessed by testing for common risk variants: protocol of a prospective study', BMC Cancer, 17, pp. 491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-017-3485-0

Taouk M; Meiser B; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Dudley M; Mitchell PB, 2017, 'Development of a potential screening measure for adolescent depression', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51, pp. 624 - 633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867416672726

Meiser B; Peate M; Levitan C; Mitchell PB; Trevena L; Barlow-Stewart K; Dobbins T; Christensen H; Sherman KA; Dunlop K; Schofield PR; Schofield P, 2017, 'A Psycho-Educational Intervention for People with a Family History of Depression: Pilot Results', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 26, pp. 312 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10897-016-0011-5

Quinn VF; Meiser B; Kirk J; Tucker KM; Watts KJ; Rahman B; Peate M; Saunders C; Geelhoed E; Gleeson M; Barlow-Stewart K; Field M; Harris M; Antill YC; Cicciarelli L; Crowe K; Bowen MT; Mitchell G; Gregory P; Lipton L; McKay L; Senior J; Lobb L; Crowe P; Matthews A; Neil G; Parasyn A; Thomson D; Duffy J; Andrews L; Gale J; Fox J; Hart S; Smythe C; White M; Creighton L; D'arcy J; Grieve S; Secomb E; Henderson M; O'Brien J; Poliness C; Hattam A; Susman R; Ung O; DIckson R; Moore K; Bastick P; Inder S; Lynch J; Schwartz P; Zia R; Mak C; Snook K; Spillane A; Hopper J; Bowman M; Cheung D; Edirimanne S; Edwards E; Elder E; French J; Moon D, 2017, 'Streamlined genetic education is effective in preparing women newly diagnosed with breast cancer for decision making about treatment-focused genetic testing: A randomized controlled noninferiority trial', Genetics in Medicine, 19, pp. 448 - 456, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/gim.2016.130

Quinn VF; Meiser B; Kirk J; Tucker KM; Watts KJ; Rahman B; Peate M; Saunders C; Geelhoed E; Gleeson M; Barlow-Stewart K; Field M; Harris M; Antill YC; Cicciarelli L; Crowe K; Bowen MT; Mitchell G, 2017, 'Streamlined genetic education is effective in preparing women newly diagnosed with breast cancer for decision making about treatment-focused genetic testing: a randomized controlled noninferiority trial', GENETICS IN MEDICINE, 19, pp. 448 - 456, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/gim.2016.130

Watts KJ; Meiser B; Zilliacus E; Kaur R; Taouk M; Girgis A; Butow P; Goldstein D; Hale S; Perry A; Aranda SK; Kissane DW, 2017, 'Communicating with patients from minority backgrounds: Individual challenges experienced by oncology health professionals', European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 26, pp. 83 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2016.12.001

Kasparian NA; Mireskandari S; Butow PN; Dieng M; Cust AE; Meiser B; Barlow-Stewart K; Menzies S; Mann GJ, 2016, '“Melanoma: Questions and Answers.” Development and evaluation of a psycho-educational resource for people with a history of melanoma', Supportive Care in Cancer, 24, pp. 4849 - 4859, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-016-3339-3

Morrow A; Seeho S; Barlow-Stewart K; Fleming J; Meiser B; Karatas J, 2016, 'Referral of patients for pre-implantation genetic diagnosis: A survey of obstetricians', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 56, pp. 585 - 590, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajo.12522

Meiser B; Quinn VF; Gleeson M; Kirk J; Tucker KM; Rahman B; Saunders C; Watts KJ; Peate M; Geelhoed E; Barlow-Stewart K; Field M; Harris M; Antill YC; Mitchell G, 2016, 'When knowledge of a heritable gene mutation comes out of the blue: Treatment-focused genetic testing in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer', European Journal of Human Genetics, 24, pp. 1517 - 1523, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ejhg.2016.69

Chen Y; Peate M; Kaur R; Meiser B; Wong T; Kirk J; Ward R; Goodwin A; Macrae F; Hiller J; Trainer A; Mitchell G, 2016, 'Exploring clinicians’ attitudes about using aspirin for risk reduction in people with Lynch Syndrome with no personal diagnosis of colorectal cancer', Familial Cancer, 16, pp. 99 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10689-016-9933-1

cousens N; Kaur R; Meiser B; Andrews L, 2016, 'Community attitudes towards a Jewish community BRCA1/2 testing program', Familial Cancer, 16, pp. 17 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10689-016-9918-0

Peay HL; Meiser B; Kinnett K; Furlong P; Porter K; Tibben A, 2016, 'Mothers' psychological adaptation to Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy', European Journal of Human Genetics, 24, pp. 633 - 637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ejhg.2015.189

Meiser B; Storey B; Quinn V; Rahman B; Andrews L, 2016, 'Acceptability of, and Information Needs Regarding, Next-Generation Sequencing in People Tested for Hereditary Cancer: A Qualitative Study', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 25, pp. 218 - 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10897-015-9861-5

Farrelly A; White V; Young MA; Jefford M; Ieropoli S; Duffy J; Winship I; Meiser B, 2015, 'Implementing a telephone based peer support intervention for women with a BRCA1/2 mutation', Familial Cancer, 14, pp. 373 - 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10689-015-9797-9

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