PhD Candidate & Research Assistant
BA (Hons 1, Psych)
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Lisa is a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Helen Milroy AM and Dr. Alix Woolard from Telethon Kids Institute, and A/Prof. Jeneva Ohan from the University of Western Australia. Her PhD is centred around intergenerational trauma, and the impact of perinatal severe mental illness on infants’ mental health and socio-emotional wellbeing. She is completing her PhD with the University of Western Australia and is supported by an Embrace @ Telethon Kids Institute scholarship.
Lisa also works as a Research Assistant within the Youth Mental Health team on the Wellbeing study, which is a trial of a novel online intervention to support mental health recovery in children who have experienced medical trauma. She has previously worked as a Research Assistant and Project Officer across a number of mental health intervention projects in areas including psycho-oncology, neurodevelopmental disorders, depression and anxiety, body image and eating disorders.
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February 2024
A wellbeing program to promote mental health in paediatric burn patients: Study protocol
One of the most traumatic injuries a child can experience is a severe burn. Despite improvements in medical treatments which have led to better physical outcomes and reduced mortality rates for paediatric burns patients, the psychological impact associated with experiencing such a traumatic injury has mostly been overlooked. This is concerning given the high incidence of psychopathology amongst paediatric burn survivors.
Published research Children's Lung Health Youth Mental Health Mental healthJun 2023"I just get scared it's going to happen again": a qualitative study of the psychosocial impact of pediatric burns from the child's perspective
Advances in medicine have improved the chances of survival following burn injuries, however, psychosocial outcomes have not seen the same improvement, and burn injuries can be distressing for both the child or young person, negatively affecting their wellbeing. Pediatric burn patients are at a higher risk of developing psychopathology compared to the general population.
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