Carly Stagg

Carly Stagg

School of Psychology

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences


Carly is a Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide, with a PhD in rural and remote psychological service delivery. Her research interests include the development of competencies for rural psychological practice, visiting psychology services, public perceptions of psychology and interdisciplinary health professional education.

- Rural and remote psychology competencies

- Competencies for visiting (FIFO/DIDO) mental health workforce

- Public perceptions of psychology

- Interdisciplinary collaboration and health professional education

- Evaluation of group therapy programs for self-harming and suicidal youth

- Rural and remote mental health, including rural community members' experiences of mental health helpseeking and intervention

  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2017 - ongoing Clinical Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2015 - 2015 Tutor The University of Adelaide
  • Awards and Achievements

    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2015 Achievement Finalist, Rural Doctors Workforce Agency Rural Health Award (Channel 9 Young Achiever Awards) - - -
    2014 Scholarship Cathy Chandler Bursary, Australian Federation of University Women South Australia - - -
    2014 Achievement Semi Finalist, Adelaide Airport Sustainability Award (Channel 9 Young Achiever Awards) - - -
    2014 Achievement Semi Finalist, Rural Doctors Workforce Agency Rural Health Award (Channel 9 Young Achiever Awards) - - -
    2013 Award Faculty Prize, Faculty of Health Sciences Postgraduate Research Conference - - -
    2013 Scholarship Australian Postgraduate Award - - -
    2012 Award University Medal - The University of Adelaide - - -
    2012 Award The Australian Psychological Society Prize in Psychology - - -
    2012 Award The Norman Munn Prize for Psychology II - - -
    2011 Award The Roby Fletcher Munn Prize for Psychology III - - -
    2009 Award Rob Barrett Memorial Prize for Undergraduate Psychiatry - - -
    2009 Invitation Member of Golden Key International Honour Society - - -
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    2013 - 2017 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD/M.Psych(Clinical)
    2009 - 2012 The University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
  • Certifications

    Date Title Institution name Country
    2018 Board Approved Supervisor Psychology Board of Australia -
    2016 Clinical Psychologist Psychology Board of Australia -
  • Journals

    Year Citation
    2024 Wood, N. M., O’Shea, A., Num, S., Johnson, C., Sutherland, C. R., Edney, L. C., & Wade, T. D. (2024). Implementation of evidence-based group interventions in a community-based mental health service for self-harming and suicidal youth. Clinical Psychologist, 28(1), 49-61.
    DOI
    2021 Gannon, E., Delfabbro, P., & Sutherland, C. (2021). Gambling in Rural and Remote South Australia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION, 19(4), 1243-1260.
    DOI WoS1
    2018 sutherland, C., chur-hansen, A., & winefield, H. (2018). Rural and remote general practitioners’ perceptions of psychologists. Australian Psychologist, 53(3), 213-222.
    DOI Scopus4 WoS3
    2017 Sutherland, C., Chur-Hansen, A., & Winefield, H. (2017). Experiences of fly-in, fly-out and drive-in, drive-out rural and remote psychologists. Australian Psychologist, 52(3), 219-229.
    DOI Scopus13 WoS9
    2014 Sutherland, C., & Chur-Hansen, A. (2014). Knowledge, skills and attitudes of rural and remote psychologists. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 22(6), 273-279.
    DOI Scopus19 WoS14
  • Book Chapters

    Year Citation
    2021 Sutherland, C. (2021). Visiting Workforce. In Handbook of Rural, Remote, and very Remote Mental Health (pp. 217-231). Springer Singapore.
    DOI
  • Conference Items

    Year Citation
    2015 Sutherland, C. R., Chur-hansen, A., & Winefield, H. R. (2015). Rural General Practitioners’ understandings and perceptions of psychology. Poster session presented at the meeting of 50th Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference. Gold Coast, Queensland.
    2015 Chur-Hansen, A., Winefield, H. R., & Sutherland, C. R. (2015). Experiences of Fly-in, Fly-Out (FIFO) and Drive-in, Drive-out (DIDO) rural and remote psychologists. Poster session presented at the meeting of 50th Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference. Gold Coast, Queensland.
    2014 Chur-Hansen, A., Winefield, H. R., & Sutherland, C. R. (2014). Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (KSAs) of Rural and Remote Fly-in, Fly-out (FIFO) and Drive-in, Drive-out (DIDO) Psychologists. Poster session presented at the meeting of 28th International Congress of Applied Psychology. Paris, France.
    2014 Sutherland, C. R., Chur-Hansen, A., & Winefield, H. R. (2014). Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (KSAs) of Rural and Remote Psychologists. Poster session presented at the meeting of 28th International Congress of Applied Psychology. Paris, France.
    2014 Sutherland, C. R., Chur-Hansen, A., & Winefield, H. R. (2014). Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (KSAs) of Rural and Remote Psychologists. Poster session presented at the meeting of Graduate Psychology Skills Australia Conference. Melrbourne, Victoria.
  • Theses

    Year Citation
    2016 Stagg, C. (2016). Rural and remote psychological service delivery: Perceptions of rural psychologists, general practitioners, and community members. (PhD Thesis, The University of Adelaide).

- Development of lectures and seminars on rural psychology practice for postgraduate programs

- Assessor for Honours and Masters theses

- Tutoring expertise in undergraduate psychology

  • Other Supervision Activities

    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2020 - 2020 External Supervisor Cognitive and emotion regulation strategies among drought-affected farmers and the impact on resilience and psychological distress. Charles Darwin University - Master - Chloe Nunn
    2019 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Gambling in Rural and Remote South Australia The University of Adelaide - Master - Elly Gannon
  • Committee Memberships

    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2013 - ongoing Member Australian Psychological Society Rural and Remote Interest Group - -
  • Memberships

    Date Role Membership Country
    2010 - ongoing - Australian Psychological Society (APS) -
  • Community Engagement

    Date Title Engagement Type Institution Country
    2016 - 2016 Visualising Mental Health Scientific Community Engagement University of South Australia Australia

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