Carly Stagg

Carly Stagg

School of Psychology

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

I am a Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide, with a PhD in rural and remote psychological service delivery. I primarily use qualitative methods including Reflexive Thematic Analysis and Reflexive Content Analysis.

I am broadly interested in the areas of:
Rural and remote mental health
Health practitioner training, education and wellbeing (particularly psychologists and doctors)
Youth mental health, wellbeing and development

I am a member of the Wellbeing in Learning and Development Laboratory (WiLDLab) at the University of Adelaide and https://wildlabadelaide.org/our-team and am currently working on a project with Resilient Youth Australia https://www.resilientyouth.org/

I am a Clinical Psychologist and Board Approved Supervisor, with clinical interests and expertise in youth mental health and rural and remote psychology practice.

- Rural and remote psychology competencies

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

- Competencies for inpatient mental health psychology 

- Public perceptions of psychology

- Interdisciplinary collaboration and health professional education

- Youth mental health and wellbeing, including 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

- Mental health and wellbeing of medical families/spouses

Current PhD opportunity: 

Professor Anna Chur-Hansen and I are seeking a suitable applicant for a PhD project focusing on rural and remote psychology education and training across Australia (aiming to commence in 2025).

The project will be, broadly, investigating the ‘rural pipeline’ in psychology education and training with a national focus. The focus on increasing rural practitioners through training pathways has been prominent in other disciplines such as medicine, and this project is an opportunity to explore these factors in psychology education and training.

This will include the experience of rural background students studying psychology and barriers and facilitators of the pathway to working as a psychologist in rural and remote areas. The project will provide an important contribution to inform strategies to improve access to psychology services in rural and remote areas and improve training opportunities.

This would be a qualitative or mixed methods project, and could include (for example)

  • Qualitative studies of rural background psychology students exploring barriers and facilitators to psychology training (including transition to university)
  • A quantitative survey following on from the above
  • Qualitative study exploring rural and remote health/psychology practice content in psychology training programs

This builds on our previous work exploring the experiences of psychologists in providing rural and remote psychology services and rural and remote psychology supervision e.g.

Waugh, J., Ma, N., Chur-Hansen, A., & Sawyer, A. (2023). Rural and remote psychologists’ views on provisional psychologist supervision. Australian Journal of Psychology, 75(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/00049530.2023.2276949



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

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: 10.1111/ap.12194.

Please contact me carly.stagg@adelaide.edu.au to discuss further.

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2024 - ongoing Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2023 - 2024 Lecturer Charles Darwin University
    2018 - ongoing Clinical Psychologist Southern Adelaide Local Health Network
    2017 - 2024 Titleholder University of Adelaide
    2017 - 2018 Clinical Psychologist Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
    2016 - 2018 Clinical Psychologist Country Health SA Local Health Network
    2015 - 2015 Tutor The University of Adelaide

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2023 Award Executive Dean's Team Prize The University of Adelaide Australia -
    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 -

  • Research Interests
    Child and Adolescent Health Clinical Psychology Rural and remote health services Child and adolescent development Professional education and training

  • 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), 13 pages.
    DOI Scopus1
    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 Scopus2 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 Stagg, C. (2021). Visiting Workforce. In J. Gullifer, & T. Carey (Eds.), Handbook of Rural, Remote, and very Remote Mental Health (pp. 217-231). Springer.
    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).

2024 School of Psychology Research Grant Value $2120.78. Resilient Youth: A qualitative analysis of responses to a survey of Australian school students’ mental health, resilience and broader wellbeing

Course coordination

PSYCHOL6600OL - Professional and Interpersonal Skills (University of Adelaide)

Teaching

PSYCHOL2004 - Doing Research in Psychology (Qualitative Methods) (University of Adelaide)

Past teaching

- PSY525 Psychological Interventions (Charles Darwin University)

- PSY529 Advanced Assessment and Therapies B (Charles Darwin University)

- Development of lectures and seminars on rural psychology practice for postgraduate programs (University of Adelaide)

- Assessor for Honours and Masters theses (University of Adelaide and Charles Darwin University)

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 Co-Supervisor Nature-based play program to promote child wellbeing, resilience and school engagement. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Luka Dellavia

  • Other Supervision Activities
    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2024 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Exploring the experiences of occupational risks and requirements on the families of doctors The University of Adelaide - Honours Full Time Brearna Grillett
    2024 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Investigating the experiences of inpatient mental health psychologists in Australia and the competencies associated with their role The University of Adelaide - Honours - Olivia Furler
    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

  • Presentation
    Date Topic Presented at Institution Country
    2024 - ongoing Enhancing understanding through AI-Generated metaphors: A learning activity - The University of Adelaide -
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