Dr Carly Stagg
Lecturer
School of Psychology
College of Education, Behavioural and Social 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 healthHealth practitioner training, education and wellbeing (particularly psychologists and doctors)Youth mental health, wellbeing and developmentI 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.
| 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 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| 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) |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Board Approved Supervisor | Psychology Board of Australia | - |
| 2016 | Clinical Psychologist | Psychology Board of Australia | - |
| 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. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| 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. Scopus2 WoS3 |
| 2018 | sutherland, C., chur-hansen, A., & winefield, H. (2018). Rural and remote general practitioners’ perceptions of psychologists. Australian Psychologist, 53(3), 213-222. 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. Scopus15 WoS12 |
| 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. Scopus21 WoS18 Europe PMC2 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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)
| 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 | Ms Luka Dellavia |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Nature-based play program to promote child wellbeing, resilience and school engagement. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Luka Dellavia |
| 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 |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 - ongoing | Member | Australian Psychological Society Rural and Remote Interest Group | - | - |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 - ongoing | - | Australian Psychological Society (APS) | - |
| Date | Title | Engagement Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 - 2016 | Visualising Mental Health | Scientific Community Engagement | University of South Australia | Australia |
| 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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