Chloe Fletcher

Dr Chloe Fletcher

Research Fellow

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

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

Chloe is a mental health researcher with broad research interests in mental health and suicide prevention, psychosocial disability, chronic illness, and stress and coping. 
 
Chloe's PhD was conferred in January 2021. Her doctoral research explored illness perceptions among adolescents and young adults with a parent with cancer, with a focus on how different types of illness perceptions were associated with mental health outcomes. She developed and conducted an initial validation of a quantitative measure that could be used to assess illness perceptions (see: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pon.6168), with the aim of informing therapeutic intervention. She has published three papers describing this research. 
 
Chloe is currently involved in a range of research projects, including ongoing work related to www.ifarmwell.com.au (e.g., development, delivery and evaluation of supportive interventions for farmers and rural people) and the co-design, implementation, and evaluation of www.icanactnow.com.au (a freely available, self-guided wellbeing resource for the general population). 
 
Outside of her academic role, Chloe is also a registered counsellor specialising in trauma. 
 

Date Position Institution name
2025 - ongoing Counsellor Relationships Australia SA
2024 - ongoing Research Fellow Adelaide University
2023 - 2025 Community Mental Health Worker Skylight Mental Health
2020 - 2024 Research Associate University of South Australia
2018 - 2021 Community Mental Health Practitioner Mind Australia
2014 - 2018 Research Assistant Flinders University

Date Institution name Country Title
2021 - 2025 University of Adelaide Australia Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy (Clinical Trauma Practice)
2016 - 2020 Flinders University Australia Doctor of Philosophy (Cancer and Behavioural Science)
2014 - 2014 Flinders University Adelaide Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) (Social Health Sciences)
2011 - 2013 Flinders University Australia Bachelor of Science (Molecular Biosciences and Microbiology)

Year Citation
2025 Stanborough, C. A., Fletcher, C. M. E., & Martinez, L. (2025). Empathy increased in rural and remote health and social care workers by participation in the hearing voices that are distressing simulation workshop. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 34(2, article no. e70027), 1-13.
DOI
2024 Fletcher, C. M. E., Woolford, D., & Gladigau, J. (2024). A 'Vocal Locals' social network campaign is associated with increased frequency of conversations about mental health and improved engagement in wellbeing-promoting activities in an Australian farming community. BMC Public Health, 24(1, article no. 673), 1-17.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC2
2024 Fletcher, C. M. E., Trenerry, C., Wilson, C., & Gunn, K. M. (2024). 'Being a farmer, I mostly always think there is something more important to do': a mixed methods analysis of the skin cancer detection practices of Australian farmers. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 35(3), 672-682.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2023 Hughes-Barton, D., Skaczkowski, G., Fletcher, C., Turnbull, D., McMahon, J., & Gunn, K. M. (2023). What consumers, general practitioners and mental health professionals want: the co-design and prototype testing of a transdiagnostic, acceptance and commitment therapy-based online intervention to reduce distress and promote wellbeing among Australian adults.. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 1-19.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC2
2023 Fletcher, C. M. E., Stewart, L., & Gunn, K. M. (2023). Stressors, barriers and facilitators faced by Australian farmers when transitioning to retirement: a scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(3, article no. 2588), 1-19.
DOI Scopus8 Europe PMC4
2023 Fletcher, C. M. E., Flight, I., Gunn, K. M., Patterson, P., & Wilson, C. (2023). Development and initial psychometric evaluation of the perceptions of parental illness questionnaire for cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 32(9), 1130-1141.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2022 Gunn, K. M., Weeks, M., Spronk, K. J. J., Fletcher, C., & Wilson, C. (2022). Caring for someone with cancer in rural Australia. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30(6), 4857-4865.
DOI Scopus16 WoS16 Europe PMC12
2022 Trenerry, C., Fletcher, C., Wilson, C., & Gunn, K. (2022). "She'll be right, mate": a mixed methods analysis of skin cancer prevention practices among Australian farmers-an at-risk group. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(5, article no. 2940), 1-16.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC6
2021 Fletcher, C., Flight, I., Gunn, K., Patterson, P., & Wilson, C. (2021). Comparative systematic review of the psychometric properties of measures of illness perceptions in family members of individuals diagnosed with a chronic physical illness. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 35(1), 3.
DOI Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC3
2020 Chapman, J., Fletcher, C., Corsini, N., & de Cure, G. (2020). Australian office workers' response to sedentary behaviour messaging. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 13(2), 189-202.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2019 Fletcher, C., Wilson, C., Flight, I., Gunn, K., & Patterson, P. (2019). Illness cognitions among adolescents and young adults who have a parent with cancer: a qualitative exploration using the common-sense model of self-regulation as a framework. International journal of behavioral medicine, 26(5), 531-541.
DOI Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC3
2018 Miller, E. R., Wilson, C., Chapman, J., Flight, I., Nguyen, A. M., Fletcher, C., & Ramsey, I. J. (2018). Connecting the dots between breast cancer, obesity and alcohol consumption in middle-aged women: ecological and case control studies. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 1-14.
DOI Scopus30 WoS25 Europe PMC21
2018 Chapman, J., Fletcher, C., Flight, I., & Wilson, C. (2018). Pilot randomized trial of a volitional help sheet-based tool to increase leisure time physical activity in breast cancer survivors. British Journal of Health Psychology, 23(3), 723-740.
DOI Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC8
2018 Fletcher, C., Wilson, C., Hutchinson, A. D., & Grunfeld, E. A. (2018). The relationship between anticipated response and subsequent experience of cancer treatment-related side effects: A meta-analysis comparing effects before and after treatment exposure. Cancer treatment reviews, 68, 86-93.
DOI Scopus28 WoS27 Europe PMC23
2017 Hutchinson, A. D., Charters, M., Prichard, I., Fletcher, C., & Wilson, C. (2017). Understanding maternal dietary choices during pregnancy: the role of social norms and mindful eating. Appetite, 112, 227-234.
DOI Scopus27 WoS21 Europe PMC16
2017 Fletcher, C., Flight, I., Chapman, J., Fennell, K., & Wilson, C. (2017). The information needs of adult cancer survivors across the cancer continuum: A scoping review. Patient Education and Counseling, 100(3), 383-410.
DOI Scopus115 WoS114 Europe PMC93

Year Citation
2018 Fletcher, C., Patterson, P., Wilson, C., Flight, I., & Fennell, K. (2018). Illness Perceptions in Young People Who Have a Parent with Cancer: A Qualitative Exploration. In PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY Vol. 27 (pp. 130). WILEY.

Year Citation
2017 Fletcher, C., Wilson, C., Flight, I., Fennell, K., & Patterson, P. (2017). An exploration of cancer-related beliefs and perceptions in adolescents and young adults who have a parent with cancer. Poster session presented at the meeting of PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. WILEY.
2017 Wilson, C., Fletcher, C., Grunfeld, E. A., & Hutchinson, A. (2017). The relationship between treatment expectations and cancer treatment-related side effects: A meta-analysis. Poster session presented at the meeting of PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. WILEY.
2016 Hutchinson, A. D., Charters, M., Prichard, I., Fletcher, C., & Wilson, C. (2016). UNDERSTANDING MATERNAL DIETARY CHOICES DURING PREGNANCY: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL NORMS AND MINDFUL EATING. Poster session presented at the meeting of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. SPRINGER.

  • Farmer-Focused, Evidence-Informed Mental Health and Wellbeing Campaign, SA Dept of Primary Industries and Regions, 01/07/2025 - 30/09/2026

  • Leveraging ‘Kick off ya Boots’ screenings to create greater resilience amongst the wider Ag communities around regional South Australia, SA Research and Development Institute (SARDI), 25/08/2025 - 31/05/2026

  • Hearing Distressing Voices Simulation Workshop for regional and rural health and mental health workers: a feasibility Clinical
Trial/Teletrial, MRFF - Clinical Trials and Registries, 27/02/2025 - 27/02/2026

  • Strengthening wellbeing and deepening social support in a drought-affected, agricultural-dependent community with the help of ‘Wellbeing Warriors’ to promote health and wellbeing within their networks, Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal, 01/02/2022 - 31/01/2023

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