Researcher Profiles

Christianna Digenis

School of Psychology

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Titleholder Adjunct Fellow

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Awards and Achievements

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2019	Award	Vernon Roy East Prize	Florey Conference	Australia	$700
2016	Award	BeaCUR Abstract and Presentation Prize	University of Adelaide	Australia	-

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2023	University of Adelaide	Australia	PhD/Masters of Psychology (Health)
2016 - 2016	University of Adelaide	Australia	First Class Honours Degree Bachelor of Psychological Science
2012 - 2015	University of Adelaide	Australia	B.Arts with B.International St

Research Interests

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Culture, Gender, Sexuality Educational Psychology Gender Psychology Health and Community Services Health Policy & Services Health Promotion Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology Maternal Health Mental Health Psychology Public Health Pregnancy and Birth Translational Health Outcomes

Journals

Year	Citation
2024	Digenis, C., Salter, A., Cusack, L., & Turnbull, D. (2024). Obstetric and medical factors rather than psychosocial characteristics explain why eligible women do not complete the enhanced recovery after elective caesarean (EREC) pathway: A prospective cohort study. Midwifery, 131, 103931-1-103931-8. DOI Scopus1
2024	Digenis, C., Cusack, L., Salter, A., Winter, A., & Turnbull, D. (2024). Healthcare Providers' Experiences With and Perspective on Delivering the Enhanced Recovery After Elective Caesarean Birth Pathway With Next‐Day Discharge: Qualitative Analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1-13. DOI
2021	Halliday, S., Gregory, T., Taylor, A., Digenis, C., & Turnbull, D. (2021). The impact of bullying victimization in early adolescence on subsequent psychosocial and academic outcomes across the adolescent period: A systematic review. Journal of School Violence, 20(3), 351-373. DOI Scopus79 WoS31
2020	Cusack, L., Digenis, C., Schultz, T., Klaer, B., & Hobbs, M. (2020). Women's experiences with enhanced recovery after elective caesarean section with next day discharge: A qualitative study.. Midwifery, 83, 102632. DOI Scopus7 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2020	Digenis, C., Salter, A., Cusack, L., Koch, A., & Turnbull, D. (2020). Reduced length of hospital stay after caesarean section: A systematic review examining women's experiences and psychosocial outcomes. Midwifery, 91, 10 pages. DOI Scopus10 WoS6 Europe PMC4

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2021	Digenis, C., Salter, A., Cusack, L., Klaer, B., & Turnbull, D. (2021). Obstetric and medical factors rather than psychosocial characteristics explain why eligible women do not complete the Enhanced Recovery after Elective Caesarean (EREC) pathway: a prospective cohort study. Poster session presented at the meeting of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. SPRINGER.

Memberships

Date	Role	Membership	Country
2024 - ongoing	Member	Australian Association of Psychologists Inc	Australia
2018 - ongoing	Representative	Health Advisory Committee	Australia
2018 - ongoing	Member	Perinatal Infant Group Liaison Education PIGLET	Australia
2017 - ongoing	Member	Australian Psychological Society	Australia
2017 - ongoing	Member	ALLY Network University of Adelaide	Australia

Email: christianna.digenis@adelaide.edu.au

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