Kate Gunn

Research Interests

Cancer Therapy Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology Rural Sociology Cancer Biology and Clinical Oncology Men's Health Neuroscience, Behaviour and Brain Health Translational Health Outcomes

Ms Kate Gunn

Enterprise Fellow

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Associate Professor Kate Gunn is an Enterprise Fellow (Rural Health), in Allied Health and Human Performance at the University of South Australia and a Co-Director of the IIMPACT in Health research concentration. She leads a team who carry out psychology, behavioral science and public health-focused research on rural health, farmers' mental health, psycho-oncology and suicide prevention-related issues. Kate brings to this role experience from working as a Clinical Psychologist, as well as from growing up on a farm near Streaky Bay.
Kate enjoys the process of combining evidence-based strategies with rural people’s beliefs and preferences, so that new strategies are likely to work, be meaningful and be adopted in the real world. Her research has resulted in improved scientific understanding of the health and mental health needs of rural communities, and in the delivery of previously unavailable, co-desiged educational and supportive care resources. For example, Rural Cancer Stories is a YouTube channel that features the stories of country cancer patients, survivors and their carers. It is designed to provide online peer support and evidence-based advice to rural Australians who can’t access a face-to-face cancer support group, and/or who feel generic supportive care materials don’t fully recognize the unique challenges rural people face. To learn more visit www.bit.ly/ruralcancerstories 
Kate is also the founder of www.ifarmwell.com.au which is an online, farmer and ACT-informed intervention, designed to help Australian farmers better cope with things beyond their control (e.g. the weather). She has recently led work focused on assisting fire-affected farmers with their psychological recovery, and the Vocal Locals social network campaign, which successfully opened up conversations about mental health and increased engagment in wellbeing-promoting activities in the Loxton region. To learn more visit  https://www.facebook.com/VocalLocalsIFW
The impact of Kate's work has been recognized through the receipt of various awards, for example the Premier's/ Channel 9 Young Achiever of the Year Award (2013), the Leslie (Les) J. Fleming Churchill Fellowship to investigate sustainable methods of improving the health and well-being of rural cancer survivors (2018), a Tall Poppy Science Excellence Award (2017), the Rural, Regional and Remote Winnovation Award (2017), a commendation in the national Bupa Health Foundation Emerging Health Researcher of the Year Awards (2018), the national Farmer of the Year Award for Excellence in Agricultural Research (2022) and the National LiFE Award for Innovation from Suicide Prevention Australia (2022). She has recently completed the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation Program (C28), thanks to a generous scholarship from Prime Super.

Date Position Institution name
2015 - ongoing Senior Research Fellow University of South Australia

Date Institution name Country Title
The University of Adelaide Australia Doctor of Philosophy
The University of Adelaide Australia Master of Psychology (Clinical)
The University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Psychology (First Class Honours)

Year Citation
2025 Vincent, V., Skaczkowski, G., Hughes Barton, D., & Gunn, K. M. (2025). Effectiveness of sound-based interventions for improving functional outcomes in children: a systematic review of the evidence. Occupational Therapy International, 2025(1, article no. 1693722), 1-12.
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2025 Freeman, M., Mills, J., Skaczkowski, G., & Gunn, K. M. (2025). Investigating the use of strengths-based approaches for health research in rural communities: a scoping review. Progress in Palliative Care, online(4), 1-24.
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2025 Marshall, S., Wright, C., Leigh, L., Riva, S., Crichton, M., Rodi, H., . . . Ugalde, A. (2025). Association of rurality status with all-cause and cancer-specific survival: a systematic review and meta-analysis adjusting for clinical factors, demographics, and geographical remoteness. Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 101744.
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2025 Ugalde, A., Jongebloed, H., Wright, C., Rodi, H., Chapman, A., Marshall, S., . . . Alston, L. (2025). Towards equitable cancer outcomes for rural and remote communities: reflections, lessons and recommendations. Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 101756.
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2025 Wright, C., Riva, S., Crichton, M., Rodi, H., Jongebloed, H., Leigh, L., . . . Marshall, S. (2025). Measuring cancer equity globally: harmonising international rural-urban classifications for exploring cancer outcomes. Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 101737.
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2025 Hughes Barton, D., Skaczkowski, G., Starick, H., & Gunn, K. M. (2025). Mental health and wellbeing helplines for Farmers: a scoping review of usage, acceptability, and effectiveness of those currently in operation around the World. Journal of Agromedicine, 30(3), 640-663.
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2025 Wells, E., Gunn, K., Velasquez, D., Kaeding, J., & Hutchinson, A. (2025). A bibliotherapy intervention to improve emotional wellbeing during cancer treatment: a pilot study. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, 7(1, article no. 154), 1-5.
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2025 Skaczkowski, G., Hughes Barton, D., Loxton, S., & Gunn, K. (2025). Recognising and managing distress among farming clients: an evaluation of brief training for rural financial counsellors and other non-clinical rural support workera. Australian Journal Of Rural Health, 33(2, article no. e70027), 1-9.
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2025 Koralegedera, I., Skaczkowski, G., Moseley, G. L., & Gunn, K. M. (2025). Investigating the Prevalence and Level of Pain Experienced by Australian Farmers. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 33(2), e70039-1-e70039-9.
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2024 Graham, K., Fitzpatrick, K., Agius, J., Loughry, C., Ong, E., McMillan, N., . . . Fitridge, R. (2024). A qualitative exploration of the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people using a real-time video-based telehealth service for diabetes-related foot disease. Rural Remote Health, 24(1), 7970-1-7970-9.
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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.
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2024 van der Kruk, S. R., & Gunn, K. M. (2024). 'It sort of broke me': A thematic analysis of the psychological experiences and coping strategies employed by Australian fire-affected farmers. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32(2), 299-310.
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2024 Downing, N. J., Skaczkowski, G., Hughes Barton, D., Stone, H., Robinson, L., & Gunn, K. M. (2024). A qualitative exploration of the role of a palliative care pharmacist providing home-based care in the rural setting, from the perspective of health care professionals. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32(3), 510-520.
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2024 Post, D., Parfitt, G., Baldock, K., Gunn, K. M., Field, C., & Reggett, D. (2024). Understanding the emotional and practical support needs of family care-partners of Veterans to promote well-being. Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health, 10(2), 109-121.
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2024 Tyler, S., Hunkin, H., Pusey, K., Gunn, K., Clifford, B., McIntyre, H., & Procter, N. G. (2024). Disentangling rates, risk, and drivers of suicide in the construction industry. Crisis, 45(1), 74-83.
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2024 Polson, B., Crozier, A. J., Dollman, J., & Gunn, K. M. (2024). 'If you want something to happen, you have to do it yourself': understanding rural Australian's perspectives of health volunteering. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 35(2), 311-320.
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2024 Skaczkowski, G., Hull, M., Smith, A. E., Dollman, J., Jones, M., & Gunn, K. M. (2024). Understanding farmers' barriers to health and mental health-related help-seeking: the development, factor structure, and reliability of the farmer help-seeking scale. Journal of Rural Health, 40(1), 64-74.
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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.
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2023 Dadich, A., van der Kruk, S., Cornell, V., Nobes, K., Gunn, K., Eliott, J., & Laurence, C. (2023). Models of palliative care for under-served populations in high-income countries: a scoping review protocol. . JBI evidence synthesis, 22(1), 132-143.
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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.
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2023 van der Kruk, S. R., Gunn, K. M., MacDougall, H., Milne, D., Smith, K., & Zielinski, R. (2023). Feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of virtual reality as a patient education tool for people with cancer undergoing immunotherapy: a protocol for a randomised controlled pilot study in a regional setting. BMJ open, 13(6), 1-11.
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2023 Skaczkowski, G., Barrett, A., Olver, I., Dollman, J., & Gunn, K. M. (2023). 'It is a life changing experience': the experiences of living kidney donors who live in rural Australia. Australian Journal Of Rural Health, 31(5), 866-877.
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2023 Wells, E., Velasquez, D., Hutchinson, A., & Gunn, K. (2023). Psycho-oncology Bibliotherapy Program for Improving the Emotional Wellbeing of People Undergoing Cancer Treatment: Literature Review and Preliminary Findings. Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, 72(3), 1-24.
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2023 Graham, K., Siatis, C. M., Gunn, K. M., Ong, E., Loughry, C., Mcmillan, N., & Fitridge, R. (2023). The experiences of health workers using telehealth services for diabetes-related foot complications: a qualitative exploration. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 16(1), 47-1-47-14.
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2023 Gunn, K. M., Skaczkowski, G., Dollman, J., Vincent, A. D., Brumby, S., Short, C. E., & Turnbull, D. (2023). A Self-Help Online Intervention Is Associated With Reduced Distress and Improved Mental Wellbeing in Australian Farmers: The Evaluation and Key Mechanisms of www.ifarmwell.com.au.. J Agromedicine, 28(3), 378-392.
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2023 Hill, K., Neylon, K., Gunn, K., Sharplin, G., & Eckert, M. (2023). The Australian and New Zealand nephrology nursing workforce: clinical pressure and organisational culture. Contemporary Nurse, 59(1), 16-24.
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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.
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2023 Rose, H., Skaczkowski, G., & Gunn, K. M. (2023). Addressing the challenges of early career rural nursing to improve job satisfaction and retention: strategies new nurses think would help. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 79(9), 3299-3311.
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2023 Kennedy, A. J., Gunn, K. M., Duke, S., Jones, M., Brown, E., Barnes, K., . . . Gray, R. (2023). Co-designing a peer-led model of delivering behavioural activation for people living with depression or low mood in Australian farming communities. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 31(3), 556-568.
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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.
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2023 Tyler, S., Gunn, K., Clifford, B., & Procter, N. (2023). “And you feel like you’re suffocating … how the fuck am I going to get out of all this?” Drivers and experiences of suicidal ideation in the Australian construction industry. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14(1144314), 1-13.
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2023 Hill, K., Neylon, K., Gunn, K., Sharplin, G., & Eckert, M. (2023). Understanding burnout in the current nephrology nursing workforce and health service 'magnet' qualities that may help address it: a discreet choice experiment. Renal Society of Australasia Journal, 19(1), 87-92.
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2022 Tyler, S., Gunn, K., Esterman, A., Clifford, B., & Procter, N. (2022). Suicidal ideation in the Australian construction industry: prevalence and the associations of psychosocial job adversity and adherence to traditional masculine norms. International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health, 19(23, article no. 15760), 1-16.
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2022 Herselman, M. F., Bailey, S., Deo, P., Zhou, X. -F., Gunn, K. M., & Bobrovskaya, L. (2022). The Effects of Walnuts and Academic Stress on Mental Health, General Well-Being and the Gut Microbiota in a Sample of University Students: A Randomised Clinical Trial.. Nutrients, 14(22), 4776.
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2022 Bandiera, C., Skrabal Ross, X., Cardoso, E., Wagner, D., Csajka, C., Olver, I., . . . Schneider, M. (2022). Interventions to support adherence to oral anticancer therapies: research challenges, lessons learned, and strategies to overcome them from Australia and Switzerland. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30(5), 3655-3659.
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2022 Gunn, K. M., Skaczkowski, G., Dollman, J., Vincent, A. D., Short, C. E., Brumby, S., . . . Turnbull, D. (2022). Combining Farmers' Preferences With Evidence-Based Strategies to Prevent and Lower Farmers' Distress: Co-design and Acceptability Testing of ifarmwell.. JMIR human factors, 9(1), 1-23.
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2022 Skrabal, R. X., Gunn, K. M., Suppiah, V., Patterson, P., Boyle, T., Carrington, C., . . . Olver, I. (2022). A smartphone program to support adherence to oral chemotherapy in people with cancer: proof-of-concept trial. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 18(5), e378-e387.
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2022 Skaczkowski, G., van der Kruk, S., Loxton, S., Hughes-Barton, D., Howell, C., Turnbull, D., . . . Gunn, K. (2022). Web-Based Interventions to Help Australian Adults Address Depression, Anxiety, Suicidal Ideation, and General Mental Well-being: Scoping Review.. JMIR Ment Health, 9(2), 1-33.
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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.
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2022 van der Kruk, S. R., Zielinski, R., MacDougall, H., Hughes Barton, D., & Gunn, K. M. (2022). Virtual reality as a patient education tool in healthcare: a scoping review. Patient Education and Counseling, 105(7), 1928-1942.
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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.
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2022 Walsh, S., Moseley, G. L., Gray, R. J., Gillam, M., Gunn, K. M., Barker, T., . . . Jones, M. (2022). Use of behavioural activation to manage pain: a systematic scoping review. BMJ Open, 12(6), e056404-1-e056404-13.
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2022 Leach, M. J., Gunn, K., & Muyambi, K. (2022). The determinants of healthcare utilisation in regional, rural and remote South Australia: A cross-sectional study.. Health & social care in the community, 30(6), e4850-e4863.
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2022 van der Kruk, S. R., Butow, P., Mesters, I., Boyle, T., Olver, I., White, K., . . . Clinical Oncological Society of Australia. (2022). Psychosocial well-being and supportive care needs of cancer patients and survivors living in rural or regional areas: a systematic review from 2010 to 2021.. Support Care Cancer, 30(2), 1021-1064.
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2022 Gunn, K. M., & Hughes Barton, D. (2022). Understanding and addressing psychological distress experienced by farmers, from the perspective of rural financial counsellors. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 30(1), 34-43.
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2022 Muyambi, K., Dennis, S., Parange, N., Walsh, S. M., Gray, R., Martinez, L., . . . Jones, M. (2022). Rural health workers' perspectives and experience with an online educational program in behavioural activation: A thematic analysis.. Health & social care in the community, 30(6), e5539-e5548.
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2022 Hull, M. J., Gunn, K. M., Smith, A. E., Jones, M., & Dollman, J. (2022). "We're lucky to have doctors at all"; a qualitative exploration of Australian farmers' barriers and facilitators to health-related help-seeking. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 19(17, article no. 11075), 1-16.
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2022 Woolford, D. D., Smout, M. F., Turnbull, D., & Gunn, K. M. (2022). Male Farmers’ Perspectives on Psychological Wellbeing Self-Management Strategies That Work for Them and How Barriers to Seeking Professional Mental Health Assistance Could Be Overcome. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 12247.
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2022 Cosgrave, C., Kennedy, A., Dietrich, T., Gunn, K., MacDonald, J., McKay, C., . . . Lewis, J. (2022). From co-design to co-production: approaches, enablers, and constraints in developing a public health, capacity-building solution. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 30(6), 738-746.
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2022 Tyler, S., Hunkin, H., Pusey, K., Gunn, K., Clifford, B., & Procter, N. (2022). Suicide in the Construction Industry: A Targeted Meta-analysis. Archives of Suicide Research, 27(4), 1-13.
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2021 Gunn, K. M., Luker, J., Ramanathan, R., Skrabal Ross, X., Hutchinson, A., Huynh, E., & Olver, I. (2021). Choosing and Managing Aged Care Services from Afar: What Matters to Australian Long-Distance Care Givers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), 1-17.
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2021 Gunn, K. M., Skaczkowski, G., Dollman, J., Vincent, A. D., Short, C. E., Brumby, S., . . . Turnbull, D. (2021). Combining Farmers’ Preferences With Evidence-Based Strategies to Prevent and Lower Farmers’ Distress: Co-design and Acceptability Testing of ifarmwell (Preprint).
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2021 Skaczkowski, G., van der Kruk, S., Loxton, S., Hughes-Barton, D., Howell, C., Turnbull, D., . . . Gunn, K. (2021). Web-Based Interventions to Help Australian Adults Address Depression, Anxiety, Suicidal Ideation, and General Mental Well-being: Scoping Review (Preprint).
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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.
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2021 Agarwal, V., Corsini, N., Eckert, M. C., Sharplin, G., Ramsey, I., Gunn, K., . . . Koczwara, B. (2021). A pilot study of population-based, patient-reported outcome collection in cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer, 29(8), 4239-4247.
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2021 Gunn, K. M., Skrabal Ross, X., McLoughlin, M., McDonald, S., & Olver, I. (2021). The psychosocial experiences and supportive care preferences of organ transplant recipients and their carers who live in regional Australia. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29(1), 92-105.
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2021 van der Kruk, S. R., Gunn, K. M., Mesters, I., Lynch, B. M., Vallance, J. K., & Boyle, T. (2021). Associations between baseline demographic, clinical and lifestyle factors, and changes in fatigue, depression, and health-related quality of life in long-term cancer survivors: a cohort study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 29(8), 4711-4722.
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2021 Gunn, K. M., Turnbull, D. A., Dollman, J., Kettler, L., Bamford, L., & Vincent, A. D. (2021). Why are some drought-affected farmers less distressed than others? The association between stress, psychological distress, acceptance, behavioural disengagement and neuroticism.. Aust J Rural Health, 29(1), 106-116.
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2021 Skrabal Ross, X., Gunn, K. M., & Olver, I. (2021). Understanding the strategies rural cancer patients and survivors use to manage financial toxicity and the broader implications on their lives.. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 29(9), 10 pages.
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2021 Gunn, K. M., Olver, I., Skrabal Ross, X., Harrison, N., Livingston, P. M., & Wilson, C. (2021). Improving Survivors’ Quality of Life Post-Treatment: The Perspectives of Rural Australian Cancer Survivors and Their Carers. Cancers, 13(7), 1600.
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2021 Dollman, J., Gunn, K. M., & Hull, M. J. (2021). Sociodemographic predictors of attitudes to support seeking from a medical doctor or other health provider among Rural Australians. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 28(5), 616-626.
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2021 Kennedy, A., Cosgrave, C., Macdonald, J., Gunn, K., Dietrich, T., & Brumby, S. (2021). Translating Co-Design from Face-to-Face to Online: An Australian Primary Producer Project Conducted during COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(8), 4147.
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2021 Walsh, S., Jones, M., Gray, R. J., Gillam, M., Gunn, K. M., Barker, T., . . . Moseley, G. L. (2021). Use of behavioural activation to manage pain: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 11(6), e041036-1-e041036-5.
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2021 Gunn, K. M., Barrett, A., Hughes-Barton, D., Turnbull, D., Short, C. E., Brumby, S., . . . Dollman, J. (2021). What farmers want from mental health and wellbeing-focused websites and online interventions. Journal of Rural Studies, 86, 298-308.
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2021 Hill, K., Neylon, K., Gunn, K., Jesudason, S., Sharplin, G., Britton, A., . . . Eckert, M. (2021). Sustaining the renal nursing workforce. Renal society of australasia journal, 17(2), 39-45.
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2020 Gunn, K. M., Ross, X. S., & Olver, I. (2020). Optimizing Rural People's Access to Relevant Cancer Education and Support Using Peer-Led YouTube Films.. Journal of Cancer Education, 37(4), 10 pages.
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2020 Olver, I. N., Gunn, K. M., Knott, V. E., Chong, A., Spronk, K., & Cunningham, J. (2020). Communicating cancer and its treatment to Australian Aboriginal patients with cancer: a qualitative study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 38(15), 1-2.
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2020 Skrabal Ross, X., Gunn, K. M., Suppiah, V., Patterson, P., & Olver, I. (2020). A review of factors influencing non-adherence to oral antineoplastic drugs. Support Care Cancer, 28(9), 4043-4050.
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2020 Gunn, K. M., Berry, N. M., Meng, X., Wilson, C. J., Dollman, J., Woodman, R. J., . . . Koczwara, B. (2020). Differences in the health, mental health and health-promoting behaviours of rural versus urban cancer survivors in Australia. Supportive care in cancer, 28(2), 633-643.
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2020 Harrison, N. J., Gunn, K. M., & Wilson, C. J. (2020). Can targeting information on cancer-related psychosocial services by male gender and rurality improve attitude to service use in this difficult-to-engage population?. Psycho-Oncology, 29(12), 2075-2083.
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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.
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2019 Skrabal Ross, X., Gunn, K. M., Olver, I., Willems, R. A., Lechner, L., Mesters, I., & Bolman, C. A. W. (2019). Online psychosocial interventions for posttreatment cancer survivors: an international evidence review and update.. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care, 14(1), 40-50.
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2019 Willems, R. A., Bolman, C. A. W., Lechner, L., Mesters, I., Gunn, K. M., Ross, X. S., & Olver, I. (2019). Online interventions aimed at reducing psychological distress in cancer patients: evidence update and suggestions for future directions.. Current opinion in supportive and palliative care, 14(1), 27-39.
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2019 Ross, X. S., Gunn, K. M., Patterson, P., & Olver, I. (2019). Development of a smartphone program to support adherence to oral chemotherapy in people with cancer. Patient Preference and Adherence, 13, 2207-2215.
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2019 Richards-Jones, S., Mihalopoulos, C., Heckel, L., Gunn, K. M., Tan, M., & Livingston, P. M. (2019). An economic evaluation of a telephone outcall intervention for informal carers of cancer patients in Australia: an assessment of costs and quality-adjusted-life-years. Psycho-Oncology, 28(3), 525-532.
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2019 Heathcote, L. C., Allen, J. M., Gunn, K. M., Fox, S., Harvie, D. S., Olver, I., . . . Moseley, G. L. (2019). Pain Education for Adolescents and Young Adults Living Beyond Cancer: An Interdisciplinary Meeting Report. JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT ONCOLOGY, 8(5), 5 pages.
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2019 Fennell, K. M., Bamford, L., Olver, I., & Wilson, C. J. (2019). Good training, systems and funding, not good luck: what hematologists and oncologists believe would make it easier for them to refer their cancer patients to psychosocial care.. Translational behavioral medicine, 9(1), 139-146.
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2018 Heckel, L., Fennell, K., Reynolds, J., Boltong, A., Botti, M., Osborne, R., . . . Livingston, P. (2018). Efficacy of a telephone outcall program to reduce caregiver burden among caregivers of cancer patients [PROTECT]: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Cancer, 18(1), 59-1-59-13.
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2018 Ross, X. S., Gunn, K. M., Patterson, P., & Olver, I. (2018). Mobile-based oral chemotherapy adherence–enhancing interventions: Scoping review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 6(12), 11 pages.
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2018 Heckel, L., Gunn, K. M., & Livingston, P. M. (2018). The challenges of recruiting cancer patient/caregiver dyads: informing randomized controlled trials. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 18(1), 146-1-146-10.
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2018 Fennell, K. M., Hull, M., Jones, M., & Dollman, J. (2018). A comparison of barriers to accessing services for mental and physical health conditions in a sample of rural Australian adults. Rural and Remote Health, 18(1), 4155-1-4155-12.
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2018 Heckel, L., Fennell, K. M., Orellana, L., Boltong, A., Byrnes, M., & Livingston, P. M. (2018). A telephone outcall program to support caregivers of people diagnosed with cancer: utility, changes in levels of distress, and unmet needs. Supportive Care in Cancer, 26(11), 3789-3799.
DOI Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC10
2018 Skrabal Ross, X., Gunn, K. M., Patterson, P., & Olver, I. (2018). Mobile-Based Oral Chemotherapy Adherence–Enhancing Interventions: Scoping Review (Preprint).
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2017 Abstracts of the 2017 World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, 14-18 August 2017, Berlin, Germany. (2017). Psycho-oncology, 26 Suppl 3(S3), 3-167.
DOI Europe PMC2
2017 Fennell, K. M., Turnbull, D. A., Bidargaddi, N., Mcwha, J. L., Davies, M., & Olver, I. (2017). The consumer-driven development and acceptability testing of a website designed to connect rural cancer patients and their families, carers and health professionals with appropriate information and psychosocial support. European Journal of Cancer Care, 26(5), 1-15.
DOI Scopus32 WoS27 Europe PMC25
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
2017 Linehan, K., Fennell, K. M., Hughes, D. L., & Wilson, C. J. (2017). Use of the distress thermometer in a cancer helpline context: can it detect changes in distress, is it acceptable to nurses and callers, and do high scores lead to internal referrals?. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 26, 49-55.
DOI Scopus25 WoS23 Europe PMC20
2017 Fennell, K., Martin, K., Wilson, C., Trenerry, C., Sharplin, G., & Dollman, J. (2017). Barriers to seeking help for skin cancer detection in Rural Australia. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 6(2), 19-1-19-13.
DOI Scopus27 WoS24 Europe PMC17
2017 Heckel, L., Fennell, K. M., Mohebbi, M., Byrnes, M., & Livingston, P. M. (2017). Demographic characteristics, call details and psychosocial support needs of the family/friends of someone diagnosed with cancer who access Australian Cancer Council Helplines. European journal of oncology nursing, 28, 86-91.
DOI Scopus14 WoS11 Europe PMC9
2017 Hull, M., Fennell, K., Vallury, K., Jones, M., & Dollman, J. (2017). A comparison of barriers to mental health support-seeking among farming and non-farming adults in rural South Australia. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 25(6), 347-353.
DOI Scopus81 WoS77 Europe PMC54
2017 Garrard, E. D., Fennell, K. M., & Wilson, C. (2017). 'We're completely back to normal, but I'd say it's a new normal': a qualitative exploration of adaptive functioning in rural families following a parental cancer diagnosis. Supportive care in cancer, 25(11), 3561-3568.
DOI Scopus14 WoS12 Europe PMC8
2016 Short, C., Hayman, M., Rebar, A., Gunn, K., De Cocker, K., Duncan, M., . . . Vandelanotte, C. (2016). Physical activity recommendations from general practitioners in Australia. Results from a national survey. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40(1), 83-90.
DOI Scopus49 WoS46 Europe PMC39
2016 Fennell, K., Jarrett, C., Kettler, L., Dollman, J., & Turnbull, D. (2016). "Watching the bank balance build up then blow away and the rain clouds do the same": A thematic analysis of South Australian farmers' sources of stress during drought. Journal of Rural Studies, 46, 102-110.
DOI Scopus58 WoS54
2016 Fennell, K. M., Heckel, L., Wilson, C., Byrnes, M., & Livingston, P. M. (2016). How calls from carers, friends and family members of someone affected by cancer differ from those made by people diagnosed with cancer; analysis of 4 years of South Australian Cancer Council Helpline data. Supportive care in cancer, 24(6), 2611-2618.
DOI Scopus23 WoS20 Europe PMC17
2016 Fennell, K. (2016). Call of duty: an exploration of the factors influencing NHS professionals to report adult protection concerns. Journal of Adult Protection, 18(3), 161-171.
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2016 Jarvis, A., Fennell, K., & Cosgrove, A. (2016). Are adults in need of support and protection being identified in emergency departments?. Journal of Adult Protection, 18(1), 3-13.
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2015 Heckel, L., Fennell, K., Reynolds, J., Osborne, R., Chirgwin, J., Botti, M., . . . Livingston, P. (2015). Unmet needs and depression among carers of people newly diagnosed with cancer. European Journal of Cancer, 51(14), 2049-2057.
DOI Scopus82 WoS78 Europe PMC71
2015 Heckel, L., Fennell, K. M., Botti, M., Reynolds, J., Chirgwin, J., Ashley, D. M., . . . Livingston, P. M. (2015). ACCEPTABILITY AND UTILITY OF A TELEPHONE OUTCALL PROGRAM FOR CARERS OF PERSONS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 11, 156.
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2014 Livingston, P. M., Osborne, R. H., Botti, M., Mihalopoulos, C., McGuigan, S., Heckel, L., . . . Williams, M. (2014). Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an outcall program to reduce carer burden and depression among carers of cancer patients [PROTECT]: rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Health Services Research, 14(1), 5-1-5-8.
DOI Scopus23 WoS21 Europe PMC18
2013 Gunn, K., Turnbull, D., McWha, J., Davies, M., & Olver, I. (2013). Psychosocial service use: a qualitative exploration from the perspective of rural Australian cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer, 21(9), 2547-2555.
DOI Scopus54 WoS51 Europe PMC43
2012 Gunn, K., Kettler, L., Skaczkowski, G., & Turnbull, D. (2012). Farmers' stress and coping in a time of drought. Rural and Remote Health, 12(4), 1-16.
DOI Scopus56 WoS56 Europe PMC18
2012 Gunn, K. M., Kettler, L. J., Skaczkowski, G. L. A., & Turnbull, D. A. (2012). Farmers' stress and coping in a time of drought. Rural and remote health, 12(4, article no. 2071), 1-16.
2006 Callen, J. L., Fennell, K., & McIntosh, J. H. (2006). Attitudes to, and use of, evidence-based medicine in two Sydney divisions of general practice. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 12(1), 40-46.
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Year Citation
2018 Fennell, K. M., Ross, X. S., & Olver, I. (2018). Rural cancer stories: The power of online, video-based, peer-directed information and support. In ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Vol. 14 (pp. 134). WILEY.
2018 Fennell, K. M. (2018). Improving outcomes for rural cancer survivors in Australia: New research questions from an International Churchill Fellowship. In ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Vol. 14 (pp. 112). WILEY.

Year Citation
2020 Olver, I. N., Gunn, K. M., Knott, V. E., Chong, A., Spronk, K., & Cunningham, J. (2020). Communicating cancer and its treatment to Australian Aboriginal patients with cancer: A qualitative study. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO, 2020) as published in Journal of Clinical Oncology. US: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
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2019 Ross, X. S., Gunn, K. M., Patterson, P., & Olver, I. (2019). Development and proof-of-concept trial of a smartphone-based program to support oral chemotherapy adherence in young and adult cancer patients. Poster session presented at the meeting of ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. WILEY.
2019 Gunn, K. M. (2019). Improving outcomes for rural cancer survivors: Reflections from a Churchill Fellowship. Poster session presented at the meeting of ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. WILEY.
2017 Newman, L., Wilson, C., Harrison, N., Browne-Yung, K., & Fennell, K. (2017). E-health use and non-use among "disadvantaged" mothers in Australia: Implications for cancer care. Poster session presented at the meeting of PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. WILEY.
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 Flight, I., Harrison, N., Koczwara, B., Bull, J., Christensen, C., Chapman, J., . . . Wilson, C. (2017). Identifying information needs post-diagnosis for oesophageal and gastric cancer survivors and their main supporters: An exploratory survey study. Poster session presented at the meeting of PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. WILEY.
2017 Heckel, L., Fennell, K., Reynolds, J., Boltong, A., Byrnes, M., & Livingston, P. (2017). A telephone outcall program to support caregivers of persons diagnosed with cancer: Acceptability, changes in levels of distress, and supportive care needs.. Poster session presented at the meeting of PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. WILEY.
2017 Harrison, N., Trenerry, C., Hull, M., Dollman, J., & Fennell, K. (2017). Self-report measures of help-seeking barriers in the context of cancer: A systematic review. Poster session presented at the meeting of PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. WILEY.
2016 Fennell, K., Bamford, L., Olver, I., & Wilson, C. (2016). Good systems not good luck: what oncologists and haematologists believe would make it easier for them to refer their patients to psychosocial care. Poster session presented at the meeting of PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2016 Fennell, K., Over, I., Livingston, P. M., & Wilson, C. (2016). The supportive care needs and intervention preferences of rural cancer survivors who have completed active treatment. Poster session presented at the meeting of PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2016 Harrison, N., Fennell, K., & Wilson, C. (2016). "Ways we can help men like you": Developing and testing targeted psychosocial service information for rural men affected by cancer in South Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2016 Fennell, K., Meng, R., Berry, N., Wilson, C., Dollman, J., Clark, R., . . . Koczwara, B. (2016). Understanding the urban-rural health divide: a comparison of self-reported physical health, mental health and participation in health-promoting behaviours, between rural and urban Australian cancer survivors. Poster session presented at the meeting of PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2016 Fennell, K. M., Bamford, L., Vincent, A., Dollman, J., & Turnbull, D. A. (2016). FARMERS' COPING DURING DROUGHT: WHICH STATEGIES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH LOW LEVELS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS?. Poster session presented at the meeting of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. SPRINGER.
2016 Fennell, K. M., Martin, K., Wilson, C., Trenerry, C., Sharplin, G., & Dollman, J. (2016). Contextual and attitudinal barriers to help-seeking for skin cancer detection in rural South Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of International journal of behavioral medicine. US: Springer.
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2016 Heckel, L., Fennell, K. M., Botti, M., Reynolds, J., Chirgwin, J., Ashely, D. M., . . . Livingston, P. M. (2016). ACCEPTABILITY AND UTILITY OF A TELEPHONE OUTCALL PROGRAM FOR CARERS OF PERSONS WITH CANCER. Poster session presented at the meeting of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. SPRINGER.
2015 Heckel, L., Fennell, K. M., Reynolds, J., Ashley, D. M., Botti, M., Chirgwin, J., . . . Livingston, P. M. (2015). RECRUITMENT OF CARER/PERSON WITH CANCER DYADS INTO A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL: FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH NON-PARTICIPATION AND REASONS FOR DECLINE. Poster session presented at the meeting of Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2014 Heckel, L., Gunn, K. M., Mohebbi, M., & Livingston, P. M. (2014). DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS, INFORMATION AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT NEEDS OF CARERS WHO ACCESSED AUSTRALIAN CANCER COUNCIL HELPLINES FROM JANUARY 2010-DECEMBER 2012. Poster session presented at the meeting of ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. WILEY-BLACKWELL.

  • Driving equitable cancer outcomes across Australia: Establishing a nationally scalable model to embed best practice cancer care into rural health services, MRFF Early to Mid-Career Researchers Grant, 01/10/2024 - 28/09/2029

  • Growing national awareness about evidence-based mental health and wellbeing resource (ifarmwell.com.au) and reinforcing positive farmer mental health story-telling campaign, James and Diana Ramsay Foundation Grant, 01/12/2024 - 31/12/2027

  • Improving the access to and delivery of palliative care for under-served populations, The Hospital Research Foundation, 15/03/2022 - 31/03/2027

  • Supporting self-management of lymphoedema after breast cancer. Co-design and implementation of a Lymphoedema Navigation Online (LeaN On) Program, MRFF Targeted Call, 01/03/2024 - 28/02/2027

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

  • Maintaining momentum with growing farmers’ wellbeing and preventing suicides, in farming communities across Australia, Thyne Reid Foundation Grant, 01/07/2025 - 30/06/2026

  • Helping Australians to better manage stress, adapt to change and improve their mental health with a free, tailored, online, self-help tool., Masonic Charities Trust, 01/04/2020 - 30/06/2026

  • To undertake work on the ifarmwell website and our social media, Various, 11/06/2025 - 30/06/2026

  • Memorial funding for ifarmwell, Various, 11/06/2025 - 30/06/2026

  • 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

  • Leveraging ‘Kick off ya Boots’ to create greater resilience amongst the wider Ag community, SA Research and Development Institute (SARDI), 19/09/2024 - 15/06/2025

  • Changing Attitudes and Behaviours of Farmers to Mitigate Spray Drift: What can be learnt from the research evidence?, Grain Producers SA Pty Ltd, 20/02/2024 - 31/03/2024

  • 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

  • PIRSA/ifarmwell implementation research, SA Dept of Primary Industries and Regions, 30/09/2020 - 30/09/2022

  • Researching the rural reach of ifarmwell via promotion by trained rural financial counsellors, QANTAS Airways Limited, 08/11/2019 - 30/06/2022

  • Building workforce capacity in the renal specialist nursing workforce - PART TWO, The Hospital Research Foundation, 01/10/2020 - 30/04/2022

  • Fire-affected farmers psychological preparedness, SA Dept of Premier & Cabinet, 01/07/2021 - 01/02/2022

  • Building workforce capacity in specialist nursing areas. PART ONE, The Trustee for Rosemary Bryant Nursing & Midwifery Research Foundation, 01/06/2020 - 30/06/2021

  • Implementation research on the extension of the reach of ifarmwell via a social media strategy, SA Rural Health Network Limited, 08/06/2020 - 31/12/2020

  • Helping Australian farmers to help themselves: how can rural financial counsellors and www.ifarmwell.com.au most effectively assist?, Rural Business Support, 18/02/2019 - 18/02/2020

  • Preparing Australian farmers for future challenges via on online, interactive, acceptance and commitment therapy based (ACT) intervention, NAB Foundation Stronger Minds, 30/06/2016 - 30/09/2017

  • Online video based peer support for rural Australians affected by cancer, auDA Foundation Pty Ltd, 01/07/2016 - 30/09/2017

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2025 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Hannah Jones
2024 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Britt Jane Burton
2023 Principal Supervisor - - Master Full Time Marylouise Freeman
2022 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Indika Koralegedera

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2014 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Effectiveness of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Group Skills Training for Borderline Personality Disorder in Regional Community Mental Health Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Brooke Packham
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