Kate Obst

Dr Kate Obst

Postdoctoral Research Officer

School of Psychology

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

I am a Registered Psychologist (Health Registrar), Postdoctoral Research Officer in the School of Biomedicine, and a Titleholder (Clinical Lecturer) in the School of Psychology. With a background in both psychology and public health, I am broadly interested in research and practice in the area of health psychology, particularly relating to child, family and reproductive health.

My PhD was a mixed methods program of research exploring men's grief and support needs after pregnancy loss and neonatal death, and I am currently working on a funded multi-disciplinary project exploring information and support needs for men diagnosed with male-factor infertility. You can read more about my PhD and the wider team's related research here: https://health.adelaide.edu.au/mens-grief

Recent Media/Outreach Activities:

  • Invited Expert Contributor to the Baby Loss Project Training Program for Australian workplaces
  • Invited Guest Editor for the Autumn Edition of the 2021 Australian Fatherhood Bulletin
  • Article for Westpac Wire on workplace leave and support for men following pregnancy loss
  • Invited blog post for the Stillbirth Advocacy Group on men's grief following stillbirth
  • Invited blog post for the BMC Series on a systematic review of men's grief
  • Invited interview about my research with Dr Hunter Mulcare for Two Shrinks Pod

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2022 - ongoing Psychologist (Health Registrar) Women's and Children's Health Network (WCHN)
    2022 - ongoing Postdoctoral Research Officer University of Adelaide

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2020 Research Award School of Psychology Prize University of Adelaide Australia -
    2020 Research Award Vernon Roy East Prize The Vernon Roy East Bequest Australia -
    2018 Award School of Psychology Prize University of Adelaide Australia -
    2018 Award Vernon Roy East Prize The Vernon Roy East Bequest Australia -
    2018 Scholarship 2018 Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship Westpac Bicentennial Foundation Australia -
    2017 Award Best Individual Oral Presentation University of Adelaide Australia -
    2017 Scholarship Summer Research Scholarship South Australian Health and Medical Research Insititute Australia -
    2016 Achievement Golden Key Scholar Golden Key International Honour Society Australia -
    2016 Scholarship Summer Research Scholarship School of Psychology, University of Adelaide Australia -

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    English Can read, write, speak and understand spoken

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2018 - 2022 University of Adelaide Australia Combined PhD and Master of Psychology (Health)
    2014 - 2017 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Psychology (First Class Honours)

  • Certifications
    Date Title Institution name Country
    2022 Registered Psychologist Psychology Board of Australia -

  • Research Interests
    Family Care Health Promotion Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology Maternal Health Mental Health Psychology Public Health and Health Services Child and Adolescent Health Fertility and Conception Men's Health Pregnancy and Birth

2018-2022
Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship: Australian Government.
Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship: Westpac Scholars Trust.

Westpac Scholar

 

2023
Clinical Lecturer, School of Psychology.

2020-2021
Co-supervisor for Psychology Honours students.

2018
Tutor and marker for third year Health and Lifespan Development, School of Psychology.

  • Memberships
    Date Role Membership Country
    2022 - ongoing Member Marcé Society Australasian Chapter Australia
    2019 - ongoing Member Stillbirth Advocacy Working Group Australia
    2018 - ongoing Member Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand Australia
    2018 - ongoing Member Healthy Development Adelaide Australia
    2018 - ongoing Member Australian Psychological Society Australia
    2018 - ongoing Member Australian College of Health Psychologists Australia
    2018 - ongoing Member The Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth (The Stillbirth CRE) Australia

  • Consulting/Advisories
    Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country
    2019 - ongoing GriefLink Management Committee Advocacy Australia
    2017 - ongoing Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health Youth Research Council Scientific research Australia
  • Position: Postdoctoral Research Officer
  • Email: kate.obst@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Hughes
  • Org Unit: Medical Sciences
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