Michael Musker
Adelaide Nursing School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Mike Musker is a Senior Clinical Lecturer and clinical researcher who has worked in Mental Health as a senior registered mental health nurse for over 30 years including 14 years as the most senior nurse of the Forensic Mental Health service for South Australia and representing the state at a local and national level. Mike's main area of interest is Mental Health research, and he is a practicing clinician in mental health hospitals as well as an academic. He completed 3 years as an Enterprise Fellow at the University of South Australia in the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Research and Education Group where he taught Advanced Research for Nursing Practice, Epidemiology for Advanced Practice, Theoretical Approaches to Mental Health Practice, Global Health, and Mental Health Nursing. Mike was also a Clinical Practice Research Leader and Senior Research Fellow position for 7 years at the Mind & Brain Theme at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI). He was the winner of the highest Nurse Excellence Award in South Australia (2013) and was the ward manager in the largest Forensic Mental Health hospital in the UK for 16 years, which included being the leader of the intensive care unit. Mike has taught in an adjunct capacity at all three major universities in South Australia. He is currently working in mental health as a nurse. He arrived in Australia in 2001 as a lecturer in Forensic Mental Health for Adelaide University, where he also obtained a PhD and clinical master’s degree. Mike’s current research has focused on depression and obesity, the genetics of depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, mental health promotion, and consumer involvement in mental health care. After completing his first master’s in health Promotion Research and Policy Change, he completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Education at the University of Manchester. Mike completed a thesis with the Joanna Briggs Institute (University of Adelaide) reviewing Pro-inflammatory Cytokines in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. He has also completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Hypnotherapy with the South Australian Hypnosis Society (SASH) and is an accredited trainer of the Mental Health First Aid program. Mike's PhD researched Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He is currently a PhD supervisor and available as a principal supervisor. You can find a list of his publications here: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8226-8630
Mike Musker is a Senior Clinical Lecturer and researcher who has worked in Mental Health as a senior registered mental health nurse for over 30 years. Mike's main area of interest is Mental Health and he is a practicing clinician in mental health as well as an academic. He completed 3 years as an Enterprise Fellow at the University of South Australia in the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and Education Group. Mike was also a Clinical Research Leader and Senior Research Fellow position at the Mind & Brain Theme at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) for 7 years. He was the winner of the Nurse Excellence Award in South Australia (2013) and was the head nurse of the Forensic Mental Health Service in the role of Advanced Clinical Services Coordinator & Clinical Consultant. Mike has taught in an adjunct capacity at all three major universities here in South Australia. He is currently an Enterprise Fellow in Nursing. He arrived in Australia in 2001 as a lecturer in Forensic mental Health for Adelaide University and prior to this was the Ward Manager of the intensive care unit in the largest maximum security forensic hospital in the UK. Mike’s current research has focused on depression and obesity, the genetics of depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, mental health promotion, and consumer involvement in mental health care. After completing his Masters in Health Promotion Research and Policy Change, he completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Education at the University of Manchester. He completed his PhD researching Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Perpetrators of Homicide with the University of Adelaide. Mike also completed a Masters of Clinical Science with the Joanna Briggs Institute (University of Adelaide) reviewing Pro-inflammatory Cytokines in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. He has also completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Hypnotherapy with the South Australian Hypnosis Society (SASH) and is an accredited trainer of the Mental Health First Aid program.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2021 - 2024 Enterprise Fellow University of South Australia 2005 - ongoing Senior Lecturer Flinders University 2001 - ongoing Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide -
Language Competencies
Language Competency Spanish; Castilian Can read, write, speak and understand spoken -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2019 - 2021 University of Adelaide Australia Master of Clinical Health Science 2006 - 2013 University of Adelaide Australia PhD 1999 - 2001 University of Manchester United Kingdom Post Graduate Diploma in Education 1997 - 1999 Liverpool John Moores University United Kingdom Masters in Health Promotion, Research and Policy Change 1996 - 1997 Liverpool John Moores University United Kingdom BA (HON) Health Studies 1995 - 1996 Liverpool John Moores University United Kingdom Diploma in Professional Studies in Nursing -
Postgraduate Training
Date Title Institution Country 2020 - 2021 Hypnotherapy South Australian Society of Hypnosis Australia -
Certifications
Date Title Institution name Country 2021 Mental Health First Aid Trainer MHFA Australia -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2024 Musker, M., & Othman, S. (2024). Effective interventions to reduce burnout in nurses: A meta-analysis. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 54, 11 pages.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12024 Patrickson, B., Shams, L., Fouyaxis, J., Strobel, J., Schubert, K. O., Musker, M., & Bidargaddi, N. (2024). Evolving Adult ADHD Care: Preparatory Evaluation of a Prototype Digital Service Model Innovation for ADHD Care. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(5), 582.
2024 Tesfamicael, K. G., Zhao, L., Fernández-Rodríguez, R., Adelson, D. L., Musker, M., Polasek, T. M., & Lewis, M. D. (2024). Efficacy and safety of pharmacogenomic-guided antidepressant prescribing in patients with depression: an umbrella review and updated meta-analysis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, 13 pages.
2023 Patrickson, B., Musker, M., Thorpe, D., van Kasteren, Y., & Bidargaddi, N. (2023). In-Depth Co-Design of Mental Health Monitoring Technologies by People with Lived Experience. Future Internet, 15(6), 191.
Scopus12021 van Agteren, J., Ali, K., Fassnacht, D. B., Iasiello, M., Furber, G., Howard, A., . . . Kyrios, M. (2021). Testing the Differential Impact of an Internet-Based Mental Health Intervention on Outcomes of Well-being and Psychological Distress During COVID-19: Uncontrolled Intervention Study (Preprint).
2021 van Agteren, J., Ali, K., Fassnacht, D., Iasiello, M., Furber, G., Howard, A., . . . Kyrios, M. (2021). Testing the differential impact of an internet-based mental health intervention on outcomes of wellbeing and psychological distress during COVID-19: an uncontrolled intervention study (Preprint). JMIR Mental Health, 8(9), 14 pages.
Scopus15 WoS7 Europe PMC122020 Musker, M., Short, C., Licinio, J., Wong, M. -L., & Bidargaddi, N. (2020). Using behaviour change theory to inform an innovative digital recruitment strategy in a mental health research setting.. Journal of psychiatric research, 120, 1-13.
Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC32020 Musker, M., McArthur, A., Munn, Z., & Wong, M. -L. (2020). Circulating leptin levels in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia: a systematic review protocol.. JBI Evid Synth, Publish Ahead of Print(3), 695-701.
Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC22020 Lores, T., Musker, M., Collins, K., Burke, A., Perry, S. W., Wong, M. L., & Licinio, J. (2020). Pilot trial of a group cognitive behavioural therapy program for comorbid depression and obesity. BMC Psychology, 8(1), 34-1-34-11.
Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC22019 Mitchison, D., Bussey, K., Touyz, S., Gonzalez-Chica, D., Musker, M., Stocks, N., . . . Hay, P. (2019). Shared associations between histories of victimisation among people with eating disorder symptoms and higher weight. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53(6), 540-549.
Scopus9 WoS2 Europe PMC22019 González-Chica, D. A., Licinio, J., Musker, M., Wong, M., Bowden, J., Hay, P., . . . Stocks, N. (2019). Bullying and sexual abuse and their association with harmful behaviours, antidepressant use and health-related quality of life in adulthood: a population-based study in South Australia. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 26-1-26-12.
Scopus8 WoS5 Europe PMC32019 Avery, J. C., Moran, L., Moore, V., Fernandez, R., Whitrow, M., Stocks, N., . . . Rumbold, A. (2019). Prevalence of self-reported polycystic ovary syndrome and profiles of health among women of different generations: a cross sectional study. Fertility & Reproduction, 1(3), 141-147.
2017 González-Chica, D., Dal Grande, E., Bowden, J., Musker, M., Hay, P., & Stocks, N. (2017). Are we reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and improving the quality of life through preventive health care? Results of a population-based study in South Australia. Preventive Medicine, 99, 164-170.
Scopus18 WoS17 Europe PMC102015 Muir-Cochrane, E., & Musker, M. (2015). Security guards in mental health settings: starting the conversation. Australian nursing & midwifery journal, 22(8), 44.
Scopus32005 Musker, M. (2005). Forensic mental health. PACEsetterS, 2(4), 46-49.
1997 Musker, M. (1997). Demystifying the Internet: a guide for nurses.. Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987), 12(11), 44-47.
1997 Musker, M., & Byrne, M. (1997). Applying empowerment in mental health practice.. Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987), 11(31), 45-47.
Scopus6 Europe PMC41992 Musker, M. (1992). Making contact.. Nursing times, 88(47), 31-33.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2022 Musker, M. (2022). Exercise and depression. In Exercise to Prevent and Manage Chronic Disease Across the Lifespan (pp. 243-250). Elsevier.
DOI Scopus12019 Musker, M., & Wong, M. (2019). Treating depression in the era of precision medicine: Challenges and perspectives. In Neurobiology of Depression: Road to Novel Therapeutics (pp. 265-275). Elsevier.
DOI Scopus32018 Musker, M., Licinio, J., & Wong, M. L. (2018). Inflammation genetics of depression. In B. Baune (Ed.), Inflammation and Immunity in Depression: Basic Science and Clinical Applications (pp. 411-425). Elsevier.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2022 Musker, M. (2022). Depression and Obesity: The effectiveness of a group program to tackle both symptoms. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING Vol. 31 (pp. 44). WILEY. 2022 Patrickson, B., Musker, M., Thorpe, D., & Bidargaddi, N. (2022). CONSUMER AND CARER VIEWS ON DIGITAL MENTAL HEALTH MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES AND RELATED CARE PROCESSES: RESULTS FROM A CO-DESIGN CONSULTATION. In ACIS 2022 - Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Proceedings. -
Conference Items
Year Citation 2016 Avery, J. C., Moran, L., Rumbold, A., Musker, M., & Stocks, N. (2016). Psychosocial Factors of Incontinence in a population sample. Poster session presented at the meeting of 23rd World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Infertility. Melbourne, Australia.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2021 Co-Supervisor Pharmacogenomic testing for psychiatric disorders will better align genotypes to well validated precision medicines. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Kiflu Gebremicael Tesfamicael
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