Meet the Team
About the study team
The Healthy Mum, Healthy Bub program being evaluated in this research trial was developed by researchers and psychologists at a number of national and international universities including the University of Sydney (Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use), University of New South Wales, University of Newcastle, University of Queensland, New York University (USA), and Liverpool John Moores University (UK), alongside mothers with lived experience of anxiety and risky drinking. Together, the team has over 15 years of experience researching the most effective treatments for anxiety and alcohol use and the best ways of overcoming these issues. You can read more about the Healthy Mum, Healthy Bub program here.
Below are the team members who you will hear from throughout the course of the program, and other important team members who helped develop the program and will oversee the trial.
The Leadership Team
Dr Katrina Prior
Senior Research Fellow & Lead Investigator
The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney.
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Professor Lexine Stapinski
Professor and Clinical Psychologist
The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney.
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Ms Ivone Rebelo
Senior Research Psychologist
The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney.
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Ms Joyce Tam
Senior Research Psychologist
The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney.
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Ms Louise Bezzina
Senior Research Psychologist
The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney.
Ms Tash Radmall
Research Assistant
The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney.
Chief and Associate Investigators
Professor Elizabeth Elliot
University of Sydney
Dr Alison Mahoney
St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney
Associate Professor Abi Rose
Liverpool John Moores University
Dr Siobhan Loughnan
University of Queensland
Dr Emma Devine
The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney.
Dr Pamela Douglas
University of Queensland
Dr Jillian Halladay
McMaster University
Mrs Victoria Vanstone
Lived Experience Collaborator
Professor Blake Dear
Macquarie University
Professor Alison Calear
Australian National University
Dr Lauren McLellan
Macquarie University
Professor Ron Rapee
Macquarie University
Professor Nicola Newton
The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney
Associate Professor Delyse Hutchinson
Deakin University
Dr Louise Birrell
The Matilda Centre for Research and Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney
Dr Steph Kershaw
The Matilda Centre for Research and Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney
Dr Tara Gückel
The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, The University of Sydney
Ms Jo Cassar
Clinical Psychologist and Board Approved Supervisor
