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Senior
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Dr Barbara Mullan
PhD
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Room: 446, Brennan MacCallum
Mailing address:
Medical Psychology Research Unit
Brennan MacCallum Bldg (A18)
University of Sydney NSW 2006
Ph: 61 2 9351 6811
Fax: 61 2 9036 5223
Email:
Web: Dr Barbara
Mullan
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I am a Chartered Psychologist
with the British Psychological Society and a member of the Institute of
Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. I am an experienced lecturer
with ten years experience of teaching health psychology. My experience
of administration is extensive and I have been a unit of study leader,
the coordinator of research teaching at undergraduate level, the route
leader of the MSc programme, examinations officer and senior welfare
tutor as well as programme director of higher degrees. At present I am
Co-ordinator of the new Masters in Applied Science (Health Psychology)
due to start in 2007. My PhD is in Health Psychology and my research
interests include social cognition models in health psychology, the
role of gender in health, gender issues in nursing and allied health
professionals, sexuality and ill health, sex education and
communication skills training.
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NSW
Cancer Institute Clinical Fellow
Belinda Thewes
I am a Clinical Research
Psychologist and have been involved in clinical practice with cancer
patients and psycho-oncology research since completing my Masters of
Clinical Psychology, at the University of Sydney in 2000. From
2000-2005 I worked with the Psychosocial Research Office, Department of
Medical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital. In 2005 I completed a PhD
exploring the fertility- and menopause-related information needs of
younger women with a diagnosis of breast cancer. My other research
interests include issues related to psychosocial aspects of breast
cancer and hereditary cancers, psychological screening, patient
education and decision-making, and cancer survivorship issues.
I have returned to the MPRU this year to take up a Cancer Institue of
NSW Psychosocial Clinical Fellowship. As part of my fellowship role I
am conducting research exploring the impact of routine psychological
screening in rural cancer clinics, as well as clinical work with cancer
patients and their families within Greater Southern Area Health
Service. I am based at Moruya Community Health Centre, on the beautiful
south coast of NSW. I receive clinical and research supervision from
Prof. Phyllis Butow, as well as academic support from the MPRU.
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Mailing
address:
Medical Psychology Research Unit
Brennan MacCallum Bldg (A18)
University of Sydney NSW 2006
Ph: 61 2 9351 2859
Fax: 61 2 9036 5292
Email:
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NSW
Cancer Institute Clinical Fellow
Dolores Foley
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Mailing
address:
Medical Psychology Research Unit
Brennan MacCallum Bldg (A18)
University of Sydney NSW 2006
Ph: 61 2 9351 2859
Fax: 61 2 9036 5292
Email:
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Ms Dolores Foley is a Clinical
Psychologist and Psycho-Oncology Clinical Fellow (Cancer Institute NSW)
and PhD student. During her Fellowship she is based at the Sydney
Cancer Centre and working in collaboration with the MPRU on a
mindfulness training intervention study.
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Senior
Post-Doctoral Researcher Dr Ilona Juraskova
BA(Hons), MPsych (Clin), PhD
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Room: 341, Brennan MacCallum
Building (A18)
Mailing address:
Medical Psychology Research Unit
Brennan MacCallum Bldg (A18)
University of Sydney NSW 2006
Ph: 61 2 9036 5275
Fax: 61 2 9036 5292
Email:
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During the past 8 years, I have pursued my
interest in the discipline
of Psycho-Oncology; initially as a Ph.D. candidate focusing on
psychosexual adjustment in women treated for gynaecological cancer. At
completion of my PhD in 2003 I became a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at
MPRU and since 2005 have concurrently held a part-time position as
research psychologist with the Sydney Gynaecologic Oncology Group,
Sydney Cancer Centre, RPA Hospital.
As a Postdoc Fellow, I co-ordinate and
supervise a wide range of research programs in collaboration with
local, national and international research bodies:
Doctor-patient Communication in the
Oncological Setting
- Evaluation of communication skills
training to improve the process of informed consent to standard
treatment options and clinical trials
- Development and evaluation of a
Decision Aid for women considering participation in a breast cancer
prevention trial (IBIS-II)
- Evaluating references to complementary
therapy use in consultations
- Comparison of coding systems
evaluating shared decision-making
- Treatment preferences of ovarian
cancer patients with raising tumour marker (CA 125) and the development
of a decision aid to assist in decision-making about treatment options
Psycho-sexual Adjustment & Quality
of Life of Cancer Patients
- Psychosexual adjustment and
interventions to improve sexual life following gynaecological, breast
and prostate cancer.
- Quality of life following pre-invasive
cervical cancer; including psychological impact of HPV vaccination.
Cancer Support Services
- Assessment of challenges,
support/training needs and psychological wellbeing of cancer and MS
support group leaders and the development and evaluation of strategies
to assist cancer support group leaders
I'm also a lecturer in the new Health
Psychology Masters course at the
School of Psychology, University of Sydney and supervise Honours,
Masters and PhD students, which I find a rewarding and enjoyable
experience.
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Senior
Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine
Dr Josephine Clayton
MBBS (Hons) PhD FRACP FAChPM
Cancer Institute NSW Clinical Research Fellow
Palliative Care Specialist Physician
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Room: 402, North Badham (A16)
Mailing address:
Medical Psychology Research Unit
Blackburn Building D06
University of Sydney
NSW 2006
Ph: 61 2 9036 5375
Fax: 61 2 9036 5420
Email:
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I am Senior Lecturer and
Cancer Institute NSW Clinical Research Fellow in the Faculty of
Medicine, University of Sydney. I am also a Staff Specialist in
Palliative Medicine and Head of Department of Palliative Care at Royal
North Shore Hospital. I spend 50% of my time in clinical palliative
medicine practice and 50% in research. I have worked in collaboration
with the MPRU since 2000, including completion of a PhD entitled
"Enhancing Doctor Patient Communication in Palliative Medicine". My PhD
research involved exploring optimal ways of discussing prognosis and
end-of-life issues in a palliative care setting and then developing,
piloting and evaluating a communication tool (question prompt list) for
palliative care patients and their families.
Currently I am the Chief Investigator on a NHMRC funded project
regarding discussion of prognosis and end-of-life issues with
palliative care patients and their families. This project involves:
development of evidence based guidelines on this topic (completed);
evaluation of current practice (in progress); development of an
evidence based training program (in progress) and subsequent evaluation
of this training program. I am passionate about research that may
enhance the palliative care of patients and their families facing an
advanced progressive life limiting illness.
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