Research Fellow @TheMatilda_USyd. Interests: digital health prevention & treatment for comorbid anxiety-alcohol use, postpartum mental health, cognitive biases
Joined June 2017
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8 Nov 2025
Tanya and Fiona from @WamindaSthCoast talking at the APSAD perinatal substance use exposures pre-conference workshop about their holistic and culturally safe model of care for Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander women and their families - what a fabulous service. #apsad2025
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5 May 2025
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Matilda Centre Awards!
These awards, held annually at the Centre, look to recognise our research and professional staff and students in activities that promote the values and aims of the Centre.
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Dr Katrina Prior retweeted
22 Apr 2025
Dr @katprior1 has been awarded over $696,000 in #MRFF Childhood Mental Health Research grant funding to develop and trial a targeted treatment aimed at boosting child and caregiver mental health by reducing maternal drinking in the first 1000 days postpartum.
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22 Apr 2025
š Congratulations to our @Sydney_Uni #medicine and #health researchers who have received a combined $1.4 million in @healthgovau Medical Research Future Fund (#MRFF) Childhood Mental Health Research grant funding.
#LeadershipForGood
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There are a number of things that could help reduce these delays, so that people can get the help they need sooner. @DrCathChapman @katprior1 @Lou_Birrell @Sydney_Uni theconversation.com/australiā¦
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18 Feb 2025
#RESEARCH
AUSTRALIANS WAITING ON AVERAGE 12 YEARS TO SEEK SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS says new research from the Dr @Lou_Birrell, Dr @Katprior1 & the Matilda Centre.
Full story @ConversationEDU: theconversation.com/australiā¦
Full paper: cambridge.org/core/journals/ā¦
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17 Feb 2025
Australians are waiting 12 years on average before seeking help for a mental health problem ā new research theconversation.com/australiā¦ via @ConversationEDU @katprior1 Cath Chapman @proftimslade Matt Sunderland & Josh Vescovi
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Motherhood and Drinking: The Relative Importance of Mental Health and Psychosocial Factors on Maternal Alcohol Misuse During the Postpartum Period (new in @JSADjournal 85/4)
@TheMatilda_USyd @MTeesson @Louise_Thornton @lou_birrell @lex_stapinski @katprior1
jsad.com/doi/full/10.15288/jā¦
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15 Aug 2024
Excited that our book chapter 'Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder' is now available as part of the Treating Comorbid Substance Use and Emotional Disorders book! @lex_stapinski @DrErinKelly @katprior1
doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62ā¦
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Dr Katrina Prior retweeted
26 Sep 2024
Presented by @lex_stapinski at the Imax theatre, work led by @katprior1 aims to urgently address post-partum maternal alcohol misuse @TheMatilda_USyd #ISBRA
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16 Jul 2024
In our #ProjectProfile, Dr @Katprior1 shares how risky alcohol affects new mothers and how the new Healthy Mum, Healthy Bub program will support new mothers to ease anxiety and stress so they can reduce or eliminate alcohol use.
Full story: sydney.edu.au/matilda-centreā¦
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Dr Katrina Prior retweeted
10 May 2024
#RESEARCH
NEW DATA ON MOTHERS POSTPARTUM ALCOHOL USE, ANXIETY, COPING & SOCIAL SUPPORT. Led by Dr @KatPrior1 & published in @JSADJournal, the study examined the mental health & drinking patterns of 319 mothers who gave birth in the last 12mths.
Full paper: jsad.com/doi/abs/10.15288/jsā¦
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26 Apr 2024
#RESEARCH
CONTINUED MENTAL HEALTH PREVENTION NEEDED TO BUILD LONG-TERM MENTAL HEALTH says new research from the Matilda Centre, published in @LancetDigitalH today.
Full paper: sciencedirect.com/science/arā¦
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24 Apr 2024
NEW PAPER: Our recent paper revealed that #anxiety severity, coping-with-anxiety drinking motives & low social support were predictive of #alcoholmisuse in postpartum women. Yet, evidence-based support programs for new mums are lacking. We will fix that!
jsad.com/doi/abs/10.15288/jsā¦
Motherhood & drinking: The relative importance of mental health & psychosocial factors on maternal alcohol misuse during the postpartum period (just accepted @JSADjournal)
@TheMatilda_USyd @MTeesson @Louise_Thornton @lou_birrell @lex_stapinski @katprior1
jsad.com/doi/abs/10.15288/jsā¦
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Dr Katrina Prior retweeted
26 Mar 2024
The Wellbeing and Prevention Coalition in Mental Health is excited to launch its latest #Mentalhealthprevention policy brief! The brief provides an overview of school-based mental wellbeing promotion and preventative MH initiatives. To read the brief visit bit.ly/4bO7gIl
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Dr Katrina Prior retweeted
27 Mar 2024
RECRUITING NOW!
Researchers at the University of Sydney are looking for secondary schools to deliver our award-winning, evidence-based mental health and substance use prevention programs, Preventure & OurFutures. For more info, contact annabelle.hawkins@sydney.edu.au
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4 Mar 2024
Ever wondered whether #anxiety a risk or protective factor for #alcohol use over time from adolescence to young adulthood? Our new @JAdolesHealth
paper reveals that teen anxiety is linked to lower alcohol use but this r'ship disappears by young adulthood jahonline.org/article/S1054-ā¦
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4 Mar 2024
Does the relationship between #anxiety and #alcohol use change developmentally? Our new @JAdolesHealth paper finds that teen #anxiety is linked to lower #alcohol use.. but this pattern is no longer evident by young #adulthood
sciencedirect.com/science/arā¦
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Dr Katrina Prior retweeted
17 Jan 2024
#Young people are our #future, but must have a say in our future. We are so proud of the work of our Youth Advisory Board, including our key achievements below.
Learn more: sydney.edu.au/matilda-centreā¦
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Dr Katrina Prior retweeted
9 Jan 2024
#HIRING
Interested in learning how #hangxiety, #alcohol use and #mentalhealth? The @Inroads_program and the Matilda Centre are looking for you!
Apply by 28 Jan to be our new Postdoctoral Research Fellow: usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Uā¦
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