Senior Research Fellow & Clinical Psychologist. Areas: Mental Health, Physical Activity & CVD; Elite Athlete Mental Health; Surf Therapy

Joined July 2019
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No big deal; just a guy playing fetch with a beluga whale... 😮
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We know elite sport retirement risks mental ill-health. But what about entry INTO elite sport? We emphasise transitions into elite sport as a critical period for mental health. Here's how to support athletes during this transition: rdcu.be/dAHqY @SportsMedicineJ

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11 Mar 2024
Come and join me in Boston for what will no doubt be another fabulous gathering around women in sport @WISCongress @FemaleAthConf
Congratulations to @_LisaOlive who was awarded best Interdisciplinary Research and the Overall Prize at #WISC24 and is off to the @FemaleAthConf in Boston next year! ✈️
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This study of the health of RETIRED ELITE AUSTRALIAN FEMALE ATHLETES will close recruitment at the end of January. If you haven't had a chance to let us know how sport has impacted your health and well-being, please consider taking up the opportunity before the end of January.
Please RT: Retired Australian Female Athletes Let us know how sport has impacted your health and wellbeing This research will help inform HP training environments for female athletes in the future @theAIS @SMA_News @ACSEP_ @auswomensport
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16 Aug 2023
Are we collectively unwell right now?! Heartbroken for the Tilleys.
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23 Jan 2023
Our pilot evaluation of the Ocean Mind surf therapy program for supporting youth mental health @AlynaTurner @mazzacat1 Children viewed as youth-friendly way to manage symptoms of mental ill-health with high completion rates (87%) sciencedirect.com/science/ar…#mentalhealth #surfing

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23 Jan 2023
Reductions in depression, anxiety, hyperactivity/inattention, & peer problems at end of program but not sustained in longer term. More to do to determine best dose (session frequency, duration, and program length) and how to maintain positive changes in mental health (2/2)
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21 Jan 2023
Fatal heart attacks have surged in Australia. Here’s why theage.com.au/national/fatal… Mental illness following a similar pattern, with delays in diagnosis, treatment and prevention efforts during pandemic. Not to mention the link/shared pathways between the two disorders..
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Now recruiting! Have you experienced a concussion with persistent post-concussion symptoms (i.e., symptoms lasting more than 3 months)? Participate in an undergraduate research study aimed at learning about the effects of education on concussion recovery. (DM me for information)
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New paper 📜| Suicidal ideation in men during COVID‑19: An examination of protective factors Read free here: bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.… @michaeljwilson_ @ClinPsyc @suicideresearch @unimelbMSPGH 1/5 🧵
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Thanks to the team for all their support thus far with this project! Take a look below 👇🏼👇🏼 @stewartvella @mattschweickle @JordanSutcliff3 @SportPsychAus @cswannpsych @ClinPsyc @tonyokely
🚨NEW #Protocol by @caitlinliddelow et al: The first known national guide for best practice principled to support #psychological safety and #wellbeing in community sport in Australia! 🇦🇺 ARTICLE 👉🏼 bit.ly/3ABp4Wo #UnderTheSpotlight #WeAreBOSEM
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So excited to begin collecting data on compassion, mental health, and the #performingarts. This work is in collaboration with @PEPsych @JamesNKirby @ClinPsyc Please see below for details, and we would really appreciate if you could RT/share! bit.ly/PerformerMH
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16 Oct 2022
This paper aimed 🎯 to determine whether physical literacy intervention had any influence on motor skill development 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2022… @DickTelford @UC_RISE @DeakinSeed @_LisaOlive #AELstudy #motorskill #children #JSAMS
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Our latest paper on mental health Rx factors across all levels of sports ecosystem highlights importance of broader cultural factors not just individual vulnerabilities for protecting athlete MH frontiersin.org/articles/10.… @ClinPsyc @CC_Walton @Vita_Pilkington @carolinexgao

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New piece in @ConversationEDU about elite coach mental health needs. Challenges of #elitesport shouldn't come at the expense of coach wellbeing. theconversation.com/more-tha…

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Some high-profile athletes have gone public with their mental health struggles. But it’s rare we hear from coaches. That needs to change, argue Vita Pilkington @CC_Walton @unimelb bit.ly/3ABHgiJ

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