Scientia Professor Helen Christensen
Director and Chief Scientist, Black Dog Institute, and Professor of Mental Health, University of New South Wales
Qualifications
BA (Hons) (Syd), MPsychol (Hons), PhD (UNSW), FASSA, FAHMS, MAICD
About
Professor Christensen is a leading expert on using technology to deliver evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of depression, anxiety, suicide and self-harm. Her research also encompasses prevention of mental health problems in young people through school-based research programs.
Research Interests
Mental health, depression, public health, eHealth and suicide
Prevention Hub Projects
- Anchored: smartphone-based depression prevention in the workplace
- Smooth Sailing e-mental health platform in schools
- Youth StepCare for adolescents attending General Practices
Advisory groups/participation
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Principal Research Fellow, member of the Academy of Social Sciences, Australia, President of the Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research, and immediate past President of the International Society for Research in Internet Interventions. Chief Investigator for the NHMRC Clinical Research Centre for Excellence in Suicide Prevention.
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Scientia Professor Helen Christensen
Director and Chief Scientist, Black Dog Institute, and Professor of Mental Health, University of New South Wales