Dr Kirsty Zieschank
| Name | Dr Kirsty Zieschank |
|---|---|
| Email Address | kirsty.zieschank@unisq.edu.au |
| Job Title | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Digital Mental Health and Assessment) |
| Qualifications | BNurs JCU, BPsych(Hons) USQ, PhD USQ |
| Department | Centre for Health Research (Research) |
| Affiliations | School of Psychology and Wellbeing |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9707-6647 |
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Biography
Dr Zieschank is an early career researcher and Research Fellow in the Centre for Health Research (CHR) and a member of CHR's Innovative Mental Health Solutions Research team. She was awarded her PhD in Psychology from UniSQ in 2021. Kirsty's research focuses on developing digital mental health assessment tools & internet-based interventions for children and adolescents utilising codesign methodologies.
Employment
| Position | Organisation | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Centre for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland | 2020 | |
| Research Associate | Institute for Resilient Regions, University of Southern Queensland | 2019 | 2020 |
Expertise
Digital Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, eHealth, Digital Assessment and Interventions - Development, Codesign Methodologies
Teaching
PSY1105 Psychological Skills B
PSY4101 Psychology Honours Project A
PSY4102 Psychology Honours Project B
Fields of Research
- 420302. Digital health
- 420313. Mental health services
- 420603. Health promotion
- 520105. Psychological methodology, design and analysis
- 520108. Testing, assessment and psychometrics
Professional Membership
| Professional Membership | Year |
|---|---|
| Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association | |
| Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth | |
| Society for Mental Health Research | |
| International Society for Research on Internet Interventions |
BNurs
JCU
1996
BPsych(Hons)
USQ
2015
PhD
USQ
2021
Current Supervisions
| Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Commenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Mental Health Implementation | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
| Development, Refinement and Preliminary Psychometric Validation of a Modern Self-Report Tool Created to Identify Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties in Adolescents | Associate Supervisor | Masters | 2021 |
| Digital Mental Health Implementation | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
| Project title | Details | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Establishing Norms and Clinical Cut-Offs for the Interactive Child Distress Screener | UniSQ Health Capacity Building Grant, $15,000, Zieschank, K. | 2023 |
| A Staged Mental Health Care Plan for Children integrating child and parent assessment in Education settings: A feasibility randomised control trial | Funded by Australian Rotary Health: Healthy Children, Bright Futures: Improving the mental health of 0-12 year old's. $209,800, March, S., Zieschank, K., Ireland, M., Rowe, A., Day, J | 2023 |
| Finding the right balance of ‘support’: Testing a new digital model of care for child and adolescent anxiety in regional communities. | Funded by HCF, $376,621, CIs: March, S., Donovan, C.L., Calear, A., Krishnamoorthy, G. AIs: Arlen Rowe, Kirsty Zieschank | 2023 |
| Date | Name | Awarding organisation | Underpinning research |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Australian Government Research Training Program Award | Australian Government |