Amy Mitchell

Associate Professor Amy Mitchell is the Program Lead for the Master of Nursing Studies and an Associate Professor in Nursing in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the University of Queensland, with an affiliation to the Parenting and Family Support Centre. A registered paediatric nurse, she holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Queensland, a Bachelor of Nursing and Postgraduate Diploma from Queensland University of Technology, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Health from Queensland University of Technology, completed in 2011 with the Executive Dean's Commendation for Higher Degree Research. Her career trajectory includes consecutive Children's Hospital Foundation Early Career Fellowships from 2018 to 2022, and she is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, contributing to graduate nursing education.

Mitchell conducts interdisciplinary research using health and behavioural science methodologies to explore the role of parents and parenting in child health and development, identifying targets for intervention and developing and testing evidence-based parenting support programs. Her focus encompasses children with chronic health conditions such as asthma, eczema, type 1 diabetes, and phenylketonuria; neurodevelopmental differences including autism; promotion of healthy habits in early childhood like oral health, nutrition, and screen use; and support for parents transitioning to parenthood, addressing perinatal mental health and breastfeeding. She has produced 74 journal articles, 3 book chapters, and 97 conference papers, with key publications including 'Feasibility and acceptability of a brief online self-compassion intervention for mothers of infants' (2018), 'Promoting children’s healthy habits through self-regulation via parenting' (2019), 'Randomized controlled trial of a brief online self-compassion intervention for mothers of infants: Effects on mental health outcomes' (2021), and 'A systematic review of parenting interventions for child chronic health conditions' (2020). Securing funding from NHMRC and other bodies for projects like screen use taxonomies and Parenting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy trials, she supervises doctoral students and influences paediatric nursing and family support practices.

Professional Email: a.mitchell5@uq.edu.au