Rate My Professor Andrea Bartram

Andrea Bartram serves as Research Facilitator in the Department of Psychological Medicine at the University of Otago, Christchurch, within the Division of Health Sciences. She holds a Master of Arts degree. In her professional role, Bartram supports extensive research efforts in areas including depression, bipolar disorder, trauma, cognitive function, and mental health outcomes. She manages data for clinical studies, coordinates research activities, handles patient recruitment, data entry, and technical operations. Her contributions are acknowledged across numerous peer-reviewed publications from 2005 to 2025. For instance, she served as data manager in the study 'Impact of Activation Therapy on Cognition in Inpatient Depression' (2023) and 'Predicting Cognitive Change During Treatment for Inpatient Depression with Major Depressive Disorder' (2025). Additional projects include 'Factors associated with mental health outcomes in a Muslim community following the Christchurch terrorist attack' (2024), where she developed and managed the research database; 'Understanding neurocognitive impairment after trauma' (2023); 'Improvement in cognitive function in young people with bipolar disorder' (2020); 'Validation of the Longitudinal Interval Follow-Up Evaluation for bipolar disorder' (2022); 'Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy for Patients With Major Depression' (2019 and 2022 randomized trial); 'Patients' Perceptions of Functional Improvement in Psychotherapy' (2020); 'Clinical factors and early life experiences associated with psychotherapy outcome' (2023); European Eating Disorders Review study (2022); 'Personality Associations with Mood, Hoarding, Health and Well-being' (2016); 'Childhood-, teenage-, and adult-onset depression' (2010); and 'Bipolar Disorder and the TCI: Higher Self-Transcendence in Bipolar Disorder' (2011). Bartram also co-ordinated projects like 'Weaving our own path' on youth mental health post-March 15 Christchurch events.

Bartram is a co-author of 'What is worse for your sex life: Starving, being depressed, or a new baby?' (2007) and 'Infants in a neonatal intensive care unit: Parental response' (2005). Her ResearchGate profile indicates 280 citations, underscoring her impact in facilitating psychological medicine research at the University of Otago.