Rate My Professor Annette Peart

Dr Annette Peart is a Senior Research Fellow in Turning Point’s Telephone and Online Services and Clinical and Social Research Team at Monash University’s Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. She is also affiliated with the Monash Addiction Research Centre (MARC). A registered occupational therapist who pursued academia via a non-traditional path, Peart leveraged her extensive clinical and work experience to complete her PhD at Monash University. Her doctoral research comprised a qualitative study investigating the experiences of clients and clinicians in Monash Health’s Hospital Risk Admission Program. This work centered on client-centred practice, underscoring the significance of relationships built by clinicians with clients living with multiple chronic conditions to improve health outcomes.

Peart’s research specializations include client-centred practice and enhancing access to care, particularly for individuals affected by addiction to alcohol, other drugs, or gambling. In her current position, she oversees research and evaluation activities for Turning Point’s online and telephone services. She collaborates with MARC members on projects such as better responses to drug offences and has established the StAR (Student Addiction Researchers) program to support PhD students and higher degree researchers in addiction studies. Previously, she served as a lecturer while completing her PhD in the Department of General Practice at Monash University. Peart’s key publications demonstrate her contributions to healthcare access and coordination. These include “Patient navigators facilitating access to primary care: a scoping review” (Peart et al., BMJ Open, 2018; 119 citations), “Healthcare professionals providing care coordination to people living with multimorbidity: an interpretative phenomenological analysis” (Peart et al., 2020), “Who is at the centre of what? A scoping review of the conceptualisation of ‘centredness’ in healthcare” (Sturgiss et al., 2022), “The experiences of occupational therapy practice educators' move to digital platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic” (Peart et al., 2022), and “Peer navigation: a pilot study to improve recovery capital for alcohol use disorder” (Peart et al., 2024). Her multidisciplinary background informs a collaborative approach to research, emphasizing flexibility, stakeholder engagement, and stigma reduction to bridge gaps between study design and practical care delivery.