Rate My Professor Emma Byrnes

Byrnes’ expertise lies in qualitative methodology and analysis, particularly on projects investigating women’s experiences of violence and abuse. She is managing a trauma-informed care research project to improve best practices in healthcare for women who have lived with violence or abuse. Her research interests include epidemiology, public health, and women’s health. Key publications co-authored by her include: “A randomised trial of real-time video counselling for smoking cessation among rural and remote residents” (2025, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare); “Australian women’s experiences of contraception and pregnancy planning in the context of chronic disease” (2025, Culture, Health and Sexuality); “Clustering of multiple health-risk factors among vocational education students: a latent class analysis” (2021, Translational Behavioral Medicine); “Access to support for Australian cancer caregivers: in-depth qualitative interviews exploring barriers and preferences for support” (2021, Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research & Practice); “Exploring Support Provided by Community Managed Organisations to Address Health Risk Behaviours Associated with Chronic Disease among People with Mental Health Conditions: A Qualitative Study with Organisational Leaders” (2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health). Other notable works feature in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2019, “Real-time video counselling for smoking cessation”), Journal of Medical Internet Research (2020, “Effectiveness of Individual Real-Time Video Counseling on Smoking, Nutrition, Alcohol, Physical Activity, and Obesity Health Risks: Systematic Review”), and Supportive Care in Cancer (2021, “What are the sources of distress in a range of cancer caregivers? A qualitative study”).