Rate My Professor Kylie King

Dr. Kylie King is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University, where she is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health. She leads the Kylie King Laboratory, which employs a public health approach to suicide prevention research, emphasizing interventions across social, cultural, contextual, and individual levels in collaboration with partner organizations. King obtained her Doctor of Psychology from Deakin University in 2001 and worked thereafter as a psychologist specializing in addictions. Inspired by population-level mental health interventions, she shifted to research in 2009 as a Research Fellow in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne, gaining expertise in program evaluation and later applying it to suicide prevention, particularly for males. She completed her PhD in this area in early 2020. Joining Monash University in November 2019 as an Impact Fellow at the Turner Institute, she moved to her current Senior Lecturer role in the School of Psychological Sciences in February 2023, focusing on building research connections with industry, community, and people with lived experience.

King's research specializations include developing, implementing, and evaluating targeted suicide prevention interventions for communities experiencing disproportionate suicide rates, with a strong emphasis on men's mental health and suicidality across the lifespan, gatekeeper training, youth and school-based programs, and suicide prevention education. Her work prioritizes translating evidence into practice and centering the voices of those with lived experience. Key publications include "Advances in our understanding of how to prevent suicide in older men" (Leske & King, 2025, The Lancet Healthy Longevity); "A Qualitative Analysis of Stakeholders and Workers' Views of the Impact of a Suicide Prevention Program for the Australian Construction Industry" (King et al., 2025, Health Promotion Journal of Australia); "Influences on the mental health and well-being of retired professional athletes from high contact team sports: A mixed methods systematic review" (Vella et al., 2026, British Journal of Sports Medicine); "Arab Australian Men’s Perspectives on Mental Health: Exploring Beliefs About Causes, Help-Seeking Attitudes, and Experiences" (Madsen et al., 2025, Psychology of Men and Masculinity); and "Co-designing psychology education: sharing expertise in suicide prevention and support" (Johnston, King & Allen, 2025, The Journal of Mental Health, Training, Education and Practice). King was awarded the Early Career Research Award by Mental Health & Prevention in 2022. She serves as Chair of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in the School of Psychological Sciences and accepts PhD students.