Rate My Professor Mariko Carey

Professor Mariko Carey holds a Doctor of Psychology (Health) and a Bachelor of Science (Honours), both from the University of Melbourne. She commenced her professional career in part-time roles, including at the National Institute of Clinical Studies, developing expertise in clinical evidence translation and policy. She worked clinically as a psychologist supporting individuals with chronic diseases and joined a transdisciplinary cancer team at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre as a Research Assistant and Fellow from 2003 to 2007. From 2007 to 2008, she served as Senior Research Fellow at the Cancer Council Victoria, Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer. Since 2009, she has been Research Fellow in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle, affiliated with the Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour. She held the NHMRC Translating Research into Practice (TRIP) Fellowship from 2015 and recently completed a term as Interim Director of the Central Coast Research Institute, while serving as Co-Director of the HMRI Women’s Health Research Program. Her awards include the Vice Chancellor's Award for Research Supervision Excellence in 2016 and the Newcastle University Postgraduate Student's Association Supervisor of the Year Award in 2011.

Professor Carey's research leverages transdisciplinary experience and behavioural science principles to research and implement optimal care across health conditions and settings. Her interests encompass co-creation, evaluation, and translation of psychosocial and health interventions, including models of care; real-world translation such as trials of care coordination for dementia patients and nurse practitioner models in rural aged care; women's health, including prevention and response to violence and workplace sexual harassment; improving bowel cancer screening in general practice; patient adherence to physiotherapy; psychological morbidity in cancer patients and support persons; preventive care; and quality of patient-centered care. Fields of research include public health not elsewhere classified (60%) and behavioural epidemiology (40%). Key publications include 'Using co-design to improve care experiences and outcomes for people and carers living with dementia at the end of life' (2024, International Journal of Integrated Care); 'Effectiveness of a discharge intervention to improve stroke survivor outcomes and website engagement' (2023, Patient Education and Counseling); 'A randomised-controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of "RecoverEsupport", a Digital Health Intervention to support colorectal cancer patients prepare for and recover from surgery (Study protocol)' (2021, Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology); 'Gaps in patient-centered follow-up cancer care: A cross-sectional study' (2020, Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology); and 'Cross-sectional survey to inform the development of a telehealth support model: a feasibility study for women undergoing breast cancer surgery' (2019, Pilot and Feasibility Studies).