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Nicola Reavley
PeerJ Editor & Author
505 Points

Contributions by role

Author 270
Editor 235

Contributions by subject area

Psychiatry and Psychology
Public Health
Science and Medical Education
Human-Computer Interaction
Evidence Based Medicine
Global Health
Health Policy
Nursing
Epidemiology

Nicola Reavley

PeerJ Editor & Author

Summary

Dr Nicola Reavley is a Principal Research Fellow in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne. Her research focuses on improving public knowledge and beliefs about mental health problems, reducing stigma and discrimination and improving support for those with mental disorders.

A/Prof Reavley is a Chief Investigator on five NHMRC-funded projects, three of which aim to improve mental health literacy in members of the public. She also led a number of projects that aim to assist organisations to better manage mental health issues, including the development of guidelines for implementation of a strategy for the prevention of mental health problems and for supporting employees returning to work after an episode of anxiety or depression, which can be found at http://workplace-mentalhealth.net.au/ . She also led the conduct of the 2011 National Survey of Mental Health Literacy and Stigma and the 2014 National Survey of Discrimination and Positive Treatment in People with Mental Health Problems.

Mental Health Psychiatry & Psychology Public Health Science & Medical Education

Editing Journals

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

University of Melbourne

Work details

Principal Research Fellow

University of Melbourne
Population Mental Health Unit
The aims of the Population Mental Health Group are to: 1) Conduct research on what actions members of the community can take to prevent and intervene early with mental disorders; 2) Translate the findings from this research into practical interventions that empower the whole community to take action; and 3) To train researchers in this area.

Websites

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PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 2
  • Edited 2
October 28, 2014
Use of Twitter to monitor attitudes toward depression and schizophrenia: an exploratory study
Nicola J. Reavley, Pamela D. Pilkington
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.647 PubMed 25374786
February 26, 2013
Development of guidelines for tertiary education institutions to assist them in supporting students with a mental illness: a Delphi consensus study with Australian professionals and consumers
Nicola J. Reavley, Anna M. Ross, Eoin Killackey, Anthony F. Jorm
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.43 PubMed 23638380

Academic Editor on

November 8, 2018
Risk and protective factors for drug dependence in two Moroccan high-risk male populations
Anis Sfendla, Dina Lemrani, Britt Hedman Ahlström, Meftaha Senhaji, Nóra Kerekes
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5930 PubMed 30425901
August 25, 2016
Depression, anxiety, and stress in partners of Australian combat veterans and military personnel: a comparison with Australian population norms
Gail V. MacDonell, Navjot Bhullar, Einar B. Thorsteinsson
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2373 PubMed 27635339