Overview
Background
Dr Claudia Bull is a Research Fellow in psychiatric epidemiology at the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (QCMHR), University of Queensland. She holds a Bachelor of Nutrition with First Class Honours (2017) and a PhD in Health Services Research from the Griffith University School of Nursing and Midwifery (2022). Claudia's research largely focusses on undertaking complex data analysis using large, linked, population-based administrative datasets to understand equity, patterns of health service use, and outcomes in vulnerable Australian populations. She is particularly interested in the intergenerational and lifetime effects of child abuse and neglect in Australia, as well as understanding how health services can better support Child Protection efforts. Claudia is also well-versed in the development, psychometric evaluation and implementation of PROMs and PREMs for health systems performance measurement. She is internationally recognised for her research related to PROMs and PREMs, having published several seminal and highly cited papers, as well as pioneering methods for consumer engagement in deciding what questions are relevant and important in PROMs and PREMs. Claudia is an inaugural member of the South Australian Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health's Generic PROM Selection Subcommittee, and is currently collaborating internationally with researchers in The Netherlands, Iran, France and Spain to cross-culturally validate an Emergency Department PREM. Claudia's expertise in population-based linked administrative health data analysis, as well as PROMs and PREMs, positions her as a well-rounded and capable researcher. Claudia's international collaborations underscore her ability to work across cultural and geographical boundaries, enriching her research with a global perspective. Moreover, her track record of published research, practical involvement in healthcare initiatives, and ongoing projects reflect a proactive and influential presence in the field.
Availability
- Dr Claudia Bull is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Nutrition, Griffith University
- Doctor of Philosophy of Medicine (Health Services Research), Griffith University
Research interests
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Patient-reported experience measures (PREMs)
Development, content validation and psychometric testing
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Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs)
Development, content validation and psychometric testing
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Big data analytics
Population-based linked administrative data analysis
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Child maltreatment
Statutory reported notification of physical, emotional, sexual abuse and neglect
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Understanding the development, performance, fairness, and transparency of machine learning models used in child protection prediction: A systematic review
Bull, Claudia, Kisely, Steve, Betts, Kim and Hu, Yanan (2025). Understanding the development, performance, fairness, and transparency of machine learning models used in child protection prediction: A systematic review. Child Abuse and Neglect, 169 107630, 107630-169. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107630
2025
Journal Article
Differences in tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption among 57,757 women from early to late pregnancy: a state-representative study in Queensland, Australia
Bull, Claudia, Kisely, Steve, Hutchinson, Delyse, Hewlett, Nicole and Reid, Natasha (2025). Differences in tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption among 57,757 women from early to late pregnancy: a state-representative study in Queensland, Australia. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 275 112816, 112816. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112816
2025
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Cohort Profile Update: The Intergenerational Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (I-CALM) study, an extension of the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP)
Bull, Claudia, Trott, Mike, Najman, Jake, Reid, Natasha, Neelakantan, Lakshmi, Moran, Rebecca, Edwards, Anne and Kisely, Steve (2025). Cohort Profile Update: The Intergenerational Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (I-CALM) study, an extension of the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP). International Journal of Epidemiology, 54 (5) dyaf151. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyaf151
2025
Journal Article
Person-centred emergency care: translation and cross-cultural validation of the Australian Emergency Department Patient-Reported Experience Measure (ED PREM) in the Netherlands
Tuinte, Renée A M, Bull, Claudia, Hoonhorst, Job M, Akkermans, Reinier P, Moors, Marie Louise, ten Oever, Jaap, Hulscher, Marlies EJL and Hoogerwerf, Jacobien J (2025). Person-centred emergency care: translation and cross-cultural validation of the Australian Emergency Department Patient-Reported Experience Measure (ED PREM) in the Netherlands. Emergency Medicine Journal 214536, emermed-2024. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2024-214536
2025
Journal Article
Restricting community treatment orders to people with non-affective psychosis is needed to reduce use and improve subsequent outcomes: Queensland-wide cohort study
Kisely, Steve, Bull, Claudia, Newton-Howes, Giles, Zirnsak, Tessa, Edan, Vrinda, Lawn, Sharon, Light, Edwina, Maylea, Chris, Ryan, Christopher, Weller, Penelope and Brophy, Lisa (2025). Restricting community treatment orders to people with non-affective psychosis is needed to reduce use and improve subsequent outcomes: Queensland-wide cohort study. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 1-6. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2025.10317
2025
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Economic evaluation of a randomised controlled trial - An online bereavement support program for parents following perinatal death
Callander, Emily, Hu, Yanan, Bull, Claudia, Flenady, Vicki, Ellwood, David, Lancaster, Ann, Boyle, Fran, Loughnan, Siobhan and LWL Collaborative Group (2025). Economic evaluation of a randomised controlled trial - An online bereavement support program for parents following perinatal death. Women and Birth, 38 (4) 101933, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101933
2025
Journal Article
Do internalising or externalising behaviours in adolescence mediate the child maltreatment-alcohol substance use relationship?
Trott, Mike, Bull, Claudia, Najman, Jake Moses, Siskind, Dan, Arnautovska, Urska and Kisely, Steve (2025). Do internalising or externalising behaviours in adolescence mediate the child maltreatment-alcohol substance use relationship?. Addiction, 120 (7), 1413-1421. doi: 10.1111/add.70016
2025
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Associations between self-reported and agency-reported child maltreatment and mental illness in later life: Results from the CALM study
Trott, M., Bull, C., Najman, J. M. and Kisely, S. (2025). Associations between self-reported and agency-reported child maltreatment and mental illness in later life: Results from the CALM study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 163 107433, 107433. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107433
2025
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The impact of COVID-19 on participation in Australia’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program by people with severe mental illness: A national data linkage study
Bull, Claudia, Spilsbury, Katrina, Lawrence, David, Saxby, Karinna I. and Kisely, Steve (2025). The impact of COVID-19 on participation in Australia’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program by people with severe mental illness: A national data linkage study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 59 (7) 48674251336034, 1-11. doi: 10.1177/00048674251336034
2025
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Variations between, and within, jurisdictions in the use of community treatment orders and other compulsory community treatment: study of 402 060 people across four Australian states
Kisely, Steve, Bull, Claudia, Zirnsak, Tessa, Edan, Vrinda, Gould, Morgan, Lawn, Sharon, Light, Edwina, Maylea, Chris, Newton-Howes, Giles, Ryan, Christopher James, Weller, Penelope and Brophy, Lisa (2025). Variations between, and within, jurisdictions in the use of community treatment orders and other compulsory community treatment: study of 402 060 people across four Australian states. BJPsych Open, 11 (2) e57, 1-6. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2025.23
2025
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Addressing the challenges of child maltreatment measurement: Examining the types of data we use and how we use them
Bull, Claudia, Trott, Mike and Kisely, Steve (2025). Addressing the challenges of child maltreatment measurement: Examining the types of data we use and how we use them. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 59 (4), 48674251320308-303. doi: 10.1177/00048674251320308
2025
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of community treatment orders on aggression or criminal behaviour in people with a mental illness
Kisely, S., Bull, C. and Gill, N. (2025). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of community treatment orders on aggression or criminal behaviour in people with a mental illness. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 34 e12, 1-11. doi: 10.1017/s2045796025000058
2024
Journal Article
Risk factors associated with child maltreatment in the second generation of a prospective longitudinal Australian birth cohort: a MUSP study
Bull, Claudia, Trott, Mike, Najman, Jake Moses, Reid, Natasha and Kisely, Steve (2024). Risk factors associated with child maltreatment in the second generation of a prospective longitudinal Australian birth cohort: a MUSP study. Social Science and Medicine, 362 117402, 117402. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117402
2024
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Extending the reach of involuntary treatment to substance use disorders: Is it ‘compassionate’ or coercive care?
Kisely, Steve, Bull, Claudia and Gill, Neeraj (2024). Extending the reach of involuntary treatment to substance use disorders: Is it ‘compassionate’ or coercive care?. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (12), 48674241299215-1019. doi: 10.1177/00048674241299215
2024
Journal Article
Emergency department presentations and admission for common mental disorders following agency-notified child maltreatment at 40-year follow-up: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity study
Kisely, Steve, Bull, Claudia, Trott, Mike, Arnautovska, Urska, Siskind, Dan, Warren, Nicola and Najman, Jake Moses (2024). Emergency department presentations and admission for common mental disorders following agency-notified child maltreatment at 40-year follow-up: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity study. BJPsych Open, 10 (6) e220, 1-7. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.776
2024
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Protocol for Cancloz: multicentre randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group adaptive trial of cannabidiol for clozapine-resistant schizophrenia
Siskind, Dan, Bull, Claudia, Suetani, Shuichi, Warren, Nicola, Suraev, Anastasia, McGregor, Iain, Kisely, Steve, De Monte, Veronica, Trott, Mike, Shine, Manju, Moudgil, Vikas, Robinson, Gail, Parker, Stephen, Krishnaiah, Ravikumar, Stedman, Terry, Drummond, Allan, Medland, Sarah, Iyer, Ravi and Baker, Andrea (2024). Protocol for Cancloz: multicentre randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group adaptive trial of cannabidiol for clozapine-resistant schizophrenia. BJPsych Open, 10 (5) e156, 1-7. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.748
2024
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Hospital admissions and community health service contacts for mental illness following self-reported child maltreatment: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) study
Trott, Mike, Bull, Claudia, Najman, Jake Moses, Arnautovska, Urska, Siskind, Dan, Warren, Nicola and Kisely, Steve (2024). Hospital admissions and community health service contacts for mental illness following self-reported child maltreatment: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (CALM) study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 154 106912, 106912. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106912
2024
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Latest findings highlight the continuing uncertainty over the utility of compulsory psychiatric treatment in the community
Kisely, Steve, Zirnsak, Tessa, Maylea, Chris, Bull, Claudia and Brophy, Lisa (2024). Latest findings highlight the continuing uncertainty over the utility of compulsory psychiatric treatment in the community. BJPsych Open, 10 (5) e133, 1-3. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2024.718
2024
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Experiences of individuals presenting to the emergency department for mental health reasons: A systematic mixed studies review
Bull, Claudia, Goh, Jia Yin, Warren, Nicola and Kisely, Steve (2024). Experiences of individuals presenting to the emergency department for mental health reasons: A systematic mixed studies review. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (10), 48674241259918-856. doi: 10.1177/00048674241259918
2024
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Leadership conceptions of nurses and physicians in emergency care: a scoping review
Rixon, Andrew, Elder, Elizabeth, Bull, Claudia, Crilly OAM, Julia, Østervan, Christina, Frieslich, Hayley, Robertson, Shaun, Pink, Ed and Wilson, Samuel (2024). Leadership conceptions of nurses and physicians in emergency care: a scoping review. International Emergency Nursing, 74 101454. doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2024.101454
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Claudia Bull is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
A quantitative and qualitative study of forensic orders in Queensland
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Dan Siskind, Professor Steve Kisely
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