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Professor Vanessa Cobham
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Vanessa Cobham

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Overview

Availability

Professor Vanessa Cobham is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Works

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116 works between 1996 and 2025

21 - 40 of 116 works

2023

Journal Article

Study protocol: implementing and evaluating a trauma-informed model of care in residential youth treatment for substance use disorders

Walter, Zoe C., Carlyle, Molly, Kerswell, Nick, Mefodeva, Valeriya, Nixon, Reg D. V., Cobham, Vanessa E. and Hides, Leanne (2023). Study protocol: implementing and evaluating a trauma-informed model of care in residential youth treatment for substance use disorders. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14 1169794, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1169794

Study protocol: implementing and evaluating a trauma-informed model of care in residential youth treatment for substance use disorders

2023

Journal Article

Procedural anxiety among children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis and their parents

Kimball, Hayley, Cobham, Vanessa E., Sanders, Matthew and Douglas, Tonia (2023). Procedural anxiety among children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis and their parents. Pediatric Pulmonology, 58 (7), 1967-1976. doi: 10.1002/ppul.26419

Procedural anxiety among children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis and their parents

2023

Conference Publication

Parent enhancement of cognitive behaviour therapy for child and adolescent anxiety: An overview of systematic reviews over time

Byrne, S., Cobham, V., Richardson, M. and Imuta, K. (2023). Parent enhancement of cognitive behaviour therapy for child and adolescent anxiety: An overview of systematic reviews over time. World Congress of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies, Seoul, South Korea, 1-4 June 2023.

Parent enhancement of cognitive behaviour therapy for child and adolescent anxiety: An overview of systematic reviews over time

2023

Journal Article

Do parents enhance cognitive behavior therapy for youth anxiety? An overview of systematic reviews over time

Byrne, S., Cobham, V., Richardson, M. and Imuta, K. (2023). Do parents enhance cognitive behavior therapy for youth anxiety? An overview of systematic reviews over time. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 26 (3), 773-788. doi: 10.1007/s10567-023-00436-5

Do parents enhance cognitive behavior therapy for youth anxiety? An overview of systematic reviews over time

2023

Journal Article

The impact of COVID ‐19 on children and adolescents attending Child and Youth Mental Health Services in Queensland, Australia

Payne, Leanne, Goijen, Hedwig J., Cobham, Vanessa, Bor, William, Stathis, Stephen S., Coghill, David C. and Middeldorp, Christel M. (2023). The impact of COVID ‐19 on children and adolescents attending Child and Youth Mental Health Services in Queensland, Australia. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 17 (12), 1180-1188. doi: 10.1111/eip.13421

The impact of COVID ‐19 on children and adolescents attending Child and Youth Mental Health Services in Queensland, Australia

2023

Journal Article

The prevalence of PTSD of mothers and fathers of high-risk infants admitted to NICU: a systematic review

McKeown, Lisa, Burke, Kylie, Cobham, Vanessa E., Kimball, Hayley, Foxcroft, Katie and Callaway, Leonie (2023). The prevalence of PTSD of mothers and fathers of high-risk infants admitted to NICU: a systematic review. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 26 (1), 33-49. doi: 10.1007/s10567-022-00421-4

The prevalence of PTSD of mothers and fathers of high-risk infants admitted to NICU: a systematic review

2023

Journal Article

Parenting in a pandemic podcast: a case study in delivering parenting intervention during COVID‑19

Morawska, Alina, Kish, Antonia, Sanders, Matthew R, Turner, Karen M T, Cobham, Vanessa E and Burke, Kylie (2023). Parenting in a pandemic podcast: a case study in delivering parenting intervention during COVID‑19. Journal of Children and Young People's Health, 3 (3). doi: 10.33235/jcyph.3.3.4-9

Parenting in a pandemic podcast: a case study in delivering parenting intervention during COVID‑19

2022

Journal Article

Preschooler stressor-related thoughts and worries during the COVID-19 pandemic: development and validation of a caregiver-report instrument

Vasileva, Mira, Marsac, Meghan L., Alisic, Eva, Cobham, Vanessa E., Davis, Seetha H., Donovan, Caroline, Hildenbrand, Aimee K., Hoehn, Elisabeth, March, Sonja, Miller, Alisa B., Smith-Thomas, Tess, Wamser-Nanney, Rachel and De Young, Alexandra (2022). Preschooler stressor-related thoughts and worries during the COVID-19 pandemic: development and validation of a caregiver-report instrument. Traumatology, 30 (3), 477-484. doi: 10.1037/trm0000429

Preschooler stressor-related thoughts and worries during the COVID-19 pandemic: development and validation of a caregiver-report instrument

2022

Journal Article

Mental health symptoms in children and adolescents during COVID-19 in Australia

Sicouri, Gemma, March, Sonja, Pellicano, Elizabeth, De Young, Alex C., Donovan, Caroline L., Cobham, Vanessa E., Rowe, Arlen, Brett, Simon, Russell, Jeremy K., Uhlman, Laura and Hudson, Jennifer L. (2022). Mental health symptoms in children and adolescents during COVID-19 in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57 (2), 000486742210901-229. doi: 10.1177/00048674221090174

Mental health symptoms in children and adolescents during COVID-19 in Australia

2022

Journal Article

Policies are needed to increase the reach and impact of evidence-based parenting supports: a call for a population-based approach to supporting parents, children, and families

Doyle, Frances L., Morawska, Alina, Higgins, Daryl J., Havighurst, Sophie S., Mazzucchelli, Trevor G., Toumbourou, John W., Middeldorp, Christel M., Chainey, Carys, Cobham, Vanessa E., Harnett, Paul and Sanders, Matthew R. (2022). Policies are needed to increase the reach and impact of evidence-based parenting supports: a call for a population-based approach to supporting parents, children, and families. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 54 (3), 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s10578-021-01309-0

Policies are needed to increase the reach and impact of evidence-based parenting supports: a call for a population-based approach to supporting parents, children, and families

2022

Journal Article

A review of Australian Government funding of parenting intervention research

Havighurst, Sophie S., Chainey, Carys, Doyle, Frances L., Higgins, Daryl J., Mathews, Ben, Mazzucchelli, Trevor G., Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie, Andriessen, Karl, Cobham, Vanessa E., Cross, Donna, Dadds, Mark R., Dawe, Sharon, Gray, Kylie M., Guastella, Adam J., Harnett, Paul, Haslam, Divna M., Middeldorp, Christel M., Morawska, Alina, Ohan, Jeneva L., Sanders, Matthew R., Stallman, Helen M., Tonge, Bruce J., Toumbourou, John W., Turner, Karen M.T., Williams, Kate E., Yap, Marie B.H. and Nicholson, Jan M. (2022). A review of Australian Government funding of parenting intervention research. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46 (3), 262-268. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13235

A review of Australian Government funding of parenting intervention research

2021

Journal Article

Psychological interventions for children experiencing PTSD after exposure to a natural disaster: a scoping review

Le Roux, Isabella H. and Cobham, Vanessa E. (2021). Psychological interventions for children experiencing PTSD after exposure to a natural disaster: a scoping review. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 25 (2), 249-282. doi: 10.1007/s10567-021-00373-1

Psychological interventions for children experiencing PTSD after exposure to a natural disaster: a scoping review

2021

Journal Article

Child and adolescent psychosocial support programs following natural disasters: a scoping review of emerging evidence

Gibbs, L., Marinkovic, K., Nursey, J., Tong, L. A., Tekin, E., Ulubasoglu, M., Callard, N., Cowlishaw, S. and Cobham, V. E. (2021). Child and adolescent psychosocial support programs following natural disasters: a scoping review of emerging evidence. Current Psychiatry Reports, 23 (12) 82, 82. doi: 10.1007/s11920-021-01293-1

Child and adolescent psychosocial support programs following natural disasters: a scoping review of emerging evidence

2021

Journal Article

COVID-19 Unmasked Global Collaboration Protocol: longitudinal cohort study examining mental health of young children and caregivers during the pandemic

De Young, Alexandra C., Vasileva, Mira, Boruszak-Kiziukiewicz, Joanna, Demipence Seçinti, Dilara, Christie, Hope, Egberts, Marthe R., Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous, Xenia, Marsac, Meghan L., Ruiz, Gemma, COVID-19 Unmasked Global Collaboration, Middeldorp, Christel and Cobham, Vanessa E. (2021). COVID-19 Unmasked Global Collaboration Protocol: longitudinal cohort study examining mental health of young children and caregivers during the pandemic. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12 (1) 1940760, 1-14. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1940760

COVID-19 Unmasked Global Collaboration Protocol: longitudinal cohort study examining mental health of young children and caregivers during the pandemic

2021

Book Chapter

Community mental health delivery

Shaw, Ashley M., Brown, Renee L., Ringle, Vanesa A. Mora and Cobham, Vanessa E. (2021). Community mental health delivery. Applications of the unified protocols for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders in children and adolescents. (pp. 162-179) edited by Jill Ehrenreich-May and Sarah M. Kennedy. New York, NY, United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/med-psych/9780197527931.003.0011

Community mental health delivery

2021

Journal Article

Systematic review: diabetes family conflict in young people with type 1 diabetes

Hickling, Anna, Dingle, Genevieve A., Barrett, Helen L. and Cobham, Vanessa E. (2021). Systematic review: diabetes family conflict in young people with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46 (9) jsab052, 1091-1109. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsab052

Systematic review: diabetes family conflict in young people with type 1 diabetes

2021

Journal Article

Anxiety in children with cystic fibrosis and their parents: a systematic review

Kimball, Hayley, Douglas, Tonia, Sanders, Matthew and Cobham, Vanessa E. (2021). Anxiety in children with cystic fibrosis and their parents: a systematic review. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 24 (2), 370-390. doi: 10.1007/s10567-021-00345-5

Anxiety in children with cystic fibrosis and their parents: a systematic review

2021

Journal Article

Validation of the Child version of the Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire of repetitive negative thinking in young people with diagnosed depressive and anxiety disorders

Hitchcock, Caitlin, Brown, Renee L. and Cobham, Vanessa E. (2021). Validation of the Child version of the Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire of repetitive negative thinking in young people with diagnosed depressive and anxiety disorders. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61 (2), 242-254. doi: 10.1111/bjc.12336

Validation of the Child version of the Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire of repetitive negative thinking in young people with diagnosed depressive and anxiety disorders

2021

Journal Article

Integrated trauma-focused psychotherapy for traumatic stress and substance use: two adolescent case studies

Schollar-Root, Olivia, Cassar, Joanne, Peach, Natalie, Cobham, Vanessa E., Milne, Bronwyn, Barrett, Emma, Back, Sudie E., Bendall, Sarah, Perrin, Sean, Brady, Kathleen, Ross, Joanne, Teesson, Maree, Kihas, Ivana, Dobinson, Katherine A. and Mills, Katherine L. (2021). Integrated trauma-focused psychotherapy for traumatic stress and substance use: two adolescent case studies. Clinical Case Studies, 21 (3), 192-208. doi: 10.1177/15346501211046054

Integrated trauma-focused psychotherapy for traumatic stress and substance use: two adolescent case studies

2020

Journal Article

Randomised controlled trial of integrated trauma-focused psychotherapy for traumatic stress and substance use among adolescents: Trial protocol

Mills, Katherine L., Barrett, Emma, Back, Sudie E., Cobham, Vanessa E., Bendall, Sarah, Perrin, Sean, Brady, Kathleen T., Ross, Joanne, Peach, Natalie, Kihas, Ivana, Cassar, Joanne, Schollar-Root, Olivia and Teesson, Maree (2020). Randomised controlled trial of integrated trauma-focused psychotherapy for traumatic stress and substance use among adolescents: Trial protocol. BMJ Open, 10 (11) e043742, e043742. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043742

Randomised controlled trial of integrated trauma-focused psychotherapy for traumatic stress and substance use among adolescents: Trial protocol

Funding

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Improving Food Allergy Outcomes in Adolescents
    NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    QuikFix Good Night Out Program: A new social network targeted approach to reducing alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and related harm in young university students
    NHMRC MRFF PPHR - Maternal Health and Healthy Lifestyles
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2026
    Scalable approaches to reducing alcohol/drug use among traumatised young people: A RCT examining safety, effectiveness, & cost-effectiveness of an integrated CBT via telehealth (Uni of Sydney Lead)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2025
    Translating evidence-based interventions into population-level digital models of care for child and adolescent mental health(MRFF Million Minds Mission administered by University of Southern Queenslan
    University of Southern Queensland
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    Fire and smoke translation
    UQ Indigenous Research Engagement and Partnerships Fund
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    The SOLAR-Kids and SOLAR-Teens Project
    Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health inc
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2020
    Pediatric Injury: Modules to Manage Medical Stress (NIH Grant administered by the University of Utah)
    University of Utah
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Skills for Life Adjustment an Resilience for Children and Adolescents (SOLAR-kids and SOLAR-teens) program
    Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health inc
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2020
    Randomised controlled trial of an integrated cognitive-behavioural therapy for the treatment of co-occurring post traumatic stress ..... (NHMRC Project Grant led by The University of Sydney)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    Embedding and evaluating an evidence-based transdiagnostic intervention for emotional disorders in adolescents within CHQ CYMHS
    The Children's Hospital Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    The effects of the Queensland floods on pregnant women, their pregnancies and their children's early development (QF2011)
    Douglas Hospital Research Centre
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    The effects of the Queensland floods on pregnant women, their pregnancies and their children's early development (QF2011)
    Douglas Hospital Research Centre
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Triple P Disaster Recovery Pilot Project - Alberta (funded by Canadian Ministry of Human Services via subcontract with Triple P Parenting Canada Inc)
    Triple P Parenting Canada Inc
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Being Prepared For and Recovering From Disaster: Working with Parents to Build Resilience in Children and in the Family Unit
    Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Evaluation of a Disaster Recovery Triple P program
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    The effects of the Queensland floods on pregnant women, their pregnancies and their children's early development (QF2011)
    Canadian Institutes of Health Research
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Comparison of cognitive-behavioural treatments for children with PTSD following an accidental injury: A multi-site RCT.
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Parent-child interactions in the context of an anxiety-provoking task: comparing parents of anxious, clinical control and non-clinical control children
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Indicated intervention: Comparing parent-focused and parent + child-focused programs for young children at risk of developing an anxiety disorder
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2009
    An intervention programme for children with traumatic stress reactions following accidents
    Centre of Nat. Res. on Disability & Rehab Medicine
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Professor Vanessa Cobham is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Understanding and buffering against anxiety in the transition to school

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Autism and gender dysphoria: Differences in presentation, assessment and intervention

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Examining the Pharmacological and Psychological Treatment of Child and Adolescent ADHD in Australia: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Linked National Registry Data

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Psychosocial risk factors and young people experiencing and using domestic and family violence: Social isolation and other intersecting factors

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Leah Sharman

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Treating comorbid Substance Use and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zoe Walter, Dr Molly Carlyle, Professor Leanne Hides

  • Doctor Philosophy

    An intervention to develop empathy in primary-aged children

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Kristiana Ludlow, Professor Virginia Slaughter

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Parental psychological distress associated with high-risk infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Leonie Callaway

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Vaccination barriers and enablers for adolescents with a mental health diagnosis

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Amanda Ullman

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Vaccination barriers and enablers for adolescents with a mental health diagnosis

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Amanda Ullman

  • Doctor Philosophy

    An intervention to develop empathy in primary-aged children

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Kristiana Ludlow, Professor Virginia Slaughter

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Resilience in children exposed to trauma and adversity.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor James Scott

Completed supervision

Media

Enquiries

Contact Professor Vanessa Cobham directly for media enquiries about:

  • Adolescent psychopathology
  • Adolescents and anxiety
  • Anxiety disorders
  • CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy)
  • Child psychopathology
  • Children and anxiety
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
  • Mental illness
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Psychopathology
  • Teenage psychopathology
  • Teenagers and anxiety

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