Dr Fiona Charlson
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Fiona Charlson

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Background

Associate Professor Fiona Charlson is a NHMRC Research Fellow at the Queensland Centre of Mental Health Research and School of Public Health, University of Queensland. She is a psychiatric epidemiologist and health services researcher with strong experience in addressing some of the most challenging global mental health research questions. Her research utilises a wide range of highly-specialised research skills, from traditional qualitative and quantitative research methods to new and innovative methods aimed at breaking down barriers to progress in the field. She has been a core member of the Mental Disorders and Illicit Drug Use Research Group for the Global Burden of Disease Study since 2009 and is at the leading edge of research into the mental health impacts of climate change and leads the Social and Emotional wellbeing group of UQ’s Climate Change and Health Transdisciplinary Impact Research Network. Her technical expertise is highly sought after and has attracted collaboration requests and funding from a wide range of national and international stakeholders, including; Queensland Health, the World Health Organization, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (University of Washington), US National Institutes of Health, Alan Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health (University of Cape Town) and various organisations in low- and middle-income countries.

Availability

Dr Fiona Charlson is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Climate change impacts and adaptation Environmental Sciences Health Sciences Human impacts of climate change and human adaptation

Research interests

  • Global Mental Health and Climate Change

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114 works between 2009 and 2024
All (114) Journal Article (105) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (3) Other Outputs (4)

41 - 60 of 114 works

2019

Journal Article

The epidemiology of psychosis in Indigenous populations in Cape York and the Torres Strait

Gynther, Bruce, Charlson, Fiona, Obrecht, Karin, Waller, Michael, Santomauro, Damian, Whiteford, Harvey and Hunter, Ernest (2019). The epidemiology of psychosis in Indigenous populations in Cape York and the Torres Strait. EClinicalMedicine, 10, 68-77. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.04.009

The epidemiology of psychosis in Indigenous populations in Cape York and the Torres Strait

2019

Journal Article

GBD 2016 Alcohol and Drug Use Collaborators (vol 5, pg 987, 2018)

Degenhardt, Louisa, Charlson, Fiona, Ferrari, Alize, Santomauro, Damian, Erskine, Holly, Mantilla-Herrara, Ana, Whiteford, Harvey, Leung, Janni, Naghavi, Mohsen, Griswold, Max, Rehm, Juegen, Hall, Wayne, Sartorius, Benn, Scott, James, Vollset, Stein Emil, Knudsen, Ann Kristin, Maria Haro, Josep, Patton, George, Kopec, Jacek, Malta, Deborah Carvalho, Topor-Madry, Roman, McGrath, John, Haagsma, Juanita, Allebeck, Peter, Phillips, Michael, Salomon, Joshua, Hay, Simon, Foreman, Kyle, Lim, Stephen ... Vos, Theo (2019). GBD 2016 Alcohol and Drug Use Collaborators (vol 5, pg 987, 2018). Lancet Psychiatry, 6 (1), E2-E2. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30488-7

GBD 2016 Alcohol and Drug Use Collaborators (vol 5, pg 987, 2018)

2018

Other Outputs

Self-reported health of Australian Defence Force personnel after use of anti-malarial drugs on deployment

Waller, M., Runge, C. E., Charlson, F. J. and Whiteford, H. A. (2018). Self-reported health of Australian Defence Force personnel after use of anti-malarial drugs on deployment. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland, School of Public Health.

Self-reported health of Australian Defence Force personnel after use of anti-malarial drugs on deployment

2018

Journal Article

Erratum: Department of Error

GBD 2017 Causes of Death Collaborators, Maravilla, Joemer, Aminde, Leopold N., Charlson, Fiona J., Erskine, Holly E., Ferrari, Alize J., Lalloo, Ratilal, McGrath, John J., Santomauro, Damian Francesco, Scott, James G. and Whiteford, Harvey A. (2018). Erratum: Department of Error. Lancet (London, England), 392 (10160). doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32833-2

Erratum: Department of Error

2018

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Stanaway, Jeffrey D., Afshin, Ashkan, Gakidou, Emmanuela, Lim, Stephen S., Abate, Degu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Molla, Abebe, Zegeye, Abera, Semaw F, Abil, Olifan Zewdie, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abrham, Aklilu Roba, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E., Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Acharya, Pawan, Adamu, Abdu A., Adane, Akilew Awoke, Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adedoyin, Rufus Adesoji ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2018). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392 (10159), 1923-1994. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32225-6

Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

2018

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Roth, Gregory A., Abate, Degu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abay, Solomon M., Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Haftom Temesgen, Abebe, Molla, Abebe, Zegeye, Abejie, Ayenew Negesse, Abera, Semaw F., Abil, Olifan Zewdie, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abrham, Aklilu Roba, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Adamu, Abdu A., Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adedoyin, Rufus Adesoji, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Adhena, Beyene Meressa ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2018). Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392 (10159), 1736-1788. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32203-7

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

2018

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

James, Spencer L, Abate, Degu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abay, Solomon M, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Zegeye, Abera, Semaw F, Abil, Olifan Zewdie, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E, Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Acharya, Pawan, Ackerman, Ilana N, Adamu, Abdu A, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Adib, Mina G, Adsuar, Jose C, Afanvi, Kossivi Agbelenko ... Murray, Christopher J L (2018). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392 (10159), 1789-1858. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32279-7

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

2018

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Kyu, Hmwe Hmwe, Abate, Degu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abay, Solomon M, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Molla, Abebe, Zegeye, Abil, Olifan Zewdie, Aboyans, Victor, Abrham, Aklilu Roba, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E, Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Acharya, Pawan, Ackerman, Ilana N, Adamu, Abdu A, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adekanmbi, Victor, Ademi, Zanfina, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Adib, Mina G ... GBD 2017 DALYs and HALE Collaborators (2018). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392 (10159), 1859-1922. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32335-3

Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

2018

Journal Article

The global burden of disease attributable to alcohol and drug use in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

GBD 2016 Alcohol and Drug Use Collaborators, Scott, James Graham, Ferrari, Alize, Charlson, Fiona, Santomauro, D., Erskine, Holly, Mantilla Herrera, Ana Maria, Whiteford, Harvey, Hall, Wayne, McGrath, John and Leung, Janni (2018). The global burden of disease attributable to alcohol and drug use in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet Psychiatry, 5 (12), 987-1012. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30337-7

The global burden of disease attributable to alcohol and drug use in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

2018

Journal Article

Global epidemiology and burden of schizophrenia: findings from the global burden of disease study 2016

Charlson, Fiona J., Ferrari, Alize J., Santomauro, Damian F., Diminic, Sandra, Stockings, Emily, Scott, James G., McGrath, John J. and Whiteford, Harvey A. (2018). Global epidemiology and burden of schizophrenia: findings from the global burden of disease study 2016. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 44 (6), 1195-1203. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sby058

Global epidemiology and burden of schizophrenia: findings from the global burden of disease study 2016

2018

Journal Article

Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Griswold, Max G., Fullman, Nancy, Hawley, Caitlin, Arian, Nicholas, Zimsen, Stephanie R. M., Tymeson, Hayley D., Venkateswaran, Vidhya, Tapp, Austin Douglas, Forouzanfar, Mohammad H., Salama, Joseph S., Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abate, Degu, Abay, Solomon M., Abbafati, Cristiana, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Zegeye, Aboyans, Victor, Abrar, Mohammed Mehdi, Acharya, Pawan, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Adhikari, Tara Ballav, Adsuar, Jose C., Afarideh, Mohsen, Agardh, Emilie Elisabet, Agarwal, Gina, Aghayan, Sargis Aghasi, Agrawal, Sutapa, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Akibu, Mohammed ... Gakidou, Emmanuela (2018). Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet, 392 (10152), 1015-1035. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31310-2

Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

2018

Journal Article

The state of US health, 1990-2016: Burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors among US states

Murray, Christopher J. L., Mokdad, Ali H., Ballestros, Katherine, Echko, Michelle, Glenn, Scott, Olsen, Helen E., Mullany, Erin, Lee, Alex, Khan, Abdur Rahman, Ahmadi, Alireza, Ferrari, Alize J., Kasaeian, Amir, Werdecker, Andrea, Carter, Austin, Zipkin, Ben, Sartorius, Benn, Serdar, Berrin, Sykes, Bryan L., Troeger, Chris, Fitzmaurice, Christina, Rehm, Colin D., Santomauro, Damian, Kim, Daniel, Colombara, Danny, Schwebel, David C., Tsoi, Derrick, Kolte, Dhaval, Nsoesie, Elaine, Nichols, Emma ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2018). The state of US health, 1990-2016: Burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors among US states. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 319 (14), 1444-1472. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.0158

The state of US health, 1990-2016: Burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors among US states

2018

Journal Article

The prevalence and burden of mental and substance use disorders in Australia: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Ciobanu, Liliana G., Ferrari, Alize J., Erskine, Holly E., Santomauro, Damian F., Charlson, Fiona J., Leung, Janni, Amare, Azmeraw T., Olagunju, Andrew T., Whiteford, Harvey A. and Baune, Bernhard T. (2018). The prevalence and burden of mental and substance use disorders in Australia: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 52 (5), 4867417751641-490. doi: 10.1177/0004867417751641

The prevalence and burden of mental and substance use disorders in Australia: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

2018

Journal Article

The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Mental Health Collaborators, McGrath, John J., Mokdad, Ali H., Santomauro, Damian, Ferrari, Alize J., Charlson, Fiona J., Erskine, Holly E., Leung, Janni, Whiteford, Harvey A. and Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu (2018). The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63 (S1), 25-37. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1006-1

The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study

2018

Conference Publication

Mental health, associated stigma and help seeking behaviour among the Afghan community in Australia

Ahmadzada, Sanam, Charlson, Fiona and Meurk, Carla (2018). Mental health, associated stigma and help seeking behaviour among the Afghan community in Australia. WMHHS Research Day 2018, Ipswich Hospital, 6 September 2018.

Mental health, associated stigma and help seeking behaviour among the Afghan community in Australia

2017

Journal Article

Erratum: Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (The Lancet (2017) 390(10100) (1423–1459) (S014067361732336X) (10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32336-X))

Fullman, Nancy, Barber, Ryan M, Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abdulle, Abdishakur M, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Aboyans, Victor, Abu-Raddad, Laith J, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E, Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Adetokunboh, Olatunji, Afshin, Ashkan, Agrawal, Anurag, Agrawal, Sutapa, Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aiyar, Sneha, Akinyemi, Rufus Olusola, Akseer, Nadia, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid ... Murray, Christopher J L (2017). Erratum: Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (The Lancet (2017) 390(10100) (1423–1459) (S014067361732336X) (10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32336-X)). The Lancet, 390 (10106). doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32650-8

Erratum: Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (The Lancet (2017) 390(10100) (1423–1459) (S014067361732336X) (10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32336-X))

2017

Journal Article

Re: Meta-analysis of Australian Indigenous psychiatric treatment, critiqued

Leske, Stuart, Harris, Meredith G., Charlson, Fiona J. and Toombs, Maree (2017). Re: Meta-analysis of Australian Indigenous psychiatric treatment, critiqued. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51 (10), 1053-1054. doi: 10.1177/0004867417726177

Re: Meta-analysis of Australian Indigenous psychiatric treatment, critiqued

2017

Journal Article

Erratum:Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (The Lancet (2017) 390(10100) (1423–1459) (S014067361732336X)(10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32336-X))

Fullman, Nancy, Barber, Ryan M., Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M., Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abdulle, Abdishakur M., Abera, Semaw Ferede, Aboyans, Victor, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E., Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Adetokunboh, Olatunji, Afshin, Ashkan, Agrawal, Anurag, Agrawal, Sutapa, Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aiyar, Sneha, Akinyemi, Rufus Olusola, Akseer, Nadia, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2017). Erratum:Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (The Lancet (2017) 390(10100) (1423–1459) (S014067361732336X)(10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32336-X)). The Lancet, 390 (10102). doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32441-8

Erratum:Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (The Lancet (2017) 390(10100) (1423–1459) (S014067361732336X)(10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32336-X))

2017

Journal Article

Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Fullman, Nancy, Barber, Ryan M., Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M., Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abdulle, Abdishakur M., Abera, Semaw Ferede, Aboyans, Victor, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E., Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Adetokunboh, Olatunji, Afshin, Ashkan, Agrawal, Anurag, Agrawal, Sutapa, Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aiyar, Sneha, Akinyemi, Rufus Olusola, Akseer, Nadia, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2017). Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 390 (10100), 1423-1459. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32336-X

Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

2017

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Vos, Theo, Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M., Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdulle, Abdishakur M., Abebo, Teshome Abuka, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Aboyans, Victor, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Ackerman, Ilana N., Adamu, Abdu Abdullahi, Adetokunboh, Olatunji, Afarideh, Mohsen, Afshin, Ashkan, Agarwal, Sanjay Kumar, Aggarwal, Rakesh, Agrawal, Anurag, Agrawal, Sutapa, Kiadaliri, Aliasghar Ahmad, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Aiyar, Sneha, Akinyemi, Rufus Olusola, Akseer, Nadia ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2017). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet, 390 (10100), 1211-1259. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32154-2

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Using Systems mOdelling fOr menTal Health (SOOTHE) to identify more efficient and effective support measures for communities impacted by climate change-driven extreme weather events (UniCbr NHMRC SI)
    HEAL Innovation Fund
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    How parents manage climate anxiety: coping and hoping for the whole family
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2022
    Climate Change and Mental Health Research
    Palladium International Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    Establishing innovative methods in psychiatric epidemiology and services research: achieving better outcomes in vulnerable populations
    NHMRC Early Career Fellowships
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Fiona Charlson is:
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Available projects

  • Exploring the development of community-based interventions to mitigate the mental health impacts of climate change

    Climate change is the greatest threat to global health in the 21st century. While certain physical health impacts of climate change are well understood, for example heat-related morbidity and mortality, the acute and chronic mental health impacts of climate change remain poorly understood. Depression is already the single largest contributor to global disability. Failing to adequately consider the climate change implications on mental health could further exacerbate and accelerate growing global trends in mental ill-health.

    The many varied links between climate change and mental health, which are highly socially and culturally mediated, raise challenges in the understanding, operationalisation and measurement of these complex relationships. This impedes our understanding of how to design and deliver effective interventions that reduce the mental health impacts of climate change and secure community social and emotional wellbeing. This PhD research will address these gaps through exploring the development of interventions that aim to mitigate the mental health impacts of climate change.

    This PhD research will be conducted in partnership with the UQ Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Climate Change Network and supervised by Associate Professor Fiona Charlson, School of Public Health, and by Dr Anne Cleary, Institute for Social Science Research.

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mental health stigma in refugee and migrant communities: co-designing a mental health promotion framework

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Beyond Recovery: Developing A Decision Making Framework For State and Provincial Level Governments To Design And Deliver Mental Health and Wellbeing Services That Promote Resilence and Foster Growth To Communites Impacted By Climate Risk Disasters

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Kristiana Ludlow

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Modelling Global Treatment Coverage for Mental Disorders

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Harvey Whiteford

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring links between social determinants of mental health, the impact of a climate driven flood event, and mental health outcomes.

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Weathering the Storm: How Young People Respond to and Cope With Climate Change

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor James Scott, Dr Hannah Thomas

Completed supervision

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  • climate change
  • mental health

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