Professor Tricia Nagel
Head of Wellbeing Preventable and Chronic Diseases Division; Head, Mental Health Theme, WPCD Division
Qualifications:
PhD, Charles Darwin University, 2008; Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 1996; Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Melbourne, 1982.
Approved level of HDR supervision at Charles Darwin University:
Principal Supervisor for PhD
Location:
Darwin - Royal Darwin Hospital campus
Biography:
Professor Nagel has 30 years’ experience in the Northern Territory as clinician, educator, researcher and leader of the Stay Strong program including the Aboriginal and Islander Mental health initiative (AIMhi). A collaboration with First Nations communities, service providers and researchers, the Stay Strong program promotes social and emotional wellbeing and mental health through codesign and evaluation of innovative cross cultural resources.
The AIMhi research and training program has resulted in changes to guidelines and routine care in First Nations and rural and remote mental health care across Australia. The team delivers training and implementation support to diverse primary care and specialist settings across Australia focusing on the Stay Strong App and related culturally responsive digital mental health resources.
- AIMhi-Y App development & feasibility trial
- AIMhi NT
- the AIMhi Stay Strong app
- Wellbeing Intervention for Chronic Kidney Disease (WICKD)
- BEAT depression and substance misuse
- Cultural security and care planning
- Screening and treatment for alcohol related trauma (START)
- Yarning about gambling
- Yarning about mental health.
- Nagel, T. & Thompson, C. (2008). Motivational care planning – self management in indigenous mental health. Australian Family Physician, 37(12), 996-1000.
- Nagel, T., Thompson, C., Robinson, G., Condon, J. & Trauer, T. (2009). Two-way approaches to Indigenous mental health literacy. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 15(1), 50-55.
- Nagel, T., Robinson, G., Condon, J. & Trauer, T. (2009). Approach to treatment of mental illness and substance dependence in remote Indigenous communities: Results of a mixed methods study. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 17(4), 174-182.
- Nagel, T., Thompson, C., Spencer, N., Judd, J. & Williams, R. (2009). Two way approaches to Indigenous mental health training: Brief training in brief interventions. Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health, 8(2).
- Nagel, T & Thompson, C. (2010). The central role of Aboriginal families in motivational counselling: family support and family ‘humbug’. Australian Indigenous Health Bulletin, 10(1).
- Nagel, T. & Griffin, C. (2010). Promoting Self-management in Indigenous People with Mental Illness and Substance Misuse. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 15(2), 85-90.
- Nagel, T., Kavanagh, D., Barclay, L., Trauer, T., Chenhall, R., Frendin, J. & Griffin, C. (2011). Integrating treatment for mental and physical disorders and substance misuse in Indigenous primary care settings. Australasian Psychiatry,19 S17-S19.
- Nagel, T., Hinton, R. & Griffin C. (2012). Yarning about mental health: translation of a recovery paradigm to practice. Advances in Mental Health, 10(3), 216-223.
- Hinton, R & Nagel, T. (2012). Evaluation of a culturally-adapted training in Indigenous mental health and wellbeing for the alcohol and other drug sector. International Scholarly Research Network Public Health, 2012. doi:10.5402/2012/380581.
- Jayaraj, R., Thomas, M., Kavanagh, D., d'Abbs, P., Mayo, L., Thompson, V., Griffin, C. & Nagel, T. (2012). Study Protocol: Screening and Treatment of Alcohol-Related Trauma (START) - a randomised controlled trial. BMC Health Services Research, 12(1), 371.
