Doctor Tanya Meade
DAP - CLINICAL AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY,
Dean's Unit School of Social Sciences & Psychology
Associate Professor,
Clinical and Health Psychology (SoSSP)
Personal
Qualifications
- BA Macquarie University
- MA University of Sydney
- PhD University of Sydney
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Dean's Unit School of Social Sciences & Psychology
- Clinical and Health Psychology (SoSSP)
Contact
| Email: | T.Meade@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 6266 |
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Biography
Associate Professor Tanya Meade is an experienced researcher who received a PhD in 2001 from the University of Sydney in the area of psychosocial aspects of rheumatoid arthritis.
Her research interests are in the area of clinical and health psychology, and specifically, complex physical and mental health co-morbidities (pain and depression in rheumatoid arthritis; pregnancy in the context of a chronic condition, depression and cognitive function in older adults) and various aspects of deliberate self-harm (assessment, function and comorbidities).
She is currently working on ARC and Beyond Blue funded projects and supervises five PhD candidates. Associate Professor Meade regularly presents at international conferences and is a reviewer for a number of journals.
She is a registered psychologist, a member of the Australian Psychological Society and is the Chair of the College of Health Psychologists, NSW Branch. She also holds a Research Fellow position with the Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney.
This information has been contributed by Doctor Meade.
Teaching
Current Teaching Areas
- 101214 Psychological Interventions 2
- 101220 Clinical Health Psychology
Publications
Chapters in Books
- Adamson, B., Covic, T., Kench, P. and Lincoln, M. (2007), 'Research-led curriculum developoment in time and organisational management skills at the Faculty of Health Sciences', Transforming a university - the scholarship of teaching and learning in practice, Sydney University Press 9781920898281.
Journal Articles
- Johnson, M., Schmied, V., Lupton, S., Austin, M., Matthey, S., Kemp, L., Meade, T., Meade, T., Yeo, A. and Yeo, A. (2012), 'Measuring perinatal mental health risk', Archives of Women's Mental Health, 12.
- Johnson, M., Schmied, V., Lupton, S., Austin, M., Matthey, S., Kemp, L., Meade, T. and Yeo, A. (2012), 'Measuring perinatal mental health risk', Archives of Women's Mental Health, 12.
- Latimer, S., Covic, T. and Tennant, A. (2012), 'Co-calibration of deliberate self harm (DSH) behaviours : towards a common measurement metric', Psychiatry Research, 9.
- Meade, T., Cumming, S., Pallant, J., Manolios, N., Emery, P., Conaghan, P. and Tennant, A. (2012), 'Depression and anxiety in patients with rheumatoid arthritis : prevalence rates based on a comparison of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) and the Hospital, Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)', BMC Psychiatry, .
- Meade, T. (2012), 'Problem-solving versus cognitive restructuring of medically ill seniors with depression (PROMISE-D trial) : study protocol and design', BMC Psychiatry, .
- Covic, T. (2012), 'Depression and anxiety in patients with rheumatoid arthritis : prevalance rates based on a comparison of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) and the Hospital , Anxiety and Drepression Scale (HADS)', BMC Psychiatry, 10.
- Hallab, L. and Covic, T. (2010), 'Deliberate Self-Harm: The Interplay Between Attachment and Stress', Behviour Change, 11.
- Covic, T., Hallab, L., Sharpe, L., Manolios, N., Aspinall, D. and Pallant, J. (2010), 'Motherhood choices: Development of a decision aid for women with Rheumatoid Arthritis', Internal Medicine Journal 2010 - ARA Scientific Posters, 1.
- Covic, T., Pallant, J., Tennant, A., Cox, S., Emery, P. and Conaghan, P. (2009), 'Variability in depression prevalence in early rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison of the CES-D and HAD-D Scales', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 9.
- Latimer, S., Covic, T., Cumming, S. and Tennant, A. (2009), 'Psychometric analysis of the Self-Harm Inventory using Rasch modelling', BMC Psychiatry, 9.
- Covic, T. and Jones, M. (2008), 'Is the essay resubmission option a formative or a summative assessment and does it matter as long as the grades improve', Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 11.
- Covic, T., Roufeil, L. and Dziurawiec, S. (2007), 'Community beliefs about childhood obesity: its causes, consequences and potential solutions', Journal of Public Health, 9.
- Covic, T., Pallant, J., Conaghan, P. and Tennant, A. (2007), 'A longitudinal evaluation of the center for Epidemiologic studies-depression scale (CES-D) in a Rheumatiod Arthritis population using Rasch Analysis', Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 28.
- Dunstan, D. and Covic, T. (2007), 'Can a rural community -based work-related activity program make a difference for chronic pain-disabled injured workers', Australian Journal of Rural Health, 6.
- Cumming, S., Covic, T. and Murrell, E. (2006), 'Deliberte Self-Harm: Have we sratched the surface', Behaviour Change, 14.
- Covic, T., Tyson, G., Spencer, D. and Howe, G. (2006), 'Depression in rheumatoid arthritis patients: demographic, clinical and psychological predictors', Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 8.
- Strelan, P. and Covic, T. (2006), 'A review of forgiveness process models and a coping framework to guide future research', Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 27.
- Dunstan, D. and Covic, T. (2006), 'Compensable work disability management: A literature revie of biopsychococial perspectives', Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 11.
- Dunstan, D., Covic, T., Tyson, G. and Lennie, I. (2005), 'Does the OMPQ predict outcomes following a work-related compensable injury', International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2.
- Adamson, B., Covic, T. and Lincoln, M. (2004), 'Teaching time and organisational management skills to first year health science students: Does training make a difference', Journal for Further and Higher Education, 16.
- Lincoln, M., Adamson, B. and Covic, T. (2004), 'Perceptions of stress, time management and coping strategies of speech pathology students on clinical placement', Advances in Speech Language Pathology, 9.
- Covic, T., Adamson, B., Lincoln, M. and Kench, P. (2003), 'Health science students' time organization and management skills: a cross-disciplinary investigation', Medical Teacher, 7.
- Adamson, B., Covic, T., Kench, P. and Lincoln, M. (2003), 'Determinants of undergraduate program choice in two health science fields: does personality influence career choice', Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi Discipline Journal, 14.
- Covic, T., Adamson, B., Spencer, D. and Howe, G. (2003), 'The role of passive coping and helplessness in rheumatoid arthritis: 12 months longitudinal study', Rheumatology, 8.
- Covic, T., Adamson, B., Howe, G. and Spencer, D. (2002), 'The role of passive coping & helplessness in rheumatoid arthritis depression and pain.', Journal of Applied Health Behaviour, 5.
Conference Papers
- Bodkin-Andrews, G., Covic, T., Yeung, A., Craven, R. and O'Rourke, V. (2009), 'Opening the blind eye: Causal modelling of perceived discrimination and academic disengagement for Indigenous students', The Australian Association for Research in Education Changing climates: Education for sustainable futures, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove Campus, Brisbane.
- Ritter, L. and Covic, T. (2009), 'Understanding and accommodating students with apparently mixed levels of engagement', Proceedings of the 18th Annual Teaching and Learning Forum, Perth W.A.
- Cumming, S., Covic, T., Manolios, N., Howe, G. and Spencer, D. (2006), 'Pain, anxiety and cognitive funcion in Rheumatiod Arthritis patients', 27th International Conference of Stress and Anxiety, Crete.
- Ritter, L. and Covic, T. (2006), 'What makes a good tutorial: creating effective interactive learning/teaching environments', HERDSA International Conference 2006, Perth, Western Australia.
- Covic, T. (2005), 'Posters: creative reflections on the subject content', Proceedings of the Evaluation Forum, University of New South Wales.
- Ritter, L. and Covic, T. (2005), 'Investigating students' preferred learning styles with the aim of developing context specific application', Proceedings of the Teaching and Learning Conference, Charles Sturt University.
- Covic, T. (2004), 'Rheumatoid arthritis and depression: the role of coping', Proceedings of the 39th APS Annual Conference ? Psychological Science in Action, Sydney, NSW.
- Lincoln, M., Adamson, B. and Covic, T. (2002), 'Learning time management skills: Why? When? Where and How', Journal from the centre: Proceedings of the national conference of the Speech Pathology Association of Australia, Alice Springs, 20-23 May, 2002.
Research
Current Projects
| Title: | A randomised, controlled trial of two psychological interventions for patients with late-life depression who have comorbid physical problems [via USYD - no funding to UWS] |
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| Years: | 2012-01-01 - 2014-12-31 |
| ID: | P00021054 |
| UWS Researchers: | Tanya Meade |
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| Title: | Bridging the gap on locational disadvantage: Impact of community-identified interventions on social capital, psychosocial and socioeconomic outcomes |
| Years: | 2010-04-27 - 2014-04-30 |
| ID: | P00017119 |
| UWS Researchers: | Rhonda Craven, Geoff Munns and Tanya Meade |
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Previous Projects
| Title: | Pilot study to identify youth self-harm and risk-taking behaviour concerns in the Penrith Local Government Area |
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| Years: | 2007-04-01 - 2010-06-30 |
| ID: | P0015631 |
| UWS Researchers: | Tanya Meade and Jane Ussher |
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| Title: | Psychosocial wellbeing in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A development of a depression screening tool for a clinical setting application |
| Years: | 2007-05-01 - 2008-05-31 |
| ID: | P0015713 |
| UWS Researchers: | Tanya Meade |
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| Title: | Development of a Musculoskeletal Psychosocial Outcomes Program |
| Years: | 2006-06-08 - 2007-06-07 |
| ID: | P0015173 |
| UWS Researchers: | Tanya Meade |
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| Title: | Motherhood choices: a decision aid for women with rheumatoid arthritis |
| Years: | 2009-03-24 - 2013-02-28 |
| ID: | P00016210 |
| UWS Researchers: | Tanya Meade |
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| Title: | The perinatal journey: the process and impact of psychosocial assessment |
| Years: | 2009-07-14 - 2013-01-10 |
| ID: | P00016589 |
| UWS Researchers: | Virginia Schmied and Tanya Meade |
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| Title: | Depression Intervention Program in Residential Aged Care Facilities: Bankstown GP Division Aged Care Access Initiative |
| Years: | 2009-06-23 - 2010-12-31 |
| ID: | P00017188 |
| UWS Researchers: | Tanya Meade, Adelma Hills, Rocco Crino and Helen Correia |
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| Title: | Bridging the Gap: Developing Valid and Reliable Measures of Social Capital in Socially Disadvantaged Communities |
| Years: | 2008-06-25 - 2009-12-31 |
| ID: | P00016160 |
| UWS Researchers: | Rhonda Craven, Alexander Yeung, Tanya Meade and Geoff Munns |
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| Title: | Perinatal mental health: psychosocial risk, patterns of service use and outcomes in a cohort of 100 mothers and infants |
| Years: | 2009-12-04 - 2011-12-03 |
| ID: | P00017737 |
| UWS Researchers: | Virginia Schmied, Maree Johnson, Tanya Meade and Richard Ollerton |
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Supervision
Doctor Meade is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects
Current Supervision
| Title: | Affect Regulation in Deliberate Self Harm |
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| Title: | Measurement of Deliberate Self Harm Behaviours: Rasch Analysis |
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| Title: | The Perinatal Journey: The Process and Impact of Psychosocial Assessment. |
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| Title: | Characteristics of inmates at risk of suicide and/or deliberate self harm |
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