About
Dr. Trish Cain is a Lecturer in Psychology at the School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University (ECU). She holds a PhD from Murdoch University (2019) and a Bachelor of Psychology with Honours (2015). Her research focuses on attitude formation, marginalized groups' lived experiences, qualitative data analysis, and psychometric measurement. She has a full-time role combining teaching and research, including courses like PSY3456 (Mental Health and Interventions) and PSY1204 (Social Determinants of Behaviour).
Education:
- PhD in Psychology, Murdoch University (2019)
- Bachelor of Psychology with Honours, Murdoch University (2015)
Research Interests:
- Weight stigma and fat acceptance
- Aged care quality and dementia care
- Cross-cultural healthcare disparities
- Big data qualitative analysis
- Development of non-stigmatizing assessment tools (e.g., FAAT)
Recent Work Trends: Recent articles emphasize aged care quality (e.g., sleep patterns, pain management), cross-generational attitudes toward aging, and critical analyses of media discourse around fatness and public health. She also explores refugee and migrant workplace integration through mixed-methods studies.
Supervision: Currently supervises a PhD on mortality risk assessment tools for end-of-life care and previously supervised research on immigrant experiences with dementia care in Australia.
Labs/Teams: Associated with ECU's Centre for Research in Aged Care, where she completed a post-doctoral fellowship (2023). Active in interdisciplinary collaborations on dementia care and aged care policy.
