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Roles and Affiliations: Professor Darryl Maybery holds the position of Director of Research and Professor in Rural Mental Health at Monash University's School of Rural Health. He has been Deputy Director and Director of the Monash University Department of Rural Health (MUDRH) since 2012 and 2015 respectively. His primary affiliation is with the Department of Rural Health within the School of Rural Health at Monash University.
Education: PhD in Stress and Wellbeing from James Cook University (thesis focused on stress and wellbeing). Prior qualifications include clinical psychology training relevant to mental health roles.
Research Interests:
- Vulnerable families, especially those affected by parental mental illness.
- Rural mental health resilience and program evaluation.
- Stress and wellbeing (positive psychology).
- Family-focused mental health practice and interventions.
Research Trends (2020-2024): Recent work emphasizes disaster mental health (e.g., Hazelwood coal mine fire impacts), family-centered care, and caregiver roles in youth recovery. Over 45 grants totaling $25M+ have funded projects like the Hazelwood Health Study ($24M over 10 years).
Awards:
- 2019 Tom Trauer Evaluation and Research Award (shared with A. Reupert).
Grants/Advising: Current Chief Investigator on 24+ projects including ALIVE National Research Translation Centre and RFDS Remote Patient Monitoring Program. Supervised PhD projects on topics like clinician factors in family-focused practice and rural mothering with mental illness.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Hazelwood Health Study's psychological aspects, including the Schools Study comparing exposure-affected schools. Collaborates internationally on family-centered mental health practices (e.g., Quebec, China).
