Dimity Crisp

Dimity Crisp is a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Psychology at the University of Canberra's Faculty of Health. She leads research in the Mental Health Harm Prevention Area of Research Strength and convenes the Bachelor of Science (Psychology Honours) program. With expertise in coordinating large-scale randomized controlled trials in community mental health, her research focuses on mental health transitions across life stages, including emerging adulthood, older adults transitioning to retirement villages, and mental health professionals' wellbeing. She holds a PhD from Australian National University (2019) and an earlier Master's degree in mental illness education antecedents (2018).

Education:

• PhD, Transitions in Later Life: The Impact of Residential Relocation on Well-being, Australian National University (2019)
• Master of Antecedents to Attitude Change through Mental Illness Education, Australian National University (2018)

Research Interests:
Dimity's work spans community mental health promotion, youth mental health, and transitions in later life. She examines mental health literacy, cultural competency in healthcare, and wellbeing frameworks. Her research aligns with UN SDGs targeting education and health improvements.

Recent Research Trends:
Her publications emphasize barriers to mental health professionals' self-care, LGBTQ+ healthcare disparities, and cross-national mental health definitions. Recent work develops single-item flourishing measures and explores suicide rate demographics in Australia.

Awards & Grants:

• Recipient of the CHS UC Mental Health PhD Scholarship (2024-2028, Co-Investigator)
• Conducted projects on retirement village transitions (2014-2017) and mental health in elite sports (2014-2017)

Labs & Teams:
Active in the Mental Health Harm Prevention research group, collaborating on initiatives like the headspace Community Awareness program (2025) and digital forensics occupational stressors (2019-2022).