Mikaela Tracy

Dr. Mikaela Tracy is a Lecturer at the School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Australia, and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) within the INSIGHT Research Institute for Innovative Solutions for Well-Being & Health. She is affiliated with the UTS Faculty of Health, the Climate Change & Health Research Collaborative (CCHRC), and the Trustworthy Digital Society research concentration.

• PhD in Clinical Psychology (University of Sydney, 2023)
• Master of Clinical Psychology (UTS, 2022)
• Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) (University of Wollongong, 2018)

Her research bridges Clinical Psychology and Climate Change Impact on Health. Key contributions include evaluating the clinical utility of DSM-5 and ICD-11 personality disorder classifications, advancing schema therapy applications, and exploring health system resilience to extreme weather events. Her recent work emphasizes diagnostic frameworks, maladaptive trait domains, and policy adaptation for climate resilience.

Dr. Tracy's publications span journals like the Journal of Climate Change and Health, Psychotherapy Research, and Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. These works highlight her focus on clinical utility, personality pathology, and environmental health intersections.

She is available for collaborative projects, research supervision (Masters/PhD), media engagements, advisory committees, and teaching provision.