Professor Suzanne Chambers AO is a health psychologist and registered nurse who has been working as a practitioner researcher in psycho-oncology for more than 30 years. She was awarded her PhD in 2004 within the School of Psychology at Griffith University and has produced more than 300 peer reviewed publications and numerous books, book chapters and monographs. Her work has focused on developing models to predict help seeking and adjustment after cancer; designing remote-access and low-intensity psychological interventions for people affected by cancer; integrating peer support into controlled design methodologies; and integrating distress screening into interventions to target high distress cancer patient groups.

Professor Chambers was appointed an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2018 for distinguished service to medical research, particularly in the area of psycho-oncology, and to community health through patient care strategies to assist men with prostate cancer. She is the Founder and President of Open Eyes Global, an incorporated association registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission that raises funds to provide customised eye prostheses to disadvantaged children in Nepal with retinoblastoma. She is an Honorary Fellow with St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney and is currently the Executive Dean of Health Sciences here at ACU.

Details

When: Monday 29 April, 12pm-1pm.

Where: Register to attend via Zoom.