Ms Simone Lodge
Research Assistant
School of Psychological Sciences
- Email:simone.lodge@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:(02) 4055 3475
Career Summary
Biography
I currently work as a research assistant in the Physical Health in Mental Illness (PHiMI) research team, led by Professor Jenny Bowman. This research team addresses preventive care for smoking, nutrition, alcohol and physical activity, for people with a mental health condition. The research is highly collaborative, with a focus on implementation and the integration of chronic disease preventive care in mental health settings.
The current project I am contributing to will focus on building the capacity of community mental health services to provide preventive care covering three local health districts.
I have a B.Psych (Hons 1) completed 2016 - 2019. Prior to studying and becoming a Research Assistant in 2017, my career was in the public service. I am a professional project manager with expertise in developing and implementing initiatives across organisations which are aligned to strategic directions. My biggest strengths are the ability to deliver on project outcomes, work collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure engagement for implementation and solve problems.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Health behaviours
- Integrating mental and physical health care
- Research role
- clinical practice change
Fields of Research
Code | Description | Percentage |
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520304 | Health psychology | 60 |
420313 | Mental health services | 20 |
420312 | Implementation science and evaluation | 20 |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Journal article (3 outputs)
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2022 |
Lodge S, Bartlem K, Gibson L, Fehily C, Bradley T, McKeon E, et al., 'Characteristics and service use of NSW Quitline callers with and without mental health conditions.', Frontiers in psychiatry, 13 868084 (2022) [C1]
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2022 |
Fehily C, McKeon E, Stettaford T, Campbell E, Lodge S, Dray J, et al., 'The Effectiveness and Cost of an Intervention to Increase the Provision of Preventive Care in Community Mental Health Services: Protocol for a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 19 (2022)
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2021 |
Bartlem K, Gibson L, Fehily C, Lodge S, Wiggers J, Bowman J, 'Multiple health behaviours and interest in change among people with a mental health condition: A brief report', Preventive Medicine Reports, 22 (2021) [C1] People with a mental illness experience a disproportionate burden of chronic disease morbidity and mortality; contributed to by a higher prevalence of health risk behaviours that ... [more] People with a mental illness experience a disproportionate burden of chronic disease morbidity and mortality; contributed to by a higher prevalence of health risk behaviours that increase the risk of chronic disease development. Amongst this population there is little understanding of multiple risk behaviour co-occurrence and client interest in improving multiple such risks. A cross-sectional survey was undertaken with a random selection of 557 clients of 12 community mental health services in Australia. Participants reported their engagement in health risk behaviours (tobacco smoking, harmful alcohol consumption, inadequate fruit and/or vegetable consumption, and inadequate physical activity), and those deemed ¿at risk¿ reported whether they were seriously considering improving their risk behaviours. Almost all participants engaged in at least one risk behaviour (96.1%), with 78.4% of participants engaging in two or more risk behaviours. Of those with two risks, the most frequently paired behaviours were inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption and inadequate physical activity (39.7%); of those with three risks the most common combination was inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption, tobacco smoking and harmful alcohol consumption (42.5%). Of those at risk for all behaviours, 68.4% were interested in improving multiple behaviours, and 14% were interested in improving all; with these participants being most frequently interested in changing smoking, nutrition, and physical activity (19.3%), followed by all risk behaviours (14.0%). The findings strengthen the evidence that people with a mental illness are interested in improving their health risk behaviours and indicate a need to address the multiple health risks in this population group.
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Grants and Funding
Summary
Number of grants | 1 |
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Total funding | $8,600 |
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20211 grants / $8,600
Evidence Snapshot: Interventions to reduce or prevent lifestyle risks for people with disability$8,600
Funding body: The Sax Institute
Funding body | The Sax Institute |
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Project Team | Doctor Caitlin Fehily, Doctor Julia Dray, Professor Jennifer Bowman, Doctor Olivia Wynne, Doctor Jacqueline Bailey, Ms Simone Lodge, Dr Alex Metse |
Scheme | Project Grant |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2021 |
Funding Finish | 2021 |
GNo | G2100233 |
Type Of Funding | C3200 – Aust Not-for Profit |
Category | 3200 |
UON | Y |
Ms Simone Lodge
Position
Research Assistant
PHiMI
School of Psychological Sciences
College of Engineering, Science and Environment
Contact Details
simone.lodge@newcastle.edu.au | |
Phone | (02) 4055 3475 |
Office
Room | SR209 |
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Building | Social Sciences. |
Location | Callaghan University Drive Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia |