My background is as an academic librarian and in academic research. Since 2008 I have worked as a research assistant with the University of South Australia. Currently I am working as a research assistant for the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research and Education Group (MHSPREG). I am the inaugural recipient of the MIND Australia PhD scholarship.
Current and past projects include:
2020 – 2024 NDIS and the lived experience of people with mental health concerns presenting to the emergency department: A mixed methods study – MIND Australia
2019 – 2021 Advanced Lived Experienced Leadership – Fay Fuller Foundation
2019 – 2020 Building... Read more
About me
My background is as an academic librarian and in academic research. Since 2008 I have worked as a research assistant with the University of South Australia. Currently I am working as a research assistant for the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research and Education Group (MHSPREG). I am the inaugural recipient of the MIND Australia PhD scholarship.
Current and past projects include:
2020 – 2024 NDIS and the lived experience of people with mental health concerns presenting to the emergency department: A mixed methods study – MIND Australia
2019 – 2021 Advanced Lived Experienced Leadership – Fay Fuller Foundation
2019 – 2020 Building operational resilience using simulation technology – Research Themes Investment Scheme
2018 Enablers of psychological well-being in refugees and asylum seekers.
2017 – 2020 Artist in Residence, Rural and Remote Ward – SA Health.
2017 – 2020 Evaluation of a suicide prevention education program for people working with refugees and asylum seekers
2017 - 2018 Help-seeking for mental health concerns by emergency service first responders.
2017 Methamphetamine psychotic presentations in the Emergency Department – UniSA
2016 – 2017 Suicide Prevention Networks, development of an Evaluation Toolkit – LGA.
2016 - 2017 Unexpected but Important: A mixed methods inquiry into the positive workplace effects of suicide prevention education and training, Mates in Construction.
2016 When should a client’s case be closed in a community mental health setting? University of South Australia Research Themes Investment Scheme.
2015 – 2016 Forensic Mental Health Mentorship - SA Health
About me
Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Library and Information Management) Charles Sturt University
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Writing University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Arts The University of New England
Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment and Training BJ Network Consulting
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA40104) TAFE SA
PhD candidate 2020
Research Assistant, University of South Australia: February 2015 – Present
Lecturer, TAFE SA, 2008 – 2016
Academic Support Librarian, University of South Australia, 2013 – 2014
Web Content Editor, Flinders University, 2014
Research Services Officer, Flinders University, 2013 – 2014
Research Assistant, University of South Australia, 2008 – 2013
Manager of Library Services, Tabor Adelaide, 2005 – 2008
Library, University of South Australia, 1999 – 2005
2020 – 2024 Heather McIntyre, Dr Mark Loughhead, Dr Laura Hayes, Professor Nicholas Procter: NDIS and the lived experience of people with mental health concerns presenting to the emergency department: A mixed methods study – MIND Australia
2019 - 2021 Dr Mark Loughhead, Ms Ellie Hodges, Professor Nicholas Procter, Ms Heather McIntyre: MHSPRG and LELAN (funded by Fay Fuller Foundation).
2019 - 2020 Dr Amy Baker, Prof Nicholas Procter, Dr Joanne Zucco, Dr Collette Snowden, Dr Leanne Glenny, Dr Ross Smith, Assoc Prof Gaynor Parfitt, Simon McDougall, Karen May, Ms Heather McIntyre: ​Using mixed reality (MR) technology to support people vulnerable to post-traumatic stress (PTS): Understanding the perceived training needs of... Read more
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Independent review on literature on evidence to advance a mental health workforce strategy and development of a protocol to evaluate state-wide mental health nursing workforce strategy, SA Health, 01/04/2019 - 07/06/2019
2009 – 2011 Department of Health and Ageing – Sharing Health Care Initiative, A novel approach to influencing self-care. Price K, Kralik D, Taylor A.
2012 Department of Health and Ageing – Better Practice Section – Review and update of decision-making tool related to restraint and production of restraint free tools residential and community aged care. Price K.
2012 – 2013 National Health and Medical Research Council – Review and update guidelines for a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care (2006) for the National Health and Medical Research Council. Price K, Grimmer K.
2016 What is the effectiveness of integrative health care for any condition: a systematic review.
2016 - 2017 Grech C, Procter NG, Bull K & Eaton H, What is current best practice in the environmental treatment (management) of patients who present to the ED with acute psychosis related to methamphetamine use?
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
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6
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1
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53
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1
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2023 |
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2
2
53
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2022 |
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7
6
47
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2024 |
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1
1
6
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1
1
53
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2024 |
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1
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12
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9
8
15
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2023 |
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5
5
10
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2023 |
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2
2
53
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2023 |
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15
17
20
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2023 |
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3
3
44
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2022 |
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8
5
29
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2022 |
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7
6
47
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2022 |
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8
46
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2022 |
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6
3
32
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2021 |
Open access
56
53
76
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2021 |
18
18
7
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2021 |
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4
9
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2021 |
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4
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10
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2021 |
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3
2
78
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2020 |
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17
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2020 |
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26
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23
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2019 |
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7
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40
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2019 |
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16
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22
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2019 |
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53
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52
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2018 |
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Conference Presentations:
Grech C, Procter NG, Bull K & Eaton H 2017, What is current best practice in the environmental treatment (management) of patients who present to the ED with acute psychosis related to methamphetamine use? South Australian Nurses and Midwives Research Symposium, May 2017, SAMHRI, Adelaide.
Media:
Mental health of asylum seekers: A compassionate and trauma-informed approach
Addressing mental health needs of asylum seekers: A compassionate and trauma-informed approach
Addressing the mental health needs of asylum seekers: A compassionate and trauma-informed approach
PTSD, depression widespread among asylum seekers
Publications:
Eaton H 2009, Creative writing, TAFE SA, Adelaide.
Eaton H 2007, Publishing and editing, Tabor Adelaide.
Eaton H and Wright T 2007, The eager soldier, Seaview Press, Adelaide.
Eaton H 2005, ‘Re-hydrating a relic’, The reclaiming anthology: healing our wounds, Seaview Press, Adelaide.
Eaton H 2002, ‘Drones’, Forked Tongues, Wakefield Press, South Australia.
Eaton H 2000, Watershed, New Creation Publications Inc., South Australia.
Research
2020 – 2024 Heather McIntyre, Dr Mark Loughhead, Dr Laura Hayes, Professor Nicholas Procter: NDIS and the lived experience of people with mental health concerns presenting to the emergency department: A mixed methods study – MIND Australia
2019 - 2021 Dr Mark Loughhead, Ms Ellie Hodges, Professor Nicholas Procter, Ms Heather McIntyre: MHSPRG and LELAN (funded by Fay Fuller Foundation).
2019 - 2020 Dr Amy Baker, Prof Nicholas Procter, Dr Joanne Zucco, Dr Collette Snowden, Dr Leanne Glenny, Dr Ross Smith, Assoc Prof Gaynor Parfitt, Simon McDougall, Karen May, Ms Heather McIntyre: ​Using mixed reality (MR) technology to support people vulnerable to post-traumatic stress (PTS): Understanding the perceived training needs of first responders (FR)
2017 - 2018 Dr Amy Baker, Associate Professor Mandy Stanley, Professor Nicholas Procter, Ms Heather McIntyre, Help-seeking of emergency service first responders for mental health concerns, The Road Home.
2017 - 2019 Dr Monika Ferguson, Professor Nicholas Procter, Ms Heather McIntyre. Connecting with People: Design of a rigorous evaluation methodology for the Connecting with People suicide prevention education program in South Australia.
2017 Partnering with Lived Experience Award, Mental Health Excellence Awards, SA Health (as part of the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research Group).
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Australian Red Cross | AUSTRALIA |
Charles Darwin University | AUSTRALIA |
Endeavour College of Natural Health | AUSTRALIA |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Government of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
HOST International | AUSTRALIA |
Lived Experience Leadership and Advocacy Network | AUSTRALIA |
MATES in Construction | AUSTRALIA |
Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research and Education Group | AUSTRALIA |
Mental Health Coalition of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Mind Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
Murdoch University | AUSTRALIA |
Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
Royal District Nursing Service SA | AUSTRALIA |
Royal District Nursing Society | AUSTRALIA |
SA Health | AUSTRALIA |
South Australia Lived Experience Leadership & Advocacy Network | AUSTRALIA |
South Australian Department of Health | AUSTRALIA |
South Australian Department of Health and Wellbeing | AUSTRALIA |
Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Service | AUSTRALIA |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Tasmania | AUSTRALIA |
Victoria University | AUSTRALIA |
Whyalla Suicide Prevention Network | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Partnering with Lived Experience Award, Mental Health Excellence AwardSA Health |
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Research practices
Systematic reviews
Communications
Information literacy
Professional writing