Dr Amanda Hutchinson is a clinical psychologist with roles in both teaching and research at UniSA. Amanda is dedicated to improving the quality of life of cancer survivors and reducing the psychosocial burden of cancer. She also uses her training in clinical psychology to support students to reach their full potential while maintaining physical and mental health.
Amanda is the Professorial Lead: Research Education in Justice & Society at UniSA and Deputy Director of UniSA’s Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre. She is a member of the Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group’s (PoCoG) Scientific Advisory Committee, the Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group and a member of the... Read more
About me
Dr Amanda Hutchinson is a clinical psychologist with roles in both teaching and research at UniSA. Amanda is dedicated to improving the quality of life of cancer survivors and reducing the psychosocial burden of cancer. She also uses her training in clinical psychology to support students to reach their full potential while maintaining physical and mental health.
Amanda is the Professorial Lead: Research Education in Justice & Society at UniSA and Deputy Director of UniSA’s Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre. She is a member of the Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group’s (PoCoG) Scientific Advisory Committee, the Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group and a member of the University’s Human Research Ethics Committee.
Amanda is committed to the scientist-practitioner model and the intersection of research and practice in higher education. In 2019 both her teaching and research were recognised by the (former) Division of Education, Arts and Social Science at UniSA with a Mid-career Researcher Award and a High Achievement in Student Evaluation Award.
She has supervised more than 50 student research projects to completion and is currently supervising students in the areas of cancer survivorship, health behaviour and clinical psychology. If you are interested in working with Amanda, please do not hesitate to make contact via email.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The University of Adelaide
Master of Psychology (Clinical) The University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in Psychology The University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Arts The University of Adelaide
Research interests:
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Open access
4
4
7
|
| 2019 |
Open access
5
6
2
|
| 2019 |
Open access
25
31
|
| 2017 |
|
| 2012 |
227
221
2
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
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| 2012 |
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
6
|
| 2021 |
Open access
3
3
42
|
| 2020 |
5
|
| 2020 |
Open access
4
47
|
| 2020 |
Open access
|
| 2020 |
2
|
| 2020 |
|
| 2020 |
7
6
246
|
| 2020 |
Open access
1
1
45
|
| 2020 |
Open access
3
2
2
|
| 2020 |
Open access
3
4
|
| 2020 |
Open access
|
| 2019 |
Open access
5
|
| 2019 |
Open access
4
4
7
|
| 2019 |
Open access
6
6
22
|
| 2019 |
Open access
1
1
1
|
| 2019 |
Open access
1
|
| 2019 |
Open access
5
6
2
|
| 2019 |
Open access
13
12
2
|
| 2019 |
Open access
25
31
|
| 2018 |
Open access
22
18
3
|
| 2018 |
Open access
11
11
|
| 2018 |
8
8
1
|
| 2018 |
4
4
|
| 2017 |
Open access
|
| 2017 |
14
14
31
|
| 2017 |
Open access
14
14
44
|
| 2017 |
7
7
|
| 2017 |
12
12
2
|
| 2017 |
Open access
42
1
41
|
| 2017 |
1
1
|
| 2017 |
Open access
1
|
| 2017 |
18
17
14
|
| 2016 |
Open access
1
2
13
|
| 2016 |
3
3
|
| 2016 |
Open access
3
2
1
|
| 2015 |
Open access
6
7
163
|
| 2015 |
Open access
4
5
9
|
| 2015 |
6
7
|
| 2015 |
2
1
1
|
| 2015 |
Open access
12
10
9
|
| 2014 |
13
13
22
|
| 2014 |
4
|
| 2014 |
14
15
|
| 2014 |
29
27
6
|
| 2014 |
Open access
59
50
1
|
| 2014 |
81
67
16
|
| 2014 |
14
12
1
|
| 2014 |
Open access
23
21
6
|
| 2014 |
12
10
|
| 2013 |
56
55
12
|
| 2013 |
132
123
3
|
| 2013 |
Open access
18
17
5
|
| 2013 |
5
4
|
| 2012 |
Open access
110
114
10
|
| 2012 |
227
221
2
|
| 2012 |
17
17
5
|
| 2010 |
49
45
|
| 2010 |
|
| 2009 |
38
34
|
| 2008 |
Open access
33
33
|
Research
Research interests:
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Birkbeck University of London | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Cancer Council Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Cancer Council of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Cancer Council Victoria | AUSTRALIA |
| Cancer Voices South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Central Queensland University | AUSTRALIA |
| CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
| Macquarie University | AUSTRALIA |
| National Human Genome Research Institute | UNITED STATES |
| National Institutes of Health | UNITED STATES |
| Qatar University | QATAR |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Colorado | UNITED STATES |
| University of New England | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Southern California | UNITED STATES |
| University of Tasmania | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
MemberAPS College of Clinical Psychologists |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Psychological Society (APS) |
2017 |
MemberAPS College of Clinical Psychologists |
2016 |
MemberAustralian Psychological Society (APS) |
2016 |
ConvenorSouth Australian Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group |
2015 |
Early Career MemberPsycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group |
2015 |
MemberAPS College of Clinical Psychologists |
2015 |
MemberAustralian Psychological Society (APS) |
2015 |
MemberAPS College of Clinical Psychologists |
2014 |
MemberAustralian Psychological Society (APS) |
2014 |
MemberAPS College of Clinical Psychologists |
2013 |
MemberAustralian Psychological Society (APS) |
2013 |
MemberAPS College of Clinical Psychologists |
2012 |
MemberAustralian Psychological Society (APS) |
2012 |
Postdoctoral research fellowFlinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer |
2012 |
MemberAPS College of Clinical Psychologists |
2011 |
MemberAustralian Psychological Society (APS) |
2011 |
Postdoctoral research fellowFlinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer |
2011 |
MemberAustralian Psychological Society (APS) |
2010 |
Postdoctoral research fellowFlinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer |
2010 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| An exploration of the potential benefits of read aloud programs to welleing of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a mixed methods study | Current |
| Development of a measure to assess climate change impacts on psychological well-being in Australian adults: a psychoterratic perspective | Current |
| Exploring body image in Lesbian Women | Current |
| Factors that influence women's health, identity and relationships following the completion of gynaecological cancer treatment. | Current |
| The effects of a lutein-rich diet on sleep and cognitive function in cancer survivors. | Current |
| Can financial planning instruments such as trauma insurance assist in the quality of life of cancer survivors? | Completed |
| Core patient-reported outcomes for monitoring cancer survivorship at a population level | Completed |
| The development of a nurse-led care coordination model, and implementation and evaluation of a nurse-led care coordination service: an action research study | Completed |
| The relationship between social networking site use and the internalisation of a tanned ideal among adolescents and young adults | Completed |
