DrBrona Nic Giolla Easpaig

Bróna is dedicated to enhancing mental health and wellbeing outcomes of communities and groups who often negotiate disadvantage(s) and marginalisation. She has had the privilege to be involved in projects concerning: carer-support interventions; youth mental health; enhancing wellbeing in rural communities; health service provision to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities; and multidisciplinary and supportive cancer care. Her roots are in community health psychology, and as such, her research is characterised by seeking to work in meaningful ways with communities, professionals and services; and often employing participatory and collaborative approaches.

Selected recent funded projects

• “Clinician Experience, NSW Health Menopause Initiative” (2026).
• “Lived Experience Workforce Development Framework” (2022-2023).
• “Improving the health system’s response when patients are harmed: a mixed-methods study” (2022-2028).
• “Improving success and retention of undergraduate nursing students from regional and remote areas in Australia” (2022- 2025).
• “Co-designing the future: creating an education empowerment pathway with young mothers” (2022).
• “Co-design of health and wellbeing services for LGBTIQ [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer]+ individuals on Tasmania’s East coast: Advancing evidence, principles and practice” (2020-2021).
• “Lifestyle modification programs: An evidence check rapid review” (2020).
• “Evaluation project of NewAccess program within Headspace” (2018-2019)