Elizabeth Stratton

Senior Research Fellow

Faculty of Medicine and Health

RESEARCH INTERESTs

Elizabeth's interests include:

Research Interests

  • Workplace mental health interventions and support strategies
  • Digital interventions
  • Decision-making around mental health disclosure in employment
  • Stigma, discrimination, and barriers faced by employees with mental health conditions, disabilities, or neurodivergent conditions (e.g., autism)
  • Understanding the vocational functioning and support needs of neurodiverse employees
  • Digital mental health tools and eHealth interventions
  • Participatory design and co-design methodologies
  • Healthcare literacy

Methodology Interests

  • Randomised controlled trials (RCTs)
  • Mixed methods research evaluation
  • Qualitative research (focus groups, interviews) exploring lived experiences
  • Participatory design workshops involving end-users and stakeholders
  • Implementation science and real-world evaluations
  • Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
  • Website analytics and user engagement metrics

Dr. Stratton's research integrates mental health and disability/neurodivergence perspectives, recognising the intersections and unique challenges faced by employees navigating these domains in the workplace. Her methodological approaches involve rigorous evaluations, qualitative insights, and participatory methods to develop effective, inclusive, and user-centred solutions.

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Pathways: A co-designed early decision-support tool for recovery and rehabilitation in mental health claims - DHCRC - Elizabeth Stratton and Nick Glozier
    Digital Health CRC Ltd1 Feb 2026
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  • GRANT
    Co-adaptation of Behaviour Activation as an adjunct to repeat dose Ketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression (COBAT) and evaluation of its feasibility of implementation, acceptability, and preliminary marginal effectiveness
    Medical Research Future Fund1 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2027
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Moyira Elizabeth Vine and Tim Haire Endowment Fund for Research into Schizophrenia 2024
    Faculty of Medicine and Health1 Sep 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Stratton E
  • GRANT
    Life Course Centre Funding Award, ECR Seed Funding Award (Elizabeth Stratton)
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Stratton E
  • GRANT
    Capacity Building Award (Elizabeth Stratton)
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Stratton E