DrLouise Birrell

(She/ her)

Senior NHMRC Research Fellow

Faculty of Medicine and Health

SERVICE & LEADERSHIP SUMMARy

Dr Louise Birrell’s service and leadership focus on research translation, collaboration, and capacity building in youth mental health and substance‑use prevention. She works across national and international partnerships with researchers, policymakers, educators, and community organisations to support evidence‑informed prevention and early intervention. Through advisory roles, policy engagement, and leadership in collaborative research initiatives, she contributes to strengthening prevention‑focused approaches and supporting the development of researchers and practitioners working in youth mental health.

SERVICE & LEADERSHIP

  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Rising Star Award
    1 Nov 2025
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    Excellence in Indigenous Engagement Award, Highly Commended
    1 Oct 2025
    Cracks in the Ice Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Lived Experience project team award
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    NSW Tall Poppy Award
    1 Oct 2025
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    Journalism Media and Storytelling Awards – Lived Experience Led Storytelling Category
    1 Aug 2025
    Development of culturally informed lived experience videos about methamphetamine with, and for, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: team award
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Australian Rotary Health (ARH) Mental Health “Impact” Award
    1 Nov 2024
    The OurFutures team (team award)
  • MEDIA
    I think my teen is depressed. How can I get them help and what are the treatment options
    5 Oct 2023
    The Conversation (reached >8,900 people via Conversation site directly, picked up by other news outlets e.g The Parents Website, MindFood, Evening report NZ )
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    Faculty of Medicine and Health Showcase Travel Award
    1 Jul 2023
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    Best Poster Award
    1 Jul 2022
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    The Matilda Centre Leonie Manns Community Impact and Engagement Award for Cracks in the Ice Online Toolkit (team award)
    1 Jan 2021
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    The Mental Health Services Learning Network of Australia and New Zealand, Mental Health Promotion/Mental Illness Prevention Service Award for Cracks in the Ice Online Toolkit (team award)
    1 Jan 2021
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Australian Drug Foundation, National Alcohol and Other Drugs Excellence and Innovation Awards, Primary Prevention Award for Preventure, (team award)
    1 Jan 2019
  • RECOGNITION
    Australian Drug Foundation, National Alcohol and Other Drugs Excellence and Innovation Awards, shortlisted for the Treatment & Support Award for Cracks in the Ice Online Toolkit (team award)
    1 Jan 2019
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Society for Mental Health Research, Early Career Researcher Award
    1 Jan 2019
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    Ian Potter Travel Award
    1 Jan 2018
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    ‘Innovation in the Prevention and Education', National Alcohol and other Drug Excellence and Innovation awards. Alcohol and Drug Foundation for Climate Schools
    1 Jan 2017
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Australian Rotary Health ‘Knowledge Dissemination Award ', team award for Cracks in the Ice (project coordinator, )
    1 Jan 2017
  • RECOGNITION
    Best Overall Oral Presentation, Society for Mental Health Research Conference, Brisbane
    1 Jan 2015
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Jennifer McLaren Award for Outstanding Research Achievement, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW
    1 Jan 2015
  • AWARDS AND PRIZES
    Australian Rotary Health ‘Knowledge Dissemination Award ' to CREMS Prevention stream for translation of Climate Schools and Positive Choices
    1 Jan 2014
  • MEMBERSHIP
    Alliance for the Prevention of Mental Disorders
  • MEMBERSHIP
    Global Consortium for the Prevention of Depression
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Prevention Coalition in Wellbeing and Mental Health, Steering Committee
    Member
  • MEMBERSHIP
    Society for Mental Health Research