ProfessorMaree Teesson

Professor and Centre Director

Faculty of Medicine and Health

RESEARCH INTERESTs

Mental health and substance use

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Comorbidity Guidelines - 4-L26VQZ7
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Aug 2025
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    PRevention of Mental Illness and Substance usE (PREMISE) Next Generation: New Targets, New Interventions
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Feb 2025
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    Optimising the Mental Health Workforce-4-JE7ZWTI
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Apr 2024
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    Continuing Investment in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)Prevention, Diagnosis and SupportActivity ID: 4-J2AKIFN
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jan 2024
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    Health4Life Parents & Teens: a co-designed and scalable eHealth intervention to reduce modifiable cancer risk factors among socio-economically disadvantaged adolescents
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2027
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    Matilda Centre Compact with UC San Diego - adolescence, mental health and substance use
    Office of Global and Research Engagement1 Jan 2024
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    SUstaiNable inteRventions and healthy behavIours for adoleScent primary prEvention of cancer with digitaltools
    European Commission (Belgium)1 Jan 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Teesson M
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    A cluster randomised controlled trial of a novel and scalable eHealth intervention to prevent e-cigarette use among adolescents: The OurFutures Vaping Program
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • McBride N,
    • Mihalopoulos C,
    • Sunderland M,
    • Teesson M,
    • Newton N
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    Comorbidity Guidelines - 47XW4N - Treatment Capacity Building Activities
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jan 2023
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    Making Inroads to interrupt the vicious cycle of co-occurring anxiety and hazardous alcohol use among young adults: Intervening early to prevent progression to chronic, entrenched disorders.
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Newton N,
    • Rapee R,
    • Hudson J,
    • Deady M,
    • Lee YY
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    The Mentally Healthy Future Project - Maree Teesson
    BHP Foundation (USA)1 Jan 2023
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    Enhancing engagement with eHealth approaches to prevent cardiovascular disease among adolescents: The Triple E Project
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Rickwood D,
    • Teesson M,
    • Kay-Lambkin F,
    • Spring B,
    • Newton N
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    A randomised, double-blind, controlled trial of MDMA-assisted therapy for comorbid alcohol use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2026
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    FMH Centre - The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use (Matilda)
    DVC Research1 Jan 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Teesson M
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    Positive Choices Program - 4-HPMTM8V
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jan 2022
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    Unified prevention of substance use and mental disorders
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Teesson M
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    CoVid19 Mental Health Response Independent Think Tank
    BHP Foundation (USA)1 Jan 2020
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    The SuperLearner project: Fast-tracking our understanding of risk and protective factors for mental and substance use disorders
    Australian Rotary Health1 Jan 2020
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    Treating traumatic stress and substance use in emerging adults
    Australian Rotary Health1 Jan 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Teesson M,
    • Mills K,
    • Barrett E,
    • Peach N
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    Online alcohol prevention for older adults: adapting an effective and scalable solution
    DVC Research1 Jul 2019
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    Preventing adolescent mental illness and substance use through teacher-delivered interventions targeting personality risk factorsShort title: Targeting personality risk factors to prevent adolescent mental illness
    Australian Rotary Health1 Jul 2019
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    Adapting the Substance Use Treatment Program (SUTP) for the NSW forensic setting
    Mental Health Commission NSW1 Jan 2019
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    Evaluation of Alternative Delivery Model of Good Sports
    Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF)1 Jan 2019
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    The eCliPSE Project: implementing evidence-based eHealth interventions for comorbid mental health and alcohol/other drug use problems into health and community settings
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Teesson M
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    Australian Longitudinal Study of Heroin Dependence: An 18-20yr prospective cohort study of mortality, abstinence, and psychiatric and physical health comorbidity ATOS
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2021
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