Research output per year
Research output per year
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Completed Supervisions
Doctor of Philosophy:
- 2022: Megan McIntosh, PhD, University of Adelaide, "Men's experiences on active surveillance: Diagnosis to discontinuation"
- 2023: Alex Brae, PhD, University of Adelaide, "The signalling model of male help-seeking behaviour”
Other supervision:
- 2019: Andriana Tran, Master of Psychology (Health), University of Adelaide, "Psychosocial and psychosexual support to patients diagnosed with prostate cancer"
- 2021: Sam Ziesing, Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours), University of Adelaide, "Telehealth in the context of Covid-19: Analysis of male usage and perceptions in comparison to in-person healthcare"
- 2021: Murray Nankivell, Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours), University of Adelaide, "Alcohol consumption during Covid-19: Quantitative analysis of middle- to older-aged men in South Australia"
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD (Psychology), University of Adelaide
Award Date: 8 Jan 2018
Master of Psychology (Health), University of Adelaide
Award Date: 31 Dec 2010
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Psychology, University of Adelaide
Award Date: 31 Dec 2004
Supervision
- Registered
Research Areas
- Psychology
- Digital health
- Public health
Supervisory Interests
- Men's mental health
- Men's health experiences
- Healthcare for men
- Masculinities
- Men's health promotion
- E-mental health
- Digital health interventions
- Men's health behaviours (e.g., exercise, eating)
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Advancing boys’ and men's mental health equity - response to the Lancet Commission on gender and global health
Opozda, M., Oliffe, J., Galdas, P. M. & Smith, J. A., 16 Sept 2025, In: International Journal of Men's Social and Community Health. 8, 2, p. 68-70 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Commissioning stronger evaluations of Indigenous health and wellbeing programs: A scoping review of government and non-government Indigenous evaluation commissioning practices
Finlay, S. M., Judd, J., Smith, J. A., Simpson, H., Fredericks, B., Boulton, A., Roe, Y., Pender, J., Kerrigan, S., Temby, A., Opozda, M. & Cargo, M., 27 Oct 2025, In: First Nations Health and Wellbeing – The Lowitja Journal. 3, 26 p., 100089.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of an online self-paced constructive journalism training course for health reporting
van Antwerpen, N., Fielding, V., Hermans, L., Stephens, R., Opozda, M. & Kovacevic, P., 19 Jul 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journalism. 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Indigenising masculinities: Relational renewal in settler colonial Australia
Prehn, J., Ryan, P., Canuto, K., Opozda, M. J. & Smith, J. A., 2025, In: Social Sciences and Humanities Open. 12, 8 p., 102265.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Testing Constructive Journalism’s Effects on Stigma, Trust, and Engagement
van Antwerpen, N., Fielding, V., Ross, A., Searston, R. A., Kovacevic, P., Ejova, A., Stephens, R. G., Opozda, M. J., Soontiens, W. & Morgan, A., 2025, In: Journalism Studies. 26, 13, p. 1572-1593 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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