Personal profile
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"
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)
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Boyhood, Online Harms and Strength-Based Educative Approaches in an Era of Digital Restrictions
Stahl, G., Irving, R., Zhao, Y., Opozda, M., Scholes, L., Holohan, L., Underwood, M., Drummond, M. & Smith, J., 8 Mar 2026, In: Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools. p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Loneliness and Social Connection in Autistic and/or ADHD Males: A Scoping Review
Lear, J. T., Dorstyn, D.-S., Opozda, M. J. & Zajac, I., 18 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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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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Projects
- 1 Active
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YBMenSport: An Adaption of a Wellbeing Program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Boys and Young Males Through Sport
Drummond, M. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Elliott, S. (Chief Investigator), Smith, J. (Chief Investigator), Petersen, J. (Chief Investigator), Opozda, M. (Chief Investigator), Canuto, K. (Associate Investigator) & Watkins, D. C. (Associate Investigator)
1/03/25 → 28/02/27
Project: Research