Preventative Health and Director for Area of Strategic Investment for Chronic Disease Prevention
Consultant in psycho - oncology for CCQ
Research expertise
- Delivering decision-related and pyschosocial support services to cancer patient groups
- Providing counseling and support to people with cancer and their families
- Behavioural research
Publications
- Chambers SK, Pinnock C, Lepore, S. Hughes S, & O’Connell D. A Systematic Review of Psychosocial Interventions for Men with Prostate Cancer and Their Partners. Patient Education and Counselling. Accepted January 22nd 2011. (IF 1.95, ERA-B).
- Steginga SK , Pinnock C, Smith D, Metcalfe R, Gardiner RA & Dunn J (2006) Clinicians' attitudes to prostate cancer peer support groups. British Journal of Urology International, 95:68-71.
- McAvey B, Steginga SK , Pinnock C (2006) The early detection of prostate cancer: supporting patient choice. New Zealand Family Physician, 33(1):Feb.
- Hutchison, S. Steginga, S.K., Dunn, J. (2006) A tiered model of psychosocial intervention in cancer: Translating psychosocial care practice guidelines into action. Psycho-Oncology, 15: 541-546.
- Steginga, S.K., Occhipinti, S. (2006) Dispositional Optimism as a Predictor of Decision-Related Adjustment after Localized Prostate Cancer. Health Psychology, 25 (2) 135-143.
Grants
- 2011 Youl, P. Baade, P. Aitken, J. Chambers, SK. Dunn, J. Turrell, G. Pyke, C. A multi-level investigation of inequalities in clinical and psychosocial outcomes for women after breast cancer: $588,000; Cancer Australia. ; 2011-2015.
Chambers, SK. Baade, P. Youl, P. Aitken, J. Dunn, J. Garvey, G. Valerie, P. O’Connell, D. A project to build an accessible evidence base on the effects of stigma and nihilistic views on outcomes in lung cancer in Australia that can be used by policy makers, health professionals and cancer control agencies to inform the content of public health messages, clinical practice and supportive care guidelines.$588,112; Cancer Australia. 2011-2013.
Chambers, SK. Newton, R. Girgis, A. Lepore, S. Mihalopoulos, C. Gardiner, R. Galvao, D. Occhipinti, S. ProsCan for Life: A Multimodal Supportive Care Intervention for Men with Prostate Cancer: $598,194; Beyond Blue/Cancer Australia. 2011-2013.
- 2008 Steginga SK. Population Health Career Development Award: $370,000; National Health and Medical Research Council. ; 2008-2011.
- 2007 Steginga SK, Gardiner RA, Nicol D, Aitken J, Occhipinti, S. Predicting and promoting long term adjustment for men with prostate cancer: Proscan. $289,564; National Health and Medical Research Council. 2007-2011.