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Biography
I am a Professor and Senior Clinical Psychologist within the Department of Psychology. I currently hold a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Emerging Leader Fellowship (2020 to 2024), and previously held a NHMRC Career Development Research Fellowship (2017 to 2020) and a NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (2012 to 2016). I am passionate about increasing access to effective psychological treatment, particularly for adults struggling with chronic physical health conditions.
I am a Director of the eCentreClinic (www.ecentreclinic.org); a research unit that develops and evaluates a range of psychologically-based treatments for common mental health and chronic physical health conditions. I have a strong interest in transdiagnostic treatments for anxiety and depression as well as treatments that support people with significant physical health conditions, including chronic pain, chronic kidney disease, spinal cord injury, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and various gastrointestinal disorders and diseases.
Research interests
I have a few streams of research interest:
1. Increasing access to care: Exploring the use of technology and innovation to improve access to evidence based psychological treatment – knowing many people experience significant barriers to effective psychological care. This research also understanding what makes psychological care effective, what works for whom, and how we can improve the the quality of psychological care provided.
2. Improving care for people with chronic health conditions: Exploring the use of technology and innovation to provide psychological care for people with chronic health conditions - knowing that chronic health conditions can create real challenges for people, and affect their mental health. This research also understanding what makes psychological care effective, what works for whom, and how we can improve the the quality of psychological care provided.
3. Implementation into routine care. Exploring how innovative and technologically-based psychological treatments can be implemented and used within routine care settings (e.g., specialist hospital clinics, community mental health clinics, university counselling services) to improve access to and the reach of those services. Our team therefore have a lot of national and international collaborations focused on implementation and the use of our treatments within their clinics.
4. Therapist supervision and effects. Exploring issues related to the training and supervision of therapists, and the role of therapists in treatment outcomes, particularly in technology-based interventions.
5. Methods and Research Synthesis. Exploring methodological issues involved in psychological treatment research, and using systematic reviews and meta-analytic techniques to evaluate questions relevant to treatment delivery and evaluation, particularly concerning psychological treatment for people with chronic health conditions.
Teaching
As a NHMRC Fellow I have limited formal teaching responsibilities. However, I regularly provide invited lectures and seminars related to my clinical and research work.
Research student supervision
I supervise research aimed at improving access to psychological care, improving the quality of care provided, and understanding how psychological care works and what makes it effective.
Community engagement
I am Executive Member of Macquarie University’s Medical Human Research and Ethics Committee. I am Associate Editor of the scientific journal Behaviour Research and Therapy. I also serve as an international advisor to several international clinics and research groups. I regularly act as a reviewer for leading journals in my area.
I am a Director of the eCentreClinic (www.ecentreclinic.org) and on the Senior Leadership Team of the MindSpot Clinic (www.mindspot.org.au). In combination, these clinics provide free psychological screening and treatment services to more than 20,000 Australian adults per year.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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My Back My Plan An individualised primary care program for acute low back pain
Ahern, M., Dean, C., Dear, B., Willcock, S. & Hush, J.
15/08/22 → …
Project: Research
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Examining the real world effectiveness and potential of a remotely-delivered psychological treatment for people with MS
Gandy, M., Dear, B., Titov, N., Karin, E., Balakumar, T., Francis, H., Oxenham, V., Fontes Villalba , A. & Parratt, J.
1/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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UQ led: A practice change for patients with severe chronic, clinically unexplained gastrointestinal symptoms: A randomised, controlled intervention to assess efficacy and cost-effectiveness
Holtmann, G., Jones, M., Truby, H., Shah, A., Koloski, N., Kang, S., Dear, B., Tuffaha, H., Morrison, M., Coombes, J. S., Talley, N. J. & Chachay, V.
1/01/21 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Examining the feasibility of an internet-delivered treatment program for anxiety and depression for use with students of the University of Auckland.
Dear, B., Fogliati, R., Gandy, M., Scott, B., Karin, E., Titov, N. & Elliott, L.
11/05/18 → …
Project: Research
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An online therapist-guided ultra-brief treatment for depression and anxiety: a randomized controlled trial
Bisby, M. A., Balakumar, T., Scott, A. J., Titov, N. & Dear, B. F., 1 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychological Medicine. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An open trial of the feasibility of brief internet-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy (iACT) for chronic anxiety and depression
Cross, S. P., Staples, L. G., Bisby, M. A., Nielssen, O., Fisher, A., Titov, N. & Dear, B. F., Sept 2023, In: Internet Interventions. 33, p. 1-7 7 p., 100655.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An open trial of the Things You Do Questionnaire: changes in daily actions during internet-delivered treatment for depressive and anxiety symptoms
Bisby, M. A., Dear, B. F., Karin, E., Fogliati, R., Dudeney, J., Ryan, K., Fararoui, A., Nielssen, O., Staples, L. G., Kayrouz, R., Cross, S. & Titov, N., 15 May 2023, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 329, p. 483-492 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A supportive text message intervention for individuals living with endometriosis (EndoSMS): randomized controlled pilot and feasibility trial
Sherman, K. A., Pehlivan, M. J., Redfern, J., Armour, M., Dear, B., Singleton, A., Duckworth, T., Ciccia, D., Cooper, M., Hawkey, A., Parry, K. A. & Gandhi, E., Apr 2023, In: Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 32, p. 1-6 6 p., 101093.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can internet-delivered pain management programs reduce psychological distress in chronic pain? exploring relationships between anxiety and depression, pain intensity, and disability
Bisby, M. A., Chandra, S. S., Dudeney, J., Scott, A. J., Titov, N. & Dear, B. F., 2 May 2023, In: Pain Medicine. 24, 5, p. 538–546 9 p., pnac158.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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My Back My Plan Patient Booklet
Ahern, M. (Owner), Dean, C. (Contributor), Dear, B. (Contributor), Willcock, S. (Contributor) & Hush, J. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 23 Aug 2022
DOI: 10.25949/20488191.v1
Dataset: Audiovisual