Associate Professor Brett Scholz

Year 1 Medical Student Year Coordinator (MChD program)
Research Fellow (Senior Lecturer), ANU School of Medicine and Psychology
PhD (Adelaide), BHlthSci (Hons in Psychology; Adelaide), BA (Adelaide)

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About

Brett Scholz is a Research Fellow in the Medical School, ANU College of Health and Medicine. He is Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the Adelaide Medical School at The University of Adelaide and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health at the University of Canberra. Prior to his current position, he held a Research Fellowship in the SYNERGY Nursing and Midwifery Research Centre at the University of Canberra and ACT Health, was a Lecturer in the Centre for Applied Psychology at the University of Canberra, and completed his PhD in the School of Public Health at the University of Adelaide. Brett has served as a Board Member for the ACT Mental Health Consumer Network, and has been involved as Co-Founder and Chief Research Officer for Spur Projects. He is currently an Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing and an Associate Editor of BMC Health Services Research.

As a critical health psychologist, Brett's research often focuses on ways in which health and health services can be more equitable, challenging power norms, and lead by consumers. He has published refereed journal articles in Palliative Medicine, Health Psychology, Health Policy, Health Expectations, Health Promotion International, Qualitative Health Research, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Mental Health, among others.

Brett is an Executive Committee member of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology, a Scientific Committee member of the European Conference on Mental Health, and an Organising Committee member of the Service Users in Academia Symposium. He is co-editor of The Operative Word, the podcast of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology.

Affiliations

Research interests

Critical Health Psychology, Critical Approaches to Health and Health Care

  • Public Health And Health Services
  • Health Care Administration
  • Health Promotion
  • Mental Health

Teaching information

Current ANU PhD Supervision

  • Marguerite Kelly (ANU Medical School), Climate-related disasters and the end of life care experience

I am willing to contribute to the supervision of postgraduate students in critical health psychology, critical approaches to health services, and allyship to marginalised groups in health service provision.

Location

Medical School, Florey Building, 54 Mills Road, Room 2.32A, ANU, Acton ACT 2601