Dr Meegan Kilcullen ~ Senior Lecturer - Clinical Psychology

Dr Meegan Kilcullen is a Senior Lecturer in the postgraduate Master of Psychology (Clinical) program at James Cook Unviersity. Her areas of interest include critical psychology, culturally responsive practice and critical reflexivity. 

Meegan has worked as a psychologist in private practice, NGOs and the public sector in North Queensland since 2007.

Meegan is a qualitative researcher who has clinical and research interests in perinatal infant mental health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing. She is particularly interested in clinical psychology at the cultural interface. Her current projects include collaborations at the Neonatal Unit, The Townsville Hospital identifying barriers and facilitators for obtaining permissions to autopsy after stillbiith experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and families, and using telehealth camera technology to enhance attachments between parents and their premature infants who are admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Teaching

• PY5301: Professional Practice (Level 5; TSV)
• PY5302: Evidence-based Practice (Level 5; TSV)
• PY5303: Mental Health Disorders Across the Lifespan (Level 5; TSV)
• PY5304: Assessment in Psychology (Level 5; TSV)
• PY5305: Biopsychosocial and Cultural Models of Health (Level 5; TSV)
• PY6401: Clinical Psychology Masters Research Proposal (Level 6; TSV)

Interests

Professional

• Perinatal infant mental health
• Critical Psychology: developing self-reflexive practice

Research

• Perinatal infant mental health: enhancing attachment in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; supporting parent health and wellbeing
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing: developing frameworks for clinical psychologist to work at the cultural interface

Teaching

• Critical Psychology: situating the discipline of psychology within a social and cultural context

Experience

• 2013 to present - Lecturer - Clinical Psychology, James Cook University (Townsville)
• 2011 to 2013 - Psychologist, Neonatal Unit, The Townsville Hospital (Townsville)
• 2008 to 2013 - Psychologist, Private Practice (Townsville)
• 2008 to 2009 - Counsellor, NGO (Townsville)

Research Disciplines

• Clinical and health psychology (5203)
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing (4504)
• Paediatrics (3213)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health (2103)
• Specific population health (2005)

Memberships

• 2014 - Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) College of Clinical Psychologist (CCLIN)
• 2013 - Member of APS (MAPS)
• 2013 - APS Perinatal and Infant Psychology Interest Group
• 2013 - APS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Psychology Interest Group
• 2007 - Psychological Board/ AHPRA registration

Other

• 2023 to 2025 - Project: "The role of cot side camera in promoting breastfeeding and providing family centred care for surgical neonates." Grant: $140,000 (THHS SERTA)
• 2022 to 2024 - Project: "Closing the gap in the still birth rate: Elders and Healthcare Professionals' experiences and perceptions of providing support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and families" Grant: $150,000 (THHS SERTA)
• 2017 to 2018 - Project: "Closing the gap in the stillbirth rate: understanding the issues and challenges in Gaining permission to autopsy" ($40 000 - THHS grant)
• 2017 to 2018 - Project: "The role of telemedicine in providing Family Centred Care for premature babies and their families from regional remote Queensland" ($30 000 - THHS grant)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Anderson C, Kandasamy Y and Kilcullen M (2023) Neonatal healthcare providers’ perceptions of the feasibility of home phototherapy in neonatal jaundice. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 29 (3). pp. 568-574
• Champion M and Kilcullen M (in press) Complicated Grief Following the Traumatic Loss of a Child: A Systematic Review. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying,
• Kilcullen M, Kandasamy Y, Watson D and Cadet-James Y (2022) Stillbirth risks and rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their babies in North Queensland. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 62 (1). pp. 86-90
• Kilcullen M, Kandasamy Y, Evans M, Kanagasignam Y, Atkinson I, van der Valk S, Vignarajan J and Baxter M (2022) Parents using live streaming video cameras to view infants in a regional NICU: impacts upon bonding, anxiety and stress. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 28 (1). pp. 42-50
• Anderson C, Kandasamy Y and Kilcullen M (2021) The efficacy of home phototherapy for physiological and non-physiological neonatal jaundice: a systematic review. Journal of Neonatal Nursing,
• Ponturo A and Kilcullen M (2021) A systematic review of evidence-based psychological interventions and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Clinical Psychologist, 25 (2). pp. 198-211
• Gibson R and Kilcullen M (2020) The impact of web-cameras on parent-infant attachment in the neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 52. pp. e77-e83
• Kilcullen M, Kandasamy Y, Evans M, Kanagasignam Y, Atkinson I, van der Valk S, Vignarajan J and Baxter M (2020) Neonatal nurses’ perceptions of using live streaming video cameras to view infants in a regional NICU. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 26 (4). pp. 207-211
• Kilcullen M, Kandasamy Y, Waston D and Cadet-James Y (2020) Decisions to consent for autopsy after stillbirth: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s experiences. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 60 (3). pp. 350-354
• Kanakis K, McShane C, Kilcullen M and Swinbourne A (2019) "It's the people that keep me here": exploring the role of community attachment in increasing length of residency. Journal of Rural Studies, 70. pp. 19-25
• Kanakis K, McShane C, Kilcullen M and Swinbourne A (2018) A review of the impact of mining activity through a community capital framework. The International Journal of Sustainability in Economic, Social, and Cultural Context, 14 (1).
• Kilcullen M and Day A (2018) Culturally-informed case conceptualisation: developing a clinical psychology approach to treatment planning for non-Indigenous psychologists working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients. Clinical Psychologist, 22 (3). pp. 280-289

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 31+ research outputs authored by Dr Meegan Kilcullen from 2009 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Predicting Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Moderate to Late Preterm (MLPT) Infants: Biopsychosocial and Cultural Determinants (PhD , Primary Advisor)

Completed

• Mining community resilience explored through sustainable community development and perceptions of community wellbeing (2019, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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