Dr Meegan Kilcullen ~ Senior Lecturer - Clinical Psychology

Dr Meegan Kilcullen is a lecturer in the postgraduate Master of Psychology (Clinical) program at James Cook Unviersity. She lectures in the areas of clinical psychological interventions, including child and family therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy. She also lectures in the area of health and rehabilitation.

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

Meegan is a qualtiative 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 forobtaining permissions to autopsy after stillbrith experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and families, using telehealth camera technology to enhance attachments between parents and their premature infants who are admitted to the Neontal Intensive Care Unit.

Teaching

• PY5007: Health and Rehabilitation (Level 5; TSV)
• PY5301: Professional Practice (Level 5; TSV)
• PY5302: Evidence-based Practice (Level 5; TSV)
• PY5305: Biopsychosocial and Cultural Models of Health (Level 5; 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

• Psychology (1701)
• Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine (1114)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Indigenous Health (9203)
• Health and Support Services (9202)

Memberships

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

Other

• 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

• 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
• Kilcullen M, Kandasamy Y, Waston D and Cadet-James Y (in press) Decisions to consent for autopsy after stillbirth: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s experiences. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
• 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
• Kilcullen M, Swinbourne A and Cadet-James Y (2018) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing: social emotional wellbeing and strengths-based psychology. Clinical Psychologist, 22 (1). pp. 16-26
• Kilcullen M and Ireland S (2017) Palliative care in the neonatal unit: neonatal nursing staff perceptions of facilitators and barriers in a regional tertiary nursery. BMC Palliative Care, 16. pp. 1-12
• Kilcullen M, Swinbourne A and Cadet-James Y (2016) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing: implications for a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy framework. Australian Psychologist, 51 (6). pp. 453-462

Book Chapters

• Kilcullen M, Swinbourne A and Cadet-James Y (2012) Factors affecting resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander grandmothers raising their grandchildren. In: Urban health: strengthening our voices, culture and partnerships. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), Canberrra, ACT, pp. 31-46

Other research outputs

• Kanakis K, McShane C, Kilcullen M and Swinbourne A (2018) Same, same but different: understanding the role of community identity in sustainability. [Presented at] International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. In: 14th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability., 17-19 January 2018, Cairns, QLD, Australia
• Kanakis K, McShane C, Kilcullen M and Swinbourne A (2018) "We all sort of feel like we're all part of the same community": exploring community social cohesion. [Presented at] International Conference of Sustainability, Energy and the Environment. In: International Conference of Sustainability, Energy and the Environment (IICSEE), 4-6 January 2018, Honolulu, USA
• Kilcullen M and Swinbourne A (2016) Reflective functioning: parents of term and preterm infants' experiences. Presented at the International Marcé Society Conference. In: 2016 International Marcé Society Conference, 25-28 September 2016, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
• Kanakis K, McShane C, Kilcullen M and Swinbourne A (2016) "This town can't be that harmful": risk perception of lead exposure. [Presented at the 2016 International Conference of Behavioral Medicine]. In: 2016 ICBM: International Conference of Behavioral Medicine, 7-10 December 2016, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 22+ 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

• Therapy-enhancing Characteristics of a Sexual Offender Intervention Unit in a Singapore Prison (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Strong Parents: The Role of Adaptive Parenting to Support Parental Self-Efficacy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Parents (PhD , Primary Advisor)

Completed

• 'Mining community resilience explored through sustainable community development and perceptions of community wellbeing (2019, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Outcomes and impact of an ICU admission for severe maternal complications during pregnancy or birth: a case study (2017, PhD , Secondary Advisor)