Dr Christina Signorelli | UNSW Research

Keywords

chronic disease management

psychosocial

Fields of Research (FoR)

Cancer and related disorders, Paediatrics, Oncology and Carcinogenesis

SEO tags

Child health

Cancer and Related Disorders

Biography

I am a Senior Research Fellow in the Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine & Health. I have a PhD in Medicine (Paediatrics, UNSW Sydney), a Masters of Qualitative Health Research (University of Sydney), and a combined Bachelor Science (Psychology) and Arts (Sociology, University of Sydney). My research interests focus on understanding the physical and psychosocial impact of being diagnosed with a serious or...view more

My Grants

Some of my recent grants include:

An equitable model of comprehensive cancer survivorship care for adolescents and young adults. Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF). 2025-2030.

iBounce: A digital health educational program to improve childhood cancer survivors’ self-efficacy to engage in physical activity. The Kids’ Cancer Project. 2022-2025

Lessening the impact of cancer: improving the quality of life of Australian survivors of childhood cancer. Cancer Institute NSW - Early Career Fellowship. 2021-2025

Living well after childhood cancer: Better managing the late effects of low-grade glioma. Higher Thinking Fund Cancer via the SPHERE Clinical Academic Groups EMCR Seed Grant. 2021-2022

A new nurse-led intervention to re-engage childhood cancer survivors. Thyne Reid. 2021-2023

A new nurse-led intervention to re-engage childhood brain cancer survivors. Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF). 2020-2023.

Life and health after childhood cancer: a national data linkage cohort study. Cancer Australia. 2020-2024

Impact of treatment on late effects and survivorship on childhood cancer survivors: a population-based data linkage study. The Kids’ Cancer Project. 2019-2020

My Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine (Paediatrics)
UNSW Sydney (2015-2018)

Masters in Qualitative Health Research
University of Sydney (2013)

Combined Bachelors in Science (Psychology) and Arts (Sociology)
University of Sydney (2009-12)

My Awards

Some of my recent awards:

Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA) Phyllis Butow New Investigator in Psycho-Oncology Award for 2023 (presented in Melbourne)

Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, Young Investigator Award (2017, present in the United States)

Australian Federation of Graduate Women Inc. 2017 Barbara Hale Fellow

Sydney Children’s Hospital Network “Quality, Health and Innovation” Award in 2019 for my project "Re-engage" (also nominated for the NSW Health Awards in the ‘Health Research and Innovation’ category)

My Research Supervision

Supervision keywords

health belief and behaviour change (e.g. physical activity behaviour)

access to health care

evidence based health care

implementation science

adolescent and young adult

Areas of supervision

Higher Degree Research Candidates (HDR) such as: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Masters by Research, and Master of Philosophy

ILP and Honours students from Medicine, Psychology and related disciplines.

Currently supervising

ILP, honours and Medicine students

Current PhD candidates:

Joey Elias

Chelsea Valentin

My Engagement

Co-chair of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (IPOS) Survivorship Special Interest Group Committee
Member of the Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer, Survivorship Study Group
Member of the IPOS Pediatric Special Interest Group Committee
Member of the International Psycho-Oncology Society Clinical Guidelines Committee
Member of the Long Term Follow-up ANZCHOG Survivorship Subcommittee
Core member of the Human Research Ethics Committee, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network

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