Research fellow, Monash University
Dr Wright is a Research Fellow at MSI's BehaviourWorks Australia. Dr Wright holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Pscyhology from the University of Melbourne and completed her PhD at Monash University in 2014. Her doctoral thesis examined a range of pscyhosocial health outcomes and correlates in an Australian military population, including behavioural aspects that influence illness/ symptom experience and treatment-seeking behaviours. Dr Wright has experience in analysing cross-cultural differences in health systems and health-care usage, focusing on accessibility, barriers, longitudinal behavioural patterns and policy implications.
Dr Wright has a number of publications, is a reviewer for two peer-reviewed psychology journals and has been involved in a number of large-scale projects for government departments and hospitals.
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