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Emeritus Professor Justin Kenardy

Emeritus Professor

School of Psychology
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
j.kenardy@uq.edu.au
0413 807 163

Overview

Emeritus Professor Justin Kenardy is a research and health sector leader. He is also an active disseminator of evidence-based practice in clinical and health psychology, mental health care, and health service delivery. His work is outcomes focussed and is engaged with health users, providers and industry. He is known for his interdisciplinary research work on the psychological impacts of trauma and injury. This is situated at the intersection of mental health, and physical health. His work includes the development and application of preventative, integrative and novel intervention approaches. His published work demonstrates the interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary approach to collaborating with psychology, medical specialties, allied health, nursing, law, and health economics. He has a practical, respectful and strategic leadership style. He is style is goal-driven and consultative which aims to bring others along to achieve the goal. He is also a mentor and consultant. He provides service to the profession of psychology and the broader community through his range of roles in the Australian Psychological Society, the Psychologists Board of Australia, and the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council, to the field of research through his leadership roles within Queensland Health, the NHMRC, and ISTSS, and to the Jamieson Trauma Institute and Gallipoli Medical Research Institute. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences Australia, Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society, Fellow of the Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a recipient of both the Australian Psychological Society's President's Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology and the Ian Campbell Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Clinical Psychology. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Australian Journal of Psychology.

Research Interests

  • Prevention and early intervention to promote mental health
    This is across both adults and children including infants.
  • Mental health and wellbeing in the context of physical illness and medical care
    This includes understanding the interactions between physical health and mental health.

Research Impacts

Justin Kenardy has obtained funding from National Competitive Funding (NHMRC, ARC, MRFF), International Funding (NIH, PCORI, MRC, and Scottish Executive), Government grants and contracts, and other funding bodies totaling in excess of $69 million. He has published over 300 research publications including 18 edited books and book chapters, 14 electronic and visual media, 30 technical and government reports, and over 200 refereed journal articles in high-standing journals in health- and psychology-related areas. Citations total over 18500 (Google Scholar h-index of 74; Scopus 1983-2022 h-index of 54.) Based on his publication record alone he is currently ranked in the top 2% of social and clinical psychology researchers, the top 10 researchers in neck-related traumatic injury, and in the top 50 researchers in child traumatic stress worldwide.

Some Recent Translational Activities

2017: The Prince’s Trust invited Justin Kenardy to contribute to an international roundtable meeting in Dumfries Scotland to develop an early intervention for children exposed to psychological trauma. The outcome of the development process will be a low-cost sustainable intervention that can be delivered by lay counselors in international settings.

2017-2018: NSW Government/SIRA asked Justin Kenardy to assist in the development of the new legislation on the management of minor psychological injuries following motor vehicle crashes. Based on research funded by MAIC-Qld, new guidelines were developed and are now part of legislation in NSW.

2018-2019: Emerging Minds asked Justin Kenardy to assist in the development of a comprehensive resource to train different types of personnel who deliver support and care for children and young people following a disaster. This resource has been rolled out nationally.

2018-2022: Phoenix Australia asked Justin Kenardy to assist in the updating of the NHMRC-Approved Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. This resulted in a Third Edition which became a "Living Guideline" through a process of ongoing updates. These updates have been disseminated nationally and inform and guide best practice.

2016-2022: Medical procedures can be distressing and painful for children and parents. The Burns Unit at the Queensland Children’s Hospital needed to address this issue to allow for better delivery of care. We set up a research project with Dr Erin Brown, to investigate the parent and child behaviours during a burn dressing change and from this work developed a simple information-based model of intervention “Take 5” that has been piloted in clinical settings with promising results for parents and children.

2017-: An Open Science database was developed from an initial grant by the National Institutes of Health. This Database <childtraumadata.org> provides a means for researchers in the area of child trauma to access large datasets to address important questions about child trauma. Justin Kenardy is a contributor and one of the directors.

2018-2023: Justin Kenardy helped to develop NHMRC-endorsed Guidelines for the management of mental health in work-related injury by primary care with a team led by Danielle Mazza from Monash University. This led to the team obtaining an NHMRC Partnership grant valued at $2.5 million to implement these guidelines in primary care. The study involved evaluation across multiple states with a large sample of primary care practices.

2021-2023: Department of Veteran's Affairs required up-to-date and rapid advice on new and emerging treatments for PTSD to inform their decisions about veterans' healthcare. Justin Kenardy worked with a team from Gallipoli Medical Research Institute to develop and update these Rapid Reviews.

Qualifications

  • PhD, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours), The University of Queensland

Publications

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Book

Book Chapter

  • Evidence-based treatments for children and adolescents

    Landolt, Markus A. and Kenardy, Justin A. (2022). Evidence-based treatments for children and adolescents. Evidence based treatments for trauma-related psychological disorders. (pp. 421-441) Cham, Switzerland: Springer Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-97802-0_20

  • Preventative and early interventions

    Kenardy, Justin, Nancy Kassam-Adams and Grete Dyb (2020). Preventative and early interventions. Effective Treatments for PTSD: Practice Guidelines from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. (pp. 147-166) edited by David Forbes, Jonathon I. Bisson, Candice Monson and Lucy Berliner. New York, NY, United States: The Guilford Press.

  • Post traumatic stress disorder in motor vehicle crash survivors: predictors, consequences and intervention

    Delaney, Michelle and Kenardy, Justin (2019). Post traumatic stress disorder in motor vehicle crash survivors: predictors, consequences and intervention. Adversity after the crash: the physical, psychological and social burden of motor vehicle crashes. (pp. 211-224) edited by Ashley Craig and Rebecca Guest. New York, NY USA: Nova Science Publishers.

  • Psychological distress associated with motor vehicle crashes: evidence from three meta-analyses

    Craig, Ashley, Guest, Rebecca, Tran, Yvonne, Gopinath, Bamini and Kenardy, Justin (2019). Psychological distress associated with motor vehicle crashes: evidence from three meta-analyses. Adversity after the crash: the physical, psychological and social burden of motor vehicle crashes. (pp. 139-166) edited by Ashley Craig and Rebecca Guest. New York, NY, United States: Nova Science Publishers.

  • Preventative early intervention for children and adolescents exposed to trauma

    De Young, Alexandra C. and Kenardy, Justin A. (2017). Preventative early intervention for children and adolescents exposed to trauma. Evidence-Based Treatments for Trauma Related Disorders in Children and Adolescents. (pp. 121-143) edited by Markus A. Landolt, Marylène Cloitre and Ulrich Schnyder. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-46138-0_6

  • The mental health expert in personal injury and workers compensation litigation

    Morriss, E., Oram, J., O'Dowd, B., Dow, B., Kenardy, J. and Ewing, J. (2016). The mental health expert in personal injury and workers compensation litigation. Expert evidence: 75 expert areas. (pp. 61.00-61.10) edited by I. Freckleton and H. Selby. Sydney, NSW Australia: Thomson Reuters.

  • Evidence-based treatments for children and adolescents

    Landolt, Markus A. and Kenardy, Justin A. (2015). Evidence-based treatments for children and adolescents. Evidence Based Treatments for Trauma-Related Psychological Disorders: A Practical Guide for Clinicians. (pp. 363-380) edited by Ulrich Schnyder and Marylene Cloitre. Basel, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-07109-1_19

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder in young children

    De Young, Alexandra and Kenardy, Justin A. (2013). Posttraumatic stress disorder in young children. Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development. (pp. 1-6) edited by Richard E. Tremblay, Michel Boivin and Ray DeV. Peters. Montreal, Canada: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development and Strategic Knowledge Cluster on Early Child Development.

  • Trouble de stress post-traumatique chez les jeunes enfants

    Alexandra De Young and Kenardy, Justin A. (2013). Trouble de stress post-traumatique chez les jeunes enfants. Encycllopedie sur le developpement des jeunes enfants. (pp. 1-7) edited by Richard E. Tremblay, Michel Boivin and Ray DeV. Peters. Montreal, Canada: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development and Strategic Knowledge Cluster on Early Child Development.

  • Assessing trauma-related symptoms in children and adolescents

    March, Sonja, De Young, Alexandra, Dow, Belinda and Kenardy, Justin (2012). Assessing trauma-related symptoms in children and adolescents. The Oxford handbook of traumatic stress disorders. (pp. 262-281) edited by J. Gayle Beck and Denise M. Sloan. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195399066.013.0018

  • Acknowledgments

    Sterling, Michele and Kenardy, Justin (2011). Acknowledgments. Whiplash: evidence base for clinical practice. (pp. xi-xi) Chatswood, NSW, Australia: Elsevier Australia. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-7295-3946-3.10024-7

  • Case descriptions

    Sterling, Michele, Rebbeck, Trudy and Kenardy, Justin (2011). Case descriptions. Whiplash: Evidence base for clinical practice. (pp. 180-186) edited by Michele Sterling and Justin Kenardy. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: Elsevier Australia. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-7295-3946-3.10017-x

  • Future directions

    Sterling, Michele and Kenardy, Justin (2011). Future directions. Whiplash: Evidence base for clinical practice. (pp. 187-191) edited by Michele Sterling and Justin Kenardy. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: Elsevier Australia. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-7295-3946-3.10018-1

  • Primary care management of acute whiplash injury

    Sterling, Michele and Kenardy, Justin (2011). Primary care management of acute whiplash injury. Whiplash: Evidence base for clinical practice. (pp. 108-119) edited by Michele Sterling and Justin Kenardy. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: Elsevier Australia. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-7295-3946-3.10011-9

  • Psychological aspects of whiplash associated disorders

    Buitenhaus, Jan, de Jong, Peter, Jaspers, Jan and Kenardy, Justin (2011). Psychological aspects of whiplash associated disorders. Whiplash: Evidence base for clinical practice. (pp. 85-92) edited by Michele Sterling and Justin Kenardy. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: Elsevier Australia.

  • Internet-delivered prevention for anxiety and depression disorders in adults

    Marian, Tahlee and Kenardy, Justin A. (2010). Internet-delivered prevention for anxiety and depression disorders in adults. Oxford guide to low intensity CBT interventions. (pp. 379-384) edited by J. Bennett-Levy, D. Richards, P. Farrnd, H. Christensen, K. Griffiths, D. Kavanagh, B. Klien, M.A. Lau, J. Proudfoot, L. Ritterband, C. Williams and J. Whire. Oxford, U.K. ; New York, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press.

  • Too fat, too thin, just right: What is a healthy weight for young women?

    Brown, W. J., Mishra, G., Kenardy, J. A. and Dobson, A. J. (2001). Too fat, too thin, just right: What is a healthy weight for young women?. Women's Health Australia Progress on the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health 1995-2000. (pp. 114-119) edited by C. Lee. Brisbane, Australia: Australian Academic Press.

  • Debriefing post disaster: Follow-up after a major earthquake

    Kenardy, J. A. and Carr, V. J. (2000). Debriefing post disaster: Follow-up after a major earthquake. Psychological debriefing: Theory, practice and evidence. (pp. 174-181) edited by Beverley Raphael and John P. Wilson. U.K.: Cambridge University Press.

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Current Supervision

  • Assessing self-regulation in young preschool children that have experienced multiple adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)

    Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

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Completed Supervision

This staff member is a UQ Expert for media in the following fields:

Post-traumatic stress disorder, Psychology - anxiety, psychological injury, Disasters, Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Motor Vehicle Crash and Psychological Impact, Psychology - Prevention of Mental Illness, Psychology of Medical Illness, Binge eating, Emotional Eating, Diabetes and Psychology, child trauma, Panic attacks, Psychology of Intensive Care, Agoraphobia, Psychology of Burn Injuries, Work-related Mental Health Injury

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ORCID: 0000-0001-9475-8450

Scopus ID: 7003737073

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