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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Lisa Grech is a registered psychologist and healthcare services researcher, who graduated from her PhD and Master of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) in December 2015. Following two years as a practicing psychologist and teaching fellow, Dr Grech accepted a three-year role as a postdoctoral research fellow. Her research program aims to improve health outcomes in people with multiple sclerosis by focusing on challenges from the dual perspective of the healthcare practitioner and the person with MS. Current projects aim to 1) improve detection and treatment of depression; 2) understand the relationship between treatment burden and medication adherence to disease modifying treatments; 3) improve smoking cessation supports for people with MS. She also has an interest in the neuroprotective value of antidepressant medication.
As a registered psychologist, Dr Grech is committed to a clinician-researcher model. She is a volunteer support worker for people with MS through Multiple Sclerosis Limited and values the understanding this provides about the experiences of people with multiple sclerosis away from the research setting.
Research area keywords
- multiple sclerosis
- depression
- antidepressants
- healthcare services
- treatment
- adherence
- psychology
- disease modifying treatment
- disability language
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Projects
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Assessing colour vision deficiency in pre-linguistic children using colour preference response.
Sheppard, D., Elder, J. & Grech, L.
17/06/08 → 1/06/09
Project: Research
Research Output
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Cancer-related cognitive impairment in patients with non-central nervous system malignancies: an overview for oncology providers from the MASCC Neurological Complications Study Group
Mayo, S. J., Lustberg, M., Dhillon, H. M., Nakamura, Z. M., Allen, D. H., Von Ah, D., Janelsins, M. C., Chan, A., Olson, K., Tan, C. J., Toh, Y. L., Oh, J., Grech, L., Cheung, Y. T., Subbiah, I. M., Petranovic, D., D'Olimpio, J., Gobbo, M., Koeppen, S., Loprinzi, C. L. & 4 others, , 24 Nov 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Supportive Care in Cancer. 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Modifiable risk factors for poor health outcomes in multiple sclerosis: The urgent need for research to maximise smoking cessation success
Marck, C. H., das Nair, R., Grech, L. B., Borland, R. & Constantinescu, C. S., 1 Mar 2020, In : Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 26, 3, p. 266-271 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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MS-SMART study: systematic sampling bias concerns
Grech, L. B., Hester, R., Stuckey, S., Allan, M. & Butler, E., Jun 2020, In : The Lancet Neurology. 19, 6, p. 479 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
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To treat or not to treat study: Comparative group inclusion considerations
Grech, L. B., Allan, M. & Butler, E., May 2020, In : Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 40, 1 p., 101976.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
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Untreated and under-treated depressive symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis in an Australian context: A secondary analysis
Grech, L. B., Haines, S., Marck, C. H., Hester, R. & Butler, E., 15 Aug 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Collegian. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review