Dr Michelle Kehoe joined the Department of Occupational Therapy as a psychology lecturer in 2022. She gained her PhD in 2018 examining development of social emotional learning in school children using restorative practices – an evidence-based intervention. In 2023 she completed her Masters in Public Health with a focus on population epidemiology.

Michelle’s focus is on qualitative research which explores evidence-based interventions to enhance well-being and mental health. She has extensive experience in co-design and co-production methods along with conducting research with vulnerable populations, in particular children and adolescents. She has a keen interest in mental health recovery and the inclusion of lived-experience voices in education and research.

Dr Kehoe’s current projects focus on improving the mental health of Victorians in response to the Royal Commission into Mental Health.  

• Child and Adolescent Mental health
• Service development and improvement
• Evaluation of programs to support evidence-based practice.
• Recovery-oriented practices

OCC4020 – Humans as Occupational Beings

OCC4030 – Occupational Performance

OCC4040 – Enabling Occupation

UMH1202 – Recovery-orientation in Mental Health

MHS1101 – Introduction to Mental Health and Contemporary Mental Health Needs

MMH5004 – Contemporary Mental Health care