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Biography
Dr. Tessa Keegel is a mid-career researcher, currently serving as a Senior Research Fellow at Monash University, Australia. She is a successful interdisciplinary researcher with expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. Tessa also has experience involving people who have lived-experience of work disability, as co-creators in research. One of her current research projects focuses on the lived experience of heart and lung transplant recipients as they transition back into employment, a project led by the recipients themselves.
Her academic contributions include 48 peer-reviewed publications, twelve government reports, and four book chapters. She is presently consulting with the World Health Organization to develop an Evidence Synthesis on Comprehensive Programmes for Healthy, Safe, and Resilient Workplaces. Her work has been cited over 4000 times, and she has an H index of 29. Dr. Keegel has secured over $4 million in research funding from various organizations, including the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and Safe Work Australia.
A feature of Dr Keegel’s research is her knowledge translation and research impact. She has undertaken research for several government institutions including WorkSafe Victoria, the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) and the Australian national government organisation Safe Work Australia. Much of her research has been featured in the knowledge translation activity of these institutions, with her research also being taken up by organisations such as trade unions and employer groups.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Understanding the user experience of the Comcare workers’ compensation framework
Collie, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Walker-Bone, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Keegel, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Dwyer, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Van Vreden, C. (Chief Investigator (CI))
15/11/24 → 14/05/25
Project: Research
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Working after lung or heart transplant: The lived experience of transplant recipients
Keegel, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Walker-Bone, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Collie, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kirkman, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), MacFarlane, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Paraskeva, M. (Associate Investigator (AI))
3/07/23 → 20/12/25
Project: Research
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Early intervention for people in Workers' Compensation schemes: What works?
Keegel, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Walker-Bone, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Collie, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Dwyer, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Lane, T. (Chief Investigator (CI))
6/04/23 → 29/03/24
Project: Research
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Comparison of wet work exposure, diagnosed occupational contact dermatitis and workers' compensation claims: Developing a public health policy response to wet work exposure
Keegel, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
14/02/11 → 31/12/11
Project: Research
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National hazard exposure worker surveillance (NHEWS) survey
Keegel, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), LaMontagne, A. D. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Nixon, R. (Chief Investigator (CI))
22/02/10 → 30/06/11
Project: Research
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Mental health of LGBTQ+ workers: a systematic review
Tomic, D., O’Dwyer, M., Keegel, T. & Walker-Bone, K., 2025, In: BMC Psychiatry. 25, 1, 18 p., 114.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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What is the impact of intellectual property rules on access to medicines? A systematic review
Tenni, B., Moir, H. V. J., Townsend, B., Kilic, B., Farrell, A. M., Keegel, T. & Gleeson, D., Dec 2022, In: Globalization and Health. 18, 1, 40 p., 40.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access45 Citations (Scopus) -
A cluster RCT to improve workplace mental health in a policing context: Findings of a mixed-methods implementation evaluation
LaMontagne, A. D., Martin, A. J., Page, K. M., Papas, A., Reavley, N. J., Noblet, A. J., Milner, A. J., Keegel, T., Allisey, A., Witt, K. & Smith, P. M., Apr 2021, In: American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 64, 4, p. 283-295 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Estimates of age specific death rates in people with diabetes and associated multimorbidity using Australian administrative pharmaceutical data
Purkiss, S. F., Keegel, T., Vally, H. & Wollersheim, D., 19 Jan 2021, In: International Journal of Population Data Science. 6, 1, 9 p., 07.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Estimates of drug treated diabetes incidence and prevalence using Australian administrative pharmaceutical data
Purkiss, S., Keegel, T., Vally, H. & Wollersheim, D., 2021, In: International Journal of Population Data Science. 6, 1, 10 p., 1398.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus)