ProfessorPetra Staiger
Professor
Faculty of Health/School of Psychology/Deakin Lifespan Institute
Orcid identifier0000-0002-6968-5015 (opens in a new tab)
- ProfessorFaculty of Health/School of Psychology/Deakin Lifespan Institute
- +61 3 924 46876 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Developing and Evaluating Psychological Interventions for Addiction and co-occurring mental health problems
Identifying the underlying transdiagnostic treatment mechanisms across multiple mental health disorders
Expertise in developing and evaluating digital interventions for mental health disorders
Translating trauma informed care frameworks into service delivery
Knowledge Translation and Implementation Research
Program Evaluations
Minority population focussed studies (e,g., interventions for same sex attracted women)
Identifying the underlying transdiagnostic treatment mechanisms across multiple mental health disorders
Expertise in developing and evaluating digital interventions for mental health disorders
Translating trauma informed care frameworks into service delivery
Knowledge Translation and Implementation Research
Program Evaluations
Minority population focussed studies (e,g., interventions for same sex attracted women)
GRANTS
- GRANTOnline relationship therapy supporting those affected by substance use20 Jun 2024 - 29 Apr 2027People funded by this grant:
- Karantzas G,
- Staiger P,
- Miller P,
- Toumbourou J,
- Curtis A
- GRANTOnline relationship therapy supporting those affected by substance use20 Jun 2024 - 29 Apr 2027People funded by this grant:
- Karantzas G,
- Staiger P,
- Miller P,
- Toumbourou J,
- Curtis A
- CONTRACT RESEARCHSalvation Army National Alcohol & Other Drugs Model of Care Implementation Evaluation1 Apr 2024 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- CONTRACT RESEARCHSupporting the mental health and social connections of Australian Defence Force personnel and their families during the transition from service to veterans: A pilot evaluation of the Villy Program20 Dec 2023 - 1 Feb 2025People funded by this grant:
- Staiger P,
- Giallo R,
- Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M,
- Melvin G,
- Tatnell R
- GRANTOnline relationship therapy supporting those affected by substance use1 Jul 2023 - 30 Jun 2026People funded by this grant:
- Karantzas G,
- Staiger P,
- Miller P,
- Toumbourou J,
- Curtis A
- CONTRACT RESEARCHImplementation Evaluation of the Odyssey House BRACE Program: Building Resilience via Advocacy, Counselling and Education.15 May 2023 - 1 Sep 2025People funded by this grant:
- Petra Staiger
- GRANTAAT-App Trial: A RCT of alcohol approach-avoidance training to reduce alcohol consumption and craving in people with alcohol use disorders1 Jul 2022 - 31 Jul 2025People funded by this grant:
- Manning V,
- Verjedo-Garcia A,
- Lubman D,
- Staiger P,
- Reynolds J
- GRANTAddressing intimate partner conflict in individuals seeking treatment for substances use problems.15 Aug 2021 - 31 Dec 2028People funded by this grant:
- Petra Staiger
- CONTRACT RESEARCHEvaluating an online relationship program to enhance outcomes for people in alcohol and other drug treatment.1 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Karantzas G,
- Staiger P,
- Miller P,
- Toumbourou J,
- Curtis A
- CONTRACT RESEARCHHaving the conversation: improving psychological well-being outcomes in individuals who are dependent on benzodiazepines.1 May 2020 - 1 Mar 2026People funded by this grant:
- Petra Staiger
- GRANTExamining Risk and Protective Factors for the Development of Gambling-Related Harms and Problems in Victorian LGBTIQ Communities26 Nov 2018 - 30 Apr 2020People funded by this grant:
- Bush R,
- Dowling N,
- Staiger P,
- Waling A
- CONTRACT RESEARCHDevelopment and Evaluation of Psychosocial Programs to address Substance Problems and Violence1 Oct 2017 - 30 Sep 2020People funded by this grant:
- Staiger P,
- Miller P,
- Toumbourou J
- GRANTThe R2C Program: A randomised controlled trial of a telephone-based intervention for alcohol misuse1 Jul 2017 - 30 Sep 2019People funded by this grant:
- Lubman D,
- Baker A,
- Staiger P,
- Best D,
- Manning V
- GRANTA randomised controlled trial of Cognitive Bias Modification training during early recovery from alcohol dependence1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2019People funded by this grant:
- Manning V,
- Verdejo-Garcia A,
- Lubman D,
- Staiger P,
- Hall K
- GRANTUsing Emergency Department Data To Reduce Alcohol Harm In The Community1 Aug 2016 - 31 Jul 2020People funded by this grant:
- Miller P,
- Egerton-Warburton D,
- Shakeshaft A,
- Caldicott D,
- Staiger P
- GRANTUsing Emergency Department Data To Reduce Alcohol Harm In The Community1 Aug 2016 - 31 Jul 2021People funded by this grant:
- Miller P,
- Egerton-Warburton D,
- Shakeshaft A,
- Caldicott D,
- Staiger P
- CONTRACT RESEARCHYouth Justice and Deakin University pilot of the Emotional Regulation and Impulse Control (ERIC) program22 Jun 2016 - 30 Jul 2017People funded by this grant:
- Hall K,
- Staiger P,
- Simpson A
- GRANTNext generation youth 'Alcohol and Drug' services in Victoria1 Jul 2015 - 30 Jun 2017People funded by this grant:
- Bruun A,
- Ennis D,
- Hall K,
- Simpson A,
- Staiger P
- CONTRACT RESEARCHEvaluation of research project titled Newly Arrived AOD Services (NAAODS)23 Jan 2013 - 30 Jun 2015People funded by this grant:
- Richardson B,
- Skouteris H,
- Staiger P
- GRANTEvaluation of the Family Eclipse Project25 Mar 2010 - 30 Nov 2012People funded by this grant:
- Petra Staiger
- GRANTEvaluation of a health coaching program16 Oct 2009 - 31 Aug 2010People funded by this grant:
- Richardson B,
- Macfarlane S,
- Staiger P
- COLLABORATIVE GRANTImproving the retention rate for residential treatment of substance abuse by sequential intervention for social anxiety.28 May 2009 - 31 Dec 2013People funded by this grant:
- Staiger P,
- Kyrios M,
- Kambouropoulos N,
- Gruenert S,
- Long C
- COLLABORATIVE GRANTImproving the retention rate for residential treatment of substance abuse by sequential intervention for social anxiety.28 May 2009 - 31 Dec 2013People funded by this grant:
- Staiger P,
- Kyrios M,
- Kambouropoulos N,
- Gruenert S,
- Long C