Associate ProfessorSubhadra Evans

Associate Professor

Faculty of Health/School of Psychology/Deakin Lifespan Institute

  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Health/School of Psychology/Deakin Lifespan Institute
  • +61 3 924 46270 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Associate Professor Evans' research spans dysmenorrhea, endometriosis, menopause, chronic pelvic pain, gastrointestinal disorders, parenting and youth mental health. She has particular expertise in cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness, yoga, hypnosis and lifestyle interventions, and leads a program of research focused on improving access to evidence-based, person-centred care through digital health and telehealth models.

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Co-Designing, Evaluating, and Implementing Supportive Care for Adolescents and Young Adults with Crohns and Colitis and their Carers (CAYAC)
    1 Mar 2027 - 29 Feb 2032
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF Clinical Trials Activity Grant - 2045823 - $2,614,203.80
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Australian Perimenopause and Menopause (A-PaM) Study
    Medical Research Future Fund1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2030
    People funded by this grant:
    • Mishra G,
    • Boyle J,
    • Doust J,
    • Hickey M,
    • Yu S
    $4,999,959.20
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Designing an Australian National Adaptive Platform Trial for Endometriosis
    Medical Research Future Fund10 Jun 2025 - 29 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Amoako A,
    • Martin A,
    • McGree J,
    • Hickman I,
    • Costa N
    $299,920
  • GRANT
    Improving parent and child emotion regulation in early childhood to reduce population rates of child mental illness
    1 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    NHMRC - Ideas Grant - 2019442 - $1,392,462.50
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Understanding factors that predict women's grief, adjustment, and recovery from the loss of a mother.
    15 Mar 2023 - 15 Mar 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Motherless Daughters Australia Ltd - $42,000.00
  • GRANT
    CoDeEndo: Co-Designing, Evaluating, and Implementing Supportive Care for Endometriosis
    1 Feb 2023 - 31 Aug 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    Western Alliance - $20,000.00
  • GRANT
    CoDeEndo: Co-Designing, Evaluating, and Implementing Supportive Care for Endometriosis
    1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF Clinical Trials Activity Grant - MRF2021609 - $1,470,988.82
  • GRANT
    Randomized E-hypnotherapy for Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Trial (REST)
    1 Feb 2023 - 31 May 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    Western Alliance - $20,000.00
  • GRANT
    Randomized E-hypnotherapy for Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Trial (REST)
    1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF Clinical Trials Activity Grant - MRF2022322 - $1,300,459.86
  • GRANT
    EndoCannED - Medicinal Cannabis for the reduction in emergency department presentations in people with endometriosis: a randomised, controlled feasibility study
    31 Oct 2022 - 30 Apr 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    DJPR Victorian Medical Research Acceleration Fund - $100,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Exploring financial burden and language barriers for people with endometriosis: A mixed methods survey
    1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Endo Help Foundation - $45,000.00
  • GRANT
    Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) for distress associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): A randomised controlled trial of the ACTforIBD program
    1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Antonina M-W,
    • Subhadra E,
    • Lisa O,
    • Matthew F-T,
    • Eric O
    Litwin IBD Pioneers - 969016 - $358,410.00
  • GRANT
    Combating Distress In People With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Feasibility Trial
    1 Oct 2020 - 31 Jul 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    Janssen-Cilag - GA-0457 - $5,000.00
  • GRANT
    A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Yoga, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Education to Improve Quality of Life and Reduce Healthcare Costs in Endometriosis
    1 Jun 2020 - 31 May 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF EPCDRI Endometriosis Research Grant - MRF1200214 - $893,981.25
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Improving physical and mental health and wellbeing
    24 Oct 2017 - 22 Oct 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    Fernwood Foundation - $113,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    The Personal Benefits of Handwriting
    30 Jul 2016 - 31 Jul 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Evans S,
    • Skouteris H
    Officeworks - $50,000.00