DrBianca Kavanagh

Research Fellow, Brophy Research and Evaluation Lead

Faculty of Health/School of Medicine

  • Research Fellow, Brophy Research and Evaluation Lead
    Faculty of Health/School of Medicine
  • +61 3 522 73687 (Work)
  • Deakin University

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Bianca's research includes mental health epidemiology and treatment, maternity and perinatal health, health service access, and embedded research. She is especially interested in how people experience and navigate care across community and clinical settings, and in using embedded, community-engaged research approaches to strengthen service delivery and improve outcomes.

GRANTS

  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Translating mental health peer support into practice for consumers in rural and regional emergency departments: feasibility and pilot testing
    11 Sep 2025 - 11 Sep 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Medibank Private Ltd - $80,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Translating mental health peer support into practice for consumers in rural and regional emergency departments: feasibility and pilot testing
    Medibank Private Ltd11 Sep 2025 - 11 Mar 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wong Shee A,
    • Mc Namara K,
    • Malakellis M,
    • Berk M,
    • Schlicht K
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Deakin Rural Health: Brophy Family and Youth Services Sustainability Partnership
    1 Mar 2025 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Brophy Family & Youth Services Incorporated - $186,614.76
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Mental health emergency presentations in Western Victoria
    IMPACT Seed Funding1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022
    People funded by this grant:
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Mental Health Activity Creation
    Australasian College of Emergency Medicine1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
    People funded by this grant:
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Mental Health in Rural Emergency Department (MHrED) Project
    Australasian College of Emergency Medicine1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
    People funded by this grant:
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    The epidemiology of mental health emergency presentations in Western Victorian hospitals and urgent care facilities
    IMPACT Seed Funding1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
    People funded by this grant:
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Review of food standards in Victorian hospitals and aged care facilities
    Department of Health and Human Services15 Jan 2020 - 14 Jun 2020
  • GRANT
    Personality as a moderator of psychiatric clinical outcomes
    Ian Scott Mental Health PhD Scholarship, Australian Rotary Health1 Jan 2018 - 13 Jun 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kavanagh B
  • GRANT
    Personality as a moderator of psychiatric clinical outcomes
    Australian Government Research Training Program14 Jun 2017 - 31 Jul 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kavanagh B