ProfessorAntonina Mikocka-Walus
Deputy Head of School
Faculty of Health/School of Psychology/Deakin Lifespan Institute
- Deputy Head of SchoolFaculty of Health/School of Psychology/Deakin Lifespan Institute
- +61 3 924 68575 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
RESEARCH INTERESTS
GastroPsychology; endometriosis; psychological therapies; neuromodulators; telehealth; trials
Knowledge Areas
Antonina specialises in trials of behavioural interventions to suport people living with chronic gastrointestinal conditions, endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain and cancer. She also conducts observational studies and systematic reviews on the relationship between anxiety, depression and disease activity in a variety of chronic diseases.
Antonina's field-weighted citation index (FWCI) in psychogastroenterology is 2.24, placing her in the 98th percentile worldwide. Her FWCIs in women's health and cancer are 2.2. Antonina is ranked in the world's top 1% for Psychology and top 0.26% for inflammatory bowel disease research (ScholarGPS.com).
Projects
Examples of Antonina's current projects include:
1. Acceptance Committment Therapy for people with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis and comorbid anxiety and/depression.
2. Codesigning, evaluating and implementing Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and Yoga for Endometriosis care.
3. Testing eHypnotherapy in people with chronic pelvic pain.
4. Online mindfulness to support living with inflammatory bowel disease.
GRANTS
- GRANTCo-Designing, Evaluating, and Implementing Supportive Care for Adolescents and Young Adults with Crohns and Colitis and their Carers (CAYAC)1 Mar 2027 - 29 Feb 2032People funded by this grant:
- Mikocka-Walus A,
- Evans S,
- Knowles S,
- Giles E,
- Orellana L
- CONTRACT RESEARCHCARER HUB: A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN CANCER CARER RESEARCH, TRANSLATION & IMPACT8 Aug 2024 - 8 Aug 2024People funded by this grant:
- CONTRACT RESEARCHCARER HUB: A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN CANCER CARER RESEARCH, TRANSLATION & IMPACT22 Aug 2023 - 28 Aug 2026People funded by this grant:
- CONTRACT RESEARCHUnderstanding factors that predict women's grief, adjustment, and recovery from the loss of a mother.15 Mar 2023 - 15 Mar 2024People funded by this grant:
- Mikocka-Walus A,
- Evans S,
- Karantzas G
- GRANTCoDeEndo: Co-Designing, Evaluating, and Implementing Supportive Care for Endometriosis1 Feb 2023 - 31 Aug 2028People funded by this grant:
- Mikocka-Walus A,
- Evans S,
- Livingston T,
- Orellana L,
- McCaffrey N
- GRANTCoDeEndo: Co-Designing, Evaluating, and Implementing Supportive Care for Endometriosis1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2028People funded by this grant:
- Mikocka-Walus A,
- Evans S,
- Livingston T,
- Orellana L,
- McCaffrey N
- GRANTiCare - An interactive online portal to improve health and wellbeing for people living with complex cancers, and their informal carers: a Phase II randomised controlled trial1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2026People funded by this grant:
- Livingston T,
- White V,
- Orellana L,
- Mikocka-Walus A,
- Jefford M
- GRANTiCare - An interactive online portal to improve health and wellbeing for people living with complex cancers, and their informal carers: a Phase II randomised controlled trial1 Feb 2023 - 30 Jun 2026People funded by this grant:
- Livingston T,
- White V,
- Orellana L,
- Mikocka-Walus A,
- Jefford M
- GRANTRandomized E-hypnotherapy for Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Trial (REST)1 Feb 2023 - 31 May 2028People funded by this grant:
- Mikocka-Walus A,
- Evans S,
- McCaffrey N,
- Esterman A,
- Andrews J
- GRANTRandomized E-hypnotherapy for Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Trial (REST)1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2028People funded by this grant:
- Mikocka-Walus A,
- Evans S,
- McCaffrey N,
- Esterman A,
- Andrews J
- CONTRACT RESEARCHSupporting recovery from the mental health impacts of the COVID - 19 pandemic on rural communities.9 Jun 2022 - 15 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Toumbourou J,
- Deane C,
- Karantzas G,
- Mikocka-Walus A,
- Westrupp E
- CONTRACT RESEARCHSupporting recovery from the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on young women with mental illness.9 Jun 2022 - 15 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Toumbourou J,
- Deane C,
- Karantzas G,
- Mikocka-Walus A,
- Westrupp E
- GRANTNocebo response to fermentable carbohydrate dietary challenge: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled crossover challenge trial1 Jun 2022 - 1 Jun 2024People funded by this grant:
- Staudacher H,
- Jacka F,
- Mikocka-Walus A
- CONTRACT RESEARCHExploring financial burden and language barriers for people with endometriosis: A mixed methods survey1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Evans S,
- Mikocka-Walus A
- GRANTAcceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) for distress associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): A randomised controlled trial of the ACTforIBD program1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2023People funded by this grant:
- Antonina M-W,
- Subhadra E,
- Lisa O,
- Matthew F-T,
- Eric O