Associate Professor Haley LaMonica
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Associate Professor Haley LaMonica

PhD, ABPP-CN
Associate Professor
FMH Central Clinical School
Faculty of Medicine and Health(FMH)
Associate Professor Haley LaMonica

Dr Haley M LaMonica is a mid-career researcher and Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist with 15 years’ clinical experience across the lifespan. Dr LaMonica holds a position as an Associate Professors with the Youth Mental Health and Technology Team at the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre, where she leads co-design and cultural adaptation research, particularly in relation to digital mental health technologies. Her research focuses on the development of effective, clinically relevant, and culturally adapted digital solutions to improve mental health and wellbeing for children and young people and their families and communities. While Dr LaMonica's research is based primarily in Australia, she has experience working with culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse groups from low- and middle-income countries.

Dr LaMonica's research interests include the following:

  • Digital health and mental health technologies
  • Child and youth mental health
  • Co-design and community-engagement methodologies
  • Cultural and contextual adaptation strategies
  • Implementation science and health services reform
Project titleResearch student
Addressing and Supporting Challenging Behaviour in Early Childhood Education for Enhanced Teacher and Child Wellbeing through Behaviour Support Strategies.Elena PETROU
‘A Sketch Grammar and Ethnolinguistic Study of Torwali Language'Mujahid Torwali TORWALI

Publications

Journals

  • Iannelli, O., Sweeney-Nash, M., Loblay, V., Hindmarsh, G., Poulsen, A., Song, C., Wilson, C., Alam, M., Shackel, R., Banati, R., Troy, J., LaMonica, H., Hickie, I. (2024). Childcare in Contemporary Africa: Variations in Out-of-Care Home Childcare Practices, Their Outcomes, and Support for Caregivers: A Narrative Review. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2024, 5552289. [More Information]
  • Poulsen, A., Song, C., Fosch-Villaronga, E., LaMonica, H., Iannelli, O., Alam, M., Hickie, I. (2024). Digital rights and mobile health in Southeast Asia: A scoping review. Digital Health, 10. [More Information]
  • Dimitropoulos, G., Bassi, E., Bright, K., Gondziola, J., Bradley, J., Fersovitch, M., Stamp, L., LaMonica, H., Iorfino, F., Gaskell, T., et al (2024). Implementation of an Electronic Mental Health Platform for Youth and Young Adults in a School Context Across Alberta, Canada: Thematic Analysis of the Perspectives of Stakeholders. JMIR Mental Health, 11(1). [More Information]

2024

  • Iannelli, O., Sweeney-Nash, M., Loblay, V., Hindmarsh, G., Poulsen, A., Song, C., Wilson, C., Alam, M., Shackel, R., Banati, R., Troy, J., LaMonica, H., Hickie, I. (2024). Childcare in Contemporary Africa: Variations in Out-of-Care Home Childcare Practices, Their Outcomes, and Support for Caregivers: A Narrative Review. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2024, 5552289. [More Information]
  • Poulsen, A., Song, C., Fosch-Villaronga, E., LaMonica, H., Iannelli, O., Alam, M., Hickie, I. (2024). Digital rights and mobile health in Southeast Asia: A scoping review. Digital Health, 10. [More Information]
  • Dimitropoulos, G., Bassi, E., Bright, K., Gondziola, J., Bradley, J., Fersovitch, M., Stamp, L., LaMonica, H., Iorfino, F., Gaskell, T., et al (2024). Implementation of an Electronic Mental Health Platform for Youth and Young Adults in a School Context Across Alberta, Canada: Thematic Analysis of the Perspectives of Stakeholders. JMIR Mental Health, 11(1). [More Information]

2023

  • Capon, W., Hickie, I., Fetanat, M., Varidel, M., LaMonica, H., Prodan, A., Piper, S., Davenport, T., Mughal, S., Shah, J., Scott, E., Iorfino, F. (2023). A multidimensional approach for differentiating the clinical needs of young people presenting for primary mental health care. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 126. [More Information]
  • Turner, A., LaMonica, H., Flood, V. (2023). Behaviour Change Techniques Used in Mediterranean Diet Interventions for Older Adults: A Systematic Scoping Review. Nutrients, 15(5). [More Information]
  • Capon, W., Hickie, I., Mckenna, S., Varidel, M., Richards, M., LaMonica, H., Rock, D., Scott, E., Iorfino, F. (2023). Characterising variability in youth mental health service populations: A detailed and scalable approach using digital technology. Australasian Psychiatry. [More Information]

2022

  • Choi, I., LaMonica, H., Naismith, S., Rahmanovic, A., Mowszowski, L., Glozier, N. (2022). Communicating Personal Risk Profiles of Alzheimer’s Disease to Older Adults: A Pilot Trial. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease, 9(1), 144-150. [More Information]
  • LaMonica, H., Crouse, J., Song, C., Alam, M., Ekambareshwar, M., Loblay, V., Yoon, A., Cha, G., Wilson, C., Sweeney-Nash, M., Troy, J., Hickie, I., et al (2022). Developing a Parenting App to Support Young Children's Socioemotional and Cognitive Development in Culturally Diverse Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Protocol for a Co-design Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(10), e39225. [More Information]
  • Burton, A., Hamilton, B., Iorfino, F., LaMonica, H., Scott, E., Hickie, I. (2022). Examining the prevalence of disordered eating in a cohort of young Australians presenting for mental health care at a headspace centre: results from a cross-sectional clinical survey study. BMJ Open, 12(8). [More Information]

2021

  • Kong, D., Hoyos, C., Phillips, C., McKinnon, A., Lin, P., Duffy, S., Mowszowski, L., LaMonica, H., Grunstein, R., Naismith, S., Gordon, C. (2021). Altered heart rate variability during sleep in mild cognitive impairment. Sleep, 44(4). [More Information]
  • Leung, I., Broadhouse, K., Mowszowski, L., LaMonica, H., Palmer, J., Hickie, I., Naismith, S., Duffy, S. (2021). Association between lifetime depression history, hippocampal volume and memory in non-amnestic mild cognitive impairment. European Journal of Neuroscience, 54(3), 4953-4970. [More Information]
  • Roberts, A., Davenport, T., Wong, T., Moon, H., Hickie, I., LaMonica, H. (2021). Evaluating the quality and safety of health-related apps and e-tools: Adapting the Mobile App Rating Scale and developing a quality assurance protocol. Internet Interventions, 24, 100379. [More Information]

2020

  • Dixon, K., LaMonica, H., Duffy, S., Phillips, C., Grunstein, R., Naismith, S., Hoyos, C. (2020). Arterial stiffness relates to executive dysfunction in later life. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 27(1), 140-151. [More Information]
  • Milton, A., LaMonica, H., Dowling, M., Yee, H., Davenport, T., Braunstein, K., Flego, A., Burns, J., Hickie, I. (2020). Gambling and the Role of Resilience in an International Online Sample of Current and Ex-serving Military Personnel as Compared to the General Population. Journal of Gambling Studies, 36(2), 477-498. [More Information]
  • Lin, P., LaMonica, H., Naismith, S., Mowszowski, L. (2020). Memory Compensation Strategies in Older People with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 26(1), 86-96. [More Information]

2019

  • LaMonica, H., Hickie, I., Ip, J., Ireland, C., Mowszowski, L., English, A., Glozier, N., Naismith, S. (2019). Disability in older adults across the continuum of cognitive decline: unique contributions of depression, sleep disturbance, cognitive deficits and medical burden. International Psychogeriatrics, 31(11), 1611-1625. [More Information]
  • Hickie, I., Davenport, T., Burns, J., Cross, S., Iorfino, F., LaMonica, H., Milton, A., Piper, S., Ricci, C., Whittle, L., Ospina Pinillos, L., Mendoza, J., et al (2019). Project Synergy: co-designing technology-enabled solutions for Australian mental health services reform. Medical Journal of Australia, 211(Suppl 7), S3-S39. [More Information]
  • LaMonica, H., Davenport, T., Burns, J., Cross, S., Hodson, S., Veitch, J., Hickie, I. (2019). Technology-Enabled Mental Health Service Reform for Open Arms – Veterans and Families Counselling: Participatory Design Study. JMIR Formative Research, 3(3), 1-12. [More Information]

2018

  • Cross, N., Memarian, N., Duffy, S., Paquola, C., LaMonica, H., D'Rozario, A., Lewis, S., Hickie, I., Grunstein, R., Naismith, S. (2018). Structural brain correlates of obstructive sleep apnoea in older adults at risk for dementia. European Respiratory Journal, 52(1), 1800740. [More Information]
  • LaMonica, H., Biddle, D., Naismith, S., Hickie, I., Maruff, P., Glozier, N. (2018). The relationship between depression and cognitive function in adults with cardiovascular risk: Evidence from a randomised attention-controlled trial. PloS One, 13(9), 1-14. [More Information]
  • Pons, A., LaMonica, H., Mowszowski, L., Kohler, S., Deckers, K., Naismith, S. (2018). Utility of the LIBRA index in relation to cognitive functioning in a clinical health seeking sample. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 62(1), 373-384. [More Information]

2017

  • LaMonica, H., English, A., Hickie, I., Ip, J., Ireland, C., West, S., Shaw, T., Mowszowski, L., Glozier, N., Duffy, S., Gibson, A., Naismith, S. (2017). Examining Internet and eHealth Practices and Preferences: Survey Study of Australian Older Adults With Subjective Memory Complaints, Mild Cognitive Impairment, or Dementia. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(10), 1-16. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2024

  • BMC compact with UofT - Child Youth Mental Health, early child development and related use of digital technologies, Hickie I, Szatmari P, Gallagher L, Guastella A, Ameis S, LaMonica H, Iorfino F, Boulton K, Office of Global Engagement/Compact Agreement Global Research Partnerships

2021

  • RA: Research agreement w Alzheimer's Research UK (ARUK) - Early Detection of Neurodegenerative Diseases (EDoN study) - (Sharon Naismith) CT32493/CS0364770, LaMonica H, Naismith S, Alzheimer’s Research UK/Research Grant