Dr Kriscia Tapia
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Dr Kriscia Tapia

PhD (USyd), MAppSc (USyd), BA (UNSW)
Research Fellow, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Dr Kriscia Tapia

Kriscia is a Research Fellow at The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, where she manages the randomized controlled trial of Strong & Deadly Futures, a culturally inclusive alcohol and drug prevention program for high school students funded by the NHMRC. Her primary research focus is on improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, with an emphasis on prevention strategies and culturally relevant interventions.

Kriscia completed her PhD in 2020 at the University of Sydney, supported by a CRE-Discover TT scholarship from the Menzies School of Health Research for her work on breast cancer screening among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in the Northern Territory. Since 2012, she has contributed to the design of people-centred education and digital health interventions at the Faculty of Medicine and Health, including co-inventing the BReASt platform for early diagnosis. Kriscia is committed to collaboratively designing and testing innovative, evidence-based programs ensuring that health interventions are culturally safe, locally relevant, and impactful.

NHMRC Project Grant- "Strong and Deadly Futures: A cluster randomised controlled trial of a computerised school-based alcohol and drug prevention program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students", 2019-2025 (Project manager)

Menzies School of Health Research,DISCOVER-TT Centre for Research Excellence PhD Scholarship, 2017

Publications

Book Chapters

  • Brennan, P., Warwick, L., Tapia, K. (2018). Breast Screen Reader Assessment Strategy (BREAST): A Research Infrastructure with a Translational Objective. In Ehsan Samei, Elizabeth A. Krupinski (Eds.), The Handbook of Medical Image Perception and Techniques, (pp. 343-355). United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]

Journals

  • Trieu, P., Xiao, Q., Gu, Y., Lewis, S., Robinson, M., Tapia, K., Brennan, P., Li, T. (2023). Variations of image interpretations of radiologists from different populations in mammography and tomosynthesis with different levels of breast density. Journal of Medical Imaging, 10(2), 025502. [More Information]
  • Fong, C., Alesi, S., Mousa, A., Moran, L., Deed, G., Grant, S., Tapia, K., Ee, C. (2022). Efficacy and Safety of Nutrient Supplements for Glycaemic Control and Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes: An Umbrella Review and Hierarchical Evidence Synthesis. Nutrients, 14(11). [More Information]
  • Alshabibi, A., Suleiman, M., Tapia, K., Heard, R., Brennan, P. (2021). Impact of Hours Awake and Hours Slept at Night on Radiologists’ Mammogram Interpretations. Journal of the American College of Radiology, 18(5), 730-738. [More Information]

Conferences

  • Alshabibi, A., Suleiman, M., Tapia, K., Heard, R., Brennan, P. (2021). Effect of time awake and hours slept at night on radiologists' interpretations of mammogram images. Medical Imaging 2021: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, United States: SPIE. [More Information]
  • Alshabibi, A., Suleiman, M., Tapia, K., Heard, R., Brennan, P. (2020). Effect of time of day on radiology image interpretations. Medical Imaging 2020: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, Bellingham: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [More Information]
  • Gandomkar, Z., Ekpo, E., Chen, Z., Suleiman, M., Li, T., Tapia, K., Brennan, P., Lewis, S. (2020). Expert radiologist performance does not appear to impact upon their capability in perceiving the gist of the abnormal on mammograms. 15th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI 2020), Bellingham: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [More Information]

2023

  • Trieu, P., Xiao, Q., Gu, Y., Lewis, S., Robinson, M., Tapia, K., Brennan, P., Li, T. (2023). Variations of image interpretations of radiologists from different populations in mammography and tomosynthesis with different levels of breast density. Journal of Medical Imaging, 10(2), 025502. [More Information]

2022

  • Fong, C., Alesi, S., Mousa, A., Moran, L., Deed, G., Grant, S., Tapia, K., Ee, C. (2022). Efficacy and Safety of Nutrient Supplements for Glycaemic Control and Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes: An Umbrella Review and Hierarchical Evidence Synthesis. Nutrients, 14(11). [More Information]

2021

  • Alshabibi, A., Suleiman, M., Tapia, K., Heard, R., Brennan, P. (2021). Effect of time awake and hours slept at night on radiologists' interpretations of mammogram images. Medical Imaging 2021: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, United States: SPIE. [More Information]
  • Alshabibi, A., Suleiman, M., Tapia, K., Heard, R., Brennan, P. (2021). Impact of Hours Awake and Hours Slept at Night on Radiologists’ Mammogram Interpretations. Journal of the American College of Radiology, 18(5), 730-738. [More Information]
  • Caspar, F., Copps, E., Diplas, A., Hackney, L., Jackson, K., Kearins, I., Lynch, M., McPherson, D., Pisconeri, B., Purkiss, Z., Tapia, K., Trieu, P., Brennan, P., Puslednik, L., et al (2021). Mammographic interpretation in Vietnam: Tailored educational strategies are needed to increase clinicians' expertise. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 17(5), e212-e216. [More Information]

2020

  • Alshabibi, A., Suleiman, M., Tapia, K., Heard, R., Brennan, P. (2020). Effect of time of day on radiology image interpretations. Medical Imaging 2020: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, Bellingham: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [More Information]
  • Alshabibi, A., Suleiman, M., Tapia, K., Brennan, P. (2020). Effects of time of day on radiological interpretation. Clinical Radiology, 75(2), 148-155. [More Information]
  • Gandomkar, Z., Ekpo, E., Chen, Z., Suleiman, M., Li, T., Tapia, K., Brennan, P., Lewis, S. (2020). Expert radiologist performance does not appear to impact upon their capability in perceiving the gist of the abnormal on mammograms. 15th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI 2020), Bellingham: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [More Information]

2019

  • Brennan, P., Ganesan, A., Eckstein, M., Ekpo, E., Tapia, K., Mello-Thoms, C., Lewis, S., Juni, M. (2019). Benefits of Independent Double Reading in Digital Mammography: A Theoretical Evaluation of All Possible Pairing Methodologies. Academic Radiology, 26(6), 717-723. [More Information]
  • Jackson, R., Double, C., Munro, H., Lynch, J., Tapia, K., Trieu, P., Alakhras, M., Ganesan, A., Do, T., Soh, B., Brennan, P., Puslednik, L. (2019). Breast cancer diagnostic efficacy in a developing South-East Asian country. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 20(3), 727-731. [More Information]
  • Tapia, K., Garvey, G., McEntee, M., Rickard, M., Lydiard, L., Brennan, P. (2019). Breast screening attendance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in the Northern Territory of Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43(4), 334-339. [More Information]

2018

  • Brennan, P., Warwick, L., Tapia, K. (2018). Breast Screen Reader Assessment Strategy (BREAST): A Research Infrastructure with a Translational Objective. In Ehsan Samei, Elizabeth A. Krupinski (Eds.), The Handbook of Medical Image Perception and Techniques, (pp. 343-355). United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
  • Ganesan, A., Alakhras, M., Brennan, P., Lee, W., Tapia, K., Mello-Thoms, C. (2018). Characteristics of the group of radiologists that benefits the most using Breast Screen Reader Assessment Strategy (BREAST). SPIE Medical Imaging 2018: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, Bellingham: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [More Information]
  • Gandomkar, Z., Ekpo, E., Lewis, S., Evans, K., Tapia, K., Trieu, P., Wolfe, J., Brennan, P. (2018). Detection of the abnormal GIST in the prior mammograms even with no overt sign of breast cancer. 14th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI 2018), Bellingham: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [More Information]

2017

  • Suleiman, W., Rawashdeh, M., Lewis, S., McEntee, M., Lee, W., Tapia, K., Brennan, P. (2017). Australian Breast Reader Assessment Strategy on mammographic improves radiologists' test reading performance. Medical Image Perception Society (MIPS) XVII Conference 2017, United States: S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering.
  • Tapia, K., Garvey, G., McEntee, M., Rickard, M., Brennan, P. (2017). Breast cancer in Australian Indigenous women: incidence, mortality, and risk factors. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 18(4), 873-884. [More Information]

2016

  • Suleiman, W., Rawashdeh, M., Lewis, S., McEntee, M., Lee, W., Tapia, K., Brennan, P. (2016). Impact of Breast Reader Assessment Strategy on mammographic radiologists' test reading performance. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 60(3), 352-358. [More Information]
  • Suleiman, W., McEntee, M., Lewis, S., Rawashdeh, M., Georgian-Smith, D., Heard, R., Tapia, K., Brennan, P. (2016). In the digital era, architectural distortion remains a challenging radiological task. Clinical Radiology, 71(1), e35-e40. [More Information]
  • Rawashdeh, M., Vidotti, C., Lee, W., Lewis, S., Mello-Thoms, C., Reed, W., Tapia, K., Brennan, P. (2016). Investigating the link between the radiological experience and the allocation of an 'equivocal finding'. SPIE Medical Imaging 2016: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, San Diego, USA: SPIE Publications. [More Information]

2015

  • Soh, B., Lee, W., Mello-Thoms, C., Tapia, K., Ryan, J., Hung, W., Thompson, G., Heard, R., Brennan, P. (2015). Certain performance values arising from mammographic test set readings correlate well with clinical audit. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 59(4), 403-410. [More Information]
  • Trieu, P., Brennan, P., Giuffre, B., Mello-Thoms, C., Tapia, K., Santangelo, N., Kim, H., Cameron, K., Hayter, C., Da Costa, G., Lee, W., et al (2015). Evaluation of the effect of zoom function on lesion detection by soft-copy reading of screening mammograms. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 59(3), 292-299. [More Information]

2014

  • Brennan, P., Trieu, P., Tapia, K., Ryan, J., Mello-Thoms, C., Lee, W. (2014). BREAST: A Novel Strategy to Improve the Detection of Breast Cancer. 12th International Workshop on Breast Imaging, New York: Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science. [More Information]
  • Soh, B., Lee, W., Mello-Thoms, C., Tapia, K., Ryan, J., Hung, W., Thompson, G., Heard, R., Brennan, P. (2014). Does sensitivity measured from screening test-sets predict clinical performance? SPIE Medical Imaging 2014: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, Bellingham, Washington, USA: SPIE Publications. [More Information]
  • Mello-Thoms, C., Trieu, P., Rawashdeh, M., Tapia, K., Lee, W., Brennan, P. (2014). Understanding the Role of Correct Lesion Assessment in Radiologists' Reporting of Breast Cancer. 12th International Workshop on Breast Imaging, New York: Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science. [More Information]

2013

  • Brennan, P., Tapia, K., Ryan, J., Lee, W. (2013). BREAST: A novel method to improve the diagnostic efficacy of mammography. Medical Imaging 2013: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, Bellingham, United States: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). [More Information]

Selected Grants

2021

  • Transforming diagnosis of silicosis: a novel AI approach, Brennan P, Rickard M, Suleiman M, Gandomkar Z, Tapia K, Xu D, Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)/MRFF - Emerging Priorities and Consumer Driven Research 2020 Silico

2019

  • Understanding the diagnostic efficacy of radiologists in Shanghai, China using mammographic and tomographic test set images, Brennan P, Gu Y, Li T, Tapia K, Xiao Q, Office of Global Engagement/Partnership Collaboration Awards