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Miss Matilde Petersen

MPhil, MIPH, BPsycSc(HonsI), BHSc

Associate Lecturer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Sydney School of Public Health

Email

matilde.petersen@sydney.edu.au

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Member of Sydney Environment Institute

Biographical details

Matilde has lived and was educated in Aarhus (Denmark), Sydney and Melbourne and is currently living on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. She joined the Sydney School of Public Health (SSPH) in 2019 as a Research Assistant after achieving her Master of International Public Health. She completed her MPhil in 2021 under the supervision of A/Prof Michelle Dickson on the topic of social and emotional wellbeing impacts of extreme heat, and has since worked across several research projects and academic teaching roles. Her research has focused on climate change & health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing and promoting healthcare sustainability. Matilde is currently completing a Master of Clinical Psychology at the University of Sydney and is registered as a Provisional Psychologist. She aspires to continue working at the intersection between Public Health, First Nations wellbeing and Psychology to improve community mental health and wellbeing while promoting First Nations ways of knowing, being and doing.

Research interests

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing

Social and Emotional Wellbeing

Clinicial Psychology

Health and wellbeing impacts of climate change

Healthcare sustainability

Qualitative health research

Keywords

Clinical psychology, Environmental health, Mental health, Public health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing

Approaches

Qualitative Research, Treatment/Intervention

Publications

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Journals

Batcup, C., Petersen, M., Dakin, T., Barratt, A., McGain, F., Newell, B., Pickles, K. (2023). Behavioural change interventions encouraging clinicians to reduce carbon emissions in clinical activity: a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1), 384. [More Information]
Petersen, M., Barratt, A., McGain, F., Skowno, J., Zhong, G., Weatherall, A., Bell, K., Pickles, K. (2023). Exploring anaesthetists’ views on the carbon footprint of anaesthesia and identifying opportunities and challenges for reducing its impact on the environment. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. [More Information]
Petersen, M., Garay, J., Clancy, K., Dickson, M., Angelo, C. (2023). Homesickness at Home: A Scoping Review of Solastalgia Experiences in Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(3). [More Information]
Standen, J., Spencer, J., Lee, G., Van Buskirk, J., Matthews, V., Hanigan, I., Boylan, S., Jegasothy, E., Petersen, M., Morgan, G. (2022). Aboriginal Population and Climate Change in Australia: Implications for Health and Adaptation Planning. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(12). [More Information]
Petersen, M., Bell, K., Pickles, K., McGain, F., McAlister, S., Barratt, A. (2022). Health, financial and environmental impacts of unnecessary vitamin D testing: A triple bottom line assessment adapted for healthcare. BMJ Open, 12(8). [More Information]
McAlister, S., McGain, F., Petersen, M., Story, D., Charlesworth, K., Ison, G., Barratt, A. (2022). The carbon footprint of hospital diagnostic imaging in Australia. The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 24, 100459. [More Information]
Petersen, M., Rychetnik, L., Barratt, A., Zhang, Y. (2021). An Australian glossary to aid multisectoral research and collaborations to address health and climate change. Medical Journal of Australia, 215(4), 154-156. [More Information]
Ran, M., Hall, B., Su, T., Prawira, B., Petersen, M., Li, X., Zhang, T. (2021). Stigma of mental illness and cultural factors in Pacific Rim region: a systematic review. BMC Psychiatry, 21(1), 8. [More Information]

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2023

Batcup, C., Petersen, M., Dakin, T., Barratt, A., McGain, F., Newell, B., Pickles, K. (2023). Behavioural change interventions encouraging clinicians to reduce carbon emissions in clinical activity: a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1), 384. [More Information]
Petersen, M., Barratt, A., McGain, F., Skowno, J., Zhong, G., Weatherall, A., Bell, K., Pickles, K. (2023). Exploring anaesthetists’ views on the carbon footprint of anaesthesia and identifying opportunities and challenges for reducing its impact on the environment. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. [More Information]
Petersen, M., Garay, J., Clancy, K., Dickson, M., Angelo, C. (2023). Homesickness at Home: A Scoping Review of Solastalgia Experiences in Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(3). [More Information]

2022

Standen, J., Spencer, J., Lee, G., Van Buskirk, J., Matthews, V., Hanigan, I., Boylan, S., Jegasothy, E., Petersen, M., Morgan, G. (2022). Aboriginal Population and Climate Change in Australia: Implications for Health and Adaptation Planning. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(12). [More Information]
Petersen, M., Bell, K., Pickles, K., McGain, F., McAlister, S., Barratt, A. (2022). Health, financial and environmental impacts of unnecessary vitamin D testing: A triple bottom line assessment adapted for healthcare. BMJ Open, 12(8). [More Information]
McAlister, S., McGain, F., Petersen, M., Story, D., Charlesworth, K., Ison, G., Barratt, A. (2022). The carbon footprint of hospital diagnostic imaging in Australia. The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 24, 100459. [More Information]

2021

Petersen, M., Rychetnik, L., Barratt, A., Zhang, Y. (2021). An Australian glossary to aid multisectoral research and collaborations to address health and climate change. Medical Journal of Australia, 215(4), 154-156. [More Information]
Ran, M., Hall, B., Su, T., Prawira, B., Petersen, M., Li, X., Zhang, T. (2021). Stigma of mental illness and cultural factors in Pacific Rim region: a systematic review. BMC Psychiatry, 21(1), 8. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2022