Michele Tansella
was a pioneer in the field of epidemiological psychiatry and the field of
mental health service evaluation. He contributed to these fields as a
distinguished scientist throughout his life. The Michele Tansella Award of €
2000 is provided every two years on the occasion of the World Psychiatric
Association Section meetings on Epidemiology and Public Health. It will be
granted to Post-doctoral researchers / early career researchers under 40 years
of age from anywhere in the world. Candidates for the Michele Tansella Award
will be the first authors of an outstanding publication in the field of
epidemiological psychiatry, community psychiatry, or mental health service
evaluation. Eligible papers will have been published in an international
peer-reviewed journal in the two years preceding the application for the award.
Publications in press can be considered if accompanied by a confirmation of
acceptance from the publishing Journal. A panel consisting of international
experts and the award donors will judge the applications submitted and select
the winner.
Michelle Tansella Award Winner:
Associate Professor Holly Erskine leads the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Epidemiology and Services (CAPES) research stream at the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor with the School of Public Health at the University of Queensland and an affiliate Assistant Professor with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. For several years, she was responsible for the epidemiological modelling and burden estimation of child and adolescent mental disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) and co-led a programme of work which directly led to the inclusion of bullying victimisation as a risk factor for major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders in GBD. Holly was the principal investigator of the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (NAMHS), which involved nationally representative household surveys of the prevalence of adolescent mental disorders in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam. She was also a chief investigator on the Australian Child Maltreatment Study. Currently, Holly is a chief investigator on the Centre for Research Excellence in Adolescent Health Metrics and the recently announced Third National Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing.
She will be presenting a Plenary Lecture on Friday, October 11th at 9:10am, titled “The prevalence of mental disorders, suicidal behaviours, and self-harm among adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam: Methodology and key findings from the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (NAMHS)”
Michelle Tansella Award Winner:
Holly Erskine
Associate Professor Holly Erskine leads the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Epidemiology and Services (CAPES) research stream at the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor with the School of Public Health at the University of Queensland and an affiliate Assistant Professor with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. For several years, she was responsible for the epidemiological modelling and burden estimation of child and adolescent mental disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) and co-led a programme of work which directly led to the inclusion of bullying victimisation as a risk factor for major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders in GBD. Holly was the principal investigator of the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (NAMHS), which involved nationally representative household surveys of the prevalence of adolescent mental disorders in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam. She was also a chief investigator on the Australian Child Maltreatment Study. Currently, Holly is a chief investigator on the Centre for Research Excellence in Adolescent Health Metrics and the recently announced Third National Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing.
She will be presenting a Plenary Lecture on Friday, October 11th at 9:10am, titled “The prevalence of mental disorders, suicidal behaviours, and self-harm among adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam: Methodology and key findings from the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (NAMHS)”
