Maree Teesson

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Professor Maree Rose Teesson AC, FAAHMS, FASSA, is an Australian expert on mental health.
She is the Director of The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use and
NHMRC Principal Research Fellow at the University of Sydney. She is also professorial fellow at
the Black Dog Institute, UNSW.
She is an elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAAHMS), and
an elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia(FASSA).[1][2][3]

Contents

 1Education and Career

 2Awards and Recognition
 3Selected publications
 4References

Education and Career[edit]

Teesson holds a BSc (Psychology)(Hons) and PhD (Psychiatry) from the University of New South
Wales.[4] Her 1995 PhD Thesis was "An evaluation of mental health service delivery in an inner city
area".[5]
She is the author of more than 280 publications, and her work has been cited more than 9,000
times.[1][6]
In 2018 Teesson launched an innovative eHealth program at the University of New South Wales to
target the six main lifestyle risk factors among teenagers, including binge eating and unhealthy
eating, to help prevent chronic disease. [7]

Awards and Recognition[edit]

In recognition of her achievements in education, research and mentoring, Teesson received the
2013 UNSW Faculty of Medicine Dean's Award for Outstanding Achievement.[8]Teesson went on to
win the 2014 University of Technology, Sydney Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young
Researchers for her achievements in fostering and developing her teams, as well as reaching out to
more than 20,000 Australian high-school students with online programs that focus on preventing
alcohol and drug related harm.[9]
In 2014 she was named by the Australian Financial Review as one of the "100 Women of Influence"
in the Innovation category.[10] In 2015 she was presented with the Society for Mental Health
Research Oration Award for her rise to prominence within the Australian and New Zealand
psychiatric research community. [11]
On Australia Day 2018 she was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for eminent service
to medicine, particularly to the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders, as a researcher
and author, to innovative mental health policy development, to education, and as a role model for
young researchers.[1][12]

Selected publications[edit]
 Addictions, co-authored with Louisa Degenhardt and Wayne Hall, Hove,
2002, ISBN 1841693138; 2nd ed. Hove, East Sussex New York Psychology Press,
2012, ISBN 9780415582995
 Comorbid Mental Disorders and Substance Use Disorders : Epidemiology, Prevention and
Treatment, co-edited with Heather Proudfoot, Dept. of Health and Ageing,
2003, ISBN 064282424X
 Proudfoot H, Teesson M, Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing (October
2002). "Who seeks treatment for alcohol dependence? Findings from the Australian National
Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing". Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 37 (10): 451–
6. doi:10.1007/s00127-002-0576-1. PMID 12242622.
 Slade, Tim; Chapman, Cath; Swift, Wendy; Keyes, Katherine; Tonks, Zoe; Teesson, Maree (24
October 2016). "Birth cohort trends in the global epidemiology of alcohol use and alcohol-related
harms in men and women: systematic review and metaregression" (PDF). BMJ Open. 6 (10):
e011827. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011827.
 Slade, T.; Johnston, A.; Teesson, M.; Whiteford, H.; Burgess, P.; Pirkis, J.; Saw, S (May
2009). "The Mental Health of Australians 2: Substance Use Disorders in Australia"(PDF).
Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra.

References[edit]
1. ^ Jump up to:a b c https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2000399
2. ^ , Black Dog Institute, www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
3. ^ Professor Maree Teesson wins prestigious AAHMS Fellowship, June 2015, connections.edu.au
4. ^ "Professor Maree Teesson AC". Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Retrieved 7
February 2018.
5. ^ Teesson, Maree. "An Evaluation of Mental Health Service Delivery in an Inner City Area". Trove
Books, National Library of Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
6. ^ "Professor Maree Teeson". www.blackdoginstitute.org.au. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
7. ^ z3023397 (25 May 2018). "Health program targets the 'big six' behaviours in young people to
reduce chronic disease risk". UNSW Newsroom. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
8. ^ "UNSW Medicine Dean's Awards presented to Prof Maree Teesson & Mr Mark Deady". NRMRC
Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
9. ^ "2014 University of Technology, Sydney Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young
Researchers". Australian Museum. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
10. ^ "2014 Event - Innovation". 100 Women of Influence. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
11. ^ "2015 SMHR Annual Award Winners - Society for Mental Health Research". www.smhr.org.au.
Retrieved 25 July 2019.
12. ^ Mental health and drug and alcohol treatment innovator honoured, 31 January 2018,
www.dailytelegraph.com.au