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Michelle Peate

Primary Position
Senior Research Fellow/ Program Leader, Psychosocial Health and Wellbeing Research (emPoWeR) Unit
Job Responsibilities
Research
Education/Training
Psychology
Short Synopsis of Professional Interests
Her primary research focus is in the psychosocial and reproductive issues of young cancer patients and their families.
Training Opportunities at Location
Yes
Address
Psychosocial Health and Wellbeing Research (emPoWeR) Unit, Dept of OBGYN
University of Melbourne, Level 7, Royal Women's Hospital
Cnr Grattan Street & Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052
eMAIL
michelle.peate@unimelb.edu.au
Phone(s)
Phone(s): +61 3 8345 3792 Fax: +61 3 8345 3702 Website: http://www.empowerunit.org/
Keywords
Adolescents and young adults
cancer
Reproductive health
Patient education
decision-making
Publications of Interest

Peate M, Stafford L, Hickey M. Fertility after breast cancer and strategies to help women achieve pregnancy. Cancer Forum. (Invited review, accepted 19 Jan 2017).

Li N, Jayasinghe YJ, Kemertzis M, Moore P, Peate M.  Fertility preservation in paediatric and adolescent oncology patients: the decision-making process of parents. JAYAO (Published online 24th Oct  2016). doi:10.1089/jayao.2016.0061. http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/jayao.2016.0061

Wakefield CE, McLoone JK, Fleming CAK, Peate M, Thomas E, Sansom-Daly U, Butow P, Cohn R. Adolescent cancer and health-related decision-making: A multi-perspective family analysis. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology (2012). 1(4):173-180. 

Sansom-Daly U, Peate M, Wakefield C, Bryant RA, Cohn RJ. A Systematic Review of Psychological Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults Living with Chronic Illness Health Psychology (2012). 31(3):380-93.  doi: 10.1037/a0025977 

Peate M, Meiser B, Friedlander M, Zorbas H, Rovelli S, Sansom-Daly U, Sangster J, Hadzi-Pavlovic D, Hickey M. It’s now or never: fertility-related knowledge, decision-making preferences, and treatment intentions in young women with breast cancer. An Australian Fertility Decision Aid Collaborative Group Study. Journal of Clinical Oncology (2011) 29 (13): 1670-1677. http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/early/recent