Mariko Carey

As part of the Health Behaviour Research Group located in the HMRI Building, Professor Mariko Carey is involved with a diverse range of projects aimed at improving health outcomes.

Much of Professor Carey’s work focuses on improving the translation of best evidence into routine clinical practice. This includes projects aimed at developing ways to improve the implementation of clinical guidelines in primary care for the detection and management of modifiable health risk factors; examining barriers to delivery of best evidence stroke care, and improving participation in cancer screening programs.

Professor Carey has a strong interest in developing rigorous ways to assess patient-centered care, and implementing and testing ways to improve patients’ experiences of health care. This includes identifying consumer perspectives on a range of topics including how medical errors should be dealt with; how prognosis should be communicated; and preferences for involvement in treatment decision-making.

Her work also has focused on improving the quality of life and psychosocial outcomes for people with chronic diseases including cancer.

Professor Carey has published numerous peer-reviewed publications and has been involved in the supervision of several research higher degree students. In 2011, she was awarded the Newcastle University Postgraduate Students’ Association (NUPSA) Supervisor of the Year Award.