Rikki Battersby-Coulter
Research Assistant
BA (Psych), MYMH, MPH (Health Econ Eval), MHM
rikki.battersby-coulter@telethonkids.org.au
she/her
Rikki Battersby-Coulter is a research assistant on the Youth Mental Health team working in the area of suicide prevention under Dr Penelope Strauss. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), a Master of Youth Mental Health, a Master of Public Health specialising in Health Economic Evaluation, and a Master of Health Management.
Projects
Upskilling Service Providers on LGBTQA+ Suicide Prevention
This project aims to implement LGBTQA+ youth suicide prevention guidelines in clinical and community services in Western Australia.
Education and Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) – The University of Western Australia
- Master of Youth Mental Health – The University of Melbourne
- Master of Public Health (Health Economic Evaluation) – The University of New South Wales
- Master of Health Management – The University of New South Wales
- Certificate Course, Modelling Cost-Effectiveness in Health Care – The London School of Economics and Political Science
Awards/Honours
- 2017 Co-Convenor – 4th International Association for Youth Mental Health conference, Dublin
- 2016 Keynote address – Society for Mental Health Research conference, Sydney