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Overview

Jeanie Sheffield is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research activity primarily lies within the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with substantial contributions to Clinical Psychology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Psychiatry and Mental Health. Additional work spans Applied Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their scholarly output encompasses themes such as Family and Disability Support Research, Infant Development and Preterm Care, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, and Eating Disorders and Behaviors.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • BMJ Open
  • Research in Developmental Disabilities
  • Infant Mental Health Journal
  • Autism
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy

Among their recent papers are:

  • Evaluating the effects of a yoga-based program integrated with third-wave cognitive behavioral therapy components on self-regulation in children on the autism spectrum: A pilot randomized controlled trial, 2020, Autism
  • "An Important Part of Who I am": The Predictors of Dietary Adherence among Weight-Loss, Vegetarian, Vegan, Paleo, and Gluten-Free Dietary Groups, 2020, Nutrients
  • Parenting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An RCT of an online course with families of children with CP, 2022, Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • Efficacy of interventions to improve psychological adjustment for parents of infants with or at risk of neurodevelopmental disability: A systematic review, 2020, Infant Mental Health Journal
  • Using the Stay Strong App for the Well-being of Indigenous Australian Prisoners: Feasibility Study, 2022, JMIR Formative Research

Collaborations are frequent with several researchers, notably:

  • Koa Whittingham
  • Roslyn N. Boyd
  • Catherine Mak
  • Jane Wotherspoon
  • Corrine Dickinson

Best Publications

  • Stepping Stones Triple P: An RCT of a Parenting Program with Parents of a Child Diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Koa Whittingham;Kate Sofronoff;Jeanie Sheffield;Matthew R. Sanders

  • Preventing adolescent depression: an evaluation of the problem solving for life program.

    Susan H. Spence;Jeanie K. Sheffield;Caroline L. Donovan

  • Adolescents' willingness to seek psychological help: Promoting and preventing factors

    Jeanie K. Sheffield;Erika Fiorenza;Kate V. Sofronoff

  • Evaluation of universal, indicated, and combined cognitive-behavioral approaches to the prevention of depression among adolescents.

    Jeanie K. Sheffield;Susan H. Spence;Ronald M. Rapee;Nick Kowalenko

  • School-based prevention of depression: a randomised controlled study of the beyondblue schools research initiative.

    Michael G. Sawyer;Sara Pfeiffer;Susan Hilary Spence;Lyndal Bond

  • Long-Term Outcome of a School-Based, Universal Approach to Prevention of Depression in Adolescents.

    Susan H. Spence;Jeanie K. Sheffield;Caroline L. Donovan

  • Problem-solving orientation and attributional style: moderators of the impact of negative life events on the development of depressive symptoms in adolescence?

    Susan H. Spence;Jeanie Sheffield;Caroline L. Donovan

  • Examining Suicide-Risk Individuals Who Go Online for Suicide-Related Purposes

    Keith M. Harris;John P. McLean;Jeanie Sheffield

  • Self-stigma of seeking treatment and being male predict an increased likelihood of having an undiagnosed eating disorder

    Scott Griffiths;Scott Griffiths;Jonathan M. Mond;Zhicheng Li;Sanduni Gunatilake

  • Associations between Social Support from Family, Friends, and Teachers and depressive Symptoms in Adolescents

    Patrick Pössel;Shelby M. Burton;Bridget Cauley;Michael G. Sawyer

  • Adolescents’ Reactions to Universal and Indicated Prevention Programs for Depression: Perceived Stigma and Consumer Satisfaction

    Ronald M. Rapee;Ann Wignall;Jeanie Sheffield;Nick Kowalenko

  • School-Based Prevention of Depression: A 2-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial of the beyondblue Schools Research Initiative

    Michael G. Sawyer;Taylor F. Harchak;Susan Hilary Spence;Lyndal Bond

  • The internal suicide debate hypothesis: exploring the life versus death struggle

    Keith M. Harris;John P. McLean;Jeanie Sheffield;David Jobes

  • Psychometric Properties of the Social Problem Solving Inventory-Revised Short-Form: Is the Short Form a Valid and Reliable Measure for Young Adults?

    Deanne Hawkins;Kate Sofronoff;Jeanie Sheffield

  • Relative Contributions of Life Events Versus Daily Hassles to the Frequency and Intensity of Headaches

    Ephrem Fernandez;Jeanie Sheffield

  • Do Help-Seeking Intentions During Early Adolescence Vary for Adolescents Experiencing Different Levels of Depressive Symptoms?

    Michael G. Sawyer;Nina Borojevic;Kerry A. Ettridge;Sue Hilary Spence

  • Stepping Stones Triple P: A pilot study to evaluate acceptability of the program by parents of a child diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder

    K. Whittingham;K. Sofronoff;J. K. Sheffield

  • The development and psychometric properties of a measure of social and adaptive functioning for children and adolescents.

    Carmen S. Price;Susan H. Spence;Jeanie Sheffield;Caroline Donovan

  • Development of a parent-proxy quality-of-life chronic cough-specific questionnaire: clinical impact vs psychometric evaluations.

    Peter A. Newcombe;Jeanie K. Sheffield;Elizabeth F. Juniper;Julie M. Marchant

  • Validation of a parent-proxy quality of life questionnaire for paediatric chronic cough (PC-QOL)

    Peter A Newcombe;Jeanie K Sheffield;Elizabeth F Juniper;Helen L Petsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Kate Sofronoff
Kate Sofronoff University of Queensland
Susan H. Spence
Susan H. Spence Griffith University
Peter A. Newcombe
Peter A. Newcombe University of Queensland
Caroline L. Donovan
Caroline L. Donovan Griffith University
Scott Griffiths
Scott Griffiths University of Melbourne
Matthew R. Sanders
Matthew R. Sanders University of Queensland
Adrian B. Kelly
Adrian B. Kelly Queensland University of Technology
Tegan Cruwys
Tegan Cruwys Australian National University
Ronald M. Rapee
Ronald M. Rapee Macquarie University
Matthew J. Gullo
Matthew J. Gullo Griffith University

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