Associate Professor Stuart Ekberg

Senior Research Fellow (DECRA) Faculty of Health, School - Psychology and Counselling, Research - Psychology and Counselling

Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology) (University of Adelaide), Graduate Certificate in Science & Technology Communication (University of Adelaide), Bachelor of Psychology with First Class Honours (University of Adelaide)

A/Prof Ekberg is a Research Fellow (DECRA) in the School of Psychology and Counselling at QUT. A/Prof Ekberg specialises in health communication research, which includes a dedicated program of research investigating children’s use of health services. He also brings experience in translating research findings into workforce development initiatives. A/Prof Ekberg leads the Gilead project and is a co-investigator on the ARC project being undertaken by the Paediatric Palliative Care & Support Research Group.

Projects (Chief investigator)

• Addressing modifiable health behaviors in survivors of childhood cancer (AMBER)
• Co-Designing CONNECTS; Trauma-informed psychosocial support and resources for parents of children with brain tumours
• Only a phone call away: A Study of Telephone Calls to Queensland Paediatric Palliative Care Services
• Survivorship and Palliative Care in Child and Adolescent Brain Cancer (CASPER)
• The 'So Many Questions' Project: Developing a question prompt list for paediatric palliative care