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Kyli Hedrick

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Psychologist and Public Health Researcher, School of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University

Kyli is a registered psychologist with a Master's degree in Community Psychology. Both her practice and research interests lie at the intersection of health and human rights. Kyli's PhD - undertaken at the Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health - investigated the epidemiology of self-harm among asylum seekers, in both detained and community-based populations. In addition to roles in direct practice and research, she has worked as a psychology, counselling, and criminology lecturer for over 10 years. She holds an honorary appointment with the Justice Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health.

Kyli is currently working as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Faculty of Medicine, Uppsala University, Sweden (2022-2024).

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Postdoctoral research fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Uppsala University
  • 2017–present
    Director, Community-Minded Psychological Services
  • 2021–present
    Honorary research fellow, Justice Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
  • 2021–2022
    Lecturer, School of Psychology, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
  • 2017–2021
    Psychologist and public health researcher, Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
  • 2017–2017
    Sessional Lecturer, School of Education and Counselling, Monash University
  • 2014–2017
    Psychologist, Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture
  • 2011–2013
    Sessional Lecturer, School of Psychology, Victoria University
  • 2011–2011
    Counsellor Advocate, Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture
  • 2008–2010
    Sessional Lecturer, School of Psychology, and School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University

Education

  • 2021 
    PhD, University of Melbourne
  • 2014 
    Master of Applied Psychology (Community Psychology), Victoria University
  • 2007 
    BA (Hons) (Psychology), Flinders University
  • 2006 
    Graduate Diploma (Psychology), Flinders University
  • 1998 
    Post-Graduate Diploma (SocSci), La Trobe
  • 1997 
    Bachelor of Arts , La Trobe