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Email

rpurcell@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professorial Fellow
Centre for Youth Mental Health (Orygen)
Education
PhD
Monash University
Masters (Coursework)
Monash University
Graduate Diploma
RMIT University
Bachelors Degree
Swinburne University of Technology
ORCID

0000-0002-7912-6073

Prof Rosemary Purcell

Professorial Fellow
Centre for Youth Mental Health (Orygen)

262 Scholarly works
3 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    The case against performance framing of mental healthcare in elite sport
    DOI: 10.1016/j.peh.2026.100429
  • 2026

    Journal article

    'The players are the focus, it's never spoken about as coaches': Perceived factors influencing the mental health of Australian elite-level coaches
    DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2026.103118
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Developing a youth focused service-hub alternative to the police station: a stakeholder Policy Lab
    DOI: 10.1080/10345329.2025.2543108
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Evidence of gender imbalance across samples in sport and exercise psychology
    DOI: 10.1080/1750984X.2022.2150981
  • 2023

    Research Grant

    Building Capacity for the Delivery of Mental Health Care Among Elite Youth Athletes: A Youth and Family Engaged Approach
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Starting young to protect elite athletes' mental health
    DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106352
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Gender differences in mental health symptoms and risk factors in australian elite athletes
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000984
Rosemary Purcell

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2009
British Medical Association
2002
Outstanding Doctoral Graduate, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University.
2001
American Psychiatric Association Guttmacher Award
1997
Commonwealth of Australia Postgraduate Award

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    The role of high-performance sport environments in mental health: an international society of sport psychology consensus statement
    DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2024.2437923
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Mental health literacy in elite-level coaches: Recognition and management of depression and burnout
    DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2025.2589723
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Clinical characteristics linked to persistent and emerging eating disorder risk trajectories in young people seeking mental health care
    DOI: 10.1007/s00787-026-02978-9
  • 2025

    Journal article

    International Olympic Committee consensus-driven guidelines for athlete mental health support at sporting events
    DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-109646
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Substance use patterns among youth seeking help for mental illness: A latent class analysis
    DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108355
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Understanding the relationship between sport-related psychological safety and mental toughness in male elite athletes
    DOI: 10.1024/2674-0052/a000116
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Neurodiversity and the mental health and well-being of elite athletes
    DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-109325
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Olympic and Paralympic coaches' perceived barriers to mental health help-seeking: A concept mapping study
    DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-109247

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