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Email

mftanou@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Research Fellow - Mental Health
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health - Centres and Institutes
Education
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
Deakin University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Deakin University
ORCID

0000-0001-5884-7851

Dr Maria Ftanou

Senior Research Fellow - Mental Health
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

120 Scholarly works
8 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2028

    Book Chapter

    Suicide Prevention Media Campaigns
    DOI: 10.1002/9781394179909.ch25
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Prehabililtation in Retroperitoneal Sarcomas.
    DOI: 10.1002/jso.70335
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A Randomized Controlled Trial: Evaluating the Sleep, Cancer and Rest (SleepCaRe) Trial to Improve Health-Related Quality of Life in Women Undergoing Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
    DOI: 10.1002/pon.70418
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Evaluating the Sleep Cancer Rest (SleepCaRe) Trial for Improving Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Women Undergoing Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer - A Randomised Controlled Trial
    DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.108351
  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Evaluation and Scalability Assessment of the Implementation of Suicide Observatory in Cork and Kerry
  • 2023

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    NSW Suicide Monitoring System (SuMS): Review of Analysis, Reporting and Engagement Processes
  • 2017

    Research Grant

    Suicide Prevention Public Service Announcements (PSAs): a Randomized Controlled Trial
Maria Ftanou

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Feasibility and Acceptability of a Co-Designed Model of Prehabilitation for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy
    DOI: 10.1002/hed.70351
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The Perspectives of People With Lived Experience of Suicide On Signs Designed to Encourage Help-Seeking
    DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a001041
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Toward Best Practice Guidelines and Curricula for Virtual Care (Telehealth) in a Cancer Center: Protocol for a Multimethod Study
    DOI: 10.2196/81768
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Suicide prevention media campaigns: Impacts on awareness, help-seeking and suicide-related behaviour
    DOI: 10.5617/suicidologi.12866
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Boys Do Cry: what do Australian men think of a music video encouraging them to talk about their mental health struggles?
    DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-24214-w
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Boys Do Cry: a randomised controlled trial testing the effects of a music video promoting help-seeking for mental health difficulties in Australian men
    DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-21172-7

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    To Design and Undertake a Comprehensive Independent Evaluation of the Australian Government’s New Mental Health National Early Intervention Service (NEIS) Program (Services).
  • 2021

    Research Contracts

    Scoping Review on Images

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