Contact

Email

j.pirkis@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Professorial Fellow, Mental Health
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health - Centres and Institutes
Education
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
University of Melbourne
Masters Degree (Coursework & Research)
The Australian National University
Masters Degree (Coursework & Research)
University of Tasmania
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Tasmania
ORCID

0000-0002-2538-4472

Prof Jane Pirkis

Professorial Fellow, Mental Health
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
714 Scholarly works
166 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    The Origins and Evolution of the Field of Masculinity and Suicide: A Bibliometric and Content Analysis of the Research Field
    DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2022.2151956
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Coverage of Robin Williams' Suicide in Australian Newspapers
    DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000748
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Socioeconomic Disadvantage, Mental Health and Substance Use in Young Men in Emerging Adulthood
    DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2019.1622504
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Calls to helplines in Australia following media reports of Robin Williams’ suicide
    DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12661
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Preventing Suicide in Boys and Men
  • 2019

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Bringing Family, Community, Culture and Country to the Centre of Health Care: Culturally Appropriate Models for Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People
  • 2017

    Research Contracts

    Primary Health Network Mental Health Reform Lead Site Project Evaluation Framework
Jane Pirkis

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2021
University of Melbourne
2017
Distinguished Alumni Award (University of Tasmania)
2014
NHMRC Fellowship (NHMRCF)
2010
Lifetime Research Award (Suicide Prevention Australia)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS