Matthew McQueen

Experience

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  Telethon Kids Institute

  Jan 2021 - Mar 2022

  Research Assistant

  · Prepared and submitted a manuscript concerning stakeholder perspectives towards non-face-to-face mental health services as first author.· Engaged community members with lived experience of suicide to assess their suitability for study involvement and document their experiences.· Co-designed and conducted systematic reviews concerning suicide clustering and childhood maltreatment.· Developed and monitored ethics and governance applications across multiple projects, sites, and software.· Mentored new team members and students in the conduct of systematic reviews and ethics applications.· Frequently liaised with external stakeholders for the purpose of communicating research goals and building collaborative relationships. Show less

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  National Disability Insurance Agency

  Mar 2022 - May 2022

  Senior Research Officer

  · Co-designed and conducted systematic reviews for the purpose of informing government policy on disability intervention and management.· Represented the work of my team to internal and external stakeholders in regular steering committee meetings.· Consulted individuals with lived experience of disability to inform the real world-applicability of my team’s research.· Exercised a high level of integrity due to the confidential nature of the work that was being undertaken.

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  Suitsme

  Aug 2022 - Jan 2024

  Mental Health Support Worker

  - Supported clients with psychosocial disabilities in achieving individual goals such as independent living, exercising, and community engagement. - Embodied a person-centered and strengths-based approach to promote access to choice, control, and flexibility.- Supported clients experiencing challenging life circumstances such as poverty and addiction. - Practiced an adaptive model of support to meet the needs of individual clients. - Established trust and rapport without crossing professional boundaries. - Regularly assessed risks during support sessions to ensure a safe environment was being maintained. Show less

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  Victoria University

  Aug 2022 - now

  Research Assistant

  · Responsible for preparing a manuscript concerning the feasibility of a Facebook delivered, parent mediated, physical activity intervention as first author.· Synthesized and interpreted raw physical activity data through conditional logic in excel.· Conducted follow-up interviews with families who participated in a physical activity intervention for developmental coordination disorder.· Collected and reviewed relevant literature through multiple databases for the purpose of manuscript preparation. Show less

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  The University of Western Australia

  Feb 2023 - now

  · Collected and maintained large datasets via excel.· Contributed to the design and validation of critical elements of multiple testing procedures.· Liaised with participants to organise participation and reimbursement.· Oversaw the administration of testing to multiple participants at a time.

  • Research Assistant

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Lab Demonstrator

    Feb 2023 - now