Dr Frank Muscara
Dr Frank Muscara
Dr Frank Muscara is the team leader in Digital Health Research at MCRI. He is also an honorary neuropsychologist at the Royal Children’s Hospital, and an honorary senior researcher at the University of Melbourne.
His work in the digital health implementation space includes the development and implementation of an online questionnaire measuring social competence in children (the PEERS-Q), and the design and trial of an online mental health intervention for parents with children hospitalised due to a life-threatening illness or injury. He is now leading an implementation study, providing access to this program for parents across numerous different hospital departments and services, as part of standard clinical care. He is also working is stroke research and is contributing to the development of an Australasian database for stroke rehabilitation research.
His expertise in mindfulness practice has also led him to establish a mindfulness program to support staff wellbeing at the Institute.
He has been an invited speaker and a keynote speaker at a number of conferences, specifically around parent mental health, and digital health innovation and implementation.
His work in the digital health implementation space includes the development and implementation of an online questionnaire measuring social competence in children (the PEERS-Q), and the design and trial of an online mental health intervention for parents with children hospitalised due to a life-threatening illness or injury. He is now leading an implementation study, providing access to this program for parents across numerous different hospital departments and services, as part of standard clinical care. He is also working is stroke research and is contributing to the development of an Australasian database for stroke rehabilitation research.
His expertise in mindfulness practice has also led him to establish a mindfulness program to support staff wellbeing at the Institute.
He has been an invited speaker and a keynote speaker at a number of conferences, specifically around parent mental health, and digital health innovation and implementation.
Dr Frank Muscara is the team leader in Digital Health Research at MCRI. He is also an honorary neuropsychologist at the Royal Children’s Hospital, and an honorary senior researcher at the University of Melbourne.
His work in the digital health...
His work in the digital health...
Dr Frank Muscara is the team leader in Digital Health Research at MCRI. He is also an honorary neuropsychologist at the Royal Children’s Hospital, and an honorary senior researcher at the University of Melbourne.
His work in the digital health implementation space includes the development and implementation of an online questionnaire measuring social competence in children (the PEERS-Q), and the design and trial of an online mental health intervention for parents with children hospitalised due to a life-threatening illness or injury. He is now leading an implementation study, providing access to this program for parents across numerous different hospital departments and services, as part of standard clinical care. He is also working is stroke research and is contributing to the development of an Australasian database for stroke rehabilitation research.
His expertise in mindfulness practice has also led him to establish a mindfulness program to support staff wellbeing at the Institute.
He has been an invited speaker and a keynote speaker at a number of conferences, specifically around parent mental health, and digital health innovation and implementation.
His work in the digital health implementation space includes the development and implementation of an online questionnaire measuring social competence in children (the PEERS-Q), and the design and trial of an online mental health intervention for parents with children hospitalised due to a life-threatening illness or injury. He is now leading an implementation study, providing access to this program for parents across numerous different hospital departments and services, as part of standard clinical care. He is also working is stroke research and is contributing to the development of an Australasian database for stroke rehabilitation research.
His expertise in mindfulness practice has also led him to establish a mindfulness program to support staff wellbeing at the Institute.
He has been an invited speaker and a keynote speaker at a number of conferences, specifically around parent mental health, and digital health innovation and implementation.
Top Publications
- Anderson, V, Hearps, S, Beauchamp, M, Darling, S, Catroppa, A, Payne, J, Haritou, F, Galvin, J, Muscara, F, Anderson, V. The Pediatric Evaluation of Emotions, Relationships, and Socialization Questionnaire (PEERS-Q). Development and validation of a parent-report questionnaire of social skills for children. Australian Journal of Psychology Accepted for Publication: 2026 view publication
- Muscara, F, Scheinberg, A, O’Sullivan, C, Drevensek, S, Urquart, A, Knight, S, Armstrong, S, Banerjee, K, Carroll, T, Chong, J, et al. A Delphi Study to establish consensus on an Australasian minimum dataset for paediatric stroke rehabilitation. 2026 view publication
- Muscara, F, Armstrong, S, Knight, S, Scheinberg, A, Ambrosi, T, Davidson, S-A, Dayman, R, Valentine, J, Mackay, MT. Rehabilitation service provision and outcomes for children with stroke in Victoria and Western Australia in the pre-implementation era of clinical practice guidelines.. Brain Impair 26(4) : 2025 view publication
- John-White, MR, Proper, E, Muscara, F, Babl, FE, Anderson, VA, Wilson, CL, Borland, ML, Tonge, BJ, Gray, KM, Melvin, GA, et al. Research themes and key data points for child and adolescent emergency department mental health presentations: A national Delphi study.. Acad Emerg Med 32(5) : 542 -552 2025 view publication
- Jenkin, T, D'Cruz, K, Botchway, E, Muscara, F, Anderson, V, Scheinberg, A, Knight, S. Family involvement in rehabilitation programmes for children and adolescents with acquired brain injury: A scoping literature review.. Neuropsychol Rehabil 35(1) : 159 -212 2025 view publication
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