Michelle Tennant
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Dr Michelle Tennant is a clinical psychologist working within The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH), Children’s Cancer Centre (CCC), Psycho-Oncology Service and early career researcher with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), Psycho-oncology team.
Over the past 9 years, Michelle has contributed to a range of psycho-oncology projects working with patients and families, clinical and research teams across the CCC, Monash Children's Hospital and the Sir Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Michelle's research interest is in digital health innovation, including using virtual reality (VR) to deliver therapeutic interventions.
In 2022, she was awarded a Doctor of Clinical Psychology from Deakin University for her research involving the first randomised controlled trial of a VR therapeutic intervention in the supportive care of hospitalised paediatric oncology patients (implemented via the CCC). This study established the feasibility and safety of utilising VR in an acute oncology setting. She has subsequently undertaken further research, including examining the use of VR in a paediatric radiation setting, demonstrating in a pilot study the potential benefits of VR simulation in reducing child and parent distress and improving treatment compliance.
Michelle is also a trained VR Clinician, with over six years of clinical VR experience and currently leads the implementation of the VR clinical program at Orygen’s XR research innovation lab, where she has contributed to several pioneering studies designing novel digital mental health interventions with youth with severe mental health difficulties.
Over the past 9 years, Michelle has contributed to a range of psycho-oncology projects working with patients and families, clinical and research teams across the CCC, Monash Children's Hospital and the Sir Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Michelle's research interest is in digital health innovation, including using virtual reality (VR) to deliver therapeutic interventions.
In 2022, she was awarded a Doctor of Clinical Psychology from Deakin University for her research involving the first randomised controlled trial of a VR therapeutic intervention in the supportive care of hospitalised paediatric oncology patients (implemented via the CCC). This study established the feasibility and safety of utilising VR in an acute oncology setting. She has subsequently undertaken further research, including examining the use of VR in a paediatric radiation setting, demonstrating in a pilot study the potential benefits of VR simulation in reducing child and parent distress and improving treatment compliance.
Michelle is also a trained VR Clinician, with over six years of clinical VR experience and currently leads the implementation of the VR clinical program at Orygen’s XR research innovation lab, where she has contributed to several pioneering studies designing novel digital mental health interventions with youth with severe mental health difficulties.
Dr Michelle Tennant is a clinical psychologist working within The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH), Children’s Cancer Centre (CCC), Psycho-Oncology Service and early career researcher with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI),...
Dr Michelle Tennant is a clinical psychologist working within The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH), Children’s Cancer Centre (CCC), Psycho-Oncology Service and early career researcher with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), Psycho-oncology team.
Over the past 9 years, Michelle has contributed to a range of psycho-oncology projects working with patients and families, clinical and research teams across the CCC, Monash Children's Hospital and the Sir Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Michelle's research interest is in digital health innovation, including using virtual reality (VR) to deliver therapeutic interventions.
In 2022, she was awarded a Doctor of Clinical Psychology from Deakin University for her research involving the first randomised controlled trial of a VR therapeutic intervention in the supportive care of hospitalised paediatric oncology patients (implemented via the CCC). This study established the feasibility and safety of utilising VR in an acute oncology setting. She has subsequently undertaken further research, including examining the use of VR in a paediatric radiation setting, demonstrating in a pilot study the potential benefits of VR simulation in reducing child and parent distress and improving treatment compliance.
Michelle is also a trained VR Clinician, with over six years of clinical VR experience and currently leads the implementation of the VR clinical program at Orygen’s XR research innovation lab, where she has contributed to several pioneering studies designing novel digital mental health interventions with youth with severe mental health difficulties.
Over the past 9 years, Michelle has contributed to a range of psycho-oncology projects working with patients and families, clinical and research teams across the CCC, Monash Children's Hospital and the Sir Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Michelle's research interest is in digital health innovation, including using virtual reality (VR) to deliver therapeutic interventions.
In 2022, she was awarded a Doctor of Clinical Psychology from Deakin University for her research involving the first randomised controlled trial of a VR therapeutic intervention in the supportive care of hospitalised paediatric oncology patients (implemented via the CCC). This study established the feasibility and safety of utilising VR in an acute oncology setting. She has subsequently undertaken further research, including examining the use of VR in a paediatric radiation setting, demonstrating in a pilot study the potential benefits of VR simulation in reducing child and parent distress and improving treatment compliance.
Michelle is also a trained VR Clinician, with over six years of clinical VR experience and currently leads the implementation of the VR clinical program at Orygen’s XR research innovation lab, where she has contributed to several pioneering studies designing novel digital mental health interventions with youth with severe mental health difficulties.
Top Publications
- Mulraney, M, Sciberras, E, Payne, JM, De Luca, C, Mills, J, Tennant, M, Coghill, D. Collaborative and Proactive Solutions compared with usual care to treat irritability in children and adolescents: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Clinical Psychologist 26(2) : 231 -239 2022 view publication
- Tennant, M, Anderson, N, Youssef, GJ, McMillan, L, Thorson, R, Wheeler, G, McCarthy, MC. Effects of immersive virtual reality exposure in preparing pediatric oncology patients for radiation therapy.. Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol 19: 18 -25 2021 view publication
- Tennant, M, Youssef, GJ, McGillivray, J, Clark, T-J, McMillan, L, McCarthy, MC. Exploring the use of Immersive Virtual Reality to enhance Psychological Well-Being in Pediatric Oncology: A pilot randomized controlled trial.. Eur J Oncol Nurs 48: 101804 2020 view publication
- Tennant, M, McGillivray, J, Youssef, GJ, McCarthy, MC, Clark, T-J. Feasibility, Acceptability, and Clinical Implementation of an Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention to Address Psychological Well-Being in Children and Adolescents With Cancer.. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs 37(4) : 265 -277 2020 view publication
- Tennant, M, McGillivray, J, Youssef, G, Clark, T, McMillan, L. Exploring the Use of Virtual Reality in an Inpatient Paediatric Oncology Environment. 2019 view publication
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