Professor Frances Quirk

Biography

I am a Chartered Health Psychologist (Practitioner Psychologist Registration, Health Professions Council, UK), behavioural scientist and sexologist and have worked in both the public and private sectors with international recognition for my collaborative research in respiratory medicine and sexual dysfunction.

Previous and ongoing research programs include, performance enhancement in sport (doping), suicide and depression in athletes, medical education and doctors-in-training, gender differences in depression, resilience in farming families and integrated care.

I am a cross-disciplinary and collaborative researcher with over 70 co-authors (most cited publication >2600) and have also held numerous academic and research leadership roles; Head of Department for Psychology also contributing to the professional postgraduate program at James Cook University, Head of Discipline, Mental Health in the School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University contributing to the coordination of pre-clinical and clinical teaching (Behavioural Science and Mental Health) and most recently  Director of Research at Barwon Health (Victoria’s largest regional health service) with a Clinical Professorship at the School of Medicine, Deakin University and an Adjunct Professorship in the School of Medicine, James Cook University. I have held several Board positions (Academic Board (Acting Chair and Deputy Chair), James Cook University; Central and Northern Queensland Region Parole Board) and have been an Editorial Board member of the Elsevier Journal, Performance Enhancement and Health, previously Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief.