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Dr Sue Pearson

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Lecturer

BA(Psych)(Hons), GradCert LT Health Professionals, PhD, RN

Anon

Contact Details

Contact Campus Hobart CBD Campuses
Building Medical Science 2
Room Reference 243-04 (Level 2)
Telephone +61 3 6226 4712
Fax +61 3 6226 4788
Email Sue.Pearson@utas.edu.au

General Responsibilities

  • Coordinator Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Honours Program Coordinator
  • Dr Pearson teaches population health and epidemiology

Teaching Responsibilities

Units Taught

Publications

  • Pearson, S., Schmidt, M., Patton, G., Dwyer, T., Blizzard, L., Otahal, P., & Venn, A. (2010). Depression and insulin resistance: cross-sectional associations in young adults. Diabetes Care, 33(5), 1128-1133.
  • Hassen, T., Pearson, S., Cowled, P., & Fitridge, R. (2007). Preoperative nutritional status predicts the severity of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) following major vascular surgery. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 33(6), 696-702.
  • McLennon, S. N., Pearson, S., Cameron, J., & Stewart, S. (2006). Prognostic importance of cognitive impairment in chronic heart failure patients: Does specialist management make a difference?. European Journal of Heart Failure, 8(5), 495-501.
  • Pearson, S., Inglis, S., McLennan, S., Brennan, L., Russell, M., Wilkinson, D., & Stewart, S. (2006). Prolonged effects of a home-based intervention in chronically ill patients. Archives of Internal Medicine, 166(6), 645-650.
  • Inglis, S., Pearson, S., Treen, S., Galasch, T., Horowitz, J. D., & Stewart, S. (2006). Extending the horizon in chronic heart failure: Effects of multidisciplinary, home-based intervention relative to usual care. Circulation, 114(23), 2466-2473.
  • Pearson, S., Maddern, G., & Hewett, P. (2005). Interacting effects of pre-operative information and patient choice in adaptation to colonoscopy: A randomised trial. Diseases of The Colon and Rectum, 48(11), 2047-2054.
  • Pearson, S., Spark, I. J., Hassen, T., Cowled, P., & Fitridge, R. (2005). Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms reduces intra-operative stress responses and perioperative morbidity. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 41(6), 919-925.
  • Pearson, S., Fitridge, R., & Maddern, G. (2005). The role of pre-operative state-anxiety in the determination of intra-operative neuroendocrine responses and recovery. British Journal of Health Psychology, 10(2), 299-310.

Web Access Research Portal (WARP)

Additional Information

Research Interests

Dr Pearson has a strong interest in the interplay between psychosocial factors and chronic disease. She is particularly interested in the relationship of depression with diabetes and the particular pathways that might explain this association.  She also has an interest in adverse outcomes associated with depression and people living with diabetes.