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Larissa Bartlett
Larissa Bartlett
ISLAND Project Research Fellow
Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre
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Larissa currently holds the ISLAND Research Fellowship at the University of Tasmania’s Wicking Centre for Dementia Education and Research. Her research focuses on positive interventions that can improve people’s health and quality of life. Larissa completed her PhD in 2019, which investigated workplace mindfulness training for employee stress, mental health, wellbeing and performance. She draws on a wide range of high-level skills and experience gained through successful careers as a consultant and employee in business, government and research sectors.
Biography
Prior to commencing on the ISLAND project Larissa achieved First Class Honours (BMedSc) in 2015 and completed her Medical Sciences PhD at the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research in 2019. Before starting her academic research training, Larissa ran the community engagement program for Menzies and has secured significant research funding through philanthropic and partnership sources. Pervious roles have included scholarship administration, research development and intellectual property licensing at the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Medicine. Larissa has also worked as a business strategy consultant, as a project manager in the technology sector, in government-funded industry development roles and in hospitality and customer service.
Career summary
Qualifications
- PhD, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Australia (submitted September 2019). Thesis: Clarifying and advancing the evidence for workplace mindfulness training in relation to employee stress, mental health, wellbeing and performance.
- BMedSc (1st Class Hons), Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Australia, 2015.
- BA(Sociology, Social Policy and Administration), University of Sydney, Australia, 1998.
Memberships
Professional practice
Australia 21 Mindful Futures Network – Invited Member
The Mindfulness Initiative (Policy and Politics) – Invited Member of the Australian Reference Group
American Psychological Association – Member
Society for Mental Health Research – Member
Society of Australasian Social Psychologists – Member
Golden Key International Honour Society – Invited Member
University of Tasmania Work, Health and Wellbeing Network – Member
University of Tasmania Healthy@MSP – Committee Member
Administrative expertise
Project management and various administrative activities.
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Expertise
Larissa’s research aligns to the University’s research theme of Better Health. Her research interests include positive interventions that improve health and quality of life.
In her doctoral studies Larissa has found mindfulness training delivered in workplaces can help improve employee stress, mental health, wellbeing and sleep, but that performance outcomes have been infrequently and inconsistently assessed. This finding was based on a meta-analysis of data from 25 randomised controlled trials conducted in a range of industries and using a variety of different training programs.
She has also developed and validated a second-person-report research instrument, the Observed Mindfulness Measure. The OMM is a nine-item, three-dimensional questionnaire that detects the degree to which a person is noticeably mindful. The OMM is already being used in research investigating the social effects of mindfulness by researchers at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies at the University of Toronto (Canada).
Larissa has also conducted two randomised controlled trials of mindfulness interventions in workplaces, and has found that training using a smart-phone application can be effective for increasing mindfulness, but that interaction with a teacher or peer group is important for realising significant and lasting benefits. Her research has identified a dose-response relationship between mindfulness practice and outcomes and supports emerging theory that proposes a sequential development of mindfulness skills.
As the ISLAND Research Fellow at Wicking, Larissa will investigate a range of potentially protective, positive interventions for their effectiveness in redressing cognitive decline and preventing dementia in a sample of more than 10,000 Australian adults aged 50 years and over.
Awards
Society for Mental Health Research Scholarship to present at the 2019 SMHR Conference, Melbourne, November, 2019
Mind & Life Institute Scholarship to present at the 2018 International Symposium for Contemplative Research, November 2018
American Psychological Association Work, Stress & Health Conference, Student Researcher Award, June 2017
TasNetworks Elite Mental Health & Wellbeing Scholarship, 2016-2019
Australian Government Research Training Program PhD Scholarship, 2016-2019
Groom Kennedy Lawyers Scholarship in Medical Research, 2015
Menzies Institute for Medical Research Professional Staff Award for Outstanding Community Engagement Services, 2014
Current projects
The Island Study Linking Ageing and Neurodegenerative Disease (ISLAND) Project will involve a range of studies that relate to understanding who is at most risk of dementia and how we can self-manage risk behaviours to build resilience to dementia.
Fields of Research
- Preventative health care (420605)
- Health promotion (420603)
- Cognitive neuroscience (520203)
- Central nervous system (320903)
- Testing, assessment and psychometrics (520108)
- Mental health services (420313)
- Geriatrics and gerontology (320210)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health promotion (450408)
- Neurology and neuromuscular diseases (320905)
- Organisational behaviour (350710)
- Aged health care (420301)
- Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors) (520104)
- Other psychology (529999)
- Human resources management (350503)
- Sensory systems (320907)
- Psychiatry (incl. psychotherapy) (320221)
- Health and community services (420305)
- Behavioural epidemiology (420201)
- Digital health (420302)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander public health and wellbeing (450417)
- Health psychology (520304)
- Applications in health (460102)
- Business information management (incl. records, knowledge and intelligence) (350302)
- Major global burdens of disease (420207)
- Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (420899)
- Sociology of family and relationships (441009)
- Community psychology (520501)
- Social determinants of health (420606)
- Analytical biochemistry (310101)
- Social psychology (520505)
- Policy and administration (440799)
- Primary health care (420319)
- Speech recognition (460212)
Research Objectives
- Health related to ageing (200502)
- Behaviour and health (200401)
- Mental health (200409)
- Health education and promotion (200203)
- Preventive medicine (200412)
- Prevention of human diseases and conditions (200104)
- Health status (incl. wellbeing) (200407)
- Migrant health (200505)
- Health related to specific ethnic groups (200503)
- Diagnosis of human diseases and conditions (200101)
- Evaluation of health and support services (200299)
- Public health (excl. specific population health) (200499)
- Expanding knowledge in commerce, management, tourism and services (280106)
- Evaluation of health outcomes (200202)
- Health policy evaluation (200205)
- Languages and linguistics (130202)
- Management (150302)
- Clinical health (200199)
- Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services) (200301)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community service programs (210101)
- Primary care (200310)
- Nutrition (200410)
- Community health care (200302)
- Expanding knowledge in the health sciences (280112)
- Artificial intelligence (220403)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander determinants of health (210301)
- Expanding knowledge in human society (280123)
- Expanding knowledge in psychology (280121)
Publications
Bartlett, L., Martin, A., Neil, A. L., Memish, K., Otahal, P., Kilpatrick, M., & Sanderson, K. (2019). A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Workplace Mindfulness Training Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 24(1), 108-126.
Gunathunga, W., Jayakody, O., Bartlett, L., Munugoda, I., Gunathunga, C.K. (2019). Comparative study on the mental wellbeing among regularly meditating and non-meditating health care personnel in Sri Lanka. Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 25(3), 112-120.
Bartlett, L. (2018). The Intentional Mindset. In R. Martin (Ed.), Communicating: The Heart of Literacy (pp. 165-168). Fullers. Australia.
Memish, K., Martin, A., Dawkins, S., Bartlett, L., & Sanderson, K. (2017). Workplace Mental Health: A Review of Guidelines. Preventive Medicine, 101, 213-222.
University of Tasmania Work, Health & Wellbeing Network (2017). An integrated approach to workplace mental health: Nine priorities for implementation in Australia. Available online at http://www.utas.edu.au/work-health-wellbeing
Bartlett, L., Lovell, P., Otahal, P., & Sanderson, K. (2016). Acceptability, Feasibility, and Efficacy of a Workplace Mindfulness Program for Public Sector Employees: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial with Informant Reports. Mindfulness, 8(3), 639-654.
Total publications
18
Journal Article
(10 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Alty JE, Bai Q, Li R, Lawler K, St George RJ, et al., 'The TAS Test project: a prospective longitudinal validation of new online motor-cognitive tests to detect preclinical Alzheimer's disease and estimate 5-year risks of cognitive decline and dementia', BMC Neurology, 22 Article 266. ISSN 1471-2377 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1186/s12883-022-02772-5 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Alty JE; Bai Q; Li R; Lawler K; St George RJ; Hill E; Bindoff A; Garg S; Wang X; Huang G; Zhang K; Rudd KD; Goldberg LR; Collins JM; Hinder MR; King AE; Vickers JC | |
| 2022 | Bartlett L, Doherty K, Farrow M, Kim S, Hill E, et al., 'Island Study Linking Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease (ISLAND) targeting dementia risk reduction: protocol for a prospective web-based cohort study', JMIR Research Protocols, 11, (3) Article e34688. ISSN 1929-0748 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.2196/34688 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Doherty K; Farrow M; Kim S; Hill E; King A; Alty J; Eccleston C; Kitsos A; Bindoff A; Vickers JC | |
| 2022 | Bartlett L, Martin AJ, Kilpatrick M, Otahal P, Sanderson Kristy, et al., 'Effects of a mindfulness app on employee stress in an Australian public sector workforce: randomized controlled trial', JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 10, (2) pp. e30272. ISSN 2291-5222 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.2196/30272 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Martin AJ; Kilpatrick M; Otahal P; Sanderson Kristy; Neil AL | |
| 2021 | Barlett L, Martin AJ, Bruno R, Kilpatrick M, Sanderson Kristy, et al., 'Is mindfulness a noticeable quality? Development and validation of the observed mindfulness measure', Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 44, (1) pp. 165-185. ISSN 0882-2689 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10862-021-09936-6 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Martin AJ; Bruno R; Kilpatrick M; Sanderson Kristy; Neil AL | |
| 2021 | Bartlett L, Brady JJR, Farrow M, Kim S, Bindoff A, et al., 'Change in modifiable dementia risk factors during COVID-19 lockdown: the experience of over 50s in Tasmania, Australia', Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 7, (1) pp. 1-11. ISSN 2352-8737 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/trc2.12169 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Brady JJR; Farrow M; Kim S; Bindoff A; Fair H; Vickers JC; Sinclair D | |
| 2021 | Bartlett L, Buscot MJ, Bindoff A, Chambers R, Hassed C, 'Mindfulness is associated with lower stress and higher work engagement in a large sample of MOOC participants', Frontiers in Psychology, 12 pp. 724126. ISSN 1664-1078 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.724126 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Buscot MJ; Bindoff A | |
| 2021 | Hill E, Alty J, Bartlett L, Goldberg L, Park M, et al., 'Automated analysis of propositional idea density in older adults', Cortex, 145 pp. 264-272. ISSN 0010-9452 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2021.09.018 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Hill E; Alty J; Goldberg L; Park M; Yeom S; Vickers J | |
| 2019 | Bartlett L, Martin A, Neil AL, Memish K, Otahal P, et al., 'A systematic review and meta-analysis of workplace mindfulness training randomized controlled trials', Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 24, (1) pp. 108-126. ISSN 1076-8998 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1037/ocp0000146 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 134Web of Science - 177 Co-authors: Martin A; Neil AL; Memish K; Otahal P; Kilpatrick M | |
| 2017 | Bartlett L, Lovell P, Otahal P, Sanderson K, 'Acceptability, feasibility, and efficacy of a workplace mindfulness program for public sector employees: a pilot randomized controlled trial with informant reports', Mindfulness, 8, (3) pp. 639-654. ISSN 1868-8527 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s12671-016-0643-4 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 24 Co-authors: Otahal P; Sanderson K | |
| 2017 | Memish K, Martin A, Bartlett L, Dawkins S, Sanderson K, 'Workplace mental health: an international review of guidelines', Preventive Medicine, 101 pp. 213-222. ISSN 0091-7435 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.03.017 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 49Web of Science - 45 Co-authors: Memish K; Martin A; Dawkins S; Sanderson K |
Chapter in Book
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bartlett L, Martin Angela, Sanderson K, Neil A, 'Observed Mindfulness Measure (OMM)', Handbook of Assessment in Mindfulness Research, Springer Cham, Oleg N. Medvedev, Christian U. Krageloh, Richard J. Siegert and Nirbhay N. Singh (ed), Switzerland, pp. 1-17. ISBN 978-3-030-77644-2 (2022) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-77644-2_89-1 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Martin Angela |
Conference Publication
(6 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Alty J, Bai Q, St George RJ, Bindoff A, Li R, et al., 'TasTest: moving towards a digital screening test for pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease', Biomarkers ISSN 1354-750X (2021) [Conference Extract] DOI: 10.1002/alz.058732 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Alty J; Bai Q; St George RJ; Bindoff A; Li R; Lawler K; Hill E; Garg G; King AE; Vickers JC | |
| 2020 | Bartlett L, Doherty K, Farrow M, Bindoff A, Kim S, et al., 'Poster - The island study linking ageing and neurodegenerative disease (ISLAND): a longitudinal public health research program targeting dementia risk reduction', 2020 Alzheimer's Association International Conference, 26-30 July 2020, Online (2020) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Doherty K; Farrow M; Bindoff A; Kim S; Eccleston C; Hill E; Alty J; King E; Vickers JC | |
| 2020 | Bartlett L, Doherty K, Farrow M, Bindoff A, Kim S, et al., 'The Island Study Linking Ageing and Neurodegenerative Disease (ISLAND): A longitudinal public health research program targeting dementia risk reduction', Alzheimer's & Dementia ISSN 1552-5260 (2020) [Conference Extract] DOI: 10.1002/alz.045539 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Doherty K; Farrow M; Bindoff A; Kim S; Eccleston C; Hill E; Alty JE; King AE; Vickers JC | |
| 2020 | Hill E, Bindoff A, Bartlett L, Summers MJ, Vickers JC, 'Exploring uptake of a university-level educational intervention to prevent cognitive decline and reduce dementia risk: The Tasmanian Healthy Brain Project', Alzheimer's & Dementia ISSN 1552-5260 (2020) [Conference Extract] DOI: 10.1002/alz.045477 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Hill E; Bindoff A; Summers MJ; Vickers JC | |
| 2020 | Hill E, Bindoff IK, Bartlett L, Summers MJ, Vickers JC, 'Exploring uptake of a university-level educational intervention to prevent cognitive decline and reduce dementia risk: the Tasmanian Healthy Brain Project', Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2020, 27 - 31 July 2020, virtual (2020) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Hill E; Bindoff IK; Summers MJ; Vickers JC | |
| 2017 | Sanderson KA, Martin AJ, Warnecke E, Dawkins S, Peebles D, et al., 'Workplace mental health: Co-production of an action plan for Australia', Work, Stress, and Health Conference: Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities: Conference Program, 7-10 June 2017, Minneapolis, Minnesota, pp. 2. (2017) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Sanderson KA; Martin AJ; Warnecke E; Dawkins S; Peebles D; Crawford J; Memish K; Newstead T |
Other Public Output
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Martin A, Sanderson Kristy, Warnecke E, Dawkins S, Bartlett L, et al., 'An integrated approach to workplace mental health', University of Tasmania, Tasmania (2017) [Government or Industry Research] Co-authors: Martin A; Sanderson Kristy; Warnecke E; Dawkins S; Memish KE; Crawford J; Newstead T; Peebles D |
Grants & Funding
Funding Summary
Number of grants
4
Total funding
Projects
- Description
- Development and validation of a measure of organisational system capacity and functioning
- Funding
- Victoria University ($24,765)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Bartlett L; Bruno RB
- Year
- 2023
- Description
- Collect data for re-testing the structure and validity of the Observed Mindfulness Measure, with items in the attentiveness sub-scale re-worded in positive orientation. Conduct psychometric analyses and submit findings for peer review publication.
- Funding
- Monash University ($23,656)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Bartlett L; Bindoff AD; Saunder THC
- Period
- 2022 - 2023
- Description
- Donation recordThis study is to establish the Advisory Group of Afghan refugees and gather information about how best to recruit refugees and how to convey information and measure DRP in Afghan communities. This study will be used to develop a culturally appropriate approach to a screening tool for DRP for refugee groups. It will provide information to guide targeted initiatives aimed at reducing dementia risk in refugee populations. This study can be used to set up a co-design study in the future.
- Funding
- Donation via University of Tasmania Foundation ($4,992)
- Scheme
- Donation - Individual
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamrah MS; Bartlett L; Jang SH
- Year
- 2022
- Description
- Alzheimer's disease (AD) starts damaging the brain >10 years before memory problems begin. To reduce dementia incidence, we must detect AD earlier so we can target prevention through early clinical trial recruitment and risk reduction (that could prevent 40% cases). With 10,000 available UTAS research participants and 200 patients from RHH and the community, we aim to develop a test to detect early signs of AD by analysing hand- AND speech- movements using a smartphone and machine learning algorithms.
- Funding
- Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation ($446,957)
- Scheme
- Grant-Major Project
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Alty JE; Goldberg LR; Roccati E; Lawler K; Bhagwat A; Fernando N; Bartlett L; Bindoff AD; Bai Q; Vickers JC
- Period
- 2022 - 2024
Research Supervision
Current
2
Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Examining the Experience and Performance of Late-life Learners in a University Setting: The Tasmanian Healthy Brain Project | 2020 |
| PhD | Understanding Health and Resilience in the Face of Natural Disasters in Tasmania | 2023 |