Dr Amy Mitchell
Early Career Research Fellow
School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
+61 7 3346 1202
Researcher biography
Amy is a Research Fellow in the Parenting and Family Support Centre, and recipient of the Children's Hospital Foundation Early Career Fellowship (2018-2020). Amy completed her PhD (Health) in 2011, for which she received the Executive Dean's Commendation for Higher Degree Research. Amy's research interests lie in the area of paediatric chronic disease management, parenting of children with chronic health conditions (in particular eczema, asthma, allergic conditions, type 1 diabetes), and the impact of the transition to parenthood and early parenting experiences on infant and child health and wellbeing.
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ENACT (ENvironmental enrichment for infants; parenting with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy): A randomised controlled trial of an innovative intervention for infants at risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder The University of Queensland |
2019–2022 |
Book Chapter
Morawska, Alina and Mitchell, Amy E. (2018). Children's health, physical activity, and nutrition. Handbook of parenting and child development across the lifespan. (pp. 289-311) edited by Matthew R. Sanders and Alina Morawska. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-94598-9_13
Journal Articles
Mitchell, Amy E., Kulasinghe, Kavindri and Morawska, Alina (2021). Establishing Healthy Personal Hygiene Habits with Young Children in Australia: A Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Study. Behaviour Change, 1-14. doi: 10.1017/bec.2021.15
Whittingham, Koa and Mitchell, Amy E. (2021). Birth, breastfeeding, psychological flexibility and self‐compassion as predictors of mother–infant emotional availability in a cross‐sectional study. Infant Mental Health Journal, 42 (5) imhj.21935, 718-730. doi: 10.1002/imhj.21935
Mitchell, Amy E., Morawska, Alina, Vickers-Jones, Raine and Bruce, Kathryn (2021). A systematic review of parenting interventions to support siblings of children with a chronic health condition. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 24 (3), 651-667. doi: 10.1007/s10567-021-00357-1
Lennard, Georgina R., Mitchell, Amy E. and Whittingham, Koa (2021). Randomized controlled trial of a brief online self‐compassion intervention for mothers of infants: effects on mental health outcomes. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 77 (3) jclp.23068, 473-487. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23068
Mitchell, Amy E., Morawska, Alina, Kirby, Grace, McGill, James, Coman, David and Inwood, Anita (2021). Triple P for parents of children with phenylketonuria: a nonrandomized trial. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46 (2), 208-218. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa100
Halpin, Samuel, Mitchell, Amy E., Baker, Sabine and Morawska, Alina (2021). Parenting and child behaviour barriers to managing screen time with young children. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 30 (3), 824-838. doi: 10.1007/s10826-020-01881-4
Kulasinghe, Kavindri, Whittingham, Koa and Mitchell, Amy E. (2021). Mental health, broad autism phenotype and psychological inflexibility in mothers of young children with autism spectrum disorder in Australia: a cross-sectional survey. Autism, 25 (5), 1362361320984625-1202. doi: 10.1177/1362361320984625
Tadakamadla, Santosh K., Mitchell, Amy E., Johnson, Newell W. and Morawska, Alina (2021). Development and validation of the parenting and child tooth brushing assessment questionnaire. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology cdoe.12649. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12649
Whittingham, Koa, McGlade, Andrea, Kulasinghe, Kavindri, Mitchell, Amy E., Heussler, Honey and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2020). ENACT (ENvironmental enrichment for infants; parenting with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy): a randomised controlled trial of an innovative intervention for infants at risk of autism spectrum disorder. BMJ Open, 10 (8) e034315, e034315. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034315
Baker, Sabine, Morawska, Alina and Mitchell, Amy E. (2020). Do Australian children carry out recommended preventive child health behaviours?: insights from an online parent survey. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56 (6) jpc.14773, 900-907. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14773
Morawska, Alina, Mitchell, Amy E. and Lohan, Aditi (2020). Engaging families of children with type 1 diabetes into a randomised controlled trial of a brief parenting group program. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29 (5), 1301-1311. doi: 10.1007/s10826-019-01648-6
Ullman, Amanda J., Xu, Hui, Mitchell, Amy, Doyle, Rebecca, Kleidon, Tricia, Rickard, Claire, Cooke, Marie, Harley, Amanda, Kain, Victoria, Forster, Elizabeth and Petsky, Helen (2020). Paediatric nursing research in Australia: a descriptive survey. Collegian, 27 (1), 49-56. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2019.05.005
Morawska, Alina, Mitchell, Amy E., Etel, Evren, Kirby, Grace, McGill, James, Coman, David and Inwood, Anita (2019). Psychosocial functioning in children with phenylketonuria: relationships between quality of life and parenting indicators. Child: Care, Health and Development, 46 (1) cch.12727, 56-65. doi: 10.1111/cch.12727
Mitchell, Amy E., Morawska, Alina and Mihelic, Mandy (2019). A systematic review of parenting interventions for child chronic health conditions. Journal of Child Health Care, 24 (4), 1367493519882850-628. doi: 10.1177/1367493519882850
Mitchell, Benjamin L., Carter, John and Mitchell, Amy E. (2019). A randomised controlled trial of SMS reminders for routine asthma care in an Australian general practice. Australian Journal of General Practice, 48 (9), 626-630. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-02-19-4848
Berzinski, Mikaela, Morawska, Alina, Mitchell, Amy E. and Baker, Sabine (2019). Parenting and child behaviour as predictors of toothbrushing difficulties in young children. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 30 (1) ipd.12570, 75-84. doi: 10.1111/ipd.12570
Baker, Sabine, Morawska, Alina and Mitchell, Amy (2019). Promoting Children’s Healthy Habits Through Self-Regulation Via Parenting. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 22 (1), 52-62. doi: 10.1007/s10567-019-00280-6
Mitchell, Amy E (2018). Bidirectional relationships between psychological health and dermatological conditions in children. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 11, 289-298. doi: 10.2147/prbm.s117583
Lohan, Aditi, Morawska, Alina and Mitchell, Amy E. (2018). Development and validation of a measure assessing child diabetes behavior: the Diabetes Behavior Checklist. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, 41 (2), 111-127. doi: 10.1080/24694193.2017.1323978
Mitchell, Amy E., Whittingham, Koa, Steindl, Stanley and Kirby, James (2018). Feasibility and acceptability of a brief online self-compassion intervention for mothers of infants. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 21 (5), 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s00737-018-0829-y
Morawska, Alina, Mitchell, Amy E., Burgess, Scott and Fraser, Jennifer (2017). Fathers' perceptions of change following parenting intervention: randomized controlled trial of Triple P for Parents of children with asthma or eczema. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 42 (7), 792-803. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsw106
Lohan, Aditi, Morawska, Alina and Mitchell, Amy (2017). Associations between parental factors and child diabetes-management-related behaviors. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 38 (5), 330-338. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000447
Morawska, Alina, Mitchell, Amy E., Burgess, Scott and Fraser, Jennifer (2017). Corrigendum to "Effects of Triple P parenting intervention on child health outcomes for childhood asthma and eczema: Randomised controlled trial" [Behav. Res. Ther. 83 (2016) 35-44]. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 92, 107-107. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2016.12.017
Morawska, Alina, Mitchell, Amy, Burgess, Scott and Fraser, Jennifer (2017). Randomized controlled trial of triple P for parents of children with asthma or eczema: effects on parenting and child behavior. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 85 (4), 283-296. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000177
Sturman, Nancy, Mitchell, Benjamin and Mitchell, Amy (2017). Nice to watch? Students evaluate online lectures. The Clinical Teacher, 15 (1), 19-23. doi: 10.1111/tct.12629
Mitchell, A. E., Morawska, A., Fraser, J. A. and Sillar, K. (2017). Child behaviour problems and childhood illness: development of the eczema behaviour checklist. Child: Care, Health and Development, 43 (1), 67-74. doi: 10.1111/cch.12412
Mitchell, Amy E., Fraser, Jennifer A., Morawska, Alina, Ramsbotham, Joanne and Yates, Patsy (2016). Parenting and childhood atopic dermatitis: a cross-sectional study of relationships between parenting behaviour, skin care management, and disease severity in young children. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 64, 72-85. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.09.016
Lohan, Aditi, Mitchell, Amy E., Filus, Ania, Sofronoff, Kate and Morawska, Alina (2016). Positive parenting for healthy living (Triple P) for parents of children with type 1 diabetes: protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMC Pediatrics, 16 (158) 158, 158. doi: 10.1186/s12887-016-0697-4
Morawska, Alina, Mitchell, Amy E., Burgess, Scott and Fraser, Jennifer (2016). Effects of Triple P parenting intervention on child health outcomes for childhood asthma and eczema: randomised controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 83, 35-44. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2016.06.001
Lohan, A, Morawska, A and Mitchell, A (2015). A systematic review of parenting interventions for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Child: Care, Health and Development, 41 (6), 803-817. doi: 10.1111/cch.12278
Walsh, Anne, Barnes, Margaret and Mitchell, Amy E. (2015). Nursing care of children in general practice settings: roles and responsibilities. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71 (11), 2585-2594. doi: 10.1111/jan.12735
Mitchell, Amy E., Fraser, Jennifer A., Ramsbotham, Joanne, Morawska, Alina and Yates, Patsy (2015). Childhood atopic dermatitis: a cross-sectional study of relationships between child and parent factors, atopic dermatitis management, and disease severity. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 52 (1), 216-228. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.09.008
Mitchell, Amy E. and Fraser, Jennifer A. (2014). Management of atopic dermatitis in children: evaluation of parents' self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and self-reported task performance using the Child Eczema Management Questionnaire. Neonatal, Paediatric and Child Health Nursing, 17 (2), 16-22.
Walsh, Anne and Mitchell, Amy E. (2013). A pilot study exploring Australian general practice nurses’ roles, responsibilities and professional development needs in well and sick child care. Neonatal Paediatric and Child Health Nursing, 16 (2), 21-26.
Mitchell, Amy E. and Fraser, Jennifer A. (2010). Parents’ self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and self-reported task performance when managing atopic dermatitis in children: Instrument reliability and validity. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 48 (2), 215-226. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.06.008
Conference Papers
Kirby, Grace, Mitchell, Amy, Morawska, Alina, Inwood, Anita and Coman, David (2020). A brief parenting intervention for families of children with PKU: intervention selection, engagement and outcomes. Helping Families Change Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 5-7 February 2020.
Sturman, Nancy, Mitchell, Ben and Mitchell, Amy (2015). Student-centred Evaluation of Online Lectures. UQ School of Medicine Learning and Teaching Conference: 2015, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, December 2015.
Mitchell, A. E., Fraser, J. A., Ramsbotham, J., Morawska, A. and Yates, P. (2011). Relationships between child, parent, and family factors and parent management of child atopic dermatitis. American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting (AAAAI , 2011), San Francisco, CA, U.S.A., 18-22 March 2011. Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.: Mosby. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.12.150