Research groups
Tessa Reardon
PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
My research focuses on anxiety disorders in children, and improving access to evidence-based treatment for families affected by child anxiety problems.
I recently completed my PhD, under the supervision of Professor Cathy Creswell. My PhD research focused on help-seeking for anxiety disorders in pre-adolescent children. This work identified key barriers families face seeking and accessing support, and, importantly, ways to minimise and overcome these barriers to help ensure more children with anxiety problems receive help when they first need it.
I have a particular interest in the assessment and identification of anxiety disorders, and am conducting ongoing research to develop, evaluate and improve questionnaire measures of child anxiety.
I am also currently working as a lead-author on an updated Cochrane Review of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.
Collaborators
Recent publications
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Online peer support training to promote adolescents' emotional support skills, mental health and agency during COVID-19: Randomised controlled trial and qualitative evaluation.
Journal article
Pavarini G. et al, (2022), Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry
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Minimising young children's anxiety through schools (MY-CATS): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an online parent-led intervention compared with usual school practice for young children identified as at risk for anxiety disorders.
Journal article
Reardon T. et al, (2022), Trials, 23
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Preliminary Examination of Reliability and Validity of the Japanese Child Anxiety Impact Scale-Parent version in Japanese Community Sample
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Okawa S. et al, (2021), Current Psychology
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Using the 11-item Version of the RCADS to Identify Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Adolescents.
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Radez J. et al, (2021), Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol, 49, 1241 - 1257
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Development and usability testing of OSI: Online Support and Intervention for child anxiety (Preprint)
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Hill C. et al, (2021)