Kate Hetherington

Team Leader Ethics and Genetics
Senior Lecturer

Kate is a Clinical Psychologist and researcher in the Behavioural Sciences Unit (BSU) in the School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW. She lead's the BSU's Precision Medicine and Genomics team as well as being Academic Lead of the Luminesce Alliance Psychosocial Enabling Platform, a NSW Ministry of Health supported initiative aimed at ensuring the equitable, inclusive and psychologically safe delivery of paediatric precision medicine. 

Prior to joining the BSU, Kate completed both her Master of Psychology (Clinical) and PhD in the School of Psychology at UNSW. Her doctoral research investigated psychological mechanisms involved in the onset and maintenance of depressed mood, with a particular focus on repetitive thinking. Kate has experience in a variety of clinical and research settings. 

PUBLICATIONS
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Journal articles
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Hunter JD; Hetherington K; McGillycuddy M; Wakefield CE; Tucker KM; O’Brien TA; McGill BC; Fuentes-Bolanos NA; Bhatia K; Padhye B; Grant A; Barlow-Stewart K; Warby M; Courtney EK; Peate M, 2026, '“I don’t think I even thought of myself” A mixed-methods study of family experiences of trio germline whole genome sequencing in newly diagnosed childhood cancer', British Journal of Cancer, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-026-03354-9
2026
Zou X; Srivastava T; Hetherington K; Yu A; Marshall GM; Mateos MK, 2026, 'Factors that influence the uptake of precision-guided treatment recommendations in paediatric cancer: a systematic review', British Journal of Cancer, 134, pp. 8 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-025-03171-6
2026
Hunter JD; Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; Tucker KM; McGill BC; Grant A; Fuentes-Bolanos NA; Padhye B; Gleeson M; Bhatia K; Peate M, 2025, 'Delivering Trio Germline Whole Genome Sequencing to Patients Newly Diagnosed With Childhood Cancer: Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives of the PREDICT Study', Cancer Medicine, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70680
2025
Sansom-Daly UM; Kirton C; Lim CYS; Wakefield CE; Hetherington K; McGill BC; Evans HE; Patterson P; Ellis SJ, 2025, 'Support through the screen: therapeutic alliance and group cohesion processes in group videoconferencing-based psychological programs for young cancer survivors', Australian Psychologist, 60, pp. 125 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2024.2436922
2025
Robertson EG; Hetherington K; Hunter JD; McGillycuddy M; Venkatesha V; Lau LMS; Khuong-Quang DA; Ziegler DS; Wakefield CE, 2025, 'Whatever It Takes: Parents' Perspectives of Patient-Derived Xenograft Mouse Models for Poor Prognosis Childhood Cancer', JCO Precision Oncology, 9, pp. e2400840, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/PO-24-00840
2025
Sansom-Daly UM; McLoone JK; Fardell JE; Evans HE; McGill BC; Robertson EG; Signorelli C; Ellis S; Ha L; Hetherington K; Houweling RE; Nevin SM; Schilstra CE; Mitchell R; Haber M; Cohn RJ; Wakefield CE, 2025, 'Bridging the Gap: Embedding Psychosocial Oncology Research into Comprehensive Cancer Care for Children and Young People', Cancers, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers17132123
2025
Hayes TRC; Sansom-Daly UM; Kelada L; Baenziger J; Hetherington K; Cohn RJ; Holland LR; Plaster M; Houweling R; Wakefield CE, 2025, 'Exploring the impact of cancer on adolescents' and young adults' relational worlds', Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OR9.0000000000000175
2025
Robertson EG; Hetherington K; Prain M; Hall J; Boyd AM L; Boyd OAM R; Shepard E; Feller H; Karandrews S; O'Hare F; Yamamoto K; Simunovic MP; Jamieson RV; Ma A; Ayton AM L; Gonzalez-Cordero A, 2025, 'Dismantling barriers to research and clinical care for individuals with a vision impairment', Medical Journal of Australia, 222, pp. 324 - 326, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52627
2025
Meagher CE; Kariyawasam DS; Concepcion KAE; Dale R; Hetherington K; Mohammad S; Palmer EE; Woolfenden S; Farrar MA, 2025, 'Codesign and evaluation of advanced therapeutic information resources for and with families of children with neurological conditions: A mixed methods cross-sectional study', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 110, pp. 308 - 315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-327914
2025
Gereis JM; Hetherington K; Robertson EG; Daly R; McGill BC; Ziegler DS; Wakefield CE, 2025, 'Animated videos for childhood cancer precision medicine: development and evaluation with parents and patients', Supportive Care in Cancer, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-025-10191-8
2025
Gerstl B; Kehag E; Mallinder H; Baker T; Arulpragasam K; David C; Stone M; Fitzsimmons E; Hetherington K; Deans R, 2025, 'Psychological and emotional profiles of Australian uterine transplant potential recipients: A comparison with international trials', Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 104, pp. 528 - 539, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14974
2025
Irestorm E; Wakefield CE; Hetherington K; McGill BC; Evans HE; McDonald F; Patterson P; Beattie A; Cohn RJ; Sansom-Daly UM, 2025, 'Recapturing Life: Virtual Peer-Based Psychological Support for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors Delivered in the Community', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21565333251369689
2025
Lei Y; Hetherington K; Daly R; Rensen N; McGill BC; Ziegler DS; Lau LMS; Tyrrell V; Karpelowsky J; Cowley MJ; Tucker KM; Haber M; Barahona P; Wakefield CE, 2025, 'Data Sharing, Biopsies and Patient Confidentiality in a Precision Medicine Trial for Childhood Cancer: A Mixed Method Study of Parents, Oncologists, and Scientists’ Perspectives', Journal of Personalized Medicine, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm15110531
2025
Robertson EG; Hetherington K; Prain M; Ma A; Ayton LN; Jamieson RV; Shepard E; Boyd L; Hall J; Boyd R; Karandrews S; Feller H; Simunovic MP; Grigg JR; Yamamoto K; Wakefield CE; Gonzalez-Cordero A, 2025, 'Australian research priorities for inherited retinal diseases: a James Lind Alliance priority setting partnership', BMJ Open, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100301
2025
Nguyen CQ; Kariyawasam DST; Ngai TSJ; Nguyen J; Alba-Concepcion K; Grattan SE; Palmer EE; Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; Dale RC; Woolfenden S; Mohammad S; Farrar MA, 2024, '‘High hopes for treatment’: Australian stakeholder perspectives of the clinical translation of advanced neurotherapeutics for rare neurological diseases', Health Expectations, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.14063
2024
Church AJ; Wakefield CE; Hetherington K; Shern JF, 2024, 'Promise and Perils of Precision Oncology for Patients With Pediatric and Young Adult Sarcomas.', Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book, 44, pp. e432794, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/EDBK_432794
2024
Mazariego C; Daly R; McGill B; Kelada L; McKay S; Hetherington K; Ziegler DS; Wakefield CE; Taylor N, 2024, 'Barriers to access of precision guided therapies for children with high-risk cancer', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.31147
2024
Kerras S; Hetherington K; Toofanian S; Manoharan N; Ziegler DS; Mateos MK, 2024, 'Second Opinion Seeking in Paediatric Oncology: Motivations and Predictors', Psycho Oncology, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.70011
2024
Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; McGill BC; Tucker KM; Donoghoe MW; Daly R; Hunter JD; Ballinger M; Fuentes-Bolanos NA; Ziegler DS, 2024, 'When genetics and pediatric cancer collide: Understanding and optimizing families' experiences', Neuro Oncology Advances, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/noajnl/vdae133
2024
Hunter JD; Hetherington K; Courtney E; Christensen Y; Fuentes-Bolanos N; Bhatia K; Peate M, 2024, 'Parents’ and patients’ perspectives, experiences, and preferences for germline genetic or genomic testing of children with cancer: A systematic review', Genetics in Medicine, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gim.2024.101197
2024
Revon-Rivière G; Hetherington K; Siddiqi A; Wong L; Mitchell LG; Connolly D; Morgenstern D; Ziegler DS; Cohen-Gogo S, 2024, 'Abstract B066: Bridging patient reported outcomes and CTCAE to improve supportive care and trial design: The PROptimise initiative', Cancer Research, 84, pp. B066 - B066, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.pediatric24-b066
2024
Robertson EG; Hetherington K; Daly R; Donoghoe MW; Handelsman N; Ziegler DS; Wakefield CE, 2024, 'The feasibility and acceptability of collecting psychosocial outcome measures embedded within a precision medicine trial for childhood cancer', Cancer Medicine, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.7339
2024
Daly R; Hetherington K; Wadling BR; Jacobs C; Karpelowsky J; Wakefield CE, 2024, 'It provides families with other avenues for treatment when there are no other options Surgeons' perspectives of being part of a precision medicine trial for poor prognosis paediatric cancer patients: A short report', Cancer Medicine, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.7209
2024
McGill BC; Wakefield CE; Tucker KM; Daly RA; Donoghoe MW; Vetsch J; Warby M; Fuentes-Bolanos NA; Barlow-Stewart K; Kirk J; Courtney E; O’Brien TA; Marshall GM; Pinese M; Cowley MJ; Tyrrell V; Deyell RJ; Ziegler DS; Hetherington K, 2023, 'Parents’ expectations, preferences, and recall of germline findings in a childhood cancer precision medicine trial', Cancer, 129, pp. 3620 - 3632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.34917
2023
Gereis JM; Hetherington K; Robertson EG; Daly R; Donoghoe MW; Ziegler DS; Marshall GM; Lau LMS; Marron JM; Wakefield CE, 2023, 'Parents’ and adolescents’ perspectives and understanding of information about childhood cancer precision medicine', Cancer, 129, pp. 3645 - 3655, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.34914
2023
Daly R; Hetherington K; Hazell E; Wadling BR; Tyrrell V; Tucker KM; Marshall GM; Ziegler DS; Lau LMS; Trahair TN; O’Brien TA; Collins K; Gifford AJ; Haber M; Pinese M; Malkin D; Cowley MJ; Karpelowsky J; Drew D; Jacobs C; Wakefield CE, 2023, 'Precision Medicine Is Changing the Roles of Healthcare Professionals, Scientists, and Research Staff: Learnings from a Childhood Cancer Precision Medicine Trial', Journal of Personalized Medicine, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm13071033
2023
Fuentes Bolanos NA; Padhye B; Daley M; Hunter J; Hetherington K; Warby M; Courtney E; Kirk J; Josephi-Taylor S; Chen Y; Alvaro F; Barlow-Stewart K; Wong-Erasmus M; Barahona P; Ajuyah P; Altekoester AK; Tyrrell VJ; Lau LMS; Wakefield C; Sylvester D; Tucker K; Pinese M; Dalla Pozza L; O'Brien TA, 2023, 'Protocol for a comprehensive prospective cohort study of trio-based whole-genome sequencing for underlying cancer predisposition in paediatric and adolescent patients newly diagnosed with cancer: The PREDICT study', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070082
2023
Wakefield CE; Hetherington K; Robertson EG; Donoghoe MW; Hunter JD; Vetsch J; Marron JM; Tucker KM; Marshall GM; Broom A; Haber M; Tyrrell V; Malkin D; Lau L; Mateos MK; O’Brien TA; Ziegler DS, 2023, 'Hopes, concerns, satisfaction and regret in a precision medicine trial for childhood cancer: a mixed-methods study of parent and patient perspectives', British Journal of Cancer, 129, pp. 1634 - 1644, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-023-02429-1
2023
Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; Kunalan KPK; Donoghoe MW; McGill BC; Fardell JE; Daly R; Deyell RJ; Ziegler DS, 2022, 'Quality of Life (QoL) of Children and Adolescents Participating in a Precision Medicine Trial for High-Risk Childhood Cancer', Cancers, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers14215310
2022
Gereis J; Hetherington K; Ha L; Robertson EG; Ziegler DS; Barlow-Stewart K; Tucker KM; Marron JM; Wakefield CE, 2022, 'Parents’ understanding of genome and exome sequencing for pediatric health conditions: a systematic review', European Journal of Human Genetics, 30, pp. 1216 - 1225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-022-01170-2
2022
Chow WK; Hetherington K; McGill BC; Sansom-Daly UM; Daly R; Miles G; Cohn RJ; Wakefield CE, 2022, '‘Like ships in the night’: A qualitative investigation of the impact of childhood cancer on parents’ emotional and sexual intimacy', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.30015
2022
Hunter JD; Robertson EG; Hetherington K; Ziegler DS; Marshall GM; Kirk J; Marron JM; Denburg AE; Barlow-Stewart K; Warby M; Tucker KM; Lee BM; O’Brien TA; Wakefield CE; OBrien T, 2022, 'What’s in a Name? Parents’ and Healthcare Professionals’ Preferred Terminology for Pathogenic Variants in Childhood Cancer Predisposition Genes', Journal of Personalized Medicine, 12, pp. 1327, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm12081327
2022
Nguyen CQ; Kariyawasam D; Alba-Concepcion K; Grattan S; Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; Woolfenden S; Dale RC; Palmer EE; Farrar MA; Concepcion K, 2022, '‘Advocacy groups are the connectors’: Experiences and contributions of rare disease patient organization leaders in advanced neurotherapeutics', Health Expectations, 25, pp. 3175 - 3191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.13625
2022
Wakefield CE; Sansom‐daly UM; McGill BC; Hetherington K; Ellis SJ; Robertson EG; Donoghoe MW; McCarthy M; Kelada L; Girgis A; King M; Grootenhuis M; Anazodo A; Patterson P; Lowe C; Dalla‐pozza L; Miles G; Cohn RJ; Sansom-Daly U, 2021, 'Providing psychological support to parents of childhood cancer survivors: ‘cascade’ intervention trial results and lessons for the future', Cancers, 13, pp. 5597, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13225597
2021
Kamaladasa DS; Sansom-Daly UM; Hetherington K; McGill BC; Ellis SJ; Kelada L; Donoghoe MW; Evans H; Anazodo A; Patterson P; Cohn RJ; Wakefield CE, 2021, 'How Are Families Faring? Perceived Family Functioning among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors in Comparison to Their Peers', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 10, pp. 711 - 719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2020.0215
2021
Hsu J; Sansom-Daly UM; Hetherington K; Ellis SJ; Donoghoe MW; Cohn RJ; Zentella-Tusie A; Wakefield CE, 2021, 'Health service and medication use of parents of childhood cancer survivors: a controlled comparison study', Acta Oncologica, 60, pp. 1325 - 1334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0284186X.2021.1955968
2021
Donovan LA; Wakefield CE; Russell V; Fardell J; Mallitt KA; Hetherington K; Cohn R, 2021, 'Variables associated with grief and personal growth following the death of a child from cancer: A mixed method analysis', Death Studies, 45, pp. 702 - 713, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2019.1682087
2021
Vetsch J; Hetherington K; Wakefield C; Ziegler D, 2020, 'Families’ experiences of a precision medicine trial for childhood cancer', Oncology Central
2020
Kelada L; Wakefield CE; Vetsch J; Schofield D; Sansom-Daly UM; Hetherington K; O'Brien T; Cohn RJ; Anazodo A; Viney R; Zeppel MJB, 2020, 'Financial toxicity of childhood cancer and changes to parents’ employment after treatment completion', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.28345
2020
McGill BC; Wakefield CE; Hetherington K; Munro LJ; Warby M; Lau L; Tyrrell V; Ziegler DS; O’brien TA; Marshall GM; Malkin D; Hansford JR; Tucker KM; Vetsch J; OBrien T, 2020, '“Balancing Expectations with Actual Realities”: Conversations with Clinicians and Scientists in the First Year of a High-Risk Childhood Cancer Precision Medicine Trial', Journal of Personalized Medicine, 10, pp. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm10010009
2020
Raharjo CV; Hetherington K; Donovan L; Fardell JE; Russell V; Cohn RJ; Morgan NL; Siddiqui J; Wakefield CE, 2020, 'An Evaluation of By My Side: Peer Support in Written Form is Acceptable and Useful for Parents Bereaved by Childhood Cancer', Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 59, pp. 1278 - 1286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.01.013
2020
Baenziger J; Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; Carlson L; McGill BC; Cohn RJ; Michel G; Sansom-Daly UM, 2020, 'Understanding parents’ communication experiences in childhood cancer: a qualitative exploration and model for future research', Supportive Care in Cancer, 28, pp. 4467 - 4476, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-05270-6
2020
Hill RE; Wakefield CE; Cohn RJ; Fardell JE; Brierley M-EE; Kothe E; Jacobsen PB; Hetherington K; Mercieca-Bebber R, 2020, 'Survivorship Care Plans in Cancer: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Care Plan Outcomes.', Oncologist, 25, pp. e351 - e372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0184
2020
Hill RE; Wakefield CE; Cohn RJ; Fardell JE; Brierley MEE; Kothe E; Jacobsen PB; Hetherington K; Mercieca-Bebber R, 2020, 'Survivorship Care Plans in Cancer: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Care Plan Outcomes', Oncologist, 25, pp. e351 - e372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0184
2020
Sansom-Daly UM; Wakefield CE; Hetherington K; Evans HE; Ellis SJ; McGill BC; Cohn RJ, 2019, 'Author reply', Internal Medicine Journal, 49, pp. 808 - 809, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14320
2019
Donovan LA; Wakefield CE; Russell V; Hetherington K; Cohn RJ, 2019, 'Brief report: Bereaved parents informing research design: The place of a pilot study', Death Studies, 43, pp. 62 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2018.1436616
2019
Warfield HA; Hetherington K, 2019, 'Introduction', At the Interface Probing the Boundaries, 109, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004381223_002
2019
Kelada L; Wakefield CE; Carlson L; Hetherington K; McGill BC; McCarthy MC; Miles G; Cohn RJ; Sansom-Daly UM, 2019, 'How Parents of Childhood Cancer Survivors Perceive Support From Their Extended Families', Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28, pp. 1537 - 1547, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01394-9
2019
Vetsch J; McGill BC; Sansom-Daly UM; Hetherington K; Ellis SJ; Marshall KH; Wakefield CE, 2018, 'Comorbidity of distress experienced by parents of childhood cancer survivors points to the importance of understanding transdiagnostic cognitive-affective mechanisms.', Acta Oncologica, 58, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0284186X.2018.1512157
2018
Sansom-Daly UM; Evans HE; Ellis SJ; McGill BC; Hetherington K; Wakefield CE, 2017, 'Something's got to give: time–cost trade-offs in site-specific research approval can negatively impact patient recruitment in multi-institutional studies', Internal Medicine Journal, 47, pp. 1088 - 1089, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.13535
2017
Hetherington K; Moulds ML, 2015, 'Abstract recall of a happy memory to repair sad mood in dysphoria: A possible link to negative cognition', Memory, 23, pp. 817 - 828, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2014.929149
2015
Heterington K; Moulds ML; Hetherington K, 2013, 'Does mode of processing during a positive experience have consequences for affect', Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 44, pp. 165 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2012.10.002
2013
Harvey EE; Shakeshaft AP; Hetherington K; Sannibale C; Mattick RP, 2007, 'The efficacy of diversion and aftercare strategies for adult drug-involved offenders: a summary and methodological review of the outcome literature', Drug and Alcohol Review, 26, pp. 379 - 387
2007
Darke S; Hetherington K; Ross JE; Lynskey MT; Teesson M, 2004, 'Non-injecting routes of administration among entrants to three treatment modalities for heroin dependence', Drug and Alcohol Review, 23, pp. 177 - 183
2004
Preprints
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Grant A; Warby M; Courtney E; Iqbal A; L MB; Hunter ; Hetherington K; Marshall G; Tucker K; Mateos M; Cruickshank M; Fuentos-Bolanos , 2025, “So what will my next cancer be?” Low-grade brain tumour diagnosed through nurse coordinated surveillance in a patient with Li Fraumeni Syndrome: A Case Report, http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.174928162.27947714/v1
2025
Reports
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Robertson EG; Hetherington K; Ayton L; Boyd L; Feller H; Hall J; Grigg J; Jamieson R; Karandrews S; Ma A; Prain M; Shepard E; Simunovic M; Yamamoto K; Gonzalez-Cordero A, 2024, Research priorities for Inherited Retinal Diseases in Australia: A James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/30432
2024
Ross J; Darke S; Kelly E; Hetherington K, 2010, Suicide risk assesment and intervention strategies: Current practices in Australian residential drug and alcohol rehabiliation services, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Sydney, https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/suicide-risk-assessment-and-intervention-strategies-current-practices-australian
2010
Hetherington K; McKetin R, 2008, The contribution of cannabis use to psychotic symptoms among methamphetamine treatment entrants, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Sydney, https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/contribution-cannabis-use-psychotic-symptoms-among-methamphetamine-treatment-entrants
2008
Harvey EE; Hetherington K; Sannibale C; Mattick RP, 2006, Methodological review: Outcome studies of diversion and aftercare programs for adult drug-involved offenders, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Sydney, NSW, 259
2006
Spooner C; Hetherington K, 2005, Social determinants of drug use (NDARC Technical Report No. 228), National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Sydney, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/ndarc/resources/TR.228.pdf
2005
Teesson M; Ross JE; Darke S; Lynskey M; Mills K; Williamson A; Hetherington K; Fairbairn S; Havard A; Wilhelm E; Shanahan M, 2003, Twelve month outcomes of the treatment of heroin dependence: Findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS) New South Wales, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/ndarc/resources/TR.191.pdf
2003
Ross J; Teesson M; Darke S; Lynskey M; Hetherington K; Mills K; Williamson A; Fairbairn S, 2003, Characteristics of heroin users entering three treatment modalities in New South Wales: Baseline findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS), NDARC UNSW, Sydney, https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/characteristics-heroin-users-entering-three-treatment-modalities-new-south-wales-baseline
2003
Ross J; Lynskey M; Teesson M; Darke S; Havard A; Mills K; Williamson A; Hetherington K; Fairbairn S, 2003, Three month outcomes for the treatment of heroin dependence: Findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS) New South Wales, NDARC UNSW, Sydney, https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/three-month-outcomes-treatment-heroin-dependence-findings-australian-treatment-outcome
2003
Conference Papers
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Kelada L; Wakefield CE; Sansom-Daly UM; Dumlao G; Hetherington K; McGill BC; Patterson P; Ross K; Schleicher N; Espinoza-Salgado FS; Hill L, 2023, 'INTERNATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR PARENTS OF YOUNG CANCER SURVIVORS (CASCADE): IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS AND LESSONS LEARNED', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, SPRINGER, pp. S37 - S37
2023
Robertson E; Wakefield C; Hetherington K; Ziegler D, 2020, 'Parents' Expectations and Experiences of a Precision Medicine Trial for High-Risk Paediatric Cancer', in PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER, WILEY, pp. S47 - S47, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000581769200091&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
2020
Book Chapters
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Hetherington K; Hunter JD; Lockridge R; Warby M; Raygadam M; Wakefield CE; Wiener L, 2023, 'The Psychosocial Impact of Familial Endocrine Cancer Syndromes (FECS) on the Patient and Caregiver', in Familial Endocrine Cancer Syndromes Navigating the Transition of Care for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients, pp. 1 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37275-9_1
2023
Hetherington K, 2019, 'The Camino de Santiago and Wellbeing: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Pilgrimage Experiences of Australian Women', in At the Interface Probing the Boundaries, pp. 65 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004381223_008
2019
Moulds M; Hetherington K; Werner-Seidler A, 2014, 'The impact of rumination on positive autobiographical memories in depression.', in K. Kaniasty, K.A. Moore, S. Howard, & P. Buchwald (ed.), Stress and Anxiety: Applications to Social and Environmental Threats, Psychological Well-Being, Occupational Challenges, and Developmental Psychology., pp. 65 - 71
2014
Conference Abstracts
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Courtney E; Hetherington K; Ajuyah P; Altekoester A-K; Rumford M; Dias K; Sylvester D; Fuentes-Bolanos N; Warby M; Mayoh C; Kirk J; Sullivan A; Wong M; Lau L; Dong AKQ; Ekert P; Cowley M; Wakefield C; Tyrrell V; Haber M; Ziegler D; Tucker K; Barahona P; Pinese M, 2023, 'Tumour profiling frequently informs the interpretation of germline variants arising from paired analysis in children and young people', in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, SPRINGERNATURE, SCOTLAND, Glasgow, Vol. 32, pp. 572 - 572, presented at 56th Annual Conference of the European-Society-of-Human-Genetics (ESHG), SCOTLAND, Glasgow, 10 June 2023 - 13 June 2023
2023
Gereis J; Hetherington K; Robertson E; Ziegler D; Wakefield C, 2022, 'PARENTS' AND PATIENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF A PRECISION MEDICINE TRIAL FOR HIGH-RISK CHILDHOOD CANCER', in PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER, WILEY, Vol. 69, pp. S399 - S399, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000859203901450&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
2022
Wakefield CE; Sansom-Daly U; Hetherington K; Ellis S; Girgis A; McCarthy M; Miles G; Patterson P; Awford K; Cohn R, 2019, 'Feasibility, Acceptability and Safety of a Novel Online Group-Based Psychological Support Program for Parents After Their Child's Cancer Treatment: A Three-Armed Randomized Trial of 'Cascade'', in PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER, WILEY, Vol. 66, pp. S12 - S12, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000488458000019&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
2019
Hill RE; Fardell JE; Wakefield CE; Cohn RJ; Brierley M-EE; Kothe E; Hetherington K; Mercieca-Bebber R, 2018, 'The effect of survivorship care plans on cancer survivors' patient-reported outcomes: A meta-analysis and systematic review', in PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 27, pp. 189 - 189, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000448188000504&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
2018
Wakefield C; Sansom-Daly U; Brittany MG; Robertson E; Ellis S; Marshall K; Hetherington K; Doolan E; Cohn R, 2016, ''Cascade': A randomized trial of online support for parents after their child's cancer treatment', in PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, Dublin, Ireland, Vol. 25, pp. 106 - 107, presented at World Congress of Psycho-oncology, Dublin, Ireland, 17 October 2016 - 21 October 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.v25.S3/issuetoc
2016
Books
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Ross JE; Darke S; Kelly EV; Hetherington K, 2010, Suicide risk assessment and intervention strategies: Current practices in Australian residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation services, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia., Sydney, NSW, Australia, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/suicide-risk-assessment-and-intervention-strategies-current-practices-australian
2010
Hetherington K; McKetin R, 2008, The contribution of cannabis use to psychotic symptons among methamphetamine treatment entrants., National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Sydney
2008

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  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant: Towards patient-centred precision oncology care for children and youth: Understanding psychosocial impacts and experiences through patient and professional perspectives (2024-2029)
  • MRFF Clinician-Researcher: Improving quality of life for young people with cancer across the care trajectory through integrated patient centred palliative care: A stepped-wedge trial of a new model of care (2024-2029)
  • Luminesce Alliance Psychosocial Enabling Platform: Establishing NSW as an international leader in psychosocial understanding and equitable care in the context of paediatric precision medicine (2023-2027)
  • NHMRC Synergy: Improving outcome for high-risk child and adolescent cancer: from discovery to individualised treatment within a consumer partnership (2023-2028)
  • UNSW Health Systems Research Theme: 2023 Collaborative Research Grants: Introducing palliative care concepts in the right way, at the right time: Implementing the Voicing My Choices communication tool for adolescent and young adults with cancer (2023)
  • MRFF Stem Cell Therapies Mission: Development of photoreceptor cell therapy to treat blindness (2022-2027)
  • Cerebral Palsy Alliance Project Grant: Development of resources for decision-making in the application of advanced neurotherapeutics and personalised medicine in paediatric neurology (2022-2023) 
  • NHMRC LOGGIC: A phase III, randomised international multi-centre trial for Low Grade Glioma In Children and adolescents (2021-2025)
  • Paediatrio funding PPM6: The psychosocial implications of genetic testing and precision medicine for children and families, and the healthcare professionals who care for them (2019-2021)
  • Children’s Cancer Institute Zero Childhood Cancer Program funding (2019-2021)
  • UNSW Career Advancement Fund (2018)
  • NSW Health SESLHD Multicultural Health Grants Program: Translation of the By My Side resource for bereaved families into languages other than English (Cantonese, Arabic and Greek) (2018-2019)
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities (2016)
  • Postgraduate Research Support Scheme funding (2014)
  • Inaugural Faculty of Science Research Student Maternity Scholarship (2012)
  • Postgraduate Research Support Scheme funding (2012) (Awarded but not taken up)
  • Australian Postgraduate Award (2010-2015)
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