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4.08/20/2025

Brings enthusiasm to every interaction.

4.05/21/2025

Makes even dry topics interesting.

5.03/31/2025

Always approachable and easy to talk to.

4.02/27/2025

Encourages creativity and critical thinking.

5.02/4/2025

Great Professor!

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About Mariko

Professor Mariko Carey holds a Doctor of Psychology (Health) and a Bachelor of Science (Honours), both from the University of Melbourne. She commenced her professional career in part-time roles, including at the National Institute of Clinical Studies, developing expertise in clinical evidence translation and policy. She worked clinically as a psychologist supporting individuals with chronic diseases and joined a transdisciplinary cancer team at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre as a Research Assistant and Fellow from 2003 to 2007. From 2007 to 2008, she served as Senior Research Fellow at the Cancer Council Victoria, Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer. Since 2009, she has been Research Fellow in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle, affiliated with the Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour. She held the NHMRC Translating Research into Practice (TRIP) Fellowship from 2015 and recently completed a term as Interim Director of the Central Coast Research Institute, while serving as Co-Director of the HMRI Women’s Health Research Program. Her awards include the Vice Chancellor's Award for Research Supervision Excellence in 2016 and the Newcastle University Postgraduate Student's Association Supervisor of the Year Award in 2011.