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Mr Rhys Mantell

Mr Rhys Mantell

Research Assistant

Master of Public Health (MPH) - 麻豆社madou (2020)

Bachelor of Economics - University of Queensland (2016)

Medicine & Health
School of Population Health

Rhys is a PhD Candidate and Research Assistant within the Justice Health Research Program at the School of Population Health, 麻豆社madou. His PhD research involves designing, developing and testing novel digital health tools for older people in prison. Alongside his PhD he works on the ReINVEST trial, a randomised control trial aiming to reduce impulsivity in violent men.

Over the last few years Rhys has also been designing and evaluating public health and social programs through his work at Australian Health Care Associates (AHA) and Deloitte Consulting.

Through all of his work Rhys strives to design and deliver safe and feasible health services that create positive change for marginalised people.

Chat to Rhys about:听

  • Creating healthy prisons in Australia,
  • Trauma and help seeking in justice-involved people,
  • The health of older people in, and leaving, prison,
  • digital health interventions in prison, and
  • Critical realist philosophy听and methodology.
E-mail
r.mantell@unsw.edu.au
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Mantell R; Hwang YIJ; Radford K; Perkovic S; Cullen P; Withall A; Hwang J, 2023, 'Accelerated aging in people experiencing homelessness: A rapid review of frailty prevalence and determinants', Frontiers in Public Health, 11, pp. 1086215,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Mantell R; Withall A; Radford K; Kasumovic M; Monds L; Hwang YIJ, 2023, 'Design Preferences for a Serious Game-Based Cognitive Assessment of Older Adults in Prison: Thematic Analysis', JMIR Serious Games, 11,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Monds LA; Crowe A; Bravo M; Ridley N; Newcombe D; Mantell R; Lintzeris N; Withall A, 2023, 'The Feasibility of Goal Management Training to Address Cognitive Impairment in an Outpatient Alcohol Treatment Population: Findings from a Novel Case Series', International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction,
  • Preprints | 2023
    Mantell R; Withall A; Radford K; Kasumovic M; Monds L; Hwang YIJ, 2023, Design Preferences for a Serious Game鈥揃ased Cognitive Assessment of Older Adults in Prison: Thematic Analysis (Preprint),
    Preprints | 2023
    Monds LA; Crowe A; aguilera MB; Ridley N; Newcombe D; Mantell R; lintzeris N; Withall A, 2023, The Feasibility of Goal Management Training to address cognitive impairment in an outpatient alcohol treatment population: findings from a novel case series,

NHMRC听PhD Scholarship (2021-2025)

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Commissioned Research

Australian Association of Gerontology (2021-2022) - $30,000. Prison Leavers Project: care and support needs after leaving prison in old age - Preparation of a Background Paper, Position Paper for Government and "Things To Consider" for aged care providers.听

Current Projects

  • PhD:听A serious game approach to understand and detect cognitive impairment issues in marginalised populations. Part of the听NHMRC Ideas grant (2021-2023) ASCAPE: Audio delivered screening for cognition and age-related health in older prisoners.

  • ReINVEST: Reducing impulsive behaviour in male, repeat-violent offenders

My Teaching

Past

Teaching assistant for听PHCM9761-PH Aspects of Mental Health (T2) - 2021 and 2022