Year | Citation |
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2023 | Bourke, M., Pogrmilovic, B. K., Dash, S., Pila, E., & Hosking, W. (230101). Men s goal-oriented motives, physical activity experiences and body-related perceptions: a latent profile analysis. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, |
2022 |
Dash, S., Bourke, M., Parker, A. G., Trott, E., & Pascoe, M. C. (220901). Mindfulness is associated with reduced barriers to exercise via decreasing psychological distress in help-seeking young adults: A cross-sectional brief report. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 16(9), (1049-1054). doi: 10.1111/eip.13249 |
2022 | Bourke, M., Patten, R. K., Klamert, L., Klepac, B., Dash, S., & Pascoe, M. C. (220815). The acute affective response to physical activity in people with depression: A meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 311 (353-363). |
2022 | Dash, S., Bourke, M., Parker, A. G., Dadswell, K., & Pascoe, M. C. (220701). Lifestyle behaviours and mental health and wellbeing of tertiary students during COVID-19 lockdown in Australia: A cross-sectional study. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 116 |
2022 | Collins, S., Dash, S., Allender, S., Jacka, F., & Hoare, E. (220601). Diet and Mental Health During Emerging Adulthood: A Systematic Review. Emerging Adulthood, 10(3), (645-659). |
2022 |
Parker, A. G., Trott, E., Bourke, M., Klepac, Pogrmilovic., Dadswell, K., Craike, M., McLean, S. A., Dash, S., & Pascoe, M. (220501). Young people's attitudes towards integrating physical activity as part of mental health treatment: A cross-sectional study in youth mental health services. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 16(5), (518-526). doi: 10.1111/eip.13189 |
2022 |
Parker, A., Dash, S., Bourke, M., Patten, R., Craike, M., Baldwin, P., Hosking, W., Levinger, I., Apostolopoulos, V., & de, Courten. (220201). A Brief, Daily, Online Mental Health and Well-being Intervention for University Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Program Description and Outcomes Using a Mixed Methods Design. JMIR Formative Research, 6(2), doi: 10.2196/35776 |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Adult & emerging adult mental health
- Diet & exercise lifestyle behaviours
- Lifestyle interventions
- Mental health promotion and early intervention in educational settings
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Sarah Dash
Dr Sarah Dash is a postdoctoral research fellow within the Institute for Health and Sport at Victoria University. Her work examines the role of lifestyle, in particular diet and physical activity, on mental health. Sarah’s background is in psychology and her doctoral work examined the role of diet in the prevention and treatment of depression.
Sarah’s research interests include lifestyle interventions for the promotion of physical and mental health, particularly among emerging adults.
She is also interested in the development and evaluation of public health interventions, and the equity in health interventions.
Qualifications
- PhD, Deakin University, Australia, 2017
- MPH, University of Waterloo, Canada (in progress)
- BA (Psychology), University of British Columbia, Canada, 2012
Key publications
Commissioned research report (showing 3)
Year | Citation |
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2023 |
McNamara, S., Nichols, T., Dash, S., de, Courten., & Calder, R. (231001). Sleep: a core pillar of health and wellbeing : Improving population sleep health toreduce preventable illness and injury -Policy Evidence Review. Melbourne, Australia: Mitchell Institute. doi: 10.26196/46p5-zm72 |
2023 |
McNamara, S., Nichols, T., Dash, S., de, Courten., & Calder, R. (231001). Sleep: a core pillar of health and wellbeing : Improving Population Sleep Health to Reduce Preventable Illness and Injury - A PolicyEvidence Brief. Melbourne, Australia: Mitchell Institute. doi: 10.26196/03mf-pt93 |
2023 |
Klepac, Pogrmilovic., Dash, S., Pascoe, M., Patten, R., Bourke, M., & Parker, A. (230101). ' VU Elevenses' - The engagement of Victoria University employees with an online mental health intervention during COVID-19 pandemic. Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University. doi: 10.26196/myj3-a950 |
Journal article (showing 7 of 29)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Please note:
- Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
- Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
- The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.
2023
NSPO
Social Prescribing Project
From: Social Prescribing for Suicide Prevention evidence review
Other investigators: Ms Rosemary Calder
For period: 2023-2023
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$79,240 |
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
Teaching activities & experience
Dr. Sarah Dash is a sessional academic and teaches into masters-level subjects including Physical Activity and Mental Health (SCL6002). She is the subject coordinator for Behavioural Aspects of Active Living (SMG7240).