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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2026-01-15 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007943b.htm person Christensen Helen AO FAA FASSA FAAHMS AACR2 Place of Birth Hay, New South Wales, Australia Psychiatrist Mental health expert Helen Christensen is leading expert on using technology to deliver evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of depression, anxiety, suicide, and self-harm. Her research is particularly focused on young people, using school-based programs. In 2000, she developed the digital intervention program, MoodGYM, which has been used widely across the world. Christensen is Scientia Professor of Mental Health at the University of New South Wales. Since 2011 she has been Executive and Board Director of the Black Dog Institute. In 2924 she was named Scientist of the Year in the New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science for her pioneering work in digital mental health research.

"Professor Helen Christensen is widely regarded as a world leader in the field of digital mental health interventions. She pioneered many of the processes and strategies that are used internationally today. Trained as a clinical psychologist, she led the translation of traditional face-to-face psychological treatment to digital delivery. Through over 50 trials and cohort studies, Professor Christensen demonstrated the effectiveness of digital interventions. Relatedly, she has pioneered the science of digital phenotyping by which passive data collection (from smartphones) can monitor a person's mental health. Overall, her digital developments have been used by millions of people globally, meaning that Professor Christensen has had an enormous global impact on mental health." [from https://www.science.org.au/profile/helen-christensen 2026-01-15]

2004 Award - Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia 2006 2012 Career position - Director, Centre for Mental Health, Australian National University 2009 2012 Career position - Member, National Health and Medical Research Council Academy 2011 2021 Career position - Executive Director and Chief Scientist, Black Dog Institute 2015 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences 2017 2017 Award - Prize for Leadership in Innovation, New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science 2019 2019 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to medical research through the development of on-line mental health treatment programs 2022 Career position - Board Director, Black Dog Institute 2023 2023 Award - RSNSW James Cook Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 2024 2024 Award - Scientist of the Year, New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science 2025 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science James Cook Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1954 - )

Awarded the RSNSW James Cook Medal 2023

 New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science (2015 - )

Awarded Prize for Leadership in Innovation 2017; Scientist of the Year 2024

 Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (1971 - )

Fellow 2004 -

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 2025 -

 Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (2014 - )

Fellow 2015 -

 'Christensen, Helen', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Christensen, Helen Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: The Academy's Fellows [Fellows elected between 2025 and 2030] Australian Academy of Science The Academy's Fellows [Fellows elected between 2025 and 2030] Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2025 Resource: Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Australia Day 2019] Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Australia Day 2019] Canberra Governor General's Office 2019