Graham Meadows is Adjunct Professor for the Schools of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, of Primary and Allied Health Care, and of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. He is also Honorary Professor, Centre for Mental Health, School of Global and Population Health, University of Melbourne.
He is a consultant psychiatrist at Monash Health and director of Southern Synergy, the Monash Health Adult Psychiatry Research, Training and Evaluation Centre, a Research Centre in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. Professor Meadows is a prominent figure in innovation in mental health care in Australia, with national and international profiles in areas such as GP shared care, resource distribution and applications of mindfulness in clinical mental health practice. He has headed large scale studies investigating mindfulness and recovery oriented practice as clinical and service level interventions and leads the editorial team on a major textbook of multidisciplinary mental health care practice. He is on the Conference Organising Committee and is Program Working Group Chair for the International Conference on Mindfulness – Asia Pacific 2022.
Experience
2003–present
Professor of Adult Psychiatry, Monash University
2003–present
Consultant Psychiatrist, Monash Health
2013–present
Senior Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
2003–2003
Associate professor, The University of Melbourne
1993–2002
Senior lecturer, The University of Melbourne
1990–1993
Senior Registrar, Bethlem and Maudsley Joint Hospitals
1990–1993
Senior Registrar, Bethlem and Maudsley Joint Hospitals / Kings College
1989–1990
Senior Registrar, Hillcrest Hospital, Adelaide
1985–1988
Registrar, Bethlem and Maudsley Joint Hospitals / Kings College
1984–1985
Medical Registrar, The Middlesex Hospital
1983–1984
Senior House Officer, Bridgend Hospital, South Wales
1981–1983
Senior House Officer, Leicester Group Hospitals
1980–1981
House Office, Leicester Group Hospitals
Education
2005
University of Melbourne, MD
1995
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, FRANZCP
1995
University of London, Institute of Psychiatry, UK, MPhil
1988
Royal College of Psychiatrists of the United Kingdom, MRCPsych
1985
Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom, MRCP(UK)
1980
University of Leicester, United Kingdom, MB, ChB
Grants and Contracts
2013
Working together with shared values towards recovery-oriented practice: Principles unite local services assisting recovery, the PULSAR project
Role:
Principal Investigator
Funding Source:
Victorian Government Mental Illness Research Fund
2012
Improving management decisions in mental health care through applications of advanced simulation modelling
Role:
Principal Investigator
Funding Source:
Australian Research Council (ARC)
2007
Effectiveness of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Preventing Depressive Relapse in Subjects at Very High Risk
Role:
Principal Investigator
Funding Source:
National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
2003
A Randomised Trial of Mindful-Based Cognitive Therapy and Proactive Follow-up for the Prevention of Relapse in Primary Care
Role:
Principal Investigator
Funding Source:
Beyond Blue
2003
MAP Program
Role:
Principal Investigator
Funding Source:
Beyond Blue
Professional Memberships
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Royal College of Psychiatrists of the United Kingdom