Project
Meet the LYRIC Team!
Project LYRIC comprises a team of young people with lived/living experiences of mental health difficulties, researchers, mental health professionals, and psychology students!
Professor Bronwyn Myers
Chief Investigator
​I am the Director of Curtin University's enAble Institute and Chief Investigator of Project LYRIC, developing the While You Wait program from my work on the ASPIRE program in South Africa. I provide clinical insight from my training as a clinical psychologist, as well as a rich research background in mental health.
Dr Lexy Staniland
Project LYRIC Lead​
I am the Project LYRIC team lead and oversee all research-based activities. I am passionate about youth mental health, with a research background in stigma and self-injury. I have been involved in developing While You Wait since 2022.
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Caitlin Munro
Clinical Advisor
​I am the Clinical Advisor on the LYRIC team, providing supervision to facilitators of the While You Wait program. I am a registered psychologist and Psychology Board-approved supervisor. I have been involved in developing While You Wait since 2022.
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Nicholas Da Silva
Program Coordinator
I'm the LYRIC Program Coordinator. With a background in community psychology research and program administration, I oversee the organisation of program activities and undertake qualitative research tasks!
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Stella McLaughlin
Field Ready Minds Lead | While You Wait Facilitator
​I have been a Research Assistant with the Project LYRIC team since November 2022. During the development of the program, I was involved in the recruitment and the co-facilitation of the co-design workshops and youth advisory group meetings. During the pilot trial, I was a program facilitator.
Sian Pauley-Gadd
Data Coordinator
I am the LYRIC Data Management Coordinator. I organise, document, store and analyse the data produced from the While You Wait program! I’ve been involved since the pilot trial - from participant enrolment to session management to conducting mixed methods research tasks and data management.
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Jessika Purnomo
Research Assistant | While You Wait Facilitator
I was a LYRIC Facilitator during the pilot trial of the While You Wait program. I am now a Research Assistant on the team and have been involved in conducting, analysing, and presenting the qualitative data.
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Fraser Eaton
Research Assistant | Field Ready Minds
I am a research assistant on the Project LYRIC team, working closely with Stella on the Field Ready Minds program. I have experience working in the youth mental health sector, as well as ties to the WA football community. Additionally, I am an undergraduate psychology student at Curtin.
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Cheyenne Eakin
While You Wait Program Team Lead
I’m the LYRIC Team Leader for headspace. I have a clinical background as a clinician at headspace, a hospital social worker and a youth worker. I lead the implementation and facilitation of the LYRIC program within the headspace centres in consultation with the Curtin team. I am the on-site contact for all things LYRIC!