Dr Hayley Jackson

Hayley Jackson

Senior Research Officer

BA Honours (Psych), PhD

hayley.jackson@thekids.org.au

Hayley is a postdoctoral researcher in population health at The Kids Research Institute Australia. She graduated with a PhD in Population Health in 2025. Her thesis explored how young people and adults engage with digital mental health interventions. Her primary research interests are in improving access to evidence-based and responsive psychosocial support for children and families affected by physical and mental health challenges.

Since completing her PhD, Hayley has been working on a project to embed cultural safety within mainstream mental health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families in the Perth metropolitan area. She has expertise in quantitative (including longitudinal surveys, linked data analyses, randomised controlled trials), qualitative, and systematic review methodologies.