Staff Profile
Dr Flora Tzelepis
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Medicine and Public Health
EditCareer Summary
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle, 13/12/2010
- Bachelor of Science (Psychology)(Honours), University of Newcastle, 09/12/1998
Research
Research keywords
- cancer prevention
- quality of care
- smoking cessation
Research expertise
Dr Flora Tzelepis is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with the Health Behaviour Research Group at the University of Newcastle. Her PhD comprised of a large randomised controlled trial of 1,562 smokers that used a proactive recruitment approach to offer smokers NSW Quitline support. Flora was awarded the Research Higher Degree Excellence Award for the Faculty of Health for 2010 for her PhD work.
Flora has published 36 peer-reviewed research papers and was awarded a 3-year Leukaemia Foundation of Australia/Cure Cancer Australia Foundation Fellowship (2011-2013). Her fellowship project assesses blood cancer survivors’ perceptions of the quality of care. In 2011, Dr Tzelepis received the University of Newcastle’s Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour Certificate for Outstanding Academic Contribution for Significant Publication Output as an Early Career Researcher.
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|
| 111799 | Public Health And Health Services Not Elsewhere Classified | 65 |
| 170199 | Psychology Not Elsewhere Classified | 25 |
| 160599 | Policy And Administration Not Elsewhere Classified | 10 |
EditPublications
No publications.
EditGrants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 9 |
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| Total funding | $1,828,672 |
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For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
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2013 (5 grants)
Cost-effectiveness of a systems change intervention for smoking cessation in drug and alcohol treatment centres$1,060,523
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team |
|---|
| Associate Professor Billie Bonevski, Associate Professor Anthony Shakeshaft, Professor Michael Farrell, Doctor Flora Tzelepis, Dr Allison Salmon, Professor John Strang |
| Scheme | Role |
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| Project Grant | Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
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| $1,060,523 | 2013 | 2016 |
| GNo:G1200208 |
Cost-effectiveness of a systems change intervention for smoking cessation in drug and alcohol treatment centres$75,519
Funding Body: Cancer Council NSW
The Quit-STAIR: A randomised controlled trial of a proactive stepped approach for maximising uptake of evidence-based smoking cessation support$50,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
The Quit-STAIR: A randomised controlled trial of a proactive stepped approach for maximising uptake of evidence-based smoking cessation support$50,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
HMRI Leukaemia Travel Award 2012$6,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team |
|---|
| Doctor Flora Tzelepis |
| Scheme | Role |
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| Project Grant | Chief Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
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| $6,000 | 2013 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1300506 |
2012 (3 grants)
Improving cancer treatment systems: An RCT of a consumer action model for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy$249,408
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team |
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| Laureate Professor Robert Sanson-Fisher, Ms A Tang, Doctor Mariko Carey, Doctor Jamie Bryant, Doctor Flora Tzelepis, Ms Kathryn Chapman, Ms Paula Vallentine, Professor Christopher Doran, Doctor Patrick McElduff |
| Scheme | Role |
|---|
| Linkage Projects | Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
|---|
| $249,408 | 2012 | 2014 |
| GNo:G1100618 |
Increasing rates of organ donor registration: An RCT to determine the differential effectiveness of electronic and interpersonal information interventions.$237,682
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
Improving cancer care for lymphoma: patients' perceptions of optimal care$14,207
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
2011 (1 grants)
Quality of care in blood cancer: Patients' perception about the quality of care they receive$85,333
Funding Body: Cure Cancer Australia Foundation
EditResearch Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 1 |
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| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 0.2 |
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For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed
Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
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| 2010 | 2014 | PhD (Behavioural Science) | Co-Supervisor | Unmet Needs of Survivors of a Haematological Malignancy: Prevalence, Predictors and Psychometrics |
