By Dr Kate Hetherington

Books

Ross JE; Darke S; Kelly EV; Hetherington K, 2010, Suicide risk assessment and intervention strategies: Current practices in Australian residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation services, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia., Sydney, NSW, Australia, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/suicide-risk-assessment-and-intervention-strategies-current-practices-australian

Hetherington K; McKetin R, 2008, The contribution of cannabis use to psychotic symptons among methamphetamine treatment entrants., National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Sydney

Book Chapters

Hetherington K; Hunter JD; Lockridge R; Warby M; Raygadam M; Wakefield CE; Wiener L, 2023, 'The Psychosocial Impact of Familial Endocrine Cancer Syndromes (FECS) on the Patient and Caregiver', in Familial Endocrine Cancer Syndromes Navigating the Transition of Care for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients, pp. 1 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37275-9_1

Hetherington K, 2019, 'The Camino de Santiago and Wellbeing: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Pilgrimage Experiences of Australian Women', in At the Interface Probing the Boundaries, pp. 65 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004381223_008

Moulds M; Hetherington K; Werner-Seidler A, 2014, 'The impact of rumination on positive autobiographical memories in depression.', in K. Kaniasty, K.A. Moore, S. Howard, & P. Buchwald (ed.), Stress and Anxiety: Applications to Social and Environmental Threats, Psychological Well-Being, Occupational Challenges, and Developmental Psychology., pp. 65 - 71

Journal articles

Robertson EG; Hetherington K; Prain M; Ma A; Ayton LN; Jamieson RV; Shepard E; Boyd L; Hall J; Boyd R; Karandrews S; Feller H; Simunovic MP; Grigg JR; Yamamoto K; Wakefield CE; Gonzalez-Cordero A, 2025, 'Australian research priorities for inherited retinal diseases: a James Lind Alliance priority setting partnership', BMJ Open, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100301

Sansom-Daly UM; McLoone JK; Fardell JE; Evans HE; McGill BC; Robertson EG; Signorelli C; Ellis S; Ha L; Hetherington K; Houweling RE; Nevin SM; Schilstra CE; Mitchell R; Haber M; Cohn RJ; Wakefield CE, 2025, 'Bridging the Gap: Embedding Psychosocial Oncology Research into Comprehensive Cancer Care for Children and Young People', Cancers, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers17132123

Hayes TRC; Sansom-Daly UM; Kelada L; Baenziger J; Hetherington K; Cohn RJ; Holland LR; Plaster M; Houweling R; Wakefield CE, 2025, 'Exploring the impact of cancer on adolescents' and young adults' relational worlds', Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OR9.0000000000000175

Robertson EG; Hetherington K; Prain M; Hall J; Boyd AM L; Boyd OAM R; Shepard E; Feller H; Karandrews S; O'Hare F; Yamamoto K; Simunovic MP; Jamieson RV; Ma A; Ayton AM L; Gonzalez-Cordero A, 2025, 'Dismantling barriers to research and clinical care for individuals with a vision impairment', Medical Journal of Australia, 222, pp. 324 - 326, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52627

Meagher CE; Kariyawasam DS; Concepcion KAE; Dale R; Hetherington K; Mohammad S; Palmer EE; Woolfenden S; Farrar MA, 2025, 'Codesign and evaluation of advanced therapeutic information resources for and with families of children with neurological conditions: A mixed methods cross-sectional study', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 110, pp. 308 - 315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-327914

Robertson EG; Hetherington K; Hunter JD; McGillycuddy M; Venkatesha V; Lau LMS; Khuong-Quang DA; Ziegler DS; Wakefield CE, 2025, 'Whatever It Takes: Parents' Perspectives of Patient-Derived Xenograft Mouse Models for Poor Prognosis Childhood Cancer', JCO Precision Oncology, 9, pp. e2400840, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/PO-24-00840

Gerstl B; Kehag E; Mallinder H; Baker T; Arulpragasam K; David C; Stone M; Fitzsimmons E; Hetherington K; Deans R, 2025, 'Psychological and emotional profiles of Australian uterine transplant potential recipients: A comparison with international trials', Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 104, pp. 528 - 539, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14974

Hunter JD; Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; Tucker KM; McGill BC; Grant A; Fuentes-Bolanos NA; Padhye B; Gleeson M; Bhatia K; Peate M, 2025, 'Delivering Trio Germline Whole Genome Sequencing to Patients Newly Diagnosed With Childhood Cancer: Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives of the PREDICT Study', Cancer Medicine, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70680

Zou X; Srivastava T; Hetherington K; Yu A; Marshall GM; Mateos MK, 2025, 'Factors that influence the uptake of precision-guided treatment recommendations in paediatric cancer: a systematic review', British Journal of Cancer, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-025-03171-6

Irestorm E; Wakefield CE; Hetherington K; McGill BC; Evans HE; McDonald F; Patterson P; Beattie A; Cohn RJ; Sansom-Daly UM, 2025, 'Recapturing Life: Virtual Peer-Based Psychological Support for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors Delivered in the Community', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21565333251369689

Sansom-Daly UM; Kirton C; Lim CYS; Wakefield CE; Hetherington K; McGill BC; Evans HE; Patterson P; Ellis SJ, 2025, 'Support through the screen: therapeutic alliance and group cohesion processes in group videoconferencing-based psychological programs for young cancer survivors', Australian Psychologist, 60, pp. 125 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2024.2436922

Mazariego C; Daly R; McGill B; Kelada L; McKay S; Hetherington K; Ziegler DS; Wakefield CE; Taylor N, 2024, 'Barriers to access of precision guided therapies for children with high-risk cancer', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.31147

Kerras S; Hetherington K; Toofanian S; Manoharan N; Ziegler DS; Mateos MK, 2024, 'Second Opinion Seeking in Paediatric Oncology: Motivations and Predictors', Psycho Oncology, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.70011

Revon-Rivière G; Hetherington K; Siddiqi A; Wong L; Mitchell LG; Connolly D; Morgenstern D; Ziegler DS; Cohen-Gogo S, 2024, 'Abstract B066: Bridging patient reported outcomes and CTCAE to improve supportive care and trial design: The PROptimise initiative', Cancer Research, 84, pp. B066 - B066, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.pediatric24-b066

Hunter JD; Hetherington K; Courtney E; Christensen Y; Fuentes-Bolanos N; Bhatia K; Peate M, 2024, 'Parents’ and patients’ perspectives, experiences, and preferences for germline genetic or genomic testing of children with cancer: A systematic review', Genetics in Medicine, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gim.2024.101197

Nguyen CQ; Kariyawasam DST; Ngai TSJ; Nguyen J; Alba-Concepcion K; Grattan SE; Palmer EE; Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; Dale RC; Woolfenden S; Mohammad S; Farrar MA, 2024, '‘High hopes for treatment’: Australian stakeholder perspectives of the clinical translation of advanced neurotherapeutics for rare neurological diseases', Health Expectations, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.14063

Robertson EG; Hetherington K; Daly R; Donoghoe MW; Handelsman N; Ziegler DS; Wakefield CE, 2024, 'The feasibility and acceptability of collecting psychosocial outcome measures embedded within a precision medicine trial for childhood cancer', Cancer Medicine, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.7339

Daly R; Hetherington K; Wadling BR; Jacobs C; Karpelowsky J; Wakefield CE, 2024, 'It provides families with other avenues for treatment when there are no other options Surgeons' perspectives of being part of a precision medicine trial for poor prognosis paediatric cancer patients: A short report', Cancer Medicine, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.7209

Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; McGill BC; Tucker KM; Donoghoe MW; Daly R; Hunter JD; Ballinger M; Fuentes-Bolanos NA; Ziegler DS, 2024, 'When genetics and pediatric cancer collide: Understanding and optimizing families' experiences', Neuro Oncology Advances, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/noajnl/vdae133

Church AJ; Wakefield CE; Hetherington K; Shern JF, 2024, 'Promise and Perils of Precision Oncology for Patients With Pediatric and Young Adult Sarcomas.', Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book, 44, pp. e432794, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/EDBK_432794

Gereis JM; Hetherington K; Robertson EG; Daly R; Donoghoe MW; Ziegler DS; Marshall GM; Lau LMS; Marron JM; Wakefield CE, 2023, 'Parents’ and adolescents’ perspectives and understanding of information about childhood cancer precision medicine', Cancer, 129, pp. 3645 - 3655, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.34914

McGill BC; Wakefield CE; Tucker KM; Daly RA; Donoghoe MW; Vetsch J; Warby M; Fuentes-Bolanos NA; Barlow-Stewart K; Kirk J; Courtney E; O’Brien TA; Marshall GM; Pinese M; Cowley MJ; Tyrrell V; Deyell RJ; Ziegler DS; Hetherington K, 2023, 'Parents’ expectations, preferences, and recall of germline findings in a childhood cancer precision medicine trial', Cancer, 129, pp. 3620 - 3632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.34917

Wakefield CE; Hetherington K; Robertson EG; Donoghoe MW; Hunter JD; Vetsch J; Marron JM; Tucker KM; Marshall GM; Broom A; Haber M; Tyrrell V; Malkin D; Lau L; Mateos MK; O’Brien TA; Ziegler DS, 2023, 'Hopes, concerns, satisfaction and regret in a precision medicine trial for childhood cancer: a mixed-methods study of parent and patient perspectives', British Journal of Cancer, 129, pp. 1634 - 1644, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-023-02429-1

Daly R; Hetherington K; Hazell E; Wadling BR; Tyrrell V; Tucker KM; Marshall GM; Ziegler DS; Lau LMS; Trahair TN; O’Brien TA; Collins K; Gifford AJ; Haber M; Pinese M; Malkin D; Cowley MJ; Karpelowsky J; Drew D; Jacobs C; Wakefield CE, 2023, 'Precision Medicine Is Changing the Roles of Healthcare Professionals, Scientists, and Research Staff: Learnings from a Childhood Cancer Precision Medicine Trial', Journal of Personalized Medicine, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm13071033

Fuentes Bolanos NA; Padhye B; Daley M; Hunter J; Hetherington K; Warby M; Courtney E; Kirk J; Josephi-Taylor S; Chen Y; Alvaro F; Barlow-Stewart K; Wong-Erasmus M; Barahona P; Ajuyah P; Altekoester AK; Tyrrell VJ; Lau LMS; Wakefield C; Sylvester D; Tucker K; Pinese M; Dalla Pozza L; O'Brien TA, 2023, 'Protocol for a comprehensive prospective cohort study of trio-based whole-genome sequencing for underlying cancer predisposition in paediatric and adolescent patients newly diagnosed with cancer: The PREDICT study', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070082

Nguyen CQ; Kariyawasam D; Alba-Concepcion K; Grattan S; Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; Woolfenden S; Dale RC; Palmer EE; Farrar MA; Concepcion K, 2022, '‘Advocacy groups are the connectors’: Experiences and contributions of rare disease patient organization leaders in advanced neurotherapeutics', Health Expectations, 25, pp. 3175 - 3191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.13625

Chow WK; Hetherington K; McGill BC; Sansom-Daly UM; Daly R; Miles G; Cohn RJ; Wakefield CE, 2022, '‘Like ships in the night’: A qualitative investigation of the impact of childhood cancer on parents’ emotional and sexual intimacy', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.30015

Gereis J; Hetherington K; Ha L; Robertson EG; Ziegler DS; Barlow-Stewart K; Tucker KM; Marron JM; Wakefield CE, 2022, 'Parents’ understanding of genome and exome sequencing for pediatric health conditions: a systematic review', European Journal of Human Genetics, 30, pp. 1216 - 1225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-022-01170-2

Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; Kunalan KPK; Donoghoe MW; McGill BC; Fardell JE; Daly R; Deyell RJ; Ziegler DS, 2022, 'Quality of Life (QoL) of Children and Adolescents Participating in a Precision Medicine Trial for High-Risk Childhood Cancer', Cancers, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers14215310

Hunter JD; Robertson EG; Hetherington K; Ziegler DS; Marshall GM; Kirk J; Marron JM; Denburg AE; Barlow-Stewart K; Warby M; Tucker KM; Lee BM; O’Brien TA; Wakefield CE; OBrien T, 2022, 'What’s in a Name? Parents’ and Healthcare Professionals’ Preferred Terminology for Pathogenic Variants in Childhood Cancer Predisposition Genes', Journal of Personalized Medicine, 12, pp. 1327, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm12081327

Kamaladasa DS; Sansom-Daly UM; Hetherington K; McGill BC; Ellis SJ; Kelada L; Donoghoe MW; Evans H; Anazodo A; Patterson P; Cohn RJ; Wakefield CE, 2021, 'How Are Families Faring? Perceived Family Functioning among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors in Comparison to Their Peers', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 10, pp. 711 - 719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2020.0215

Wakefield CE; Sansom‐daly UM; McGill BC; Hetherington K; Ellis SJ; Robertson EG; Donoghoe MW; McCarthy M; Kelada L; Girgis A; King M; Grootenhuis M; Anazodo A; Patterson P; Lowe C; Dalla‐pozza L; Miles G; Cohn RJ; Sansom-Daly U, 2021, 'Providing psychological support to parents of childhood cancer survivors: ‘cascade’ intervention trial results and lessons for the future', Cancers, 13, pp. 5597, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13225597

Hsu J; Sansom-Daly UM; Hetherington K; Ellis SJ; Donoghoe MW; Cohn RJ; Zentella-Tusie A; Wakefield CE, 2021, 'Health service and medication use of parents of childhood cancer survivors: a controlled comparison study', Acta Oncologica, 60, pp. 1325 - 1334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0284186X.2021.1955968

Donovan LA; Wakefield CE; Russell V; Fardell J; Mallitt KA; Hetherington K; Cohn R, 2021, 'Variables associated with grief and personal growth following the death of a child from cancer: A mixed method analysis', Death Studies, 45, pp. 702 - 713, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2019.1682087

Baenziger J; Hetherington K; Wakefield CE; Carlson L; McGill BC; Cohn RJ; Michel G; Sansom-Daly UM, 2020, 'Understanding parents’ communication experiences in childhood cancer: a qualitative exploration and model for future research', Supportive Care in Cancer, 28, pp. 4467 - 4476, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-05270-6

Kelada L; Wakefield CE; Vetsch J; Schofield D; Sansom-Daly UM; Hetherington K; O'Brien T; Cohn RJ; Anazodo A; Viney R; Zeppel MJB, 2020, 'Financial toxicity of childhood cancer and changes to parents’ employment after treatment completion', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.28345

Raharjo CV; Hetherington K; Donovan L; Fardell JE; Russell V; Cohn RJ; Morgan NL; Siddiqui J; Wakefield CE, 2020, 'An Evaluation of By My Side: Peer Support in Written Form is Acceptable and Useful for Parents Bereaved by Childhood Cancer', Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 59, pp. 1278 - 1286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.01.013

Vetsch J; Hetherington K; Wakefield C; Ziegler D, 2020, 'Families’ experiences of a precision medicine trial for childhood cancer', Oncology Central

Hill RE; Wakefield CE; Cohn RJ; Fardell JE; Brierley MEE; Kothe E; Jacobsen PB; Hetherington K; Mercieca-Bebber R, 2020, 'Survivorship Care Plans in Cancer: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Care Plan Outcomes', Oncologist, 25, pp. e351 - e372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0184

McGill BC; Wakefield CE; Hetherington K; Munro LJ; Warby M; Lau L; Tyrrell V; Ziegler DS; O’brien TA; Marshall GM; Malkin D; Hansford JR; Tucker KM; Vetsch J; OBrien T, 2020, '“Balancing Expectations with Actual Realities”: Conversations with Clinicians and Scientists in the First Year of a High-Risk Childhood Cancer Precision Medicine Trial', Journal of Personalized Medicine, 10, pp. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jpm10010009

Hill RE; Wakefield CE; Cohn RJ; Fardell JE; Brierley M-EE; Kothe E; Jacobsen PB; Hetherington K; Mercieca-Bebber R, 2020, 'Survivorship Care Plans in Cancer: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Care Plan Outcomes.', Oncologist, 25, pp. e351 - e372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0184

Sansom-Daly UM; Wakefield CE; Hetherington K; Evans HE; Ellis SJ; McGill BC; Cohn RJ, 2019, 'Author reply', Internal Medicine Journal, 49, pp. 808 - 809, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14320

Kelada L; Wakefield CE; Carlson L; Hetherington K; McGill BC; McCarthy MC; Miles G; Cohn RJ; Sansom-Daly UM, 2019, 'How Parents of Childhood Cancer Survivors Perceive Support From Their Extended Families', Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28, pp. 1537 - 1547, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01394-9

Donovan LA; Wakefield CE; Russell V; Hetherington K; Cohn RJ, 2019, 'Brief report: Bereaved parents informing research design: The place of a pilot study', Death Studies, 43, pp. 62 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2018.1436616

Warfield HA; Hetherington K, 2019, 'Introduction', At the Interface Probing the Boundaries, 109, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004381223_002

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