Dr Brittany McGill
B.Psych(Hons), M.Psych(Clin), PhD
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Brittany McGill is a Post-doctoral research fellow and clinical psychologist at the Behavioural Sciences Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine & Health and the Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital. Brittany completed a Bachelor of Psychology (Hons 1) at the University of Sydney, a Masters of Clinical Psychology (Hons 1) at UNSW Sydney, and her PhD at UNSW Sydney. 
As a clinician-researcher she has been involved in the development of a suite of information resources and supportive care interventions for families affected by childhood cancer and other chronic and severe illnesses of childhood, including genetic conditions. Her PhD research examined the psychosocial impact of precision medicine and clinical genetic testing on families affected by childhood cancer.  Since 2013 she has worked as a clinical psychologist in private, public and university settings and is registered clinical supervisor for clinical psychology students and registrars undertaking their clinical training. 

Selected Publications
  • McGill, B.C., Wakefield, C.E., Sethu, V., Epps, J. Collaboration between engineering and the behavioural sciences is critical for the advancement of artificial intelligence in medicine. Accepted by BMJ Rapid response; available: https://www.bmj.com/content/364/bmj.l161/rr-1; May 2019
  • McGill, B.C., Wakefield, C.E., Vetsch, J., Lim, Q., Warby, M., Metcalfe, A., Byrne, J.A., Cohn, R.J., Tucker, K.M. “I remember how I felt, but I don’t remember the gene”: Families’ experiences of cancer-related genetic testing in childhood. Accepted by Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 5th April 2019
  • McGill, B.C., Wakefield, C.E., Vetsch, J., Barlow-Stewart, K., Kasparian, N.A., Patenaude, A.F., Young, M.A., Cohn, R.J., Tucker, K.M. (2019). Children and young people’s understanding of inherited health conditions and their attitudes towards genetic testing: A systematic review. Clinical Genetics, 95(1), 10-22.
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