Alyssa is a lived experience researcher at the Centre for Mental Health Research, where she commenced her Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA) Post-Doctoral Fellowship in 2022. Her Fellowship project aims to establish the feasibility and effectiveness of the Safe Haven services in South Western Sydney LHD as a genuine alternative to the emergency department for people experiencing suicidal crisis. 

Alyssa’s research interests include (1) improving lived experience involvement in research, health services and health policy; (2) prevention and promotion in youth mental health; and (3) mental health service evaluation and design.