Rate My Professor Heather Shepherd

Heather Shepherd's research specializations include health literacy, shared decision-making, psycho-oncology, treatment decision-making in oncology, care coordination for cancer patients particularly migrants and adolescents/young adults, internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for depression/anxiety in cancer survivors, and clinical pathways for anxiety/depression in cancer. She has produced 70 publications garnering 2,987 citations. Key publications encompass 'From ideal to actual practice: Tailoring a clinical pathway to address anxiety or depression in patients with cancer and planning its implementation across individual clinical services' (2021), 'A mixed methods pilot and feasibility open trial of internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (iCanADAPT Advanced) for people with advanced cancer with depression and/or anxiety' (2021), 'Randomised controlled trial of internet‐delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for clinical depression and/or anxiety in cancer survivors (iCanADAPT Early)' (2019), 'A low literacy targeted talking book about radiation therapy for cancer: development and acceptability' (2019), and 'Clinician‐patient‐family decision‐making and health literacy in adolescents and young adults with cancer and their families: A systematic review of qualitative studies' (2019). Her work has attracted NHMRC funding, including a Partnership Project Grant awarded in 2025 to support shared decision-making practices and a previous Public Health Postdoctoral Fellowship. Through these contributions, Shepherd influences health services research and implementation science in oncology and public health.