Sara Coombs
Project Coordinator
BPsych(Hons)
sara.coombs@thekids.org.au
Sara is a Project Coordinator for Embrace at The Kids Research Institute Australia, having formerly been a Research Assistant in the Wellbeing Project, focussed on co-designing a trauma-informed psychosocial intervention to promote mental health recovery in children and young people with Type 1 Diabetes. She holds a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) with First Class Honours from Curtin University. Her honours research explored Self-Efficacy, Optimism and Psychological Distress in Youth with Chronic Illness, which saw her as a student at The Kids Research Institute Australia.
Projects
The Early Start Screen Smart Program
Supporting families to create healthy screen time habits
November 2024
Education and Qualifications
- Bachelor of Psychology with First Class Honours – Curtin University