Associate Professor Anthony Venning

Associate Professor Anthony Venning is a registered psychologist and academic in the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders University. He has held a range of leadership positions, including Discipline Lead of Behavioural Health and Course Coordinator of the University’s domestic and international postgraduate counselling programs. Anthony brings extensive experience across clinical practice, higher education, government, military psychology, and organisational consulting, with a strong commitment to developing the next generation of mental health professionals through innovative teaching, supervision, and curriculum leadership.

Anthony leads a translational research program focused on the development, evaluation, and implementation of scalable, brief, and digitally enabled cognitive behavioural and behaviour-change interventions that improve mental health, wellbeing, and functional outcomes. Grounded in health psychology and implementation science, his research addresses gaps in access to care through pragmatic interventions delivered in health, community, workplace, and educational settings. His work has attracted competitive funding and produced a substantial body of research examining digital mental health, wellbeing promotion, return-to-work interventions, resilience, and service innovation.

A hallmark of Anthony’s work is the translation of research into practice through sustained partnerships with health services, government agencies, industry, and community organisations. He has contributed to the design and evaluation of innovative mental health programs, digital therapeutics, and workforce wellbeing initiatives, with a particular interest in behaviour change, psychological safety, and sustainable models of care. Through his research, teaching, and leadership, Anthony seeks to generate practical solutions that improve wellbeing, strengthen service delivery, and create meaningful impact for individuals, communities, and organisations.