Fields of Research

Dentistry
Health services and systems
Rural and remote health services
Mental health services
Health and community services
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander public health and wellbeing
Primary health care
Health promotion
Aged health care
Periodontics
Clinical midwifery
Aged care nursing
Nursing
Rural sociology
Paedodontics
Health counselling
Residential client care
Multicultural education (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Maori and Pacific Peoples)
Public health
Dental materials and equipment
Infant and child health
Rural clinical health
Higher education
Health surveillance
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing
Preventative health care
Exercise physiology
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health promotion
Migration
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services
Community and primary care
Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy
Nursing workforce
Agriculture, land and farm management
Other Indigenous studies
Mixed initiative and human-in-the-loop
Health informatics and information systems
Sociology of migration, ethnicity and multiculturalism

Research Objectives

Rural and remote area health
Dental health
Health education and promotion
Evaluation of health and support services
Mental health
Other health
Public health (excl. specific population health)
Health inequalities
Mental health services
Nursing
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status and outcomes
Women's and maternal health
Evaluation of health outcomes
Learner and learning
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community service programs
Health related to specific ethnic groups
Health policy evaluation
Multicultural services
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander determinants of health
Equity and access to education
Health related to ageing
Professional development and adult education
Ageing and older people
Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health)
Teaching and instruction technologies
Provision of health and support services
Clinical health
Expanding knowledge in the health sciences
Other Indigenous
Other culture and society
Primary care
Telehealth
Communication across languages and culture
Social structure and health
Social class and inequalities
Pacific Peoples community services

Career Best Publications

Comprehensive picture of rural women's needs in maternity care in Tasmania, Australia; Australian Journal of Rural Health
Having a baby in the new land: a qualitative exploration of the experiences of Asian migrants in rural Tasmania, Australia; Rural and Remote Health
Trade-off between local access and safety considerations in childbirth: Rural Tasmania women's perspectives; Australian Journal of Rural Health
Women's access needs in maternity care in rural Tasmania, Australia: A mixed methods study; Women and Birth
“Sorry, I’m not a dentist”: perspectives of rural GPs on oral health in the bush; Medical Journal of Australia

Research Publications

'It all comes back to community!': A qualitative study of Aboriginal Elders promoting cultural well-being; Australian Journal of Rural Health
A qualitative exploration of health student perspectives of rural and remote placements during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic; Australian Journal of Rural Health
A retrospective analysis of Medicare rebate claims over time and region of the Australian Chronic Disease Dental Scheme for the period 2008–2012; 6th International Meeting on Methodological Issues in Oral Health Research
A review of mercury exposure and health of dental personnel; Safety and Health at Work
A systematic literature review of the information-seeking behavior of dentists in developed countries; Journal Of Dental Education
A systematic review of the health and health care of rural sexual and gender minorities in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand; Rural and Remote Health
Aboriginal community understandings of dementia and responses to dementia care; Public Health
Aboriginal women learning on country: lessons for educators; Frontiers in Public Health
Access to Health Care Services in An Australian Rural Area – A Qualitative Case Study; International Journal of Innovative Interdisciplinary Research
Access to oral health care on older population by socio-demographic factors; Rural Health and Collaborative Research Symposium
Addressing dementia with Indigenous peoples: a contributing initiative from the Circular Head Aboriginal community; Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Aged care staff’s experiences of ‘Better Oral Health in Residential Care Training’: a qualitative study; Contemporary Nurse
An analysis of the readability characteristics of oral health information literature available to the public in Tasmania, Australia; Bmc Oral Health
An oversupply of dentists: what it means for the rural dental workforce; News bulletin of the Australian Dental Association Incorporated
Are maternity experiences of rural women getting better with time? Results from a survey in Tasmania; Nursing and Health
Australian nursing educators’ perspectives on education and training to promote older people’s oral health; 3rd Virtual Conference on Nursing Education and Health Care
Barriers and enablers to mental health help seeking of sexual, gender, and erotic minorities: A systematic literature review; Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health
Barriers and enablers to sex workers’ uptake of mental healthcare: a systematic literature review; Sexuality Research and Social Policy
Barriers and enablers to skill-mix in the oral health workforce: A systematic review; Community Dental Health
Better Oral Health in Residential Care Training: Experience from Tasmania; Rural Health Research Symposium
Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation: Community understandings of dementia and dementia care needs. Final report 2017
Clinical practice guidelines and consensus statements for antenatal oral healthcare: An assessment of their methodological quality and content of recommendations; PLoS ONE
Closing the Gap in Aboriginal health disparities: is there a place for Elders in the neoliberal agenda?; Australian Health Review
Complete and Detailed Picture of Maternal Needs of Women in Rural Areas of Tasmania, Australia; 19th WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference
Comprehensive picture of rural women's needs in maternity care in Tasmania, Australia; Australian Journal of Rural Health
Continuity of carer in the public hospital system in the eyes of rural women and maternity health providers in Tasmania, Australia; Universal Journal of Public Health
Costly chronic diseases: a retrospective analysis of Chronic Disease Dental Scheme expenditure; Australian Health Review
Dental care in rural & remote Australia; Rural Health and Collaborative Research Symposium 2017
Dental care in small remote towns in Queensland; 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the IADR ANZ Division
Dental care in small remote towns in Queensland; IADR ANZ Division 55th Annual Scientific Meeting
Dental care in the bush needs GP up-skilling
Dental conditions associated with preventable hospital admissions in Australia: a systematic literature review; Bmc Health Services Research
Dental extremes: “they pull out their own teeth in the bush”; 34th Annual CRANAplus Conference 2016, Going to extremes: how isolation, geography & climate, build resourcefulness & innovation in healthcare
Dental practitioner rural work movements: A systematic review; Rural and Remote Health
Dental practitioner rural work movements: A systematic review; 2013 Primary Health Care Research Conference
Dental practitioners: Rural work movements
Dental relocation and infrastructure support scheme: Improvements; Australian Dental Association News Bulletin
Developing 'Best practice guidelines for youth suicide prevention in rural communities'; 41st Annual Society for Mental Health Research (SMHR) Conference
Developing a questionnaire to assess the perception, knowledge, and attitude of nursing students in providing oral health care to older people, and associated influential factors; Australian Journal of Nursing Research
Development of a framework to support situational tele-mentorship of rural and remote practice; Medical Teacher
Education and clinical preparation in oral health care: Perspectives of nursing students; Preventative Health Conference 2022
Evidence of the effect of rural background on rural practice in Australian dental practitioners: does gender play a role?; Australian Dental Journal
Exploring community-based suicide prevention in the context of rural Australia: A qualitative study; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Factors Affecting the Resettlement of Former Refugees in Regional Australia; Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia’s biennial conference
Factors contributing to the recruitment and retention of rural pharmacist workforce: a systematic review; BMC Health Services Research
Factors impacting on the implementation of a Tasmanian rural community-based mental health promotion program; Rural Health and Collaborative Research Symposium
Factors influencing community nursing roles and health service provision in rural areas: A review of literature; Contemporary Nurse
Factors influencing the provision of oral health practices by antenatal care providers: a systematic review; Journal of Women's Health
Factors shaping the lived experience of resettlement for former refugees in regional Australia; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Geographical variation in preventable hospital admissions for dental conditions: An Australia‐wide analysis; Australian Journal of Rural Health
Geriatric oral healthcare in nursing education; Rural Health and Collaborative Research Symposium
Global early childhood caries: A review of literature; Nepal Medical College Journal
Having a baby in the new land: a qualitative exploration of the experiences of Asian migrants in rural Tasmania, Australia; Rural and Remote Health
Health and resilient communities evaluation
Homeless adults: Dental care access outside of captital cities in Australia; IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition
Homeless adults’ access to dental services and strategies to improve their oral health: a systematic literature review; Australian Journal of Primary Health
Homeless persons' access to dental services and strategies to improve their oral health: A systematic literature review; 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the IADR ANZ Division
How does culture play a role in pregnancy, birth and after birth? A cross cultural study of human reproduction; Graduate Research Papers in Rural Health
Impact of COVID-19 on rural and remote student placements in Australia: a national study; Australian Journal of Rural Health
Impacts of community resilience on the implementation of a mental health promotion program in rural Australia; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Improving access to dental care for adults experiencing homelessness who live outside of capital cities; Rural Health and Collaborative Research Symposium
Incorporating oral health care education in undergraduate nursing curricula - a systematic review; BMC Nursing
Incorporating oral health into nursing curriculums: a systematic review; 53rd World Congress on Nursing and Health Care
Information-seeking behaviours of dentists: a systematic review; Population Health Congress
Inquiry into adult dental services to identify priorities for Commonwealth funding
Interprofessional practice and learning in a youth mental health service: a case study using network analysis; Journal of Interprofessional Care
Kink-oriented people and exogenous oppressions: understanding mental health and related service use in a rural context; Journal of Homosexuality
Language and cultural barriers of Asian migrants in accessing maternal care in Australia; Language, Society and Culture
Living In a Regional Area: Access, Utilisation and Health Care Quality; International Journal of Innovative Interdisciplinary Research
Maternity Care Experiences of Asia Ethnic Minorities in Rural Tasmania, Australia: A Mixed Methods Study; Health and Well-Being: A Social and Cultural Perspective
Maternity care experiences of ethnic minorities in rural Tasmania: A mixed methods study; 4th International Conference on Community Nursing Research
Maternity care in rural Tasmania in the eyes of Asian women; Social Inclusion and Exclusion of Culturally Diverse Communities: Experiences and Strategies
Maternity care: An intercultural study; World Congress of Health professions - The future now: Challenges and opportunities in health
Mental health and related service use by sex workers in rural and remote Australia: 'there's a lot of stigma in society'; Culture, Health and Sexuality
Mental health of former refugees in Launceston: A qualitative study; 10th Annual Australian Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium
Migrants' perceptions of health promotion messages in rural Tasmania; Health, Risk and Society
Non‐clinical factors associated with referral to periodontal specialists; Journal of Periodontology
Non-clinical factors associated with referral to periodontal specialists: a systematic review; Journal of Periodontology
Non-dental primary care providers’ views on challenges in providing oral health services and strategies to improve oral health in Australian rural and remote communities: a qualitative study; BMJ Open
Occurrence and correlates of depressive symptoms among the resettled Afghan refugees in a regional area of Australia; Early intervention in psychiatry
Older Aboriginal men creating a therapeutic Men's Shed: An exploratory study; Ageing and Society
Oral care matters even more in a pandemic
Oral health education and training for nursing staff in residential aged care facilities; 20th Global Nursing Education Conference
Oral health in the bush – the primary care networks study; Rural Health Research Symposium
Oral health needs of older migrants with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in developed countries: a systematic review; Australasian Journal on Ageing
Periodontal diagnosis, treatment, and referral patterns of general dental practitioners; Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry
Perspectives of Australian nursing educators on the preparation of nursing students for the care of older people's oral health; Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing
Preventable hospital admissions of Australians for oral health-related conditions; 96th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research
Primary care providers' strategies on how to fix the oral health crisis in the bush; Population Health Congress 2015
Psychological distress, resilience, and help-seeking experiences of LGBTIQA+ people in rural Australia; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Readability characteristics of oral health information literature available to the Tasmanian public; Allied Health Professionals Symposium
Recruitment and retention of dental practitioners in rural Australia: views of dental practitioners; Population Health Congress 2015
Regional use of the Australian Chronic Disease Dental Scheme; Australian Journal of Rural Health
Relationship of dental practitioners to rural primary care networks
Relationship of dental practitioners to rural primary care networks: Some preliminary findings; 2nd International Primary Health Care Reform Conference
Relationships between dental personnel and non-dental primary health care providers in rural and remote Queensland, Australia: dental perspectives; BMC Oral Health
Research highlights gaps in oral hygiene practice in aged care
Risk factors of oral health related quality of life: an evidence from Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing; Alzheimer's and Dementia
Rural community nurses: insights into health workforce and health service needs; International Journal of Health, Wellness and Society
Rural Community Nurses: Insights into Health Workforce and Health Service Needs in Tasmania; Fourth International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society
Rural pharmacies and oral health in Tasmania; Allied Health Symposium
Satisfaction amid professional challenges: International medical graduates in rural Tasmania; Australasian Medical Journal
Small rural maternity units without caesarean delivery capabilities: is it safe and sustainable in the eyes of health professionals in Tasmania?; Rural and Remote Health
Social Impacts of Closure of Maternity Services in Rural Areas; Health and Well-Being: A Social and Cultural Perspective
Strategies to improve access to and uptake of dental care for people experiencing homelessness in Australia: a grey literature review; Australian Health Review
Strengthening Engagement of Migrant Students from diverse background in Pre-degree Programs/Associate Degrees at UTAS: An evaluation of existing support strategies and identification of alternate approaches
Strengthening engagement of students from a refugee background in pre and undergraduate degree programs at UTAS: an evaluation of existing support; Rural Health and Collaborative Research Symposium 2017
Supporting overseas trained health professionals working in rural Australia and their partners: Literature review; Rural Health and Collaborative Research Symposium
Tele-mentoring using augmented reality technology in healthcare: A systematic review; Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
The commonalities and differences in health professionals' views on home birth in Tasmania, Australia: A qualitative study; Women and Birth
The historic to contemporary challenges among international medical graduates seeking to practise in Australia; Health and History
The impact of COVID-19 on student placements facilitated by university departments of rural health
The Impact of COVID-19 on Student Placements facilitated by University Departments of Rural Health
The mental health of former refugees in regional Australia: a qualitative study; Australian Journal of Rural Health
The prevalence and correlates of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among resettled Afghan refugees in a regional area of Australia; Journal of Mental Health
The relationship of dental practitioners to the primary care networks in rural and remote Queensland and the application of technology in the management of dental problems; Centre for Rural Health, School of Health Sciences Seminar series
The relationship of primary care providers to dental practitioners in rural and remote Australia; BMC Health Services Research
The resettlement experiences of former refugees in Launceston: A qualitative study; Rural Health and Collaborative Research Symposium
The shortage-surplus paradox: a literature review of primary health care accessibility; Universal Journal of Public Health
The views of rural women and health professionals on continuity of maternity care in Tasmania, Australia; 20th WONCA World Conference
Towards barrier-free counselling for sexual/gender minorities and sex workers in rural Tasmania; 15th National Rural Health Conference
Trade-off between local access and safety considerations in childbirth: Rural Tasmania women's perspectives; Australian Journal of Rural Health
Translating evidence into practice: oral health during pregnancy; Rural Health and Collaborative Research Symposium 2017
Uncovering GP training needs in rural dental care
Usability of augmented reality technology in tele-mentorship for managing clinical scenarios - A study protocol; PL o S One
Utilisation of oral health services provided by non-dental health practitioners in developed countries: a review of the literature; Community Dental Health
Views of Australian dental practitioners towards rural recruitment and retention: a descriptive study; BMC Oral Health
Women's access needs in maternity care in rural Tasmania, Australia: A mixed methods study; Women and Birth
Women’s maternity care needs and related service models in rural: A comprehensive systematic review of qualitative evidence; Women and Birth
Workplace health and safety issues among community nurses: a study regarding the impact on providing care to rural consumers; BMJ Open
Workshop evaluation report: network characteristics of a youth counselling service
‘I can't go, I can't afford it’: financial concern amongst health students undertaking rural and remote placements during COVID-19; Australian Journal of Rural Health
‘We’re also healers’: Elders leading the way in Aboriginal community healing; Australian Journal of Primary Health
“Sorry, I’m not a dentist”: perspectives of rural GPs on oral health in the bush; Medical Journal of Australia
“The public rely on me a lot”: Rural pharmacists’ perspectives on their roles in oral health care; Australian Journal of Rural Health

Research Projects

Augmented Reality Remote Assistance system for managing rural patients; CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Co-design of health and wellbeing services for LGBTQ+ individuals on Tasmania's east coast: advancing evidence, principles and practice; Department of Communities Tasmania (DoC TAS)
Descriptive study of network characteristics of a youth counselling service; Health Workforce Australia (HWA)
General Practitioners barriers and facilitators to implementing clinical practice guidelines on oral health during pregnancy; Australian Dental Research Foundation (ADRF)
Improving the Health and Well-Being of Tasmanian Aboriginal People - One Community's Focus on Individualised Support, Specialised Training, and Leadership in Dementia Care; Department of Health (Cth) (DoH)
Made in Tasmania by new Tasmanians; Department of State Growth (Tas) (DSG)
Tackling the Real Tassie Devil: Towards Best Practice for Youth Suicide Prevention in Regional and Rural Tasmania; Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (ARHRF)
The Elders community wellbeing project: A pilot study.; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Zero Invasion Dentistry; Tasmanian Community Fund (TasCF)
Evaluation of the Health and Resilient Communities (HaRC) Program
SMART (Silver fluoride Modified Atraumatic Restorative Treatment) Clinical Trial
Tasmanian BCN Evaluation

Research Candidate Supervision

An Investigation into Quality of Life for Removable Dental Prostheses Treated Patients in Sydney South Local Health District - A patient centred views approach
Dental Practitioners- Rural Work Movements
Health and Wellbeing of International Medical Graduates- Acculturation into the Tasmanian Rural Context
Relationship of Dental Practitioners to Primary Care Networks in Rural and Remote QLD and the Application of Technology in the Management of Dental Problems