Fields of Research

Primary health care
Health services and systems
Nursing
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander public health and wellbeing
Aged health care
Aged care nursing
Health promotion
Nutrition and dietetics
Reproductive medicine
Technical, further and workplace education
Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases)
Mental health services
Sociology
Health and community services

Research Objectives

Public health (excl. specific population health)
Evaluation of health and support services
Nursing
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander determinants of health
Other health
Health related to ageing
Evaluation of health outcomes
Teacher and instructor development
Neonatal and child health
Health inequalities
Expanding knowledge in human society
Clinical health
Men's health
Health education and promotion
Mental health services
Mental health
Behaviour and health
Women's and maternal health

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

5-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial of the effects of mindfulness practice on medical practitioners’ stress; MedEdPublish
A 5-year follow-up study of a randomised controlled trial of the effects of mindfulness practice on medical professionals stress; Wellbeing at Work Conference
A case study evaluation protocol to assess processes, effectiveness and impact of a nurse practitioner-led memory clinic; Health
A case study of urban trees, public health and social equity; Health of People, Places and Planet: reflections based on Tony McMichael’s four decades of contribution to epidemiological understanding
A Focused Review of the Relevant Literature for Tasmania Medicare Local’s Social Determinants of Health and Risk Factors Program
A framework of factors to promote Teaching by Registrars; General Practice Education & Training Convention
A Primary Health Care Approach to Men's Health in Community Health Settings: It's Just Better Practice; Australian Journal of Primary Health
A qualitative study of patients' experiences of a nurse-led memory clinic; Dementia
Adapting to Climate Change in a Way that Promotes Social Equity and Health: An Examination of South Australia's Tackling Climate Change Strategy; The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability
Aged Care Nurse Practitioners in General Practice - Implications for Tasmania; Health Service Improvement Research Seminar - Virtual Tasmanian Academic Health Sciences Precinct
Aged care nurse practitioners working in general practice; Journal of Clinical Nursing
Aged care nurse practitioners working in general practice; 2014 Primary Health Care Research Conference
An ecological public health approach to understanding the relationships between sustainable urban environments, public health and social equity; Health Promotion International
An investigation of the ways in which public health nutrition policy and practices can address climate change; Public Health Nutrition
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Younger People: will modifying risk tables work in General Practice? A Literature Review; Primary Health Care Research Conference
Care Coordination for People with Chronic Disease and Aged Care Clients: A Focused Review of the Relevant Literature for Tasmania Medicare Local
Development of a logic model and evaluation framework for comprehensive primary health care; Primary Health Care Research Conference
Evaluating the Role of Nurse Practitioners in Timely Dementia Diagnosis: a Case Study of a Nurse-Led Memory Clinic; Primary Health Care Research and Information Service Conference
Exploring opportunities for general practice registrars to manage older patients with chronic disease; Australian Journal of General Practice
Factors shaping intersectoral action in primary health care services; Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Guidelines for Best Practice in Streamlined Post Hospital Care: A Focused Review of the Relevant Literature for Tasmania Medicare Local
Health policy in South Australia 2003-10: Primary health care workforce perceptions of the impact of policy change on health promotion; Health Promotion Journal of Australia
Health promotion in Australian multi-disciplinary primary health care services: case studies from South Australia and the Northern Territory; Health Promotion International
Healthy Cities, local environmental action and climate change; Health Promotion International
In practice emergency simulation – the value and practicalities of interprofessional learning; Leadership and Practice Development in Health: Quality and Safety through Workplace Learning Conference
Interprofessional learning in general practice: A pilot study using in-practice emergency simulation; Focus on Health Professional Education
Introduction; Beyond Bandaids: Exploring the Underlying Social Determinants of Aboriginal Health
Open referral policy within a nurse-led memory clinic: patient demographics, assessment scores, and diagnostic profiles; International Psychogeriatrics
Parents' and Service providers' perceptions of family-centred practice in a community based, paediatric disability service in Australia; Child: Care, Health and Development
Putting Sustainability into Healthy Cities: Reflections from a University short course; The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability
Racism, social resources and mental health for Aboriginal people living in Adelaide; Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Reaching those with greatest need: How Australian primary health care service managers, practitioners, and funders understand and respond to health inequity; Australian Journal of Primary Health
Responding to racism: Insights on how racism can damage health from an urban study of Australian Aboriginal people; Social Science & Medicine
The acceptability of general practice registrars as teachers: an exploratory study; MedEdPublish
The nurse practitioner-client therapeutic encounter: an integrative review of interaction in aged and primary care settings; Journal of Advanced Nursing
The use of a modified Delphi technique to inform the development of best practice in interprofessional training for collaborative primary healthcare; Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice and Education

Research Projects

A qualitative study of the experience of GP supervisors and GP registrars in the management of older patients with chronic disease; Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
GP Magic: GPTT’s Education Integration Projects data analysis to publication

Research Candidate Supervision