Fields of Research

Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases)
Mental health services
Neurology and neuromuscular diseases
Implementation science and evaluation
Health systems
Teacher education and professional development of educators
Business systems in context
Rural and remote health services
Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy
Work integrated learning (incl. internships)
Rehabilitation
Preventative health care
Health promotion

Research Objectives

Clinical health
Health system performance (incl. effectiveness of programs)
Evaluation of health outcomes
Expanding knowledge in commerce, management, tourism and services
Health inequalities
Mental health
Other health
Treatment of human diseases and conditions
Assessment, development and evaluation of curriculum
Health education and promotion
Behaviour and health
Provision of health and support services

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Evaluating a novel extended scope of occupational therapy service aimed at hospital avoidance in Tasmania, Australia, from the perspective of stakeholders; Healthcare
Health care providers’ perceptions of factors that influence the provision of acute stroke care in urban and rural settings: a qualitative study; Sage Open Medicine
Hospital length of stay variation and comorbidity of mental illness: a retrospective study of five common chronic medical conditions; BMC Health Services Research
Measures for evidence based improvement in integrated care: Comparative analysis of chronic hospital patients with and without mental illness; 1st Asia Pacific Conference on Integrated Care
Public reporting to facilitate integration of physical and mental care for hospital patients; 19th International Conference for Integrated Care
Regional differences in access to acute ischaemic stroke care and patient outcomes; Internal Medicine Journal
Regional differences in the care and outcomes of acute stroke patients in Australia: an observational study using evidence from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR); BMJ Open
Regional differences in the care and outcomes of acute stroke patients in Australia: an observational study using evidence from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR); BMJ Open
Sex differences in risk factors for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: systematic review and meta-analysis; Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Telehealth experiences of vulnerable clients living in Tasmania; Australian Journal of Rural Health
Urban-rural differences in the care and outcomes of acute stroke patients: Systematic review; Journal of The Neurological Sciences

Research Projects

Research Candidate Supervision