Fields of Research

Mental health services
Mental health nursing
Other education
Nursing
Public health nutrition
Plasma physics; fusion plasmas; electrical discharges
Acute care
Biomechanics
Exercise physiology
Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy
Nursing workforce
Health services and systems
Higher education
Preventative health care
Aged care nursing
Public health
Rehabilitation
Digital health
Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine
Sports science and exercise
Poverty, inclusivity and wellbeing
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander public health and wellbeing
Health and community services
Aged health care
Human information interaction and retrieval
Food sustainability
Testing, assessment and psychometrics
Physiotherapy
Peripheral nervous system
Educational technology and computing
Clinical nutrition
Epidemiology
Other engineering
Medical devices
Surgery
Biostatistics
Education systems
Social determinants of health
Nephrology and urology
Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy
Health promotion
Nutrition and dietetics
Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors)
Community child health
Health policy
Decision support and group support systems

Research Objectives

Mental health services
Nursing
Other education and training
Mental health
Nutrition
Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services)
Evaluation of health outcomes
Nuclear energy
Other health
Health related to ageing
Health education and promotion
Women's and maternal health
Crime prevention
Expanding knowledge in psychology
Preventive medicine
Organised sports
Teaching and instruction technologies
Higher education
Structure, delivery and resourcing
Clinical health
Medical machinery and equipment
Health system performance (incl. effectiveness of programs)
Public health (excl. specific population health)
Injury prevention and control
Disability and functional capacity
Ageing and older people
Telehealth
Health status (incl. wellbeing)
Treatment of human diseases and conditions
Policies and development
Renewable energy
Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health)
Environmental ethics
Pedagogy
Behaviour and health
Prevention of human diseases and conditions
Learner and learning
Teacher and instructor development
Neonatal and child health
Health policy evaluation
Expanding knowledge in the health sciences
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences

Career Best Publications

Burnout and compassion fatigue: prevalence and associations among Israeli burn clinicians; Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
Control of the motion of the ions in rotating magnetic field current drive: 2. Transient analysis; Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Ghostman: Augmented reality application for telerehabilitation and remote instruction of a novel motor skill; BioMed Research International
Ion motion control in RMF current drive by means of a frequency modulated counter-RMF; Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Migration of adult children and mental health of older parents 'left behind': An integrative review; PL o S One
Prevalence and socio-demographic predictors of food insecurity in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic; Nutrients
Promoting emotional intelligence and resilience in undergraduate nursing students: An integrative review; Nurse Education Today
Subcutaneous injection of tranexamic acid to reduce bleeding during dermatologic surgery: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial; Dermatologic Surgery
The effect of yoga on women with secondary arm lymphoedema from breast cancer treatment; BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The effectiveness of interventions to improve resilience among health professionals: A systematic review; Nurse Education Today
The effects of yoga on shoulder and spinal actions for women with breast cancer-related lymphoedema of the arm: A randomised controlled pilot study; BMC complementary and alternative medicine

Research Publications

A cognitive load theory simulation design to assess and manage deteriorating patients; International journal of nursing education scholarship
A comparative EMG study of trunk musculature using exercise equipment; ABC7
A kinematic and kinetic case study of a netball shoulder pass; International Journal of Exercise Science
A qualitative systematic review of experiences and perceptions of youth suicide; PLoS ONE
A quantitative systematic review assessing the impact of burn injuries on body image; Body Image
A review of heterotopic ossifiction of burns: Implications for treatment and research; Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), of the Australian & New Zealand Burn Association (ANZBA)
A systematic review of Calendula officinalis extract for wound healing; Wound Repair and Regeneration
A systematic review of behavioral outcomes for leadership interventions among health professionals; Journal of Nursing Research
A systematic review of the use of music interventions to improve outcomes for patients undergoing hip or knee surgery; Journal of Advanced Nursing
ABC Radio Tasmania 'Science Q&A'
ABC Radio Tasmania 'Science Q&A'
ABC Radio Tasmania 'Science Q&A'
ABC Radio Tasmania 'Science Q&A'
ABC Radio Tasmania 'Science Q&A'
ABC Radio Tasmania 'Science Q&A'
ABC Radio Tasmania 'Science Q&A'
ABC Radio Tasmania 'Science Q&A'
ABC Radio Tasmania 'Science Q&A'
ABC Radio Tasmania 'Science Q&A'
ABC Radio Tasmania 'Science Q&A'
ABC Radio Tasmania 'Science Q&A'
ABC Radio Tasmania 'Science Q&A'
ABC Radio Tasmania 'Science Q&A'
ABC Radio Tasmania 'Science Q&A'
Achieving a steady state field-reversed configuration by means of two counter-rotating magnetic fields; Australian Institute of Physics National Congress
Achieving long-term goals amidst uncertainty: An integrative model for the psychological resources of grit; Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
Acid burn attacks: Looking beneath the surface; Journal of Advanced Nursing
Anthocyanin intake is associated with improved memory in older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment; Nutrition Research
Asking authors to nominate reviewers; Nurse Author and Editor
Barriers to and enablers of achieving a healthy diet in Tasmanian adults: The Tasmania Project Report 62
Before, during and after: trauma-informed care in burns settings; Burns
Being honest with causal language in writing for publication; Journal of Advanced Nursing
Biomechanics report #1
Bringing research to the bedside: Knowledge translation in the mental health care of burns patients; International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
Burn camps for burns survivors - realising the benefits for early adjustment: a systematic review; Burns
Burnout and compassion fatigue: prevalence and associations among Israeli burn clinicians; Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
Burns sustained from body heating devices: an integrative review; Wounds
Can ten days of heat acclimation training improve temperate-condition rowing performance in national-level rowers?; PLoS ONE
CCU Biomechanics Report #2
Chi-square for model fit in confirmatory factor analysis; Journal of Advanced Nursing
Climate and mental health; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Clinical Pilates for engaging the ageing; Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Conference 2010 Research to Practice - Science and Nutrition in Exercise & Sport
Comparison of stationary and dynamic fractional CO2 laser modalities of large burns treatment: experimental laboratory model; Burns
Comparison of the effectiveness of a 12 step substance use recovery program on quality of life; Nursing and Health Sciences
Complexity of youth suicide and implications for health services; Journal of Advanced Nursing
Considerations for treatment, diagnosis and risk factors for critical care polyneuropathy; 41st Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), of the Australian & New Zealand Burn Association (ANZBA)
Consumer Perceptions of Locally Grown Produce During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Consumer Perceptions of Locally Grown Produce During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Control of Ion Motion in RMF Current Drive
Control of the motion of the ions in rotating magnetic field current drive: 2. Transient analysis; Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Cosmetic camouflage improves quality of life among patients with skin disfigurement: A systematic review; Body Image
Critical care polyneuropathy in burn injuries: An integrative review; Burns
Designing low-fidelity simulation: A cognitive load theory approach; Teaching Matters 2018
Development of a scale to measure the psychological resources of grit in adults; Nursing and Health Sciences
Emotional regulation training for intensive and critical care nurses; Nursing and Health Sciences
Employee well-being in open-plan office spaces; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Engaging older clients with exercise physiology software: Focussing on user-prioritised needs; International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction
Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills in First Year Engineering Students; Engineering Education Conference
Evaluation of a collaborative testing approach to objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) in undergraduate nurse education: A survey study; Nurse Education in Practice
Exploratory factor analysis and principal component analysis in clinical studies: Which one should you use?; Journal of Advanced Nursing
Exploring community-based suicide prevention in the context of rural Australia: A qualitative study; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Food insecure households faced greater challenges putting healthy food on the table during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia; Appetite
Forging, protecting, and repairing community resilience informed by the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires; Journal of Advanced Nursing
Formative online multiple-choice tests in nurse education: An integrative review; Nurse Education in Practice
Formative online quizzes and self-regulated learning: are the students guessing, cheating or just becoming good nurses?; NETNEP2018 - 7th International Nurse Education Conference
Ghostman: Augmented reality application for telerehabilitation and remote instruction of a novel motor skill; BioMed Research International
Grit: a concept analysis; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Growing young researchers: benefits of summer scholarships; Nurse Author and Editor
Guidelines for teaching yoga to women with breast cancer-related lymphoedema: an evidence-based approach; International Journal of Yoga Therapy
Health numeracy in research and clinical practice; Nursing and Health Sciences
High occurrence of food insecurity in young people attending a youth mental health service in regional Australia; Nutrition and Dietetics
Hot water immersion; potential to improve intermittent running performance and perception of in-game running ability in semi-professional Australian Rules Footballers?; PLoS ONE
Implementing and evaluating online criterion referenced assessment in biomechanics; ANZAME09 Bridging Professional Islands
Improving coping styles in family caregivers of psychiatric inpatients using planned behavior problem-solving training; Journal of Nursing Research
Insecure adult attachment style is associated with elevated psychological symptoms in early adjustment to severe burn: a cross-sectional study; Burns
Internal and international migration and the mental health of “left-behind” older parents; International Migration Review
Interprofessional collaborations for improved health care; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Introducing a conversational model therapy approach as a team model of care: the clinician experience in a sexual assault service; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Ion motion control in RMF current drive by means of a frequency modulated counter-RMF; Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Is high food insecurity the new normal in Tasmania?
It’s not just Australian students who need more food, university staff are also going hungry
Maintaining an FRC by two counter-rotating magnetic fields; 16th National Congress 2005, Australian Insitute of Physics
Match-play movement demands of international and domestic women’s rugby sevens players in an elite dual-level tournament; Science and Medicine in Football
Mental and Critical Care Health (MaCCH): A Multidisciplinary Research Node; The Annual Meeting of the Israeli Burn Association
Mental health and well-being in the health workplace; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Mental health considerations for international students; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Migration of adult children and mental health of older parents 'left behind': An integrative review; PL o S One
Migration of adult children and quality of life of older parents left-behind in Nepal; Geriatrics & Gerontology International
Mine, yours and ours: Sharing and its value in mental health; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Motivation for a successful health career; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Moving the lenses of trauma — trauma-informed care in the burns care setting; Burns
Nursing daily routine activities: a considered response or coping mechanism?; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Occupational stress and associated risk factors among nurses: a cross-sectional study; Contemporary Nurse
Occupational stress and cognitive failure of nurses and associations with self-reported adverse events: a national cross-sectional survey; Journal of Advanced Nursing
Perceptions of illness as predictive factors for perceived stress in patients participating in a cardiac rehabilitation program; Nursing and Health Sciences
Prevalence and factors associated with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among older adults: a cross-sectional population-based study; Nursing and Health Sciences
Prevalence and socio-demographic predictors of food insecurity in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic; Nutrients
Prevalence of mental disorders among older people in Nepal: a systematic review; Kathmandu University Medical Journal
Prevalence of trauma in an Australian inner city mental health service consumer population; Community Mental Health Journal
Promoting emotional intelligence and resilience in undergraduate nursing students: An integrative review; Nurse Education Today
Promoting self-regulated learning through feedback for nursing students completing formative online multiple-choice question tests; Teaching Matters 2017
Psychometric properties of the Nepali language version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21); Nursing Open
Quality education key to our future
Quality Food is too Expensive to Afford: 1 in 2 Tasmanians are Food Insecure in 2022 Due to the Rising Cost of Living
Retraction of publications in nursing and midwifery research: a systematic review; International Journal of Nursing Studies
Seeing the forest for the trees: how to interpret a meta‐analysis forest plot; Journal of Advanced Nursing
Severity of food insecurity among Australian university students, professional and academic staff; Nutrients
Small business ownership and mental health; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Subcutaneous injection of tranexamic acid to reduce bleeding during dermatologic surgery: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial; Dermatologic Surgery
Suicide by charcoal burning: a digital age phenomenon; Journal of advanced nursing
Tasmanians want a more resilient and sustainable food system
The benefits of burn camps for burns survivors: A systematic review of the literature; 43rd Annual Scientific meeting (ASM) of the Australian and New Zealand Burns Association (ANZBA)
The development and impact of heterotopic ossification in burns: a review of four decades of research; Scars, Burns & Healing
The earnestness of being important: Reporting non-significant statistical results; Journal of Advanced Nursing
The effect of intradialytic range of motion exercise on dialysis adequacy and fatigue in hemodialysis patients; Journal of Nursing Research
The effect of yoga on women with secondary arm lymphoedema from breast cancer treatment; BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The effectiveness of interventions to improve resilience among health professionals: A systematic review; Nurse Education Today
The effects of clinical Pilates on markers of metabolic, cardiovascular and psychological health; Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Conference 2010 Research to Practice-Science and Nutrition in Exercise & Sport
The effects of yoga on shoulder and spinal actions for women with breast cancer-related lymphoedema of the arm: A randomised controlled pilot study; BMC complementary and alternative medicine
The homeless and their animal companions: an integrative review; Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural food security in high income countries: a systematic literature review; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The importance of mental health considerations for critical care burns patients; Journal of Advanced Nursing
The influence of online health information on health decisions: a systematic review; Patient Education and Counseling
The Mental and Critical Care Health (MaCCH) Research Node; Mental and Critical Care Health (MaCCH) Symposium
The Mental and Critical Care Health (MaCCH) Research Node; Mental and Critical Care Health (MaCCH) Symposium
The mental health impacts of smartphone and social media use; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
The mental health of online learners within the educational sector; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
The new normal for food insecurity? A repeated cross-sectional survey over 1 year during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia; The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
The perceived importance and intended purchasing patterns of sustainable foods in Australian university students; Sustainability
The price of staying warm: Implications from an integrative review; The Annual Meeting of the Israeli Burn Association
The role of the health professional supporting consumers who use ‘Dr Google’; Journal of Advanced Nursing
The unbreakable bond: the mental health benefits and challenges of pet ownership for people experiencing homelessness; Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Those who suffer a major burn often develop PTSD – but support is lagging behind
Trends and risk factors for mortality in elderly burns patients: a retrospective review; Burns
Uni hunger pains worry Staff, students run out of food
Using risk and odds ratios to assess effect size for meta‐analysis outcome measures; Journal of Advanced Nursing
Virtual feedback for compliance to prescribed exercise for clinical exercise physiology clients: A randomised crossover trial; Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology
What do the stats mean? Improving reporting of quantitative nursing research; International journal of mental health nursing
When the Problem is ‘Global’ but the Response is Not: Inequities in Mental Health Services in Low and Middle-Income Countries; Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Research Projects

Improving Mental and Critical Care Health (MaCCH); University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Manual handling in child care: an investigation of spinal joint laxity, work and lower back disorder in pregnant women; Clifford Craig Foundation (CCFoundation)
Trauma-Informed Care in Non-traditional Settings: Developing a TIC model for people experiencing mental distress in the burns care setting.; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Supporting safe pet ownership in housing the homeless

Research Candidate Supervision

Manual Handling in Child Care Work- An Investigation of Spinal Joint Laxity, Work and Lower Back Disorder in Women