Fields of Research

Rural and remote health services
Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice
Health promotion
Ophthalmology
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Health services and systems
Health and community services
Health equity
Pharmaceutical sciences
Nephrology and urology
Public health nutrition
Health surveillance
Health psychology
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander public health and wellbeing
Rural and regional geography
Toxicology (incl. clinical toxicology)
Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases)
Health systems
Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy
Ophthalmology and optometry
Rural clinical health
Disease surveillance
Aged health care
Nursing

Research Objectives

Rural and remote area health
Other health
Clinical health
Health education and promotion
Expanding knowledge in the health sciences
Health status (incl. wellbeing)
Behaviour and health
Workplace safety
Provision of health and support services
Evaluation of health outcomes
Health system performance (incl. effectiveness of programs)
Public health (excl. specific population health)
Treatment of human diseases and conditions
Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services)
Human biological preventatives
Other education and training
Workforce transition and employment
Prevention of human diseases and conditions
Health inequalities
Nutrition
Higher education
Teaching and curriculum
Community health care
Health related to ageing
Palliative care

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A summary of the literature evaluating adherence and persistence with oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation; American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs
Adherence to oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation: an Australian survey; Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Anticoagulation knowledge in patients with atrial fibrillation: an Australian survey; International journal of clinical practice
Anticoagulation Knowledge Tool (AKT): evidenze di validità ed affidabilità nella popolazione italiana; Format - 11th National Conference
Anticoagulation Knowledge Tool (AKT): further evidence of validity in the Italian population; PLoS One
Assessment of Anticoagulation Knowledge and Adherence in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Assessment of COVID-19 information overload among the general public; Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
Assessment of information overload of COVID-19 in the general public; 3rd International Conference of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Assessment of quality and readability of internet-based health information related to commonly prescribed angiotensin receptor blockers; Pan African Medical Journal
Considerations for training and workforce development to enhance rural and remote ophthalmology practise in Australia: a scoping review; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Development and validation of an oral anticoagulant knowledge instrument; APSA-ASCEPT 2015
Development and validation of an oral anticoagulant knowledge instrument; 2015 Joint APSA-ASCEPT Annual Conference
Development and validation of an oral anticoagulation knowledge tool (AKT); PloS one
Distribution and location stability of the Australian ophthalmology workforce: 2014–2019; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Effect of black tea on the dissolution profile of Lisinopril tablets; International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Factors contributing to the recruitment and retention of rural pharmacist workforce: a systematic review; BMC Health Services Research
Factors that influence pharmacist's efforts in addressing substance use in Nigeria: An exploratory study; Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy
Gaps in anticoagulation knowledge in patients with atrial fibrillation; ASCEPT ASM / 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting
General practitioner perspectives on barriers and enablers to bowel cancer screening in rural Tasmania: a thematic analysis of face-to-face interviews; Australian Journal of General Practice
Impact of COVID-19 on rural and remote student placements in Australia: a national study; Australian Journal of Rural Health
Influencing future regional, rural and remote ophthalmology services: A qualitative report on the impact of the Specialist Training Program (STP); 52nd RANZCO Virtual Congress
Information overload in patients with atrial fibrillation: can the cancer information overload (CIO) scale be used?; Patient Education and Counseling
Intention and barriers to cardiovascular disease health checks: a cross-sectional survey; 16th National Rural Health Conference
Like, comment, tag, share: Facebook interactions in health research; International Journal of Medical Informatics
Medication non-adherence in chronic kidney disease: a mixed-methods review and synthesis using the theoretical domains framework and the behavioural change wheel; Journal of Nephrology
Perception of bowel cancer information overload: A cross-sectional study; Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet
Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020; The Lancet
Public awareness of bowel cancer risk factors, symptoms and screening in Tasmania, Australia: a cross-sectional study; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Recruitment and retention of pharmacists in rural and remote areas of Australia: a scoping review; Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association (APSA) Annual Conference
Review of the health, welfare and care workforce in Tasmania, Australia: 2011-2016; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Rural employment: A get-go for recent nursing and allied health graduates?; Australian Journal of Rural Health
Specialist Training Program (STP) Evaluation: Ophthalmology
Strategies to increase the pharmacist workforce in rural and remote Australia: a scoping review; Rural and Remote Health
Sustaining rural pharmacy workforce understanding key attributes for enhanced retention and recruitment; Australian Journal of Rural Health
The Australian pharmacist workforce: distribution and predictors of practising outside of metropolitan and regional areas in 2019; International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
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 Pharmacy Community Apgar Questionnaire: a modified Delphi technique to develop a rural pharmacist recruitment and retention tool; Rural and Remote Health
The relationship between anticoagulation knowledge, health literacy and medication adherence in patients with atrial fibrillation; APSA Annual Conference 2016
The relationship between knowledge, health literacy and adherence among patients taking oral anticoagulants for stroke thromboprophylaxis in atrial fibrillation; Cardiovascular therapeutics
Vorapaxar: A novel agent to be considered in the secondary prevention of myocardial infarction; Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences
Where do ophthalmologists practice and how long do they work there? An analysis using Modified Monash Model rurality classifications; 52nd RANZCO Virtual Congress
Workplace violence against pharmacists: A systematic review and meta-analysis; Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
‘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

Research Projects

Bowel Cancer Awareness in Tasmania: a pilot study; Cancer Council of Tasmania (CCT)
Co-design of an educational intervention to improve bowel cancer awareness and screening in a rural community; Cancer Council of Tasmania (CCT)
Factors associated with bowel cancer survival in Tasmania: A data linkage study; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Health Workforce Program: Expansion of the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training Program in Aged Care Services
RANZCO STP evaluation
The RANZCO Advanced Clinical Examinations (RACE) Study

Research Candidate Supervision