- Children's Rights and Participation
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
- Dental Trauma and Treatments
- Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- dental development and anomalies
- Social Media and Politics
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Labour Market and Migration
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Firm Innovation and Growth
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
UNSW Sydney
2012-2024
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
2022
Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit
2022
National Health Laboratory Service
2021
University of Virginia
2020
University of Saint Francis
2020
Morriston Hospital
1998-2015
Royal College of Surgeons of England
2014
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn
2014
Johns Hopkins University
2004
Background In South Africa, COVID-19 control measures to prevent SARS-CoV-2 spread were initiated on 16 March 2020. Such may also impact the of other pathogens, including influenza virus and respiratory syncytial (RSV) with implications for future annual epidemics expectations subsequent northern hemisphere winter. Methods We assessed detection RSV through facility-based syndromic surveillance adults children mild or severe illness in Africa from January October 2020, compared this data 2013...
Urban planning has long pursued the improvement of health and wellbeing through rapidly evolving scholarship practice health-supportive environments, underpinned by seminal World Health Organization’s Healthy Cities Framework. Although a much more recent development, technology been informing urban planning, as well advancing healthcare personal monitoring assessment. Known Smart City movement, it to offer regarding life in towns cities, how they are managed, maintained, developed. There is...
Research in paediatric nursing, psychology, healthcare management and environment-behaviour studies suggest that there are many obstacles completing qualitative research settings with children young people. As a result, the evidence from this kind of is limited. Both authors have recently completed participatory people environments, both Malaysia Australia. These will be briefly described some practical methodological challenges each researcher experienced discussed. Each challenge has...
OBJECTIVE: A discussion of the challenges to completing participatory social research with children and adolescents in a hospital setting. BACKGROUND: Beginning dominant medical culture hospitals, coupled persistent skepticism particular qualitative its contribution knowledge circles, restrictive contextual also include attitudinal, methodological, logistical considerations. Together, these hamper good practice capacity maintain quality data, as well impede children's participation research,...
Artwork is now regularly stipulated as a requirement in design briefs for hospitals. The resulting artwork can be collection of commissions, or seamless extension the interior concept. In case paediatric hospitals 'art' which simply graphic treatment applied to key surfaces throughout hospital environment, unlikely function ways that children and young people have identified being valuable their experience hospitalisation. This environmental feature will used reveal some components...
Through data-driven analysis, this article maps the use of various social media platforms in a local government municipality, Georges River Council (GRC), New South Wales, Australia from 2016 to 2019. We examine underlying dynamics citizen engagement Council's projects and activities through their Facebook page, Twitter account Instagram feeds, using network analysis content as two main methods enquiry. This research emerges part "smart cities" collaborative project involving three partners:...
Influenza vaccination during pregnancy reduces influenza-associated illness in the women and their infants, but effectiveness estimates against hospitalization are limited lacking from settings with high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection prevalence. We assessed effect of maternal HIV-uninfected HIV preventing hospitalizations infants women. During 2015-2018, influenza campaigns targeting pregnant were augmented at selected antenatal clinics; these coupled prospective...
Abstract The city dashboard has become an integral component of smart asset management systems. It leverages data collected from multiple sources to monitor performance and enable evidence‐based decision making. This article investigates the use a design thinking framework develop functional easy understand dashboard. Smart Social Spaces project is used as case study illustrate how can be employed dashboard, enabling efficient public space infrastructure. profiles unique collaboration...
Abstract Introduction Despite prioritization, routine antenatal influenza vaccine coverage is < 16% in South Africa. We aimed to describe maternal 27 clinics (ANCs) Gauteng and Western Cape (WC) Provinces, where collaboration with the Department of Health (DoH), we augmented annual vaccination programme among pregnant women. Methods From 2015 through 2018, 40,230 additional doses were added available stock administered as part care. Educational talks given daily data collected on women...