A5067268294- Traffic and Road Safety
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Sex work and related issues
- Sleep and related disorders
- Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Safety Warnings and Signage
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Disability Rights and Representation
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Problem and Project Based Learning
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Disaster Response and Management
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
Queensland University of Technology
2013-2023
Transport Accident Commission
2017
Parks Victoria
2014
Equal access to safe transport is increasingly conceptualised as a fundamental right for women, with demonstrated impact on health outcomes, social and economic mobility, societal participation. This study analysed qualitative quantitative data examine travel patterns experiences among 200 women (aged between 18-64 years) using paid work or educational purposes in Bangladesh. Results showed that the faced multiple threats their safety, including gender-based violence, harassment crime,...
While initial research supports the effectiveness of protective strategies in mitigating young people's alcohol-related harm, few studies have investigated these behaviours from a uniquely female perspective. Yet, women consume alcohol within social context that is distinctly different men and face risks are specific to their gender. To explore group Australian women's experiences, perceptions use relation drinking public places, we conducted either focus groups or one-on-one telephone...
Objective: Driving during young adulthood is a time of increased crash risk. Many factors (e.g., driving experience, aggression) contribute to the risk, but associated with daytime sleepiness and sleep health may also contribute. The current study examined relationships between experiences sleepiness, timing stability, sleep-impaired emotional regulation, cognition among younger persons engaging in 2 risky sleepy behaviors: Continuing drive while having experienced sleep-related close...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to produce the views parents and siblings adults with intellectual or developmental disability (ID/DD) around use psychotropic medication manage challenging behaviour (CB) where there no co-existing mental illness. Design/methodology/approach Seven family members six ID/DD were interviewed using semi-structured interviews, over telephone face-to-face. interviews transcribed, coded thematically analysed. Findings This identified that if used appropriately,...
Background Psychiatrists prescribe the psychotropic medication that is used to manage behaviors of concern (BOC) in people with intellectual disability (ID) (i.e., chemical restraint), and their attitudes perceptions towards this treatment are important topics for study.Methods 133 Queensland psychiatrists psychiatry trainees completed a survey on ID medication. Exploratory cluster analysis was performed 14 Likert items from detect groupings within data.Results Cluster indicated existence...
African disability activists and leaders play a key role in addressing the pervasive stigma, discrimination, exclusion that is encountered by people with disability. An understanding of leadership influences, styles, priorities female may encourage support movement women's involvement it. The current study undertook series in-depth interviews explored life stories experiences seven from Tanzania, Ghana, Kenya. Findings indicated although participants had experienced significant...
In African countries, women with disability encounter severe discrimination as their devalued status intersects negative and hostile community attitudes toward disability. Women who are engaged leaders in the movement play a vital role addressing this discrimination. Through in-depth interviews, study examined barriers pathways to leadership encountered by from Tanzania, Ghana, Kenya were active within movement. By dismantling reshaping stigmatising participants had been able form positive...
Through their anti-oppressive professional practice and commitment to social justice human rights, workers can ensure people with disability exercise voice agency claim full citizenship in society. Yet, international research shows that 'disability' is often inadequately included work education, students may not graduate the skills knowledge needed engage appropriately disability. This article evaluates effectiveness of using a short five-day hybrid course integrated problem-based learning...
An examination of women's experience on public transport in Bangladesh and Cambodia found that victimization does reduce perceived safety or use. In a cultural context where women are socialized to fear avoid spaces, experiencing may confirm rather than change previous beliefs. Moreover, it is possible the participants’ use was driven by necessity choice they were unable travel patterns response victimization. These findings underscore importance targeting violence toward broader societal...
Objective: It is well established that young men are the riskiest group of all drivers, and in general more often drive under influence alcohol. However, potentially oversimplified representations such as a "young male problem" "drunk driving can action reinforce existing attitudes by selectively directing attention to stereotypically consistent behavior. The purpose this study was test hypothesis possible bias toward drivers context drunk driving.Methods: We have created scenario...
Objective: While driveway run-over incidents continue to be a cause of serious injury and deaths among young children in Australia, few empirically evaluated educational interventions have been developed which address these incidents. Addressing this gap, study describes the development evaluation paper-based safety intervention targeting caregivers aged 5 years or younger. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Method setting: Informed by previous research, targeted key caregiver behaviours that...
Social work programs in the Global North are increasingly engaged international student exchange with countries Indo-Pacific that belong to South. However, there is a paucity of literature exploring experiences institutions host these exchanges. This article reports on findings qualitative project sought institutions’ perspectives value The indicate perception some mutual benefit and reciprocity can be established but disparity resourcing, absence opportunities for hosts travel Australia,...