A5003628124- Birth, Development, and Health
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Social Media in Health Education
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Wikis in Education and Collaboration
- Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior
La Trobe University
2018-2025
Monash University
2012-2019
Discovery Institute
2016
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
2014
Deakin University
2014
The prevalence of social media makes it a potential alternative to traditional offline methods recruiting and engaging participants in health research. Despite burgeoning use interest, few studies have rigorously evaluated its effectiveness feasibility terms recruitment rates costs, sample representativeness, retention.This study aimed determine the using Facebook recruit employed Australian parents an online survey about managing work family demands, specifically examine (1) costs; (2)...
There is strong evidence from human and animal models that exposure to maternal hyperglycemia during in utero development can detrimentally affect fetal kidney development. Notwithstanding this knowledge, the precise effects of diabetic pregnancy on key processes are unclear due a paucity studies limitations previously used methodologies. The purpose present study was elucidate ureteric branching morphogenesis nephrogenesis using unbiased techniques. Diabetes induced pregnant C57Bl/6J mice...
Podocyte depletion is sufficient for the development of numerous glomerular diseases and can be absolute (loss podocytes) or relative (reduced number podocytes per volume glomerulus). Commonly used methods to quantify podocyte introduce bias, whereas gold standard stereologic methodologies are time consuming impractical. We developed a novel approach assessing in whole glomeruli that combines immunofluorescence, optical clearing, confocal microscopy, three-dimensional analysis. validated...
Child maltreatment and other traumatic events can have serious long-term physical, social emotional effects, including a cluster of distress symptoms recognised as 'complex trauma'. Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) people are also affected by legacies historical trauma loss. Trauma responses may be triggered during the transition to parenting in perinatal period. Conversely, becoming parent offers unique life-course opportunity for healing prevention intergenerational...
ABSTRACT Risky Kids is an Australian community‐based program that seeks to build resilience in children and adolescents by teaching ‘risk intelligence’ through parkour, ninja, free‐running skills, underpinned psychological approaches. The aim of this study was explore children's parents’ experiences the program. We interviewed 18 aged 6–13 years held three focus groups with 15 parents caregivers across sites (two metropolitan one regional). Guided phenomenological design, template analysis...
Atherosclerotic plaques develop at particular sites in the arterial tree, and this regional localisation depends largely on haemodynamic parameters (such as wall shear stress; WSS) described literature. Plaque rupture can result heart attack or stroke hence understanding development vulnerability of atherosclerotic is critically important. The purpose study to characterise haemodynamics blood flow mouse aortic arch using numerical modelling. geometries are digitalised from synchrotron...
Researchers increasingly use social media (SM) to recruit, retain, and trace participants, yet empirical literature investigating the ethics of engaging participants via SM is lacking. We conducted a survey 401 Australian researchers human research committee (HREC) members examine their experience, attitudes, ethical concerns toward SM. Data revealed that HREC share similar attitudes about using in general research. identified strong demand for additional support, training, guidance on...
Flexible work is often heralded as a key solution to the work–family ‘juggle’, yet evidence of its effectiveness mixed, and few studies consider how parents combine flexible options balance care. This study aimed examine interplay between formal (employer-provided) informal (self-directed) arrangements identify usage patterns that support parents’ management interface. We examined data from 3669 coupled Australian collected in 2016–2017. Using latent class analysis, we identified three...
Animal studies report a nephron deficit in offspring exposed to maternal diabetes, yet are limited models of severe hyperglycaemia which do not reflect the typical clinical condition and associated with foetal growth restriction that may confound endowment. We aimed assess renal morphology function leptin receptor deficient mice (Leprdb /+) hypothesized exposure impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) would be detrimental developing kidney.Nephron endowment was assessed C57BKS/J Leprdb /+ +/+ at...
Abstract We aimed to understand support needs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents experiencing complex trauma.Becoming a parent is an exciting yet challenging transition, particularly who have experienced past hurt in their own childhood which can long lasting effects, including trauma. Complex trauma-related distress make it harder care baby, but the parenting transition offers unique opportunities recovery. This formative research part of community-based participatory action...
Increasing consumption of a high fat 'Western' diet has led to growing number pregnancies complicated by maternal obesity. Maternal overnutrition and obesity have health implications for offspring, yet little is known about their effects on offspring kidney development renal function. Female C57Bl6 mice were fed (HFD, 21% fat) or matched normal (NFD, 6% 6 weeks prior pregnancy throughout gestation lactation. HFD dams overweight glucose intolerant mating but not in late gestation. Offspring...
Objective This study focused on employees’ perceived discrimination due to parenthood; and mental health, occupational stress turnover intention. Methods: Survey (2016) of an Australian convenience sample employed parents: women ( n = 2950) men 1318). Results: Forty-two percent all mothers reported missing out promotion 1234/2950); one-third negative comments from managers 805/2950, 27%) or colleagues 832/2950, 28%). One in five fathers these forms discrimination. In adjusted analyses, was...
Purpose The internet offers an opportunity for researchers to engage participants in research a cost-effective and timely manner. Yet the use of as tool (internet research) comes with range ethical concerns, rapidly changing online environment poses challenges both ethics committees. purpose this paper is highlight key issues using recruit, retain trace public health research, from perspectives human committee (HREC) members. Design/methodology/approach This study employed qualitative design...
Workplace flexibility is perceived to benefit parents yet evidence of the effectiveness formal work arrangements in promoting parents' health mixed, and few have evaluated informal flexibility. This study investigates Australian mothers' fathers' use (employer-provided) (self-directed) associations with work-family conflict outcomes (psychological distress, occupational fatigue, burnout). Online survey data from a national cross-sectional sample 4268 employed (one or more children ≤18 years)...
The worldwide prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing. Studies in rodent models indicate that hyperglycaemia during pregnancy alters kidney development, yet few studies have examined if this so humans. objective study was to evaluate the association treated GDM with foetal size.Participants were recruited from an Australian tertiary hospital, and clinical data collected women without diagnosed for their offspring. Participants underwent obstetric ultrasound at 32-34...