College of Healthcare Sciences

Lisa Shaw

Lisa Shaw

Stephen Yu

Stephen Yu

Karen Smith

Karen Smith

Chae Rose

Chae Rose

Helen Petsky

Helen Petsky

Lucy Bird

Lucy Bird

Matthew Yau

Matthew Yau

Alyssia Merrick

Alyssia Merrick

Louise Myles

Louise Myles

Sandra Dash

Sandra Dash

JCU Library Text Book Affordability Grant
Frances Cochrane
01 Jun 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
Development of an OER for first year speech pathology students. https://jcu.pressbooks.pub/intro-speech-pathology-practice/
APRICOT-NQ: Advancing Pressure Injury Risk Classification & Outcome Testing - North Queensland
Rachel Walker
01 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2027
• Pressure Injury (PI) continues to be a major problem: In Australia, PI is a significant hospit al-acquired complication requiring early clinical intervention(3). Hospital-acquired PI (HAPI) are a persistent and serious patient safety threat(1, 3) and financially burdensome. HAPI prevalence remains high (between 8-10%(4, 5), and the cost is substantial, estimated to be $9 billion per year in Australian public hospitals(6). • Current risk assessment is inadequate: Existing tools like the Waterlow Score and Braden Scales(7, 8) are outdated, subjective, and lack robust validation(9). They were developed using small samples and without advanced statistical methods(10, 11). This raises ethical concerns about their continued use. • Need for better solutions: A new approach is therefore urgently needed to bridge this gap in knowledge to accurately classify PI, their risk factors and effective prevention strategies.• Machine learning challenges: While AI and machine learning offer potential solutions, they are hampered by the poor quality of existing PI risk assessment data(9); exemplifying the "garbage in, garbage out" principle. • Data quality issues: PI documentation is often free text, incomplete, and inaccurate, further complicating the problem. This unstructured data makes it difficult to train reliable machine learning models.
Parkrun Practices Australia Evaluation
Moira Smith
22 Jul 2025 - 25 Oct 2026
The study aims to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and perceived impact of the parkrun practice initiative in Australia, identifying motivations, challenges, and delivery methods. Objectives include conducting quantitative surveys of Australian primary care staff and parkrun event organisers affiliated with the initiative
Facing the feedback: Exploring students and staff assessment feedback preferences
Peter Hartin
1. Which feedback modalities (text-based, audio and video) do students and staff prefer and what are the key factors driving student and staff preferences for feedback delivery? 2. What is the effectiveness of the feedback modalities (text-based, audio and video) in promoting student engagement with and utilisation of feedback? 3. What are the benefits and challenges experienced by staff with using the different feedback modalities (text-based, audio and video)?
Improving Asthma Outcomes for First Nations Pregnant Mothers: A Co-designed Implementation Strategy
Rachel Walker
30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2030
MRFF – Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative – 2024 Chronic Respiratory Conditions
Evidence, Policy, and PRActice: UNveiling the Gaps in Surgical and Pressure Injury Prevention Care - An Environmental Scan of Four Hospitals: Gold Coast University Hospital; Townsville University Hospital (TUH); The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane; St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney.
Rachel Walker
01 Mar 2025 - 01 Mar 2026
Evidence, Policy, and PRActice: UNveiling the Gaps in Surgical and Pressure Injury Prevention Care - An Environmental Scan of Four Hospitals: Gold Coast University Hospital; Townsville University Hospital (TUH); The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane; St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney.
Examining final year nursing students’ knowledge, values, beliefs and educational exposure to advance care planning
Rachel Walker
01 Feb 2025 - 01 Feb 2026
Examining final year nursing students’ knowledge, values, beliefs and educational exposure to advance care planning
Testing the efficacy of two sacral dressings in preventing pressure injuries in adult intensive care population: TOWARDS ZERO pilot study
Rachel Walker
03 Apr 2026 - 03 Apr 2026
Queensland Health, Health Innovation, Investment and Research Office Nursing and Midwifery Fellowship
PHYSIOtherapy management for hypoxaemia following abdominal surgery: walk + talk + breathe + noninvasive ventilation. A pilot, feasibility, randomized controlled trial (PHYSIO+++)
Rachel Walker
01 Jan 2022 - 01 Jan 2025
Metro South Research Support Scheme Project Grant (2022)
NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Wiser Wound Care
Rachel Walker
03 Apr 2020 - 03 Apr 2025
Wound care
Title: International Society for Heart Research
Reseracher: Anthony Leicht (Head, Sport and Exercise Science)
Start Date: 01 Jan 1998
End Date: 01 Jan 2017
Title: International Basketball Referee
Reseracher: Anthony Leicht (Head, Sport and Exercise Science)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2000
End Date: 01 Jan 2007
Title: ANZICS and ACCCN
Reseracher: Ylona Chun Tie (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2022
Title: Society for Education, Music, and Psychology Research (SEMPRE)
Reseracher: Amanda Krause (Senior Lecturer, Psychology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2012
End Date: 01 Jan 2027
Title: Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), Flinders University
Reseracher: Lucy Bird (Postdoctoral Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2020
End Date: 01 Jan 2023
Title: Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), Flinders University
Reseracher: Lucy Bird (Postdoctoral Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2015
End Date: 01 Jan 2018
Title: Third place, 'Fix your content day' challenge
Reseracher: Amanda Krause (Senior Lecturer, Psychology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2023
Title: Inclusive Practice Award
Reseracher: Amanda Krause (Senior Lecturer, Psychology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2021
Title: International Institute of Health Sciences (IIHS), Sri Lanka
Reseracher: Ylona Chun Tie (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2020
Title: The Northern Australian Regional Digital Health Collaborative
Reseracher: Tracey Ahern (Associate Professor, Nursing and Midwifery)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2022
End Date: 01 Jan 2024