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

Game, Training and Individual Performance Analytics of Elite Rugby League Players (Old ID 23633)
Wade Sinclair
01 Nov 2017 - 31 Oct 2021
Evaluating training and game performances I elite sport is an information-rich environment particularly with the additional of data analytic companies providing real-time and post-competition analyses for coaching staff. Additionally, the inclusion of wearable technology and in particular, the inclusion of global positioning systems in to the elite training environment have empowered high performance personnel with an overabundance of performance data through which evidence-based evaluations can be made. However, with the inclusion of such technology in to the contemporary elite training environment, coaching staff are now faced with interpretative decisions pertaining to what metrics are suitable and under what constraints.
Examining the clinical utility of MRI for Multiple Sclerosis (Old ID 30051)
Liza van Eijk
15 Jul 2023 - 01 Feb 2024
The aims of this project are to examine whether these quantitative MRI measures derived from clinical scans can assist with 1) characterising the disease severity, and 2) predicting the prognosis of patients with Multiple Sclerosis receiving care at the Townsville University Hospital, as a first step to examine how quantitative MRI measures can be used to assist with treatment planning. The funds will be used to hire a casual research assistant at James Cook University to process the MRI scans on a high performance computing system.
Optimising concurrent cognitive and physical Training in military personnel (OptiTrain) (Old ID 27134)
Anthony Leicht
29 Sep 2021 - 28 Jun 2024
The combination of different training types is common for athletes looking to improving fitness and performance however, this combination or ‘concurrent training’ may impair overall training quality and adaptations. Using the theoretical basis of concurrent training, this project will clarify the effects of concurrent cognitive and physical training on cognitive and physical performance. Project outcomes will substantially aid in the development of appropriate training and maximization of performance for military personnel. This project is being conducted as part of the Human Performance Research network (HPRnet) program of studies.
Social Psychology in Mental Health Studies: Showcase of Postgraduate Research in the Asia-Pacific Region
Wendy Li
11 Jan 2024 - 28 Jun 2024
We intend to invite 15-20 postgraduate students and 8-10 academics (including early- and mid-career researchers and senior academics) to join this Asian Association of Social Psychology's (AASP) Small Group Meeting (SGM). The SGM aims to: 1) showcase the achievements of our next generation of social psychology researchers who are working on research in the intersection between social psychology and mental health via research presentations and Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition; 2) Organise a “Research Capacity Building Workshop”; 3) support research students in the Asia-Pacific region to publish papers in this research field via the “Conversations with Editors”; 4) inspire research students via “‘What Next’ Dialogues with Academics”; and 5) promote AASP among research students in Asian countries, Australia and New Zealand.
Facing the Unexpected: Improving Women’s Mental Health through Training to Address the Psychosocial Aspects of Prenatal Diagnosis (Old ID 28954)
Pieta Shakes
01 May 2022 - 31 Dec 2025
This research project will produce novel knowledge that will be applied by TTU in the development of an online training program for health and allied health professionals. The training will enable these professionals to better support women and other pregnant people’s psychosocial health as they engage with processes related to receiving unexpected news of a fetal variation. The research project has 3 components: 1. survey research will be conducted with health and allied health professionals on training needs and interests; 2. lived experience co-design methods will be used to develop learning resources; 3. evaluation of the online training program.
Radio relationships and well-being in older age (Old ID 26687)
Amanda Krause
01 Jan 2020 - 30 Dec 2022
This project addresses a need for non-invasive, cost-effective solutions to assist older Australians in managing their well-being. It aims to examine the role of radio relationships, including those developed between presenters and listeners and amongst presenters, in improving older Australians’ psychosocial well-being. It seeks to explore how the radio can promote individual and community well-being using participatory methods and a multi-phase, mixed methods design. Expected outcomes include evidence relating to the characteristics of listening and production practices that enhance experiences of social connection and social well-being; and substantiating the mechanisms underpinning these benefits. An evidence-based resource will be produced.
Implementation of Quantified Neonatal Brain MRI at Term-Equivalent Age at Townsville University and Cairns Hospital for Infants at High Risk of Adverse Neurodevelopmental Outcomes (Old ID 27559)
Liza van Eijk
01 Jan 2022 - 29 Mar 2027
Infants born preterm, with low birth weight, or whom have a hypoxic event are at risk for developing adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. Currently, the timing of MRI is variable at Townsville University and Cairns Hospital’s Neonatal Units, with the infant often being at an age for which anaesthesia is required to undergo an MRI. This project aims to enable neonatal MRI (at term-equivalent age) for infants identified as high risk based, which is safer, less costly, and provides additional information for early personalized treatment plans in comparison to a later MRI (>4 months) - similar to the changes at Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital.
Your Stories, Our Histories: 150 Years of Mixed Marriages and War Brides in Townsville and their Contricution to the Success of Multiculturalism in Townsville (Old ID 22451)
Wendy Li
10 Jan 2016 - 30 Dec 2016
Using archival materials available at the National Archives of Australia, CityLibraries and interviewing of families involved in mixed marriages, a clear picture of the multicultural landscape in Townsville and north Queensland over the last 150 years will be recorded and examined. We search the past and map the present through an exhibition of photographs, documents and other artefacts, and public lectures on the rich multicultural history of Townsville. Using focus group discussions and interviews, as well as a survey of residents, we vision the future of our city. Another public lecture will be held on this, and a final copy of the report will be included in the CityLibraries Repository for future reference of the public at large.
Quantifying the acute physical, cognitive and physiological responses of various training modalities in Australian Soldiers (Old ID 26736)
Brian Heilbronn
05 Feb 2020 - 31 Dec 2025
The project sets out to answer the following research question: What is the degree of stress, fatigue and recovery experienced by Australian Soldiers after bouts of occupationally specific physical activities? To answer this question, the project will develop an evidence-based assessment protocol to assess levels of fatigue and stress in Soldiers after bouts of occupationally related strenuous activities across various periods of employment. This will inform the chain of command on appropriate recovery times for different modalities of training, ensuring that soldiers remain combat-ready throughout their training cycles and minimise symptoms overtraining.
Prevalence of anorectal Chlamydia Trachomatis infection in asymptomatic urogenital Chlamydia Trachomatis positive women who present to regional North Queensland Sexual Health Services.
Carol Flavell
23 Feb 2024 - 28 Jul 2028
This study will investigate and report the rates of confirmed anorectal chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection in women who attend one of two regional North Queensland sexual health services (SHS). The research will focus on women who are confirmed to have urogenital CT infection following routine testing at the SHS, but they report no symptoms of CT prior to testing, and have not participated in any anal sexual contact in the previous six months. Findings have potential to influence future testing and management guidelines for management of CT in this group of women.
Title: ‘Men are not expected to be interested in babies’: how society lets new fathers – and their families – down, The Guardian
Reseracher: Sam Teague (Senior Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jun 2025
Title: Children of parents with psychiatric diagnoses – health, development and well-being in the first year of life. A study of children born in 2002-2022 in Region Hovedstaden, National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
Reseracher: Sam Teague (Senior Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2025
Title: Townsville University Hospital Research Committee
Reseracher: Rachel Walker (Professor of Nursing & Midwifery)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024
Title: The consequences of the corona pandemic for the health and well-being of the population: part 3. A systematic literature review, Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu
Reseracher: Sam Teague (Senior Research Fellow)
Start Date: 16 Feb 2024
Title: Townsville Hospital and Health Service, Research Trust Advisory Committee
Reseracher: Rachel Walker (Professor of Nursing & Midwifery)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024
Title: Simulation Australasia- Australian Society for Simulation in Healthcare (ASSH)
Reseracher: Anne Jones (Head, Physiotherapy)
Title: Australian Collaborative Education Network (ACEN)
Reseracher: Anne Jones (Head, Physiotherapy)
Title: SARRAH
Reseracher: Anne Jones (Head, Physiotherapy)
Title: Society of Mental Health Research
Reseracher: Wendy Li (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2021
Title: The Society of Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP)
Reseracher: Wendy Li (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2021