Sarah Russell
- sarah.russell6@jcu.edu.au
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2845-5990- Professorial Research Fellow
- Cairns Clinical School
Projects
6
Publications
21
Awards
0
Biography
I am a founding member of the Healthy Ageing Research Team (HART), a group of clinician-based researchers in Far North Queensland whose research priorities are driven by community identified priorities and clinical need. My research focuses on healthy ageing, with a particular focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in FNQ.
I hold a Masters and PhD in Clinical Neuropsychology and work as a Clinical Neuropsychologist in private practice. I also provide research supervision to postgraduate students and clinical supervision to psychologists and neuropsychologists.
Research
Projects
Cairns Delirium Clinic – Evaluation Study
14 Mar 2024 - 31 Dec 2026
Developing culturally appropriate assessments for people with dementia (Old ID 28929)
01 Apr 2022 - 31 Dec 2023
HART Yarning Circle Training (Old ID 27254)
01 May 2021 - 30 Jul 2021
Teaching
Research Advisor Accreditation
Advisor Type
Secondary
Output
Meldrum, Kathryn; Andersson, Ellaina; Webb, Torres; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward; Russell, Sarah (2025) Screening depression and anxiety in Indigenous peoples: A global scoping review. [DOI]
Holdaway, Marycarol; Hyde, Zoë; Hughson, Jo‐anne; Malay, Roslyn; Stafford, Andrew; Fulford, Kate; Radford, Kylie; Flicker, Leon; Smith, Kate; Pond, Dimity; Russell, Sarah; Atkinson, David; Blackberry, Irene; LoGiudice, Dina (2024) Medications and cognitive risk in Aboriginal primary care: a cross‐sectional study. [DOI]
Thompson, Fintan; Russell, Sarah G; Quigley, Rachel; McDonald, Malcolm; Sagigi, Betty; Taylor, Sean; Campbell, Sandy; Schmidt, Barbara; Esterman, Adrian; Harriss, Linton R.; Miller, Gavin; Mills, Phillip; Strivens, Edward; McDermott, Robyn; ; (2023) Primary care biomarkers and dementia in people of the Torres Strait, Australia: extended data analysis. [DOI]
Russell, Sarah G.; Quigley, Rachel; Thompson, Fintan; Sagigi, Betty; Miller, Gavin; LoGiudice, Dina; Smith, Kate; Strivens, Edward; Pachana, Nancy A. (2023) Culturally Appropriate Assessment of Depression and Anxiety in Older Torres Strait Islanders: Limitations and Recommendations. [DOI]
Meldrum, Kathryn; Andersson, Ellaina; Wallace, Valda; Webb, Torres; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward; Russell, Sarah G (2023) Approaches to the development of new screening tools that assess distress in Indigenous peoples: A systematic mixed studies review. [DOI]
See, Rhiann Sue; Thompson, Fintan; Russell, Sarah; Quigley, Rachel; Esterman, Adrian; Harriss, Linton R.; Hyde, Zoë; Taylor, Sean; Radford, Kylie; LoGiudice, Dina; McDermott, Robyn; Livingston, Gill; Strivens, Edward (2023) Potentially modifiable dementia risk factors in all Australians and within population groups: an analysis using cross-sectional survey data. [DOI]
Thompson, Fintan; Russell, Sarah G; Quigley, Rachel; Sagigi, Betty; Miller, Gavin; Esterman, Adrian; Harriss, Linton R.; Taylor, Sean; McDermott, Robyn; Strivens, Edward (2023) Dementia Risk Models in an Australian First Nations Population: Cross-Sectional Associations and Preparation for Follow-Up. [DOI]
Quigley, Rachel; Russell, Sarah G; Larkins, Sarah; Taylor, Sean; Sagigi, Betty; Strivens, Edward; Redman-MacLaren, Michelle (2022) Aging well for Indigenous peoples: a scoping review. [DOI]
Thompson, Fintan; Russell, Sarah; Quigley, Rachel; Sagigi, Betty; Taylor, Sean; McDonald, Malcolm; Campbell, Sandy; Esterman, Adrian; Harriss, Linton R.; Miller, Gavin; Strivens, Edward; McDermott, Robyn (2022) Potentially preventable dementia in a First Nations population in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area of North Queensland, Australia: A cross sectional analysis using population attributable fractions. [DOI]
Thompson, Fintan; Harriss, Linton; Russell, Sarah; Taylor, Sean; Cysique, Lucette A.; Strivens, Edward; Maruff, Paul; McDermott, Robyn (2022) Using health check data to investigate cognitive function in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living with diabetes in the Torres Strait, Australia. [DOI]
Russell, Sarah G.; Quigley, Rachel; Thompson, Fintan; Sagigi, Betty; Miller, Gavin; LoGiudice, Dina; Smith, Kate; Pachana, Nancy A.; Strivens, Edward (2022) Factors associated with the increased risk of dementia found in the Torres Strait. [DOI]
Thompson, Fintan; Russell, Sarah G; Harriss, Linton; Esterman, Adrian; Taylor, Sean; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward; McDermott, Robyn (2022) Using health check data to understand risks for dementia and cognitive impairment among Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal peoples in northern Queensland—a data linkage study. [DOI]
Validation of the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment short form (KICA-screen) for telehealth
2021
Russell, Sarah; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward; Miller, Gavin; Norrie, Joan; Craig, Denise; Jordan, Jane; Muller, Reinhold (2021) Validation of the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment short form (KICA-screen) for telehealth. [DOI]
Russell, Sarah G.; Quigley, Rachel; Thompson, Fintan; Sagigi, Betty; LoGiudice, Dina; Smith, Kate; Pachana, Nancy; Miller, Gavin; Strivens, Edward (2021) Prevalence of dementia in the Torres Strait. [DOI]
Quigley, Rachel; Russell, Sarah; Harvey, Desley; Mann, Jennifer (2021) OPEN ARCH integrated care model: experiences of older Australians and their carers. [DOI]
Hornby-Turner, Yvonne C.; Russell, Sarah G.; Quigley, Rachel; Matthews, Veronica; Larkins, Sarah; Hayman, Noel; Lakhan, Prabha; Flicker, Leon; Smith, Kate; McKeown, Dallas; Cadet-James, Diane; Cass, Alan; Garvey, Gail; LoGiudice, Dina; Miller, Gavin; Strivens, Edward (2023) 'Safeguarding against Dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities through the Optimisation of Primary Health Care: A Project Protocol' Methods and Protocols, 6 (5) . [DOI]
Journal Contribution
ResearchOnline@JCU
Webb, Torres; Meldrum, Kathryn; Kilburn, Melissa; Wallace, Valda; Russell, Sarah; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward (2023) 'Cultural, sociopolitical, environmental and built assets supporting health and well-being in Torres Strait Island communities: protocol for a scoping review' BMJ Open, 13 . [DOI]
Meldrum, Kathryn; Wallace, Val; Webb, Torres; Ridgway, Lynne; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward; Russell, Sarah (2023) 'Developing an appropriate depression and anxiety screening tool for use with Australian First Nations peoples living in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area of Australia: Protocol for a Delphi study' PLoS ONE, 18 (12) . [DOI]
Meldrum, Kathryn; Anderss, Ellaina; Sagigi, Betty; Webb, Torres; Wapau, Chenoa; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward; Russell, Sarah (2022) 'How Australian First Nations peoples living in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area of Australia describe and discuss social and emotional well-being: a qualitative study protocol' BMJ Open, 12 (12) . [DOI]
Meldrum, Kathryn; Andersson, Ellaina; Wallace, Valda; Webb, Torres; Quigley, Rachel; Strivens, Edward; Russell, Sarah (2022) 'Approaches to the development of new mental well-being screening tools for Indigenous peoples: a systematic mixed studies review protocol' BMJ Open, 12 (8) . [DOI]
Quigley, Rachel; Russell, Sarah G.; Sagigi, Betty; Miller, Gavin; Strivens, Edward (2021) 'Community involvement to maximise research success in Torres Strait Islander populations: more than ticking the boxes' Rural and Remote Health, 21 (3) . [DOI]