Overview
Background
Sheleigh Lawler is a health psychology expert, with research interests in understanding and intervening on health behaviours, particularly the psychosocial sequelae in relation to disease and intervention outcomes. Her breadth of knowledge across public health, health promotion and health psychology allows for a unique perspective, particularly on understanding the importance of communication. Her work involves multi-disciplinary teams of researchers, industry partners, and government organisations.
Availability
- Professor Sheleigh Lawler is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Auckland
- Masters (Coursework), The University of Auckland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Auckland
Research interests
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Understanding psychosocial variables and their influence on health behaviours
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Developing, trialling and integrating best teaching practices for blended learning
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Broad reach behavioural (physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and diet) interventions for chronic disease prevention and management
Works
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2023
Conference Publication
Trends in young adults’ sunburn and use of sun-safe behaviours in a high UV outdoor festival environment
Lawler, Sheleigh, Janda, Monika, Antrobus, Jodie, Horsham, Caitlin, Meciar, Stephanie and Hacker, Elke (2023). Trends in young adults’ sunburn and use of sun-safe behaviours in a high UV outdoor festival environment. 17th World Congress on Public Health, Rome, Italy, 2-6 May 2023. Heraklion, Greece: EU European Publishing. doi: 10.18332/popmed/163677
2023
Journal Article
Political views, health literacy, and COVID-19 beliefs and behaviors: a moderated mediation model
Cameron, Linda D., Lawler, Sheleigh, Robbins-Hill, Alexandra, Toor, Imrinder and Brown, Paul M. (2023). Political views, health literacy, and COVID-19 beliefs and behaviors: a moderated mediation model. Social Science and Medicine, 320 115672, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115672
2023
Journal Article
Asthma and anxiety development in Australian children and adolescents
Garcia-Sanchez, Diana, Darssan, Darsy, Lawler, Sheleigh P., Warren, Christopher M., De Klerk-Braasch, Adel and Osborne, Nicholas J. (2023). Asthma and anxiety development in Australian children and adolescents. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 34 (3) e13941, 1-9. doi: 10.1111/pai.13941
2023
Conference Publication
Developing the monitoring and evaluation framework for ‘Australia’s antimicrobial resistance strategy: 2020 and beyond’ using a one health approach
Hall, Lisa, Lawler, Sheleigh, Comans, Tracy, Reid, Simon, Magalhães, Ricardo Soares, Blaskovich, Mark, Henseleit, Julia and Welch, Alyssa (2023). Developing the monitoring and evaluation framework for ‘Australia’s antimicrobial resistance strategy: 2020 and beyond’ using a one health approach. 17th World Congress on Public Health, Rome, Italy, 2-6 May 2023. Heraklion, Greece: European Publishing. doi: 10.18332/popmed/164014
2022
Journal Article
A case study of an academic‐stakeholder partnership: Evaluation of the “10,000 Lives” smoking cessation health promotion program
Khan, Arifuzzaman, Green, Kalie, Khandaker, Gulam, Lawler, Sheleigh and Gartner, Coral (2022). A case study of an academic‐stakeholder partnership: Evaluation of the “10,000 Lives” smoking cessation health promotion program. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 34 (4), 842-847. doi: 10.1002/hpja.689
2022
Journal Article
Roles, experiences, and perspectives of the stakeholders of “10,000 Lives” smoking cessation initiative in Central Queensland: findings from an online survey during COVID‐19 situation
Khan, Arifuzzaman, Green, Kalie, Smoll, Nicolas, Khandaker, Gulam, Gartner, Coral and Lawler, Sheleigh (2022). Roles, experiences, and perspectives of the stakeholders of “10,000 Lives” smoking cessation initiative in Central Queensland: findings from an online survey during COVID‐19 situation. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33 (S1), 316-326. doi: 10.1002/hpja.598
2022
Journal Article
Student reflections on an interdisciplinary pandemics course utilising systems thinking
Shelley, Karen, Osborne, Nicholas J., Reid, Simon, Willemsen, Angela and Lawler, Sheleigh (2022). Student reflections on an interdisciplinary pandemics course utilising systems thinking. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33 (S1), 87-97. doi: 10.1002/hpja.646
2022
Journal Article
Health promoting pedagogy: using reflexivity to support learning and action in planetary health education
Hickman, Amy Christine, Johnson, Rebecca Lauren and Lawler, Sheleigh Patricia (2022). Health promoting pedagogy: using reflexivity to support learning and action in planetary health education. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33 (S1), 22-26. doi: 10.1002/hpja.648
2022
Journal Article
Factors associated with support for reducing and ending tobacco sales among university students in Queensland, Australia and New Zealand
Wamamili, Ben, Gartner, Coral and Lawler, Sheleigh (2022). Factors associated with support for reducing and ending tobacco sales among university students in Queensland, Australia and New Zealand. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46 (4), 477-481. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13256
2022
Journal Article
Impact of the ‘10,000 lives’ program on Quitline referrals, use and outcomes by demography and Indigenous status
Khan, Arifuzzaman, Green, Kalie, Medlin, Linda, Khandaker, Gulam, Lawler, Sheleigh and Gartner, Coral (2022). Impact of the ‘10,000 lives’ program on Quitline referrals, use and outcomes by demography and Indigenous status. Drug and Alcohol Review, 41 (7), 1499-1509. doi: 10.1111/dar.13499
2022
Book Chapter
Using innovative curriculum design and pedagogy to create reflective and adaptive health promotion practitioners within the context of a master of public health degree
Hickman, Amy C. , Shelley, Karen, Rutherford, Zoe, Gardiner, Paul A., Buckley, Lisa and Lawler, Sheleigh (2022). Using innovative curriculum design and pedagogy to create reflective and adaptive health promotion practitioners within the context of a master of public health degree. International Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Health Promotion: Practices and Reflections from Around the World. (pp. 377-398) edited by Marco Akerman and Ana Claudia Camargo Gonçalves Germani. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-96005-6_24
2022
Journal Article
The rewards US university students associate with campus dining halls and food choices
Powell, Patricia, Lawler, Sheleigh, Durham, Jo and Cullerton, Katherine (2022). The rewards US university students associate with campus dining halls and food choices. Journal of American College Health, 72 (3), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2054279
2022
Journal Article
What do people want in a smoking cessation app? An analysis of user reviews and app quality
Bendotti, Hollie, Lawler, Sheleigh, Ireland, David, Gartner, Coral, Hides, Leanne and Marshall, Henry (2022). What do people want in a smoking cessation app? An analysis of user reviews and app quality. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 24 (2), 169-177. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab174
2021
Journal Article
Effect of a remotely delivered weight loss intervention in early-stage breast cancer: randomized controlled trial
Reeves, Marina M., Terranova, Caroline O., Winkler, Elisabeth A. H., McCarthy, Nicole, Hickman, Ingrid J., Ware, Robert S., Lawler, Sheleigh P., Eakin, Elizabeth G. and Demark-Wahnefried, Wendy (2021). Effect of a remotely delivered weight loss intervention in early-stage breast cancer: randomized controlled trial. Nutrients, 13 (11) 4091, 4091. doi: 10.3390/nu13114091
2021
Journal Article
Knowledge, attitude and practices towards Cryptosporidium among public swimming pool patrons and staff in Western Australia
Braima, Kamil, Harvie, Samantha, Trew, Isabella, Tan, Henry, Gore, Caryn, Zahedi, Alireza, Oskam, Charlotte, Lawler, Sheleigh, Reid, Simon and Ryan, Una (2021). Knowledge, attitude and practices towards Cryptosporidium among public swimming pool patrons and staff in Western Australia. Acta Parasitologica, 67 (1), 460-467. doi: 10.1007/s11686-021-00482-5
2021
Journal Article
The impact of a regional smoking cessation program on referrals and use of Quitline services in Queensland, Australia: a controlled interrupted time series analysis
Khan, Arifuzzaman, Green, Kalie, Khandaker, Gulam, Lawler, Sheleigh and Gartner, Coral (2021). The impact of a regional smoking cessation program on referrals and use of Quitline services in Queensland, Australia: a controlled interrupted time series analysis. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 14 100210, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100210
2021
Journal Article
The food choices of US university students during COVID-19
Powell, Patricia K., Lawler, Sheleigh, Durham, Jo and Cullerton, Katherine (2021). The food choices of US university students during COVID-19. Appetite, 161 105130, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105130
2021
Journal Article
Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine use among Indigenous peoples with diabetes in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States
Gall, Alana, Butler, Tamara L., Lawler, Sheleigh and Garvey, Gail (2021). Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine use among Indigenous peoples with diabetes in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 45 (6), 664-671. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13120
2021
Conference Publication
What Do People Who Smoke Need from Smoking Cessation Apps?: A Thematic Analysis of App Store Consumer Reviews
Bendotti, H., Ireland, D., Lawler, S., Gartner, C., Hides, L. and Marshall, H. (2021). What Do People Who Smoke Need from Smoking Cessation Apps?: A Thematic Analysis of App Store Consumer Reviews. TSANZSRS 2021 The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health & Respiratory Science, Online, 1–2 May 2021. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
2021
Journal Article
How can a coordinated regional smoking cessation initiative be developed and implemented? A programme logic model to evaluate the ‘10,000 Lives’ health promotion initiative in Central Queensland, Australia
Khan, Arifuzzaman, Green, Kalie, Khandaker, Gulam, Lawler, Sheleigh and Gartner, Coral (2021). How can a coordinated regional smoking cessation initiative be developed and implemented? A programme logic model to evaluate the ‘10,000 Lives’ health promotion initiative in Central Queensland, Australia. BMJ Open, 11 (3) e044649, 1-11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044649
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Sheleigh Lawler is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Improving Australian cancer survivorship care in the post treatment phase: an exploration of the role of self-management support and survivors¿ experiences and preferences
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nigel Armfield
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Doctor Philosophy
Examining the feasibility of a place-based social inclusion program for people experiencing housing insecurity in Australia and Canada.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kim-Huong Nguyen, Associate Professor Lisa Fitzgerald
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Doctor Philosophy
ACHIEVING EQUITY IN CANCER SCREENING FOR FIRST NATIONS PEOPLES
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Cassandra Vujovich-Dunn
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Doctor Philosophy
The aetiology, epidemiology and management of diarrhoeal disease in children under 5 years in Ethiopias Amhara. A one health approach focusing on Cryptosporidium and Giardia spp
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Yibeltal Alemu, Professor Simon Reid
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding how enteric infections are transmitted in early childhood in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Amalie Dyda, Professor Simon Reid
Completed supervision
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2024
Master Philosophy
Improving Australian cancer survivorship care in the post treatment phase: an exploration of the role of self-management support and survivors' experiences and preferences
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nigel Armfield
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding influences on COVID-related behaviours: a self-regulatory perspective
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Simon Reid
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the food choices of young adults in the United States of America: an interdisciplinary investigation through the lens of decision-making, rewards, and context
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Katherine Cullerton
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Can an integrated mHealth platform assist in the management of hypertension for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Geoff Spurling, Dr Ray Mahoney
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Conversational Artificial Intelligence to Support Smoking Cessation: The Co-Design Development of Quin, a Smartphone Application-based Smoking Cessation Chatbot
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Coral Gartner, Associate Professor Henry Marshall
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Appraisal of a regional smoking cessation campaign in Central Queensland: The '10,000 Lives' Initiative
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Coral Gartner
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding and influencing modifiable risk factors among women following treatment for breast cancer
Associate Advisor
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