Overview
Background
Dr Stefanie Plage is a Research Fellow with the Life Course Centre at the School of Social Science at UQ. Her expertise is in qualitative research methods, including longitudinal and visual methods. Her research interests span the sociology of emotions, disadvantage and health and illness. Stefanie has taught introductory and advanced courses in sociology and medical sociology, research design and qualitative inquiry, including the use of software for qualitative research (i.e. NVivo). Her work is multi-disciplinary. She completed her PhD at the Centre for Social Research in Health at The University of New South Wales. In her study she employed a mix of longitudinal qualitative interviews and visual elicitation methods to explore the lived experience of people with cancer. Currently, her research seeks to understand and improve the interactions of families experiencing social disadvantage with the social and health care systems.
Availability
- Dr Stefanie Plage is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework), University of Essex
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales
Research interests
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Sociology of Health and Illness
Health and homelessness
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Sociology of Health and Illness
Lived experience of chronic illness and cancer
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Sociology of Health and Illness
Educational inclusion, participation and outcomes of children with cancer
Works
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2016
Journal Article
Losing ground, losing sleep: Local economic conditions, economic vulnerability, and sleep
Perales, Francisco and Plage, Stefanie (2016). Losing ground, losing sleep: Local economic conditions, economic vulnerability, and sleep. Social Science Research, 62, 189-203. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2016.08.006
2016
Journal Article
What prevents the intravenous to oral antibiotic switch? A qualitative study of hospital doctors' accounts of what influences their clinical practice
Broom, Jennifer, Broom, Alex, Adams, Kate and Plage, Stefanie (2016). What prevents the intravenous to oral antibiotic switch? A qualitative study of hospital doctors' accounts of what influences their clinical practice. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71 (8), 2295-2299. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkw129
2016
Journal Article
Barriers to uptake of antimicrobial advice in a UK hospital: a qualitative study
Broom, J., Broom, A., Plage, S., Adams, K. and Post, J. J. (2016). Barriers to uptake of antimicrobial advice in a UK hospital: a qualitative study. Journal of Hospital Infection, 93 (4), 418-422. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.03.011
2016
Journal Article
Doing gender overnight? Parenthood, gender and sleep quantity and quality in Australia
Plage, Stefanie, Perales, Francisco and Baxter, Janeen (2016). Doing gender overnight? Parenthood, gender and sleep quantity and quality in Australia. Family Matters (97), 73-81.
2016
Journal Article
A qualitative study of hospital pharmacists and antibiotic governance: negotiating interprofessional responsibilities, expertise and resource constraints
Broom, Alex, Plage, Stefanie, Broom, Jennifer, Kirby, Emma and Adams, Jon (2016). A qualitative study of hospital pharmacists and antibiotic governance: negotiating interprofessional responsibilities, expertise and resource constraints. BMC Health Services Research, 16 (1) 43. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1290-0
2016
Conference Publication
How Long Is the Piece of String? - How Patients Negotiate the Uncertainties of a NET Diagnosis
Wyld, D., Plage, S., Burge, M., Broom, A., Lwin, Z., McDade, H. and Cubitt, A. (2016). How Long Is the Piece of String? - How Patients Negotiate the Uncertainties of a NET Diagnosis. 13th Annual ENETS Conference for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumor Disease, Barcelona, Spain, Mar 09-11, 2016. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG. doi: 10.1159/000448725
2015
Other Outputs
Losing ground, losing sleep: economic vulnerability, local economic conditions and sleep quantity
Perales, Francisco and Plage, Stefanie (2015). Losing ground, losing sleep: economic vulnerability, local economic conditions and sleep quantity. LCC Working Paper Series. 2015-06. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
2015
Journal Article
What role do pharmacists play in mediating antibiotic use in hospitals? A qualitative study
Broom, Alex, Broom, Jennifer, Kirby, Emma, Plage, Stefanie and Adams, Jon (2015). What role do pharmacists play in mediating antibiotic use in hospitals? A qualitative study. BMJ Open, 5 (11) e008326, e008326. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008326
2015
Conference Publication
Experiences of Uncertainty and Invisibility: Women's Accounts of Living with a Rare Cancer
Wyld, David, Gibson, Alexandra, Broom, Alex, Plage, Stefanie, Cubitt, Annette and Lwin, Zarnie (2015). Experiences of Uncertainty and Invisibility: Women's Accounts of Living with a Rare Cancer. COSA’s 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting. Rare Cancers, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 17-19 November 2015. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12432_2
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Stefanie Plage is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Online Dating Experiences of Cancer Survivors
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mair Underwood, Associate Professor Rebecca Olson
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Doctor Philosophy
Online Dating Experiences of Cancer Survivors
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mair Underwood, Associate Professor Rebecca Olson
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Doctor Philosophy
Online Dating Experiences of Cancer Survivors
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mair Underwood, Associate Professor Rebecca Olson
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring how physiotherapists navigate distress in low back pain care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Rebecca Olson
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring wellbeing in young people treated for cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Amy Mitchell, Dr Jemma Venables
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring wellbeing in young people treated for cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Amy Mitchell, Dr Jemma Venables
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Doctor Philosophy
Online Dating Experiences of Cancer Survivors
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mair Underwood, Associate Professor Rebecca Olson
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Doctor Philosophy
Beyond pathology: (re)conceptualising distress in physiotherapy and chronic low back pain care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Rebecca Olson
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Doctor Philosophy
Documenting and working through loss and grief from climate change in the Cook Islands
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jenny Munro
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