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Dr Rob Eley
Dr

Rob Eley

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Overview

Background

Background in physiology, endocrinology and primatology. Chartered Biologist, Chartered Scientist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology.

1969-1973 - BSc Hons University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK), Agriculture/Animal Production

1973-1980 MSc and PhD University of Florida. Reproductive physiology and endocrinology of cattle

Employment:

  • 1980-1982 Lecturer, Department of Physiology, University of Nairobi teaching physiology to veterinary and animal science students.
  • 1982-1992 Head of Reproduction thereafter Chief of Research, Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya. Initially
  • 1992-2001 Education Officer at International Laboratory for Research in Animal Diseases /International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi Kenya
  • 2001-2003. Academic Coordinator for the Learning and Teaching Support Network Engineering Centre, Loughborough University (UK).
  • 2004-2012 Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health, University of Southern Queensland.
  • 2012 – 2024. Academic Research Manager Princess Alexandra Hospital (Queensland Health) and University of Queensland School of Medicine.

Retired at the end of 2024 but continues to supervise PhD candidates, chair progress reviews and collaborate on research projects in health sciences and emergency medicine.

Extensive publication records including books, book chapters, proceedings of conferences, research reports to government and industry, annual reports and popular articles, 100 conference papers and 150 peer reviewed papers.

Additional experience in the organisation of five international conferences; consultancies for FAO/IAEA; supervision of postgraduate students; external examiner of BVM, BSc, MSc, and PHD students; journal and grant reviewer and more than 25 years as member of animal and human research ethics committees.

Availability

Dr Rob Eley is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Agriculture, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Masters (Research) of Agriculture (Dairy), University of Florida
  • Doctor of Philosophy of Agriculture, University of Florida
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida

Research impacts

Extensive publication record with over 150 peer reviewed journal papers.Since 2004 research has focussed on human health-related topic with the last decade specifically related to emergency medicine. See ORCHID link below.

Works

Search Professor Rob Eley’s works on UQ eSpace

214 works between 1974 and 2025

121 - 140 of 214 works

2010

Journal Article

Nursing Research Online: Research Hub. Reasons for entering and leaving nursing: an Australian regional study

Eley, Robert, Eley, Diann and Rogers-Clark, Cath (2010). Nursing Research Online: Research Hub. Reasons for entering and leaving nursing: an Australian regional study. The Lamp, 67 (10), 36-36.

Nursing Research Online: Research Hub. Reasons for entering and leaving nursing: an Australian regional study

2010

Journal Article

Value of mental health first aid training of advisory and extension agents in supporting farmers in rural Queensland

Hossain, D., Gorman, D., Eley, R. and Coutts, J. (2010). Value of mental health first aid training of advisory and extension agents in supporting farmers in rural Queensland. Rural and Remote Health, 10 (4).

Value of mental health first aid training of advisory and extension agents in supporting farmers in rural Queensland

2010

Journal Article

Reasons for entering and leaving nursing: An Australian regional study

Eley, Robert, Eley, Diann and Rogers-Clark, Cath (2010). Reasons for entering and leaving nursing: An Australian regional study. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 28 (1), 6-13. doi: 10.37464/2010.281.1688

Reasons for entering and leaving nursing: An Australian regional study

2010

Journal Article

Construct validity and reliability of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index for Queensland nurses

Parker, Deborah, Tuckett, Anthony G., Eley, Robert and Hegney, Desley G. (2010). Construct validity and reliability of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index for Queensland nurses. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 16 (4), 352-358. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01851.x

Construct validity and reliability of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index for Queensland nurses

2010

Journal Article

Didgeridoos, songs and boomerangs for asthma management

Eley, Robert, Gorman, Don and Gately, Jane (2010). Didgeridoos, songs and boomerangs for asthma management. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 21 (1), 39-44. doi: 10.1071/he10039

Didgeridoos, songs and boomerangs for asthma management

2010

Journal Article

Workplace violence: Differences in perceptions of nursing work between those exposed and those not exposed: A cross-sector analysis

Hegney, Desley, Tuckett, Anthony, Parker, Deborah and Eley, Robert M. (2010). Workplace violence: Differences in perceptions of nursing work between those exposed and those not exposed: A cross-sector analysis. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 16 (2), 188-202. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01829.x

Workplace violence: Differences in perceptions of nursing work between those exposed and those not exposed: A cross-sector analysis

2010

Journal Article

Access to and support for continuing professional education amongst Queensland nurses: 2004 and 2007

Hegney, Desley G., Tuckett, Anthony G., Parker, Deborah and Eley, Robert (2010). Access to and support for continuing professional education amongst Queensland nurses: 2004 and 2007. Nurse Education Today, 30 (2), 142-149. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.06.015

Access to and support for continuing professional education amongst Queensland nurses: 2004 and 2007

2010

Journal Article

Didgeridoo Playing and Singing to Support Asthma Management in Aboriginal Australians

Eley, Robert and Gorman, Don (2010). Didgeridoo Playing and Singing to Support Asthma Management in Aboriginal Australians. Journal of Rural Health, 26 (1), 100-104. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00256.x

Didgeridoo Playing and Singing to Support Asthma Management in Aboriginal Australians

2010

Conference Publication

Mapping of rural health-care services

Tan, A., Jarvis, V., Hattingh, L., Emmerton, L. and Eley, R. (2010). Mapping of rural health-care services. Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association Annual Conference, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 6-9 December 2010. Brisbane, Qld, Australia: Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association.

Mapping of rural health-care services

2010

Journal Article

Council community directories as a source of information about local health services in rural Australia

Eley, Rob and Hossain, Delwar (2010). Council community directories as a source of information about local health services in rural Australia. Journal of Community Informatics, 6 (2).

Council community directories as a source of information about local health services in rural Australia

2010

Conference Publication

Workplace violence: Differences in perceptions of nursing work between those exposed and those not exposed - a cross sector analysis

Hegney, Desley G., Tuckett, Anthony G., Parker, Deborah and Eley, Robert M. (2010). Workplace violence: Differences in perceptions of nursing work between those exposed and those not exposed - a cross sector analysis. Second International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 27-29 October 2010. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Kavanah.

Workplace violence: Differences in perceptions of nursing work between those exposed and those not exposed - a cross sector analysis

2010

Conference Publication

Changing ICT for client/patient management and clinical information in residential and community aged care services in regional Australia: structured interviews with service managers

Soar, Jeffrey and Eley, Rob (2010). Changing ICT for client/patient management and clinical information in residential and community aged care services in regional Australia: structured interviews with service managers. 8th International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics (ICOST 2010), Seoul, South Korea, Jun 22-24, 2010. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-13778-5_14

Changing ICT for client/patient management and clinical information in residential and community aged care services in regional Australia: structured interviews with service managers

2010

Journal Article

Music therapy to manage asthma symptoms in young indigenous people in an urban setting

Eley, Robert and Norman, Michelle (2010). Music therapy to manage asthma symptoms in young indigenous people in an urban setting. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, 34 (3), 20-22.

Music therapy to manage asthma symptoms in young indigenous people in an urban setting

2010

Journal Article

Attitudes of advisory and extension agents towards mentally ill people

Hossain, Delwar, Eley, Robert, Gorman, Don and Coutts, Jeff (2010). Attitudes of advisory and extension agents towards mentally ill people. Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 17 (3), 19-30. doi: 10.5191/jiaee.2010.17302

Attitudes of advisory and extension agents towards mentally ill people

2010

Conference Publication

Psychological support for Queensland's rural breast cancer patients

Eley, Robert, Eley, Diann and Rogers-Clark, Cathy (2010). Psychological support for Queensland's rural breast cancer patients. 2010 Annual American Psychological Association (APA) Convention, San Diego, CA, U.S.A., 12-15 August 2010.

Psychological support for Queensland's rural breast cancer patients

2009

Journal Article

Career breaks and intentions for retirement by Queensland's nurses - A sign of the times?

Eley, Robert, Parker, Deborah, Tuckett, Anthony G. and Hegney, Desley (2009). Career breaks and intentions for retirement by Queensland's nurses - A sign of the times?. Collegian: Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia, 17 (1), 38-42. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2009.10.004

Career breaks and intentions for retirement by Queensland's nurses - A sign of the times?

2009

Journal Article

'I love nursing, but..' - qualitative findings from Australian aged-care nurses about their intrinsic, extrinsic and social work values

Tuckett, Anthony G., Parker, Deborah, Eley, Robert M and Hegney, Desley G. (2009). 'I love nursing, but..' - qualitative findings from Australian aged-care nurses about their intrinsic, extrinsic and social work values. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 4 (4), 307-317. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2009.00184.x

'I love nursing, but..' - qualitative findings from Australian aged-care nurses about their intrinsic, extrinsic and social work values

2009

Journal Article

How do rural GPs manage their inactive and overweight patients? A pilot study of rural GPs in Queensland

Eley, Diann S. and Eley, Robert M. (2009). How do rural GPs manage their inactive and overweight patients? A pilot study of rural GPs in Queensland. Australian Family Physician, 38 (8), 747-748.

How do rural GPs manage their inactive and overweight patients? A pilot study of rural GPs in Queensland

2009

Journal Article

Regional differences among employed nurses: A Queensland study

Henwood, Tim, Eley, Robert, Parker, Deborah, Tuckett, Anthony and Hegney, Desley (2009). Regional differences among employed nurses: A Queensland study. The Australian Journal of Rural Health, 17 (4), 201-207. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2009.01072.x

Regional differences among employed nurses: A Queensland study

2009

Journal Article

Barriers to use of information and computer technology by Australia’s nurses: a national survey

Eley, Robert, Fallon, Tony, Soar, Jeffrey, Buikstra, Elizabeth and Hegney, Desley G. (2009). Barriers to use of information and computer technology by Australia’s nurses: a national survey. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18 (8), 1151-1158. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02336.x

Barriers to use of information and computer technology by Australia’s nurses: a national survey

Funding

Past funding

  • 2018 - 2019
    Dermatology conditions in the Emergency Department
    Emergency Medicine Foundation Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Development and testing of a tool to measure risk propensity by junior doctors
    Queensland Emergency Medicine Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    The factors that influence nurses' decision to nurse-initiate analgesia and other medications in the emergency department: a qualitative study
    Queensland Emergency Medicine Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Understanding the patterns, circumstances and outcomes of ladder-related falls presenting to the Emergency Departments
    Queensland Emergency Medicine Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    A randomised controlled trial with parallel groups to determine if written instructions reduce contamination of clean-catch mid-stream urine samples
    QEMRF Emergency Medicine Staff Specialist Research Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Decimalate: Use of an on-line Smart Test and survey to determine whether comprehension of decimals is a barrier to interpretation of clinical chemistry results among Emergency Department staff
    QEMRF Emergency Medicine Staff Specialist Research Grants Scheme
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Dr Rob Eley is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Virtual Toxicology Service: From phone advice to remote specialist care delivery. Developing a new model of care for specialty management.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Lee Woods

  • Doctor Philosophy

    What makes a good quality death for people with dementia?

    Associate Advisor

Completed supervision

Media

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