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
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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.
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).
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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).
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Rob Eley is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
What makes a good quality death for people with dementia?
Associate Advisor
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The development, implementation, and evaluation of a digital occupational violence patient risk assessment tool in the emergency department
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Centaine Snoswell
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Using Meditation App to Reduce Emergency Department Occupational Stress: SMART Trial
Associate Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Factors contributing to cardiac rehabilitation uptake among patients with coronary artery disease in Thailand
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Marion Tower
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Factors that influence early career nurse employment outcomes, settings and intention to remain in the workforce: A prospective cohort study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Marion Tower
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Moral distress and the Australian aged care worker. A mixed methods study.
Associate Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring nurses' attitudes towards post graduate education for specialty practice in Australia
Associate Advisor
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