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Dr Natasha Roberts
Dr

Natasha Roberts

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Overview

Background

Dr Natasha Roberts is a nurse and clinician researcher more than 30 years clinical experience. Her areas of clinical expertise include cancer care and critical care, with specific emphasis on delivering equitable healthcare. Natasha is a Conjoint Clinical Fellow with the School of Nursing Midwifery and Social Work at The University of Queensland and The Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service Education and Research Alliance in Metro North Health and is also a Senior Research Fellow in The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research. Dr Natasha Roberts has expertise in intervention co-design, implementation science and multi-methods research, with a focus on consumer and community involvement, health equity and use of patient reported outcome measures. All of her research focuses on high risk populations and involves partnerships with clinical teams, patients and their communities, and researchers to ensure that clinical care has benefits to patient quality of life, clinical outcomes, health service outcomes and the community as a whole. She is passionate about optimal academic and health partnerships to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Islander led research is implemented directly into health systems.

Availability

Dr Natasha Roberts is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology

Research impacts

Natasha is a current Queensland Health Clinical Research Fellow (2024-2026) and previous Metro North Clinical Research Fellow (2021-2025).

In partnership with patients and communities, clinicians and researchers, Natasha leads health services research with high risk populations that involves design and implementation of interventions for direct use in routine clinical care. She is currently leading research funded to address unmet needs in oncology surgical, cancer care and/or infection.

Works

Search Professor Natasha Roberts’s works on UQ eSpace

67 works between 2014 and 2026

21 - 40 of 67 works

2024

Journal Article

Patient engagement in quality of life research

Roberts, Natasha, Zelinsky, Sandra, Ahmed, Sadia, Mcmullan, Christel and Young, Leonie (2024). Patient engagement in quality of life research. Quality of Life Research, 33 (10), 2781-2782. doi: 10.1007/s11136-024-03727-8

Patient engagement in quality of life research

2024

Journal Article

Clinical research nursing pathways: The development and evaluation of a nursing research internship program using the RE-AIM framework

Roberts, Natasha A., Button, Elise, Duff, Jed, Paterson, Catherine, Smith, Michael and Gavin, Nicole (2024). Clinical research nursing pathways: The development and evaluation of a nursing research internship program using the RE-AIM framework. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 6 100176, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnsa.2024.100176

Clinical research nursing pathways: The development and evaluation of a nursing research internship program using the RE-AIM framework

2024

Journal Article

An mHealth application for chronic vascular access: A multi‐method evaluation

Ullman, Amanda J., Larsen, Emily, Gibson, Victoria, Binnewies, Sebastian, Ohira, Ryoma, Marsh, Nicole, Mcbride, Craig, Winterbourn, Karen, Boyte, Francesca, Cunninghame, Jacqueline, Dufficy, Mitchell, Plummer, Karin, Roberts, Natasha, Takashima, Mari, Cooke, Marie, Byrnes, Joshua, Rickard, Claire M. and Kleidon, Tricia M. (2024). An mHealth application for chronic vascular access: A multi‐method evaluation. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 33 (5), 1762-1776. doi: 10.1111/jocn.17034

An mHealth application for chronic vascular access: A multi‐method evaluation

2024

Journal Article

An mHealth application for chronic vascular access: Consumer led co-creation

Ullman, Amanda J., Gibson, Victoria, Kleidon, Tricia M., Binnewies, Sebastian, Ohira, Ryoma, Marsh, Nicole, McBride, Craig, Winterbourn, Karen, Boyte, Francesca, Cunninghame, Jacqueline, Roberts, Natasha, XU, Grace (Hui), Takashima, Mari, Cooke, Marie, Rickard, Claire M., Byrnes, Joshua and Larsen, Emily (2024). An mHealth application for chronic vascular access: Consumer led co-creation. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 76, 68-75. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2024.02.006

An mHealth application for chronic vascular access: Consumer led co-creation

2024

Journal Article

Exploring unmet needs in prostate cancer care: a cross-sectional descriptive study

Roberts, Natasha A., Esler, Rachel, Pearce, Adam, Wyld, David, Smith, Michael, Woollett, Kaylene, Mazariego, Carolyn and Roberts, Matthew J. (2024). Exploring unmet needs in prostate cancer care: a cross-sectional descriptive study. European Urology Open Science, 62, 36-42. doi: 10.1016/j.euros.2024.01.018

Exploring unmet needs in prostate cancer care: a cross-sectional descriptive study

2024

Journal Article

Factors Influencing Integration and Usability of Model-Informed Precision Dosing Software in the Intensive Care Unit

Chai, Ming G., Roberts, Natasha A., Dobbins, Chelsea, Roberts, Jason A. and Cotta, Menino O. (2024). Factors Influencing Integration and Usability of Model-Informed Precision Dosing Software in the Intensive Care Unit. Applied Clinical Informatics, 15 (2), 388-396. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1786978

Factors Influencing Integration and Usability of Model-Informed Precision Dosing Software in the Intensive Care Unit

2024

Journal Article

Development of person‐centred quality indicators for aged care assessment services in Australia: a mixed methods study

Smith, Sandra, Travers, Catherine, Roberts, Natasha and Martin‐Khan, Melinda (2024). Development of person‐centred quality indicators for aged care assessment services in Australia: a mixed methods study. Health Expectations, 27 (1) e13958, e13958. doi: 10.1111/hex.13958

Development of person‐centred quality indicators for aged care assessment services in Australia: a mixed methods study

2024

Journal Article

The use of patient reported outcome measures in oncology clinical practice across Australia and New Zealand

Maharaj, Ashika D., Roberts, Natasha, Jefford, Michael, Ng, Jerome, Rutherford, Claudia and Koczwara, Bogda (2024). The use of patient reported outcome measures in oncology clinical practice across Australia and New Zealand. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 8 (1) 1, 1. doi: 10.1186/s41687-023-00664-x

The use of patient reported outcome measures in oncology clinical practice across Australia and New Zealand

2023

Conference Publication

Factors that influence clinical trial participation for oncology patients in Australia: A scoping review

You, Kyung Ha, Lwin, Zarnie, Ahern, Elizabeth Stephanie, Roberts, Natasha Anne and Wyld, David (2023). Factors that influence clinical trial participation for oncology patients in Australia: A scoping review. 2023 ASCO Quality Care Symposium, Boston, MA United States, 27-28 October 2023. Alexandria, VA United States: American Society of Clinical Oncology. doi: 10.1200/op.2023.19.11_suppl.111

Factors that influence clinical trial participation for oncology patients in Australia: A scoping review

2023

Journal Article

Patient adherence to patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) completion in clinical care: current understanding and future recommendations

Unni, Elizabeth, Coles, Theresa, Lavallee, Danielle C., Freel, Jennifer, Roberts, Natasha and Absolom, Kate (2023). Patient adherence to patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) completion in clinical care: current understanding and future recommendations. Quality of Life Research, 33 (1), 281-290. doi: 10.1007/s11136-023-03505-y

Patient adherence to patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) completion in clinical care: current understanding and future recommendations

2023

Conference Publication

Strategies for sustainability: implementation insights for long-term sustainment of programs that routinely collect Patient Reported Outcomes in cancer care clinical settings

Mazariego, Carolyn, Krzyzanowska, Monica, Lovas, Mike, Delaney, Geoff, Jefford, Michael, Chan, Raymond, Anazodo, Antoinette, Brown, Bena, Millar, Lesley, Roberts, Natasha and Koczwara, Bogda (2023). Strategies for sustainability: implementation insights for long-term sustainment of programs that routinely collect Patient Reported Outcomes in cancer care clinical settings. Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. London, United Kingdom: BioMed Central.

Strategies for sustainability: implementation insights for long-term sustainment of programs that routinely collect Patient Reported Outcomes in cancer care clinical settings

2023

Journal Article

Exploring equity in cancer treatment, survivorship, and service utilisation for culturally and linguistically diverse migrant populations living in Queensland, Australia: a retrospective cohort study

Scanlon, Brighid, Durham, Jo, Wyld, David, Roberts, Natasha and Toloo, Ghasem Sam (2023). Exploring equity in cancer treatment, survivorship, and service utilisation for culturally and linguistically diverse migrant populations living in Queensland, Australia: a retrospective cohort study. International Journal for Equity in Health, 22 (1) 175, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12939-023-01957-9

Exploring equity in cancer treatment, survivorship, and service utilisation for culturally and linguistically diverse migrant populations living in Queensland, Australia: a retrospective cohort study

2023

Journal Article

How can we meet the needs of patients, their families and their communities? A qualitative study including clinicians, consumer representatives, patients, and community members

Roberts, Natasha, Jacmon, Helene, Scanlon, Brighid, Battersby, Chrissy, Buttrum, Peter and James, Christine (2023). How can we meet the needs of patients, their families and their communities? A qualitative study including clinicians, consumer representatives, patients, and community members. BMC Health Services Research, 23 (1) 809, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09814-9

How can we meet the needs of patients, their families and their communities? A qualitative study including clinicians, consumer representatives, patients, and community members

2023

Conference Publication

Initial diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET compared to PSMA-PET for newly diagnosed high risk prostate cancer prior to treatment: FIND Trial

Roberts, Matthew, Roberts, Natasha, Harley, Simon, Cullen, Karla, Pelecanos, Anita, Vela, Ian, Yaxley, John, Kuchel, Anna, Dhiantravan, Nattakorn, Thomas, Paul and Pattison, David (2023). Initial diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET compared to PSMA-PET for newly diagnosed high risk prostate cancer prior to treatment: FIND Trial. 2023 ANZUP Annual Scientific Meeting, Bouncing Back, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 9-11 July 2023. Hoboken, NJ, United States: Wiley.

Initial diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET compared to PSMA-PET for newly diagnosed high risk prostate cancer prior to treatment: FIND Trial

2023

Journal Article

Rethinking cancer prevention for migrant populations in Queensland, Australia: A retrospective cohort study comparing culturally and linguistically diverse and Australian born cancer patients

Scanlon, Brighid, Wyld, David, Roberts, Natasha, Durham, Jo and Toloo, Ghasem (Sam) (2023). Rethinking cancer prevention for migrant populations in Queensland, Australia: A retrospective cohort study comparing culturally and linguistically diverse and Australian born cancer patients. Global Public Health, 18 (1) 2202213, 1-13. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2023.2202213

Rethinking cancer prevention for migrant populations in Queensland, Australia: A retrospective cohort study comparing culturally and linguistically diverse and Australian born cancer patients

2023

Journal Article

Using implementation science in nursing research

Roberts, Natasha A., Young, Adrienne M. and Duff, Jed (2023). Using implementation science in nursing research. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 39 (2) 151399, 151399. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2023.151399

Using implementation science in nursing research

2023

Journal Article

Utility of healthcare-worker-targeted antimicrobial stewardship interventions in hospitals of low- and lower-middle-income countries: a scoping review of systematic reviews

Wade, T., Roberts, N., Ban, J-W., Waweru-Siika, W., Winston, H., Williams, V., Heneghan, C. J. and Onakpoya, I. J. (2023). Utility of healthcare-worker-targeted antimicrobial stewardship interventions in hospitals of low- and lower-middle-income countries: a scoping review of systematic reviews. Journal of Hospital Infection, 131, 43-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.09.008

Utility of healthcare-worker-targeted antimicrobial stewardship interventions in hospitals of low- and lower-middle-income countries: a scoping review of systematic reviews

2022

Journal Article

Teletrials, the new norm? Expert recommendations for teletrials into the future: Findings from the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Clinical Trial Research Professionals Group Workshop

Roberts, Natasha A., Cubitt, Annette, Lindsay, Dianne, Bury, Kimberley, Dixon, Jacqueline, Gebbie, Chantal, Hawkins, Cheryl-Ann, Major, Taylor, Jenkins-Marsh, Sue, Morris-Smith, Bernadette, Poxton, Melanie, Richmond, Sue, Smith, Delaine, Stoneley, Adam, Thaker, Darshit A., Wilson, Elizabeth, Woollett, Anne, Underhill, Craig and Sabesan, Sabe (2022). Teletrials, the new norm? Expert recommendations for teletrials into the future: Findings from the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Clinical Trial Research Professionals Group Workshop. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 18 (6), 650-659. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13737

Teletrials, the new norm? Expert recommendations for teletrials into the future: Findings from the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Clinical Trial Research Professionals Group Workshop

2022

Journal Article

From doctors to ancillary staff: Regional and metropolitan cancer workforce perceptions and distress resulting from COVID-19 pandemic adaptations

Roberts, Natasha, Ahern, Elizabeth, Pelecanos, Anita, Gasper, Harry, Chan, Bryan and Lwin, Zarnie (2022). From doctors to ancillary staff: Regional and metropolitan cancer workforce perceptions and distress resulting from COVID-19 pandemic adaptations. Seminars in Oncology, 49 (6), 490-496. doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2023.01.008

From doctors to ancillary staff: Regional and metropolitan cancer workforce perceptions and distress resulting from COVID-19 pandemic adaptations

2022

Conference Publication

Factors that influence cancer clinical trials participation in Australia: A scoping review

You, Kyung Ha (Kathy), Lwin, Zarnie, Ahern, Elizabeth, Wyld, David and Roberts, Natasha (2022). Factors that influence cancer clinical trials participation in Australia: A scoping review. HOBOKEN: WILEY.

Factors that influence cancer clinical trials participation in Australia: A scoping review

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    The SUrvive and ThRive intErvention (SURE): Addressing unmet needs for men after prostate cancer treatment
    Queensland Health Clinical Research Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Pharmacogenomics for better treatment of fungal infections in cancer
    MRFF Quality, Safety and Effectiveness of Medicine Use and Medicine Intervention by Pharmacists
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Investigating unmet needs for Indigenous people impacted by prostate cancer (RAUGH Seed Grant led by Metro North HHS)
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Dr Natasha Roberts is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Master Philosophy

    Factors that Influence Clinical Trial Participation by Oncology Patients in Australia

    Associate Advisor

Completed supervision

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