Honorary Professor Bernadette Watson
Honorary Professor

Bernadette Watson

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Honorary Professor Bernadette Watson is:
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Fields of research

Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services Communication and media studies Health Sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Search Professor Bernadette Watson’s works on UQ eSpace

136 works between 1998 and 2024
All (136) Journal Article (85) Book Chapter (24) Conference Publication (24) Book (2) Other Outputs (1)

61 - 80 of 136 works

2015

Journal Article

Creating Deaf-Friendly Spaces for Research: Innovating Online Qualitative Enquiries

Ferndale, Danielle, Watson, Bernadette and Munro, Louise (2015). Creating Deaf-Friendly Spaces for Research: Innovating Online Qualitative Enquiries. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 12 (3), 246-257. doi: 10.1080/14780887.2015.1008902

Creating Deaf-Friendly Spaces for Research: Innovating Online Qualitative Enquiries

2015

Journal Article

Weight stigma in physiotherapy practice: patient perceptions ofinteractions with physiotherapists

Setchell, Jenny, Watson, Bernadette, Jones, Liz and Gard, Michael (2015). Weight stigma in physiotherapy practice: patient perceptions ofinteractions with physiotherapists. Manual Therapy, 20 (6), 835-841. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2015.04.001

Weight stigma in physiotherapy practice: patient perceptions ofinteractions with physiotherapists

2015

Conference Publication

Patient willingness to communicate: Do perceptions of caring and compassion matter?

Baker, S. C., Watson, B. and Jamieson, B. (2015). Patient willingness to communicate: Do perceptions of caring and compassion matter?. 2015 Annual Health Research Forum, Cape Breton University, Nova Scotia, Canada, April, 2015.

Patient willingness to communicate: Do perceptions of caring and compassion matter?

2015

Journal Article

Negotiating Care in the Special Care Nursery: Parents' and Nurses' Perceptions of Nurse-Parent Communication

Jones, Liz, Taylor, Tara, Watson, Bernadette, Fenwick, Jennifer and Dordic, Tatjana (2015). Negotiating Care in the Special Care Nursery: Parents' and Nurses' Perceptions of Nurse-Parent Communication. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 30 (6), e71-e80. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2015.03.006

Negotiating Care in the Special Care Nursery: Parents' and Nurses' Perceptions of Nurse-Parent Communication

2015

Conference Publication

Patient willingness to communicate and doctor emotionality

Watson, B. and Baker, S. C. (2015). Patient willingness to communicate and doctor emotionality. 65th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May, 2015.

Patient willingness to communicate and doctor emotionality

2015

Journal Article

Patient decision aids in routine maternity care: Benefits, barriers, and new opportunities

Stevens, Gabrielle, Thompson, Rachel, Watson, Bernadette and Miller, Yvette D. (2015). Patient decision aids in routine maternity care: Benefits, barriers, and new opportunities. Women and Birth, 29 (1), 30-34. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.08.002

Patient decision aids in routine maternity care: Benefits, barriers, and new opportunities

2014

Journal Article

Communication in open disclosure conversations about adverse events in hospitals

Watson, Bernadette M., Angus, Daniel, Gore, Lyndsey and Farmer, Jillann (2014). Communication in open disclosure conversations about adverse events in hospitals. Language and Communication, 41, 57-70. doi: 10.1016/j.langcom.2014.10.013

Communication in open disclosure conversations about adverse events in hospitals

2014

Journal Article

Time as a key topic in health professionals' perceptions of clinical handover.

Watson, Bernadette M., Jones, Liz and Cretchley, Julia (2014). Time as a key topic in health professionals' perceptions of clinical handover.. Global Qualitiative Nursing Research, 1, 1-11. doi: 10.1177/2333393614550162

Time as a key topic in health professionals' perceptions of clinical handover.

2014

Journal Article

What are pregnant women told about models of maternity care in Australia? A retrospective study of women’s reports

Stevens, Gabrielle, Thompson, Rachel, Kruske, Sue, Watson, Bernadette and Miller, Yvette D. (2014). What are pregnant women told about models of maternity care in Australia? A retrospective study of women’s reports. Patient Education and Counseling, 97 (1), 114-121. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.07.010

What are pregnant women told about models of maternity care in Australia? A retrospective study of women’s reports

2014

Journal Article

Physiotherapists demonstrate weight stigma: a cross-sectional survey of Australian physiotherapists

Setchell, Jenny, Watson, Bernadette, Jones, Liz, Gard, Michael and Briffa, Kathy (2014). Physiotherapists demonstrate weight stigma: a cross-sectional survey of Australian physiotherapists. Journal of Physiotherapy, 60 (3), 157-162. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2014.06.020

Physiotherapists demonstrate weight stigma: a cross-sectional survey of Australian physiotherapists

2014

Journal Article

Tamar Murachver: August 30, 1958, to January 22, 2013

Watson, Bernadette (2014). Tamar Murachver: August 30, 1958, to January 22, 2013. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 33 (2), 122-124. doi: 10.1177/0261927X13508955

Tamar Murachver: August 30, 1958, to January 22, 2013

2014

Book Chapter

It can't happen to me: travel risk perceptions

Ritchie, Brent W., Chien, P. Monica and Watson, Bernadette (2014). It can't happen to me: travel risk perceptions. Tourists' behaviors and evaluations. (pp. 65-73) edited by Metin Kozak and Arch G. Woodside. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing Limited. doi: 10.1108/S1871-317320140000009008

It can't happen to me: travel risk perceptions

2014

Journal Article

Self-stigma, anticipated stigma, and help-seeking communication in people with mental illness

Teh, Jen Lee, King, David, Watson, Bernadette and Liu, Shuang (2014). Self-stigma, anticipated stigma, and help-seeking communication in people with mental illness. PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies, 11 (1), 1-18. doi: 10.5130/portal.v11i1.3295

Self-stigma, anticipated stigma, and help-seeking communication in people with mental illness

2014

Journal Article

Moving from rhetoric to reality: Patient and family involvement in bedside handover

Manias, Elizabeth and Watson, Bernadette (2014). Moving from rhetoric to reality: Patient and family involvement in bedside handover. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 51 (12), 1539-1541. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.08.004

Moving from rhetoric to reality: Patient and family involvement in bedside handover

2014

Conference Publication

A national survey of Australian endoscopists' attitudes toward nurse endoscopy

Hewett, D. G., Kheir, A. O., Mackrill, S., Leach, L. and Watson, B. M. (2014). A national survey of Australian endoscopists' attitudes toward nurse endoscopy. Australian Gastroenterology Week 2014, Broadbeach, QLD, Australia, 22-24 October 2014. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/jgh.12736_3

A national survey of Australian endoscopists' attitudes toward nurse endoscopy

2013

Journal Article

Hearing loss as a public health matter - why not everyone wants their deafness or hearing loss cured

Ferndale, Danielle, Watson, Bernadette and Munro, Louise (2013). Hearing loss as a public health matter - why not everyone wants their deafness or hearing loss cured. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37 (6), 594-595. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12133

Hearing loss as a public health matter - why not everyone wants their deafness or hearing loss cured

2013

Book

The social meanings of language, dialect and accent: international perspectives on speech styles

Howard Giles and Bernadette M. Watson eds. (2013). The social meanings of language, dialect and accent: international perspectives on speech styles. Language as Social Action, New York, NY, United States: Peter Lang Publishing.

The social meanings of language, dialect and accent: international perspectives on speech styles

2013

Book Chapter

Trust, distrust and communication accommodation among hospital doctors

Hewett, David G., Watson, Bernadette M. and Gallois, Cindy (2013). Trust, distrust and communication accommodation among hospital doctors. Discourses of Trust. (pp. 36-51) edited by Christopher N. Candlin and Jonathan Crichton. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Trust, distrust and communication accommodation among hospital doctors

2013

Book Chapter

Creating safer health care organisations

Rudd, C., Carter, O, Dart, J., Gallois, C, Hewett, D., Stoddart C., Thistlethwaite, J. and Watson, Bernadette M. (2013). Creating safer health care organisations. Critical Conversations for Patient Safety: An Essential Guide for Health Professionals. (pp. 234-243) edited by Tracy Levett-Jones. Sydney: Pearson Australia.

Creating safer health care organisations

2013

Book Chapter

Intergroup communication

Jones, Liz and Watson, Bernadette (2013). Intergroup communication. Oxford Bibliographies: Communication. (pp. 1-1) edited by Patricia Moy. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/OBO/9780199756841-0122

Intergroup communication

Past funding

  • 2011 - 2013
    Effective clinical handover communication: improving patient safety, experiences and outcomes (ARC Linkage Project administered by University of Technology, Sydney)
    University of Technology Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    The Queensland Centre for Mothers and Babies: Special Projects 2011
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Health and Safety Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviour of Australian Outbound Travellers
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    The Queensland Centre for Mothers and Babies: Special Projects 2010
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2013
    The Queensland Centre for Mothers and Babies
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2010
    Research into acceleration of human error, patient safety and communication concepts
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Developing And Testing A Model Of Inter-Professional Teleconferencing To Improve Quality Of Communication Between Health Professionals
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Development of communication skills in dental students
    Australian Dental Research Fund Inc
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    Understanding effective and satisfying communication between health providers and patients and its relationship with health outcomes
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2006
    The Management of Information Technology Based Organisational Change
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2006
    Enhancing the health, well being, job satisfaction and retention of hospital-based registered and enrolled nurses working shiftwork
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Examining interactions between multi-disciplinary health professional groups and between health professionals and patients: An intergroup perspective
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Honorary Professor Bernadette Watson is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Intergroup communication and social identity across educational pathways in sonography

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor David Hewett

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Using social identity and communication accommodation theories to understand the effect of interprofessional education in pre-registration studies on a graduate health professionals' transition to clinical practice.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Neil Cottrell, Dr Marion Tower

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Honorary Professor Bernadette Watson directly for media enquiries about:

  • Bedside manner - medicine
  • Communication in medicine
  • Doctor-patient relationships
  • Health communication
  • Quality of care and communication

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