Overview
Availability
- Dr Shea Spierings is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2024
Journal Article
‘We know what our communities need’: What the Indigenous health sector reveals about pandemic preparedness in urban Indigenous communities in Australia
Fredericks, Bronwyn, Bradfield, Abraham, Ward, James, Spierings, Shea, McAvoy, Sue, Combo, Troy and Toth-Peter, Agnes (2024). ‘We know what our communities need’: What the Indigenous health sector reveals about pandemic preparedness in urban Indigenous communities in Australia. First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja Journal, 2 100019. doi: 10.1016/j.fnhli.2024.100019
2023
Journal Article
Responding to COVID‐19: How group model building can assist the health and well‐being of urban Indigenous communities in Australia
Fredericks, Bronwyn, Bradfield, Abraham, McAvoy, Sue, Ward, James, Spierings, Shea, Combo, Troy and Toth‐Peter, Agnes (2023). Responding to COVID‐19: How group model building can assist the health and well‐being of urban Indigenous communities in Australia. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 59 (2), 462-486. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.303
2023
Journal Article
Mapping pandemic responses in urban Indigenous Australia: Reflections on systems thinking and pandemic preparedness
Fredericks, Bronwyn, Bradfield, Abraham, Ward, James, McAvoy, Sue, Spierings, Shea, Toth-Peter, Agnes and Combo, Troy (2023). Mapping pandemic responses in urban Indigenous Australia: Reflections on systems thinking and pandemic preparedness. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47 (5) 100084, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100084
2023
Other Outputs
Literature review: rationalising the criminal law in Queensland (report prepared for the Department of Justice and Attorney-General)
Thomas, Natalie, Lelliott, Joseph, Barber, Tayla and Spierings, Shea (2023). Literature review: rationalising the criminal law in Queensland (report prepared for the Department of Justice and Attorney-General). Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2022
Conference Publication
Adult incarceration: Aboriginal masculinity, Criminalisation, and Health
Spierings, S. (2022). Adult incarceration: Aboriginal masculinity, Criminalisation, and Health. Research and Innovation Week UQ 2022, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 12-16 May 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and COVID-19: a national survey (Yarning About COVID) exploring beliefs, attitudes, and vaccination.
Spierings, S., Oguoma, V., Toombs, M., Walker, J. and Ward, J. (2022). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and COVID-19: a national survey (Yarning About COVID) exploring beliefs, attitudes, and vaccination. . 2nd Australasian COVID-19 Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 21-22 July.
2022
Other Outputs
Aboriginal men's selfhood and the spectre of criminalisation and incarceration
Spierings, Shea (2022). Aboriginal men's selfhood and the spectre of criminalisation and incarceration. PhD Thesis, School of Political Science and International Studies, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/fd08dfa
2022
Other Outputs
Tackling conspiracies and misinformation within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Fredericks, Bronwyn , Bradfield, Abraham , Ward, James , McAvoy, Sue , Spierings, Shea , Combo, Troy and Toth-Peter Agnes (2022, 03 30). Tackling conspiracies and misinformation within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities Croakey
2022
Journal Article
Burden of the Beast : countering conspiracies and misinformation within Indigenous Communities in Australia
Fredericks, Bronwyn, Bradfield, Abraham, McAvoy, Sue, Ward, James, Spierings, Shea, Combo, Troy and Toth-Peter, Agnes (2022). Burden of the Beast : countering conspiracies and misinformation within Indigenous Communities in Australia. M/C Journal, 25 (1). doi: 10.5204/mcj.2862
2022
Conference Publication
Plenary address
Spierings, S. (2022). Plenary address. UQ Post-Graduate Conference: Bodyminds, Boundaries and Place: Institute for Social Science Research + School of Social Sciences, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2 February 2022.
2021
Other Outputs
Understanding health responses to COVID-19 in urban Indigenous communities in Brisbane
Fredericks, Bronwyn, Ward, James, Bradfield, Abraham, McAvoy, Sue, Spierings, Shea, Combo, Troy and Toth-Peter, Agnes (2021, 12 22). Understanding health responses to COVID-19 in urban Indigenous communities in Brisbane Croakey
2019
Conference Publication
Aboriginal men’s perspectives on being criminalised
Spierings, S. (2019). Aboriginal men’s perspectives on being criminalised. Australian Political Science Association Annual Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 22-25 September 2019. Australian Political Science Association (APSA).
2019
Conference Publication
Aboriginal masculinity and criminalisation in Australian society
Spierings, S. (2019). Aboriginal masculinity and criminalisation in Australian society. National Indigenous Research Conference (ANIRC), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 1-3 July 2019.
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