
Overview
Background
Overview
Dr Adam Hulme studies complex adaptive systems and applies methods and models from the systems and complexity sciences to policy-resistant issues in various domains. His current interests lie in the areas of regional, rural and remote health and public health more broadly. Dr Hulme prefers to adopt a systems thinking or holistic perspective over a reductionist one, as doing so is to consider the whole system, or multiple interacting elements of it, as the primary unit of analysis. As an expert in systems modelling and analysis, Dr Hulme has applied an extensive list of over 20 qualitative and quantitative systems science approaches to address complex problems that threaten to disrupt performance and safety within various sociotechnical systems contexts. This includes the use of System Dynamics modelling and simulation, which is a relatively distinctive approach and practiced deeply by a select few inter/nationally. He is the #1 mid-career researcher in Australia (#10 nationally), for the topic ‘systems analysis’, placing him in the top 0.033% of 208,280 published authors worldwide on this topic (Expertscape).
Background
Dr Hulme is a Research Fellow and School Research Chair at Southern Queensland Rural Health (SQRH), Toowoomba, Queensland. He has qualifications in Sports and Exercise Science (BSc HONS; England), Health Promotion (MA; Australia), and obtained a PhD in Sports Injury Epidemiology and Systems Human Factors in August 2017 (Ballarat, Victoria, Australia). His doctoral program was completed at the Australian Collaboration for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (Federation University Australia), which is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a world leading research centre.
Following his PhD, Dr Hulme spent four years as a Post-Doctoral researcher at the Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems (CHFSTS) at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC). In this role, he conceived, led, developed, and published the world’s first Agent-Based Model (ABM; complex systems microsimulation) of running injury causation in the sports sciences alongside an international multidisciplinary author team. Dr Hulme has also published multiple peer reviewed systems modelling and analysis applications to address various systems problems in leading international journals.
As a result of his achievements, Dr Hulme was offered employment as a full-time Research Fellow on an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery project though the CHFSTS. It was during this time that he worked on the theoretical development and testing of state-of-the-art systems-based safety management methods in an effort to overcome known limitations with traditional and reductive scientific approaches. Dr Hulme has applied systems-based risk assessment and incident analysis methods to multiple work domains, including defence, construction, healthcare, manufacturing, mining, sports, transportation (e.g., road, rail, aviation, maritime), and general workplace safety.
Current role
In his current role at SQRH, Dr Hulme is advancing the complexity science and systems thinking research agenda in the area of regional, rural and remote health. He is using conceptual-qualitative and computational-quantitative System Dynamics modelling to holistically map and analyse the behaviours that occur within complex rural health systems. Dr Hulme was recently awarded a highly competitive ARC Discovery Early Career Research Award (DE 2024) to explore how climate change and extreme weather events may further impact the rural health workforce maldistribution crisis using systems science methodologies. He warmly welcomes collaborations with other researchers, both within and outside of the UQ network, and is readily available to discuss potential HDR projects that involve systems and complexity science applications to any problem in most domains.
Availability
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Works
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Featured
2024
Journal Article
Efficacy of a student-led interprofessional health clinic in regional Australia for preventing and managing chronic disease
Hulme, Adam, Sangelaji, Bahram, Walker, Clara, Fallon, Tony, Denham, Joshua, Martin, Priya, Woodruffe, Steve, Bell, Kate, Aniftos, Michelle, Kirkpatrick, Jayne, Cotter, Nicola, Osborn, Dayle and Argus, Geoff (2024). Efficacy of a student-led interprofessional health clinic in regional Australia for preventing and managing chronic disease. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 38 (5), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2024.2380436
Featured
2023
Book
Handbook of systems thinking methods
Salmon, Paul M., Stanton, Neville A., Walker, Guy H., Hulme, Adam, Goode, Natassia, Thompson, Jason and Read, Gemma J. M. (2023). Handbook of systems thinking methods. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9780429281624
Featured
2021
Journal Article
Are accident analysis methods fit for purpose? Testing the criterion-referenced concurrent validity of AcciMap, STAMP-CAST and AcciNet
Hulme, Adam, Stanton, Neville A., Walker, Guy H., Waterson, Patrick and Salmon, Paul M. (2021). Are accident analysis methods fit for purpose? Testing the criterion-referenced concurrent validity of AcciMap, STAMP-CAST and AcciNet. Safety Science, 144 105454, 105454. doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2021.105454
Featured
2020
Journal Article
The big picture on accident causation: A review, synthesis and meta-analysis of AcciMap studies
Salmon, Paul M., Hulme, Adam, Walker, Guy H., Waterson, Patrick, Berber, Elise and Stanton, Neville A. (2020). The big picture on accident causation: A review, synthesis and meta-analysis of AcciMap studies. Safety Science, 126 104650, 104650. doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2020.104650
Featured
2019
Journal Article
Sports organizations as complex systems: using cognitive work analysis to identify the factors influencing performance in an elite netball organization
Hulme, Adam, McLean, Scott, Read, Gemma J. M., Dallat, Clare, Bedford, Anthony and Salmon, Paul M. (2019). Sports organizations as complex systems: using cognitive work analysis to identify the factors influencing performance in an elite netball organization. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 1. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2019.00056
Featured
2019
Journal Article
Towards a complex systems approach in sports injury research: Simulating running-related injury development with agent-based modelling
Hulme, Adam, Thompson, Jason, Nielsen, Rasmus Oestergaard, Read, Gemma J.M. and Salmon, Paul M. (2019). Towards a complex systems approach in sports injury research: Simulating running-related injury development with agent-based modelling. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53 (9), 560-569. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098871
Featured
2017
Journal Article
From control to causation: validating a ‘complex systems model’ of running-related injury development and prevention
Hulme, A., Salmon, P. M., Nielsen, R. O., Read, G. J.M. and Finch, C. F. (2017). From control to causation: validating a ‘complex systems model’ of running-related injury development and prevention. Applied Ergonomics, 65, 345-354. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2017.07.005
Featured
2017
Journal Article
Risk and protective factors for middle- and long-distance running-related injury
Hulme, Adam, Nielsen, Rasmus Oestergaard, Timpka, Toomas, Verhagen, Evert and Finch, Caroline (2017). Risk and protective factors for middle- and long-distance running-related injury. Sports Medicine, 47 (5), 869-886. doi: 10.1007/s40279-016-0636-4
2025
Book
Systems thinking methods in sport: practical guidance and case study applications
McLean, Scott, Naughton, Mitchell, Read, Gemma J. M., Stanton, Neville A., Hulme, Adam, Walker, Guy H. and Salmon, Paul M. (2025). Systems thinking methods in sport: practical guidance and case study applications. New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003259473
2024
Journal Article
A paradigm shift in understanding overuse running-related injuries: findings from the Garmin-RUNSAFE Study Point to a Sudden Not Gradual Onset
Brandt Frandsen, Jesper Schuster, Simonsen, Nina Sjoerup, Hulme, Adam, Jacobsen, Julie Sandell and Nielsen, Rasmus Østergaard (2024). A paradigm shift in understanding overuse running-related injuries: findings from the Garmin-RUNSAFE Study Point to a Sudden Not Gradual Onset. JOSPT Open, 3 (1), 1-8. doi: 10.2519/josptopen.2024.0075
2024
Journal Article
Evaluating the use of systems thinking methods in healthcare: a RE-AIM analysis of AcciMap and Net-HARMS
King, Brandon J., Read, Gemma J. M., Hulme, Adam, Chari, Satyan, Clay-Williams, Robyn, Plant, Katherine L., McCormack, Linda, Tresillian, Michael and Salmon, Paul M. (2024). Evaluating the use of systems thinking methods in healthcare: a RE-AIM analysis of AcciMap and Net-HARMS. Ergonomics, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2024.2423170
2024
Journal Article
Causation and control: Understanding distracted driving in Australia through a systems thinking lens
Abedi, Masoumeh, Read, Gemma J.M., McLean, Scott, Wynne, Rachael A., Hulme, Adam, Thompson, Jason, McClure, Rod and Salmon, Paul M. (2024). Causation and control: Understanding distracted driving in Australia through a systems thinking lens. Safety Science, 173 106435, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2024.106435
2024
Journal Article
An incident reporting and learning system to understand cycling incident causation in Australia: A 12-month implementation of CRIT
Cox, Jolene A., McLean, Scott, Hulme, Adam, Read, Gemma J.M. and Salmon, Paul M. (2024). An incident reporting and learning system to understand cycling incident causation in Australia: A 12-month implementation of CRIT. Safety Science, 171 106392. doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106392
2024
Journal Article
Testing the reliability of accident analysis methods: a comparison of AcciMap, STAMP-CAST and AcciNet
Hulme, Adam, Stanton, Neville A., Walker, Guy H., Waterson, Patrick and Salmon, Paul M. (2024). Testing the reliability of accident analysis methods: a comparison of AcciMap, STAMP-CAST and AcciNet. Ergonomics, 67 (5), 695-715. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2023.2240048
2024
Journal Article
Findings, progress, and lessons learned during the first 3 years of a student-led interprofessional health clinic in regional Australia
Walker, Clara, Sangelaji, Bahram, Osborn, Dayle, Cotter, Nicola, Argus, Geoff and Hulme, Adam (2024). Findings, progress, and lessons learned during the first 3 years of a student-led interprofessional health clinic in regional Australia. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 38 (2), 403-408. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2023.2282084
2023
Journal Article
Understanding complexity in a safety critical setting: a systems approach to medication administration
Stevens, Erin L., Hulme, Adam, Goode, Natassia, Coventon, Lauren, Read, Gemma and Salmon, Paul M. (2023). Understanding complexity in a safety critical setting: a systems approach to medication administration. Applied Ergonomics, 110 104000, 104000. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2023.104000
2023
Journal Article
Toward the translation of systems thinking methods in patient safety practice: assessing the validity of Net-HARMS and AcciMap
Salmon, Paul M., King, Brandon, Hulme, Adam, Chari, Satyan, McCormack, Linda, Tresillian, Michael, Bennett, Kate and Read, Gemma J. M. (2023). Toward the translation of systems thinking methods in patient safety practice: assessing the validity of Net-HARMS and AcciMap. Safety Science, 159 106003, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2022.106003
2023
Journal Article
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student supervision and education in health care settings: A state-wide survey of health care workers
Martin, Priya, Hulme, Adam, Fallon, Tony, Kumar, Saravana, McGrail, Matthew, Argus, Geoff, Gurney, Tiana and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2023). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student supervision and education in health care settings: A state-wide survey of health care workers. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 31 (3), 484-492. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12969
2022
Journal Article
Climate change and Australian rural health: Five key lessons from Africa
Jones, Martin, Guisard, Yann, Hulme, Adam, Guppy, Michelle, Campbell, Narelle and Oguoma, Victor (2022). Climate change and Australian rural health: Five key lessons from Africa. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 30 (6), 839-841. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12951
2022
Journal Article
The need for a complex systems approach in rural health research
Hulme, Adam, Thompson, Jason, Brown, Andrew and Argus, Geoff (2022). The need for a complex systems approach in rural health research. BMJ Open, 12 (10) e064646, e064646. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064646
Funding
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Available projects
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Using systems science to understand how climate change will impact Australia’s health workforce
This is an exciting opportunity to undertake a funded PhD research program in the area of systems science, climate change, and regional, rural, and remote health workforce improvement. The chosen candidate will work closely under the guidance of Dr Adam Hulme alongside a team of established multidisciplinary researchers and apply qualitative and/or quantitative systems science methods to explore how climate change may impact existing workforce systems as a basis to identify systemic vulnerabilities, structural resilience, and potential points of leverage for intervention and policy action. This PhD program and the knowledge generated has the potential to make a genuine difference to both theory and practice for an increasingly critical issue that intersects both environmental and healthcare sectors.
Southern Queensland Rural Health (SQRH) offers a supportive research environment focused on advancing rural health outcomes in Queensland. A collaboration between multiple universities and health services, SQRH aims to recruit and retain health professionals in regional, rural, and remote regions through impactful research, training, and partnerships. Researchers at SQRH benefit from advanced facilities and technologies, including office spaces and AV/IT-enabled environments at Baillie Henderson Hospital. SQRH emphasises collaboration with industry and communities to develop sustainable research projects addressing real-world challenges while focusing on workforce development, telehealth innovation, and rural health delivery models.
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