Overview
Background
Dr Stuart Leske is a Senior Research Fellow and Program Manager of a Centre of Research Excellence in Urban Indigenous Health at UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and Adjunct Research Fellow at the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP).
Stuart currently endeavours to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait researchers by seeking to provide more in technical (e.g., literature review, writing, editing, data interpretation and visualisation) and leadership skills then he takes in cultural knowledge from Indigenous staff.
Stuart has reviewed 27 times for the Lancet Group journals (13 x The Lancet Public Health, 7 x The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 5 x The Lancet Psychiatry, 2 x The Lancet Regional Health - Americas and 1 x eClinicalMedicine).
Stuart enjoys two-way learning with all people he works with.
Availability
- Dr Stuart Leske is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Psychology, University of Southern Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy of Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology, Queensland University of Technology
Research impacts
Data that Dr Stuart Leske published and shared with governments during the COVID-19 pandemic helped to avert public and media concerns that the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic would lead to large increases in suicide deaths.
Works
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2021
Journal Article
Maternal deaths by suicide in Queensland, Australia, 2004–2017: an analysis of maternal demographic, psychosocial and clinical characteristics
Modini, Caitlin, Leske, Stuart, Roberts, Susan, Whelan, Nikki, Chitakis, Andrea, Crompton, David and Ellwood, David (2021). Maternal deaths by suicide in Queensland, Australia, 2004–2017: an analysis of maternal demographic, psychosocial and clinical characteristics. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 24 (6), 1019-1025. doi: 10.1007/s00737-021-01107-6
2021
Journal Article
Suicide and suicide attempts in the Pacific Islands: A systematic literature review
Mathieu, Sharna, de Leo, Diego, Koo, Yu Wen, Leske, Stuart, Goodfellow, Benjamin and Kõlves, Kairi (2021). Suicide and suicide attempts in the Pacific Islands: A systematic literature review. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 17 100283, 100283. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100283
2021
Journal Article
Patterns of suicide in the context of COVID-19: Evidence from three Australian states
Clapperton, Angela, Spittal, Matthew John, Dwyer, Jeremy, Garrett, Andrew, Kõlves, Kairi, Leske, Stuart, Millar, Ciara, Edwards, Bronwen, Stojcevski, Victor, Crompton, David Robert and Pirkis, Jane (2021). Patterns of suicide in the context of COVID-19: Evidence from three Australian states. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12 797601. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.797601
2021
Journal Article
Does community cultural connectedness reduce the influence of area disadvantage on Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander young peoples’ suicide?
Gibson, Mandy, Stuart, Jaimee, Leske, Stuart, Ward, Raelene and Vidyattama, Yogi (2021). Does community cultural connectedness reduce the influence of area disadvantage on Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander young peoples’ suicide?. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 45 (6), 643-650. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13164
2021
Journal Article
A systematic mixed studies review of fear of cancer recurrence in families and caregivers of adults diagnosed with cancer
Smith, Allan ‘Ben’, Wu, Verena Shuwen, Lambert, Sylvie, Lamarche, Jani, Lebel, Sophie, Leske, Stuart and Girgis, Afaf (2021). A systematic mixed studies review of fear of cancer recurrence in families and caregivers of adults diagnosed with cancer. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 16 (6), 1184-1219. doi: 10.1007/s11764-021-01109-4
2021
Journal Article
Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries
Pirkis, Jane, John, Ann, Shin, Sangsoo, DelPozo-Banos, Marcos, Arya, Vikas, Analuisa-Aguilar, Pablo, Appleby, Louis, Arensman, Ella, Bantjes, Jason, Baran, Anna, Bertolote, Jose M, Borges, Guilherme, Brečić, Petrana, Caine, Eric, Castelpietra, Giulio, Chang, Shu-Sen, Colchester, David, Crompton, David, Curkovic, Marko, Deisenhammer, Eberhard A, Du, Chengan, Dwyer, Jeremy, Erlangsen, Annette, Faust, Jeremy S, Fortune, Sarah, Garrett, Andrew, George, Devin, Gerstner, Rebekka, Gilissen, Renske ... Spittal, Matthew J (2021). Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries. The Lancet Psychiatry, 8 (7), 579-588. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00091-2
2021
Journal Article
Suicide rates for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: the influence of community level cultural connectedness
Gibson, Mandy, Stuart, Jaimee, Leske, Stuart, Ward, Raelene and Tanton, Robert (2021). Suicide rates for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: the influence of community level cultural connectedness. Medical Journal of Australia, 214 (11), 514-518. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51084
2021
Journal Article
A comparison of farming- and non-farming-related suicides from the United States’ National Violent Deaths Reporting System, 2003–2016
Kennedy, Alison, Cerel, Julie, Kheibari, Athena, Leske, Stuart and Watts, James (2021). A comparison of farming- and non-farming-related suicides from the United States’ National Violent Deaths Reporting System, 2003–2016. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 51 (3), 504-514. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12725
2020
Journal Article
Global systematic review of the effects of suicide prevention interventions in Indigenous peoples
Leske, Stuart, Paul, Elise, Gibson, Mandy, Little, Brock, Wenitong, Mark and Kolves, Kairi (2020). Global systematic review of the effects of suicide prevention interventions in Indigenous peoples. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 74 (12), 1050-1055. doi: 10.1136/jech-2019-212368
2019
Journal Article
Effectiveness of a theory-based sun-safe randomised behavioural change trial among Australian adolescents
White, Katherine M., Zhao, Xiang, Starfelt Sutton, Louise C., Young, Ross McD, Hamilton, Kyra, Hawkes, Anna L. and Leske, Stuart (2019). Effectiveness of a theory-based sun-safe randomised behavioural change trial among Australian adolescents. Psycho-Oncology, 28 (3) pon.4967, 505-510. doi: 10.1002/pon.4967
2018
Journal Article
A protocol for an updated and expanded systematic mixed studies review of fear of cancer recurrence in families and caregivers of adults diagnosed with cancer
Leske, Stuart, Smith, Allan Ben, Lambert, Sylvie D. and Girgis, Afaf (2018). A protocol for an updated and expanded systematic mixed studies review of fear of cancer recurrence in families and caregivers of adults diagnosed with cancer. Systematic Reviews, 7 (1) 134. doi: 10.1186/s13643-018-0795-5
2018
Journal Article
Traditional and Complementary Medicine Use Among Indigenous Cancer Patients in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States: A Systematic Review
Gall, Alana, Leske, Stuart, Adams, Jon, Matthews, Veronica, Anderson, Kate, Lawler, Sheleigh and Garvey, Gail (2018). Traditional and Complementary Medicine Use Among Indigenous Cancer Patients in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States: A Systematic Review. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 17 (3), 568-581. doi: 10.1177/1534735418775821
2017
Journal Article
Re: Meta-analysis of Australian Indigenous psychiatric treatment, critiqued
Leske, Stuart, Harris, Meredith G., Charlson, Fiona J. and Toombs, Maree (2017). Re: Meta-analysis of Australian Indigenous psychiatric treatment, critiqued. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51 (10), 1053-1054. doi: 10.1177/0004867417726177
2017
Journal Article
Assessing service use for mental health by Indigenous populations in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America: a rapid review of population surveys
McIntyre, Cecily, Harris, Meredith G., Baxter, Amanda J., Leske, Stuart, Diminic, Sandra, Gone, Joseph P., Hunter, Ernest and Whiteford, Harvey (2017). Assessing service use for mental health by Indigenous populations in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America: a rapid review of population surveys. Health Research Policy and Systems, 15 (1) 67, 67. doi: 10.1186/s12961-017-0233-5
2017
Journal Article
Predictors of dieting and non-dieting approaches among adults living in Australia
Leske, Stuart, Strodl, Esben and Hou, Xiang-Yu (2017). Predictors of dieting and non-dieting approaches among adults living in Australia. Bmc Public Health, 17 (1) 214. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4131-0
2016
Journal Article
Systematic review of interventions for Indigenous adults with mental and substance use disorders in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States
Leske, Stuart, Harris, Meredith G., Charlson, Fiona J., Ferrari, Alize J., Baxter, Amanda J., Logan, Jacquie M., Toombs, Maree and Whiteford, Harvey (2016). Systematic review of interventions for Indigenous adults with mental and substance use disorders in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. BMJ Open, 50 (11), 1040-1054. doi: 10.1177/0004867416662150
2015
Journal Article
Psychological distress may affect nutrition indicators in Australian adults
Leske, Stuart, Strodl, Esben, Harper, Catherine, Clemens, Susan and Hou, Xiang-Yu (2015). Psychological distress may affect nutrition indicators in Australian adults. Appetite, 90, 144-153. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.02.003
2015
Journal Article
A randomised controlled trial of an online theory-based intervention to improve adult Australians' sun-protective behaviours
White, Katherine M., Starfelt, Louise C., Young, Ross McD., Hawkes, Anna L., Cleary, Catherine, Leske, Stuart and Wihardjo, Kylie (2015). A randomised controlled trial of an online theory-based intervention to improve adult Australians' sun-protective behaviours. Preventive Medicine, 72, 19-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.12.025
2015
Journal Article
Predicting Australian adults' sun-safe behaviour: Examining the role of personal and social norms
White, Katherine M., Starfelt, Louise C., Young, Ross McD, Hawkes, Anna L., Leske, Stuart and Hamilton, Kyra (2015). Predicting Australian adults' sun-safe behaviour: Examining the role of personal and social norms. British Journal of Health Psychology, 20 (2), 396-412. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12108
2014
Other Outputs
Males' help-seeking for mental health: an update
Harris, Meredith, Pirkis, Jane, Diminic, Sandra, Baxter, Amanda, Reavley, Nicola, Leske, Stuart and Whiteford, Harvey (2014). Males' help-seeking for mental health: an update. East Melbourne, VIC, Australia: The Movember Foundation.
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