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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2014
Journal Article
Study protocol: a randomised controlled trial of a theory-based online intervention to improve sun safety among Australian adults
Cleary, Cathy M., White, Katherine M., Young, Ross McD, Hawkes, Anna L., Leske, Stuart, Starfelt, Louise C. and Wihardjo, Kylie (2014). Study protocol: a randomised controlled trial of a theory-based online intervention to improve sun safety among Australian adults. BMC Cancer, 14 (1) 162, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-162
2014
Journal Article
A Qualitative Exploration of Sun Safety Beliefs Among Australian Adults
Leske, Stuart, Young, Ross McD., White, Katherine Marie and Hawkes, Anna L. (2014). A Qualitative Exploration of Sun Safety Beliefs Among Australian Adults. Australian Psychologist, 49 (4), 253-270. doi: 10.1111/ap.12054
2012
Journal Article
A qualitative study of the determinants of dieting and non-dieting approaches in overweight/obese Australian adults
Leske, Stuart, Strodl, Esben and Hou, Xiang-Yu (2012). A qualitative study of the determinants of dieting and non-dieting approaches in overweight/obese Australian adults. BMC Public Health, 12 (1) 1086. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-1086
2012
Journal Article
Patient-practitioner relationships desired by overweight/obese adults
Leske, Stuart, Strodl, Esben and Hou, Xiang-Yu (2012). Patient-practitioner relationships desired by overweight/obese adults. Patient Education and Counseling, 89 (2), 309-315. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.07.002
2012
Journal Article
Identifying critical sun-protective beliefs among Australian adults
Hamilton, Kyra, White, Katherine M., Young, Ross McD., Hawkes, Anna L., Starfelt, Louise C. and Leske, Stuart (2012). Identifying critical sun-protective beliefs among Australian adults. Health Education Research, 27 (5), 834-843. doi: 10.1093/her/cys093
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Stuart Leske is:
- Available for supervision
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