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Overview
Background
Professor Roxanne Bainbridge is a Gunggari/Kunja woman from South-Western Queensland. She previously worked as a Professorial Research Fellow in Indigenous Health at Central Queensland University Australia; Adjunct to The Cairns Institute at James Cook University; and an inaugural Senior Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity at the University of Melbourne / the University of Oxford. With a background in anthropology, Roxanne focusses her interests on medical anthropology as a culturally constructive critique of the biomedical sciences and policy-makers that provides new understandings of human health, wellness and illness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Roxanne is an engaged researcher/evaluator with extensive experience leading, collaborating and coordinating projects with international, national and local teams. Her methodological expertise is in high impact applied research conducted in participatory and action-oriented research approaches embedded in improvement and systems sciences. Specific proficiencies are in research impact assessment and evaluation; improvement sciences; systems sciences; mixed methods; phronetic grounded theory; systematic literature reviews; and auto/ethnographic approaches. Roxanne applies her methodological expertise and concepts of Indigenous data sovereignty and governance to projects in Indigenous health, e.g. mental health and suicide, adolescent psychosocial wellbeing, social and emotional wellbeing across the life course, health services research, child and maternal health, palliative care, binge drinking and health promotion; and, in education, e.g. engagement, pedagogy, school transitions, inclusive practice and mentoring).
Over the last 10 years she was Lead/Chief Investigator on a total of 52 grants attracting $37.230m. Of 119 publications, 74 are peer-reviewed articles in national/international peer-reviewed journals; 18 are systematic reviews; 18 are reports for government and community-controlled organisations; 12 chapters; 1 peer-reviewed conference paper; 4 peer-reviewed commissioned works; 1 book; and developed government and community health and educational resources. Systematic literature reviews (including Cochrane) in various content areas for Indigenous populations, e.g. Indigenous research impact, social and emotional wellbeing interventions and measurement tools, mentoring, alcohol and other drugs, resilience strategies, Indigenous research education, child and maternal health, cultural competence, sexual assault, family-centred interventions, health promotion tools, program transfer and Indigenous community governance. She is currently the lead investigator on a 1) 4-year national evaluation of the Commonwealth Government’s investment in Indigenous Primary Healthcare, and 2) ARC Engaging adolescents to improve mental healthcare in Indigenous primary healthcare services.
Availability
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Research interests
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Systems science
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Improvement science
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Development and application of research methodologies and methods with a strong focus on research translation and engagement and impact
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Strengthening researcher capacity and improving the integrity and quality of research to maximise its impact and benefit for Aboriginal and Torres Strait people
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Leading and collaborating in the development and application of co-designed intervention research that is rigorous, pragmatic and embedded into the routine delivery of services and government polic
Works
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2017
Journal Article
The Development of a Survey Instrument to Assess Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students’ Resilience and Risk for Self-Harm
McCalman, Janya, Bainbridge, Roxanne Gwendalyn, Redman-MacLaren, Michelle, Russo, Sandra, Rutherford, Katrina, Tsey, Komla, Ungar, Michael, Wenitong, Mark and Hunter, Ernest (2017). The Development of a Survey Instrument to Assess Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students’ Resilience and Risk for Self-Harm. Frontiers in Education, 2 19. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2017.00019
2017
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Organisational systems’ approaches to improving cultural competence in healthcare: a systematic scoping review of the literature
McCalman, Janya, Jongen, Crystal and Bainbridge, Roxanne (2017). Organisational systems’ approaches to improving cultural competence in healthcare: a systematic scoping review of the literature. International Journal for Equity in Health, 16 (1) 78. doi: 10.1186/s12939-017-0571-5
2017
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Does Indigenous health research have impact? A systematic review of reviews
Kinchin, Irina, Mccalman, Janya, Bainbridge, Roxanne, Tsey, Komla and Lui, Felecia Watkin (2017). Does Indigenous health research have impact? A systematic review of reviews. International Journal for Equity in Health, 16 (1) 52. doi: 10.1186/s12939-017-0548-4
2017
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The implementation and evaluation of health promotion services and programs to improve cultural competency: a systematic scoping review
Jongen, Crystal Sky, McCalman, Janya and Bainbridge, Roxanne Gwendalyn (2017). The implementation and evaluation of health promotion services and programs to improve cultural competency: a systematic scoping review. Frontiers in Public Health, 5 (FEB) 24. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00024
2017
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Family-centred interventions by primary healthcare services for Indigenous early childhood wellbeing in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States: a systematic scoping review
McCalman, Janya, Heyeres, Marion, Campbell, Sandra, Bainbridge, Roxanne, Chamberlain, Catherine, Strobel, Natalie and Ruben, Alan (2017). Family-centred interventions by primary healthcare services for Indigenous early childhood wellbeing in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States: a systematic scoping review. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 17 (1) 71. doi: 10.1186/s12884-017-1247-2
2017
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Research collaborative scholarly creative writing: two poems about quantitative research and two about qualitative research
Fredericks, B., Daniels, C., Bainbridge, R., Clapham, K., Longbottom, M., Adams, M., Andersen, C., Ball, R., Bessarab, D., Collard, L., Martin, K., Harald, P., Crook, L. and Judd, J. (2017). Research collaborative scholarly creative writing: two poems about quantitative research and two about qualitative research. Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, 20 (4), 2-11.
2016
Journal Article
Family-centred interventions for Indigenous early childhood well-being by primary healthcare services
Mccalman, Janya, Campbell, Sandra K., Chamberlain, Catherine, Strobel, Natalie A., Bainbridge, Roxanne G., Wenitong, Mark, Ruben, Alan, Edmond, Karen M., Marriott, Rhonda, Tsey, Komla, Keith, Katrina and Shields, Linda (2016). Family-centred interventions for Indigenous early childhood well-being by primary healthcare services. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016 (12) CD012463. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012463
2016
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Indigenous and tribal peoples' health
McCalman, Janya, Bainbridge, Roxanne, Kinchin, Irina, Tsey, Komla, Lawson, Kenny, Lui, Felecia Watkin and Cadet-James, Yvonne (2016). Indigenous and tribal peoples' health. The Lancet, 388 (10062), 2867-2868. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32464-3
2016
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The effectiveness of implementation in Indigenous Australian healthcare: an overview of literature reviews
McCalman, Janya, Bainbridge, Roxanne, Percival, Nikki and Tsey, Komla (2016). The effectiveness of implementation in Indigenous Australian healthcare: an overview of literature reviews. International Journal for Equity in Health, 15 (1) 337. doi: 10.1186/s12939-016-0337-5
2016
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Psycho-social resilience, vulnerability and suicide prevention: impact evaluation of a mentoring approach to modify suicide risk for remote Indigenous Australian students at boarding school
McCalman, Janya, Bainbridge, Roxanne, Russo, Sandra, Rutherford, Katrina, Tsey, Komla, Wenitong, Mark, Shakeshaft, Anthony, Doran, Chris and Jacups, Susan (2016). Psycho-social resilience, vulnerability and suicide prevention: impact evaluation of a mentoring approach to modify suicide risk for remote Indigenous Australian students at boarding school. BMC Public Health, 16 (1) 98. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2762-1
2016
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If you knew the end of a story would you still want to hear it? Using research poems to listen to Aboriginal stories
Saunders, Vicki, Usher, Kim, Tsey, Komla and Bainbridge, Roxanne (2016). If you knew the end of a story would you still want to hear it? Using research poems to listen to Aboriginal stories. Journal of Poetry Therapy, 29 (1). doi: 10.1080/08893675.2016.1133082
2015
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No one's discussing the elephant in the room: contemplating questions of research impact and benefit in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian health research
Bainbridge, Roxanne, Tsey, Komla, McCalman, Janya, Kinchin, Irina, Saunders, Vicki, Watkin Lui, Felecia, Cadet-James, Yvonne, Miller, Adrian and Lawson, Kenny (2015). No one's discussing the elephant in the room: contemplating questions of research impact and benefit in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian health research. BMC Public Health, 15 (1) 696. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2052-3
2015
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Empowering families by engaging and relating Murri way: a grounded theory study of the implementation of the Cape York Baby Basket program
McCalman, Janya, Searles, Andrew, Bainbridge, Roxanne, Ham, Rachael, Mein, Jacki, Neville, Johanna, Campbell, Sandra and Tsey, Komla (2015). Empowering families by engaging and relating Murri way: a grounded theory study of the implementation of the Cape York Baby Basket program. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 15 (1) 119. doi: 10.1186/s12884-015-0543-y
2015
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Developing Pictorial Conceptual Metaphors as a means of understanding and changing the Australian Health System for Indigenous People
Fredericks, Bronwyn, Clapham, Kathleen, Bessarab, Dawn, Dudgeon, Patricia, Bainbridge, Roxanne, Ball, Rowena, Thompson (Longbottom), Marlene, Andersen, Clair, Adams, Mick, Collard, Len, Duthie , Deb and Daniels, Carolyn (2015). Developing Pictorial Conceptual Metaphors as a means of understanding and changing the Australian Health System for Indigenous People. Action Learning and Action Research Journal, 21 (1), 77-107.
2014
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Building Indigenous Australian research capacity
Elston, Jacinta Kim, Saunders, Vicki, Hayes, Barbara, Bainbridge, Roxanne and McCoy, Brian (2014). Building Indigenous Australian research capacity. Contemporary Nurse, 46 (1), 6-12. doi: 10.5172/conu.2013.46.1.6
2014
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Coming to an ethics of research practice in a remote Aboriginal Australian community
Bainbridge, Roxanne, Tsey, Komla, Brown, Catherine, Mccalman, Janya, Cadet-James, Yvonne, Margolis, Steven and Ypinazar, Valmae (2014). Coming to an ethics of research practice in a remote Aboriginal Australian community. Contemporary Nurse, 46 (1), 18-27. doi: 10.5172/conu.2013.46.1.18
2014
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The quantity, quality and characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian mentoring literature: a systematic review
Bainbridge, Roxanne, Tsey, Komla, McCalman, Janya and Towle, Simon (2014). The quantity, quality and characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian mentoring literature: a systematic review. BMC Public Health, 14 (1) 1263. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1263
2014
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The characteristics, implementation and effects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health promotion tools: a systematic literature search
McCalman, Janya, Tsey, Komla, Bainbridge, Roxanne, Rowley, Kevin, Percival, Nikki, O'Donoghue, Lynette, Brands, Jenny, Whiteside, Mary and Judd, Jenni (2014). The characteristics, implementation and effects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health promotion tools: a systematic literature search. BMC Public Health, 14 (1) 712. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-712
2014
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Changing discourses in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research, 1914-2014
Thomas, David P, Bainbridge, Roxanne and Tsey, Komla (2014). Changing discourses in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research, 1914-2014. Medical Journal of Australia, 201 (1 Suppl), S15-S18. doi: 10.5694/mja14.00114
2014
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Responding to indigenous australian sexual assault: a systematic review of the literature
McCalman, Janya, Bridge, Francesca, Whiteside, Mary, Bainbridge, Roxanne, Tsey, Komla and Jongen, Crystal (2014). Responding to indigenous australian sexual assault: a systematic review of the literature. SAGE Open, 4 (1). doi: 10.1177/2158244013518931
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the Role of Aboriginal Traditional Healings in Modern Day Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hayley Williams, Associate Professor Judith Dean
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Master Philosophy
Improving access to quaternary and tertiary health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients by addressing their social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Janet Xiang-Yu Hou
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring models of care for optimal care of acute mental health crises in Indigenous patients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alize Ferrari, Associate Professor Janet Xiang-Yu Hou, Professor Harvey Whiteford
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Doctor Philosophy
The impact of coercive control on First Nations school-age childrens education and social and emotional wellbeing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nina Lansbury
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Doctor Philosophy
Rates and effects of hearing loss and middle ear dysfunction in an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult population
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Wayne Wilson, Associate Professor Deborah Askew, Dr Geoff Spurling
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