Profiles And Contributions To This Article

Participatory research with a rural Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation: lessons learned using the CONSIDER statement

Hannah  Beks

Ms Hannah Beks ORCID logo

qualifications: RN, MPH

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Associate Research Fellow

Australia

Mrs Hannah Beks is an emerging qualitative researcher and Associate Research Fellow with Deakin Rural Health. She has a particular interest in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, mental health and chronic disease.


Tamika  Amos

Ms Tamika Amos

contribution: Critical revision

position: Chief Executive Officer


John   Bell

Mr John Bell

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision


Joleen  Ryan

Ms Joleen Ryan ORCID logo

qualifications: BSW

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Lecturer

Joleen Ryan is a proud Gunditjmara woman with qualifications in social work and project management. She is currently a lecturer in social work at Deakin University. Prior to that she was a lecturer in Indigenous health in the school of medicine where she delivered education to allied health professionals about the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and how to work with Aboriginal patients and community members in a culturally safe way, including Indigenous communication methods such as yarning. For this work, she was awarded the 2019 LIMElight Award for Excellence in the Development of New and Innovative Indigenous Health Curriculum.


Josh  Hayward

Dr Josh Hayward ORCID logo

contribution: Study conception and design, Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Research Fellow


Andrew D Brown

Mr Andrew Brown ORCID logo

qualifications: MSW

contribution: Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Research Fellow


Candice  Mckenzie

Ms Candice Mckenzie ORCID logo

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Associate Head of School


Barbara  Allen

Ms Barbara Allen

qualifications: BNurs

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision


Geraldine  Ewing

Ms Geraldine Ewing ORCID logo

contribution: Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision


Kerry  Hudson

Ms Kerry Hudson

contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision


Robyn  Clark

Prof Robyn Clark ORCID logo

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision

position: Professor

Australia

Prof Robyn Clark Professor of Nursing Acute Care & Cardiovascular Research RN, RM, ICUCert, Dip AppSci, BN, MEd, PhD, ACCCN (Life Member),FCNA, FAHA. Adjunct Prof School of Nursing and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) QUT |Adjunct Sansom Institute, UniSA. Research Fellow SAHMRI. Research Interests: CVD, Heart Failure, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Telehealth, Geographical Information Systems, Indigenous Health


Barry  Morphett

Assoc Prof Barry Morphett

contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision

position: Director, Clinical Studies


Steven  Allender

Prof Steven Allender ORCID logo

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision

position: Professor


Douglas  Creighton

Prof Douglas Creighton ORCID logo

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Critical revision

position: Deputy Director


Michael  Johnstone

Assoc Prof Michael Johnstone

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Critical revision

position: Senior Research Fellow


Vincent L Versace

Prof Vincent Versace ORCID logo

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Director

Professor Versace has resided in south west Victoria since the submission of his PhD in 2007 (he commenced in 2004). This degree was conferred in 2008 and his thesis was submitted on time and was accepted without change following review. Being geographically tied to an area with limited research possibilities has resulted in an early publication record that spans many disciplines. This changed in late 2012 when he joined Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health (GGT UDRH) in Warrnambool, which marked his move into population and public health research (GGT UDRH has since transitioned to Deakin Rural Health in 2016). Since 2013 he has co-authored over twenty peer-reviewed publications that include RCTs, observational studies, investigation of socio-cultural and rural disadvantage, patient health misperception and engagement strategies, study protocols, chronic disease screening, and program evaluation. Complementing his research is his active interest in supervising and mentoring students. He has supervised PhD projects to completion and provides support to medical students and registrars from a range of disciplines with their research endeavours.


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