Research

A spot for local research publications and activities to be shared among a network of colleagues.

Parnell, T., Fiske, K., Stastny, K. et al. Lived experience narratives in health professional education: educators’ perspectives of a co-designed, online mental health education resource. BMC Med Educ 23, 946 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04956-0

Green, E., Castelletto, K., Kernaghan, L. et al. The impact of community conversations on paramedicine students’ learnings of mental health during a rural placement. BMC Med Educ 25, 400 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06940-2

Brew, B., Inder, K., Allen, J., Thomas, M., & Kelly, B. (2016). The health and wellbeing of Australian farmers: a longitudinal cohort study. BMC Public Health, 16(1), 988. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3664-y

Cash, B., Lawless, M., Robson, K., Fealy, S., & Corboy, D. (2024). Understanding the enablers to implementing sustainable health and well‐being programs for older adults in rural Australia: A scoping review. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32(3), 419-432. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.13111

Dalton, H., & Perkins, D. (2020). Adversity and resilience. In (pp. 8-25). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429439131-2

Green, E., Castelletto, K., Kernaghan, L., Barry, R., & Smith, B. (2025). The impact of community conversations on paramedicine students’ learnings of mental health during a rural placement. BMC Medical Education, 25(1).
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06940-2

McGrath, R. L., Shephard, S., Hemmings, L., Verdon, S., & Parnell, T. (2023). Preventing Suicide: Time to Mobilize the Physical Therapist Workforce [Article]. Physical Therapy, 103(11), Article pzad116. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzad116

McLaren, S. (2022). Rurality, reasons for living, and suicidal ideation among Australian men. Death Studies, 46(8), 1853-1861. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2020.1863520

Parnell, T., Fiske, K., Stastny, K., Sewell, S., & Nott, M. (2023). Lived experience narratives in health professional education: educators’ perspectives of a co-designed, online mental health education resource. BMC Medical Education, 23(1), 946. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04956-0

Powell, N., Dalton, H., Lawrence-Bourne, J., & Perkins, D. (2024). Co-creating community wellbeing initiatives: what is the evidence and how do they work? International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 18(1), 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-024-00645-7

Quilliam, C., Green, E., Rasiah, R., Sheepway, L., Seaton, C., Moore, L., Bailie, J., Matthews, K., Ferns, J., Debenham, J., Taylor, C., Fitzgerald, K., & Ridd, M. (2024). University staff perspectives on determinants of high-quality health professions student placements in regional, rural and remote Australia: protocol for a mixed-method study. BMJ Open, 14. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077079

Wadsworth, D. P., Warren-James, M., Duncan, D., & Clegg, L. (2023). Mental Health First Aid training for paramedic students: An evaluation study. Australasian Emergency Care, 26(2), 142-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.auec.2022.09.003

Zirnsak, T., Elwyn, R., McLoughlan, G., Le Couteur, E., Green, C., Hill, N., Roberts, R., & Maylea, C. (2024). “I have to fight for them to investigate things”: a qualitative exploration of physical and mental healthcare for women diagnosed with mental illness [Original Research]. Frontiers in Public Health, Volume 12 - 2024. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1360561