• Health practices and behaviours of the young person at mass gatherings
• Health practices and behaviours of young people at Schoolies
• Creating safe and supportive environments for young people at mass gatherings

Current projects

Celebration not Hospitalisation: Reducing the number of young people requiring hospitalisation during Adelaide Schoolies Festivals.

This research stems from an interest in mass gatherings and their impact on health. The 2009 St John Ambulance presentation data identified that 24% of young people presented to on-site care with an alcohol related condition or injury. Fifty percent (50%) of these young people were subsequently transferred and admitted to hospital. This study wishes to identify how young people prepare themselves to minimise or to be free from harm at Schoolies event.
Funded by a Faculty of Health Sciences Seeding Grant:

Identifying the types of patient presentations of Young People at Music Festivals.

By identifying the types of presentations at Music Festival Australia wide health promotion materials can be developed to meet the specific needs of this population. This work will inform both event managers and health workers at the event to assist in creating safe and supportive environments for young people a these events.
Funded by St John Ambulance Australia.

Building the capacity of health professionals understanding to deliver culturally safe sexual health care services to young refugee women in Australia.

Young refugee women are increasingly coming into contact with health care systems due to their previous experience of sexual assault and violence resulting from war, displacement and encampment. Nurses and midwives who are at the forefront of these systems have little evidence to guide their practice when caring for these young women. This project seeks to develop this knowledge base through a cultural-specific examination of young women's sexual histories, identities and needs.
Funded by the Ian Potter Foundation

• Nursing (1)