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Ms Therese Shaw

Senior Research Fellow

Telephone: (61 8)  9370 6937  
Facsimile: (61 8)  9370 6511  
Email: t.shaw@ecu.edu.au   
Campus: Mount Lawley  
Room: ML18.202  

 

Background

  • Biostatistician, Child Health Promotion Research Centre, Edith Cowan University (2004-present)
  • Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health, Curtin University (2007-2009 part-time)
  • Biostatistician, Centre for Nursing Research, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (2003-2005 part-time)
  • Lecturer, Centre for Public Health, Edith Cowan University (2003 part-time)
  • Lecturer, School of Public Health, Curtin University (1995-2003)
  • Consultant Statistician, Data Analysis Australia Pty Ltd (1992-1994)
  • Tutor, Department of Mathematics, University of Western Australia (1988-1990)
  • Statistical Advisor, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa (1982-1987)

Professional Memberships

  • Australasian Epidemiological Association
  • International Epidemiological Association

Research Areas and Interests

  • Methodological challenges in bullying-related research
  • Statistical and research methods for health promotion program evaluation
  • Group-randomised trials
  • Alcohol and young people

Staff Qualifications

  • Master of Science, The University of Western Australia, 1994 .

Research

Recent Research Grants

  • Evaluation of the Implementation of Kids on the Move,  Transport Accident Commission (TAC), Victoria,  Grant,  2011,  $27,060.
  • An Empirical Intervention to Reduce Cyber Bullying in Adolescents,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Healthway - Grant,  2011,  $119,063.
  • Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Pedestrian Education Programs Delivered by Vic Roads and the TAC ,  Vic Roads,  Grant,  2011,  $40,825.
  • Further analyses of the CAPANS 2008 nutrition data sets,  Dept of Sport and Recreation WA,  Physical Activity Task Force - Grant,  2011,  $49,709.
  • Evaluation of the Road Aware Project: Road Aware Parents and Road Aware Kids Programs and the Child Car Restraints Project (Tender RFP 43304),  Dept of the Premier and Cabinet - Public Sector Management,  Grant,  2011,  $54,075.
  • Baseline Data Collection and Reporting Services for the Road Aware Project: Road Aware Parents and Road Aware Kids Programs and the Child Car Restraints Project (Tender RFP DPC724),  Dept of the Premier and Cabinet - Public Sector Management,  Grant(**),  2010,  $-25,950.
  • Evaluation of the Road Aware Project: Road Aware Parents and Road Aware Kids Programs and the Child Car Restraints Project (Tender RFP 43304),  Dept of the Premier and Cabinet - Public Sector Management,  Grant(**),  2010,  $162,225.
  • Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Pedestrian Education Programs Delivered by Vic Roads and the TAC,  Vic Roads,  Grant(**),  2010,  $38,525.
  • Evaluation of the Implementation of Kids on the Move,  Transport Accident Commission (TAC), Victoria,  Grant(**),  2010,  $27,060.
  • Optimising school nurse involvement in youth based tobacco control programs,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Grant,  2009,  $178,394.
  • Optimising school nurse involvement in youth based tobacco control programs,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Grant,  2008,  $85,882.
  • Child-centred environments to limit early aggression intervention trial,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Grant,  2008,  $115,256.
  • Evaluation of the Road Aware Project: Road Aware Parents and Road Aware Kids Programs and the Child Car Restraints Project (Tender RFP 43304),  Dept of the Premier & Cabinet - Public Sector Management,  Grant,  2008,  $80,000.
  • Child-centred environments to limit early aggression intervention trial,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Grant,  2007,  $117,392.
  • Optimising school nurse involvement in youth based tobacco control programs,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Grant,  2007,  $88,024.
  • Optimising school nurse involvement in youth based tobacco control programs,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Grant,  2006,  $89,098.
  • Child-centred environments to limit early aggression intervention trial,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Grant,  2006,  $119,343.
  • Monitoring and evaluation of the School Drug Education and Road Aware Program (SDERA) [Tender for the K-3 Baseline evaluation...],  School Drug Education and Road Aware,  Grant,  2006,  $112,638.
  • Evaluation of the Road Aware Project: Road Aware Parents and Road Aware Kids Programs and the Child Car Restraints Project (Tender RFP 43304),  Dept of the Premier & Cabinet - Public Sector Management,  Grant,  2005,  $109,090.
  • A single blinded randomised controlled trial to compare magnesium sulphate capsules with Colon-Lytely as a bowel preparation for patients undergoing colonoscopy,  Colocaps Trust,  Grant,  2005,  $5,322.
  • Baseline Data Collection and Reporting Services for the Road Aware Project: Road Aware Parents and Road Aware Kids Programs and the Child Car Restraints Project (Tender RFP DPC724),  Dept of the Premier & Cabinet - Public Sector Management,  Grant,  2004,  $67,883.
  • A single blinded randomised controlled trial to compare magnesium sulphate capsules with Colon-Lytely as a bowel preparation for patients undergoing colonoscopy,  Colocaps Trust,  Grant,  2004,  $10,000.
  • Tender for Phase Two of the Outcome Evaluation of the School Drug Education Project,  School Drug Education and Road Aware,  Grant,  2004,  $74,649.
  • Service agreement for a joint appointment between Edith Cowan University and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to a biostatistician position,  Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital,  Grant,  2004,  $10,671.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Book Chapters

  • Cross, D., Shaw, T., Epstein, M., Monks, H., Dooley, J., Hearn, L., (2012), Cyberbullying in Australia: Is school context related to cyberbullying behaviour?. Cyberbullying in the Global Playground: Research from International Perspectives, 75-98, Chichester, UK.
  • Cross, D., Shaw, T., Pearce, N., Erceg, E., Waters, S., Pintabona, Y., Hall, M., (2008), School-based Intervention Research to Reduce Bullying in Australia 1999-2007: What works, What Doesn't, and What's Promising. Understanding and Addressing Bullying: An International Perspective, 351, Bloomington, Indiana USA.

Journal Articles

  • Lester, L., Cross, D., Shaw, T., (2012), Problem behaviours, traditional bullying and cyberbullying among adolescents: Longitudinal analyses. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 17(41367), 435-447, DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2012.704313.
  • Cross, D., Waters, S., Pearce, N., Shaw, T., Hall, M., Erceg, E., Burns, S., Roberts, C., Hamilton, G., (2012), The Friendly Schools Friendly Families Program: Three-year bullying behaviour outcomes in primary school children. International Journal of Educational Research, 53(1), 394-406, UK, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2012.05.004.
  • Shaw, T., Cross, D., (2012), The clustering of bullying and cyberbullying behaviours within Australian schools. Aust J of Education, 56(2), 142-162.
  • Lester, L., Cross, D., Dooley, J., Shaw, T., (2012), Internalising symptoms: An antecedent or precedent in adolescent peer victimisation?. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 22(2), 173-189, DOI: 10.1017/jgc.2012.25.
  • Lester, L., Cross, D., Shaw, T., Dooley, J., (2012), Adolescent Bully-victims: Social health and the transition to secondary school. Cambridge Journal of Education, 42(2), 213-233, DOI: 10.1080/0305764X.2012.676630.
  • Lester, L., Cross, D., Shaw, T., (2012), Problem behaviours, traditional and cyberbullying among adolescents: A longitudinal analyses. Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties, 17(3-4), 435-447, DOI: 10.180/13632752.2012.704313.
  • Lester, L., Cross, D., Dooley, J., Shaw, T., (2012), Developmental trajectories of adolescent victimization: predictors and outcomes. Social Influence, ifirst(n/a), 1-24, DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2012.734526.
  • Dooley, J., Shaw, T., Cross, D., (2012), The association between the mental health and behavioural problems of students and their reactions to cyber-victimisation. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 9(2), 275-289, DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2011.648425.
  • Shaw, T., Cross, D., (2012), The clustering of bullying and cyberbullying behaviour within Australian schools. Australian Journal of Education, 56(2), 142-162.
  • Halkett, GK., Kristjanson, LJ., Lobb, E., Little, J., Shaw, T., Taylor, M., Spry, N., (2012), Information needs and preferences of women as they proceed through radiotherapy for breast cancer. Patient Education and Counseling, 86(3), 396-404, Ireland, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.05.010.
  • Cross, D., Waters, S., Pearce, N., Shaw, T., Hall, M., Erceg, E., Burns, S., Roberts, C., Hamilton, G., (2012), The Friendly Schools Friendly Families programme: Three-year bullying behaviour outcomes in primary school children. International Journal of Educational Research, 53, , 394-406, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2012.05.004.
  • Dooley, J., Shaw, T., Cross, D., (2012), The association between the mental health and behavioural problems of students and their reactions to cyber-victimization. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 9(2), 275-289, DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2011.648425.
  • Cross, D., Monks, H., Hall, M., Shaw, T., Pintabona, Y., Erceg, E., Hamilton, G., Roberts, C., Waters, S., Lester, L., (2011), Three-year results of the friendly schools whole-of-school intervention on children's bullying behaviour. British Educational Research Journal, 37(1), 105-129, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1080/01411920903420024.
  • Cross, D., Epstein, M., Hearn, L., Slee, P., Shaw, T., Monks, H., (2011), National Safe Schools Framework: Policy and practice to reduce bullying in Australian schools. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 35(5), 398-404, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1177/0165025411407456.
  • Halkett, GK., McKay, J., Shaw, T., (2011), Improving students' confidence levels in communicating with patients and introducing students to the importance of history taking. Radiography, 17(1), 55-60, DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2010.02.006.
  • Perren, S., Dooley, J., Shaw, T., Cross, D., (2010), Bullying in school and cyberspace: Associations with depressive symptoms in Swiss and Australian adolescents. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 4(28), 10p., UK, DOI: 10.1186/1753-2000-4-28.
  • Cross, D., Monks, H., Hall, M., Shaw, T., Pintabona, Y., Erceg, E., Hamilton, G., Roberts, C., Waters, S., Lester, L., (2010), Three year results of the Friendly Schools whole-of-school intervention on children?s bullying behaviour. British Educational Research Journal, i-first article(1), 1-25, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1080/01411920903420024.
  • Waters, S., Cross, D., Shaw, T., (2010), Does the nature of schools matter? An exploration of selected school ecology factors on adolescent perceptions of school connectedness. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 80(3), 381-402, DOI: 10.1348/000709909X484479.
  • Waters, S., Cross, D., Shaw, T., (2010), How important are school and interpersonal student characteristics in determining later adolescent school connectedness, by school sector?. Australian Journal of Education, 54(2), 223-243, Australia.
  • Beatty, S., Cross, D., Shaw, T., (2008), The impact of a parent-directed intervention on parent-child communication about tobacco and alcohol. Drug and Alcohol Review, 27(6), 591-601, DOI: 10.1080/09595230801935698.

Conference Publications

  • Thomas, L., Shaw, T., (2009), Impact of extra-curricular activity participation on adolescent drug use. 2008 Vario Health Conference. Physical and Mental Wellness-Integrative Approaches to Health Conference Proceedings, 133-143, Joondalup, Western Australia.

Research Student Supervision

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy,  Process Evaluatin Of A School And Home-based Sun Safety Education Intervention..
  • Doctor of Philosophy,  Critical Success Factors For Building School Capacity To Engage Parents In School-based Bullying Prevention Interventions.
  • Doctor of Philosophy,  Extra-curricular Activity Participation, Connectedness To School And Cigarette And Alcohol Use: How The Relationships Work.
  • Master of Public Health,  An Examination Of Gender Differences In Violence-related Behaviours In Western Australian Secondary School Students..
  • A Randomised Comparison Trial To Evaluate An In-home Parent-directed Drug Education Intervention.
  • Professional Development In Hiv Prevention Education For Teachers Using Flexible Learning And Tutor Support.
  • Doctor of Philosophy,  Influence Of School And Individual Level Social Ecological Variables On School Connectedness And Their Relationship To Mental Health Outcomes..
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