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Deputy Head - Child Health Promotion

Background

• Deputy Head, Child Health Promotion Research Centre, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
• Senior Research Manager, Child Health Promotion Research Centre, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
• Youth Health Promotion Coordinator, North Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service, New South Wales
• Research Officer, Centre for Youth Drug Studies, Australian Drug Foundation, Victoria
• Project Coordinator, Drugs Policy and Services Branch, Department of Human Services, Victoria
• Research Project Coordinator, Western Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research, Curtin University, Western Australia

Awards and Recognition

National and International Research Positions

• 2010-2011 – Invited participant, Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) New Investigator Network

Research Areas and Interests

• Child and adolescent health; youth engagement and participation; connectedness to community, school and family

Staff Qualifications

• PhD (Doctoral Degree), Edith Cowan University, 2010 .

Research

Recent Research Grants

• Educational Evaluation of Cybersmart Detectives,  Australian Communications and Media Authority,  Grant,  2011,  $19,204.
• Bystanders to Cyberbullying project,  Australian Human Rights Commission,  Australian Human Rights Commission - Grant,  2011,  $41,257.
• Educational Evaluation of Cybersmart Detectives,  Australian Communications and Media Authority,  Grant(**),  2010,  $108,825.
• Do Current Ethical Standards Prevent Participation of Low Socio-Economic Populations in Child Health Promotion Research?,  Edith Cowan University,  Grant - Industry Collaboration,  2009,  $5,000.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Journal Articles

• Cardoso, P., Thomas, L., Johnston, R., Cross, D., (2012), Encouraging Student Access to and Use of Pastoral Care Services in Schools. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 22(2), 227-248, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1017/jgc.2012.28.
• Thomas, L., (2009), New challenges in school-based research. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 20(1), 73-74.

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

Principal Supervisor

• Master of Public Health,  Factors Influencing School Staff's Implementation Of A Pastoral Care Program Designed To Reduce Students' Harm From Tobacco And Other Drugs..