School of Medical and Health Sciences

Associate Dean

Qualifications

• Postgraduate Diploma (With Distinction), Curtin University of Technology.
• Master of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology.
• Teachers Higher Certificate, Other WA higher ed institution.
• Bachelor of Education, Curtin University of Technology.
• Doctor of Philosophy, Curtin University of Technology, 2003.

Research

Recent Research Grants

• Fostering positive body image among young children: Development and evaluation of an online professional development resource for early childhood educators ,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Healthway - Scholarship,  2014 - 2018,  $112,844.
• An international comparison of paramedic skills acquisition between two different models of tertiary education.,  Edith Cowan University,  ECU Collaboration Enhancement Scheme - 2016 Round 2,  2017 - 2018,  $11,000.
• Exploring the influence of a hyper-sexualised media culture on adolescent girls' mental health and wellbeing,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Healthway - Scholarship,  2015 - 2017,  $75,614.
• Adolescent alcohol use: Determining priorities for parent interventions,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Healthway - Research Starter Grant,  2014 - 2016,  $29,690.
• Exploring Family Preferences of Child Health Nursing Services in Bunbury WA,  Telethon Kids Institute,  Grant,  2015,  $5,000.
• Integrated early years services,  Telethon Kids Institute,  Grant,  2011,  $8,730.
• Adolescent grief research to create a prevention strategy to address the needs of youth experiencing grief or who may experience grief as an adolescent,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Healthway - Grant,  2003 - 2005,  $46,500.
• Transadaption of successful cigarette smoking intervention to randomised school-based cannabis intervention trial.,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Healthway - Grant,  2002 - 2004,  $91,352.
• Maximising parent involvement in school-based bullying interventions,  Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation),  Healthway - Grant,  2002 - 2004,  $99,169.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Journal Articles

• Lester, L., Pearce, N., Waters, S., Barnes, A., Beatty, S., Cross, D., (2017), Family Involvement in a Whole-School Bullying Intervention: Mothers? and Fathers? Communication and Influence with Children. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26(10), 2716-2727, New York, USA, Springer, DOI: 10.1007/s10826-017-0793-6.
• Lamichhane, RS., Neville, P., Oosthuizen, J., Clark, K., Mainali, S., Fatouros, M., Beatty, S., (2017), The highs and lows of making a bucket list - quantifying potential mosquito breeding habitats in metropolitan backyards. Frontiers in Public Health, 5(Nov 2017), Article number 292, United States, Frontiers Media, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00292.
• Ho, G., Beatty, S., (2017), Podcasting to students working in the resources industry: a supplementary teaching strategy. Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 33(1), 87-95.
• Mainali, S., Lamichhane, RS., Clark, K., Beatty, S., Fatouros, M., Neville, P., Oosthuizen, J., (2017), ?Looking over the Backyard Fence?: Householders and Mosquito Control. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(3), Article number 246, MDPI, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14030246.
• Jamieson, J., Jenkins, G., Beatty, S., Palermo, C., (2017), Designing programmes of assessment: A participatory approach. Medical Teacher, 39(11), 1182-1188, United Kingdom, Taylor & Francis Group, DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2017.1355447.
• Clark, K., Beatty, S., Reibel, T., (2016), Maternity-care: measuring women's perceptions. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 29(1), 89-99, Bingley, UK, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, DOI: 10.1108/IJHCQA-06-2015-0078.
• Cross, D., Lester, L., Pearce, N., Barnes, A., Beatty, S., (2016), A group randomized controlled trial evaluating parent involvement in whole school actions to reduce bullying. The Journal of Educational Research, 111(3), 255-267, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2016.1246409.
• Clark, K., Beatty, S., Fletcher, T., (2016), Maternal and child health nursing services: perspectives of parents. Australian Journal of Child and Family Health Nursing, 13(1), 8-12, Australia, Cambridge Publishing.
• Clark, K., Beatty, S., (2016), Making hospital governance healthier for nurses. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 11(2), 27-32, North Ryde, NSW, Australian College of Health Service Management.
• Clark, K., Beatty, S., Reibel, T., (2015), Maternity care: A narrative overview of what women expect across their care continuum. Midwifery, 31(4), 432-437, London, United Kingdom, Churchill Livingstone, DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2014.12.009.
• Clark, K., Beatty, S., Reibel, T., (2015), 'What women want': Using image theory to develop expectations of maternity care framework. Midwifery, 31(5), 505-511, London, United Kingdom, Churchill Livingstone, DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2014.12.011.
• Beatty, S., Collins, A., Buckingham, M., (2014), Embedding academic socialisation within a language support program: An Australian case study. The International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, 5(1), 9-18, DOI: 10.5204/intjfyhe.v5i1.180.

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

• Doctor of Philosophy,  The Nature And Extent Of The Influence Of Occupational Culture On Aod Use Amongst Airline Pilots
• Effect Of Prenatal Zinc Supplementation On Malaria Morbidity, Pregnancy Anaemia And Birth Weight
• Master of Public Health,  A Formative Study To Develop And Test A Heath Promotion Stategy For Adolescents Who Experience Grief.

Associate Supervisor

• Master of Public Health,  Comparative Assessment Of The Effectiveness Of Online Vs Paper Based Courses For Occupational And Environmental Safety And Health.

Co-ordinating Supervisor

• The Effect Of Education And Dispositional Variables On The Attitudes Towards Harm Minimisation Among Undergraduate University Students