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Biography
Roxanne Jones is a Palawa woman, PhD candidate and Research Associate at the Australian National University. Roxy is a Social Epidemiologist and Registered Nurse with a passion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child health and wellbeing.
Roxy has research experience in the development and analysis of large-scale community driven cohort studies, including Mayi Kuwayu: the national study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing, and more recently, the Yukaaywa Purrary study: a national study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child and adolescent wellbeing.
Roxy has a background working as a Registered Nurse in Paediatric Intensive Care. Roxy holds a Master of Philosophy (Applied Epidemiology) from the Australian National University. She also holds a Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Research and Leadership from Melbourne University. Her undergraduate degrees include a Bachelor of Nursing and a Bachelor of Health Science (Paramedics) from the Queensland University of Technology.
Qualifications
MPhil(AppEpi), GCertIndigRes&Lead, BHlthSci(Paramedic), BN, RN
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Population-level contribution of interpersonal discrimination to psychological distress among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults, and to Indigenous–non-Indigenous inequities: cross-sectional analysis of a community-controlled First Nations cohort study
Thurber, K. A., Brinckley, M. M., Jones, R., Evans, O., Nichols, K., Priest, N., Guo, S., Williams, D. R., Gee, G. C., Joshy, G., Banks, E., Thandrayen, J., Baffour, B., Mohamed, J., Calma, T. & Lovett, R., 10 Dec 2022, In: The Lancet. 400, 10368, p. 2084-2094 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural indicators: an overview from Mayi Kuwayu, the National Study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing
Bourke, S. C., Chapman, J., Jones, R., Brinckley, M. M., Thurber, K. A., Calabria, B., Doery, K., Olsen, A. & Lovett, R., Dec 2022, In: International Journal for Equity in Health. 21, 1, 109.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The development and validation of a family functioning measure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults
Brinckley, M. M., Jones, R., Batterham, P. J., Calear, A. L. & Lovett, R., Dec 2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 1, 1976.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing and validating measures of self-reported everyday and healthcare discrimination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults
Thurber, K. A., Walker, J., Batterham, P. J., Gee, G. C., Chapman, J., Priest, N., Cohen, R., Jones, R., Richardson, A., Calear, A. L., Williams, D. R. & Lovett, R., Dec 2021, In: International Journal for Equity in Health. 20, 1, 14.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Examining the associations between indigenous rangers, culture and wellbeing in australia, 2018–2020
Wright, A., Yap, M., Jones, R., Richardson, A., Davis, V. & Lovett, R., 2 Mar 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 6, p. 1-19 19 p., 3053.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access23 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
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Yarrabah Counts community development toolbox Planning, population, measures and monitoring
Lovett, R. (PI), Andrews, R. (CoI), Chapman, J. (CoI), Fagan, R. (CoI), Hunt, N. (CoI), Jones, R. (CoI) & Walker, J. (CoI)
25/05/22 → 29/02/24
Project: Research
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Proposal to provide national reporting on cultural indicators from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Implementation Plan to the Department of Health
Lovett, R. (PI), Brinckley, M.-M. (CoI), Chapman, J. (CoI), Colonna, E. (CoI), Hunt, N. (CoI), Irwin, F. (CoI), Jones, R. (CoI), Malone, T. (CoI), Phillips, B. (CoI), Russell, L. (CoI), Thurber, K. (CoI) & Walker, J. (CoI)
24/05/21 → 31/10/23
Project: Research
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A cultural wellbeing index (CWI) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth aged 8 to 16 years of age in out-of-home care in Central Queensland
Lovett, R. (PI), Calabria, B. (CoI), Chapman, J. (CoI) & Jones, R. (CoI)
29/03/21 → 15/09/21
Project: Research
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The epidemiology and experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children admitted to paediatric intensive care units in Australia
Jones, R. (PI)
1/01/20 → 28/02/23
Project: Research