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Prof

Lisa Gibbs

Professor
Disaster recovery
Child health
Health promotion
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
humans
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public, environmental & occupational health
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Lisa Gibbs

 
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Medicine, Dentistry And Health Sciences
 
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Prof

Lisa Gibbs

 

Professor Lisa Gibbs is Director of the Child Health and Community Wellbeing Program in the Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne. She is also Lead of Community Resilience in the Centre for Disaster Management and Public Safety.

She leads public health research relating to two main fields: 1) disaster recovery and community resilience, including leadership of the Beyond Bushfires study and 2) child health and wellbeing. These two fields intersect through her research on child resilience. She is committed to working in partnership with key stakeholders to ensure the relevance of her research, translating into direct policy and practice outcomes. Professor Gibbs also has a Visiting Professorship at University College Dublin, is an Honorary Professor in the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales, and a Consortium Member (senior leadership) of International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research (IPHR).

Projects

Displaying the 54 most recent projects by Lisa Gibbs.

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Drought Program Evaluation

2019 - 2021
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Strengthening Children And Families In Disaster And Emergency Recovery

2019 - 2020
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Understanding Long Term Disaster Impacts On Children

2019 - 2019
Completed
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Strengthening Children And Families In Disaster And Emergency Recovery

2019 - 2020
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Fostering Social Connections Within Community Fireguard Groups To Build Resilience Across All-Hazards

2019 - 2020
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10 Years Beyond Bushfires

2019 - 2022
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Global Resilience Research Network

2019 - 2022
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Evaluation Of The Resilience Project

2018 - 2020
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Understanding Long Term Disaster Impacts On Children

2018 - 2019
Completed
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Think Big: Multi-National Digital Platforms Enabling Children And Youth Led Health And Wellbeing Initiatives

2018 - 2020
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10 Years Beyond Bushfires

2018 - 2021
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Recap - Recovery Capital Project

2018 - 2021
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Investigating The Role Of Social Networks On Resilience In Humanitarian Contexts

2018 - 2018
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Strengthening Children And Families In Disaster And Emergency Recovery

2018 - 2020
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Strengthening Children And Families In Disaster And Emergency Recovery

2018 - 2020
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Strengthening Children And Families In Disaster And Emergency Recovery

2018 - 2020
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Strengthening Children And Families In Disaster And Emergency Recovery

2018 - 2020
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10 Years Beyond Bushfires

2018 - 2021
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“Count Me In!” Promoting Wellbeing And Inclusion Through Sports Participation For Migrant And Refugee-Background Young People

2017 - 2018
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Think Big – Multi-National Digital Platforms Enabling Child And Youth Led Health And Wellbeing Initiatives

2017 - 2018
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Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program - Assessment Of Long Term Impacts

2017 - 2019
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Children As Contributors

2017 - 2018
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Bushfires, Social Connectedness And Mental Health

The 2009 Victorian bushfires caused much loss of life, property destruction, and community disturbance. It is important for Promoting Better..

2016 - 2016
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“Count Me In!” Promoting Wellbeing And Inclusion Through Sports Participation For Migrant And Refugee-Background Young People

2016 - 2017
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Kids As Catalyst: Evaluating A Child-Led Social Action Program Promoting Child And Youth Resilience And Mental Wellbeing

2016 - 2018
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Child Disaster Resilience - Teacher'S Health Fund

2016 - 2019
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Translating Disaster Research Evidence Into Policy And Practice Decision-Making Tools To Guide Disaster Resilience And Recovery

This project responds to needs that have been expressed repeatedly by government agencies, communities and service providers at local, state..

2016 - 2017
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Elva Program Subcontract Between Um And Smouldering Stump

2016 - 2018
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Promoting Participation In Sport For Migrant And Refugee Children And Youth

2016 - 2016
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Kids Thrive

2015 - 2016
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Developing And Evaluating A New A Cost Effective Sustainable Health And Wellbeing Service Model For Disability Service Providers

This project aims to develop a model of care that improves the health and wellbeing of children with a disability, and their parents, implem..

2014 - 2019
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Developing And Evaluating A New Cost Effective Sustainable Health And Wellbeing Service Model For Disability Service Providers

This project aims to develop a model of care that improves the health and wellbeing of children with a disability, and their parents, implem..

2014 - 2019
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Centre Of Research Excellence (Cre) In Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood. Our objective is to bring about a radical improvement in the treatment o..

2014 - 2019
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Victorian Bushfires Appeal Fund (Vbaf) Piece Together Website

2013 - 2014
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Latrobe Valley: Our Children Our Future - Scoping Study

2012 - 2013
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Beyond Bushfires: Community Recovery And Resilience Data Collection Tender

2011 - 2014
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Evaluation Of The Jamie Oliver Ministry Of Food Program

2011 - 2014
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Bushfires, Social Connectedness And Mental Health

The 2009 Victorian bushfires caused much loss of life, property destruction, and community disturbance. It is important for Promoting Better..

2011 - 2016
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Bushfires, Social Connectedness And Mental Health

The 2009 Victorian bushfires caused much loss of life, property destruction, and community disturbance. It is important for Promoting Better..

2011 - 2016
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Bushfires, Social Connectedness And Mental Health

The 2009 Victorian bushfires caused much loss of life, property destruction, and community disturbance. It is important for Promoting Better..

2011 - 2016
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Teeth Tales: A Culturally Competent Community Intervention For Child Oral Health In Low Ses Area Of Urban Melbourne

Dental caries represent the highest burden of disease for pre-school children. Disadvantaged, refugee and migrant communities face an estima..

2010 - 2014
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Teeth Tales: A Culturally Competent Community Intervention For Child Oral Health In Low Ses Area Of Urban Melbourne

Dental caries represent the highest burden of disease for pre-school children. Disadvantaged, refugee and migrant communities face an estima..

2010 - 2014
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Gendered Child-Parent Independence Negotiations

2010 - 2012
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Bushfire Recovery - Hearing Children'S Voices

2009 - 2010
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Community Connections: How Can Technology Promote Community Social Inclusion?

2009 - 2010
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The Jack Brockhoff Child Health And Wellbeing Program

2009 - 2020
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Evaluation Of Ucan2, An Initiative Of Foundation House For Survivors Of Torture

2008 - 2011
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Fun 'N Healthy In Moreland!: Subcontract To Moreland Community Health Service (Mchs)

2008
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Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Evaluation

2007 - 2009
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Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Evaluation

2007 - 2009
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Fun 'N Healthy In Moreland Project Collaboration

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Supporting Health And Wellbeing For Families With Children Of Refugee Backgrounds

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Screen Stories And Community Connections

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Study Of Fire Affected Community Fireguard Groups

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Research Contracts

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Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 134 most recent scholarly works by Lisa Gibbs.

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Identifying predictors of early childhood caries among Australian children using sequential modelling: Findings from the VicGen birth cohort study.

Mark Gussy, George Mnatzaganian, Stuart Dashper, Lauren Carpenter, Hanny Calache, Helen Mitchell, Eric Reynolds, Lisa Gibbs, Shalika Hegde, Geoff Adams, Shae Johnson, Emily Amezdroz, Bradley Christian

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Dentistry

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this birth cohort study was to identify concurrent associations between early childhood caries and putative..

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Interpersonal violence and mental health outcomes following disaster

Robyn Molyneaux, Lisa Gibbs, Richard A Bryant, Cathy Humphreys, Kelsey Hegarty, Connie Kellett, H Colin Gallagher, Karen Block, Louise Harms, John F Richardson, Nathan Alkemade, David Forbes

Journal article  |  2020  |  BJPsych Open

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Temporal development of the oral microbiome and prediction of early childhood caries

SG Dashper, HL Mitchell, K-A Le Cao, L Carpenter, MG Gussy, H Calache, SL Gladman, DM Bulach, B Hoffmann, D Catmull, S Pruilh, S Johnson, L Gibbs, E Amezdroz, U Bhatnagar, T Seemann, G Mnatzaganian, DJ Manton, EC Reynolds

Journal article  |  2019  |  Scientific Reports

Human microbiomes are predicted to assemble in a reproducible and ordered manner yet there is limited knowledge on the development..

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Natural history of dental caries: Baseline characteristics of the VicGen birth cohort study.

Amit Chattopadhyay, Bradley Christian, Mohd Masood, Hanny Calache, Lauren Carpenter, Lisa Gibbs, Mark Gussy

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

BACKGROUND: Early-life dental caries is a major global health problem. Children's first dental visit is recommended at 2 years age..

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Delayed Disaster Impacts on Academic Performance of Primary School Children

Lisa Gibbs, Jane Nursey, Janette Cook, Greg Ireton, Nathan Alkemade, Michelle Roberts, H Colin Gallagher, Richard Bryant, Karen Block, Robyn Molyneaux, David Forbes

Journal article  |  2019  |  Child Development

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The role of the natural environment in disaster recovery: "We live here because we love the bush"

Karen Block, Robyn Molyneaux, Lisa Gibbs, Nathan Alkemade, Elyse Baker, Colin MacDougall, Greg Ireton, David Forbes

Journal article  |  2019  |  Health & Place

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A Capacity Building Program to Improve the Self-Efficacy of Key Workers to Support the Well-Being of Parents of a Child With a Disability Accessing an Early Childhood Intervention Service: Protocol for a Stepped-Wedge Design Trial

Elise Davis, Dana Young, Kim-Michelle Gilson, John Reynolds, Rob Carter, Utsana Tonmukayakul, Katrina Williams, Lisa Gibbs, Rachael McDonald, Dinah Reddihough, Jane Tracy, Jennifer Morgan, Paul Ireland, Cassie Kenyon, Rod Carracher

Journal article  |  2019  |  JMIR Research Protocols

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A systematic review to assess the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties for caries risk assessment tools for young children

Bradley Christian, Rebecca Armstrong, Hanny Calache, Lauren Carpenter, Lisa Gibbs, Mark Gussy

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

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The effect of group involvement on post-disaster mental health: A longitudinal multilevel analysis

H Colin Gallagher, Karen Block, Lisa Gibbs, David Forbes, Dean Lusher, Robyn Molyneaux, John Richardson, Philippa Pattison, Colin MacDougall, Richard A Bryant

Journal article  |  2019  |  Social Science & Medicine

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Youth Engagement and Participation: Field-Building Across Research and Practice.

Emily J Ozer, Rima Afifi, Lisa Gibbs, Ruchika T Mathur

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Adolescent Health

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A Rights-Based Approach for Service Providers to Measure the Quality of Life of Children with a Disability

Elise Davis, Dana Young, Kim-Michelle Gilson, Elena Swift, Jeffrey Chan, Lisa Gibbs, Utsana Tonmukayakul, Dinah Reddihough, Katrina Williams

Journal article  |  2018  |  Value in Health

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Quality of life priorities for children with disabilities: contrasting child and parent perspectives

Elena Swift, Lisa Gibbs, Dinah Reddihough, Elise Davis, Andrew Mackinnon

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH

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Longitudinal study of changing psychological outcomes following the Victorian Black Saturday bushfires

Richard A Bryant, Lisa Gibbs, Hugh Colin Gallagher, Phillipa Pattison, Dean Lusher, Colin MacDougall, Louise Harms, Karen Block, Vikki Sinnott, Greg Ireton, John Richardson, David Forbes

Journal article  |  2018  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

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Distress and satisfaction with research participation: Impact on retention in longitudinal disaster research

Lisa Gibbs, Robyn Molyneaux, Sonia Whiteley, Karen Block, Louise Harms, Richard A Bryant, David Forbes, H Colin Gallagher, Colin MacDougall, Greg Ireton

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Children as Bushfire Educators-'Just be Calm, and Stuff Like That'

Lisa Gibbs, Greg Ireton, Karen Block, E Taunt

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of International Social Studies

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Participatory Health Research

Book Chapter  |  2018

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Participant-guided mobile methods.

K Block, L Gibbs, C MacDougall

Book Chapter  |  2018

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Searching for the Impact of Participation in Health and Health Research: Challenges and Methods

Janet Harris, Tina Cook, Lisa Gibbs, John Oetzel, Jon Salsberg, Carolynne Shinn, Jane Springett, Nina Wallerstein, Michael Wright

Journal article  |  2018  |  BioMed Research International

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Ethical Use and Impact of Participatory Approaches to Research in Post-Disaster Environments: An Australian Bushfire Case Study

L Gibbs, K Block, C MacDougall, L Harms, E Baker, J Richardson, G Ireton, HC Gallagher, R Bryant, D Lusher, P Pattison, J Watson, J Gillett, A Pirrone, R Molyneaux, S Sexton-Bruce, D Forbes

Journal article  |  2018  |  BioMed Research International

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Exploring the use of emoji as a visual research method for eliciting young children's voices in childhood research

Jennifer Fane, Colin MacDougall, Jessie Jovanovic, Gerry Redmond, Lisa Gibbs

Journal article  |  2018  |  Early Child Development and Care

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Kids as Catalyst Final Evaluation Report

lisa Gibbs, Hannah Morrice, Dana Young, K Block

Report  |  2018

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Cluster randomised trial of a school-community child health promotion and obesity prevention intervention: findings from the evaluation of fun 'n healthy in Moreland!

Elizabeth Waters, Lisa Gibbs, Maryanne Tadic, Obioha C Ukoumunne, Anthea Magarey, Anthony D Okely, Andrea de Silva, Christine Armit, Julie Green, Thea O'Connor, Britt Johnson, Boyd Swinburn, Lauren Carpenter, Graham Moore, Hannah Littlecott, Lisa Gold

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMC Public Health

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Mobilising children: The role of mobile communications in child mobility

B Nansen, P Carroll, L Gibbs, C MacDougall, F Vetere

Book Chapter  |  2017

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The outcomes of health-promoting communities: being active eating well initiative-a community-based obesity prevention intervention in Victoria, Australia

KA Bolton, P Kremer, L Gibbs, E Waters, B Swinburn, A de Silva

Journal article  |  2017  |  International Journal of Obesity

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The Health Promoting Schools Framework: Known Unknowns and an Agenda for Future Research

Rebecca Langford, Christopher Bonell, Kelli Komro, Simon Murphy, Daniel Magnus, Elizabeth Waters, Lisa Gibbs, Rona Campbell

Journal article  |  2017  |  Health Education & Behavior

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A Cultural Competence Organizational Review for Community Health Services: Insights From a Participatory Approach

Mandy Truong, Lisa Gibbs, Veronika Pradel, Michal Morris, Pauline Gwatirisa, Maryanne Tadic, Andrea de Silva, Martin Hall, Dana Young, Elisha Riggs, Hanny Calache, Mark Gussy, Richard Watt, Iqbal Gondal, Elizabeth Waters

Journal article  |  2017  |  Health Promotion Practice

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Dyadic Effects of Attachment on Mental Health: Couples in a Postdisaster Context

H Colin Gallagher, Dean Lusher, Lisa Gibbs, Philippa Pattison, David Forbes, Karen Block, Louise Harms, Colin MacDougall, Connie Kellett, Greg Ireton, Richard A Bryant

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Family Psychology

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Mental Health and Social Networks After Disaster

Richard A Bryant, H Colin Gallagher, Lisa Gibbs, Philippa Pattison, Colin MacDougall, Louise Harms, Karen Block, Elyse Baker, Vikki Sinnott, Greg Ireton, John Richardson, David Forbes, Dean Lusher

Journal article  |  2017  |  American Journal of Psychiatry

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Separation and reunification in disasters The importance of understanding the psychosocial consequences

John F Richardson, Elyse Baker, Hugh Colin Gallagher, Lisa Gibbs, Karen Block, Dean Lusher, Connie Kellett, Colin MacDougall, Louise Harms, Marita Smith

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Post-bushfire relocation decision-making and personal wellbeing A case study from Victoria, Australia

Lisa Gibbs, Hugh Colin Gallagher, Karen Block, Elyse Baker, Richard Bryant, Lou Harms, Greg Ireton, Connie Kellett, Vikki Sinnott, John F Richardson, Dean Lusher, David Forbes, Colin MacDougall, Elizabeth Waters

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Promoting Social Inclusion through Sport for Refugee-Background Youth in Australia: Analysing Different Participation Models

Karen Block, Lisa Gibbs

Journal article  |  2017  |  Social Inclusion

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Public testimony as a source of naturally occurring data: An ethical and rigorous approach to investigating resilience in the face of a natural disaster.

Gisela Van Kessell, Colin MacDougall, Lisa Gibbs

Journal article  |  2017  |  Sage Research Methods Cases Part 2

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Cultural competence in the community health context: "we don't have to reinvent the wheel'

Truong Mandy, Lisa Gibbs, Yin Paradies, Naomi Priest, Maryanne Tadic

Journal article  |  2017  |  Australian Journal of Primary Health

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“Just treat everybody with respect”: health service providers’ perspectives on the role of cultural competence in community health service provision

mandy Truong, Lisa Gibbs, Yin Paradies, Naomi Priest

Journal article  |  2017  |  ABNF journal

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The research impact handbook

Lisa Gibbs

Journal article  |  2017  |  Educational Action Research

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Child citizenship in disaster risk and affected environments

L Gibbs, Colin MacDougall, Carol Mutch, Peter O'Connor

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Cultural Competence in Public Health

E Waters, L Gibbs, E Riggs, N Priest, A Renzaho, M Kulkens

Book Chapter  |  2016

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The association between self-reported diet quality and health-related quality of life in rural and urban Australian adolescents

Kristy A Bolton, Felice Jacka, Steven Allender, Peter Kremer, Lisa Gibbs, Elizabeth Waters, Andrea de Silva

Journal article  |  2016  |  Australian Journal of Rural Health

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Measuring the quality of life of children with a disability: Choosing an outcome measure for service providers

E Davis, D Young, K-M Gilson, U Tonmukayakul, J Chan, R Carter, D Reddihough, K Williams, J Tracy, R McDonald, J Reynolds, L Gibbs, J Morgan

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH

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Developing a new service model for children with a disability: What do parents want?

D Young, E Davis, K-M Gilson, L Gibbs, J Chan, D Reddihough, K Williams, J Tracy, R McDonald, R Carter, J Reynolds, U Tonmukayakul, J Morgan

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH

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Child oral health in migrant families: A cross-sectional study of caries in 1-4 year old children from migrant backgrounds residing in Melbourne, Australia

L Gibbs, AM de Silva, B Christian, L Gold, M Gussy, L Moore, H Calache, D Young, E Riggs, M Tadic, R Watt, I Gondal, E Waters

Journal article  |  2016  |  Community Dental Health

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Choosing foods for infants: a qualitative study of the factors that influence mothers

R Boak, M Virgo-Milton, A Hoare, A de Silva, L Gibbs, L Gold, M Gussy, H Calache, M Smith, E Waters

Journal article  |  2016  |  Child: Care, Health and Development

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Expanding a successful community-based obesity prevention approach into new communities: Challenges and achievements

Kristy A Bolton, Peter Kremer, Lisa Gibbs, Boyd Swinburn, Elizabeth Waters, Andrea de Silva

Journal article  |  2016  |  Obesity Research & Clinical Practice

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Mental Health Following Separation in a Disaster: The Role of Attachment

H Colin Gallagher, John Richardson, David Forbes, Louise Harms, Lisa Gibbs, Nathan Alkemade, Colin MacDougall, Elizabeth Waters, Karen Block, Dean Lusher, Elyse Baker, Richard A Bryant

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Traumatic Stress

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Uncovering Diverse Experiences Following Disaster Using Participant-Guided Mobile Methods

Karen Block, Lisa Gibbs, Elyse Snowdon

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS

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Exploring Children's Sense of Agency in Response to Bushfire Scenarios

Lisa Gibbs, Karen Block, Elyse Snowdon, Jack Brockhoff

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS

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Children and young people's wellbeing post-disaster: Safety and stability are critical

L Gibbs, K Block, L Harms, C MacDougall, E Baker, G Ireton, D Forbes, J Richardson, E Waters

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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A study of preschoolers' perceptions of earthquakes through drawing

Yasamin O Izadkhah, Lisa Gibbs

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Conceptualising Post-Disaster Recovery: Incorporating Grief Experiences

Louise Harms, Karen Block, H Colin Gallagher, Lisa Gibbs, Richard A Bryant, Dean Lusher, John Richardson, Colin MacDougall, Elyse Baker, Vikki Sinnott, Greg Ireton, David Forbes, Connie Kellett, Elizabeth Waters

Journal article  |  2015  |  The British Journal of Social Work

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Cost and outcomes associated with participating in the Community Fireguard Program Experiences from the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, Australia

L Gibbs, K-L Sia, K Block, E Baker, C Nelsson, J Gilbert, A Cook, C MacDougall

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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The role of anger and ongoing stressors in mental health following a natural disaster

David Forbes, Nathan Alkemade, Elizabeth Waters, Lisa Gibbs, Colin Gallagher, Phillipa Pattison, Dean Lusher, Colin MacDougall, Louise Harms, Karen Block, Elyse Snowdon, Connie Kellet, Vikki Sinnott, Greg Ireton, John Richardson, Richard A Bryant

Journal article  |  2015  |  Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

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Community wellbeing: applications for a disaster context

Lisa Gibbs, Louise Harms, Sarah Howell-Meurs, Karen Block, Dean Lusher, John Richardson, Colin MacDougall, Elizabeth Waters

Journal article  |  2015  |  Australian Journal of Emergency Management

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Exploring child dental service use among migrant families in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia

B Christian, D Young, L Gibbs, A de Silva, L Gold, E Riggs, H Calache, M Tadic, M Hall, L Moore, E Waters

Journal article  |  2015  |  Australian Dental Journal

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Strategies to enhance resilience post-natural disaster: a qualitative study of experiences with Australian floods and fires

Gisela van Kessel, Lisa Gibbs, Colin MacDougall

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Public Health

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Breaking down the barriers: a qualitative study to understand child oral health in refugee and migrant communities in Australia

Elisha Riggs, Lisa Gibbs, Nicky Kilpatrick, Mark Gussy, Caroline van Gemert, Saher Ali, Elizabeth Waters

Journal article  |  2015  |  Ethnicity & Health

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The World Health Organization's Health Promoting Schools framework: a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis

Rebecca Langford, Christopher Bonell, Hayley Jones, Theodora Pouliou, Simon Murphy, Elizabeth Waters, Kelli Komro, Lisa Gibbs, Daniel Magnus, Rona Campbell

Journal article  |  2015  |  BMC Public Health

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Teeth Tales: a community-based child oral health promotion trial with migrant families in Australia

Lisa Gibbs, Elizabeth Waters, Bradley Christian, Lisa Gold, Dana Young, Andrea de Silva, Hanny Calache, Mark Gussy, Richard Watt, Elisha Riggs, Maryanne Tadic, Martin Hall, Iqbal Gondal, Veronika Pradel, Laurence Moore

Journal article  |  2015  |  BMJ Open

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Promoting appreciation of cultural diversity and inclusion with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program

Karen Block, Lisa Gibbs, Susie Macfarlane, Mardie Townsend

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal for Multicultural Education

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Children's interdependent mobility: compositions, collaborations and compromises

B Nansen, L Gibbs, C MacDougall, F Vetere, NJ Ross, J McKendrick

Journal article  |  2015  |  Children's Geographies

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The process of rebuilding human resilience in the face of the experience of a natural disaster: A multisystem model

G Van Kessel, C MacDougall, L Gibbs

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

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Jamie's Ministry of Food: Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Immediate and Sustained Impacts of a Cooking Skills Program in Australia

Anna Flego, Jessica Herbert, Elizabeth Waters, Lisa Gibbs, Boyd Swinburn, John Reynolds, Marj Moodie

Journal article  |  2014  |  PLoS ONE

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Wider impacts of a 10-week community cooking skills program - Jamie's Ministry of Food, Australia

Jessica Herbert, Anna Flego, Lisa Gibbs, Elizabeth Waters, Boyd Swinburn, John Reynolds, Marj Moodie

Journal article  |  2014  |  BMC Public Health

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Large reductions in child overweight and obesity in intervention and comparison communities 3 years after a community project

B Swinburn, M Malakellis, M Moodie, E Waters, L Gibbs, L Millar, J Herbert, M Virgo-Milton, H Mavoa, P Kremer, A de Silva-Sanigorski

Journal article  |  2014  |  Pediatric Obesity

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Working better together: new approaches for understanding the value and challenges of organizational partnerships

Elisha Riggs, Karen Block, Deborah Warr, Lisa Gibbs

Journal article  |  2014  |  Health Promotion International

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Resilience-Rhetoric to Reality: A Systematic Review of Intervention Studies After Disasters

Gisela van Kessel, Colin MacDougall, Lisa Gibbs

Journal article  |  2014  |  Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

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School-based obesity prevention interventions: Practicalities and considerations

RA Jones, DR Lubans, PJ Morgan, AD Okely, N Parletta, L Wolfenden, A de Silva-Sanigorski, L Gibbs, E Waters

Journal article  |  2014  |  Obesity Research & Clinical Practice

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The effect of gender and age on the association between weight status and health-related quality of life in Australian adolescents

Kristy Bolton, Peter Kremer, Naomi Rossthorn, Marj Moodie, Lisa Gibbs, Elizabeth Waters, Boyd Swinburn, Andrea de Silva

Journal article  |  2014  |  BMC Public Health

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Psychological outcomes following the Victorian Black Saturday bushfires

Richard A Bryant, Elizabeth Waters, Lisa Gibbs, H Colin Gallagher, Philippa Pattison, Dean Lusher, Colin MacDougalls, Louise Harms, Karen Block, Elyse Snowdon, Vikki Sinnotts, Greg Ireton, John Richardsons, David Forbes

Journal article  |  2014  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

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Hard to reach communities or hard to access services? Migrant mothers' experiences of dental services

E Riggs, M Gussy, L Gibbs, C van Gemert, E Waters, N Kilpatrick

Journal article  |  2014  |  Australian Dental Journal

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Community-based preparedness programmes and the 2009 Australian bushfires: policy implications derived from applying theory

Colin MacDougall, Lisa Gibbs, Rachel Clark

Journal article  |  2014  |  Disasters

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Assessing the cultural competence of oral health research conducted with migrant children

Elisha Riggs, Mark Gussy, Lisa Gibbs, Caroline van Gemert, Elizabeth Waters, Naomi Priest, Richard Watt, Andre MN Renzaho, Nicky Kilpatrick

Journal article  |  2014  |  Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

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Volunteering in a School Kitchen Garden Program: Cooking Up Confidence, Capabilities, and Connections!

Mardie Townsend, Lisa Gibbs, Susie Macfarlane, Karen Block, Petra Staiger, Lisa Gold, Britt Johnson, Caroline Long

Journal article  |  2014  |  Voluntas: international journal of voluntary and non-profit organizations

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Evaluating Oral Health Promotion: a practical guide

Andrea de Silva, Lisa Gibbs, Elizabeth Waters, Richard Watt

Book Chapter  |  2014

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Political reflexivity in post-bushfire research

L Gibbs, C Macdougall, K Block

Journal article  |  2014  |  Qualitative Research Journal

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The WHO Health Promoting School framework for improving the health and well-being of students and their academic achievement

Rebecca Langford, Christopher P Bonell, Hayley E Jones, Theodora Pouliou, Simon M Murphy, Elizabeth Waters, Kelli A Komro, Lisa F Gibbs, Daniel Magnus, Rona Campbell

Journal article  |  2014  |  Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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Children's interdependent mobility: compositions, collaborations and compromises

B Nansen, LF Gibbs, C Macdougall, F Vetere, NJ Ross, J McKendrick

Journal article  |  2014  |  Children's Geographies

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Where do we start? A proposed post-disaster intervention framework for children and young people

L Gibbs, E Snowdon, K Block, HC Gallagher, C MacDougall, G Ireton, A Pirrone-Savona, D Forbes, J Richardson, L Harms, E Waters

Journal article  |  2014  |  Pastoral Care in Education

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Core principles for a community-based approach to supporting child disaster recovery

L Gibbs, M Di Pietro, A Harris, G Ireton, S Mordech, M Roberts, J Sinclair, R Wraith

Journal article  |  2014  |  Australian Journal of Emergency Management

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Participant guided mobile methods: Investigating personal experiences of communities following a disaster

K Block, L Gibbs, E Snowdon, C MacDougall

Book Chapter  |  2014

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Supporting schools to create an inclusive environment for refugee students

Karen Block, Suzanne Cross, Elisha Riggs, Lisa Gibbs

Journal article  |  2014  |  International Journal of Inclusive Education

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An exploratory trial implementing a community-based child oral health promotion intervention for Australian families from refugee and migrant backgrounds: a protocol paper for Teeth Tales

Lisa Gibbs, Elizabeth Waters, Andrea de Silva, Elisha Riggs, Laurence Moore, Christine Armit, Britt Johnson, Michal Morris, Hanny Calache, Mark Gussy, Dana Young, Maryanne Tadic, Bradley Christian, Iqbal Gondal, Richard Watt, Veronika Pradel, Mandy Truong, Lisa Gold

Journal article  |  2014  |  BMJ Open

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Editorial

C Mutch, L Gibbs, P O'Connor, C MacDougall

Journal article  |  2014  |  Pastoral Care in Education

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Beyond Bushfires: Community, Resilience and Recovery - a longitudinal mixed method study of the medium to long term impacts of bushfires on mental health and social connectedness

Lisa Gibbs, Elizabeth Waters, Richard A Bryant, Philippa Pattison, Dean Lusher, Louise Harms, John Richardson, Colin MacDougall, Karen Block, Elyse Snowdon, Hugh Colin Gallagher, Vikki Sinnott, Greg Ireton, David Forbes

Journal article  |  2013  |  BMC Public Health

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The Cost-Effectiveness of a Successful Community-Based Obesity Prevention Program: The Be Active Eat Well Program

Marjory L Moodie, Jessica K Herbert, Andrea M de Silva-Sanigorski, Helen M Mavoa, Catherine L Keating, Robert C Carter, Elizabeth Waters, Lisa Gibbs, Boyd A Swinburn

Journal article  |  2013  |  Obesity

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Research with, by, for and about Children: Lessons from Disaster Contexts

Lisa Gibbs, Carol Mutch, Peter O'Connor, Colin MacDougall

Journal article  |  2013  |  Global Studies of Childhood

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Development of an ethical methodology for post-bushfire research with children

Lisa Gibbs, Colin MacDougall, Jeni Harden

Journal article  |  2013  |  Health Sociology Review

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Methods for the evaluation of the Jamie Oliver Ministry of Food program, Australia

Anna Flego, Jessica Herbert, Lisa Gibbs, Boyd Swinburn, Catherine Keating, Elizabeth Waters, Marj Moodie

Journal article  |  2013  |  BMC Public Health

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Methodology for the evaluation of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program

L Gibbs, PK Staiger, M Townsend, S Macfarlane, L Gold, K Block, B Johnson, J Kulas, E Waters

Journal article  |  2013  |  Health Promotion Journal of Australia

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Expanding Children's Food Experiences: The Impact of a School-Based Kitchen Garden Program

Lisa Gibbs, Petra K Staiger, Britt Johnson, Karen Block, Susie Macfarlane, Lisa Gold, Jenny Kulas, Mardie Townsend, Caroline Long, Obioha Ukoumunne

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

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Addressing Ethical and Methodological Challenges in Research with Refugee-background Young People: Reflections from the Field

Karen Block, Deborah Warr, Lisa Gibbs, Elisha Riggs

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Refugee Studies

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Obesity in Children

E Waters, AM De Silva - Sanigorski, T Pettman, M Bruckner, L Gibbs

Reference Work  |  2013

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Latrobe Valley: Our Children Our Future - Scoping Study

K Block, L Gibbs

Report  |  2013

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'MYBus': Young People's Mobile Health, Wellbeing and Digital Inclusion

B Nansen, K Chakraborty, LF Gibbs, C Macdougall, F Vetere

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Community Informatics

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Ethical negotiations: Committees, methods and research with children

K Chakraborty, B Nansen, L Gibbs, C MacDougall

Journal article  |  2012  |  International Journal of Children's Rights

This paper reflects on the ethical procedures encountered, and methodological strategies adopted, in order to develop and conduct ..

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'You do the math': Mathletics and the play of online learning

Bjorn Nansen, Kabita Chakraborty, Lisa Gibbs, Frank Vetere, Colin MacDougall

Journal article  |  2012  |  New Media & Society

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Growing Community: The Impact of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program on the Social and Learning Environment in Primary Schools

Karen Block, Lisa Gibbs, Petra K Staiger, Lisa Gold, Britt Johnson, Susie Macfarlane, Caroline Long, Mardie Townsend

Journal article  |  2012  |  Health Education and Behavior

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Flexible models for learning English are needed for refugee mothers

Elisha Riggs, Karen Block, Lisa Gibbs, Elise Davis, Josef Szwarc, Sue Casey, Philippa Duell-Piening, Elizabeth Waters

Journal article  |  2012  |  Australian Journal of Adult Learning

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Accessing maternal and child health services in Melbourne, Australia: Reflections from refugee families and service providers

Elisha Riggs, Elise Davis, Lisa Gibbs, Karen Block, Jo Szwarc, Sue Casey, Philippa Duell-Piening, Elizabeth Waters

Journal article  |  2012  |  BMC Health Services Research

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Children and Digital Wellbeing in Australia: Online regulation, conduct and competence

Bjorn Nansen, Kabita Chakraborty, Lisa Gibbs, Colin MacDougall, Frank Vetere

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Children and Media

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Conveying the role of evidence in the development, conduct and applications of qualitative research

LF Gibbs

Book Chapter  |  2012

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Promoting and supporting wellbeing for middle-years children. A literature review conducted for children living on the North Richmond Housing Estate

KE Block, LF Gibbs, SJ Howell-Meurs, E Waters

Report  |  2012

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Stepping Out: Children Negotiating Independent Travel

LF Gibbs, C Macdougall, B Nansen, F Vetere, undefined Ross, undefined Danic, undefined McKendrick, AD Lamontagne

Report  |  2012

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A settings-based theoretical framework for obesity prevention community interventions and research

Lisa Gibbs, Elizabeth Waters, Lawrence St Leger, Julie Green, Lisa Gold, Boyd Swinburn

Journal article  |  2011  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Government food service policies and guidelines do not create healthy school canteens

Andrea de Silva-Sanigorski, Tara Breheny, Laura Jones, Kathleen Lacy, Peter Kremer, Lauren Carpenter, Kristy Bolton, Lauren Prosser, Lisa Gibbs, Elizabeth Waters, Boyd Swinburn

Journal article  |  2011  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Ucan2 Evaluation Final Supplementary Report: December 2011

KE Block, LF Gibbs, D Lusher, EM Riggs, DJ Warr

Report  |  2011

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School support program evaluation: Final Report November 2011

SM Cross, KE Block, EM Riggs, LF Gibbs

Report  |  2011

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Evaluation of the childhood obesity prevention program Kids - 'Go for your life'

Andrea de Silva-Sanigorski, Lauren Prosser, Lauren Carpenter, Suzy Honisett, Lisa Gibbs, Marj Moodie, Lauren Sheppard, Boyd Swinburn, Elizabeth Waters

Journal article  |  2010  |  BMC Public Health

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Evaluation of community-based obesity interventions

L Moore, L Gibbs

Book Chapter  |  2010

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Working with Minority Groups in Developed Countries

L Gibbs, M Abebe, E Riggs

Book Chapter  |  2010

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Increasing school playground physical activity: A mixed methods study combining environmental measures and children's perspectives

Lisa J Willenberg, Rosie Ashbolt, Dionne Holland, Lisa Gibbs, Colin MacDougall, Jan Garrard, Julie B Green, Elizabeth Waters

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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Scaling up community-based obesity prevention in Australia: Background and evaluation design of the Health Promoting Communities: Being Active Eating Well initiative

Andrea M de Silva-Sanigorski, Kristy Bolton, Michelle Haby, Peter Kremer, Lisa Gibbs, Elizabeth Waters, Boyd Swinburn

Journal article  |  2010  |  BMC Public Health

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Ucan2 Evaluation Final Report December 2010

KEB Block, EMR Riggs, LFG Gibbs, DJW Warr, L Gold, M Tadic, DL Lusher

Report  |  2010

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Assessing the feasibility of distributing child poison safety messages through three existing parent information pathways

L Gibbs, E Waters, J Robinson, S Young, A Hutchinson

Journal article  |  2009  |  Injury Prevention

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Evaluation of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program: Final Report

K BLOCK, B JOHNSON, L GIBBS, undefined Staiger, undefined Townsend, undefined Macfarlane, undefined Gold, undefined Long, J KULAS, O UKOUMUNNE, E WATERS

Report  |  2009

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Cultural competence in public health

E Waters, L Gibbs, E Riggs, N Priest, A Renzaho, M Kulkens

Scholarly edition  |  2008

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Mapping and monitoring the implementation of community-based child obesity prevention interventions

L Gibbs, E Waters, S Honisett, B Swinburn

Conference Proceedings  |  2008  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

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Men and chronic arthritis: Does age make men more likely to use self-management services?

Lisa Gibbs

Journal article  |  2008  |  Generations

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A cross cultural examination of barriers to social inclusion for children: A qualitative study using child centred methods

E DAVIS, B Davies, K Cook, E WATERS, L GIBBS, N PRIEST

Journal article  |  2008  |  International Journal of Mental Health Promotion

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Are the potential benefits of a community based participatory approach to public health research worth the potential costs?

L GIBBS, L Gold, M Kulkens, E RIGGS, C Van Gemert, E WATERS

Journal article  |  2008  |  Just Policy

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Are the Potential Benefits of a Community-Based Participatory Approach to Public Health Research Worth the Potential Costs?

LF Gibbs, L Gold, M Kulkens, EM Riggs, C Van Gemert, E Waters

Journal article  |  2008  |  Just Policy

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Men and chronic arthritis: Does age make men more likely to use self-management services?

L GIBBS

Journal article  |  2008  |  Generations

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Moving towards increased cultural competency in public health research

L GIBBS, E WATERS, undefined Renzaho, undefined Kulkens

Book Chapter  |  2008

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Double disadvantage: the influence of ethnicity over socioeconomic position on childhood overweight and obesity: findings from an inner urban population of primary school children

Elizabeth Waters, Rosie Ashbolt, Lisa Gibbs, Michael Booth, Anthea Magarey, Lisa Gold, Sing Kai Lo, Kay Gibbons, Julie Green, Thea O'Connor, Jan Garrard, Boyd Swinburn

Journal article  |  2008  |  International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

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Addressing the potential adverse effects of school-based BMI assessments an children's wellbeing

Lisa Gibbs, Thea O'Connor, Elizabeth Waters, Michael Booth, Orla Walsh, Julie Green, Jenny Bartlett, Boyd Swinburn

Journal article  |  2008  |  International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

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What have sampling and data collection got to do with good qualitative research?

Lisa Gibbs, Michelle Kealy, Karen Willis, Julie Green, Nicky Welch, Jeanne Daly

Journal article  |  2007  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Generating best evidence from qualitative research: the role of data analysis

Julie Green, Willis Karen, Hughes Emma, Rhonda Small, Nicky Welch, Gibbs Lisa, Jeanne Daly

Journal article  |  2007  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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The essential role of social theory in qualitative public health research

Karen Willis, Jeanne Daly, Michelle Kealy, Rhonda Small, Glenda Koutroulis, Julie Green, Lisa Gibbs, Samantha Thomas

Journal article  |  2007  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Parent-proxy and child self-reported health-related quality of life: using qualitative methods to explain the discordance

Elise Davis, Caroline Nicolas, Elizabeth Waters, Kay Cook, Lisa Gibbs, Angela Gosch, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer

Journal article  |  2007  |  Quality of Life Research

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Identifying work as a barrier to men's access to chronic illness (arthritis) self-management programs

L Gibbs

Journal article  |  2007  |  International Journal of Men's Health

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Some do's, don'ts and metaphors for the researcher interested in qualitative research methods

J GREEN, J Daly, L Gibbs, L Holt

Journal article  |  2007  |  Australasian Epidemiologist

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Understanding parental motivators and barriers to uptake of child poison safety strategies: a qualitative study

L Gibbs, E Waters, J Sherrard, J Ozanne-Smith, J Robinson, S Young, A Hutchinson

Journal article  |  2005  |  Injury Prevention

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What about the men? Gender differences in utilisation of arthritis self-management services

L Gibbs, D Reidpath

Journal article  |  2005  |  Australian Journal of Primary Health

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Applications of Masculinity Theories in a Chronic Illness Context

Lisa Gibbs

Journal article  |  2004  |  International Journal of Men's Health

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Reaching out to men: a social marketing approach

L Gibbs, J Oliffe

Book Chapter  |  2004

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Keyword Analysis

Public Health and Health Services
Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)
Public Health
Health and Support Services
Dentistry
Psychology
Sociology
Clinical Sciences
Other Education and Training

News

Displaying the 10 most recent news articles by Lisa Gibbs.

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Black Saturday: Understanding disaster recovery and resilience

Lisa Gibbs, David Forbes

February 6, 2019
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Bushfire trauma puts schooling at risk

Lisa Gibbs, Jane Nursey

January 22, 2019
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Kids’ sleep a key indicator of wellbeing

Lisa Gibbs

October 6, 2017
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Why helping at home is good for kids

Lisa Gibbs

January 29, 2017
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It takes two to write and laugh

Lisa Gibbs

December 16, 2016
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Black Saturday: the hidden costs

Lisa Gibbs

November 28, 2016
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Dousing the flames: The new normal

Lisa Gibbs, Louise Harms

November 30, 2015
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Five years on from Black Saturday, most survivors are doing OK

Lisa Gibbs

October 30, 2014
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How voting for equity will make life better now and in the future

Lisa Gibbs, Elise Davis, Karen Block

September 4, 2013
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Ditch the cotton wool and let kids travel independently

Lisa Gibbs, Bjørn Nansen

August 28, 2013

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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2017

Knowledge Translation Award for the Beyond Bushfires Study

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
2016

Higher Degree Supervision Award

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
2015

Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Supervision

Melbourne School of Population Health
2014

Award for Excellence in Knowledge Translation for the Teeth Tales Study

Melbourne School of Population Health
2010

Early Career Award for Excellence in Research Achievement

Melbourne School of Population Health

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Professor

Melbourne School Of Population And Global Health

Consortium Member - Leading On Phr & Mixed Methods And Phr With Children

International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research

Education

High Performance Leadership

University of Oxford

Doctorate in Public Health

Deakin University

Bachelor of Science with Honours

University of Melbourne

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