Dr Bernadette Ward - Researcher Profile

Biography

Dr Bernadette Ward commenced as a Senior Research Fellow with the Centre of Research Excellence in Rural and Remote Primary Health Care (CRERRPHC) in December 2011. Prior to this Bernadette was a lecturer in Public Health at La Trobe University. Bernadette was awarded an NHMRC scholarship to undertake her PhD which was titled “The role of parents in influencing adolescent alcohol use.” She has been a fellow of the Victorian Public Health Training Scheme where she conducted research into a range of public health issues including infectious disease food outbreaks and the public health costs of STIs. Her recent funded consultancies were from the Australian Drug Foundation and the Department of Early Childhood Development and Education. Bernadette’s interest in rural and remote health stems from many years of primary health practice in remote Australia.

Research & Supervision Interests

1.   Adolescent health
2.   Parental influences on alcohol use
3.   Rural health   
4.   Workforce development

Keywords

Rural Health, alcohol; parent; adolescent; minor; underage, alcohol; teenage drinking, pharmacy, research, teaching, undergraduate, university

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2011

MASTER OF HEALTH SCIENCES IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTIC

Institution: La Trobe University

Year awarded: 2006

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND TROPICAL MEDICINE

Institution: James Cook University of North Queensland

Year awarded: 1997

BACHELOR OF NURSING

Institution: Deakin University

Year awarded: 1993

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE EDUCATION

Institution: Victoria College

Year awarded: 1990

Publications

Book Chapters

James, E., Ward, B., Dickinson-Swift, V.A., Kippen, S., Snow, P.C., 2009, Best practice in research methods assessment: Opportunities to enhance student learning, in Teaching Research Methods in the Social Sciences, eds Mark Garner, Claire Wagner and Barbara Kawulich, Ashgate, Surrey, UK, pp. 139-149.

Journal Articles

Hooker, L., Ward, B.M., Verrinder, G., 2012, Domestic violence screening in maternal & child health nursing practice: a scoping review, Contemporary Nurse: Health Care Across the Lifespan [P], vol 42, issue 2, eContent Management Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 198-215.

Ward, B., Snow, P., 2011, Parents's plans to supply their adolescents with alcohol, Australian Journal of Primary Health [P], vol 17, issue 2, C S I R O Publishing, Australia, pp. 169-174.

Ward, B., Snow, P.C., Aroni, R., 2010, Children's alcohol initiation: An analytic overview, Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy [P], vol 17, Informa Healthcare Ltd, UK, pp. 270-277.

Ward, B.M., Snow, P.C., Aroni, R., 2010, Children's alcohol initiation: an analytic overview, Drugs [E], vol 17, issue 3, Informa Healthcare, London UK, pp. 270-277.

Ward, B., Snow, P., 2010, Factors affecting parental supply of alcohol to underage adolescents, Drug and Alcohol Review [P], vol 30, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 338-343.

Ward, B., Snow, P., 2010, Supporting parents to reduce the misuse of alcohol by young people, Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy [P], vol 17, issue 6, Informa Healthcare, UK, Australia, pp. 718-731.

Dickson-Swift, V., James, E., Kippen, S., Talbot, L., Verrinder, G., Ward, B.M., 2009, A non-residential alternative to off campus writers' retreats for academics, Journal of Further and Higher Education [P], vol 33, issue 3, Routledge, UK, pp. 229-239.

Ward, B., James, E., Graham, M.L., Snow, P.C., 2009, Assessing epidemiological learning amongst undergraduate students, Focus on Health Professional Education [P], vol 10, issue 3, ANZAME, Australia, pp. 26-38.

Ward, B.M., James, E., Graham, M., Snow, P.C., 2009, Assessing epidemiological learning amongst undergraduate students, Focus on Health Professional Education [P], vol 10, issue 3, ANZAME, Adelaide, pp. 26-38.

Ward, B.M., Verrinder, G., 2009, Young people and alcohol mis-use: how can nurses use the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion?, The Australian journal of advanced nursing : a quarterly publication of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation [E], vol 25, issue 4, Australian Nursing Federation, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 114-119.

Ward, B., Dickson-Swift, V., James, E.L., Snow, P.C., Spark, J., Verrinder, A., 2008, Incorporating research training into undergraduate pharmacy courses: A case study from Australia, Pharmacy Education, vol 8, issue 1, Informa Healthcare, UK, pp. 1-6.

Ward, B.M., Dickson-Swift, V., James, E., Snow, P.C., Spark, J., Verrinder, A., 2008, Incorporating research training into undergraduate pharmacy courses: A case study from Australia, Pharmacy Education [P], vol 8, issue 1, Pharmacy Education, The Hague, Netherlands, pp. 1-6.

Ward, B.M., Snow, P.C., 2008, The role of families in preventing alcohol-related harm in young people, Prevention Research Quarterly [E], vol 6, issue 2, Australian Drug Foundation, West Melbourne, pp. 1-19.

Ward, B., Snow, P.C., 2008, The role of families in preventing alcohol-related harm in young people, Prevention Research Quarterly, vol 5, DrugInfo Clearinghouse, Australia, pp. 1-14.

Carver, N., Ward, B.M., Talbot, L., 2008, Using Bradshaw's taxonomy of needs: Listening to women to plan pregnancy care, Contemporary Nurse: Health Care Across the Lifespan [P], vol 30, issue 1, eContent Management Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 76-82.

Ward, B.M., 2007, Social determinants of indigenous health, Australian Journal of Indigenous Education [P], vol 36, Australian Academic Press Pty Ltd, Bowen Hills, QLD, Australia, pp. 129-130.

Carver, N., Ward, B.M., 2007, Spirituality in pregnancy: A diversity of experience and needs, British Journal of Midwifery [P], vol 15, issue 5, Mark Allen Publishing Ltd, London, UK, pp. 294-297.

Kippen, S., Ward, B.M., Warren, L., 2006, Enhancing Indigenous participation in higher education health courses in rural Victoria, Australian Journal of Indigenous Education [P], vol 35, Australian Academic Press Pty Ltd, Bowen Hills Qld, pp. 1-10.

Ward, B.M., Snow, P.C., Munro, G., Graham, M.L., Dickson-Swift, V., 2006, It starts with the parents and ends with the parents, Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, vol August, Australasian College of Road Safety, Australia, pp. 20-28.

Ward, B.M., Snow, P.C., Munro, G., Graham, M., Dickson-Swift, V., 2006, It starts with the parents and ends with the parents, Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety [P], vol 17, issue 3, Australasian College of Road Safety, Mawson ACT, pp. 20-28.

Ward, B.M., Rodger, A.J., Jackson, T., 2006, Modelling the impact of opportunistic screening on the sequelae and public health care costs of infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in Australian women, Public Health [P], vol 120, issue 1, WB Saunders Co. Ltd (Elsevier), London United Kingdom, pp. 42-49.

Graham, M., Ward, B.M., Munro, G., Snow, P.C., Ellis, J., 2006, Rural parents, teenagers and alcohol: What are parents thinking?, Rural and remote health [electronic resource]. [P], vol 6, issue 1, Australian Rural Health Education Network Online, Deakin West, ACT, Australia, pp. 1-13.

Graham, M., Ward, B.M., Munro, G., Snow, P.C., Ellis, J., 2006, Rural parents, teenagers and alcohol: what are parents thinking?, Rural and Remote Health, vol 6, issue 1, Australian Rural Health Education Network, Australia, pp. 1-14.

James, E.L., Graham, M.L., Snow, P.C., Ward, B.M., 2006, Teaching research and epidemiology to undergraduate students in the health sciences, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol 30, issue 6, Public Health Association of Australia, Australia, pp. 575-578.

James, E., Graham, M., Snow, P.C., Ward, B.M., 2006, Teaching research and epidemiology to undergraduate students in the health services, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health [P], vol 30, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond, pp. 575-578.

Ward, B.M., Ellis, J., Anderson, K., 2005, Barriers to the provision of home and community care services to culturally and linguistically diverse populations in rural Australia, Australian Journal of Primary Health [P], vol 11, issue 2, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, pp. 147-155.

Ward, B.M., Anderson, K., Sheldon, M., 2005, Patterns of home and community care service delivery to culturally and linguistically diverse residents of rural Victoria, Australian Journal of Rural Health [E], vol 13, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond Victoria, pp. 348-352.

Kippen, S., Verrinda, G., Ward, B.M., 2004, Reflecting on online teaching and learning, Academic Exchange Quarterly [P], vol 8, issue 4, Rapid Intellect Group, NY United States, pp. 1-4.

Ward, B.M., Andrews, R., Gregory, J., Lightfoot, D., 2002, The use of sequential studies in a salmonellosis outbreak linked to continental custard cakes, Epidemiology And Infection [P], vol 129, issue 2, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, pp. 287-293.

Ward, B.M., Lambert, S., Halliday, J., 2001, Congenital rubella syndrome surveillance. Can we do it better?, Victorian Infectious Diseases Bulletin [P], vol 4, issue 1, Victorian State Government. Department of Human Services *Communicable Disease Control Unit, Melbourne, pp. 5-6.

Ward, B.M., Lambert, S., Lester, R., 2001, Rubella vaccination in prenatal and postnatal women: Why not use MMR?, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 174, issue 6, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Strawberry Hills, NSW, Australia, pp. 311-312.

Other

Ward, B., 2011, "Young people, parents and alcohol: what can health professionals do?, "Young people, parents and alcohol: what can health professionals do?, AusMed, Melbourne.

Activities

Community engagement

From: 24/10/2012 To: 24/10/2012
Castlemaine District Community Health
“Alcohol: the journey to adulthood: challenges for Primary Health Care”