Dr Narelle Warren - Researcher Profile

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Address

School of Psychology and Psychiatry
Building 17, Clayton

Contact Details

Email: Narelle.Warren@monash.edu

Postal address:

School of Psychology and Psychiatry
Monash University
PO Box 197
Caulfield East, Victoria, 3145
Australia


Biography

I am a NHMRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Social Sciences and Health Research Unit, in the School of Psychology and Psychiatry at Monash University, and am currently conducting my postdoctoral research with people who have had a stroke or been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease and their family caregivers. My research examines how people’s experiences of these conditions vary with cultural background (Anglo-Australian compared with South Asian migrants) and with geographic location (rural/regional/urban), and in what ways.

I am also currently involved in three related projects:

• CAMELOT explores the use of complementary and alternative medicine and practitioners by people with cardiovascular disease or diabetes (see www.camelot.monash.edu.au);

• As Chief Investigator (with Rene Stolwyk) investigating the cross-cultural salience of neuropsychological domains used in assessing South Asian people following a stroke; and

• Conducting an evaluation of the Limbs 4 Life ‘Carers, Children and Youth’ peer-support program.

I have a strong interest in quality of life, and the development of appropriate indicators to be used within qualitative research projects.

Previously, I worked as a research fellow on the ADAPT study, which explored how social factors influence people’s adaptation to lower limb amputation in urban and rural Victoria (2004-2006). I have also worked as a research fellow on the Disrupting the Idea of Woman study, examining how the experience of gynaecological and reproductive health conditions impacted on women’s social, gender and personal identities; examining women’s healthy eating and physical activity behaviours; and exploring the motivations and experiences of women who donate their eggs for IVF treatment.

My PhD (University of Melbourne, 2007) research explored midlife women’s experience of health, illness and ageing – including issues around health management and health-seeking – in an isolated Victorian community.

Within the School of Psychology and Psychiatry, I act as Qualitative Research Methods advisor and, with Professor Manderson, coordinate and teach the twice-yearly Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Methods course. In 2011 and 2012, I was invited to contribute to teaching Qualitative Research Methods courses run through the School of Medicine at Monash’s Malaysian Campus (with Professor Pascale Allotey).

I am a member of:

Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)

International Society for Quality of Life Studies (ISQoLS)

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Research & Supervision Interests

    Qualitative Research
    Rural Health
    Chronic Disease
    Gender and Health
    Ageing and Health
    Research Ethics

    My research examines the experiences of people living with chronic illness and their social support networks (both formal and informal), paying attention to how they negotiate the often-competing demands of everyday life, challenges of self-management, fluctuations in the condition, dealing with prognoses, and wellbeing. I am interested in how concepts of biosociality and quality of life impact upon such experiences. In particular, my research focuses on the following four conditions/contexts: stroke, Parkinson’s disease, type 2 diabetes, and amputation/limb deficiency.

Keywords

Ageing, Cardiovascular disease, Endometriosis, Gender and health, Healthy living

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Institution: The University of Melbourne
Year awarded: 2007
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Institution: The Australian National University
Year awarded: 1998
BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS)
Institution: The Australian National University
Year awarded: 1996

Publications

Books

Warren, N.L., 2009, Markers of midlife: interrogating health, illness and ageing in rural Australia, Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany.

Book Chapters

Fisher, J., Allanson, S., Astbury, J., Bandyopadhyay, M., de Mello, M., Izutsu, T., Manderson, L., Rowe, H., Saxena, S., Warren, N., 2009, Female genital mutilation, in Mental health aspects of women's reproductive health, eds Jane Fisher, World Health Organization, France, pp. 147-157.

Warren, N.L., Manderson, L.H., Misajon, R., 2009, More than SF-36? Using narratives to elaborate health and well-being data in recent lower-limb amputees, in Quality of Life and the Millennium Challenge: Advances in Quality-of-Life Studies, Theory and Research, eds Valerie Moller and Denis Huschka, Springer, Netherlands, pp. 59-80.

Journal Articles

Warren, N.L., Canaway, R.E., Unantenne, N., Manderson, L.H., 2012, Taking control: Complementary and alternative medicine in diabetes and cardiovascular disease management, Health [E], Sage Publications Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-17.

Pillay, B., Lee, S.J., Katona, L., De Bono, S., Warren, N.L., Fletcher, J.M., Burney, S., 2012, The psychosocial impact of haematopoietic SCT on sibling donors, Bone Marrow Transplantation [P], vol 47, issue 10, Nature Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1361-1365.

Chin, G.S.M., Warren, N.L., Kornman, L., Cameron, P., 2012, Transferring responsibility and accountability in maternity care: clinicians defining their boundaries of practice in relation to clinical handover, British Medical Journal [P], vol 2, issue 5 (Art. ID: e000734), B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-9.

Mazza, D., Shand, L., Warren, N., Keleher, H., Browning, C., Bruce, E., 2011, General practice and preventive health care: A view through the eyes of community members, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 195, issue 4, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 180-183.

Chin, G., Warren, N., Kornman, L., Cameron, P., 2011, Patients' perceptions of safety and quality of maternity clinical handover, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth [P], vol 11, issue Art. No: 58, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Unantenne, N., Warren, N.L., Canaway, R.E., Manderson, L.H., 2011, The strength to cope: Spirituality and faith in chronic disease, Journal of Religion and Health [E], Springer New York LLC, United States, pp. 1-15.

Chan Unger, C., Warren, N., Canaway, R., Manderson, L., Grigg, K., 2011, Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and the utilisation of primary care in urban and regional settings, Rural and remote health [electronic resource]. [P], vol E, Australian Rural Health Education Network, Australia, pp. 1-7.

Chhea, C., Warren, N., Manderson, L., 2010, Health worker effectiveness and retention in rural Cambodia., Rural and remote health [electronic resource]. [P], vol 10, issue 3, Australian Rural Health Education Network, Australia, pp. 1-14.

Manderson, L., Warren, N., 2010, The art of (Re)learning to walk: Trust on the rehabilitation ward, Qualitative Health Research [P], vol 20, issue 10, Sage Publications, Inc., USA, pp. 1418-1432.

Manderson, L.H., Warren, N.L., Markovic, M., 2008, Circuit breaking: Pathways of treatment seeking for women with endometriosis in Australia, Qualitative Health Research [P], vol 18, issue 4, Sage Publications, US, pp. 522-534.

Warren, N.L., Manderson, L.H., 2008, Constructing hope: Dis/continuity and the narrative construction of recovery in the rehabilitation unit, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, vol 37, issue 2, Sage Publications, Inc., USA, pp. 180-201.

Markovic, M., Manderson, L.H., Warren, N.L., 2008, Endurance and contest: Women's narratives of endometriosis, Health, vol 12, issue 3, Sage Publications Ltd., UK, pp. 349-367.

Markovic, M., Manderson, L.H., Warren, N.L., 2008, Pragmatic narratives of hysterectomy among Australian women, Sex Roles, vol 58, Springer/Plenum Publishers, USA, pp. 467-476.

Warren, N.L., Markovic, M., Manderson, L.H., 2006, Typologies of rural lay-health advocacy among rural women in Australia, Women & Health, vol 43, issue 4, Haworth Press Inc, New York USA, pp. 27-47.

Ball, K., Crawford, D., Warren, N.L., 2004, How feasible are healthy eating and physical activity for young women?, Public Health Nutrition, vol 7, issue 3, C A B I Publishing, England, pp. 433-441.

Andajani-Sutjahjo, S., Ball, K., Warren, N.L., Inglis, V., Crawford, D., 2004, Personal, social and environmental barriers to weight maintenance among young women: a community survey, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity [P], vol 1, issue 15, BioMed Central, UK, pp. 1-7.

Warren, N.L., Blood, J., 2003, Who Donates? Why Donate? An Exploration of the Characteristics and Motivations of Known Egg Donors: the Victoria, Australia Experience, Journal of Fertility Counselling, vol 10, issue 3, British Infertility Counselling Association, United Kingdom, pp. 20-23.

Grants

Title:
Computer-based Social Support and Health Information Evaluation Project.
Investigators:
Manderson, L, Warren, N
Funding:
(2008 - 2012). VIC Department of Planning and Community Development.
Title:
Managing chronicity: Trajectories of stroke and Parkinson's disease among Indian- and Euro-Australians.
Investigators:
Warren, N
Funding:
(2010 - 2014). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Dealing with changes: Experiences of carers and family members of younger stroke survivors.
Supervisors:
Manderson, L (Joint), Warren, N (Joint-co).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Necessary conditions for health promotion sustainability across locations, settings and populations.
Supervisors:
Smith, B (Main), Warren, N (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Resilience, coping and quality of life surrounding vision loss and impairment in adolescence.
Supervisors:
Lee, S (Joint), Warren, N (Joint-co).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
The experience of patients with Non-Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury.
Supervisors:
Warren, N (Main), Duff, C (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:
Chhea, C.
Program of Study:
'I can't believe that I have robeng?' Understanding health-seeking behaviour related to tuberculosis in Cambodia. (PHD) 2011.
Supervisors:
Manderson, L (Joint-Co), Warren, N (Joint).