Brianna Poirier
Adelaide Dental School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Brianna Poirier currently works as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with the Indigenous Oral Health Unit at the University of Adelaide. Brianna is a non-Indigenous settler Canadian and a respectful guest on Kaurna Country.
As an active researcher in oral health, Brianna works in reciprocal relation with colleagues across Communities, organisations, and universities to critically analyse pathways related to the ‘isms’ (racism, neoliberalism, setter colonialism) that largely shape health outcomes in colonial Australia and Canada. This work requires individual and collective reflexivity to decolonise practices, approaches to research, and creating spaces for programs within the inherently powerful structures we operate within when doing research. Brianna’s academic background is in public health, food sovereignty, nutrition, and the impact of sociopolitical ideologies on oral health. Over the past 7 years, Brianna has had the honour of partnering and working alongside First Nations Communities in Canada and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities in Australia.
Having just conferred her PhD (entitled: "'Our bodies aren't meant to live the white fella's way': Navigating Indigenous Oral Health in Neoliberal Australia”) in 2023, Brianna is an emerging early career researcher with over 40 peer reviewed publications and $2.5 million in research funding related to anti-racism in dentistry and commercial determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health (MRFF & NHMRC). Brianna publishes works related to these areas, with an overarching aim of disrupting ‘status quo’ approaches to research and fostering environments for decolonial research.
Brianna currently serves as a co-editor for the Australia New Zealand Journal of Public Health, and the Turtle Island Journal of Indigenous Health. Brianna has taught ‘Indigenous Peoples and the Environment,’ ‘Foundations of Medicine,’ and ‘Health and Illness in a Population’ and is currently involved in the development of an anti-racist training for health practitioners. Brianna supervises Honours, Masters, and PhD students across the Adelaide Dental School, Adelaide Medical School, and the School of Public Health.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2022 - ongoing Post-doctoral Research Fellow University of Adelaide 2021 - 2022 Research Assistant (Aboriginal Health) Flinders University 2020 - 2022 Research Assistant University of Adelaide 2020 - 2020 Casual Lecturer University of Adelaide 2019 - 2020 Research Assistant University of Victoria 2018 - 2020 Research Assistant University of Guelph 2017 - 2019 Teaching Assistant University of Guelph -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review French Can read and understand spoken -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2020 - 2023 University of Adelaide Australia PhD, Indigenous Oral Health 2017 - 2020 University of Guelph Canada MSc, Applied Human Nutrition 2013 - 2017 Queen's University Canada BAH, Health Studies -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2024 Soares, G. H., Hedges, J., Poirier, B., Sethi, S., & Jamieson, L. (2024). Deadly places: The role of geography in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander COVID-19 vaccination. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 48(1), 7 pages.
2024 Shah, J., Poirier, B. F., Hedges, J., Jamieson, L., & Sethi, S. (2024). Effect of sleep on oral health: A scoping review. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 76, 12 pages.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12024 Poirier, B. F., Soares, G., Neufeld, H. T., Hedges, J., Sethi, S., & Jamieson, L. (2024). Conceptualising the relationships between food sovereignty, food security and oral health among global Indigenous Communities: A scoping review. Public Health Nutrition, 27(1), 11 pages.
2024 Soares, G. H., Poirier, B., Cachagee, M., Turton, B., Werneck, R., & Jamieson, L. (2024). Perspectives of patients, dental professionals, and stakeholders on the use of silver diamine fluoride for the management of dental caries: a qualitative systematic review. Journal of Dentistry, 147, 105145-1-105145-9.
2024 Meade, M. J., Poirier, B., & Jensen, E. D. (2024). The quality of Web-based orthodontic information: A scoping review. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 1-17.
2023 Jensen, E. D., Poirier, B. F., Oliver, K. J., Roberts, R., Anderson, P. J., & Jamieson, L. M. (2023). Childhood Experiences and Perspectives of Individuals With Orofacial Clefts: A Qualitative Systematic Review.. The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 60(7), 888-899.
Scopus3 WoS1 Europe PMC22023 Lim, C., Jensen, E. D., Poirier, B. F., Sethi, S., Smart, G., & Peña, A. S. (2023). Molar-incisor hypomineralisation prevalence in a cohort of Australian children with type 1 diabetes. European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry, 24(1), 117-123.
2023 Poirier, B. F., Ribeiro Santiago, P. H., Kapellas, K., Jamieson, L., Neadley, K. E., & Boyd, M. (2023). Development of Social Determinants of Health Screening Tool (SDoHST): qualitative validation with stakeholders and patients in South Australia. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 39(1), 131-140.
Scopus2 Europe PMC22023 Lalchandani, N. K., Poirier, B., Crabb, S., Miller, C., & Hume, C. (2023). School lunchboxes as an opportunity for health and environmental considerations: a scoping review. Health Promotion International, 38(1), 1-13.
Scopus2 WoS12023 Jensen, E. D., Sethi, S., Poirier, B. F., & Meade, M. J. (2023). Advertising and general dental practice: how compliant are practice websites in Australia with legal requirements?. Australian Dental Journal, 68(2), 92-97.
Scopus1 Europe PMC22023 Poirier, B., Hedges, J., & Jamieson, L. (2023). The future of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander oral health lies in the footprints of the past: Re-framing oral health discourse. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 83(3), 317-319.
Scopus2 WoS12023 Poirier, B., & Neufeld, H. T. (2023). “We Need to Live off the Land”: An Exploration and Conceptualization of Community-Based Indigenous Food Sovereignty Experiences and Practices. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4627.
Scopus4 Europe PMC22023 Sethi, S., O'Neil, M., Jensen, E., Smart, G., & Poirier, B. (2023). Toxicity with proton therapy for oral and/or oropharyngeal cancers: A scoping review. Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, 52(7), 567-574.
Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC12023 Poirier, B., Soares, G., Sethi, S., Hedges, J., & Jamieson, L. (2023). Facilitators and Challenges to Maintaining Oral Health for Indigenous Communities Globally: A Qualitative Systematic Review. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 34(1), 377-398.
Scopus12023 Musa, A. A. R., Sethi, S., Poirier, B. F., Oliver, K. J., & Jensen, E. D. (2023). Non-traumatic emergency department dental visits among patients 0–25 years of age: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 33(5), 457-467.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12023 Smart, G., Jensen, E. D., Poirier, B. F., & Sethi, S. (2023). The impact of enzyme replacement therapy on the oral health manifestations of hypophosphatasia among children: a scoping review. European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry, 24(4), 429-440.
Scopus22023 Soares, G. H., Hedges, J., Sethi, S., Poirier, B., & Jamieson, L. (2023). From biocolonialism to emancipation: considerations on ethical and culturally respectful omics research with indigenous Australians. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 26(3), 487-496.
Scopus12023 Hedges, J., Poirier, B., Soares, G., Haag, D., Sethi, S., Santiago, P. R., . . . Jamieson, L. (2023). Journeying towards decolonising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander oral health re-search. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 51(6), 1232-1240.
2023 He, I., Poirier, B., Jensen, E., Kaur, S., Hedges, J., Jesudason, S., . . . Sethi, S. (2023). Demystifying the connection between periodontal disease and chronic kidney disease – An umbrella review. Journal of Periodontal Research, 58(5), 874-892.
Scopus7 WoS2 Europe PMC32023 Meade, M. J., Poirier, B., Ju, X., & Jamieson, L. (2023). Orthodontic patient experiences shared on social media: A scoping review. Seminars in Orthodontics, 29(4), 326-334.
Scopus3 WoS12023 Jensen, E. D., Smart, G., Poirier, B. F., & Sethi, S. (2023). Molar-root incisor malformation - a systematic review of case reports and case series. BMC Oral Health, 23(1), 576-1-576-8.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC12023 Poirier, B., Haag, D., Soares, G., & Jamieson, L. (2023). Whose values, what bias, which subjectivity?: The need for reflexivity and positionality in epidemiological health equity scholarship. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47(5), 4 pages.
Scopus5 Europe PMC12023 Jensen, E. D., Smart, G., Poirier, B. F., & Sethi, S. (2023). Correction: Molar-root incisor malformation — a systematic review of case reports and case series (BMC Oral Health, (2023), 23, 1, (576), 10.1186/s12903-023-03275-6). BMC Oral Health, 23(1), 921.
2022 Nath, S., Poirier, B., Ju, X., Kapellas, K., Haag, D., & Jamieson, L. (2022). Prevalence of periodontal disease among Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.. Syst Rev, 11(1), 43.
2022 Poirier, B., Sethi, S., Hedges, J., & Jamieson, L. (2022). Building an understanding of Indigenous Health Workers’ role in oral health: A qualitative systematic review. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 00(2), 1-11.
Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC42022 Poirier, B., Hedges, J., & Jamieson, L. (2022). Walking together: Relational Yarning as a mechanism to ensure meaningful and ethical Indigenous oral health research in Australia.. Aust N Z J Public Health, 46(3), 354-360.
Scopus7 WoS3 Europe PMC32022 Poirier, B., Jensen, E., & Sethi, S. (2022). The evolution of the teledentistry landscape in Australia: A scoping review.. The Australian journal of rural health, 30(4), 434-441.
Scopus8 WoS3 Europe PMC52022 He, I., Smart, G., Poirier, B. F., Sethi, S., & Jensen, E. D. (2022). An update on dental caries in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Pediatric Dental Journal, 32(2), 77-86.
Scopus1 WoS12022 Poirier, B., Sethi, S., Haag, D., Hedges, J., & Jamieson, L. (2022). The impact of neoliberal generative mechanisms on Indigenous health: a critical realist scoping review. Globalization and Health, 18(1), 17 pages.
Scopus19 WoS10 Europe PMC92022 Hammersley, M. L., Hedges, J., Poirier, B. F., Jamieson, L. M., & Smithers, L. G. (2022). Strategies to Support Sustained Participant Engagement in an Oral Health Promotion Study for Indigenous Children and Their Families in Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(13), 1-10.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12022 Poirier, B., Tang, S., Haag, D. G., Sethi, S., Hedges, J., & Jamieson, L. (2022). Oral health promotion and programming provided by Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations in South Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33(Suppl. 1), 255-261.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12022 Poirier, B., Quirino, L., Allen, M., Wilson, R., & Stephens, J. (2022). The role of Indigenous Health Workers in ear health screening programs for Indigenous children: a scoping review. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46(5), 604-623.
Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC12022 Poirier, B. F., Hedges, J., Soares, G., & Jamieson, L. M. (2022). Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services: An Act of Resistance against Australia's Neoliberal Ideologies.. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 19(16), 10058.
Scopus6 WoS2 Europe PMC22022 Sethi, S., Poirier, B., Hedges, J., Dodd, Z., Larkins, P., Zbierski, C., . . . Jamieson, L. (2022). Maximising Oral Health Outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with End-stage Kidney Disease through Culturally Secure Partnerships – A Research Protocol (Preprint). JMIR Research Protocols, 11(12), e39685.
Scopus2 Europe PMC22022 Nath, S., Poirier, B., Ju, X., Kapellas, K., Haag, D., & Jamieson, L. (2022). Periodontal disease inequities among Indigenous populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. Journal of periodontal research, 57(1), 1-19.
Scopus8 WoS3 Europe PMC32022 Poirier, B. F., Hedges, J., Smithers, L. G., Moskos, M., & Jamieson, L. M. (2022). Child-, family-, and community-level facilitators for promoting oral health practices among Indigenous children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(3), 1-19.
Scopus5 WoS1 Europe PMC32022 Poirier, B. F., Hedges, J., Smithers, L. G., Moskos, M., & Jamieson, L. M. (2022). “I feel like the worst mother in the world”: Neoliberal subjectivity in Indigenous Australian oral health. SSM: Qualitative Research in Health, 2, 100046-1-100046-9.
Scopus5 WoS22021 Poirier, B. F., Hedges, J., Smithers, L. G., Moskos, M., & Jamieson, L. M. (2021). Aspirations and worries: the role of parental intrinsic motivation in establishing oral health practices for Indigenous children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), 11695-1-11695-14.
Scopus7 WoS42021 Poirier, B., Sethi, S., Garvey, G., Hedges, J., Canfell, K., Smith, M., . . . Jamieson, L. (2021). HPV vaccine: uptake and understanding among global Indigenous communities - a qualitative systematic review.. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 2062.
Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC82021 Nath, S., Poirier, B. F., Ju, X., Kapellas, K., Haag, D. G., Ribeiro Santiago, P. H., & Jamieson, L. M. (2021). Dental Health Inequalities among Indigenous Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. Caries research, 55(4), 268-287.
Scopus21 WoS13 Europe PMC82021 Sethi, S., Poirier, B., Canfell, K., Smith, M., Garvey, G., Hedges, J., . . . Jamieson, L. M. (2021). Working towards a comprehensive understanding of HPV and cervical cancer among Indigenous women: a qualitative systematic review. BMJ Open, 11(6), e050113.
Scopus5 Europe PMC22021 Poirier, B., Hedges, J., Smithers, L., Moskos, M., & Jamieson, L. (2021). "What are we doing to our babies' teeth?" Barriers to establishing oral health practices for Indigenous children in South Australia. BMC Oral Health, 21(1), 1-12.
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Brianna is currently facilitating tutorials for Foundations of Medicine and Health and Illness in a Population. Previously, Brianna has served as a casual lecturer for Indigenous Peoples and the Environment at the University of Adelaide and a Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Nutrition, Advanced Nutrition, and Infant and Child Development at the University of Guelph.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2023 Co-Supervisor Situating place-based social care interventions in the Australian healthcare system: lessons and limitations Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Kate Emily Neadley -
Other Supervision Activities
Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name 2023 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Effect of Sleep on Oral Health University of Adelaide - Honours Full Time Jainy Shah 2023 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Tobacco Policy Analysis & Stakeholder Perspectives on Policy Gaps University of Adelaide - Master - Priyanka Multani 2023 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Implications of the uptake of Silver Fluoride - dental school curriculum & practitioner perspective University of Adelaide - Honours - Samantha Tang 2023 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Considerations of Oral Health in Chronic Disease Management among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in South Australia University of Adelaide - Honours Part Time Eda So 2022 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Use of local anaesthesia with general anaesthesia in paediatric dentistry University of Adelaide - Honours Part Time Emily Xin Yi Ting 2022 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Qualitative exploration of the experience of pain among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples University of Adelaide - Honours Part Time Annika Ramesh 2022 - ongoing Co-Supervisor The impact of paediatric head and neck malignancy globally and the prevalence in South Australia over the past decade The University of Adelaide - Honours Part Time John Beji Daniel 2022 - ongoing Co-Supervisor The relationship between kidney disease and oral health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples University of Adelaide - Master Full Time Isaac He 2021 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Non-traumatic paediatric dental presentations to emergency departments University of Adelaide, Women's and Children's Hospital - Honours Full Time Ali Musa
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2021 - ongoing Member World Public Health Nutrition Association United Kingdom 2021 - ongoing Member International Association for Dental Research United States 2021 - ongoing Representative Public Health Association of Australia Australia
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