Georgia Rowley

Dr Georgia Rowley

Researcher

School of Public Health

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2024 Vandersman, P., Chakraborty, A., Rowley, G., & Tieman, J. (2024). The matter of grief, loss and bereavement in families of those living and dying in residential aged care setting: A systematic review. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 124, 10 pages.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
    2023 Bastian, C., Wendt, S., Rowley, G., & Elder, A. (2023). Improving Service Responses for Children and Young People Who Experience Domestic and Family Violence: A Way Forward. Australian Social Work, 78(3), 1-9.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS3
    2022 Rowley, G., Tieman, J., & Jones, K. (2022). Steps towards equitable care: creating web pages to highlight diversity for Australia’s aged care and end of life care workforce. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 28(4), 338-343.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
    2021 Ziersch, A., Walsh, M., Baak, M., Rowley, G., Oudih, E., & Mwanri, L. (2021). “It is not an acceptable disease”: A qualitative study of HIV-related stigma and discrimination and impacts on health and wellbeing for people from ethnically diverse backgrounds in Australia. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 15 pages.
    DOI Scopus51 WoS53 Europe PMC33
    2013 Walker, R., Newman, L., Tsianikas, M., Panagiotopoulos, G., & Hurley, C. (2013). The perspectives of older Greek-Australians toward changes in the nature of family support : implications for family care policies. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 25(4), 320-334.
    DOI Scopus11 WoS9 Europe PMC5
    2013 Hurley, C., Panagiotopoulos, G., Tsianikas, M., Newman, L., & Walker, R. (2013). Access and acceptability of community-based services for older Greek migrants in Australia: user and provider perspectives. Health & Social Care in the Community, 21(2), 140-149.
    DOI Scopus33 WoS28 Europe PMC13
    2013 Panagiotopoulos, G., Walker, R., & Luszcz, M. (2013). A comparison of widowhood and well-being among older Greek and British-Australian migrant women. Journal of Aging Studies, 27(4), 519-528.
    DOI Scopus24 WoS19 Europe PMC10
    2011 Rowley, G., Hurley, C., Tsianikas, M., Newman, L., & Walker, R. (2011). The social support and service needs of Australia's ageing Greek migrants: a pilot project.. Modern Greek Studies (Australia and New Zealand), 15, 287-306.

  • Conference Papers
    Year Citation
    2009 Rowley, G., & Walker, R. (2009). The role of culture in the adjustment to widowhood: Comparing older Greek-Australian and British-Australian women in SA.. In Greek Research in Australia: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference of Greek Studies.. Adelaide.

  • Conference Items
    Year Citation
    2025 Dadich, A., Rowley, G., Ooi, C., Eliott, J., & Laurence, C. (2025). Models of palliative care for minoritised populations: A scoping review. Poster session presented at the meeting of 19th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care.
    2025 Ooi, C., Rowley, G., Due, C., & Eliott, J. (2025). Concepts of Death Anxiety in Palliative Care: A Scoping Review. Poster session presented at the meeting of Asia Pacific Hospice & Palliative Care Network Conference.
    2024 Rowley, G., Eliott, J., Lakhani, A., Mills, S., Fernandes, F., Kyriazopoulos, H., & Noonan, K. (2024). Working with communities: Helping you to live well as long as you can (promoting death literacy in ethnic minority communities). Poster session presented at the meeting of PHPCI Conference.
    2023 Wendt, S., Bastian, C., Seymour, K., & Rowley, G. (2023). Building evidence at the intersection of domestic violence and child protection: a practice research collaboration. Poster session presented at the meeting of 6th International Conference on Practice Research in Social Work.
    2020 Rowley, G. (2020). It’s all about equity: creating ELDAC webpages to highlight diversity for Australia’s aged care and palliative care workforce. Poster session presented at the meeting of LASA Ten Days of Congress.
    2019 Rowley, G. (2019). Lay conceptions of death and dying among older widowed Greek migrants. Poster session presented at the meeting of Fifth Biennial International Conference on Ageing in a Foreign Land.
    2016 Mwanri, L., Ziersch, A., & Rowley, G. (2016). Addressing HIV stigma and discrimination: an important public health priority to prevent HIV in newly arrived CALD populations in South Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of 21st International AIDS Conference.
    2015 Rowley, G. (2015). Exploring notions of ageing in a foreign land among older Greek migrants. Poster session presented at the meeting of Third Biennial International Conference on Ageing in a Foreign Land.
    2014 Rowley, G. (2014). Exploring social networks, isolation and exclusion among older Greek migrants in widowhood. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Association of Gerontology National Conference.
    2013 Rowley, G. (2013). Exploring notions of family and support among older, widowed Greek migrants in South Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Association of Gerontology SA Conference.
    2013 Rowley, G. (2013). Lay understandings of widowhood and well-being among older Greeks. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Association of Gerontology, 46th National Conference.
    2013 Rowley, G. (2013). ‘Doing widowhood’ – The voices of older Greek-Australians and the cultural experience of widowhood. Poster session presented at the meeting of 10th Biennial Modern Greek Conference.
    2013 Rowley, G. (2013). Well-being in widowhood - Greek widows and widowers in SA. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2nd Biennial Ageing in the Migrant Diaspora Conference.
    2013 Rowley, G. (2013). Survival stories: well-being of older widowed Greek migrants in rural South Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of 12th National Rural Health Alliance Conference.
    2013 Walker, R., Newman, L., Tsianikas, M., Rowley, G., & Hurley, C. (2013). Ageing and Family Support: Experiences and Expectations of Older Greek-Australians in Adelaide SA. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2nd International Conference on Ageing in a Foreign Land.
    2012 Rowley, G., Baum, F., Newman, L., & Walker, R. (2012). Exploring the widowhood experience and well-being of older Greek widows and widowers in SA. Poster session presented at the meeting of SA Gerontology Conference: Ageing Odyssey.
    2012 Walker, R., Newman, L., Tsianikas, M., & Rowley, G. (2012). We are not speaking the same language but we can still understand eachother if we are listening. Poster session presented at the meeting of 11th Global Conference of the International Federation on Ageing.
    2012 Newman, L., Tsianikas, M., Walker, R., Hurley, C., & Rowley, G. (2012). Flourishing Ageing in a Foreign Land: the Voice of Greek Communities in Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of The Science of Wellbeing - More than the absence of illness, Gerontology SA Conference.
    2011 Hurley, C., Newman, C., Walker, R., Tsianikas, M., & Rowley, G. (2011). Ageing Greek Migrants in Adelaide and Darwin: The influence of language on service accessibility. Poster session presented at the meeting of Ageing in the Migrant Diaspora International Conference.
    2010 Rowley, G. (2010). The role of culture in the adjustment to widowhood: A comparison of older British-Australian and Greek Australian migrant women. Poster session presented at the meeting of MGSAANZ Biennial Conference.
    2010 Rowley, G., Hurley, C., Newman, L., Tsianikas, M., Walker, R., & Skaltsas, M. (2010). Community-based health service and support needs of South Australia’s ageing Greek migrants. Poster session presented at the meeting of PHAA 40th Annual Conference.
    2010 Newman, L., Tsianikas, M., Rowley, G., Hurley, C., & Walker, R. (2010). Social and health support needs of the ageing Greek diaspora in Australia: the views of older migrants and service providers. Poster session presented at the meeting of 10th Biennial International Conference of the Modern Greek Studies Association of Australia & New Zealand.
    2010 Tsianikas, M., Newman, L., Hurley, C., Walker, R., Skaltsas, M., Beales, B., & Rowley, G. (2010). Ageing and services in the Greek diaspora: the case of Darwin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Ageing North.

  • Report for External Bodies
    Year Citation
    2023 Rowley, G., Wendt, S., Moss, D., Seymour, K., & Bastian, C. (2023). Insights for social workers supporting families with complex needs.
    2023 Wendt, S., Rowley, G., Seymour, K., Bastian, C., & Moss, D. (2023). Child-focused practice competencies: Structural approaches to complex problems.

  • Internet Publications
    Year Citation
    2021 Vandersman, P., Chakraborty, A., Rowley, G., & Tieman, J. (2021). Exploring the perspectives of family and professional caregivers in relation to grief, loss, and bereavement support and information needs in South Australian residential aged care setting: A qualitative study..
    2021 Tieman, J., Vandersman, P., Chakraborty, A., & Rowley, G. (2021). When someone dies in Residential Aged Care - Grief and Loss for Families.

  • Committee Memberships
    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2024 - ongoing Member HDR Supervisor Community of Practice University of Adelaide Australia
    2021 - ongoing Member Aged Care Centre for Growth and Translational Research, Flinders University - Expert advisory committee: Mental health and well-being and social isolation Flinders University Australia
    2021 - ongoing Representative Human Research Ethics Committee Flinders University Australia
    2017 - 2019 Member International Biennial Conference on Ageing in a Foreign Land Flinders University Australia

  • Memberships
    Date Role Membership Country
    2024 - ongoing Member Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying Australia
    2024 - ongoing Member Generations Initiative Australia
    2023 - ongoing Member Palliative Care Research Collaboration Australia
    2021 - 2023 Member Social Work Innovation Research Living Space (SWIRLS) Australia
    2019 - ongoing Member Caring Futures Institute Australia

  • Presentation
    Date Topic Presented at Institution Country
    2023 - ongoing Palliative Care and Advanced Care Planning MAC Multicultural Aged Care Australia
    2022 - ongoing Diversity considerations for aged care and palliative care Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying (RePaDD) Seminar Series Flinders University -
    2020 - ongoing Bereavement cross-culturally Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying (RePaDD) Seminar Series Flinders University -
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