Joanne Dollard
Adelaide Medical School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
I am a Research Fellow in the Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide and based at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research) in Woodville, Adelaide.
As a health services researcher with extensive experience researching primarily health-related issues for older people, I use qualitative and quantitative methods, consolidated from skills developed using mixed methods in a PhD and BA (Honours in Psychology), and a quantitative focused BA (Psychology) and Grad Cert Public Health.
Some of the research projects regarding health-related issues for older people have involved older people living in the community (falls risk perception; help-seeking regarding falls; advice about exercise), older people in hospital (use of technology to prevent in-patient falls; frequent users of acute care) and older people living in residential aged care (perspectives on the use of mobile x-ray services in aged care).
I use collaborative research methods. I used a co-creation approach applying a population health knowledge translation framework (co-KT) to guide the process of improving integrated care for community-dwelling older people and in developing a technological based falls prevention intervention, by co-designing with acute care staff, patients and informal caregivers wearable sensor technology, a bedside poster, and the interface on handheld phones and desktop (AmbIGeM). I am currently working on the project AVOID Frailty, which aims to empower people aged 60+ to take up behaviours that prevent frailty and support healthy ageing. The first stage is a Citizen Scientist project, working with older residents living in the City of Charles Sturt, Adelaide who will audit places in their neighbourhood that they go to as part of their everyday life.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2020 - ongoing Research Fellow University of Adelaide 2015 - 2020 Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Adelaide 2014 - 2017 Research Associate University of Adelaide 2013 - 2014 Research Associate University of Adelaide 2009 - 2009 Research Fellow University of Adelaide 2007 - 2008 Tutor, Psychology 1 and 2 University of Adelaide 1999 - 2005 Research Associate University of South Australia -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2019 Award Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Research Travel Award University of Adelaide Australia $3000 2019 Award THRF BHI Research Travel Award The Hospital Research Foundation Australia $1000 2017 Award THRF Research Travel Award The Hospital Research Foundation Australia $1000 2017 Award Research Travel Award, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences UoA University of Adelaide Australia $1000 2009 Award Kerry Kirke Student Award Public Health Association of Australia (SA Branch) Australia - 2008 Award Emerging Researchers in Ageing: 2008 Masterclass Workshop University of Queensland Australia - 2008 Achievement Best Research Poster University of Adelaide Australia - 2007 Achievement Jed Rowe Prize for Best Oral Presentation British Geriatrics Society United Kingdom - 2005 Scholarship Discipline of General Practice, School of Population Health and Clinical Practice, PhD Scholarship University of Adelaide Australia - 2003 Recognition Chancellor's Awards for Community Service University of South Australia Australia - 2002 Recognition Supported researcher University of South Australia Australia - -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2009 University of Adelaide Australia PhD 2003 Charles Darwin University Australia Graduate Certificate of Public Health 1998 University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Arts (Honours in Psychology) 1997 Flinders University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Arts (Major in Psychology) -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2022 Visvanathan, R., Lange, K., Selvam, J., Dollard, J., Boyle, E., Ingram, K., . . . Hill, K. (2022). Characterising falls and fallers whilst comparing three methods to identify falls in hospitals: Results from the Ambient Intelligent Geriatric Management (AmbIGeM) system falls prevention trial. In AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING Vol. 41 (pp. 30). WILEY. 2021 Coombs, J., Ayub, M., Schultz, T., Weichula, R., Zander, A., Cusack, L., & Dollard, J. (2021). Noise measurements in an acute Australian hospital. In Annual Conference of the Australian Acoustical Society 2021: Making Waves, AAS 2021 (pp. 131-138). Sydney, Australia: Australian Acoustical Society. 2019 Martins, B. A., Jadczak, A. D., Dollard, J., Barrie, H., Marahajan, N., Tam, K. L., & Visvanathan, R. (2019). The self-perceived importance and competence of 5th year medical students in assessing, diagnosing and managing frailty before and after a geriatric medicine course.. In Australasian Journal on Ageing Vol. 38 (pp. 58). Adelaide: Wiley. 2007 Dollard, J. (2007). How older people perceive their chance of falling compared to others. In Roger Levi (Ed.), Abstracts and Proceedings from The 6th National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing (pp. 58-64). Adelaide: Healthy Ageing Research Cluster. 2006 Dollard, J., Barton, C., Newbury, J., & Turnbull, D. (2006). How older people perceive their risk of falling compared to others: a qualitative study. In C. Shanley, & T. Roberts (Eds.), Emerging researchers in ageing (pp. 99-101). University of Sydney, Sydney NSW: Centre for education and research on ageing. 2004 Dollard, J. (2004). Exploring individual and contextual factors perceived by older residents in a regional town to being physically active. In JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Vol. 12 (pp. 416). HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC. 2004 Dollard, J. T., Holmes, M., Littler, K., & van Dort, J. (2004). Taking action in a regional setting: preventing falls in older people by improving physical activity options. In Journal of Aging and Physical Activity Vol. 12 (pp. 356). London, Ontario, Canada: Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc.. 2001 Taylor, J., Dollard, J., Blue, I., & Wilkinson, D. (2001). Evidence-based practice and rural general practitioners. In Steve Clark (Ed.), Proceedings of the 6th National Rural Health Conference (pp. www 1-www 12). http://www.ruralhealth.org.au/sixthconf/program.htm: NATIONAL & RURAL HEALTH ALLIANCE. -
Theses
Year Citation 2009 Dollard, J. T. (2009). Comparative optimism about falling amongst community dwelling older South Australians: A mixed methods approach. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide). 1998 Dollard, J. T. (1998). Prisoner anxiety, coping and correctional officer rating of adjustment on entry to prison. (Undergraduate Dissertation, University of South Australia).
2019 - 2022 MRFF Targeted Health System and Community Organisation Research. Associate Investigator CIs Maddern G, Inacio M, Visvanathan R, Karnon J, (AIs Tivey D, Dollard J; Ma N; Vreugdenburg T). Mobile X-ray services provided within Residential Aged Care Facilities: $1,970,000
2017 THRF. Harvey, G. & Dollard, J. & Rawlins, K. Local Innovative Solutions To Enhance INtegrated care $25,000
2006 Dollard, J. Older people’s perception of their falls risk. Funding provided by the South Australian Department of Health to access data through the Health Monitor: $4 800
2005 Mackintosh, S. & Dollard, J. Evaluation of community falls initiative funded by Hills Mallee & Southern Regional Health Service: $39 960
2004 Dollard, J., Taylor, J. & Gentle, I. Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development Research fellow position, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing: $61 000
2004 Dollard, J. Perceptions of physical activity and enablers and barriers in older residents in a regional town: an ecological approach. Divisional Research Grant, University of South Australia: $2 310
2003 Dollard, J., Fuller, J. and other project team members. Stay on your feet Whyalla. A community demonstration project funded by the Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing: $90 000
Tutor, Psychology 1 and 2 (2007 - 2008), School of Psychology, University of Adelaide
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Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2020 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Sedentary behaviour and physical activity in hospitalised older people Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Unyime Jasper
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2010 - ongoing Member Expert panel to review falls prevention fact sheets SA Health Australia 2007 - ongoing Member Advisory Committee to develop a Falls Management Website SA Active Ageing Australia, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing Australia 2005 - 2007 Member Postgraduate student representative, Discipline of General Practice University of Adelaide Australia 2004 - ongoing Chair ‘Our Region Our Future’ A regional primary health care research and evaluation forum Spencer Gulf Rural Health School Australia 2004 - ongoing Member Annual Falls Forum Prevention Network Planning Group In partnership with Department of Health and Active Ageing SA Australia 2003 - ongoing Member Annual Falls Forum Prevention Network Planning Group In partnership with the Department of Health and Active Ageing SA Australia 2003 - ongoing Member Organising Committee, ‘Growing Research in Primary Health Care’ 1st SA Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development Conference Australia -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2017 - ongoing Member Australian & New Zealand Falls Prevention Society Australia 2008 - ongoing Member Australian Psychological Society Australia 2006 - 2010 Member Public Health Association of Australia Australia 2006 - ongoing Member Australian Association of Gerontology Australia
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