Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Roles and responsibilities
The remote Kimberley region of Western Australia (WA) has the highest proportion of Aboriginal residents in Australia, with many living in remote Aboriginal communities where attachment to land, traditional culture, family, and community is strong. Over the past 15 years we have steadily developed what is now an effective regional approach to Aboriginal health research, working in close collaboration with the Kimberley Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS), and WA Country Health Service. This involves working towards Kimberley rather than externally imposed priorities for research.
Research interests
Industrial relevance
Most of our research has been translated into policy and practice. This has included substantial amounts of work on developing healthcare practice guidelines, proposing and encouraging local research to develop translatable evidence, evaluate processes and implement this evidence to improve service delivery in the Kimberley. The following guidelines have been updated based on evidence from our research: Diabetes Type II (2007, 2015, 2020); Diabetes in Pregnancy (2017); Diabetes in Young People (under revision); Healthy Living (under revision); Smoking Cessation (2016); Preconception Care (2019); Perinatal Depression (2019); Iron Deficiency and Iron in Pregnancy (2015); and Family and Domestic Violence (2015).
Community engagement
Broad stakeholder engagement and consultation are key factors in the successful operation of my research, and dissemination and implementation of results into healthcare service provision for Aboriginal people. This is done through well-established, mutually respectful partnerships. Since 2006 I have provided over 50 community feedback sessions and in-services to clinic staff, a public webinar, co-authored 48 plain language reports that I widely disseminate. I have given 16 media interviews and had research results published in industry newsletters (NACCHO, Lowitja, MJA inSight), and reported in the media (newspapers, SBS, ABC radio and News-24, Goolarri).
Funding overview
I am co-lead on the following projects that have received over $10.2M in funding:
- MRFF ($3.2M), WA Department of Health ($600,000) and UWA ($207,576) funded ORCHID Study Phase 3: Optimisation of screening and management of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy (Jul 2022 – Jun 2027). Phase 1 was funded by RCSWA ($90,000), Lishman Foundation ($136,047), and Diabetes Australia ($60,000) and Phase 2 by Diabetes Research WA ($60,000).
- Stan Perron Charitable Foundation ($519,896) and NHMRC ($1.5M) funded 'Be Healthy' project (Sep 2021 – Aug 2026).
- NHMRC ($1.4M) and WA Department of Health ($250,000) funded project on Improving mental health screening for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pregnant women and mothers of young children (KMMS project: Dec 2016 – Nov 2022).
- MRFF ($1M) funded “Regional collaboration to create a Kimberley Health Evidence Data Platform” (2021-2024).
- Diabetes Australia ($60,000) funded investigation of progression to type 2 diabetes among Aboriginal people in remote towns and communities, to improve screening for detection and prevention (2021).
- Lowitja Institute funded telehealth project for Kimberley Aboriginal patients (2021-2022).
Previous positions
Principal Research Officer (2006-2021). The Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services. Broome
Research Fellow (2001-2005). Renal and Autoimmunity Group, Centre for Inflammation Research. University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh UK.
Research Fellow (2000-2001). Lymphocyte Signalling and Development. Babraham Institute, Cambridge UK.
Education/Academic qualification
MPH with Distinction, James Cook University Queensland
Award Date: 1 Sep 2016
PgDipPolSci, Murdoch University
Award Date: 13 Sep 2006
Immunology, PhD, The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 5 Apr 2001
PGDipSci, The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 18 Mar 1993
BSc, The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 5 Mar 1991
External positions
Principal Research Officer, Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Ltd
Nov 2006 → …
Industry keywords
- Health
- Diagnostics
- Clinical Trials
Research expertise keywords
- Aboriginal health
- Primary health care research and evaluation
- Randomised controlled trials
- Rural health research
- Diabetes
- Kidney disease
- Mental health and well-being
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Research output
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Aboriginal women's experiences of strengths and challenges of antenatal care in the Kimberley: A qualitative study
Seear, K. H., Spry, E. P., Carlin, E., Atkinson, D. N. & Marley, J. V., Nov 2021, In: Women and Birth. 34, 6, p. 570-577Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Above and Beyond: Fashioning an Accessible Health Service for Aboriginal Youth in Remote Western Australia
Warwick, S., Lelievre, M., Seear, K., Atkinson, D. & Marley, J. V., 1 Dec 2021, In: Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 15, 4, p. 463-473 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prediabetes and pregnancy: Early pregnancy HbA1c identifies Australian Aboriginal women with high-risk of gestational diabetes mellitus and adverse perinatal outcomes
Jamieson, E. L., Spry, E. P., Kirke, A. B., Griffiths, E., Porter, C., Roxburgh, C., Singleton, S., Sterry, K., Atkinson, D. N. & Marley, J. V., Jun 2021, In: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 176, 108868.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Real-world screening for diabetes in early pregnancy: Improved screening uptake using universal glycated haemoglobin
Jamieson, E. L., Spry, E. P., Kirke, A. B., Griffiths, E., Porter, C., Roxburgh, C., Singleton, S., Sterry, K., Atkinson, D. N. & Marley, J. V., Dec 2021, In: Primary Care Diabetes. 15, 6, p. 995-1001Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Underestimation of risk for large babies in rural and remote Australia: Time to change plasma glucose collection protocols
Jamieson, E. L., Spry, E. P., Kirke, A. B., Roxburgh, C., Atkinson, D. N. & Marley, J. V., Mar 2021, In: Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology. 23, 100247.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Co-design of a family centred self-management support program for pregnant Aboriginal women with prediabetes
Jamieson, E., Marley, J., Spry, E., Lelievre, M., Anderson, L., Carlin, E., McGough, S., Kirke, A., Atkinson, D., Griffiths, E. & Watts, J.
1/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Regional collaboration to create a Kimberley Health Evidence Data Platform
Gooda, M., Anderson, L., McPhee, R., Atkinson, D., Marley, J., Griffiths, E., Falcocchio, L., Hendrickx, D., Seear, K., Manuel, J. & Stenseke, E.
19/07/21 → 18/07/24
Project: Research
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Validation of alogrithms for screening and detection of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in rural and remote Australia
Marley, J., Jamieson, E., Spry, E., Kirke, A. & Atkinson, D.
Diabetes Research Foundation of WA
1/01/20 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Improving mental health screening for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
Atkinson, D., Marley, J., Wenitong, M., Edmond, K., Hunter, E., Engelke, C., Marriott, R. & Campbell, S.
National Health & Medical Research Council NHMRC, WA Department of Health
1/01/16 → 30/11/22
Project: Research
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Progression to diabetes among Aboriginal people in the Kimberley: Identifying opportunities to enhance intervention for prevention within primary health care
Marley, J., Seear, K., Atkinson, D., Spry, E., White, C. & Straw, S.
6/04/21 → 5/04/22
Project: Research
Prizes
Activities
- 1 Editorial activity
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Journal)
Julia Marley (Guest editor), Emma Jamieson (Guest editor) & Andrew Kirke (Guest editor)
15 Apr 2019 → 30 Sep 2020Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Editorial activity
Press / Media
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Study finds problems with gestational diabetes test in rural areas
21/11/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media