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    Professor and Director of the Indigenous Australian Healthinfonet

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Professor Neil Drew

Professor and Director of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfonet

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 6155
Email: n.drew@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Mount Lawley  
Room: ML15.326  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0911-471X

Neil is a Professor and Director of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfonet at Kurongkurl Katitjin.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Curtin University of Technology, 1997.
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours, James Cook University, 1983.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Drew, N., McAllister, M., Coffin, J., Robinson, M., Katzenellenbogen, J., Armstrong, B. (2024). Healing Right Way Randomised Clinical Controlled Trial enhancing services for Aboriginal people with brain injury: Translation principles and activities. Brain Impairment, 25(2), Article number IB23109. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1071/IB23109.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Hodgetts, D., Rua, M., Groot, S., Hopner, V., Drew, N., King, P., Blake, D. (2022). Relational ethics meets principled practice in community research engagements to understand and address homelessness. Journal of Community Psychology, 50(4), 1980-1992. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22586.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Armstrong, B., Coffin, J., Hersh, D., Katznellenbogen, J., Thompson, S., Flicker, L., McAllister, M., Cadilhac, D., Rai, T., Godecke, E., Hayward, C., Hankey, G., Drew, N., Lin, I., Woods, D., Ciccone, N. (2021). Healing right way: study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to enhance rehabilitation services and improve quality of life in Aboriginal Australians after brain injury. BMJ Open, 11(9), Article number e045898. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045898.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Adams, M., Canuto, K., Drew, N., Fleay, JJ. (2020). Postcolonial traumatic stresses among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. ab-Original: Journal of Indigenous Studies and First Nations and First Peoples' Cultures, 3(2), 233-263. https://doi.org/10.5325/aboriginal.3.2.0233.

2019

Book Chapters

  • Drew, N., Adams, M. (2019). Community based mental health in cultural contexts: from institutionalisation to engaged and authentic community based care. The Sage Handbook of Applied Social Psychology (232-251). SAGE Publications Ltd. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/5212.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Wilks, J., Kennedy, G., Drew, N., Wilson, K. (2018). Indigenous data sovereignty in higher education: towards a decolonised data quality framework. Australian Universities' Review, 60(2), 4-14.
  • Hodgetts, D., Stolte, O., Groot, S., Drew, N. (2018). Homelessness, Mimesis, and the Flanerie. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 7(2), 91-106. https://doi.org/10.1037/ipp0000087.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Adams, M., Fleay, JJ., Drew, N., Mataira, P., Walker, S., Hart, M. (2017). Cultural identity and practices associated with the health and wellbeing of Indigenous males. ab-Original: Journal of Indigenous Studies and First Nations and First Peoples' Cultures, 1(1), 42-61.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Adams, M., Drew, N., Elwell, M., Carpenter, M., Macrae, A., Amaranti, P., Trzesinski, A. (2016). The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet: Your health workforce support resource. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, 40(Jan/Dec 2016), 36-37.
  • Drew, N., Wilks, J., Wilson, K., Kennedy, G. (2016). Standing up to be counted: data quality challenges in Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander higher education statistics. Australian Aboriginal Studies, 2016-January(2), 104-120.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Drew, N. (2015). Social and emotional wellbeing, natural helpers, critical health literacy and translational research: connecting the dots for positive health outcomes. Australasian Psychiatry, 23(6), 620-622. https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856215604979.

2014

Book Chapters

  • Adams, Y., Drew, N., Walker, R. (2014). Principles of practice in mental health assessment with Aboriginal Australians. Working together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and wellbeing principles and practices (2nd Ed) (271-288). Commonwealth Government of Australia.
  • Drew, N. (2014). Living and learning together: Principled practice for engagement and social transformation in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia.. Ethnographic worldviews: Transformations and social justice (77-91). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6916-8_7.

2010

Book Chapters

  • Drew, N., Adams, Y., Walker, R. (2010). Issues in mental health assessment with Indigenous Australians. Working Together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing principles and practice (191-209). Commonwealth of Australia.
  • Silburn, S., Glaskin, B., Henry, D., Drew, N. (2010). Preventing Suicide among Indigenous Australians. Working Together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing principles and practice (91-104). Commonwealth of Australia.
  • Morgan, M., Drew, N. (2010). Principled engagement: Galgenyem youth and community well being program. Working Together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing principles and practice (253-265). Commonwelath of Australia.

2003

Journal Articles

  • Darlaston-Jones, D., Cohen, L., Timewell, S., Pike, L., Young, A., Drew, N. (2003). The Retention and Persistence Support (RAPS) Project: A Transition Initiative. Issues in Educational Research, 13(2), 1-12.
  • Darlaston-Jones, D., Pike, L., Cohen, L., Young, A., Timewell, S., Drew, N. (2003). Are they being served? Student expectations of higher education. Issues in Educational Research, 13(1), 31-52.

2002

Journal Articles

  • Sonn, C., Drew, N., Bishop, B., Contos, N. (2002). The evolution of epistemology and concepts in an interactive-generative-reflective practice:The importance of small differences.. American Journal of Community Psychology, 30, 493-510.
  • Pooley, JA., Pike, L., Drew, N., Breen, L. (2002). Inferring Australian children's sense of community: A critical exploration.. Community, Work & Family, 5(1), 5-21.

2001

Book Chapters

  • Sonn, C., Drew, N., Bishop, B., Fisher, A. (2001). Community-based community psychology: Perspectives from Ausstralia. Community Psychology: Theory, method, and practice (371-382). Oxford University Press.

Conference Publications

  • Breen, L., Cohen, L., Drew, N., Timewell, S., Pike, L., Pooley, JA., Young, A. (2001). Expanding horizons of peer mentoring: how can we mentor students on and off campus?. New Horizons in University Teaching and Learning: Responding to Change (0). Centre for Educational Advancement.

Research Projects

  • National Best Practice Unit - Tackling Indigenous Smoking, Department of Health and Aged Care, Tender, 2024 ‑ 2027, $204,586.
  • Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet Portal for Queensland, Queensland Health, Grant, 2024 ‑ 2027, $293,105.
  • National Best Practice Unit - Tackling Indigenous Smoking, Department of Health and Aged Care, Tender, 2018 ‑ 2027, $895,589.
  • An Aboriginal health knowledge resource specific for Western Australia, Department of Health WA, Grant, 2018 ‑ 2026, $473,838.
  • The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet - Activity 1 - Core Operational funding, Department of Health and Aged Care, Tender, 2023 ‑ 2026, $4,062,000.
  • The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet - Activity 2 - Alcohol and Other Drugs, Department of Health and Aged Care, Tender, 2023 ‑ 2026, $1,236,000.
  • The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet - Activity 3 - Environmental Health Portal, Department of Health and Aged Care, Tender, 2023 ‑ 2026, $150,000.
  • Establishment, development & evaluation of an eMHPrac website, Department of Health and Aged Care, e-Mental Health in Practice, 2019 ‑ 2024, $266,484.
  • Enhancing rehabilitation services for Aboriginal Australians after brain injury: Healing Right Way, National Health and Medical Research Council, Partnership Projects, 2016 ‑ 2023, $1,856,079.
  • Enabling Dads and Improving Indigenous Adolescent Mental Health, National Health and Medical Research Council, MRFF Indigenous Health Research Fund, 2020 ‑ 2023, $60,000.
  • Aboriginal Health, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Covid-19 Research Fund, 2020 ‑ 2023, $200,000.
  • Indigenous Australians' Health Programme Indigenous HealthInfoNet - Activity 1 - Core Funding, Department of Health and Aged Care, Tender, 2020 ‑ 2023, $4,062,000.
  • Indigenous Australians' Health Programme Indigenous HealthInfoNet - Activity 3 - Environmental Health Portal, Department of Health and Aged Care, Tender, 2020 ‑ 2023, $112,500.
  • Indigenous Australians' Health Programme Indigenous HealthInfoNet - Activity 2 - Alcohol and Other Drug Knowledge Centre, Department of Health and Aged Care, Tender, 2020 ‑ 2023, $1,236,000.
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' alcohol and other drugs Knowledge Centre, Department of Health and Aged Care, Substance Misuse Prevention and Service Improvement Grants, 2013 ‑ 2021, $1,800,000.
  • Preventing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Maternal Smoking and The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (HealthInfoNet) 2017-2020, Department of Health and Aged Care, Grant, 2017 ‑ 2021, $4,124,415.
  • Ngatha Wangga (I talk): Translation of knowledge to improve the lives of Yamaji, Lowitja Institute Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health CRC, Co Funded Scholarship Program, 2017 ‑ 2020, $60,000.
  • Development and enhancement of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health section - stage 2, The Fred Hollows Foundation, Grant, 2017 ‑ 2019, $297,066.
  • Valuing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young Men, Lowitja Institute Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health CRC, 2017 Research Funding, 2018 ‑ 2019, $334,000.
  • Enhancement of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNets section devoted to the health of Indigenous Western Australians: towards a comprehensive Indigenous health knowledge base for WA, Department of Health WA, Tender, 2013 ‑ 2018, $338,598.
  • National Best Practice Unit for Tackling Indigenous Smoking , Department of Health and Aged Care, Tender, 2016 ‑ 2018, $392,445.
  • Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet Core Funding 2014-2017, Department of Health and Aged Care, Grant, 2014 ‑ 2017, $3,700,000.
  • Development and enhancement of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health section, The Fred Hollows Foundation, Grant, 2016, $51,860.
  • Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet July 2013 to June 2016 Ear Health, Department of Health and Aged Care, Grant, 2013 ‑ 2014, $122,271.
  • Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet July 2013 to June 2016 Eye Health, Department of Health and Aged Care, Grant, 2013 ‑ 2014, $89,406.
  • Building service models for a stronger Carnarvon, Department of Local Government and Regional Development WA, Grant, 2004 ‑ 2007, $125,000.
  • Provision of services for a feasibility study for the establishment of a Skilled Migration Unit, Department of the Premier and Cabinet - Public Sector Management, Grant, 2004, $19,800.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

No data available

Completed Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Experiences of anglo-burmese migrants in Perth, Western Australia: A substantive theory of marginalisation, adaptation and community.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Evidence from the survivors: Factors affecting retention of undergraduate psychology students at a Western Australian university and implications for cultural change within higher education
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Aboriginal Female Autoethnography: Ngatha Wangga (I Talk) Little Yamaji Woman: Big Yamaji Narratives
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