Dr Karen Carlisle is a senior lecturer at the College of Medicine and Dentistry at James Cook University.  With over 20 years of research experience in the UK and Australia, Karen has worked within population health, oral health, education and psychology settings.  She has a particular interest and has published in the areas of community engagement and inter-sectoral collaboration to improve outcomes for the underserved and at risk.

Karen's primary degree is in Applied Psychology and began her career on a research council project examing skill acquisition in laparoscopic surgeons.  Karen worked in the School of Education (Queen's Universty, Belfast) from 1999-2011 and completed her PhD examining the experience of coteaching for pre-service science teachers (2003-2008). In addition Karen was part of a team of researchers exploring multi-agency working in Northern Ireland (ESRC) which contributed to the development of the Shared Education Program aimed at promoting cross denominational school partnerships.

Karen moved to Australia in 2011 and joined Townsville Mackay Medicare Local as a research co-ordinator on the 'Townsville broadband enabled diabetes telehealth randomised controlled trial'. Karen has managed a number of NHMRC projects including the Rural Engaging Communities in Oral Health (Rural ECOH) project and the Scaling up Quality Improvement through learning from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary healthcare services: Lessons from the Best project.  Karen was also project manager for the ‘Strengthening capacity for policy relevant research on surveillance and response’ stream within the Partners in Tropical Health project funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Currently Senior Lecturer in the College of Medicine and Dentistry and project managing two NHMRC projects: Leveraging Effectuve Ambulatory Practices (LEAP) and WOmen's action for Mums and Bubs (WOMB). 

 

 

 

Teaching

• HS5102: Qualitative Research Methods for Health Professionals (Level 5; TSV)
• HS5405: Teaching for Learning in the Health Professions (Level 5; TSV)
• HS5410: Health Professional Education using Action Research (Level 5; TSV)
• HS7410: Curriculum Design and Renewal in Health Professional Education (Level 7; TSV)
• MD1010: Introduction to Integrated Medical Studies Part 1 of 2 (Level 1; TSV)
• MD1020: Introduction to Integrated Medical Studies Part 2 of 2 (Level 1; TSV)
• MD2011: Integrated Human System Pathophysiology Part 1 of 2 (Level 2; TSV)
• MD2012: Integrated Human System Pathophysiology Part 2 of 2 (Level 2; TSV)
• MD3000: Selective Study (Level 3; TSV)
• MD3011: Introduction to Clinical Healthcare Part 1 of 2 (Level 3; TSV)
• MD3012: Introduction to Clinical Healthcare Part 2 of 2 (Level 3; TSV)
• PC5521: Pharmaceutical Public Health - Research Methodologies (Level 5; TSV)

Experience

• 2011 to 2016 - Research Co-ordinator, Townsville Mackay Medicare Local (Townsville)
• 1999 to 2011 - Research Fellow (Education), Queen's University, Belfast (Northern Ireland)
• 1998 to 1999 - Research Assistant (Psychology), Queen's University, Belfast (Northern Ireland)

Research Disciplines

• Health services and systems (4203)
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing (4504)

Awards

• 2016 - JCU Learning and Teaching Quick Start Grant
• 2015 - Sessional Teaching Award: Outstanding contribution to teaching and learning. James Cook University

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Carlisle K, Larkins S, Whittaker M, MacLaren D and Delai M (2021) Research capacity training for surveillance and response in the Indo-Pacific: a case study of implementation. Public Health Action, 11 (2), pp. 61-68, DOI:10.5588/pha.20.0067.
• Carlisle K, Matthews (Quandamooka) V, Redman-MacLaren M, Vine K, Turner N, Felton-Busch (Yangkaal/Gangalidda) C, Taylor J, Thompson S, Whaleboat (Meriam Le) D, Larkins S and LEAP Learning Community (2021) A qualitative exploration of priorities for quality improvement amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care services. BMC Health Services Research, 21, Article: 431, DOI:10.1186/s12913-021-06383-7.
• Goulolo N, Bugoro H, Whittaker M, Larkins S, Harrington H, Carlisle K, MacLaren D and Evans R (2021) Perspectives of nurses about factors affecting quality of care at the Solomon Islands National Referral Hospital during the 2016-2017 dengue outbreak: a qualitative study. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 33 (6-7), DOI:10.1177/10105395211036266.
• Lindsay D, Bates N, Callander E, Johnston K, Carlisle K, Smith D, Evans R and Larkins S (in press) Evaluating the quality and safety of the BreastScreen remote radiology assessment model of service delivery in Australia. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, , DOI:10.1177/1357633X20975653.
• Ramanathan S, Larkins S, Carlisle K, Turner N, Bailie R, Thompson S, Bainbridge R, Deeming S and Searles A (2021) What was the impact of a participatory research project in Australian Indigenous primary healthcare services? Applying a comprehensive framework for assessing translational health research to Lessons for the Best. BMJ Open, 11 (2), Article: e040749, DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040749.
• Redman-Maclaren M, Turner N, Taylor J, Laycock A, Vine K, Thompson Q, Larkins S, Carlisle K, Thompson S, Bailie R and Matthews V (2021) Respect is central: a critical review of implementation frameworks for continuous quality improvement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care services. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, Article: 630611, DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2021.630611.
• Smith D, Johnston K, Carlisle K, Evans R, Preston R, Beckett J, Geddes D, Naess H, Poole M and Larkins S (2021) Client perceptions of the BreastScreen Australia remote radiology assessment model. BMC Women's Health, 21 (30), DOI:10.1186/s12905-020-01163-7.
• Harrington R, Redman-MacLaren M, Harvey N, Puia M, Carlisle K and Larkins S (2020) Barriers and enablers to using contraceptives for family planning at Atoifi Hospital, East Kwaio, Solomon Islands. Pacific Journal of Reproductive Health, 1 (10), pp. 586-597, DOI:10.18313/pjrh.2020.003.
• Johnston K, Smith D, Preston R, Evans R, Carlisle K, Lengren J, Naess H, Phillips E, Shephard G, Lydiard L, Lattimore D and Larkins S (2020) “From the technology came the idea”: safe implementation and operation of a high quality teleradiology model increasing access to timely breast cancer assessment services for women in rural Australia. BMC Health Services Research, 20, Article: 1103, DOI:10.1186/s12913-020-05922-y.
• Larkins S, Carlisle K, Harrington H, MacLaren D, Lovo E, Harrington R, Alves L, Rafai E, Delai M and Whittaker M (2020) From the frontline: strengthening surveillance and response capacities of the rural workforce in the Asia-Pacific region. How can grass-roots implementation research help? Frontiers in Public Health, 8, Article: 507, DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2020.00507.
• Larkins S, Carlisle K, Turner N, Taylor J, Copley K, Cooney S, Wright R, Matthews V, Thompson S and Bailie R (2019) 'At the grass roots level it's about sitting down and talking': exploring quality improvement through case studies with high-improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary healthcare services. BMJ Open, 9 (5), Article: e027568, DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027568.
• Turner N, Taylor J, Larkins S, Carlisle K, Thompson S, Carter M, Redman-MacLaren M and Bailie R (2019) Conceptualizing the association between community participation and CQI in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PHC services. Qualitative Health Research, 29 (13), pp. 1904-1915, DOI:10.1177/1049732319843107.

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 30+ research outputs authored by Dr Karen Carlisle from 2012 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Defining Pharmaceutical Public Health Competencies for Australian Pharmacists (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• An Exploration of the Role of Community and Recreational Activities on Mental Health to Frame a Model of Connectedness and Social Resilience in Tasmania (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Can an Implementation Science Framework Enable Emergency Clinicians at a Major Referral Emergency Department in North Queensland to De-implement Low-value Care in Adult Patients? (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Starting from a Different Place: A Grounded Indigenous Women's Analysis of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Participation in Women's groups for Improving Mums and Bubs Health and Wellbeing (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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