Mrs Katrina Bird ~ Research Officer

Katrina holds a BSc (Psych) and is an experienced Research Officer who has been  with JCU since 2013.  During this time Katrina has worked on projects focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, brain injury, substance use and mental health in remote Indigenous communities.  More recently Katrina transitioned to the College of Healthcare Sciences where she works with Associate Professor Ruth Barker on projects relating to innovative models of clinical service delivery for rural, remote and Indigenous communities.

Prior to working as a researcher, Katrina worked as a Paralegal in Queensland and Victoria and as a Human Resources Manager in the Hospitality industry in Cairns.  

 

 

Research Disciplines

• Public Health and Health Services (1117)
• Clinical Sciences (1103)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Indigenous Health (9203)
• Clinical Health (9201)
• Health and Support Services (9202)

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

• Bohanna I, Fitts M, Bird K, Fleming J, Gilroy J, Clough A, Esterman A, Maruff P and Potter M (2019) The potential of a narrative and creative arts approach to enhance transition outcomes for Indigenous Australians following traumatic brain injury. Brain Impairment, 20 (Special issue 2), pp. 160-170, DOI:10.1017/BrImp.2019.25.
• Fitts M, Bird K, Gilroy J, Fleming J, Clough A, Esterman A, Maruff P, Fatima Y and Bohanna I (2019) A qualitative study on the transition support needs of Indigenous Australians following traumatic brain injury. Brain Impairment, 20 (2), pp. 137-159, DOI:10.1017/BrImp.2019.24.
• Fitts M, Condon T, Gilroy J, Bird K, Bleakley E, Matheson L, Fleming J, Clough A, Esterman A, Maruff P and Bohanna I (2019) Indigenous traumatic brain injury research: responding to recruitment challenges in the hospital environment. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19 (1), Article: 172, DOI:10.1186/s12874-019-0813-x.
• Clough A, Margolis S, Miller A, Shakeshaft A, Doran C, McDermott R, Sanson-Fisher R, Ypinazar V, Martin D, Robertson J, Fitts M, Bird K, Honorato B, Towle S and West C (2017) Alcohol management plans in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Australian communities in Queensland: community residents have experienced favourable impacts but also suffered unfavourable ones. BMC Public Health, 17 (55), pp. 1-14, DOI:10.1186/s12889-016-3995-8.
• Bird K, Fitts M and Clough A (2016) Alcohol management plans in Indigenous communities in Queensland (Australia) may have unintended implications for the care of children. Health & Justice, 4 (8), pp. 1-7, DOI:10.1186/s40352-016-0039-5.
• Clough A, Margolis S, Miller A, Shakeshaft A, Doran C, McDermott R, Sanson-Fisher R, Towle S, Martin D, Ypinazar V, Robertson J, Fitts M, Bird K, Honorato B and West C (2016) Alcohol control policies in Indigenous communities: a qualitative study of the perceptions of their effectiveness among service providers, stakeholders and community leaders in Queensland (Australia). International Journal of Drug Policy, 36, pp. 67-75, DOI:10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.06.015.
• Clough A and Bird K (2015) The implementation and development of complex alcohol control policies in indigenous communities in Queensland (Australia). International Journal of Drug Policy, 26 (4), pp. 345-351, DOI:10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.01.003.
• Bohanna I, Bird K, Copeland J, Roberts N and Clough A (2014) A service-level action research intervention to improve identification and treatment of cannabis and related mental health issues in young Indigenous Australians: a study protocol. BMJ Open, 4 (7), Article: e005689, pp. 1-7, DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005689.

Other research outputs

• Bohanna I, Fitts M, Bird K, Fleming J, Gilroy J, Esterman A, Maruff P and Clough A (2018) The transition from hospital to home: protocol for a longitudinal study of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traumatic brain injury (TBI). Brain Impairment, 19 (3), pp. 246-257, DOI:10.1017/BrImp.2018.1.
• Clough A, Robertson J, Fitts M, Lawson K, Bird K, Hunter E, Gynther B and Obrecht K (2015) Impacts of meth/amphetamine, other drugs and alcohol in rural and remote areas in northern and north-east Queensland: an environmental scan. [monograph]

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