Dr Kris McBain-Rigg ~ Senior Lecturer

Kris is a medical anthropologist who has lived and worked in regional Australia and has a passion for improving the health of rural, remote and Indigenous Australian populations.  Kris worked as a research officer at the Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health (MICRRH) on several major projects including The Rural and Remote Road Safety study (2005-2006), development of an online Cultural Awareness training package for General Practitioners (GPET Cultural Awareness Package) (2006), and the Lifescripts adaptation for use with Indigenous clients (2007).   Kris also completed her PhD in Mount Isa, Queensland; a critical medical anthropological enquiry of the health care choices and health care access barriers facing local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of the community.  This was followed by postdoctoral studies examining the ways that JCU Medical Students understand and integrate principles of social accountability into their learning and practice. 

Kris's recent work has included research on the use of Quad Bikes in occupational settings in North West Queensland, the current state of primary industries OHS research, and the barriers and facilitators facing farmers in the uptake of OHS solutions on their enterprises. This work was completed with Associate Professor Richard Franklin of the World Safety Organisation Collaborating Centre for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (CPHMVS).  In collaboration with Professor Maxine Whittaker and Dr David McLaren, Kris has also been exploring the perceptions and attitudes to skin health held by Mount Isa community members.  

Teaching

• HS2401: Rural and Remote Primary and Public Health Care (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• PC2208: Pharmaceutical Public Health and Primary Healthcare for Pharmacists (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• TM5501: Tropical Medicine (Level 5; TSV)
• TM5502: Tropical Public Health (Level 5; TSV)
• TM5510: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Qualitative research methods; Ethnographic methods; Anthropology; Public Health; Medical anthropology; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health; Underserved populations; Rural and Remote Health; Community led health initiatives; Evaluation

Teaching

• Rural and Remote Health; Indigenous Health; Research Methods; Anthropology; Medical Anthropology; Australian communities

Experience

• 2016 - Lecturer, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Science, James Cook University (Townsville, Queensland, Australia)
• 2014 to 2016 - Sessional lecturer, College of Arts, Society and Education, James Cook University (Townsville, Queensland, Australia)
• 2014 to 2016 - Senior Research Officer, World Safety Organisation Collaborating Center for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (CPHMVS, JCU Townsville, Queensland Australia)
• 2005 to 2014 - Research Officer, Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health (Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia)

Research Disciplines

• Public health (4206)
• Health services and systems (4203)
• Anthropology (4401)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Public health (2004)
• Clinical health (2001)
• Evaluation of health and support services (2002)

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

• Henry R, Ramoutsaki H, Long D, Acciaioli G, Foale S, Pocock C, McBain-Rigg K and Wood M (2023) Weedy Life: Coloniality, Decoloniality, and Tropicality. Etropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics, 22 (1). pp. 236-269
• Seidu A, Malau-Aduli B, McBain-Rigg K, Malau-Aduli A and Emeto T (2023) A mixed-methods study of the awareness and functionality of sexual and reproductive health services among persons with disability in Ghana. Reproductive Health, 20.
• Seidu A, Malau-Aduli B, McBain-Rigg K, Malau-Aduli A and Emeto T (2023) "God is my only health insurance": a mixed-methods study on the experiences of persons with disability in accessing sexual and reproductive health services in Ghana. Frontiers in Public Health, 11.
• Seidu A, Malau-Aduli B, McBain-Rigg K, Malau-Aduli A and Emeto T (2023) "Sex Should Not Be Part of the Lives of Persons with Disabilities, but They Are Human Beings Too": Perceptions of Healthcare Providers and Factors Affecting Service Delivery in Ghana. Healthcare, 11 (7).
• Tom V, King J and McBain-Rigg K (in press) Canine Support Program: Student perceptions and preferences at a regional university and implications for health, well-being, and student support enhancements. Health Promotion Journal of Australia,
• Frier A, Devine S, Barnett F, McBain-Rigg K and Dunning T (2022) Improving type 2 diabetes care and self-management at the individual level by incorporating social determinants of health. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46 (6). pp. 865-871
• Frier A, Devine S, Barnett F, McBain-Rigg K and Dunning T (2022) Incorporating social determinants of health into individual care - a multidisciplinary perspective of health professionals who work with people who have type 2 diabetes. PLoS ONE, 17 (8).
• Darr J, Franklin R, McBain-Rigg K, Larkins S, Roe Y, Panaretto K, Saunders V and Crowe M (2021) Quality management systems in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services: a review of the literature. BMJ Open Quality, 10 (3).
• Frier A, Devine S, McBain-Rigg K, Barnett F, Cassady Z, Dunning T and Reese R (2021) Indigenous Australian perspectives on incorporating the social determinants of health into the clinical management of type 2 diabetes. Rural and Remote Health, 21 (2).
• Seidu A, Malau-Aduli B, McBain-Rigg K, Malau-Aduli A and Emeto T (2021) Level of inclusiveness of people with disabilities in Ghanaian health policies and reports: a scoping review. Disabilities, 1 (3). pp. 257-277
• Furyk J, McBain-Rigg K, Renison B, Watt K, Franklin R, Emeto T, Ray R, Babl F and Dalziel S (2018) A comprehensive systematic review of stakeholder attitudes to alternatives to prospective informed consent in paediatric acute care research. BMC Medical Ethics, 19.
• Furyk J, Franklin R, Watt K, Emeto T, Dalziel S, McBain-Rigg K, Stepanov N and Babl F (2018) Community attitudes to emergency research without prospective informed consent: a survey of the general population. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 30 (4). pp. 547-555

More

ResearchOnline@JCU stores 26+ research outputs authored by Dr Kris McBain-Rigg from 2006 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

• AN EVALUATION OF PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING HYPERTENSION CONTROL IN GHANA (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Delirium assessment in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Far North Queensland: understanding, relevance and propiety of current Practice (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• An Anthropological Exploration into Cultural Deafhood in Australia (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Experiences of embodiment and exclusion in medical systems: Power, knowledge and transvaginal mesh devices (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Impact of health policies and interventions on the sexual and reproductive health outcomes of persons with disabilities in Ghana: a study in the Ashanti region (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Aeromedical Retrieval of People with Acute Behavioural Disturbance (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Advocacy in nursing: challenging the power structures that keep nurses silent (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Critical Indigenist examination of the impact on efficiency and sustainability of a quality management system in Aboriginal primary health care. (PhD , Primary Advisor)

Completed

• Incorporating social determinants of health into individual care for people with type 2 diabetes (2022, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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