Associate Professor Santosh Jatrana is the Senior Principal Research Fellow and Research Head at the Murtupuni Centre for Rural and Remote Health.  She currently holds an Honorary Associate Professor position at the Australian National University, a Conjoint position at Deakin University.  She also had an Honorary Senior Research Fellow position at the University of Otago, New Zealand (2011-2021). Santosh holds a PhD in Demography from the Australian National University, and a postgraduate diploma in Public Health from the University of Otago. 

Her publications include2 edited books, 11 book chapters, 65 peer-reviewed articles, 2 letters, 9 working papers/ opinion pieces, 8 research reports.  She has given more than 70 presentations, including many invited seminars. Among the prestigious publishers of her research include key journals such as Demography, Social Science and Medicine, European Journal of Population, International Journal of Epidemiology, BMJ Open, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, PLos One and high-profile university press (e.g., Cambridge) and leading independent academic publisher (e.g., Routledge).

She is Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Population Resaerch-the main journal of the Australian Population Association and published by Springer. She is an Associate Editor of Population and Environment and a member of the International Advisory Board of Asian Population Studies. She has reviewed 24 high-impact journals.  She has assessed funding proposals for the Department for International Development, Economic and Social Research Council (UK), The Medical Research Council (South Africa), ARC, NHMRC and reviewed book proposals for Routledge.

Santosh has secured around $9 million in research grants as CI and Co-CI. Her research has been funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand, the New Zealand Ministry of Health, the US National Institute of Ageing, the Australian Research Council, Australian Academy of Science, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Wellcome Trust, Deakin University, University of Otago. She has provided expert technical and policy advice to various bodies. 

 

Interests

Research

• Migration and health; Refugee settlement
• Ageing and health
• Primary health care
• Gender
• Longitudinal methodlogy

Experience

• 2020 to 2022 - Senior Principal Research Fellow, James Cook University (Mt Isa)
• 2016 to 2019 - Principal Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne)
• 2013 to 2015 - Principal Research Fellow, Deakin University (Geelong)
• 2011 to 2012 - Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University (Geelong)
• 2008 to 2011 - Senior Research Fellow, University of Otago (Wellington)
• 2004 to 2007 - Research Fellow, University of Otago (Wellington)
• 2002 to 2004 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Research Disciplines

• Epidemiology (4202)
• Health services and systems (4203)
• Public health (4206)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding knowledge (2801)
• Provision of health and support services (2003)
• Public health (2004)

Awards

• 2021 - Vice Chancellor's Excellence of Research award to the research team at the Murtupuni Centre for Rural and Remote Health

Fellowships

• 2018 to 2019 - Endeavour Research Fellowship at at Vienna Institute of Demography and Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford
• 2012 to 2013 - Early Career Fellowships by the Australian Academy of Science
• 2009 to 2010 - Senior Research Fellowship by the National University of Singapore

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

• Semasinghe C, Jatrana S and King T (2023) Exploring the associations between the perception of water scarcity and support for alternative potable water sources. PLoS ONE, 18 (3).
• Fatima Y, Hays R, Neilson A, Knight S and Jatrana S (2022) Why patients attend emergency department for primary care type problems: views of healthcare providers working in a remote community. Rural and Remote Health, 22 (1).
• Hasan M, Fatima Y, Smith S, Tariqujjaman M, Jatrana S and Mamun A (2022) Geographical variations in the association between bullying victimization and sleep loss among adolescents: a population-based study of 91 countries. Sleep Medicine, 90. pp. 1-8
• Hoang H, Jessup B, Obamiro K, Bourke L, Hellwege B, Podubinski T, Heaney S, Sheepway L, Farthing A, Rasiah R, Fitzroy R, Jatrana S, Argus G and Knight S (2022) Impact of COVID-19 on rural and remote student placements in Australia: a national study. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 30 (2). pp. 197-207
• Jessup B, Hoang H, Podubinski T, Obamiro K, Bourke L, Hellwege B, Jatrana S, Heaney S, Farthing A, Sheepway L and Rasiah R (2022) 'I can't go, I can't afford it': Financial concern amongst health students undertaking rural and remote placements during COVID-19. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 30 (2). pp. 238-251
• Fatima Y, Hays R, Knight S, Neilson A, Fleming R, Panaretto K, Jatrana S and Skinner I (2021) Drivers of general practice–type presentations to the emergency department in a remote outback community. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29 (3). pp. 391-398
• Jatrana S (2021) Gender differences in self-reported health and psychological distress among New Zealand adults. Demographic Research, 45. pp. 693-726
• Jatrana S, Hasan M, Mamun A and Fatima Y (2021) Global variation in hand hygiene practices among adolescents: the role of family and school-level factors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (9).
• Jatrana S and Crampton P (2021) Do financial barriers to access to primary health care increase the risk of poor health? Longitudinal evidence from New Zealand. Social Science and Medicine, 288.
• Wright L, Jatrana S and Lindsay D (2021) Workforce safety in the remote health sector of Australia: a scoping review. BMJ Open, 11.
• Atlas A, Muru-Lanning M, Moyes S, Kerse N and Jatrana S (2020) Cell phone and technology use by octogenarians. Journal of Primary Health Care, 12 (1). pp. 35-40
• Lapsley H, Kerse N, Moyes S, Keeling S, Muru-Lanning M, Wiles J and Jatrana S (2020) Do household living arrangements explain gender and ethnicity differences in receipt of support services? Findings from LiLACS NZ Māori and non-Māori advanced age cohorts. Ageing and Society, 40 (5). pp. 1004-1020

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 63+ research outputs authored by Dr Santosh Jatrana from 2007 onwards.

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Current

• Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) as Indicators of Victimisation of IPV in Adulthood. (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Self-reported discrimination and self-reported health among humanitarian migrants in Australia: A longitudinal investigation (Masters , Primary Advisor)

Completed

• The Remote Area Safety Project (RASP) Analysing workplace health and safety for Remote Area Nurses in Australia (2022, Masters , Primary Advisor)

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