Sue has worked in Public Health and Tropical Medicine at James Cook University since 1999.  She is currently Academic Advisor for the postgraduate public health programs and coordinator of the Master of Public Health program. 

 Her background is in clinical nursing and midwifery but for the last 20 years she has been working in public health and health promotion roles in North Queensland.  Before commencing at JCU, she worked for Cancer Council Queensland and the Rural Health Training Unit at Queensland Health.  She has a Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, a Post Graduate Diploma in Health Promotion and a Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching.  In 2012 she completed a DrPH where she examined the role of local government in creating supportive environments for physical activity at a community and workplace level.  She also have a strong interest in workforce capacity building in health promotion and health promotion evaluation research.

Sue teaches across a broad range of public health related areas but her main area of focus is on health promotion both at an undergraduate and postgraduate level. 

 

Teaching

• HS2401: Rural and Remote Primary and Public Health Care (Level 2; TSV)
• HS2402: Health Professional Research 1 (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• HS2403: Health Promotion for Health Professionals (Level 2; TSV)
• HS2406: Health Promotion in Dentistry (Level 2; CNS)
• TM5310: Dissertation 2 (Level 5; TSV)
• TM5501: Tropical Medicine (Level 5; TSV)
• TM5502: Tropical Public Health (Level 5; TSV)
• TM5510: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (Level 5; TSV)
• TM5513: Public Health Management, Leadership, Planning and Policy (Level 5; TSV)
• TM5514: Environmental Health (Level 5; CNS)
• TM5515: Epidemiology for Public Health (Level 5; TSV)
• TM5516: Biostatistics for Public Health (Level 5; TSV)
• TM5528: Health Promotion (Level 5; TSV)
• TM5541: Managing Effective Health Programs (Level 5; TSV)
• TM5552: Global Health and Development (Level 5; TSV)
• TM5557: Disaster Health Management (Level 5; CNS)
• TM5581: Expedition and Wilderness Medicine (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Health promotion evaluation
• Workforce capacity building in health promotion and public health
• Physical activity
• Rural and remote health

Research Disciplines

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

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Public health (2004)
• Clinical health (2001)

Awards

• 2015 - JCU Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning - overall winner
• 2015 - National Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

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

• Thom O, Roberts K, Leggat P, Devine S, Peden A and Franklin R (2023) Cervical spine immobilisation is only required in drowning patients at high risk of axial loading of the spine. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 35 (1). pp. 18-24
• Frier A, Devine S, Barnett F, McBain-Rigg K and Dunning T (in press) 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,
• 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).
• Galloway C, Devine S, Parison J and Jones H (in press) Procurement from local producers for food service in primary and secondary school settings: A scoping review. Health Promotion Journal of Australia,
• Hays C, Devine S and Glass B (2022) Exploring the nursing student experience at a remote Australian university campus: a qualitative study. BMC Nursing, 21.
• Mann J, Devine S and Strivens E (2022) Primary care and the older person with complex needs: reflections on the implementation of a primary–secondary model of integrated care. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 28 (6). pp. 469-473
• Nkem A, Topp S, Devine S, Li W and Ogaji D (2022) The impact of oil industry-related social exclusion on community wellbeing and health in African countries. Frontiers in Public Health, 10.
• Thom O, Roberts K, Leggat P, Devine S, Peden A and Franklin R (2022) Cervical spine injuries occurring at the beach: epidemiology, mechanism of injury and risk factors. BMC Public Health, 22.
• Barker R, Chamberlain-Salaun J, Harrison H, Nash R, Nielsen I, Harvey D, Sim J, Ciccone N, Carr J, Bird K, Palermo C and Devine S (2021) Evaluation of the Allied Health Rural Generalist Program 2017-2019. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29 (2). pp. 158-171
• 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).
• Handyside L, Warren R, Devine S and Drovandi A (2021) Utilisation of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model in community pharmacy for health needs assessment: a narrative review. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 17 (2). pp. 292-299
• Hays C, Devine S, Wongtongkam N and Glass B (2021) Studying nursing at Australian satellite university campuses: a review of teaching, learning and support. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29 (2). pp. 226-235

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 68+ research outputs authored by A/Prof Sue Devine from 2003 onwards.

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Current

• Drowning incidence and risk mitigation strategies for migrant populations living in Australia (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• The adult drowning victim (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• An Investigation on the Impacts of Social Exclusion on the Health and Well-being of Niger Delta Communities in Nigeria (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• IAHA Framework: The development and implementation of an audit tool for culturally responsive healthcare practices (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Fatal unintentional drowning in Indonesia: Mortality rates, risk factors and prevention (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Navigating Latter Life better - Ageing and Dying 'Well' in Rural and Remote Australia (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
• Understanding the OT Perspective on Cultural Responsiveness in Neurorehabilitation (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Gender differences for drowning incidents; exploring differences using the Haddon's matrix (PhD , Primary Advisor)

Completed

• Incorporating social determinants of health into individual care for people with type 2 diabetes (2022, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Older Persons Enablement and Rehabilitation for Complex Health Conditions (OPEN ARCH): Evaluating the efficacy of an integrated model of care for community dwelling older Australians (2022, PhD , Primary Advisor)

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• Leicht, A. (2016) Data set for quality of life and physical activity of adults within a regional workplace. James Cook University

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