Prof Yvonne Cadet-James ~ Adjunct Professor

Professor Cadet-James is passionate about empowering people to gain the confidence and skills to set and achieve their goals. Over the years she has been successful in mentoring many people to fulfil their dreams.

Teaching

• IA5119: Empowerment and Change (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Empowerment Research Program
• Alcohol and drug abuse in Indigenous Communities
• History and language of the Gugu Badhun People

Experience

• 2001 to present - Academic, Teaching, Research, Community Engagement, Professional Engagement, James Cook University
• 2001 to present - Academic, University of Queensland
• 1998 to 2001 - Academic, Queensland University of Technology
• 1990 to 1998 - Academic, Northern Territory University

Research Disciplines

• Public Health and Health Services (1117)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Indigenous Health (9203)

Awards

• 2009 - National Australian Learning and Teaching Council Award for Programs that enhance learning - Award for School of Indigenous Australian Studies Post Graduate Education.
• 2009 - James Cook University Excellence Award for Post Graduate Education Program.

Memberships

• Member, Queensland Indigenous Education Consultative Committee
• Fellow of the Australian College of Nursing
• Member, National Health and Medical Research Council
• Traditional Owner Gugu Badhun Nation, Valley of Lagoons, Queensland

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

• Kilcullen M, Kandasamy Y, Waston D and Cadet-James Y (in press) Decisions to consent for autopsy after stillbirth: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s experiences. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
• Tsey K, Onnis L, Whiteside M, McCalman J, Williams M, Heyeres M, Lui S, Klieve H, Cadet-James Y, Baird L, Brown C, Watkin Lui F, Grainger D, Gabriel Z, Millgate N, Cheniart B, Hunter T, Liu H, Yang Y, Yan L, Lovett R, Chong A and Kinchin I (2019) Assessing research impact: Australian Research Council criteria and the case of Family Wellbeing research. Evaluation and Program Planning, 73. pp. 176-186
• Bovill M, Gruppetta M, Cadet-James Y, Clarke M, Bonevski B and Gould G (2018) Wula (Voices) of Aboriginal women on barriers to accepting smoking cessation support during pregnancy: findings from a qualitative study. Women and Birth, 31 (1). pp. 10-16
• Gould G, Stevenson L, Cadet-James Y and Clough A (2018) Cultural challenges when developing anti-tobacco messages for Indigenous Australians. Health Promotion International, 33 (2). pp. 345-355
• Kilcullen M, Swinbourne A and Cadet-James Y (2018) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing: social emotional wellbeing and strengths-based psychology. Clinical Psychologist, 22 (1). pp. 16-26
• Singh T, Moxon J, Healy G, Cadet-James Y and Golledge J (2018) Presentation and outcomes of indigenous Australians with peripheral artery disease. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 18 (94).
• Gould G, Bovill M, Clarke M, Gruppetta M, Cadet-James Y and Bonevski B (2017) Chronological narratives from smoking initiation through to pregnancy of Indigenous Australian women: a qualitative study. Midwifery, 52. pp. 27-33
• Tsey K, Lawson K, Kinchin I, Bainbridge R, McCalman J, Watkin F, Cadet-James Y and Rossetto A (2017) Evaluating research impact: the development of a 'RESEARCH for IMPACT' TOOL. Frontiers in Public Health, 4.
• Whiteside M, Bould E, Tsey K, Venville A, Cadet-James Y and Morris M (2017) Promoting twenty-first-century student competencies: a wellbeing approach. Australian Social Work, 70. pp. 324-336
• Gould G, Watt K, West R, Cadet-James Y and Clough A (2016) Can smoking initiation contexts predict how adult Aboriginal smokers assess their smoking risks? A cross-sectional study using the 'Smoking Risk Assessment Target'. BMJ Open, 6 (7).
• Gould G, Cadet-James Y and Clough A (2016) Getting over the shock: taking action on Indigenous maternal smoking. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 22 (4). pp. 276-282

Books

• Cadet-James Y, James R, McGinty S and McGregor R (2017) Gugu Badhun: people of the Valley of Lagoons. Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra, ACT, Australia

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 66+ research outputs authored by Prof Yvonne Cadet-James from 2001 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

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Familial suicides; learnings from families and kinship about the healing journey. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Strong Parents: The Role of Adaptive Parenting to Support Parental Self-Efficacy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Parents (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• How can Cultural Resilience Enhance Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Experiencing Grief and Loss during Chronic Illness? (Masters , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• Making salient messages for Indigenous tobacco control (2015, PhD , Associate Advisor)

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