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School of Population Health
School of Population Health
Staff Profile

Dr Julie Dean

Position: Lecturer

Phone: +61 7 334 64628

Fax: +61 7 3365 5442

Email: J.Dean@sph.uq.edu.au

 

Location: 222

Building: Public Health Building

Centre or Group: Health Systems and Economics

Biography:

Dr Julie Dean is a Lecturer (Social Sciences) in the School of Population Health at The University of Queensland. She holds a BA from the University of Adelaide, a Masters in Clinical Psychology from Flinders University and a PhD in Social Science from The University of Queensland. She is a member of the College of Community Psychologists, The Australian Psychological Society. Her research focuses on the social determinants of health, community-based support systems and models of chronic illness care incorporating patient activation processes. Dr Dean led the Public Health Education and Research Program (PHERP) 'Mental Health Promotion' project and is a chief investigator on the 'Investigating Chronic Illness Care in the Community' study, funded by the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI). Dr Dean coordinates social science teaching in year 2 of the medical program and is involved in an innovative program of community-based medical education, as well as extensive experience in distance education through the Graduate Health Studies Program.

Qualifications:

  • PhD  (2003)
    The University of Queensland
  • MPsychClin  (1990)
    Flinders University of South Australia

Research Interests:

  • Social Determinants of Health

 

Publications

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  • Boyle F, Mutch A, Dean J, Dick M-L, Del Mar C. Consumer health organisations for people with diabetes and arthritis: Who contacts them and why?. Health and Social Care in the Community. In press; .
  • Boyle F, Mutch A, Dean J, Dick M-L, Del Mar C. The Contribution of Consumer Health Organisations to Chronic Disease Self Management in the Context of Primary Care. Canberra. Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute; ; View Publication
  • Dean J, Mutch A, Boyle F, Dick M-L, Del Mar C. Is patient activation to self-manage chronic illness increased by contact with community based health organisations?. In: General Practice and Primary Health Care Research Conference; 2007 Sydney. 24-25th May;
  • Dean JH, Bush RA. A community psychology view of environmental organization processes. American Journal of Community Psychology. 2007; 40(1-2):146-166.
  • Dean J, Bush R. Differences and Similarities Between Government and Community Environmental Organisations: A Study in South East Queensland. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. 2007; 14(3):192-201.
  • Dean J, Boyle F, Mutch A, Dick M-L, Del Mar C. Does contact with community-based health organisations increase engagement in health care for people with chronic illness?. In: 42nd Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference; 2007 25-29 September Brisbane.
  • Boyle FM, Donald M, Dean JH, Conrad S, Mutch AJ. Mental Health Promotion and Non-profit Health Organisations. Health and Social Care in the Community. 2007; 15(6):553-560.
  • Mutch A. Developing a model of collaboration in the Third Sector. In: Australian and New Zealand Third Sector Research Conference; 2006 26-28th November 2006 Adelaide.
  • Conrad S, Boyle F, Mutch A, Dick M-L, Dean J, Del Mar C. What do community based health organisations really do, and what is their future in the primary health care system?. In: RACGP 49th Annual Scientific Convention; 2006 5-8th October 2006. Brisbane.
  • Boyle F, Mutch A, Dick M-L, Dean J, Del Mar C. Chronic Illness Care in the Community - Exploring the Contributions of Community Based Health Organisations. In: General Practice and Primary Health Care conference; 2006 5-7 July 2006 Perth, WA.
  • Mutch A, Dean J, Boyle F. Using Medical Education to Develop Referral Pathways from General Practice to the Community. Third Sector Review. 2005; 11(1):9-18.
  • Boyle F, Dick M-L, Mutch A, Dean J, Del Mar C. The contribution of self-help/community based organisations to chronic disease self management and their linkages with general practitioners. In: GP and PHC Research conference; 2005 26-28 July Adelaide.
  • Dean J. Linking environmental organisations and community psychosocial dimensions to making a difference. Australian Journal of Psychology. 2002; 54:21-22.
  • Boyle FM, Posner TN, Mutch A, Farley R, Dean J, Nilsson A. The Building Partnerships Program: An approach to community-based learning for medical students in Australia. Medical Education Online [serial online] Available from http://www.med-ed-online.org. 2002; 7:12.
  • Luszcz MA, Dean J. Behavioural adjuncts of confusion: How lucid nursing home residents cope with confused co-residents' behaviour. Australian Psychologist. 1999 Jul; 34(2):149-154.

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