Dr Brigid Clancy

Dr Brigid Clancy

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Graduate Research

Career Summary

Biography

Dr Brigid Clancy is a researcher with a passion for problem solving and finding pragmatic solutions to complex issues.

Brigid recently completed her PhD at the University of Newcastle, focused on identifying gaps and opportunities in support for people after stroke, especially in relation to health risk factors. 

Currently, she works as a Postdoctoral Research Associate with Professor Kylie Shaw and the Graduate Research team. There, she works closely with the Dean on research into the doctoral student experience, with current work focusing on the use of generative artificial intelligence by higher degree research students. 

She also has a passion for enhancing the doctoral experience, and works with the Graduate Research Student Experience and Development team to deliver program enhancements to support doctoral learning and development, and provision of high quality supervision. 

In total, Brigid has six years of experience in health research and consulting including quantitative and qualitative research, systematic, scoping and rapid literature reviews, health service and policy evaluations, development of educational materials and online modules, and policy submissions. Improving the quality of life of disadvantaged populations has been the cornerstone of all of her health research experiences.

Brigid also enjoys making time for science communication and translating health and science topics into digestible content for the general public. In her own time she has published four articles in The Conversation which total over 420,000 views.


Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Newcastle
  • Bachelor of Health, University of Newcastle

Keywords

  • Doctoral development
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence
  • Higher Education
  • Mixed Methods Research
  • Service evaluation
  • Stroke

Languages

  • English (Mother)

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
390303 Higher education 90
429999 Other health sciences not elsewhere classified 10

Professional Experience

UON Appointment

Title Organisation / Department
Postdoctoral Research Associate University of Newcastle
Graduate Research
Australia

Professional appointment

Dates Title Organisation / Department
15/7/2023 - 29/2/2024 Project Officer The University of Newcastle
Graduate Research
Australia
1/5/2019 - 28/2/2022 Research Consultant 360Edge
Australia
1/4/2018 - 31/12/2020 Research Assistant School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Australia
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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.


Journal article (6 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2025 Clancy B, Bonevski B, English C, Guillaumier A, 'Healthcare provider perceptions of support provision for people with stroke: a qualitative study', DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION [C1]
DOI 10.1080/09638288.2024.2398135
Co-authors Billie Bonevski, Ashleigh Guillaumier, Coralie English
2024 Clancy B, Bonevski B, English C, Guillaumier A, 'The Online Health Information–Seeking Behaviors of People Who Have Experienced Stroke: Qualitative Interview Study', Jmir Formative Research, 8 (2024) [C1]
DOI 10.2196/54827
Co-authors Ashleigh Guillaumier, Coralie English, Billie Bonevski
2024 Clancy B, Bonevski B, English C, Callister R, Baker AL, Collins C, Pollack M, Magin P, Turner A, Faulkner J, Guillaumier A, 'Health risk factors in Australian Stroke Survivors: A latent class analysis', HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 35, 37-44 (2024) [C1]
DOI 10.1002/hpja.706
Citations Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2
Co-authors Clare Collins, Robin Callister, Parker Magin, Ashleigh Guillaumier, Billie Bonevski, Coralie English, Amanda Baker
2022 Guillaumier A, Spratt N, Pollack M, Baker A, Magin P, Turner A, Oldmeadow C, Collins C, Callister R, Levi C, Searles A, Deeming S, Clancy B, Bonevski B, 'Evaluation of an online intervention for improving stroke survivors' health-related quality of life: A randomised controlled trial', PLOS MEDICINE, 19 (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003966
Citations Scopus - 2Web of Science - 13
Co-authors Ashleigh Guillaumier, Neil Spratt, Billie Bonevski, Robin Callister, Amanda Baker, Parker Magin, Christopher Levi, Simon Deeming, Clare Collins, Christopher Oldmeadow
2022 Clancy B, Bonevski B, English C, Baker AL, Turner A, Magin P, Pollack M, Callister R, Guillaumier A, 'Access to and Use of Internet and Social Media by Low-Morbidity Stroke Survivors Participating in a National Web-Based Secondary Stroke Prevention Trial: Cross-sectional Survey', JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH, 24 (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.2196/33291
Citations Scopus - 5Web of Science - 4
Co-authors Parker Magin, Ashleigh Guillaumier, Robin Callister, Amanda Baker, Coralie English, Billie Bonevski
2019 Guillaumier A, McCrabb S, Spratt NJ, Pollack M, Baker AL, Magin P, Turner A, Oldmeadow C, Collins C, Callister R, Levi C, Searles A, Deeming S, Wynne O, Denham AMJ, Clancy B, Bonevski B, 'An online intervention for improving stroke survivors' health-related quality of life: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', TRIALS, 20 (2019)
DOI 10.1186/s13063-019-3604-0
Citations Scopus - 6Web of Science - 5
Co-authors Clare Collins, Simon Deeming, Amanda Baker, Robin Callister, Sam Mccrabb, Billie Bonevski, Neil Spratt, Christopher Levi, Parker Magin, Ashleigh Guillaumier, Olivia Wynne, Christopher Oldmeadow
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Preprint (2 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2023 Clancy B, Bonevski B, English C, Guillaumier A, 'The Online Health Information–Seeking Behaviors of People Who Have Experienced Stroke: Qualitative Interview Study (Preprint)' (2023)
DOI 10.2196/preprints.54827
Co-authors Coralie English, Ashleigh Guillaumier, Billie Bonevski
2021 Clancy B, Bonevski B, English C, Baker AL, Turner A, Magin P, Pollack M, Callister R, Guillaumier A, 'Access to and Use of Internet and Social Media by Low-Morbidity Stroke Survivors Participating in a National Web-Based Secondary Stroke Prevention Trial: Cross-sectional Survey (Preprint)' (2021)
DOI 10.2196/preprints.33291
Co-authors Billie Bonevski, Robin Callister, Amanda Baker, Ashleigh Guillaumier, Parker Magin, Coralie English
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Grants and Funding

Summary

Number of grants 1
Total funding $2,727

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20181 grants / $2,727

Research Consultancy$2,727

Funding body: CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Funding body CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Project Team Doctor Ashleigh Guillaumier, Doctor Brigid Clancy, Doctor Alexandra Denham, Professor Billie Bonevski
Scheme ON Prime
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2018
Funding Finish 2018
GNo G1801364
Type Of Funding C2200 - Aust Commonwealth – Other
Category 2200
UON Y
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Dr Brigid Clancy

Positions

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Graduate Research
Graduate Research
Research and Innovation Division

HDR Skills and Academic Development Coordinator
Graduate Research
Graduate Research
Research and Innovation Division

Contact Details

Email brigid.clancy@newcastle.edu.au
Phone 0240553222
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