Dr Meredith Tavener
Research Fellow
Faculty of Health and Medicine
- Email:meredith.tavener@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:(02) 4042 0684
Honouring their stories
As a social gerontologist, Dr Meredith Tavener's research encompasses identity in older age, women's health across the life course, baby boomers, narrative analysis, and qualitative methodologies.
Meredith is a Research Fellow of both the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) and the Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing (RCGHA), a Priority Research Centre at the University of Newcastle.
ALSWH is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and run in collaboration with the University of Queensland. Over forty-one thousand women agreed to be involved when the study began in 1996.
Generating an evidence base on Australian women's health, including opportunity, lifestyle and time usage, ALSWH collects information on everything related to women's health and wellbeing.
This evidence can then be considered to inform policy, practice, and planning relative to women's health.
As well as containing tick boxes, ALSWH surveys contain space for the participants to write their thoughts. This rich cache of writing, with identifiers removed, can be continually visited and revisited, by researchers looking to investigate different specific topics.
It is the analysis of these written thoughts that Meredith specialises in.
SHARING REALITIES
Meredith researches and publishes on issues such as retirement, time use, and factors for health creation. Employing applied thematic analysis, Meredith interprets the texts against how she believes the writer would operationalise the theoretical meaning.
"I do however, always view their writing through a lens that acknowledges that the women are right, and they have their own reality," she discloses.
Recurring questions in ALSWH surveys concern a range of topics, from education to emotional health, diet, health care access, leisure activities, and key events through to paid and unpaid work.
Sometimes the women's free-text writing is reflective of these questions but not always.
"They will send family photos, and pages of writing," Meredith says.
"It could be feedback on the survey questions. Or they could write about their health, their friends, their partners, their social life, about how they are going on a cruise to celebrate turning 90."
"About their networks or their volunteering, their sore toe, their shopping. You name it, they write about it. And I analyse it."
"Women are just fantastic but that is no surprise to me. I think we are rather magnificent in what we do and what we manage."
MINING DATA TO INFORM POLICY
The study allows Meredith and other researchers to look at the writing in terms of certain characteristics of women, or collect specifics around particular health care conditions.
"Their writing creates an understanding of experience that is not necessarily picked up by clinical criteria," she states.
"They will write what they want to write, what they think is important for us to know, and sometimes they write what no one will hear."
Meredith is currently reviewing 15 years worth of writing by the oldest of the four cohorts involved in the study, women born 1921 to 1926, to gather evidence related to how older women create health.
Exploring the data using the framework of salutogenesis theory, Meredith is looking to further understand the relationship between attitude, resilience and resources and the manifestation of health.
"If a woman is very unwell, but can recognise, and apply resources, coping with everything that comes at her, will she stay closer to the well end of the continuum because she chooses to create a healthier environment?" Meredith asks.
"And if we can pinpoint how health creation in older women works, how then do we use that to inform medical practice?"
FORENSIC DETAILS
Meredith does not take her responsibility to the participants lightly, obviously feeling a connection to the authors of the material she works with.
"The women write everything, they tell us everything for a reason, they expect somebody to read it," Meredith reflects.
"I smile when one talks about her cat. Or will start crying when a 55 year old woman says, 'I regret my decision not to have children'."
"And I'll think about her that night when I go home, and come back the next day and read a whole other story."
The level of responsibility Meredith feels to the women in the study also motivates fastidious methods.
"I received a great compliment when somebody said my work is forensic in detail. That is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me," Meredith laughs.
Her rigorous methodology involves identifying her own potential bias in her research.
"I have to keep reflecting on myself and keep revisiting myself, and rechecking the work I have done to make sure I am not bringing bias to the work."
EXERCISING THE BRAIN
Meredith began her academic career in the field of exercise physiology, a background that has been very useful to subsequent study and research.
"I learnt about different population groups in terms of activity and exercise and wellness and risk in the body, including months of pharmacy and anatomy," she recounts.
Next came a Graduate Diploma in Health Promotion at the University of Newcastle, with a position at the University soon following.
Whilst Senior Research Coordinator for the Department of Veterans' Affairs Preventative Care Trial, Meredith completed her Research Masters.
A PhD in Community Health and Clinical Epidemiology was Meredith's next project. This work focused on the existence and construct of an Australian baby boomer stereotype, taking a constructivist, mixed methods approach, framed within social gerontology.
"Part of my thesis was numerical and quantitative, and the rest were different ways of looking at qualitative data - newspaper text analysis, interviews and written word analysis," Meredith explains.
"That is how I really got stuck into qualitative stuff and methodology. I am a real methodology nerd."
A two year Postdoctoral position at the University of Groningen in Holland ensued, working on The Netherlands' Healthy Ageing: Population and Society program, before a return to Newcastle as a Research Fellow in 2012.
FUTURE FOCUS
Meredith is hoping her salutogenesis study will be completed by early 2016. The findings can then be used, among other things, to inform further work with women living with diabetes.
Women and retirement is another area of research Meredith wishes to investigate further.
"We have found that the male model of retirement means very different things to women because they don't stop doing anything anyway, or they dip in and out of this thing called retirement," she discloses.
"There are women's narratives about retirement to explore, whether they said they were retired, or I'm never going to retire, or I retired long ago."
"I would like to investigate how they write about retirement over time."
Also on Meredith's wish list is work looking at livable communities and aged care, an area she is particularly passionate about.
"Anyone who is in aged care should be afforded the dignity to be authentic and to live as well as they can," she insists.
And her take home message from sharing the lives of so many women?
"Women are a hardy bunch. We are smart and bloody resilient."
Honouring their stories
As a social gerontologist, Dr Meredith Tavener's research encompasses identity in older age, women's health across the life course, baby boomers, narrative an
Career Summary
Biography
Dr Tavener is a social gerontologist, with particular skills in applying qualitative evaluation methods, and specialising in analysis of longitudinal qualitative data to determine how people narrate and assign meaning to key life stages. She is currently using an innovative hybrid system of applied thematic analysis to analyse longitudinal qualitative data for women, using the theoretical framework of salutogenesis to explore how women work to create health. Dr Tavener presented her findings as an invited Plenary Speaker in 2016, at a conference on health practice and policy.Dr Tavener works 0.5FTE as a Research Fellow at the Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing (RCGHA), and the remaining 0.5FTE as the Athena SWAN Fellow for the University of Newcastle, responsible for data synthesis and evaluation across the 2-year SAGE (Science Australia Gender Equity) Pilot addressing gender equity and diversity.
Dr Tavener has received in excess of $1.5M in funding, published 37 journal articles, one book chapter, and 13 Government reports/submissions, as well as presenting at six international conferences (including two invited symposia) and 27 national conferences. Internationally, Dr Tavener completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in healthy ageing with the University of Groningen (2010-2012, Netherlands), and brokered an exchange agreement for their students to complete an internship at the RCGHA; she is also a Clinical Instructor with the University of Wisconsin, responsible for coordinating visiting pharmacy students. Dr Tavener has two completed PhD students, is primary supervisor for one student and co-supervisor for four more.
Dr Tavener has successfully managed projects for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (1996-2001) and Department of Defence (2001-2004). She was invited to work with the (then) Priority Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing (February 2012 – present) and promoted to Research Fellow with the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH, 2012-2016) where she managed two cohorts of women. In 2015, ALSWH was awarded the CAPHIA Team Award for excellence and innovation in public health research. Dr Tavener is developing a strong reputation for her knowledge of theory and application of innovative qualitative methods.
Dr Tavener is a Chief Investigator on an NHMRC Project Grant evaluating the uptake, outcomes, and costs of the Medicare 75+ Health Assessments, an Associate Investigator responsible for qualitative evaluation components on an NHMRC Project Grant assessing arm function after stroke, and Primary Chief Investigator on a NSW Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) grant to explore "liveable communities" through the conceptualisation and pilot testing of a supportive housing checklist for older adults. She served as advisor for Women’s Health in the North (WHIN, Victoria); as qualitative consultant for funding submissions to the Hunter Cancer Research Alliance (2014, 2015); provided specialist guidance on qualitative research methodologies and longitudinal qualitative data analysis to colleagues at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society at La Trobe University, Victoria; was invited onto the Sax Institute and University of NSW bid working on the conceptual framework and analysis, for the Department of Defence and Department of Veterans’ Affairs ‘Study Design Framework for the MRCA Rehabilitation Long-Term Study’; asked to provide qualitative evaluation frameworks for Catholic Care Services NSW and the NSW Ministry of Health.
Dr Tavener reviews for a number of high quality journals, and is a member of the Australian Association of Gerontology, International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Incorporated and Association for Qualitative Research.
Teaching Expertise
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, NSW AUSTRALIA:
2012 Master of Public Health – Ageing module Advanced Health Psychology – Gender and Health module
2013 – 2016 – tutor for online course Public Health Implications of an Ageing Population
2017 - present - Course Coordinator and tutor for online course Public Health Implications of an Ageing Population
UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS:
2010 - 2011 Write, Coordinate and Deliver – “Healthy Ageing: A Socio-Demographic Perspective”. Taught as an optional course for Bachelor students at the University of Groningen, the course included topics such as theoretical perspectives, demographic and epidemiologic transitions, the effect of ageing on the individual, and the influence of the individual within their society, constructs of ageing and ageism, giving meaning, and diversity in ageing, the life course, self-determination and self-agency. The course included guest lecturers, a film discussion, paper reviews and grant application assessment.
PROVIDED GUEST LECTURING FOR:
Theories of Demographic Behaviour Population and Development Methods of Research: Qualitative Text Analysis. Population, Health and Place Qualitative Research Methodologies: In-depth interviewing.
INVITED LECTURE: 16-19 June 2010 – Invited lecture on “Population Transition”, as part of “Gender und Gesundheit” course, at University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany.
Management and Administrative Expertise
Dr Tavener was a Senior Research Coordinator for the $1.65 million Department of Veterans’ Affairs “Preventive Care Trial” (1996-2001). This position involved the coordination of a four-year randomised controlled trial of health assessments for older people, undertaken in ten different towns in two Australian states. Results from the PCT informed the introduction of Medicare Enhanced Primary Care items in 1999, for Australia-wide annual health assessments for over 75's. This work resulted in four reports being published with chief investigators, and five co-authored peer-reviewed journal publications.
In 2001 Dr Tavener was asked to stay on as Project Manager on the $2.0 million Department of Defence “Study of Health Outcomes in Aircraft Maintenance Personnel” (2001-2004), involving a large number of participants throughout Australia. In response to the study findings, the Government instituted a $21 million payment package and continuing health care scheme for ex-deseal/reseal personnel. This work resulted in four books being published with chief investigators, and eight co-authored peer-reviewed journal publications.
During her time living in Perth WA (2009), Dr Tavener managed a LotteryWest funded project “Accommodation options for older gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans and intersex individuals”, which involved a state-wide survey explore attitudes, knowledge and practices of retirement and residential aged care providers in WA towards accommodating older gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex individuals. The project resulted in one peer-reviewed journal publication and informed the 2012 Commonwealth of Australia National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Ageing and Aged Care Strategy.
Collaborations
Dr Tavener maintains close ties to colleagues at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, and works with their student exchange director for Groningen students to attend the Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing and complete an Internship. She holds the title of Clinical Instructor with the School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison USA, and supervises visiting intern students for 6 to 8 weeks each during the year. Dr Tavener was invited to participate in an Indian-European Research Networking Programme in the Social Sciences (funding by ANR-DFG-ESRC-NWO with ICSSR) grant to examine "Ageing and well-being in a globalizing world" - and was nominated for two 'work packages' together with other team members from India, Netherlands and United Kingdom - (1) Knowledge base on ageing, and (2) Ageing, health and intergenerational care. Dr Tavener was also an Advisor for the "Living longer on less" project in 2013, conducted by Women's Health in the North (WHIN), Victoria, exploring women's retirement finances. She also consults with Catholic Community Services NSW, to facilitate their evidence-base towards reablement care for older adults.
Committee participation
Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Committee (2016 – present)
Athena SWAN data working group (2016 – present)
Athena SWAN Executive Committee (2016 – present)
Hunter Dementia Alliance (2015 – present)
HMRI Research Register Management Committee (2014 – present)
Postgraduate Education Committee, University of Newcastle NSW (2013 – present)
Steering Committee, Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (2012 – 2016)
Data Management Group, Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (2012 – 2016)
Qualitative Research Committee, Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (2012 – 2015)
Journal reviewer for
The Australasian Journal on Ageing
Oxford Journal of Public Health
Global Health Action
Journal of Youth Studies
Ageing & Society
BMC Women's Health
Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine
JAGS
Peer reviewer for University of Newcastle Human Research Ethics Committee
Professional member of
International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG)
Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG)
Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI)
International Association for Time Use Research (IATUR)
Association for Qualitative Research (AQR)
Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Inc. (ACSPRI)
Qualifications
- PhD (Community Health & Clinical Epidemiology), University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement), Ballarat University College - Vic
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours), University of Ballarat
- Graduate Diploma in Health Promotion, University of Newcastle
- Master of Medical Science, University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Longitudinal narrative analysis
- Public health
- Qualitative data and methods
- Social gerontology
- Thematic analysis
- Women's retirement
- Women's time stress
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
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| 169901 | Gender Specific Studies | 40 |
| 110308 | Geriatrics and Gerontology | 40 |
| 111799 | Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified | 20 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
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| Research Fellow | University of Newcastle Faculty of Health and Medicine Australia |
Academic appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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| 1/02/2012 - | Research Fellow | University of Newcastle Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing Australia |
| 1/01/2010 - 1/01/2012 | Postdoctoral Researcher | University of Groningen, Netherlands Faculty of Spatial Sciences Netherlands |
| 1/05/2009 - 1/10/2009 | Project Manager | Curtin University Australia |
| 1/07/2004 - 1/12/2009 | Research Academic | University of Newcastle Australia |
Professional appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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| 1/11/2001 - 1/07/2004 | Project Manager | Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle Australia |
| 1/10/1996 - 1/11/2001 | Senior Research Coordinator | Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle Australia |
Awards
Award
| Year | Award |
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| 2015 |
Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australia (CAPHIA) 2015 Team Award for excellence and innovation in public health research Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health |
Distinction
| Year | Award |
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| 2016 |
Fellow of the Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) Australian Association of Gerontology |
Recognition
| Year | Award |
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| 2017 |
Member of consortium that successfully gained admission to the Department of Social Services Research, Evaluation and Data (READ) panel for University of Newcastle Priority Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing (RCGHA), The University of Newcastle, NSW. |
Scholarship
| Year | Award |
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| 2008 |
Jill Cockburn Public Health Research Scholarship The University of Newcastle, NSW |
| 2005 |
University of Newcastle Research Scholarship (UNRS-C) The University of Newcastle, NSW |
Invitations
Distinguished Visitor
| Year | Title / Rationale |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Invited presentation on "Healthy ageing issues: Labour, housing and social consciousness". |
Panel Participant
| Year | Title / Rationale |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Invited expert on ageing for Q&A symposium "Eyes, body & mind", at the Asia Pacific Vitreo-Retina Society Conference. |
| 2013 | PhD confirmation panel for Wilaiwan Pathike "The association between resilience and community health system among rural elderly: Effectiveness of rural community health system to promote successful ageing in Thailand". |
| 2013 | Discussing "How can we move policy forward?" at "Rethinking retirement" workshop. |
| 2012 | PhD confirmation panel for Tazeen Majeed "Life course impact of chronic diseases on patterns of workforce participation: A gendered approach". |
Participant
| Year | Title / Rationale |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Sax Institute workshop "Challenges in evaluating policy and programs". |
Speaker
| Year | Title / Rationale |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Presentation at RCGHA Research Methods Workshop, on "A salutogenic analysis of health in older women: Using applied inductive themnatic analysis." |
| 2012 | Invited talk on "Appreciate and celebrate all the little things - How women deal with life's ups and downs." |
| 2011 | Invited presentation at "Multi-disciplinary workshop on ageing and wellbeing". |
| 2010 | Invited presentation to "Health Economics" students, University of Hohenheim, on "The health of Australian baby boomer women: Understanding their ups and downs". |
| 2010 | Invited lecture on "Population Transition" as part of "Gender und Gesundheit" course. |
| 2010 | Invited presentation to members of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, on analysing written stories. |
Grant Reviews
| Year | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Greaves PhD top-up scholarships External - EXTE, External - EXTE |
$10,000 |
Teaching
| Code | Course | Role | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPID6660 |
Public Health Implications of an Ageing Population The University of Newcastle |
Online facilitator and tutor | 1/07/2013 - 30/11/2016 |
| EPID6660 |
Public Health Implications of an Ageing Population The University of Newcastle |
Online course coordinator and facilitator | 3/07/2017 - 30/11/2017 |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Book (5 outputs)
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| 2004 |
D'Este CA, Byles JE, Attia JR, Brown AM, Second Mortality and Cancer Incidence Report, -, Newcastle, Australia (2004) [A2]
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D'Este CA, Byles JE, Attia JR, Brown AM, Report on the General Health and Medical Study, -, Newcastle, Australia, 463 (2004) [A2]
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D'Este CA, Byles JE, Attia JR, Brown AM, Literature Review Report, -, Newcastle, Australia (2003) [A2]
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D'Este CA, Byles JE, Attia JR, Brown AM, Report on the qualitative interviews, -, Newcastle, Australia (2003) [A2]
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D'Este CA, Byles JE, Attia JR, Brown AM, Interim mortality and cancer incidence report, -, Newcastle, Australia (2003) [A2]
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Chapter (2 outputs)
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| 2015 |
Byles JE, Tavener M, 'Health of older people', Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK 1408-1424 (2015) [B2]
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| 2015 | Tavener MA, Byles JE, 'Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health', Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health, Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford, United Kingdom (2015) |
Journal article (41 outputs)
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| 2017 |
Christiani Y, Dugdale P, Tavener M, Byles JE, 'The dynamic of non-communicable disease control policy in Indonesia', Australian Health Review, 41 207-213 (2017) © 2017 AHHA. Objective The aim of the present study was to examine non-communicable disease (NCD) policy formation and implementation in Indonesia. Methods Interviews were conduc... [more] © 2017 AHHA. Objective The aim of the present study was to examine non-communicable disease (NCD) policy formation and implementation in Indonesia. Methods Interviews were conducted with 13 Indonesian health policy workers. The processes and issues relating to NCD policy formation were mapped, exploring the interactions between policy makers, technical/implementation bodies, alliances across various levels and the mobilisation of non-policy actors. Results Problems in NCD policy formation include insufficient political interest in NCD control, disconnected policies and difficulty in multisectoral coordination. These problems are well illustrated in relation to tobacco control, but also apply to other control efforts. Nevertheless, participants were optimistic that there are plentiful opportunities for improving NCD control policies given growing global attention to NCD, increases in the national health budget and the growing body of Indonesia-relevant NCD-related research. Conclusion Indonesia's success in the creation and implementation of NCD policy will be dependent on high-level governmental leadership, including support from the President, the Health Minister and coordinating ministries. What is known about the topic? The burden of NCD in Indonesia has increased gradually. Nationally, NCD-related mortality accounted for 65% of deaths in 2010. Indonesia is also a country with the highest burden of tobacco smoking in the world. However, the government has not instituted sufficient policy action to tackle NCDs, including tobacco control. What does this paper add? This paper deepens our understanding of current NCD control policy formation in Indonesia, including the possible underlying reason why Indonesia has weak tobacco control policies. It describes the gaps in the current policies, the actors involved in policy formation, the challenges in policy formation and implementation and potential opportunities for improving NCD control. What are the implications for practitioners? An effective NCD control program requires strong collaboration, including between government and health professionals. Health professionals can actively engage in policy formation, for example through knowledge production.
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Dolja-Gore X, Tavener M, Majeed T, Nair BR, Byles JE, 'Uptake, prevalence and predictors of first-time use for the 75+ Health Assessment Scheme.', Aust J Prim Health, (2017)
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Majeed T, Forder PM, Tavener M, Vo K, Byles J, 'Work after age 65: A prospective study of Australian men and women.', Australas J Ageing, 36 158-164 (2017)
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| 2017 |
Christiani Y, Byles JE, Tavener M, Dugdale P, 'Health insurance coverage among women in Indonesia's major cities: A multilevel analysis', Health Care for Women International, 38 267-282 (2017) © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. We examined women's access to health insurance in Indonesia. We analyzed IFLS-4 data of 1,400 adult women residing in four major cities. Amo... [more] © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. We examined women's access to health insurance in Indonesia. We analyzed IFLS-4 data of 1,400 adult women residing in four major cities. Among this population, the health insurance coverage was 24%. Women who were older, involved in paid work, and with higher education had greater access to health insurance (p¿ < .05). We also found there were disparities in the probability of having health insurance across community levels (Median Odds Ratios¿=¿3.40). Given the importance of health insurance for women's health, strategies should be developed to expand health insurance coverage among women in Indonesia, including the disparities across community levels. Such problems might also be encountered in other developing countries with low health insurance coverage.
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| 2016 |
Kennaugh R, Byles J, Tavener M, 'Beyond widowhood: Do prior discovered themes that describe the experiences of older Australian widowed women persist over time?', Women Health, 56 827-842 (2016) [C1]
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| 2016 |
Tavener MA, Chojenta C, Loxton D, 'Generating qualitative data by design: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women¿s Health qualitative data collection.', Public Health Research & Practice, 26 (2016) [C1]
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Christiani Y, Byles JE, Tavener M, Dugdale P, 'Exploring the implementation of poslansia, Indonesia's community-based health programme for older people', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 35 E11-E16 (2016) [C1] © 2016 AJA Inc. Aim: To explore the implementation of poslansia, a community-based integrated health service implemented across Indonesia to improve the health status of older pe... [more] © 2016 AJA Inc. Aim: To explore the implementation of poslansia, a community-based integrated health service implemented across Indonesia to improve the health status of older people through health promotion and disease prevention. Methods: Data analysis of 307 poslansia surveyed in the 4th wave of Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS-4). We examined the services provided in the programme, resources and perceived problems. Results: The services provided by poslansia focused mostly on risk factor screening and treatment for minor illness, and less on health promotion activities. Lack of support from community health centres, no permanent place for holding poslansia and lack of participant interest in joining the programme were associated with fewer services provided in the programme (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The findings indicate existing support from the community, community health centres and related institutions for poslansia is not adequate for optimal service function. Health awareness among the older population should also be increased for programme sustainability.
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| 2016 |
Christiani Y, Byles JE, Tavener M, Dugdale P, 'Gender Inequalities in Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Among Indonesian Urban Population.', Asia Pac J Public Health, 28 134-145 (2016) [C1]
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| 2016 |
Tavener M, Mooney R, Thomson C, Loxton D, 'The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health: Using Focus Groups to Inform Recruitment.', JMIR Res Protoc, 5 e31 (2016) [C1]
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| 2016 |
Otterbach S, Tavener M, Forder P, Powers J, Loxton D, Byles J, 'The effect of motherhood and work on women's time pressure: A cohort analysis using the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health', SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH, 42 500-509 (2016) [C1]
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| 2016 |
Christiani Y, Tavener M, Byles JE, 'Contextualizing urban living as a determinant of women¿s health in Jakarta, Indonesia', Women and Health, 1-17 (2016) © 2016 Taylor & Francis Big cities can offer great opportunities for women to have a better life. At the same time, however, the physical and social environment in cities can n... [more] © 2016 Taylor & Francis Big cities can offer great opportunities for women to have a better life. At the same time, however, the physical and social environment in cities can negatively affect their health. We conducted focus groups with 24 women (aged 18¿72 years) living in Jakarta, Indonesia from October to November 2014. Our aim was to elicit women¿s experiences of living in Jakarta, including their health and accessing health care. The most frequent health problems reported by women in this study were hypertension and arthritis. Women often gave priority to their family, particularly their children, over themselves and their own health. Discussants also thought that the city¿s physical and social conditions could affect their health, and that women were more prone to feel stress than men. The results of this study highlight the importance of addressing social determinants of health across the life course, including gender, to improve women¿s health status. Moreover, multi-sectoral collaboration at the municipal and national level is needed for urban planning to create better living conditions for women in the cities.
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| 2015 |
Christiani Y, Byles JE, Tavener M, Dugdale P, 'Do women in major cities experience better health? A comparison of chronic conditions and their risk factors between women living in major cities and other cities in Indonesia.', Glob Health Action, 8 28540 (2015)
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| 2015 |
Christiani Y, Byles J, Tavener M, Dugdale P, 'Socioeconomic related inequality in depression among young and middle-adult women in Indonesia¿s major cities.', J Affect Disord, 182 76-81 (2015) [C1]
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| 2015 |
Vo K, Forder PM, Tavener M, Rodgers B, Banks E, Bauman A, Byles JE, 'Retirement, age, gender and mental health: Findings from the 45 and Up Study', Aging and Mental Health, 19 647-657 (2015) [C1] © 2014 Taylor & Francis. Objectives: To examine the relationships of retirement and reasons for retirement with psychological distress in men and women at the age of 45-79 year... [more] © 2014 Taylor & Francis. Objectives: To examine the relationships of retirement and reasons for retirement with psychological distress in men and women at the age of 45-79 years. Method: Data from 202,584 Australians participating in the large-scale 45 and Up Study was used. Psychological distress was measured by the Kessler psychological distress scale. Associations between different work status and reasons for retirement with psychological distress were assessed for men and women at different ages using logistic regression. Results: Being fully retired or unemployed was associated with the high levels of psychological distress compared to being in paid work for men and women aged 45-64 (p < 0.0001), and for men aged 65-74 years (p = 0.0014). At the age of 75-79 years, there was no difference in psychological distress between different work statuses. Among retirees, retirement due to ill health, being made redundant or caring duty was associated with the high level of psychological dist ress. Conclusion: The association between work and mental health underscores the importance of policies and strategies to encourage and enable people to continue in the workforce after age 55, particularly for men. Important reasons for retirement with worse mental health outcomes include redundancy, ill health and needing to care for family or a friend. These circumstances will affect whether a person can continue working and their risk of poor mental health, and both considerations should be addressed in developing approaches for maintaining older workers or assisting them with their retirement transition.
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| 2015 |
Powers J, Tavener M, Graves A, Loxton D, 'Loss to follow-up was used to estimate bias in a longitudinal study: A new approach', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, (2015) [C1] Objectives: To examine bias arising from loss to follow-up due to lack of contact. Study Design and Setting: The 1973-1978 cohort of Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Healt... [more] Objectives: To examine bias arising from loss to follow-up due to lack of contact. Study Design and Setting: The 1973-1978 cohort of Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health was first surveyed in 1996 and followed up in 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2009. At the 2000 survey, 9,688 women responded (responders), 2,972 could not be contacted, of whom 1,515 responded subsequently (temporary no contact) and 1,457 did not (permanent no contact). Characteristics were compared for these groups at baseline and follow-up in 2003, 2006, or 2009. Relative risk ratios were used to estimate bias. Results: No-contacts were younger, more likely to live in cities, to be less educated and stressed about money than responders. No-contacts were more likely to be in de facto relationships, separated, divorced, or widowed, to have experienced partner violence and be smokers. Compared with temporary no contact, permanent no contact were less educated, less likely to be studying or employed. Despite differences in prevalence estimates, relative odds ratios were close to one and had confidence intervals that included one, indicating little effect of bias. Conclusion: Although various characteristics were related to loss to follow-up, the relative risks estimates did not indicate serious bias due to loss to follow-up in this cohort of young women.
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| 2015 |
Christiani Y, Byles JE, Tavener M, Dugdale P, 'Do women in major cities experience better health? A comparison of chronic conditions and their risk factors between women living in major cities and other cities in Indonesia', GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION, 8 (2015) [C1]
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| 2015 |
Tavener M, Thijsen A, Hubbard IJ, Francis JL, Grennall C, Levi C, Byles J, 'Acknowledging How Older Australian Women Experience Life After Stroke: How Does the WHO 18-Item Brief ICF Core Set for Stroke Compare?', Health Care Women Int, 36 1311-1326 (2015) [C1]
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| 2015 |
Christiani Y, Byles JE, Tavener M, Dugdale P, 'Assessing socioeconomic inequalities of hypertension among women in Indonesia's major cities', Journal of Human Hypertension, 29 683-688 (2015) [C1] © 2015 Macmillan Publishers Limited. Although hypertension has been recognized as one of the major public health problems, few studies address economic inequality of hypertension... [more] © 2015 Macmillan Publishers Limited. Although hypertension has been recognized as one of the major public health problems, few studies address economic inequality of hypertension among urban women in developing countries. To assess this issue, we analysed data for 1400 women from four of Indonesia's major cities: Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan and Bandung. Women were aged =15 years (mean age 35.4 years), and were participants in the 2007/2008 Indonesia Family Life Survey. The prevalence of hypertension measured by digital sphygmomanometer among this population was 31%. Using a multivariable logistic regression model, socioeconomic disadvantage (based on household assets and characteristics) as well as age, body mass index and economic conditions were significantly associated with hypertension (P < 0.05). Applying the Fairlie decomposition model, results showed that 14% of the inequality between less and more economically advantaged groups could be accounted for by the distribution of socioeconomic characteristics. Education was the strongest contributor to inequality, with lower education levels increasing the predicted probability of hypertension among less economically advantaged groups. This work highlights the importance of socioeconomic inequality in the development of hypertension, and particularly the effects of education level.
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| 2015 |
Tavener M, Vo K, Byles JE, 'Work and Other Activities in Retirement.', J Am Geriatr Soc, 63 1476-1477 (2015) [C3]
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| 2014 |
Tavener M, Byles J, Loxton D, 'Expert perceptions of the popular baby boomer image', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 33 E31-E35 (2014) [C1] © 2013 ACOTA. Aim: This paper explored how gerontology experts described baby boomers, whether they challenged the popular image, and if they provided alternatives to the popular... [more] © 2013 ACOTA. Aim: This paper explored how gerontology experts described baby boomers, whether they challenged the popular image, and if they provided alternatives to the popularly reported baby boomer behaviours and characteristics. Methods: Qualitative interviews were conducted with ten experts from different areas across Australia. The interviews were semi-structured and guided by a 'sense-making' approach to explore the baby boomer construct and identify expert narratives that differed from the popularly tendered image. Results: The majority of experts were identified as baby boomers and made use of phrases associated with the popular baby boomer image, such as 'cashed up', 'reinventing retirement' and 'sea change'. Lifestyle and wealth were recognised as staple features of the popular image. To a lesser degree, the experts also recognised alternative characteristics and behaviours, including people with disabilities and those who struggle financially. Conclusions: Experts appeared to identify with the popular baby boomer label, but not necessarily the accompanying stereotypes.
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| 2013 |
Byles J, Tavener M, Robinson I, Parkinson L, Stevenson D, Leigh L, et al., 'Transforming retirement: new definitions of life after work.', Journal of Women & Aging, 25 24-44 (2013) [C1]
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| 2013 |
Coles T, Byles J, Dow B, Tavener M, 'Advances in gerontology research and education: Perspectives from the Australian Association of Gerontology', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 32 40-45 (2013) [C1]
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| 2012 |
Reid MG, Parkinson L, Gibson RE, Schofield PW, D'Este CA, Attia JR, et al., 'Memory Complaint Questionnaire performed poorly as screening tool: Validation against psychometric tests and affective measures', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 65 199-205 (2012) [C1]
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| 2012 |
Horner B, McManus A, Comfort J, Freijah R, Lovelock G, Hunter M, Tavener MA, 'How prepared is the retirement and residential aged care sector in Western Australia for older non-heterosexual people?', Quality in Primary Care, 20 263-274 (2012) [C1]
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| 2011 |
Guest M, D'Este CA, Attia JR, Boggess M, Brown A, Tavener M, et al., 'Impairment of color vision in aircraft maintenance workers', International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 84 723-733 (2011) [C1]
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| 2011 |
Guest M, Attia JR, D'Este CA, Boggess MM, Brown AM, Gibson RE, et al., 'Peripheral neuropathy in military aircraft maintenance workers in Australia', Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 53 381-387 (2011) [C1]
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| 2010 |
Guest M, Boggess M, Attia JR, D'Este CA, Brown A, Gibson RE, et al., 'Hearing impairment in F-111 maintenance workers: The study of health outcomes in aircraft maintenance personnel (SHOAMP) general health and medical study', American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 53 1159-1169 (2010) [C1]
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| 2010 |
Sibbritt DW, Byles JE, Tavener MA, 'Older Australian women's use of dentists: A longitudinal analysis over 6 years', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 29 14-20 (2010) [C1]
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| 2009 |
Brown A, Gibson RE, Tavener MA, Guest M, D'Este CA, Byles JE, et al., 'Sexual function in F-111 maintenance workers: The study of health outcomes in aircraft maintenance personnel', Journal of Sexual Medicine, 6 1569-1578 (2009) [C1]
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| 2008 |
D'Este CA, Attia JR, Brown AM, Gibson RE, Gibberd RW, Tavener MA, et al., 'Cancer incidence and mortality in aircraft maintenance workers', American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 51 16-23 (2008) [C1]
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| 2006 |
Schofield PW, Gibson RE, Tavener MA, Attia JR, D'Este CA, Guest M, et al., 'Neuropsychological health in F-111 aircraft maintenance workers', NeuroToxicology, 27 852-860 (2006) [C1]
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| 2006 |
Attia JR, D'Este CA, Schofield PW, Brown AM, Gibson RE, Tavener MA, et al., 'Mental health in F-111 maintenance workers: the study of Health Outcomes in Aircraft Maintenance Personnel (SHOAMP) general health and medical study', Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 48 682-691 (2006) [C1]
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| 2004 |
Byles JE, Tavener MA, O'Connell RL, Nair BR, Higginbotham HN, Jackson CL, et al., 'Randomised controlled trial of health assessments for older Australian veterans and war widows', Medical Journal of Australia, 181 186-190 (2004) [C1]
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| 2002 |
Byles JE, Tavener MA, Fitzgerald PE, Nair BR, Higginbotham HN, Jackson C, et al., 'A checklist for comprehensive health assessment for the over 70's', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 21 14-20 (2002) [C1]
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| 2000 |
Nair BR, Byles JE, Tavener MA, Heinze R, 'Immunisation rates in older veterans and war widows', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 19 136-138 (2000) [C1]
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| 2000 |
Byles JE, Higginbotham HN, Goodger BG, Tavener MA, Conrad A, Schofield P, Anthony DM, 'Development of a depression scale for veterans and war widows', International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 7 256-270 (2000) [C1]
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| 1999 |
Tavener MA, Byles JE, Francis L, McKernon M, 'Too Late for Prevention? The Search for Printed Health Promotion Materials Within the Preventive Care Trial', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 9 198-201 (1999) [C1]
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Conference (35 outputs)
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| 2015 |
Hubbard IJ, Tavener M, Thijsen A, Francis L, Grennall C, Levi C, Byles J, 'How do older Australian women experience life after stroke, and how does the WHO 18-item ICF core Set for Stroke compare?', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE (2015) [E3]
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| 2014 |
Tavener MA, Byles JE, Curryer C, Forder P, 'Applying the salutogenic model for better health outcomes in older Australian women.' (2014)
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| 2013 | Tavener MA, 'Teaching students to take a new look at older age.' (2013) | |||||||
| 2009 |
Tavener MA, Byles JE, Loxton DJ, 'Identity construction in baby boomer women', Australasian Journal on Ageing (2009) [E3]
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| 2006 |
D'Este C, Attia J, Brown A, Schofield P, Tavener M, Gibson R, Horsley K, 'SHOAMP: The study of health outcomes in aircraft maintenance personnel.', NEUROTOXICOLOGY (2006)
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Report (17 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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| 2015 | International Longevity Centre Australia, 'Work, Retirement and Health: A brief directory of Australian research', International Longevity Centre, Australia (2015) | ||||
| 2014 |
Mishra G, Loxton DJ, Anderson A, Hockey R, Powers J, Brown W, et al., 'Health and wellbeing of women aged 18 to 23 in 2013 and 1996: findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women¿s Health', Department of Health, 183 (2014)
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| 2010 | GRAI (GLBTI Retirement Association Inc), Tavener MA, '"We don't have any of those people here". Retirement accommodation and aged care issues for non-heterosexual populations.', Lotterywest, 121 (2010) | ||||
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Thesis / Dissertation (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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| 2010 | Tavener MA, Your bloomin' lot: An empirical study of the popular baby boomer stereotype., University of Newcastle (2010) |
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 19 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $1,504,876 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20175 grants / $878,932
Improving arm function after stroke using task specific training$852,596
Funding body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Funding body | NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Van Vliet P, Carey L, Turton A, McElduff P, Kwakkel G, Searles A, Bernhardt J, Tavener M, Middleton S. |
| Scheme | Project Grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2020 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | International - Competitive |
| Category | 3IFA |
| UON | N |
Liveable housing checklist: Future proofing homes for older adults$22,786
Funding body: NSW Department of Family and Community Services
| Funding body | NSW Department of Family and Community Services |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Meredith Tavener, Professor Julie Byles, Doctor Catherine Chojenta |
| Scheme | Liveable Communities Grants Program |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | G1601168 |
| Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - State |
| Category | 2OPS |
| UON | Y |
Faculty of Health and Medicine ECR Pilot Grant round$1,400
Funding body: Faculty of Health and Medicine Pilot Grant University of Newcastle
| Funding body | Faculty of Health and Medicine Pilot Grant University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Dr Meredith Tavener |
| Scheme | UON Faculty of Health and Medicine Pilot Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Top up funding$1,400
Funding body: Priority Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing (RCGHA), The University of Newcastle, NSW.
| Funding body | Priority Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing (RCGHA), The University of Newcastle, NSW. |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Dr Meredith Tavener |
| Scheme | Top up funding |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Conference Travel Grant$750
Funding body: Faculty of Health and Medicine Research Conference Travel Grant
| Funding body | Faculty of Health and Medicine Research Conference Travel Grant |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Dr Meredith Tavener |
| Scheme | Faculty of Health and Medicine Research Conference Travel Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
20161 grants / $806
Research Consultancy$806
Funding body: Catholic Community Services NSW/ACT
| Funding body | Catholic Community Services NSW/ACT |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Meredith Tavener |
| Scheme | Small Research Consultancy |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2016 |
| Funding Finish | 2016 |
| GNo | G1600883 |
| Type Of Funding | Grant - Aust Non Government |
| Category | 3AFG |
| UON | Y |
20153 grants / $206,893
Long term evaluation of uptake, impact and outcomes of the 75+ Health Assessment$204,898
Funding body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Funding body | NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Professor Julie Byles, Doctor Xenia Dolja-Gore, Doctor Catherine Chojenta, Professor Kichu Nair, Doctor Meredith Tavener |
| Scheme | Project Grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2015 |
| Funding Finish | 2016 |
| GNo | G1400038 |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | Y |
Travel grant to represent Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing at the 48th AAG National Conference as an inaugural "Knowledge Hub", Alice Springs, 4-6 November 2015$1,775
Funding body: Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing, The University of Newcastle, NSW
| Funding body | Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing, The University of Newcastle, NSW |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Travel grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2015 |
| Funding Finish | 2015 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Travel grant to attend "Challenges in evaluating policy and programs", Sydney, NSW.$220
Funding body: Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing
| Funding body | Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Travel grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2015 |
| Funding Finish | 2015 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
20142 grants / $4,400
Visiting Scholar Grant Scheme to bring Dr Steffen Otterbach from Universitat Hohenheim, Germany$3,900
Funding body: Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle
| Funding body | Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Visiting Fellows Scheme |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2014 |
| Funding Finish | 2014 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Non Commonwealth |
| Category | 1NS |
| UON | N |
Travel bursary to present at the 47th Australian Association of Gerontology National Conference, "50 not out", 26-28 November 2014, Adelaide, SA.$500
Funding body: Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG)
| Funding body | Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Travel grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2014 |
| Funding Finish | 2014 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | External |
| Category | EXTE |
| UON | N |
20132 grants / $2,060
Travel grant to attend Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Incorporated course "Qualitative Research: Design, Analysis and Representation".$1,560
Funding body: Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing
| Funding body | Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Travel grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2013 |
| Funding Finish | 2013 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Travel grant, invited to attend "Ageing Mind Initiative", The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD.$500
Funding body: The University of Queensland
| Funding body | The University of Queensland |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Travel grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2013 |
| Funding Finish | 2013 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Grant - Aust Non Government |
| Category | 3AFG |
| UON | N |
20121 grants / $405,587
Ageing and well-being in a globalizing world$405,587
Funding body: ANR-DFG-ESRC-NWO
| Funding body | ANR-DFG-ESRC-NWO |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Professor I Hutter |
| Scheme | Indian-European research networking programme in the social sciences |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2012 |
| Funding Finish | 2015 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | International - Competitive |
| Category | 3IFA |
| UON | N |
20112 grants / $4,348
Promoting quality practice. Challenges and practicalities of engaging older adults in research.$3,748
Funding body: University of Groningen
| Funding body | University of Groningen |
|---|---|
| Project Team | B van Hoven |
| Scheme | Internal Departmental Funding |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2011 |
| Funding Finish | 2011 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | International - Non Competitive |
| Category | 3IFB |
| UON | N |
Travel bursary to present at the 9th Asia/Oceania Regional Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, "Ageing well together", 23-27 October 2011, Melbourne, Australia.$600
Funding body: Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG)
| Funding body | Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Travel grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2011 |
| Funding Finish | 2011 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | External |
| Category | EXTE |
| UON | N |
20092 grants / $1,100
University of Newcastle Research Higher Degree 'grants in aid'$600
Funding body: Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle
| Funding body | Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Grants-in-aid |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2009 |
| Funding Finish | 2009 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Student bursary to present at the 42nd National conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology, "Translation and Transformation", 25-27 November 2009, Canberra ACT.$500
Funding body: Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG)
| Funding body | Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Travel grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2009 |
| Funding Finish | 2009 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | External |
| Category | EXTE |
| UON | N |
20081 grants / $750
Student bursary to present at the 7th National conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA), âShaping research landscapesâ, 18 November 2008. Fremantle, Western Australia.$750
Funding body: Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG)
| Funding body | Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Travel grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2008 |
| Funding Finish | 2008 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | External |
| Category | EXTE |
| UON | N |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Total current UON EFTSL
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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| 2017 | PhD | Discourses and Practices which Surround Mental Health Issues in a Public Hospital Setting. An Exploratory Analysis. | PhD (Gender & Health), Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2017 | PhD | Impact of Cancer Diagnosis on Lifestyle Behaviours: Utilization of Women's Health Australia (WHA) Data | PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid), Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2017 | PhD | Changes in Lifestyle Behaviours and Disease Diagnoses | PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid), Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | Life Stories, Death Stories: Examining the meaning-making and death narratives of Personal Care Attendants and their capacity to connect with the unique death narratives and experiences of people dying in Residential Aged Care Facilities in Australia | PhD (Gender & Health), Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | Sustainability of Children's Support and Care for Elderly Parents in Ghana | PhD (Gender & Health), Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | Living with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome during pregnancy: a qualitative exploration of women's experience | PhD (Gender & Health), Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
Past Supervision
| Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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| 2017 | PhD | "It's Not How Old We Are; It's How We Are Old": A Salutogenic Approach to How Older Australian Women Experience Ageing and Respond to Life Stressors | PhD (Gender & Health), Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | Urban Women's Health Inequalities and Their Determinants in Indonesia | PhD (Gender & Health), Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
Research Collaborations
The map is a representation of a researchers co-authorship with collaborators across the globe. The map displays the number of publications against a country, where there is at least one co-author based in that country. Data is sourced from the University of Newcastle research publication management system (NURO) and may not fully represent the authors complete body of work.
| Country | Count of Publications | |
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| Australia | 40 | |
| Netherlands | 5 | |
| United States | 3 | |
| Germany | 1 | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | |
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News
Creating liveable cities for older Australians
May 8, 2017
A team of researchers from the University of Newcastle (UON) has been awarded a Liveable Communities Grant to identify how to best meet the housing needs of an ageing population.
Gender Equity PhD Opportunity
November 3, 2016
PhD opportunity for a business intelligence and data analytics framework for delivering gender equity in the higher education Sector.
Dr Meredith Tavener
Positions
Research Fellow
Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing
Faculty of Health and Medicine
Trial Manager
School of Humanities and Social Science
Faculty of Education and Arts
Contact Details
| meredith.tavener@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | (02) 4042 0684 |
| Fax | (02) 4042 0044 |
Office
| Room | Level 4, West Wing. Public Health |
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| Building | Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) |
| Location | Lot 1 Kookaburra Circuit, New Lambton Heights, NSW 2305 , |
NEWS • May 08.2017
Creating liveable cities for older Australians
A team of researchers from the University of Newcastle (UON) has been award...
NEWS • Nov 03.2016
Gender Equity PhD Opportunity
PhD opportunity for a business intelligence and data analytics framework fo...
