Vicki Kerrigan
Biographic Data
| ID | 144462 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vicki Kerrigan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vicki |
| FAMILY NAME | Kerrigan |
| SIGNATURE | KERRIGAN V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Charles Darwin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6863-1528 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“There Is Much More to Learn Still”: Embedding Culturally Safe Practice Education into Medical School Programs
Defining narrative change: A case study of the decolonising podcast Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolŋu stories to inspire better healthcare
Mainstream media in countries like Australia often perpetuate dominant narratives rooted in settler-coloniser culture, legitimising existing power dynamics and reinforcing inequities. However, in recent decades as the media landscape has fragmented, control over the dominant narrative has loosened and independent podcasters have emerged as powerful agents of narrative change. Narrative change is an emerging field of action research that has grown…
If They Help Us, We Can Help Them: First Nations Peoples Identify Intercultural Health Communication Problems and Solutions in Hospital in Northern Australia
Effective intercultural communication between First Nations peoples and healthcare providers in colonised countries is required to deliver equitable healthcare and improve patient experiences and health outcomes. This paper presents First Nations peoples' perspectives and proposed solutions to problematic communication experiences at Royal Darwin Hospital in northern Australia. The study's methodological foundations comprise decolonising principl…
Countering the “wrong story”: A Participatory Action Research approach to developing Covid-19 vaccine information videos with First Nations leaders in Australia
The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the “infodemic” of misinformation, meant First Nations peoples in Australia’s Northern Territory were hearing “the wrong story” about COVID-19 vaccines. In March 2021, when the Australian government offered COVID-19 vaccines to First Nations adults there was no vaccine information designed with, or for, the priority group. To address this gap, we conducted a Participatory Action Research project in which First …
Podcasting as a Creative Practice and the Spirit of Radio: Local Histories of Maitland
Addressing the question “how is a podcast created?” – four podcasters document their practice as research, framing their experiences as a research enquiry while making their first podcast. Practitioner Based Enquiry was the methodology and reflective practice was one of the methods underpinning the stages of podcasting production. These accounts of practice, and the reflective deliberations, are critically examined using Gidden’s Structuration an…
Evaluation of 'Ask the Specialist: A cultural education podcast to inspire improved healthcare for Aboriginal peoples in Northern Australia
In Australia's Northern Territory (NT) most people who access health services are Aboriginal and most healthcare providers are non-Indigenous; many providers struggle to deliver culturally competent care. Cultural awareness training is offered however, dissatisfaction exists with the limited scope of training and the face-to-face or online delivery format. Therefore, we developed and evaluated Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolŋu stories …
The talking bit of medicine, that’s the most important bit”: Doctors and Aboriginal interpreters collaborate to transform culturally competent hospital care
Embedding Aboriginal interpreters in a hospital renal team which services predominantly Aboriginal peoples resulted in the delivery of culturally competent care. By working with interpreters, non-Indigenous doctors were prompted to reflect on their attitudes which deepened their critical consciousness resulting in behaviour change. Scale up of learnings from this pilot to broader implementation in the health service is the current focus of ongoin…
Social media and health information sharing among Australian Indigenous people
Despite the enormous potential of social media for health promotion, there is an inadequate evidence base for how they can be used effectively to influence behaviour. In Australia, research suggests social media use is higher among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than the general Australian population; however, health promoters need a better understanding of who uses technologies, how and why. This qualitative study investigates what…
Using Facebook to reduce smoking among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: A participatory grounded action study
When designing tobacco control messages to be shared on social media, health promoters should take into account how information will align with positive self-image and can contribute to social capital among the intended audience, and generate interpersonal engagement. Content should complement, rather than attempt to replicate, some message features that are effective on traditional broadcast media. This study shows the potential for health servi…
Evaluation of 'Ask the Specialist: A cultural education podcast to inspire improved healthcare for Aboriginal peoples in Northern Australia
In Australia's Northern Territory (NT) most people who access health services are Aboriginal and most healthcare providers are non-Indigenous; many providers struggle to deliver culturally competent care. Cultural awareness training is offered however, dissatisfaction exists with the limited scope of training and the face-to-face or online delivery format. Therefore, we developed and evaluated Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolŋu stories …
If They Help Us, We Can Help Them: First Nations Peoples Identify Intercultural Health Communication Problems and Solutions in Hospital in Northern Australia
Effective intercultural communication between First Nations peoples and healthcare providers in colonised countries is required to deliver equitable healthcare and improve patient experiences and health outcomes. This paper presents First Nations peoples' perspectives and proposed solutions to problematic communication experiences at Royal Darwin Hospital in northern Australia. The study's methodological foundations comprise decolonising principl…
Social media and health information sharing among Australian Indigenous people
Despite the enormous potential of social media for health promotion, there is an inadequate evidence base for how they can be used effectively to influence behaviour. In Australia, research suggests social media use is higher among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than the general Australian population; however, health promoters need a better understanding of who uses technologies, how and why. This qualitative study investigates what…
Using Facebook to reduce smoking among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: A participatory grounded action study
When designing tobacco control messages to be shared on social media, health promoters should take into account how information will align with positive self-image and can contribute to social capital among the intended audience, and generate interpersonal engagement. Content should complement, rather than attempt to replicate, some message features that are effective on traditional broadcast media. This study shows the potential for health servi…
The talking bit of medicine, that’s the most important bit”: Doctors and Aboriginal interpreters collaborate to transform culturally competent hospital care
Embedding Aboriginal interpreters in a hospital renal team which services predominantly Aboriginal peoples resulted in the delivery of culturally competent care. By working with interpreters, non-Indigenous doctors were prompted to reflect on their attitudes which deepened their critical consciousness resulting in behaviour change. Scale up of learnings from this pilot to broader implementation in the health service is the current focus of ongoin…
Evaluation of 'Ask the Specialist: A cultural education podcast to inspire improved healthcare for Aboriginal peoples in Northern Australia
In Australia's Northern Territory (NT) most people who access health services are Aboriginal and most healthcare providers are non-Indigenous; many providers struggle to deliver culturally competent care. Cultural awareness training is offered however, dissatisfaction exists with the limited scope of training and the face-to-face or online delivery format. Therefore, we developed and evaluated Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolŋu stories …
Countering the “wrong story”: A Participatory Action Research approach to developing Covid-19 vaccine information videos with First Nations leaders in Australia
The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the “infodemic” of misinformation, meant First Nations peoples in Australia’s Northern Territory were hearing “the wrong story” about COVID-19 vaccines. In March 2021, when the Australian government offered COVID-19 vaccines to First Nations adults there was no vaccine information designed with, or for, the priority group. To address this gap, we conducted a Participatory Action Research project in which First …
Podcasting as a Creative Practice and the Spirit of Radio: Local Histories of Maitland
Addressing the question “how is a podcast created?” – four podcasters document their practice as research, framing their experiences as a research enquiry while making their first podcast. Practitioner Based Enquiry was the methodology and reflective practice was one of the methods underpinning the stages of podcasting production. These accounts of practice, and the reflective deliberations, are critically examined using Gidden’s Structuration an…
Defining narrative change: A case study of the decolonising podcast Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolŋu stories to inspire better healthcare
Mainstream media in countries like Australia often perpetuate dominant narratives rooted in settler-coloniser culture, legitimising existing power dynamics and reinforcing inequities. However, in recent decades as the media landscape has fragmented, control over the dominant narrative has loosened and independent podcasters have emerged as powerful agents of narrative change. Narrative change is an emerging field of action research that has grown…
If They Help Us, We Can Help Them: First Nations Peoples Identify Intercultural Health Communication Problems and Solutions in Hospital in Northern Australia
Effective intercultural communication between First Nations peoples and healthcare providers in colonised countries is required to deliver equitable healthcare and improve patient experiences and health outcomes. This paper presents First Nations peoples' perspectives and proposed solutions to problematic communication experiences at Royal Darwin Hospital in northern Australia. The study's methodological foundations comprise decolonising principl…
“There Is Much More to Learn Still”: Embedding Culturally Safe Practice Education into Medical School Programs
Sociology (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Cultural Competency in Health Care (4 works) · Health care (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Indigenous (3 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (3 works) · Participatory action research (3 works)