Hannah Pitt
Biographic Data
| ID | 3583203 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hannah Pitt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hannah |
| FAMILY NAME | Pitt |
| SIGNATURE | PITT H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deakin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4259-6186 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 63 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 115 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 63 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
‘Putting profit over people’
The commercial determinants of health are important drivers of population health, although their influence on women's health and social inequities remain underexplored. This study explored Australian women’s perceptions of how economic and commercial factors influence women’s health and wellbeing and the actions needed to address these influences and advance gender equity. An online qualitative survey was completed by 506 Australian women aged 18…
A narrative review of qualitative studies exploring the normalization of gambling for youth and younger adults
Gambling is a highly visible and socially embedded activity among young people, with marketing, social practices, and digital platforms shaping perceptions and behaviours. This article presents a narrative review of qualitative studies (2015–25) exploring how gambling is normalized among youth and younger adults (up to 35 years), and how they perceive and respond to these processes. Four themes were constructed from n = 22 articles using a reflex…
A mix of challenges, surprises, and quiet strengths’
Introduction Menopause is often framed as a negative biomedical transition. This overlooks experiences that are shaped by social, cultural, and economic contexts.Method This online qualitative study used a social constructionist approach to examine how n = 362 Australian cisgender women, aged 45–64 years, made sense of menopause within the overlapping pressures of midlife. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.Results Four themes w…
“Help young women to survive”
The increased pressures associated with the cost-of-living crisis (CoLC) have been demonstrated to impact population health. Research has shown that women are particularly vulnerable to negative life and health experiences associated with cost-of-living pressures, which are exacerbated by a range of gendered structural inequities. To date, very few studies have qualitatively explored the impact of the CoLC on the lives of women. A qualitative onl…
Australia’s proposed gambling reforms may be good for industry, but not for public health
Gambling industry harms are a major global public health concern (Van Schalkwyk et al. 2021, Thomas et al. 2023a, Cowlishaw et al. 2025). They contribute to financial hardship, family violence, relationship breakdown, and, in severe cases, suicide (Marionneau et al. 2023). The rapid expansion of online betting and the embedding of gambling within sport and digital environments have intensified exposure and normalized participation (Forrest 2025, …
Youth washing as a corporate social responsibility tactic of health-harming industries
The marketing tactics of health-harming industries are broader than advertising. Health-harming industries use a range of promotional and public relations strategies to increase corporate branding, promote their products, and shape their image as socially responsible corporate citizens. Increasingly, this has included ‘washing’ strategies which companies use to enhance their legitimacy and deflect blame. There is growing research examining the us…
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights policy for ethnic minority girls in Vietnam
BACKGROUND: Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (ASRHR) policy has strengthened globally over the last three decades, but country-level barriers to implementation perpetuate health inequities for adolescent girls. In Vietnam, implementation of ASRHR policy remains challenged by persisting structural and socio-cultural issues and has yet to reduce the high prevalence of adolescent pregnancy in ethnic minority communities. OBJECTIV…
‘I Battle With This Gambling Addiction Every Day’. Learning From Lived Experiences of Recovery to Guide Gambling Harm Prevention Strategies
BACKGROUND: Gambling harm is a significant public health issue affecting individuals, families and communities. In Australia, gambling is deeply embedded within everyday life, supported by the widespread availability of gambling products and industry marketing. This saturation has normalised gambling, obscuring its risks and creating barriers to recognising harm and seeking help. While clinical treatment pathways remain important, many individual…
They make it seem harmless”
The gambling industry uses a range of marketing strategies to increase the appeal and normalisation of their products. While there has been significant focus on how the gambling industry targets young men, there is evidence that the industry is increasingly using innovative marketing strategies to appeal to women. This study aimed to explore young women’s views about gambling promotions and public relations strategies, and their potential impact …
‘Industry still has too loud a voice’
Marketing is part of the suite of tactics used by the gambling industry and its allies to promote and normalize gambling. While there have been increased public calls for restrictions on gambling marketing, few governments have developed comprehensive policy responses to counter this public health threat. Consultation processes are widely seen as an important part of public decision-making and policy formation. However, there has been limited foc…
How Tay adolescent girls and their female carers navigate sexual and reproductive health information
Achieving equity in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes for adolescents across geography, ethnicity, and gender remains a global public health challenge. Access to accurate information is a basic and important determinant of SRH, but for many young people, social norms and expectations limit what they can access. We know little about how SRH knowledge is accessed in the Asia Pacific, a region diversely rich in culture and related norms,…
“It’s all about the money.” Australian women’s perspectives about menopause and the commercial determinants of health
With increased public attention on menopause, researchers have started to investigate the surge of commercial products and services which claim to provide solutions for menopausal symptoms. Few studies have explored the views of women about the commercial determinants of menopause. Using an online qualitative survey, this study sought insights from n = 509 Australian women aged 45–64 years about the factors that might influence the use of product…
Health promotion and the digital determinants of health
Health promotion and the digital determinants of health
“Menopause is not a dirty word.” Australian women's opinions about increased public attention to menopause
Women’s views about the use of gendered Corporate Social Responsibility strategies by harmful industries
BACKGROUND: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives are part of a suite of marketing and promotional strategies used by industries whose products and/or practices may be harmful to health and equity. These include the tobacco, alcohol, gambling, fossil fuel and pharmaceutical industries. CSR initiatives have included support for gender equity and empowerment initiatives, such as associations with women's organisations and charities, edu…
Engaging Young People in Action on Climate as a Public Health Issue
The climate crisis is recognised as a significant public health threat with a disproportionate and inequitable impact on the health of children and young people. Despite their successful engagement in public health advocacy initiatives, limited research has explored how to engage children and young people in such initiatives for climate. This study conducted a qualitatively led online survey with n = 511 young people in Australia (aged 15–24 year…
Hiding symptoms and balancing work, family and relationships
Menopause research has had a largely biomedical focus on symptoms and treatment. To date, limited research has investigated how menopause might intersect with a range of other pressures and challenges that women might experience during midlife. This study draws on narrative responses to four questions from an online qualitative survey with n = 509 Australian women (aged 45 to 64) to understand how women conceptualised menopause within a range of …
‘You can’t really separate these risks, our environment, our animals and us’
Perceptions of the risks associated with the climate crisis are shaped by a range of social and political contexts and information sources. While some have expressed concerns about the impact of the spread of climate misinformation through social media platforms on young people, others have shown that the youth climate movement has played a key role in countering misinformation. Despite this, there has been very limited research with children abo…
Conflicts of interest in submissions and testimonies to an Australian parliamentary inquiry on menopause
Conflicts of interest (COIs) have the potential to create bias in research, policy and practice. Although disclosure cannot fully protect individuals and public policy from vested interests, it is an important step to support trust in scientific and public discourse, and transparency in decision-making. However, COIs are often unreported, underreported or difficult to identify. This study aimed to assess the extent to which COIs are voluntarily d…
Developing structures to support researchers studying health-harming industries
It is well-documented that health-harming industries and the groups they fund use a range of tactics that seek to interfere with academic research. With the development of scholarship relating to the Commercial Determinants of Health (CDoH), an increasing number of public health researchers are working to examine the activities of health-harming industries and the impacts they have on health and equity. However, there has been limited research in…
Community sports leaders’ perceptions of the risks and benefits of gambling sponsorship in community sport
Gambling sponsorship of professional sport, particularly relating to online wagering, has been a key focus of global regulatory reform efforts to address the normalization of gambling. In Australia, gambling companies and venues (including community clubs and hotels) also sponsor and develop relationships with community (non-professional) sports teams and clubs. In-depth interviews (n = 24) were conducted with senior leaders in community sporting…
Methodological and practical guidance for designing and conducting online qualitative surveys in public health
Online qualitative surveys—those surveys that prioritise qualitative questions and interpretivist values—have rich potential for researchers, particularly in new or emerging areas of public health. However, there is limited discussion about the practical development and methodological implications of such surveys, particularly for public health researchers. This poses challenges for researchers, funders, ethics committees, and peer reviewers in a…
Children, young people and the Commercial Determinants of Health
The commercial determinants of health (CDoH) have a significant impact on the health and well-being of children and young people (subsequently referred to as young people). While most research has focused on the influence of harmful industry marketing on young people, more recent CDoH frameworks have emphasized that a range of commercial systems and practices may influence health and well-being. Focusing on the impact of traditional and digital m…
Youth perspectives on the promotional and public relations strategies of health harming industries
Public health researchers have investigated how youth are exposed to and influenced by traditional forms of commercial marketing from health-harming industries. Limited research has investigated youth opinions about the broader marketing and public relations strategies of these industries. This study aimed to understand youth perceptions of the impact and influence of a range of marketing and public relations strategies used by health harming ind…
Young people’s views about the use of celebrities and social media influencers in gambling marketing
Young people’s exposure to gambling marketing has had a clear impact on their gambling attitudes, risk perceptions and consumption intentions. Celebrities and social media influencers (SMIs) are increasingly used by the gambling industry in a wide range of promotions. While there is evidence that these types of promotions are influential in shaping young people’s attitudes towards other harmful products, there is limited evidence in relation to g…
On showing and being shown plants ‐ a guide to methods for more‐than‐human geography
More‐than‐human geography challenges researchers to attend to all kinds of beings, including the unique facets and actions of plants. Attention to plants' agency is in its infancy and I argue that understanding plants as agents requires methodologies that allow ethnographic techniques to engage more directly with plants and what they do. To provide some guidance, I develop Tim Ingold's work on how novices learn into a methodology centred on showi…
Muddying the waters
Therapeutic experiences of community gardens
Shaping more resilient and just food systems
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted weaknesses in global food systems, as well as opening windows of opportunity for innovation and transformation. While the nature and extent of this crisis is rare, extreme climatic events will increase in magnitude and frequency, threatening similar societal impacts. It is therefore critical to identify mechanisms for developing food systems that are resilient to such impacts. We examine impacts of the crisis…
What knowledge is required to grow food? A framework for understanding horticulture's skills ‘crisis’
"You don't really see the dangers of it at the time." Risk perceptions and behaviours of older female gamblers
Michael S. Carolan
Therapeutic experiences of community gardens
Lesley Head, Jennifer Atchison and Alison Gates
On showing and being shown plants ‐ a guide to methods for more‐than‐human geography
More‐than‐human geography challenges researchers to attend to all kinds of beings, including the unique facets and actions of plants. Attention to plants' agency is in its infancy and I argue that understanding plants as agents requires methodologies that allow ethnographic techniques to engage more directly with plants and what they do. To provide some guidance, I develop Tim Ingold's work on how novices learn into a methodology centred on showi…
Shaping pathways to gambling consumption? An analysis of the promotion of gambling and non-gambling activities from gambling venues
Background: In Australia, venues which provide gambling activities also provide activities that are utilised by families and children. However, there has been limited theoretical or empirical discussion about whether engagement with non-gambling activities may play a role in shaping pathways to current or future engagement in gambling within these environments. We examined marketing tactics for non-gambling and gambling activities in Clubs. Using…
Initiation, influence, and impact
Gambling marketing during sport has significantly increased. While the gambling industry states that it does not aim to intentionally target young people, adolescents are increasingly aware of the relationship between gambling and sport. Future research should explore the impacts and influence of gambling promotions during sport on the gambling attitudes and consumption intentions of adolescents. Effective public health policy is needed to develo…
Inter-sectoral Transfer of the Food for Life Settings Framework in England
Organisational settings such as schools, workplaces and hospitals are well recognised as key environments for health promotion. Whilst there is extensive literature on specific types of settings, little empirical research has investigated the transfer of frameworks between sectors. This study analyses Food for Life, an England-wide healthy and sustainable food programme that evolved in schools and is being adapted for children's centres, universi…
Muddying the waters
Weighing up the risks and benefits of community gambling venues as recreational spaces for people with lifelong disability
While many people with lifelong disability have positive experiences in pubs and clubs, some are vulnerable to the harms associated with risky products such as gambling within the venue. While it is important to acknowledge the positives associated with recreational facilities and encourage engagement in leisure activities for people with lifelong disability, further consideration is needed to ensure people are informed and protected from the har…
How Do People With Intellectual Disability Engage With and Understand Gambling? A Qualitative Study of Adults in Victoria, Australia
Objective: This study aimed to understand the factors that may influence how and why people with intellectual disability may engage in gambling. Method: Nineteen people with intellectual disability were recruited from a disability advocacy organization and participated in face to face, semi-structured qualitative interviews. Open ended questions were used to explore participants' gambling participation, recall of, and attitudes toward, different …
Roots
Electronic gambling machine harm in older women
Background: Women make up a significant proportion of all gamblers globally. However, there has been limited research which has explored women’s gambling and the factors that may make women, and subgroups of women, vulnerable to harm.Methods: Using a Constructivist Grounded Theory approach, semistructured interviews were conducted with 20 women aged 55 years and over who regularly gambled on electronic gambling machines (EGMs).Results Key factors…
Do health halos and conspicuous consumption influence the appeal and risk perceptions of e-cigarettes among young Cambodian men
Some young people may perceive e-cigarettes as a form of conspicuous consumption, which they associated with social status and identity. A health halo effect appears to be associated with e-cigarettes among some young people. This may influence young people to underestimate the potential health risks associated with these devices
What knowledge is required to grow food? A framework for understanding horticulture's skills ‘crisis’
Shaping more resilient and just food systems
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted weaknesses in global food systems, as well as opening windows of opportunity for innovation and transformation. While the nature and extent of this crisis is rare, extreme climatic events will increase in magnitude and frequency, threatening similar societal impacts. It is therefore critical to identify mechanisms for developing food systems that are resilient to such impacts. We examine impacts of the crisis…
"You don't really see the dangers of it at the time." Risk perceptions and behaviours of older female gamblers
Convenient consumption
There are a range of stereotypes and assumptions associated with women’s gambling behaviours. While researchers have demonstrated that the practices associated with women’s gambling are changing and becoming increasingly normalized, there is a limited understanding of how younger women ascribe meanings to these practices. This study explored the gambling practices of younger women. Forty-one women (20–40 years) participated in qualitative telepho…
Invisible boundaries to access and participation in public spaces
This paper considers how institutions responsible for urban public spaces might promote more equitable access. Focusing on the Gujarati community in Leicester, UK it reveals multiple cultural sensitivities that are often not taken into consideration by institutions, even as they seek to enable participation. The research maps invisible boundaries which prevent ethnic minority communities accessing urban public spaces, including complex dynamics o…
Young people in Australia discuss strategies for preventing the normalisation of gambling and reducing gambling harm
This study demonstrates that young people have important insights and provide recommendations for addressing factors that may contribute to the normalisation of gambling, including strategies to prevent gambling related harm. Young people hold similar views to public health experts about strategies aimed at de-normalising gambling in their local communities and have strong opinions about the need for gambling to be removed from sport
Young men’s perceptions about the risks associated with sports betting
This study indicated that a range of factors may influence how young men conceptualise the risks and benefits associated with sports betting. Current public health strategies for gambling that focus on individual determinants and responsibility paradigms must be broadened to target the social and commercial factors that influence young men's attitudes towards, and engagement in sports betting
Viewing young men’s online wagering through a social practice lens
Online wagering has expanded significantly in recent decades and has emerged as a serious public health issue. Research investigating online wagering has predominantly used quantitative methods to explore the determinants that influence young men’s engagement with these products, with fewer qualitative insights. Social practice theory offers a framework in which to qualitatively analyse how online wagering practices are shaped, modified, and evol…
Australian young people’s perceptions of the commercial determinants of the climate crisis
There is increasing public health focus on how corporate practices impact population health and well-being. While the commercial determinants of the climate crisis pose serious threats to human and planetary health, governments largely seek to balance climate action with economic imperatives. Global stakeholders recognize that young people have important voices in influencing climate responses. However, few studies have investigated young people’…
The symbolic consumption processes associated with ‘low-calorie’ and ‘low-sugar’ alcohol products and Australian women
The influence of commercial actors, practices and processes on the health and wellbeing of women is still not well understood. The alcohol industry has developed a range of products to appeal to new ‘health conscious’ markets, such as ‘low-calorie’ and ‘low-sugar’ products. While these products may have specific appeal for women, there has been little in-depth research that has sought to understand how women conceptualize these products and the r…
Supporting young people as genuine political actors in climate decision-making
When addressing the Petersburg Climate Dialogue, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres described anthropogenic climate change as ‘collective suicide’, stating that ‘no nation is immune. Yet we continue to feed our fossil fuel addiction’ (United Nations, 2022). Commercial and political power and decision-making are at the core of climate inaction, and governments continue to fail to comprehensively enact the policies that ar…
Protecting children and young people from contemporary marketing for gambling
Around the world, children are being exposed to intensive marketing for gambling products. This normalizes perceptions that gambling is essentially a harmless form of entertainment, despite mounting evidence of the harms it causes. Young people and their parents are supportive of strategies to protect children from being exposed to gambling marketing. Yet existing regulatory efforts are inconsistent and inadequate, and have not protected children…
Psychology (36 works) · Sociology (36 works) · Medicine (30 works) · Political science (29 works) · Qualitative research (29 works) · Thematic analysis (25 works) · Gambling Behavior and Treatments (24 works) · Social Psychology (24 works) · Public health (23 works) · Public relations (22 works)