Karen Gardner

Biographic Data

ID3761594
NAMEKaren Gardner
GIVEN NAMESKaren
FAMILY NAMEGardner
SIGNATUREGARDNER K
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Canberra
ORCID0000-0001-9783-3575
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • Varieties of governance versatility and institutions

    Open AccessViola Burau, Tim Tenbensel et al.ARTICLEPublic Policy and Administration2024References: 41

    Research on governance often assumes that governance requires combinations of hierarchical, market and network co-ordination. However, governance versatility – understood as the existence of a repertoire of different modes of coordination – is not a characteristic of all instances of governance. The aim of this paper is to offer a more thorough analysis by exploring existing levels of governance versatility and how these are influenced by institu…

  • Engaging Remote Aboriginal Communities in Covid-19 Public Health Messaging via Crowdsourcing

    Open AccessMiriam Glennie, Michelle Dowden et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Health comunication is a critical component of pandemic mitigation, but mainstream prevention messaging often lacks social, cultural and linguistic relevance to vulnerable populations. This community case study presents a novel, highly participatory pandemic prevention communication campaign that engaged individuals in remote Aboriginal communities of the Northern Territory of Australia directly in prevention messaging via crowdsourcing, and dist…

  • Co‐generated knowledge as a path for establishing research impact

    Open AccessKaren Gardner, Deborah Blackman et al.ARTICLEAustralian Journal of Public…2021References: 3

    This paper draws on systems thinking and selected case studies to explore how ‘prac‐ademic’ partnerships can create impact in real‐world settings. The paper argues that knowledge co‐generation partnerships are sub‐systems of the complex systems in which research is being undertaken and that governance arrangements are central to enabling partners to work together more effectively to achieve research impact. Reflecting on two successful knowledge …

  • Shaping interventions to address waterpipe smoking in Arabic-speaking communities in Sydney, Australia

    Open AccessRachael Kearns, Karen Gardner et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    Our findings suggest that until waterpipe smoking is perceived as a problem, community readiness for accepting health promotion interventions will be limited. Interventions should focus on debunking the myths that contribute toward a reduced perception of harm. A culturally sensitive approach, that considers the cultural connection to waterpipe smoking, should be taken toward the development and implementation of interventions

  • Agents in time

    T Jowsey, Nathaniel Ward et al.ARTICLEHealth Sociology Review2013Cited by: 1References: 1

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the Indigenous people of Australia. The prevalence and burden of chronic disease among them is significantly higher than that of non-Indigenous Australians. This paper describes the chronic illness experiences of 19 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in urban areas in terms of their strategic representations of self. Participants in this study used techniques of revealing and conce…