Gemma Crawford
Biographic Data
| ID | 4421567 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gemma Crawford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gemma |
| FAMILY NAME | Crawford |
| SIGNATURE | CRAWFORD G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Curtin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4426-2833 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Perceptions of HIV risk amongst heterosexually identifying migrants from Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa living in Australia: Implications for virtual elimination of HIV
Heterosexually identifying migrants in Australia are among populations experiencing increasing HIV notifications, highlighting concerns about low rates of sexual health testing and awareness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). Utilising in-depth interviews, we explored perceptions of HIV risk among 16 heterosexually identifying migrants from Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. Domains of inquiry were HIV risk assessment and ma…
Perception of people living with HIV in Bhutan on disclosing HIV status and willingness to distribute HIV self-testing kits to their sexual and drug-injecting partners
In Bhutan, HIV testing uptake among key populations remains low, with most cases diagnosed late. Evidence shows index testing and partner notification services (PNS) enhance diagnosis among partners of people living with HIV (PLHIV). However, traditional PNS are limited by HIV related stigma, fear of disclosure, and partner reluctance to visit health facilities. Integrating HIV self-testing (HIVST) within the PNS provides an alternative for earli…
A Content Analysis of Alcohol Marketing on Instagram: Examining Its Contribution to an Australian Aquatic Alcogenic Environment
The alcohol industry uses social media platforms to normalise alcohol consumption in aquatic locations, which can lead to injury and drowning. This research investigated alcohol content posted on Instagram to determine marketing strategies and the extent to which aquatic locations and activities were featured. The Australian Instagram accounts of five alcohol brands were identified across beer, spirits, and cider. The 20 most recent posts were ca…
Housing Insecurity and Health Outcomes Among Migrants from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review
Stable and adequate housing is essential for mental and physical well-being. However, housing insecurity is a growing global issue, particularly affecting migrants. This review synthesizes the available evidence on the determinants and health outcomes associated with housing insecurity among culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) populations living in high-income countries. A scoping review was conducted of literature published in English, …
Continuing the vision: Engaging the Ottawa Charter for future ‘healthy public policy’
Putting ethics at the centre of health promotion practice: Lessons from Australia
This article examines recent developments to strengthen ethical health promotion practice in Australia and their global relevance. Ethical health promotion practice requires a dual foundation: structured ethical oversight combined with practitioners’ ability to implement ethical values and principles in their decision-making processes, leading to evidence-informed health promotion practice. However, health promotion organizations and practitioner…
The Development of a Questionnaire to Assess Research and Evaluation Capacity-Building
This article describes the development of a questionnaire to assess research and evaluation capacity-building support. This support was provided to public health professionals via a capacity-building partnership, the Western Australian Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Applied Research and Evaluation Network (SiREN). Evaluating research and evaluation capacity-building initiatives can be challenging due to their complexity. The development of t…
Mapping outdoor alcohol advertising around waterways in an exploration of where and what the advertisements feature
The determinants of psychological distress and wellbeing among people of African descent living in Western Australia: Evidence From a Statewide Health and Wellbeing Survey
Among people of African descent living in WA, psychological distress was associated with disability or long-term illness, and stressful major life events. Emotional wellbeing was associated with marital status, disability or long-term illness, stressful major events and employment status. These findings provide support for tailored mental health initiatives for migrant communities in WA
Searching for choice and control: Western Australian service provider experiences of health, housing and migration
This research aimed to inform approaches to increase access to secure housing and improve mental health outcomes for migrants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (hereafter migrants) who are generally invisible in health and social policy and service provision in Western Australia. We used semi-structured, in-depth interviews (n = 11) and interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore service provider experiences and persp…
Young people's alcohol use in and around water: A scoping review of the literature
Perceptions of social media harms and potential management strategies: Vaping case study
There was consensus among participants that e-cigarette related social media content can be harmful and government action is urgently needed. There was an identified need for the development of government led national-level regulatory frameworks, with government led appropriate legislation; identification of an organisation or organisations with suitable levels of regulatory power and resources to monitor, enforce and penalise noncompliant social…
A Review of Interventions for Drowning Prevention Among Adults
Adult drowning is a complex and multifactorial public health challenge requiring community, national and global efforts to mitigate impacts. This study updates the evidence base for public health interventions that address adult fatal and non-fatal drowning. A systematic review was undertaken of the peer-reviewed literature for English-language primary studies published between 2011 and 2021describing a drowning intervention with adults. Twenty-t…
Maybe it’s an Indo thing”: Transnational health experiences of Indonesian women living in Australia
Migrant health-seeking behaviour is understood to be influenced by transnationalism. This paper explores how transnationalism influences health seeking behaviour among Indonesian women living in Perth, Western Australia. Using a participatory action research approach, we conducted five focus groups with 21 women from Indonesia living in Perth. Transnational practices were common amongst Indonesian women. Transnational health-seeking (seeking Indo…
Utilizing Causal Loop Diagramming to Explore a Research and Evaluation Capacity Building Partnership
The capacity to engage in research, evaluation and evidence-informed decision-making supports effective public health policy and practice. Little is known about partnership-based approaches that aim to build capacity across a system or how to evaluate them. This study examines the impacts of a research and evaluation capacity building partnership called the Western Australian Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Applied Research and Evaluation Net…
Exploring the Intersections of Migration, Gender, and Sexual Health with Indonesian Women in Perth, Western Australia
This paper explores the intersections of migration, gender, and sexual health with Indonesian women living in Perth, Western Australia. The study was part of a larger participatory action research project to co-design an intervention to increase HIV testing in migrant Indonesian women. Unstructured interviews were conducted with adult Indonesian women ( n = 10) on their experiences of migration and sexual health. Zimmerman's migration phases (pre…
Why I Can’t, Won’t or Don’t Test for HIV: Insights from Australian Migrants Born in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia
People born in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia are overrepresented in HIV notifications in Australia. Just under half of all notifications among people from sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia are diagnosed late. Increased HIV testing among these communities is necessary to ensure early diagnosis, better care and reduce likelihood of HIV onward transmission. Recently, Australia has made new HIV testing methods available: rapid HIV testing…
Migrant Sexual Health Help-Seeking and Experiences of Stigmatization and Discrimination in Perth, Western Australia: Exploring Barriers and Enablers
Increasing HIV notifications amongst migrant and mobile populations to Australia is a significant public health issue. Generalizations about migrant health needs and delayed or deterred help-seeking behaviors can result from disregarding the variation between and within cultures including factors, such as drivers for migration and country of birth. This study explored barriers and enablers to accessing sexual health services, including experience…
A cross sectional evaluation of an alcohol intervention targeting young university students
Harms and problems for students who report hazardous drinking are of concern and efforts should be made to ensure integrated and targeted strategies reach higher risk students and focus on specific issues such as driving while intoxicated and alcohol related unplanned sexual activity. However there is also a need for universal strategies targeting all students and low risk drinkers as they too are exposed to alcohol harms within the drinking and …
Moving forward: A cross sectional baseline study of staff and student attitudes towards a totally smoke free university campus”
Theory of Organisational Change provides a useful framework to support the implementation of the completely smoke free policy in the University setting. The implementation process needs to consider the broad range of issues associated with implementing a completely smoke free policy and address issues such as safety of smokers, ensuring smokers are not marginalised and ensuring a comprehensive program is implemented. These baseline findings can b…
Maybe it’s an Indo thing”: Transnational health experiences of Indonesian women living in Australia
Migrant health-seeking behaviour is understood to be influenced by transnationalism. This paper explores how transnationalism influences health seeking behaviour among Indonesian women living in Perth, Western Australia. Using a participatory action research approach, we conducted five focus groups with 21 women from Indonesia living in Perth. Transnational practices were common amongst Indonesian women. Transnational health-seeking (seeking Indo…
Moving forward: A cross sectional baseline study of staff and student attitudes towards a totally smoke free university campus”
Theory of Organisational Change provides a useful framework to support the implementation of the completely smoke free policy in the University setting. The implementation process needs to consider the broad range of issues associated with implementing a completely smoke free policy and address issues such as safety of smokers, ensuring smokers are not marginalised and ensuring a comprehensive program is implemented. These baseline findings can b…
Migrant Sexual Health Help-Seeking and Experiences of Stigmatization and Discrimination in Perth, Western Australia: Exploring Barriers and Enablers
Increasing HIV notifications amongst migrant and mobile populations to Australia is a significant public health issue. Generalizations about migrant health needs and delayed or deterred help-seeking behaviors can result from disregarding the variation between and within cultures including factors, such as drivers for migration and country of birth. This study explored barriers and enablers to accessing sexual health services, including experience…
A cross sectional evaluation of an alcohol intervention targeting young university students
Harms and problems for students who report hazardous drinking are of concern and efforts should be made to ensure integrated and targeted strategies reach higher risk students and focus on specific issues such as driving while intoxicated and alcohol related unplanned sexual activity. However there is also a need for universal strategies targeting all students and low risk drinkers as they too are exposed to alcohol harms within the drinking and …
Why I Can’t, Won’t or Don’t Test for HIV: Insights from Australian Migrants Born in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia
People born in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia are overrepresented in HIV notifications in Australia. Just under half of all notifications among people from sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia are diagnosed late. Increased HIV testing among these communities is necessary to ensure early diagnosis, better care and reduce likelihood of HIV onward transmission. Recently, Australia has made new HIV testing methods available: rapid HIV testing…
Utilizing Causal Loop Diagramming to Explore a Research and Evaluation Capacity Building Partnership
The capacity to engage in research, evaluation and evidence-informed decision-making supports effective public health policy and practice. Little is known about partnership-based approaches that aim to build capacity across a system or how to evaluate them. This study examines the impacts of a research and evaluation capacity building partnership called the Western Australian Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Applied Research and Evaluation Net…
Exploring the Intersections of Migration, Gender, and Sexual Health with Indonesian Women in Perth, Western Australia
This paper explores the intersections of migration, gender, and sexual health with Indonesian women living in Perth, Western Australia. The study was part of a larger participatory action research project to co-design an intervention to increase HIV testing in migrant Indonesian women. Unstructured interviews were conducted with adult Indonesian women ( n = 10) on their experiences of migration and sexual health. Zimmerman's migration phases (pre…
A Review of Interventions for Drowning Prevention Among Adults
Adult drowning is a complex and multifactorial public health challenge requiring community, national and global efforts to mitigate impacts. This study updates the evidence base for public health interventions that address adult fatal and non-fatal drowning. A systematic review was undertaken of the peer-reviewed literature for English-language primary studies published between 2011 and 2021describing a drowning intervention with adults. Twenty-t…
Maybe it’s an Indo thing”: Transnational health experiences of Indonesian women living in Australia
Migrant health-seeking behaviour is understood to be influenced by transnationalism. This paper explores how transnationalism influences health seeking behaviour among Indonesian women living in Perth, Western Australia. Using a participatory action research approach, we conducted five focus groups with 21 women from Indonesia living in Perth. Transnational practices were common amongst Indonesian women. Transnational health-seeking (seeking Indo…
Searching for choice and control: Western Australian service provider experiences of health, housing and migration
This research aimed to inform approaches to increase access to secure housing and improve mental health outcomes for migrants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (hereafter migrants) who are generally invisible in health and social policy and service provision in Western Australia. We used semi-structured, in-depth interviews (n = 11) and interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore service provider experiences and persp…
Young people's alcohol use in and around water: A scoping review of the literature
Perceptions of social media harms and potential management strategies: Vaping case study
There was consensus among participants that e-cigarette related social media content can be harmful and government action is urgently needed. There was an identified need for the development of government led national-level regulatory frameworks, with government led appropriate legislation; identification of an organisation or organisations with suitable levels of regulatory power and resources to monitor, enforce and penalise noncompliant social…
Continuing the vision: Engaging the Ottawa Charter for future ‘healthy public policy’
Putting ethics at the centre of health promotion practice: Lessons from Australia
This article examines recent developments to strengthen ethical health promotion practice in Australia and their global relevance. Ethical health promotion practice requires a dual foundation: structured ethical oversight combined with practitioners’ ability to implement ethical values and principles in their decision-making processes, leading to evidence-informed health promotion practice. However, health promotion organizations and practitioner…
The Development of a Questionnaire to Assess Research and Evaluation Capacity-Building
This article describes the development of a questionnaire to assess research and evaluation capacity-building support. This support was provided to public health professionals via a capacity-building partnership, the Western Australian Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Applied Research and Evaluation Network (SiREN). Evaluating research and evaluation capacity-building initiatives can be challenging due to their complexity. The development of t…
Mapping outdoor alcohol advertising around waterways in an exploration of where and what the advertisements feature
The determinants of psychological distress and wellbeing among people of African descent living in Western Australia: Evidence From a Statewide Health and Wellbeing Survey
Among people of African descent living in WA, psychological distress was associated with disability or long-term illness, and stressful major life events. Emotional wellbeing was associated with marital status, disability or long-term illness, stressful major events and employment status. These findings provide support for tailored mental health initiatives for migrant communities in WA
Perceptions of HIV risk amongst heterosexually identifying migrants from Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa living in Australia: Implications for virtual elimination of HIV
Heterosexually identifying migrants in Australia are among populations experiencing increasing HIV notifications, highlighting concerns about low rates of sexual health testing and awareness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). Utilising in-depth interviews, we explored perceptions of HIV risk among 16 heterosexually identifying migrants from Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. Domains of inquiry were HIV risk assessment and ma…
Perception of people living with HIV in Bhutan on disclosing HIV status and willingness to distribute HIV self-testing kits to their sexual and drug-injecting partners
In Bhutan, HIV testing uptake among key populations remains low, with most cases diagnosed late. Evidence shows index testing and partner notification services (PNS) enhance diagnosis among partners of people living with HIV (PLHIV). However, traditional PNS are limited by HIV related stigma, fear of disclosure, and partner reluctance to visit health facilities. Integrating HIV self-testing (HIVST) within the PNS provides an alternative for earli…
A Content Analysis of Alcohol Marketing on Instagram: Examining Its Contribution to an Australian Aquatic Alcogenic Environment
The alcohol industry uses social media platforms to normalise alcohol consumption in aquatic locations, which can lead to injury and drowning. This research investigated alcohol content posted on Instagram to determine marketing strategies and the extent to which aquatic locations and activities were featured. The Australian Instagram accounts of five alcohol brands were identified across beer, spirits, and cider. The 20 most recent posts were ca…
Housing Insecurity and Health Outcomes Among Migrants from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review
Stable and adequate housing is essential for mental and physical well-being. However, housing insecurity is a growing global issue, particularly affecting migrants. This review synthesizes the available evidence on the determinants and health outcomes associated with housing insecurity among culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) populations living in high-income countries. A scoping review was conducted of literature published in English, …
Medicine (10 works) · Public health (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Nursing (5 works)