Professor Natalie Bradford
Faculty of Health,
School of Nursing
Personal details
Positions
- Professor Childhood Cancer
Faculty of Health,
School of Nursing
Keywords
Paediatric Palliative and Supportive Care, Child and Adolescent Cancer, Health Services, Digital health, Epidemiology and Outcomes
Research field
Health services and systems, Epidemiology, Nursing
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Queensland)
- Master Public Health (University of Queensland)
- BNur (Australian Catholic Uni)
Professional memberships and associations
Scientific Committee Member and Nursing Network, SIOP -International Society of Pediatric Oncology
Executive Committee Member, Queensland Collaborative Cancer Survivorship
Member of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Publications
Research outputs by year
Filter publications:
A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/natalie.bradford
Selected research projects
- Title
- A Co-Designed Adaption of the Adapted Physical Activity Program to Promote Lifestyle Physical Activity Among Young Cancer Survivors
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- MRF2036187
- Start year
- 2026
- Keywords
- adolescent health; youth; cancer sequelae; wellbeing; quality of life
- Title
- Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) for Paediatric Palliative Care
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 2035240
- Start year
- 2025
- Keywords
- Paediatric; Palliative Care; Health Services Research; Patient/Professional communication; Priority Setting
- Title
- Engaging Older Australians in Co-Designing An AI App for Grief - Grief Guide, Your 3am Friend
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- WickS2024024
- Start year
- 2025
- Keywords
- Title
- Improving Quality of Life for Young People with Cancer Across the Care Trajectory through Integrated Patient-Centred Palliative Care: A Stepped-Wedge Trial of a New Model of Care
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- MRF2032214
- Start year
- 2025
- Keywords
- adolescence; palliative care; communication skills; cancer prognosis; best practice
- Title
- Understanding Communication About Advance Care Planning Across the Lifespan
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP240100072
- Start year
- 2024
- Keywords
- Title
- Understanding Communication About Advance Care Planning Across the Lifespan
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP240100072
- Start year
- 2024
- Keywords
- Title
- BALANCE: Promoting wellBeing in AdoLescent and young Adult caNCEr survivors
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 2006138
- Start year
- 2022
- Keywords
- Adolescent Cancer
- Title
- A Prospective, Multicentre, Randomised, Blinded, Two-Arm Parallel Trial of Medicinal Cannabis Products for Alleviating Symptom Burden in Children with Advanced Cancer
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 2020/MRF2006342
- Start year
- 2021
- Keywords
- cannabinoid analgesics; cannabis; paediatric; medical oncology; palliative treatment
- Title
- Improving the Continuum of Cancer Care in Young People
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1174733
- Start year
- 2020
- Keywords
- Symptomatology; Self-management; Patient Outcomes; Health Services Research; Primary Care
- Title
- Extraordinary Yet Mundane Talk: Children Navigating Palliative Care
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP180101941
- Start year
- 2018
- Keywords
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Childhood and adolescent cancer research priorities in Australia: An investigation of the voices of stakeholders
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Alison Bowers - Sleep Disturbance in Adults with Primary Brain Cancer and their Caregivers: Development and Evaluation of a Sleep and Exercise (Sleep-EX) Intervention
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Justin Holland, Adjunct Professor Fiona Naumann, Dr Nicolas Hart - Use of non-pharmacological interventions for chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea and constipation management among patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Kim Alexander - Co-Designing CONNECTS; A Trauma-informed Psychosocial Intervention for Parents of Children with Brain Tumours
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Adjunct Associate Professor Stuart Ekberg, Professor Evonne Miller - Quality of Life Disparities among Colorectal Cancer Survivors in Queensland: The Impact of Area Disadvantage and Remoteness
MPhil, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Susanna Cramb
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Assessment of Immunotherapy-Related Adverse Events among Patients with Cancer in Saudi Arabia: A Mixed Methods Study (2024)
- Goal-Directed Therapeutic Exercise in Paediatric Survivors of Posterior Fossa Brain Tumours (2024)
- Optimising referral practices to dietary and exercise services for cancer survivors (2024)
- Assessing family care needs of children with cancer in Thailand: developing a Thai version of the Family Inventory of Needs-Paediatric II (FIN-PED II) (2023)
- An evaluation of a telehealth-based specialist consultation service for Indigenous people living with diabetes in Queensland (2019)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.