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Legal, multidisciplinary and public health research regarding child abuse and neglect
Professor Ben Mathews is an internationally recognised expert in multiple legal areas connected with child abuse and neglect. These include sexual abuse generally, physical abuse and corporal punishment, domestic violence, civil claims for child abuse, statutes of limitation, mandatory reporting laws, institutional child abuse, child protection systems, criminal prosecution, prevention, regulation and oversight, public health and public health law analyses, and children's rights. Ben welcomes all enquiries about topics connected with these themes.In addition, he is currently leading the Australian …
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- PhD
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Law
- School
- School of Law
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Australian Centre for Health Law Research
Providing legal evidence for non-accidental scald burn injury
Although most burn injuries are completely accidental in nature, they can also occur due to neglect or abuse. Burn clinicians are often required to ascertain if the patient history and the wound are consistent with accidental or non-accidental injury. If the case goes to court, the clinician will prepare a medico-legal report as evidence. We have previously conducted studies examining the depth of burn injury after different durations and temperatures of hot water. This data can be used to predict …
- Study level
- Master of Philosophy, Honours
- Faculty
- Faculty of Health
- School
- School of Biomedical Sciences
ENS03 - Exploring participant engagement in a digital responsive feeding intervention for food-insecure families
Digital health and behaviour change programs have expanded drastically over recent years. Digital health programs offer the benefits of scalability and reduced delivery costs; in addition, they may be a suitable option to support hard-to-reach population groups who may not present for traditional health programs or appointments. However, the degree to which participants complete and interact with digital health interventions is a factor that is sometimes overlooked. This VRES project will support the user engagement assessment of the Eat, Learn, …
- Study level
- Vacation research experience scheme
- School
- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Assessing visual acuity errors in pre-school children (CVER01)
Measuring visual acuity is in preschool children is challenging. In particular, young children will be prone to making mistakes in identifying symbols on eye charts, even when they can see what those symbols are, so called “false negative responses”.This project uses an established vision assessment protocol, EVA testing, and assesses the extent of false negative responses in this task. The protocol assesses the effects of an intervention, pointing to the target on a card, which may decrease false negative responses. …
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- PhD
- Faculty
- Faculty of Health
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- School of Clinical Sciences
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Centre for Vision and Eye Research
I want to move it, move it: framing and enabling children's active play using novel technology
We're interested in exploring how tangible, embodied and embedded interactions (TEIs) can be used to facilitate active play in young children (age 3-5 years old). In this project you’ll explore how existing technologies are used to provide children with opportunities for active play, be involved in the design and development of new TEIs, and evaluate how these TEIs might facilitate sustained engagement with active play.This student project is part of a larger research project at QUT, which means you will …
- Study level
- PhD
- Faculty
- Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice
- School
- School of Design
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Design Lab
OVS02 - Retrospective analysis of orthokeratology-induced corneal topography characteristics associated with real-world myopia control treatment efficacy
Research suggests that certain orthokeratology (OK) lens design parameters and their effect on changes in corneal topography, power, and higher order aberrations may enhance the OK treatment effect, which is a popular treatment for slowing myopia progression and eye elongation in children and adolescents. However, further research is required to determine whether these corneal changes can influence the efficacy of OK in real-world patients.Through the QUT Optometry Clinic database, patients who have undertaken OK treatment will be identified and subject …
- Study level
- Vacation research experience scheme
- Faculty
- Faculty of Health
- School
- School of Clinical Sciences
- Research centre(s)
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Centre for Vision and Eye Research
Digital Childhoods
Potential projects available include:Young children in a digital worldChildren and social mediaEducation in the early years using digital technologyFamilies in a digital worldChildren co-designing technology
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy
- Faculty
- Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice
- School
- School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education
- Research centre(s)
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child
The role of childhood social-emotional learning competencies in adolescent health, education, and justice outcomes
This project aims to determine the relationship of childhood social-emotional competencies (particularly those developed by school-based social-emotional learning programs) with adolescent health, education, and justice outcomes. The project uses data from the NSW Child Development Study, a longitudinal study following the development of 91,597 children in NSW from birth.
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy
- Faculty
- Faculty of Health
- School
- School of Psychology and Counselling
Food literacy and children
The term food literacy has been empirically for adults, but not for children. It is likely that the definition would differ for children (including adolescents). Possible research projects in this area include but are not limited to:investigating children's role in feeding themselves, in particular the variables that impact on this; and diet quality and food choice pathways that children use, the impact of economic disadvantage, culture, gender, age, geographydefining and conceptualising food literacy for childrenconceptualising food literacy by those developing …
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy, Honours
- Faculty
- Faculty of Health
- School
- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Enhancing sonographer work-integrated learning: balancing quality training with workforce demands and student well-being
Sonographers, highly skilled healthcare professionals responsible for essential diagnostic ultrasound services, are currently facing a severe nationwide shortage. The Australasian Sonographers Association reported a deficit of at least 3,000 sonographers in 2019. Training new sonographers involves comprehensive work-integrated learning (WIL), which blends academic knowledge with structured real-world experiences to develop vital clinical skills. However, due to escalating workforce demands, concerns have arisen about potential exploitation of students within workplaces. This exploitation could involve assigning tasks exceeding their capabilities or subjecting …
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy
- School
- School of Clinical Sciences
Validating smart-device 3D photography for remote healthcare of children with spinal deformity
Scoliosis is a three dimensional (3D) spinal deformity that manifests as a structural deformity of the spine and ribcage. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common presentation, affecting 2-4% of adolescents. AIS has no known cause or cure, and is most frequently severe in females.Effective management of paediatric scoliosis is heavily reliant upon early diagnosis, and timely specialist appointments at tertiary spine clinics in Brisbane. At these appointments, it is important for the spinal specialist to see the patient's …
- Study level
- Vacation research experience scheme
- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering
- School
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Research centre(s)
- Centre for Biomedical Technologies
The impacts of retailers' collectable free-gifts on children
Have you collected any? From the McDonalds' 1998 Vintage to the Coles 2018 Little Shop and the Woolworth 2019 Lion King Ooshies, retailers have been trying many collectable premium/gift promotions, and most of them are free to get with a certain amount of consumption in the retailer's store.Generally speaking, premium promotion is an important marketing promotion strategy which increases the retailers' revenue and brand reputation (Foubert et al. 2008; Septianto et al. 2020). For example, Wang, Japutra and Molinillo (2020) …
- Study level
- PhD, Master of Philosophy
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Law
- School
- School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations
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