Dr Emily Deans
Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), Deakin University, Victoria
Master of Public Health, University of Wollongong, NSW
Bachelor of Public Health, University of Wollongong, NSW
Emily is an early career researcher, who has worked within the gambling and alcohol and other drug (AOD) fields for the last 7 years. Emily鈥檚 experience lies within qualitative inquiry and her research focus is on understanding the environmental/structural influences on risk decisions and health behaviours. Emily has worked with non-profit AOD services to build capacity to conduct research to inform practice and feasible evaluation designs. Emily is passionate about using research as a medium to advocate for the needs of client groups, using focus groups and interviews as a platform to hear other鈥檚 perspectives and experiences, and to embed these into the design of appropriate health service infrastructure.
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Publications
Deans, EG, Thomas, SL, Daube, M & Derevensky, J 2016, 鈥樷淚 can sit on the beach and punt through my mobile phone鈥: the influence of physical and online environments on the gambling risk behaviours of young men鈥, Social Science & Medicine, vol.166, pp.110-119.
Deans, EG, Thomas, SL, Daube, M & Derevensky, J 2016, 鈥楾he role of peer influences on the normalization of sports wagering: a qualitative study of Australian men鈥, Addiction Research & Theory, vol. 25, no. 2, pp.103-113.
Deans, EG, Thomas, SL, Daube, M & Derevensky, J 2016, 鈥楥reating symbolic cultures of consumption: An analysis of the content of sports wagering advertisements in Australia鈥, BMC Public Health, vol.16, no.1, pp.1-12.
Deans, EG, Thomas, SL, Derevensky, J & Daube, M 2017, 鈥楾he influence of marketing on the sports betting attitudes and consumption behaviours of young men: implications for harm reduction and prevention strategies鈥, Harm Reduction Journal, vol.14, no.1, pp.1-12.
Deans, EG, Ravulo, J, Blignault, I & Conroy, E 2020, 鈥楿nderstanding the needs of local youth to inform drug and alcohol prevention and harm reduction services: A qualitative study鈥, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol.32, no.3, pp.416-424.听
Deans, EG, Ravulo, J, Conroy, E & Abdo, J 2022, 'A qualitative study exploring young offender's perspectives on alcohol and other drug health promotion', BMC Public Health, vol.22, no.568, https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-12953-z听
Stirling, R, Hudson, S, Ross, J, Deans, EG, Tibbetts, J, Day, C, Deacon, R, Dunlop, A & Lintzeris, N 2023, 'Understanding the research capacity of alcohol and other drugs services in New South Wales, Australia',听Drug and Alcohol Review,听vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 265-277.听
Deans, EG, Ravulo, J, Conroy, E, Kelly, PJ, Grados Bonner, EL, Lal, J, Morrison, J & Whitton, G 2024, 'Engaging and retaining clients in AOD treatment: young people's perspectives', Journal of Youth Studies,听https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2024.2391922听
Deans, EG, Abdo, J, Ravulo, J & Conroy, E 2024, '"I had nothing and drugs don't leave": A qualitative study exploring the drug use trajectories of young people in contact with the justice system',听Child Protection and Practice,听https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chipro.2024.100068听
Deans, EG, Yuen, WS, Economidis, G, Shakeshaft, A & Farnbach, S, 'Understanding the unique goals of complex support clients accessing alcohol and other drug treatment. Under review.听
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