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June report for Society Culture and Health
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New grants/funding
Giallo, B. Nicholson, J. Cooklin, A. Leach, L. Ride, J. Oldenburg, B. Grobler, A. Brown, S. Wood, C. Garfield, C. Suicide prevention among men in early fatherhood: Determining the effectiveness of Working Out Dads, a group-based peer support intervention to reduce fathers’ mental health difficulties compared to usual care. MRFF Million Minds Suicide Prevention Grant 2020-2024. $940,564.
Outreach and engagement
Leach L & Gill B. In Conversation with Dr Liana Leach: Working from Home with Caring Responsibilities. 2020. ANU Community Wellbeing Team Webinar Series. Australian National University. Canberra, Australia.
Tehzeeb Zulfiqar gave a talk to the Masters of Science students of Nawaz Sharif University Pakistan about differences and similarities in COVID-19 response in Pakistan and Australia.
Media releases/interest
Liana did an interview for AAP (Australian Associated Press) about working from home as the possible new normal (and blurring the boundaries between work and home) on the 26th May. Quotes from the interview were included in news stories in 31 local Australian newspapers.
Liana’s research on mental health and internet access was discussed in the Canberra Times article, “Yoga is the key to happiness, according to academics” , The Canberra Times, May 24, 2020 https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6767146/yoga-is-the-key-to-happiness-according-to-academics/
Student news
Tehzeeb Zulfiqar’s PhD was recently approved by the Dean for conferral for July 2020 graduation.
Papers accepted/published:
Zhao Y, Cooklin A, Richardson A, Strazdins L, Butterworth P. & Leach L.S. Parents’ shift work in connection with work-family conflict and mental health: examining the pathways for mothers and fathers. Journal of Family Issues Accepted 3rd May 2020.
Zulfiqar, T., D’Este, C., Strazdins, L., and Banwell, C. April 2020. Intergenerational contradictions in body image standards among Australian immigrant mothers and children. A mixed-method study” in Global journal of Health and Sciences. Vol 12., No. 6, pp.47-58.
Zulfiqar, T. 2020. Acculturation and risk of overweight and obesity-experiences of Australian immigrant mothers from South Asia and their 8-11- year- old children” in “Advances” at the Sage-open journal.
