Dr Michelle Fitts ~ Adjunct Research Fellow
Public Health & Tropical Medicine
- About
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- Interests
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- Research
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- Traumatic brain injury, disability, substance use, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, road safety
- Research Disciplines
- Socio-Economic Objectives
Michelle is an Adjunct Research Fellow at James Cook University. She is also a Senior Research Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research in Alice Springs. She is a qualitative researcher and has worked for a decade with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland and Northern Territory . Her research experience is largely on multi-site projects examining alcohol, traumatic brain injury, disability and road safety. Her community and service provider partnerships have led to the creation of important outcomes including traumatic brain injury resources and a community drink driving program.
- Honours
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- Awards
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- 2015 - Peter Vulcan Award for Best Research Paper
- 2009 - Australian Institute of Criminology - CARRS-Q’s Under the Limit (UTL) drink driving education and rehabilitation program
- Other
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- 2013 - RACQ: Award: Drink Driving Rehabilitation and Artwork Camps
- Publications
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These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.
- Journal Articles
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- Fitts M, Cullen J and Barney J (2023) Barriers Preventing Indigenous Women with Violence-related Head Injuries from Accessing Services in Australia. Australian Social Work, 76 (3). pp. 406-419
- Fitts M, Cullen J, Kingston G, Wills E, Johnson Y and Soldatic K (2023) Using research feedback loops to implement a disability case study with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and service providers in regional and remote Australia. Health Sociology Review, 32 (1). pp. 94-109
- Fitts M, Cullen J, Kingston G, Wills E and Soldatic K (2022) “I Don’t Think It’s on Anyone’s Radar”: The Workforce and System Barriers to Healthcare for Indigenous Women Following a Traumatic Brain Injury Acquired through Violence in Remote Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (22).
- Robertson J, Fitts M, Petrucci J, McKay D, Hubble G and Clough A (2020) Cairns Mental Health Co?Responder Project: essential elements and challenges to programme implementation. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 29 (3). pp. 450-459
- Veli-Gold S, Gilroy J, Clough A, Thompson F, Bohanna I, Fitts M, Esterman A, Fleming J and Maruff P (2020) Presenting to hospital emergency: analysis of clinical notes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous patients with traumatic brain injury in North Queensland. Australian Aboriginal Studies, pp. 54-65
- Fitts M and Soldatic K (2019) Why extended time on newstart is unsuitable for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians living with a disability. Australian Social Work, 73 (2). pp. 191-203
- Fitts M, Bird K, Gilroy J, Fleming J, Clough A, Esterman A, Maruff P, Fatima Y and Bohanna I (2019) A qualitative study on the transition support needs of Indigenous Australians following traumatic brain injury. Brain Impairment, 20 (2). pp. 137-159
- Fitts M, Condon T, Gilroy J, Bird K, Bleakley E, Matheson L, Fleming J, Clough A, Esterman A, Maruff P and Bohanna I (2019) Indigenous traumatic brain injury research: responding to recruitment challenges in the hospital environment. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19 (1).
- Clough A, Fitts M, Muller R, Ypinazar V and Margolis S (2018) A longitudinal observation study assessing changes in indicators of serious injury and violence with alcohol controls in four remote indigenous Australian communities in far north Queensland (2000-2015). BMC Public Health, 18.
- Esterman A, Thompson F, Fitts M, Gilroy J, Fleming J, Maruff P, Clough A and Bohanna I (2018) Incidence of emergency department presentations for traumatic brain injury in Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents aged 15–64 over the 9-year period 2007–2015 in North Queensland, Australia. Injury Epidemiology, 5.
- West C, Muller R, Clough A and Fitts M (2018) Have alcohol management plans reduced violence against women in Cape York, Australia? Violence Against Women, 24 (14). pp. 1658-1677
- Clough A, Margolis S, Miller A, Shakeshaft A, Doran C, McDermott R, Sanson-Fisher R, Ypinazar V, Martin D, Robertson J, Fitts M, Bird K, Honorato B, Towle S and West C (2017) Alcohol management plans in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Australian communities in Queensland: community residents have experienced favourable impacts but also suffered unfavourable ones. BMC Public Health, 17 (55). pp. 1-14
- More
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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 22+ research outputs authored by Dr Michelle Fitts from 2015 onwards.
- Collaboration
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The map shows research collaborations by institution from the past 7 years.
Note: Map points are indicative of the countries or states that institutions are associated with.- 5+ collaborations
- 4 collaborations
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- 2 collaborations
- 1 collaboration
- Indicates the Tropics (Torrid Zone)
My research areas
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