Ms Jemma King ~ Lecturer, Public Health

Research

Jemma King is a Lecturer and public health generalist. Prior to this appointment, she worked as a Research Officer on a number of research projects including falls prevention, bicycle safety, active transport, flood water risk perception and skitching. Her most recent research projects include exploring Queensland aeromedical retrievals, exploring the barriers and facilitators to the uptake of occupational health and safety practices amongst workers in Australia's primary industries, and the use and perceptions of large agricultural vehicles on public roads. Her current work alongside Professor Franklin, Dr Peden, Hannah Mason and other external collaborators, includes exploring the impacts of heatwaves on health and health system demand. She is also working with colleagues around Queensland, led by Sandra Downing, exploring unintended pregnancy prevention and care. Her primary fields of research are public health, health promotion, injury prevention and safety promotion (see visual depiction of these areas).

Teaching

Jemma teaches across a range of public health and health related subjects at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Most recently she has moved into teaching and coordinating undergraduate subjects that introduce students to Health Professional Research and Research Methods. She relishes being able to bring her own research experiences into her teaching and opening up the perspectives of and building research capacity with the next generation of researchers. Jemma has a Master of Public Health with distinction (with a major in Health Promotion) and a double degree: Bachelor of Business -Bachelor of Psychology (Honours).

Membership

Jemma is an active member in numerous professional associations, research groups and teams including:

• Australian Health Promotion Association

• Public Health Association of Australia

• Australian Health Promoting Universities Network

• Townsville Health Promotion Network

• Animals on Campus Research Group

• Active Transport in the Tropics Network

• Public Health and Tropical Medicine Research Methods Group

• World Safety Organization Collaborating Centre for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion

 Professional

 Australian Health Promotion Association:

• Queensland Branch President – 2021 until 26 June 2023.

•  Queensland Branch Secretary – 26 June 2023 – Current.

Public Health Association of Australia:

• Special Interest Group Member – Injury Prevention SIG - 2018 – Current.

• Special Interest Group Member – Alcohol SIG – 2020 – Current.

Teaching

• PC2208: Pharmaceutical Public Health and Primary Healthcare for Pharmacists (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• TM5578: Emerging Public Health Threats: Navigating Systems and Responses (Level 5; TSV)
• TM5600: Introduction to One Health (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Public Health and Health Promotion
• Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
• Active Transport

Teaching

• Public Health; Research Methods; Health Promotion

Experience

• 2020 to present - Lecture, Public Health, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences (Townsville)
• 2016 to 2020 - Research Officer, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences (Townsville)
• 2012 to 2015 - Research Assistant, School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences (Townsville)

Research Disciplines

• Public health (4206)
• Human resources and industrial relations (3505)
• Epidemiology (4202)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Public health (2004)

Memberships

• 2018 - Australian Health Promotion Association
• 2018 - Public Health Association of Australia

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

• Downing S, Balnaves M, Mainey L, King J, Peacock A, Cappiello J, Peberdy L and Dean J (2023) Unintended pregnancy prevention and care — Pivotal but passed over in curriculum: A descriptive cross-sectional survey of nursing and midwifery faculty. Collegian, 30 (6). pp. 805-811
• Franklin R, Mason H, King J, Peden A, Nairn J, Miller L, Watt K and Fitzgerald G (2023) Heatwaves and mortality in Queensland 2010–2019: implications for a homogenous state-wide approach. International Journal of Biometeorology, 67. pp. 503-515
• Mason H, King J, Peden A, Watt K, Bosley E, Fitzgerald G, Nairn J, Miller L, Mandalios N and Franklin R (2023) Determining the Impact of Heatwaves on Emergency Ambulance Calls in Queensland: A Retrospective Population-Based Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (6).
• Peden A, Mason H, King J and Franklin R (2023) Examining the relationship between heatwaves and fatal drowning: A case study from Queensland, Australia. Injury Prevention, 30 (1). pp. 7-13
• Tom V, King J and McBain-Rigg K (in press) Canine Support Program: Student perceptions and preferences at a regional university and implications for health, well-being, and student support enhancements. Health Promotion Journal of Australia,
• Mason H, King J, Peden A and Franklin R (2022) Systematic review of the impact of heatwaves on health service demand in Australia. BMC Health Services Research, 22.
• Franklin R, King J, Aitken P, Elcock M, Lawton L, Robertson A, Mazur S, Edwards K and Leggat P (2021) Aeromedical retrievals in Queensland: a five-year review. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33 (1). pp. 33-44
• King J, Franklin R and Miller L (2021) Traversing community attitudes and interaction experiences with large agricultural vehicles on rural roads. Safety, 7 (1).
• Franklin R, King J and Riggs M (2020) A systematic review of large agriculture vehicles use and crash incidents on public roads. Journal of Agromedicine, 25 (1). pp. 14-27
• King J, Franklin R, Devine S, Watt K and Leggat P (2020) Exploring Australian residents cycling engagement – differences in self‐reported cycling behaviour between urban and rural dwelling Queenslanders. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 31 (1). pp. 93-103
• King J, Franklin R, Robertson A, Aitken P, Elcock M, Gibbs C, Lawton L, Mazur S, Edwards K and Leggat P (2019) Primary aeromedical retrievals in Australia: an interrogation and search for context. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31 (6). pp. 916-929
• King J, Franklin R and Leggat P (2019) Cycling Overseas: decisions regarding helmet use. Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 30 (2). pp. 18-28

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 28+ research outputs authored by Ms Jemma King from 2013 onwards.

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