The University of Wollongong Faculty of Social Sciences was formed in 2013 following an organisational restructure. It was dissolved on 1 July 2020 and incorporated in the new Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. In 2013 it comprised an amalgamation of the former Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences. Related series: Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive); Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Papers (Archive).

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Papers from 2016

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Principals as Literacy Leaders with Indigenous Communities (PALLIC) building relationships: one school's quest to raise Indigenous learners' literacy, Tasha Riley and Amanda A. Webster

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Characteristics of age-discordant partnerships associated with HIV risk among young South African women (HPTN 068), Tiarney Ritchwood, James Hughes, Larissa Jennings, Catherine L. Mac Phail, Brian Williamson, Amanda Selin, Kathleen Kahn, F Gomez-Olive, and Audrey Pettifor

Coherence in children with AD/HD and excess alpha power in their EEG, Joel C. Robbie, Adam R. Clarke, Robert J. Barry, Franca Dupuy, Rory McCarthy, and Mark Selikowitz

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Burnout and the work-family interface: a two-wave study of sole and partnered working mothers, Laura D. Robinson, Christopher Magee, and Peter Caputi

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Work-to-family profiles, family structure and burnout in mothers, Laura Robinson, Christopher A. Magee, and Peter Caputi

Toward "One Health" Promotion, Melanie Rock and Christopher J. Degeling

Public engagement and community participation in governing urban parks: a case study in changing and implementing a policy addressing off-leash dogs, Melanie Rock, Christopher J. Degeling, Taryn Graham, Ann Toohey, Dawn Rault, and Gavin McCormack

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Test-retest reliability of a single-channel, wireless EEG system, Jeffrey M. Rogers, Stuart J. Johnstone, Anna Aminov, James Donnelly, and Peter H. Wilson

Developing acceptance with the help of sensors-"Embracing the me that I can see", Arnon Rolnick, Nimrod T. Oren, and Dana Bassett

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Evaluation of inorganic arsenic exposure at multi metal processing facility. When air monitoring alone just doesn't work!, Stuart J. Roseberg and Jane L. Whitelaw

Moving forward with backward compatibility: Translating wrist accelerometer data, Alex V. Rowlands, Dylan P. Cliff, Stuart J. Fairclough, Lynne M. Boddy, Tim S. Olds, Gaynor C. Parfitt, Rob J. Noonan, Samantha J. Downs, Zoe R. Knowles, and Michael W. Beets

Emotion identification skill and social support during adolescence: a three-year longitudinal study, Claire Rowsell, Joseph Ciarrochi, Frank P. Deane, and Patrick C. L Heaven

Description, measurement and evaluation of tertiary-education food environments, Rajshri Roy, Lana Hebden, Bridget Kelly, T De Gois, E M. Ferrone, M Samrout, S Vermont, and Margaret Allman-Farinelli

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Planned derailment for new urban futures? An actant network analysis of the "great [light] rail debate" in Newcastle, Australia, Kristian J. Ruming, Kathleen Mee, and Pauline M. McGuirk

Conditional same/different concept learning in the short-beaked echidna (tachyglossus aculeatus), Fiona Russell and Darren Burke

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Food insecurity and poor diet quality are associated with reduced quality of life in older adults, Joanna C. Russell, Victoria M. Flood, Heather Yeatman, Jie Jin Wang, and Paul Mitchell

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The role of personalised choice in decision support: A randomized controlled trial of an online decision aid for prostate cancer screening, Glenn P. Salkeld, Michelle Cunich, Jack Dowie, Kirsten Howard, Manish I. Patel, Graham Mann, and Wendy Lipworth

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The Integrated Mental Health Atlas of Western Sydney, Luis Salvador-Carulla, Ana Fernandez, Cailin Mass, Jennifer Smith-Merry, James Gillespie, Thomas E. Astell-Burt, and Xiaoqi Feng

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"GET-UP" study rationale and protocol: a cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effects of reduced sitting on toddlers' cognitive development, Rute Santos, Dylan P. Cliff, Steven J. Howard, Sanne Veldman, Ian M. R Wright, Eduarda Sousa-Sa, Joao R. Pereira, and Anthony D. Okely

Participant Characteristics as Modifiers of Response to N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Jerome Sarris, Georgina Oliver, David A. Camfield, and Olivia Dean

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Hairdressers' preparedness to be informal helpers for their clients, Krystal Sattler and Frank P. Deane

Competition Anxiety, Motivation, and Mental Toughness in Golf, Jordan Schaefer, Stewart A. Vella, Mark S. Allen, and Christopher A. Magee

Bringing experiential educational groups to the United States: an analysis of group development in an international travel and study program, James L. Scherrer, Katarzyna J. Olcon, Alice K. Butterfield, and Wassie Kebede

Results from Australia's 2016 report card on physical activity for children and youth, Natasha K. Schranz, Timothy Olds, Roslyn Boyd, John Evans, Sjaan R. Gomersall, Louise L. Hardy, Kylie Hesketh, David R. Lubans, Nicola D. Ridgers, Leon Straker, Stewart A. Vella, Jenny Ziviani, and Grant Tomkinson

The uptake of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health assessments fails to improve in some areas, Heike Schutze, Lisa Jackson Pulver, and Mark F. Harris

Empowering patients in the hospital as a new approach to reducing the burden of health care-associated infections: the attitudes of hospital health care workers, Holly Seale, Abrar A. Chughtai, Rajneesh Kaur, Lyn Phillipson, Yuliya Novytska, and Joanne F. Travaglia

Assessment of coping in Al-Anon attending family members of problem drinking relatives, Mylie Sell and Lynne E. Magor-Blatch

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Examining changes in pre-service teachers' beliefs of pedagogy, Lynn D. Sheridan

"Fit for the profession": supervising teachers' judgments during practicum, Lynn D. Sheridan, Sharon K. Tindall-Ford, Garry F. Hoban, Wendy S. Nielsen, Kellie A. Buckley-Walker, Peter Anderson, Dennis Jablonski, Susan A. Duchesne, and Noelene L. Weatherby-Fell

Exploring parental influence on the progression of alcohol use in Mexican-heritage youth: a latent transition analysis, YoungJu Shin, Jeong-Kyu Lee, Yu Lu, and Michael L. Hecht

A closer look at the thresholds of thermal damage: Workshop report by an ICNIRP task group, Zenon Sienkiewicz, Eric van Rongen, Rodney J. Croft, Gunde Ziegelberger, and Bernard Veyret

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Fostering Effective Early Learning: A review of the current international evidence considering quality in early childhood education and care programmes - in delivery, pedagogy and child outcomes, Iram Siraj, Denise Kingston, Cathrine Marguerite Neilsen-Hewett, Steven J. Howard, Edward Melhuish, Marc de Rosnay, Elisabeth Duursma, and Betty Luu

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Targeting population nutrition through municipal health and food policy: Implications of New York City's experiences in regulatory obesity prevention, Jana Sisnowski, Jackie M. Street, and Annette J. Braunack-Mayer

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Interactional research in PBL: Another piece of the 'silence in PBL' puzzle: Students' explanations of dominance and quietness as complementary group roles, Vicki Skinner, Annette J. Braunack-Mayer, and Tracey J. Winning

User assessment of an early childhood oral health education training course for Aboriginal Health Workers, Leanne Smith, Fiona Blinkhorn, Rachael Moir, Ngiare J. Brown, and Anthony Blinkhorn

Relationship between the extent of psychopathic features among corporate managers and subsequent employee job satisfaction, Ryan Spencer and Mitchell K. Byrne

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Young people in the global north: Environmental heroes or pleasure-seeking consumers, Elyse R. Stanes and Natascha Klocker

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Increasing physical activity among young children from disadvantaged communities: study protocol of a group randomised controlled effectiveness trial, Rebecca M. Stanley, Rachel A. Jones, Dylan P. Cliff, Stewart Trost, Donna Berthelsen, Jo Salmon, Marijka Batterham, Simon Eckermann, John J. Reilly, Ngiare J. Brown, Karen J. Mickle, Steven J. Howard, Trina Hinkley, Xanne Janssen, Paul A. Chandler, Penny L. Cross, Fay L. Gowers, and Anthony D. Okely

Examining the influence of personal goal interference and attainability on psychological distress in non-metastatic breast cancer patients, Natalie Stefanic, Donald C. Iverson, Peter Caputi, and Lisbeth G. Lane

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Sequential Processing and the Matching-Stimulus Interval Effect in ERP Components: An Exploration of the Mechanism Using Multiple Regression, Genevieve Z. Steiner, Robert J. Barry, and Craig J. Gonsalvez

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Electrophysiology of memory-updating differs with age, Genevieve Z. Steiner, Craig J. Gonsalvez, Frances M. De Blasio, and Robert J. Barry

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The effect of Sailuotong (SLT) on neurocognitive and cardiovascular function in healthy adults: a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled crossover pilot trial, Genevieve Z. Steiner, Alan Yeung, Jian Liu, David A. Camfield, Frances M. De Blasio, Andrew Pipingas, Andrew Scholey, Con Stough, and Dennis Chang

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Opportunity through online learning: Experiences of first-in-family students in online open-entry higher education, Cathy Stone, Sarah Elizabeth O'Shea, Josephine May, Janine Delahunty, and Zoe Partington

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Australia and other nations are failing to meet sedentary behaviour guidelines for children: implications and a way forward, Leon Straker, Erin Kaye Howie, Dylan Paul Cliff, Melanie T. Davern, Lina Engelen, Sjaan R. Gomersall, Jenny Ziviani, Natasha K. Schranz, Tim Olds, and Grant Ryan Tomkinson

Seeking community views on allocation of scarce resources in a pandemic in Australia: Two methods, two answers., Jackie M. Street, Helen S. Marshall, Annette J. Braunack-Mayer, Wendy Rogers, and Philip Ryan

Physical education in secondary schools located in low-income communities: physical activity levels, lesson context and teacher interaction, Rachel Sutherland, Elizabeth Campbell, David R. Lubans, Philip J. Morgan, Anthony D. Okely, Nicole Nathan, Karen Gillham, Christophe Lecathelinais, and John Wiggers

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'Physical Activity 4 Everyone' school-based intervention to prevent decline in adolescent physical activity levels: 12 month (mid-intervention) report on a cluster randomised trial, Rachel Sutherland, Elizabeth Campbell, David R. Lubans, Philip J. Morgan, Anthony D. Okely, Nicole Nathan, Luke Wolfenden, Jarrod Wiese, Karen Gillham, Jenna Hollis, and John Wiggers

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Flow in sport, Christian F. Swann

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In the mind of an elite athlete: what do sportspeople think when they excel?, Christian F. Swann

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Surviving the 2015 Mount Everest disaster: A phenomenological exploration into lived experience and the role of mental toughness, Christian F. Swann, Lee Crust, and Jacquelyn Allen-Collinson

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Psychological states underlying excellent performance in professional golfers: "Letting it happen" vs. "making it happen", Christian F. Swann, Richard J. Keegan, Lee Crust, and David Piggott

Measurement Issues: Measures of infant mental health, Eduardo Szaniecki and Jacqueline Barnes

The combined effect of front-of-pack nutrition labels and health claims on consumers' evaluation of food products, Zenobia Talati, Simone Pettigrew, Clare Hughes, Helen Dixon, Bridget Kelly, Kylie Ball, and Caroline Miller

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Consumers' responses to front-of-pack labels that vary by interpretive content, Zenobia Talati, Simone Pettigrew, Bridget Kelly, Kylie Ball, Helen Dixon, and Trevor Shilton

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A commentary on ritual and the production of crime control policy in New Zealand, Juan M. Tauri

Indigenous Peoples and the Globalization of Restorative Justice, Juan M. Tauri

Do objections count? Estimating the influence of residents on housing development assessment in Melbourne, Elizabeth J. Taylor, Nicole T. Cook, and Joe Hurley

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The role of verbal labels on flexible memory retrieval at 12-months of age, Gemma Taylor, Hao Liu, and Jane S. Herbert

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HPE teachers' negotiation of environmental health spaces: discursive positions, embodiment and materialism, Nicole Taylor, Jan Wright, and Gabrielle H. O'Flynn

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Routine screening of Indigenous cancer patients' unmet support needs: A qualitative study of patient and clinician attitudes, Belinda Thewes, Esther L. Davis, Afaf Girgis, Patricia C. Valery, K Giam, Alison Hocking, J Jackson, Vincent He, Desmond Yip, and Gail Garvey

Insufficient evidence on health literacy amongst Indigenous people with cancer: A systematic literature review, Belinda Thewes, Kirsten McCaffery, Esther L. Davis, and Gail Garvey

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CJCheck Stage 1: development and testing of a checklist for reporting community juries - Delphi process and analysis of studies published in 1996-2015, Rae Thomas, Rebecca Sims, Christopher J. Degeling, Jackie M. Street, Stacy M. Carter, Lucie Rychetnik, Jenny Whitty, Andrew Wilson, Paul Ward, and Paul Glasziou

Gambling advocacy: lessons from tobacco, alcohol and junk food, Samantha L. Thomas, Jennifer David, Melanie J. Randle, Mike Daube, and Kate Senior

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Electrophysiology of facilitation priming in obsessive-compulsive and panic disorders, Susan J. Thomas, Craig J. Gonsalvez, and Stuart J. Johnstone

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Dynamic facial expressions are processed holistically, but not more holistically than static facial expressions, Alanna Tobin, Simone K. Favelle, and Romina Palermo

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Correlates of children's objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in early childhood education and care services: A systematic review, Karen Tonge, Rachel A. Jones, and Anthony D. Okely

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Re-thinking climate change adaptation and capacities at the household scale, Stephanie Toole, Natascha Klocker, and Lesley M. Head

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Education and out-of-home care transitions, Michelle L. Townsend, Judy Cashmore, and Anne Graham

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The cat's cradle of responsibility: assigning and taking responsibility for companion animals in natural disasters, Cheryl Travers, Christopher J. Degeling, and Melanie Rock

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Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines for children and youth: An integration of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep, Mark S. Tremblay, Valerie Carson, Jean-Phillipe Chaput, Sarah Connor Gorber, Thy Dinh, Mary Duggan, Guy Faulkner, Casey E. Gray, Reut Gruber, Katherine Janson, Ian Janssen, Peter Katzmarzyk, Michelle E. Kho, Amy E. Latimer-Cheung, Claire LeBlanc, Anthony D. Okely, Timothy Olds, Russell R. Pate, Andrea Phillips, Veronica Poitras, Sophie Rodenburg, Margaret Sampson, Travis J. Saunders, James A. Stone, Gareth Stratton, Shelly K. Weiss, and Lori Zehr

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Length of stay as a predictor of reliable change in psychological recovery and well being following residential substance abuse treatment, Brie Turner and Frank P. Deane

Finding education: stories of how young former refugees constituted strategic identities in order to access school, Jonnell Uptin, Jan Wright, and Valerie Harwood

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Transplanting, plotting, fencing: relational property practices in community gardens, Eleonora van Holstein

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Efficacy of gross motor skill interventions in young children: an updated systematic review, Sanne Veldman, Rachel A. Jones, and Anthony D. Okely

A systematic review and meta-analysis of implicit theory research in sport, physical activity, and physical education, Stewart A. Vella, Rock E. Braithewaite, Lauren Gardner, and Christopher M. Spray

The contribution of organised sports to physical activity in Australia: Results and directions from the Active Healthy Kids Australia 2014 Report Card on physical activity for children and young people, Stewart A. Vella, Natasha K. Schranz, Melanie Davern, Louise L. Hardy, Andrew P. Hills, Philip J. Morgan, Ronald Plotnikoff, and Grant Tomkinson

Digital play, iPad Apps and Young Children's Development, Irina Verenikina, Lisa K. Kervin, and Maria Clara Rivera

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Opinion: the best apps you can imagine, Irina Verenikina, Lisa K. Kervin, and Maria Clara Rivera

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Digital play: Exploring young children's perspectives on applications designed for preschoolers, Irina Verenikina, Lisa K. Kervin, Maria Clara Rivera, and Alison Lidbetter

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Pulse modulated radiofrequency exposure influences cognitive performance, Adam Verrender, Sarah P. Loughran, Anna Dalecki, Raymond J. McKenzie, and Rodney J. Croft

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Gifted education in modern Asia: Analyses from a systemic perspective, Wilma Vialle and Albert Ziegler

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A passion for Geography flourishes at the University of Wollongong, Gordon R. Waitt

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Women drinking alcohol: assembling a perspective from a Victorian country town, Australia, Gordon R. Waitt and Susannah Clement

Parenting, care and the family car, Gordon R. Waitt and Theresa Harada

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Gender, ethnicity and sustainable mobility: a governmentality analysis of migrant Chinese women's daily trips in Sydney, Gordon R. Waitt, Sophie-May Kerr, and Natascha Klocker

Food waste and domestic refrigeration: a visceral and material approach, Gordon R. Waitt and Catherine Phillips

Tyrannies of thrift: Governmentality and older, low-income people's energy efficiency narratives in the Illawarra, Australia, Gordon R. Waitt, Katherine Roggeveen, Ross Gordon, Katherine A. Butler, and Paul Cooper

Nonverbal assessment methods, Beverly M. Walker

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Genetic consideration of schizotypal traits: a review, Emma Walter, Francesca Fernandez-Enright, Mollie Snelling, and Emma Barkus

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Crafting masculinities: gender, culture and emotion at work in the surfboard industry, Andrew T. Warren

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Transition of children with disabilities into early childhood education and care centres, Jane D. Warren, Wilma Vialle, and Roselyn M. Dixon

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“Just because you’re pregnant, doesn’t mean you’re sick!” A qualitative study of beliefs regarding physical activity in black South African women, Estelle D. Watson, Shane A. Norris, Catherine E. Draper, Rachel A. Jones, Mireille N. M van Poppel, and Lisa K. Micklesfield

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Musical Melanesianism: Imagining and Expressing Regional Identity and Solidarity in Popular Song and Video, Michael Webb and Camellia B. Webb-Gannon

Utilising a Leadership Blueprint to Build the Capacity of Schools to Achieve Outcomes for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Amanda A. Webster

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Evaluation of a Personal Data Logger to Measure Real-Time Breathing Cycles Across Varying Work Rates, Jane L. Whitelaw, Alison L. Jones, Brian Davies, and Gregory E. Peoples

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Hygiene that works, or makes us work? Examining the "work of breathing" through negative pressure respirators, Jane L. Whitelaw, Gregory E. Peoples, Alison L. Jones, and Brian Davies

The extramedical use and diversion of opioid substitution medications and other medications in prison settings in Australia following the introduction of buprenorphine-naloxone film, Nancy White, Robert Ali, Briony K. Larance, Deborah Zador, Richard P. Mattick, and Louisa Degenhardt

Factors associated with practitioners' use of exposure therapy for childhood anxiety disorders, Stephen Whiteside, Brett J. Deacon, Kristen Benito, and Elyse Stewart

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Gendered responses to the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, Australia, Joshua Whittaker, Christine Eriksen, and Katharine Haynes

How far is how far enough? Safety perception and acceptance of extra-high-voltage power lines in Germany, Peter M. Wiedemann, Franziska Boerner, and Frank Claus