Flinders University
Dr Melanie Harris
Dr
Melanie
Harris
Flinders University
http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/melanie.harris
| Position/s: | Senior Research Fellow, Flinders Human Behaviour & Health Research Unit Psychiatry |
| Phone: | +61 8 84042320 |
| Email: | melanie.harris@flinders.edu.au |
| Location: | Margaret Tobin Centre (4T:314) |
| Postal address: | GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia |
Biography
Melanie Harris supports research development and activity generally in Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit as Research Manager as well as managing individual research projects. Melanie's experience is in research, research management, and information service management. Before joining FHBHRU, Melanie worked as National Research Manager for the NHMRC-funded Australasian Sleep Trials Network, facilitating multi-centre clinical trials in the field of sleep-health. ;Her PhD, from the University of Adelaide, focused on interventions to increase the use of research evidence in clinical decision making in chronic illness.
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Adelaide
Master of Education, University of Western Australia
Postgraduate Diploma Information Management/Librarianship, University of New South Wales
Bachelor of Technology, Applied Microbiology, Hons, University of Bradford, UK
Honours, awards and grants
One of six National Winners of the 2004 NICS Cochrane Users Award
National winner, 2004 NICS Cochrane Users Award for Student Category
Awarded The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Foundation Scholarship in 2003 to support PhD study
Research and consultancy
Publications
Refereed journal articles
Harris, M., Wildgoose, M., Veale, A., & Smith, G., 2010. Providing reviews of evidence to COPD patients: qualitative study of barriers and facilitating factors to patient-mediated practice change. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 7(1), 19-28.
Battersby, M.W., Harris, M., Reed, R.L., Harvey, P., Woodman, R.J., & Frith, P.A., 2010. A randomised trial of the Flinders Program to improve patient self-management competencies in a range of chronic conditions: study rationale and protocol. Australasian Medical Journal, 1(3), 198-204.
Harris, M., Glozier, N., Ratnavadivel, R., & Grunstein, R.R., 2009. Obstructive sleep apnea and depression. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 13(6), 437-444.
Harris, M. & Grunstein, R.R., 2009. Treatments for somnambulism in adults : assessing the evidence. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 13(4), 295-297.
Harris, M., Smith, B.J., Veale, A., Esterman, A.J., Frith, P.A., & Selim, P., 2009. Providing reviews of evidence to COPD patients: controlled prospective 12-month trial. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 6(3), 165-173.
Harris, M., Smith, B.J., Veale, A., Esterman, A.J., Frith, P.A., & Selim, P., 2006. Providing patients with reviews of evidence about COPD treatments: a controlled trial of outcomes. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 3(3), 133-140.
Harris, M., Smith, B., & Veale, A., 2005. Engaging patients in evidence-based medicine: development of a resource for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Chronic Illness, 1(4), 330-336.
Harris, M., Smith, B., & Veale, A., 2005. Printed patient education interventions to facilitate shared management of chronic disease: a literature review. Internal Medicine Journal, 35(12), 711-716.
Harris, M. & Garner, I., 1992. Using an availability survey to improve service at a university library. AUSTRALIAN ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES, 23(1), 25-34.
Harris, M., 1992. Division of funds within the linrary: the case of allocation of the materials budget in the academic library. Australian Library Review, 9(2), 99-100.
Refereed journal articles
Battersby, M.W., Harris, M., Reed, R.L., Harvey, P., Woodman, R.J., & Frith, P.A., 2010. A randomised trial of the Flinders Program to improve patient self-management competencies in a range of chronic conditions: study rationale and protocol. Australasian Medical Journal, 1(3), 198-204.
Harris, M., Wildgoose, M., Veale, A., & Smith, G., 2010. Providing reviews of evidence to COPD patients: qualitative study of barriers and facilitating factors to patient-mediated practice change. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 7(1), 19-28.
Harris, M. & Grunstein, R.R., 2009. Treatments for somnambulism in adults : assessing the evidence. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 13(4), 295-297.
Harris, M., Glozier, N., Ratnavadivel, R., & Grunstein, R.R., 2009. Obstructive sleep apnea and depression. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 13(6), 437-444.
Harris, M., Smith, B.J., Veale, A., Esterman, A.J., Frith, P.A., & Selim, P., 2009. Providing reviews of evidence to COPD patients: controlled prospective 12-month trial. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 6(3), 165-173.
Harris, M., Smith, B.J., Veale, A., Esterman, A.J., Frith, P.A., & Selim, P., 2006. Providing patients with reviews of evidence about COPD treatments: a controlled trial of outcomes. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 3(3), 133-140.
Harris, M., Smith, B., & Veale, A., 2005. Engaging patients in evidence-based medicine: development of a resource for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Chronic Illness, 1(4), 330-336.
Harris, M., Smith, B., & Veale, A., 2005. Printed patient education interventions to facilitate shared management of chronic disease: a literature review. Internal Medicine Journal, 35(12), 711-716.
Hacker, R. & Harris, M., 1992. Adult learning for scientific literacy: some theoretical and methodological perspectives. Studies in the Education of Adults, 24(2), 217-224.
Harris, M. & Garner, I., 1992. Using an availability survey to improve service at a university library. AUSTRALIAN ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES, 23(1), 25-34.
Harris, M., 1992. Division of funds within the linrary: the case of allocation of the materials budget in the academic library. Australian Library Review, 9(2), 99-100.
Harris, M., 1991. The user survey in performance measurement. British Journal of Academic Librarianship, 6(1), 1-12.
Harris, M., 1989. External users of a university library. AUSTRALIAN ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES, 20(4), 219-227.
Harris, M. & Genoni, P., 1987. Smart barcoding of borrowers' cards. LASIE, 18(2), 50-53.
Journal articles
Harris, M., Smith, B., & Veale, A., 2008. Patient education programs - can they improve outcomes in COPD?. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 3(1), 109-112.
Conference publications
Hood, C.D., Harris, M., & Battersby, M.W., 2011. Problems and solutions in delivering chronic condition management. Conference Program (http://www.phcris.org.au/events/research_activity.php?eventId=8864).
Harris, M., 2010. Self-management in Chronic Psychiatric and Medical Conditions and Co-morbidities: What are the Barriers?. East Asian Archives of Psychiatry. The 2nd Joint International Conference of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists and the Royal Colle, (4), 68-68.
Harris, M., Smith, B., Veale, A., Esterman, A.J., Frith, P.A., & Selim, P., 2005. Informed consumers as drivers of evidence based medicine: a trial. XIII International Cochrane Colloquium.
Harris, M., Wildgoose, D., Veale, A., & Smith, B., 2005. Patient mediated interventions to increase adoption of evidence: aids and barriers to an intervention in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). XIII International Cochrane Colloquium.
Harris, M., 2004. The importance of informal adult learning for health professionals. ANZAME Annual Conference.
Harris, M., Smith, B., & Veale, A., 2004. Print interventions to facilitate shared management of chronic disease: a literature review. Australiasian Epidemiological Association Annual Conference.
Harris, M., Smith, B., Veale, A., & Heard, A., 2003. Dissemination of reviews to consumers: best-practice development of a Cochrane-based booklet on COPD. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand.
Harris, M., Smith, B., & Heard, A., 2002. COPD: Informed patients as best-practice drivers. Mobilising Public Health.
