Biography
Alison is a Senior Research Fellow in the Health Systems Improvement Unit at Deakin University. She recently completed an ARC-post doctoral fellowship on the project “Enhancing Health Literacy to optimise health equality across Victorian communities”. Her role was to manage this large project (named Ophelia Victoria), which involved collaborating with 9 healthcare sites throughout Victoria to support them in applying a new approach to intervention development and implementation. Currently, Alison is CI on a large project in collaboration with BreastScreen Victoria and the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services which uses health literacy as a means to optimising engagement in breast screening for the diverse community living in North West Melbourne.
In her role as Senior Research Fellow, Alison aims to strengthen the evidence-base for the determinants of health inequalities, and to develop methods for identifying which types of healthcare interventions contribute to socioeconomic gradients in health outcomes. Alison was a NHMRC scholar in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash University and was awarded her PhD in 2011. Prior to undertaking her PhD, Alison was a Registered Nurse with an extensive cardiac portfolio. This clinical background provides her with a unique perspective on addressing the challenges associated with implementing new interventions in healthcare settings. She currently co-supervises five PhD students, and has a strong track record relative to opportunity. Her growing international profile is evidenced by invitations to present her work in Australia the UK, the US and Asia.
Read more on Alison's profileResearch interests
Social epidemiology
Health literacy
Health inequalities
Cardiovascular disease
Obesity
Knowledge areas
Health literacy
Health inequalities
Epidemiology
Chronic Disease
Health Services
Intervention Development
Nursing
Publications
M Le Grande, B Murphy, D Kerr, A Beauchamp, A Driscoll, A Jackson
(2024), Vol. 80, pp. 136-149, Journal of Advanced Nursing, London, Eng., C1
Lara Whitehead, Jason Talevski, Farhad Fatehi, Alison Beauchamp
(2023), Vol. 25, pp. 1-19, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Toronto, C1
C Quilliam, A Wong Shee, D Corboy, K Glenister, O King, K Mc Namara, L Alston, D Aras, A Beauchamp, C McKinstry
(2023), Vol. 23, pp. 1-12, BMC medical education, London, Eng., C1
Jason Talevski, Alison Beauchamp, Stefanie Bird, Robin Daly
(2023), Vol. 13, pp. 1-7, BMJ Open, London, Eng., C1
Olivia King, Alesha Sayner, Alison Beauchamp, Danielle Hitch, Drew Aras, Anna Wong Shee
(2023), Rural and Remote Health, Townsville, Qld., C1
O King, A Sayner, A Beauchamp, E West, D Aras, D Hitch, A Wong Shee
(2023), Vol. 23, BMC Medical Education, C1
Frequent hospital presenters' use of health information during COVID-19: results of a cross-sectional survey
R Jessup, C Bramston, P Putrik, C Haywood, M Tacey, B Copnell, N Cvetanovska, Y Cao, A Gust, D Campbell, B Oldenburg, H Mehdi, M Kirk, E Zucchi, A Semciw, A Beauchamp
(2023), Vol. 23, BMC Health Services Research, C1-1
Prevalence of health literacy and its correlates from a national survey of older adults
S Suppiah, R Malhotra, Y Tan, R Jessup, L Chew, W Tang, A Beauchamp
(2023), Vol. 19, pp. 906-912, Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, C1-1
Health literacy interventions for secondary prevention of coronary artery disease: A scoping review
A Beauchamp, J Talevski, J Niebauer, J Gutenberg, E Kefalianos, B Mayr, M Sareban, S Kulnik
(2022), Vol. 9, pp. 1-9, Open Heart, London, Eng., C1
J Talevski, S Kulnik, R Jessup, R Falls, N Cvetanovska, A Beauchamp
(2022), Vol. 26, Health Expectations, England, C1
Staff and patient experience of the implementation and delivery of a virtual health care home monitoring service for COVID-19 in Melbourne, Australia
R Jessup, N Awad, A Beauchamp, C Bramston, D Campbell, A Semciw, N Tully, A Fabri, J Hayes, S Hull, A Clarke
(2022), Vol. 22, BMC Health Services Research, C1-1
Impact of COVID-19 on emergency department attendance in an Australia hospital: A parallel convergent mixed methods study
R Jessup, C Bramston, A Beauchamp, A Gust, N Cvetanovska, Y Cao, C Haywood, P Conilione, M Tacey, B Copnell, H Mehdi, D Alnasralah, M Kirk, E Zucchi, D Campbell, A Trezona, T Haregu, B Oldenburg, K Stockman, A Semciw
(2021), Vol. 11, BMJ Open, C1-1
A Beauchamp, M Mohebbi, A Cooper, V Pridmore, P Livingston, M Scanlon, M Davis, J O'Hara, R Osborne
(2020), Vol. 15, PLoS ONE, C1
M Le Grande, A Beauchamp, A Driscoll, A Jackson
(2020), Vol. 20, BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, England, C1
Teach-back: A systematic review of implementation and impacts
J Talevski, A Shee, B Rasmussen, G Kemp, A Beauchamp
(2020), Vol. 15, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
The Association between Health Literacy and Self-Rated Health Amongst Australian University Students
A Storey, L Hanna, K Missen, N Hakman, R Osborne, A Beauchamp
(2020), pp. 333-343, Journal of Health Communication, C1
Mild depression predicts long-term mortality after acute myocardial infarction: a 25-year follow-up
M Worcester, A Goble, P Elliott, E Froelicher, B Murphy, A Beauchamp, M Jelinek, D Hare
(2019), Vol. 28, pp. 1812-1818, Heart, lung and circulation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
J Talevski, K Sanders, G Duque, C Connaughton, A Beauchamp, D Green, L Millar, S Brennan-Olsen
(2019), Vol. 20, pp. 926.e1-926.e11, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, United States, C1
Are we there yet? Graduate readiness for practice, assessment and final examinations
K Missen, L McKenna, A Beauchamp
(2018), Vol. 25, pp. 227-230, Collegian, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
R Jessup, R Osborne, A Beauchamp, A Bourne, R Buchbinder
(2018), Vol. 18, pp. 1-10, BMC health services research, London, Eng., C1
Exploring young Australian adults' asthma management to develop an educational video
N Coombs, L Allen, S Cooper, R Cant, A Beauchamp, J Laszcyk, A Giannis, R Hopmans, S Bullock, S Waller, L McKenna, B Peck
(2018), Vol. 77, pp. 179-189, Health education journal, London, Eng., C1
Conceptualisation and development of the Conversational Health Literacy Assessment Tool (CHAT)
J O'Hara, M Hawkins, R Batterham, S Dodson, R Osborne, A Beauchamp
(2018), Vol. 18, pp. 1-8, BMC health services research, London, Eng., C1
S Hosking, S Brennan-Olsen, A Beauchamp, R Buchbinder, L Williams, J Pasco
(2018), Vol. 14, pp. 846-850, Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, United States, C1
S Hosking, S Brennan-Olsen, A Beauchamp, R Buchbinder, L Williams, J Pasco
(2018), Vol. 18, BMC Public Health, England, C1
Barriers to breast cancer screening among diverse cultural groups in Melbourne, Australia
Jonathan O'Hara, Crystal Mcphee, Sarity Dodson, Annie Cooper, Carol Wildey, Melanie Hawkins, Alexandra Fulton, Vicki Pridmore, Victoria Cuevas, Matthew Scanlon, Patrica Livingston, Richard Osborne, Alison Beauchamp
(2018), Vol. 15, pp. 1-13, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Rebecca Jessup, Richard Osborne, Rachelle Buchbinder, Alison Beauchamp
(2018), Vol. 18, pp. 1-13, BMC health services research, London, Eng., C1
Allison Bourne, Shehzaad Peerbux, Rebecca Jessup, Margaret Staples, Alison Beauchamp, Rachelle Buchbinder
(2018), Vol. 18, pp. 1-11, BMC health services research, Berlin, Germany, C1
R Jessup, R Osborne, A Beauchamp, A Bourne, R Buchbinder
(2017), Vol. 17, pp. 1-12, BMC health services research, London, Eng., C1
A Beauchamp, R Batterham, S Dodson, B Astbury, G Elsworth, C Mcphee, J Jacobson, R Buchbinder, R Osborne
(2017), Vol. 17, pp. 1-18, BMC public health, London, Eng., C1
Health literacy and fruit and vegetable intake in rural Australia
S Lim, A Beauchamp, S Dodson, J O'Hara, C McPhee, A Fulton, C Wildey, R Osborne
(2017), Vol. 20, pp. 2680-2684, Public health nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1
K Missen, L McKenna, A Beauchamp
(2016), Vol. 23, pp. 201-208, Collegian, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
K Missen, L McKenna, A Beauchamp
(2016), Vol. 18, pp. 143-153, Nursing and health sciences, London, Eng., C1
The impact of menu energy labelling across socioeconomic groups: A systematic review
D Sarink, A Peeters, R Freak-Poli, A Beauchamp, J Woods, K Ball, K Backholer
(2016), Vol. 99, pp. 59-75, Appetite, England, C1
ED-HOME: improving educator confidence and patient education in the emergency department
N Coombs, J Porter, A Beauchamp
(2016), Vol. 19, pp. 133-137, Australasian emergency nursing journal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
K Backholer, D Sarink, A Beauchamp, C Keating, V Loh, K Ball, J Martin, A Peeters
(2016), Vol. 19, pp. 3070-3084, Public Health Nutrition, England, C1
Qualified nurses' rate new nursing graduates as lacking skills in key clinical areas
K Missen, L McKenna, A Beauchamp, J-A Larkins
(2016), Vol. 25, pp. 2134-2143, Journal of clinical nursing, Chichester, Eng., C1
K Missen, L McKenna, A Beauchamp, J-A Larkins
(2016), Vol. 45, pp. 108-113, Nurse education today, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
D Goeman, S Conway, R Norman, J Morley, R Weerasuriya, R Osborne, A Beauchamp
(2016), Vol. 2016, pp. 1-12, Journal of diabetes research, London, Eng., C1
G Elsworth, A Beauchamp, R Osborne
(2016), Vol. 16, pp. 1-14, BMC health services research, London, Eng., C1
R Rikard, M Thompson, J McKinney, A Beauchamp
(2016), Vol. 16, pp. 1-11, BMC public health, London, Eng., C1
Ophelia Grampians - Optimising Health Literacy and Access to Cancer Care in the Grampians
S dodson, R Osborne, A beauchamp, R batterham, P livingston, C wildey, C mcphee, A Fulton, L waycott, J o'hara, M hawkins
(2016), Geelong, Vic., A6
Patient deterioration education: Evaluation of face-to-face simulation and e-simulation approaches
S Cooper, R Cant, F Bogossian, L Kinsman, T Bucknall, A Beauchamp, B DeVries, R Endacott, H Forbes, V Kain, L McKenna, J Porter, N Phillips, S Young
(2015), Vol. 11, pp. 97-105, Clinical Simulation in Nursing, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
E Gearon, K Backholer, C Stevenson, D Magliano, C Keating, K Ball, A Beauchamp, A Peeters
(2015), Vol. 39, pp. 1019-1026, International journal of obesity, London, Eng., C1
A Beauchamp, R Buchbinder, S Dodson, R Batterham, G Elsworth, C McPhee, L Sparkes, M Hawkins, R Osborne
(2015), Vol. 15, pp. 1-13, BMC public health, London, Eng., C1
T Boelsen-Robinson, A Peeters, A Beauchamp, A Chung, E Gearon, K Backholer
(2015), Vol. 16, pp. 806-816, Obesity reviews, Chichester, England, C1
Work readiness of nursing graduates: current perspectives of graduate nurse program coordinators
K Missen, L McKenna, A Beauchamp
(2015), Vol. 51, pp. 27-38, Contemporary nurse, Oxford, Eng., C1
F Bogossian, S Cooper, R Cant, A Beauchamp, J Porter, V Kain, T Bucknall, N Phillips
(2014), Vol. 34, pp. 691-696, Nurse education today, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Beauchamp, K Backholer, D Magliano, A Peeters
(2014), Vol. 15, pp. 541-554, Obesity reviews, Chichester, England, C1
K Backholer, A Beauchamp, K Ball, G Turrell, J Martin, J Woods, A Peeters
(2014), Vol. 104, pp. 43-50, American Journal of Public Health, Washington, D.C., C1
R Batterham, R Buchbinder, A Beauchamp, S Dodson, G Elsworth, R Osborne
(2014), Vol. 14, pp. 1-10, BMC public health, London, Eng., C1
K Missen, L McKenna, A Beauchamp
(2014), Vol. 70, pp. 2419-2433, Journal of advanced nursing, Chichester, England, C1
V Lynggaard, O May, A Beauchamp, C Nielsen, I Wittrup
(2014), Vol. 14, pp. 1-9, BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, London, United Kingdom, C1
A Driscoll, J Beltrame, A Beauchamp, C Morgan, A Weekes, A Tonkin
(2013), Vol. 43, pp. 526-531, Internal medicine journal, Richmond, Vic., C1
A Beauchamp, M Worcester, A Ng, B Murphy, J Tatoulis, L Grigg, R Newman, A Goble
(2013), Vol. 99, pp. 620-625, Heart, London, England, C1-1
Projected socioeconomic disparities in the prevalence of obesity among Australian adults
K Backholer, H Mannan, D Magliano, H Walls, C Stevenson, A Beauchamp, J Shaw, A Peeters
(2012), Vol. 36, pp. 557-563, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Richmond, Vic., C1-1
S Cooper, A Beauchamp, F Bogossian, T Bucknall, R Cant, B DeVries, R Endacott, H Forbes, R Hill, L Kinsman, V Kain, L McKenna, J Porter, N Phillips, S Young
(2012), Vol. 11, pp. 18-24, BMC Nursing, London, England, C1
Job satisfaction of nurse lecturers in Malaysia
K Chong, A Beauchamp, K Sellick
(2012), Vol. 4, pp. 1-1, Malaysian journal of nursing, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, C1-1
A Beauchamp, R Wolfe, D Magliano, G Turrell, A Tonkin, J Shaw, A Peeters
(2011), Vol. 2, pp. 331-345, Longitudinal and life course studies, London, England, C1-1
A Driscoll, A Beauchamp, G Lyubomirsky, L Demos, J McNeil, A Tonkin
(2011), Vol. 41, pp. 730-736, Internal medicine journal, Richmond, Vic., C1-1
Accuracy of national mortality codes in identifying adjudicated cardiovascular deaths
L Harriss, A Ajani, D Hunt, J Shaw, B Chambers, H Dewey, J Frayne, A Beauchamp, K Duve, G Giles, S Harrap, D Magliano, D Liew, J McNeil, A Peeters, M Stebbing, R Wolfe, A Tonkin
(2011), Vol. 35, pp. 466-476, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Richmond, Vic., C1-1
Validation of de-identified record linkage to ascertain hospital admissions in a cohort study
A Beauchamp, A Tonkin, H Kelsall, V Sundararajan, D English, L Sundaresan, R Wolfe, G Turrell, G Giles, A Peeters
(2011), Vol. 11, pp. 1-8, BMC medical research methodology, London, England, C1-1
Associations between smoking status, lifestyle and lipoprotein subclasses
A Beauchamp, A Tonkin, A Peeters, R Wolfe, G Turrell, L Harriss, G Giles, D English, A Jenkins
(2010), Vol. 4, pp. 522-530, Journal of clinical lipidology, Philadelphia, Pa., C1-1
A Beauchamp, A Peeters, A Tonkin, G Turrell
(2010), Vol. 17, pp. 599-606, European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation, London, England, C1-1
A Beauchamp, A Peeters, R Wolfe, G Turrell, L Harriss, G Giles, D English, J McNeil, D Magliano, S Harrap, D Liew, D Hunt, A Tonkin
(2010), Vol. 64, pp. 542-548, Journal of epidemiology and community health, London, England, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Enhancing Health Literacy to optimise health equality across Victorian communities
Prof Richard Osborne, Prof Rachelle Buchbinder, Dr Alison Beauchamp
ARC Linkage - Projects Rnd 2, Linkage PhD student
- 2014: $123,680
- 2013: $123,210
- 2012: $68,786
What will it take to decrease socio-economic inequalities in obesity?
A/Prof Christopher Stevenson, Dr Dianna Magliano, Prof Kylie Ball, Dr Alison Beauchamp, Prof Anna Peeters, Jane Martin
ARC Linkage - Projects Rnd 1
- 2014: $5,408
- 2013: $50,401
- 2012: $46,485
Closing the communication gap in chronic disease
Dr Alison Beauchamp
MRFF Next Generation Clinical Researchers Program Translating Research into Practice (TRIP) Fellowships - admin through NHMRC
- 2018: $15,088
Other Public Sector Funding
Enhancing Health Literacy to optimise health equality across Victorian communities
Prof Richard Osborne, Prof Rachelle Buchbinder, Dr Alison Beauchamp
DH VIC - Grants Department of Health Victoria
- 2015: $200,000
- 2014: $200,000
- 2013: $200,000
What will it take to decrease socio-economic inequalities in obesity?
A/Prof Christopher Stevenson, Dr Dianna Magliano, Prof Kylie Ball, Dr Alison Beauchamp, Prof Anna Peeters, Jane Martin
VicHealth Grant - ARC Linkage Industry Partner Grant
- 2013: $25,000
- 2012: $25,000
Improving medication compliance in heart failure patients using a Health literacy framework
Prof Andrea Driscoll, Dr Alison Beauchamp, Prof Richard Osborne
DH VIC - Grants Department of Health Victoria
- 2014: $95,683
Improving primary prevention of heart disease in rural & regional populations: A nurse-led cardiovascular primary prevention general practice-based clinic.
Dr John Rolley, Prof Andrea Driscoll, Dr Alison Beauchamp
DH VIC - Grants Department of Health Victoria
- 2014: $43,000
Ophelia Cancer Initiative - Grampians region
Dr Sarity Dodson, Prof Rachelle Buchbinder, Prof Trish Livingston, Dr Alison Beauchamp, Mr Roy Batterham, Miss Crystal Mcphee, Prof Richard Osborne
DH VIC - Grants Department of Health Victoria
- 2016: $62,342
- 2015: $154,685
- 2014: $62,342
Health Literacy and Responsiveness of BreastScreen Victoria Services: Optimising engagement with breast screening in Victoria
Dr Alison Beauchamp, Prof Richard Osborne
DH VIC - Grants Department of Health Victoria
- 2017: $50,261
- 2016: $124,906
- 2015: $325,409
Development and Validation of the HLQ-Clinical: a health literacy tool to support clinical interactions
Prof Richard Osborne, Dr Alison Beauchamp, Dr Sarity Dodson, Mr Roy Batterham, Ms Melanie Hawkins
Department of Health and Human Services - Victoria
- 2015: $65,000
Nurse Navigator Program - QLD Health
Dr Alison Beauchamp, Prof Richard Osborne
Queensland Health
- 2016: $13,765
Barwon MHDAS Ophelia Phase 1
Dr Alison Beauchamp, Prof Richard Osborne, Melinda Watt
Barwon Health Grant - Research
- 2017: $16,675
CHAT II (Dissemination & Materials)
Dr Alison Beauchamp
Department of Health and Human Services - Victoria
- 2017: $40,872
Industry and Other Funding
Health literacy and the 'My Heart My Life' patient resource
Prof Richard Osborne, Prof Andrea Driscoll, Prof Trish Livingston, Dr Alison Beauchamp
National Heart Foundation Victoria
- 2013: $5,000
- 2012: $17,000
Development of a Grampians Small Towns Cancer strategy.
Prof Richard Osborne, Mr Roy Batterham, Dr Alison Beauchamp, Dr Sarity Dodson
Western Alliance
- 2017: $12,000
- 2016: $40,000
Ophelia Wales 2015 (Pilot)
Prof Richard Osborne, Dr Alison Beauchamp
Public Health Wales
- 2016: $6,764
- 2015: $14,240
Ophelia Masterclasses 8-9 Oct 2015 (Scotland)
Prof Richard Osborne, Dr Alison Beauchamp
The Scottish Government (Healthcare Quality and Strategy)
- 2015: $10,464
Ophelia - a UK demonstration program (Northumbria UK)
Prof Richard Osborne, Dr Alison Beauchamp, Mr Roy Batterham
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust
- 2017: $4,133
- 2016: $9,288
Health literacy analysis of HealthDirect staff
Dr Alison Beauchamp, Prof Richard Osborne
HealthDirect
- 2016: $8,500
Improving Health Literacy across SEMPHN
Dr Alison Beauchamp, Prof Richard Osborne
South Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network
- 2016: $121,067
The first 1001 days; the Ophelia approach (Oldham UK)
Prof Richard Osborne, Dr Alison Beauchamp
NHS Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group
- 2018: $5,936
- 2017: $5,858
- 2016: $11,550
Exploring health literacy among Neami staff and consumers
Dr Alison Beauchamp
Neami National
- 2016: $4,350
Evidence Check on consumer enablement determinants and tools
Prof Richard Osborne, Dr Alison Beauchamp, Mr Roy Batterham
The Sax Institute
- 2016: $58,000
A framework for development of a standardised, validated Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices survey tool
Dr Alison Beauchamp, Dr Sarity Dodson, Ms Celeste Jennings
The Fred Hollows Foundation
- 2017: $44,409
Other Funding Sources
Launch of the Optimising Health Literacy (OPHELIA) study in Victoria
Prof Richard Osborne, Dr Alison Beauchamp
Department of Health Victoria - Conference
- 2013: $4,545
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report