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A/Prof. Fiona McKay

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Position

Associate Professor

Faculty

Faculty of Health

Department

School of Health & Social Dev

Campus

Melbourne Burwood Campus

Qualifications

Graduate Certificate of Higher Education, Deakin University, 2014
Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University, 2012
Master of Public Health, University of Melbourne, 2006
Bachelor of Science, University of Melbourne, 2003

Contact

Research interests

Dr Fiona McKay is an associate professor in the School of Health and Social Development at Deakin University. A/Prof McKay is a qualitative researcher who works with human rights and vulnerable populations. She has a strong track record completing systematic and systematic like reviews. She has several years’ experience exploring inequities and inequities experienced by groups whose lives are impacted by social and institutional policies and negative community perceptions.

Affiliations

Centre for Humanitarian Leadership Research Affiliate

Publications

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2024

Food insecurity screening procedures used in reproductive healthcare settings

Julia Zinga, Paige van der Pligt, Rebecca Lindberg, Vidanka Vasilevski, Amelia Lee, Fiona McKay

(2024), Vol. 82, pp. 76-89, Nutrition Reviews, Oxford, Eng., C1

journal article

Views and preferences of food-insecure pregnant women regarding food insecurity screening and support within routine antenatal care

J Zinga, P van der Pligt, F McKay

(2024), Vol. 27, pp. 1-11, Health Expectations, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Cross-cultural food practices and nutrition seeking behaviors among pregnant and postpartum Indian women living in Australia

F McKay, M Vo, N George, P John, J Kaushal, P van der Pligt

(2024), pp. 1-23, Health Care for Women International, England, C1

journal article

Barriers and enablers to antenatal care attendance for women referred to social work services in a Victorian regional hospital: A qualitative descriptive study

V Vasilevski, K Graham, F McKay, M Dunn, M Wright, E Radelaar, P Vuillermin, L Sweet

(2024), pp. S1871-5192(24)00018-0-, Women and Birth, Netherlands, C1

journal article

Supporting People Seeking Asylum in the Australian Community: A Service Provider Perspective

K Lippi, H McKenzie, F McKay, L Hanna

(2024), Journal of International Migration and Integration, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article
2023

Engaged advocacy: A framework for inclusion of people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds in disability policy

M Higgins, M Murad, K Robinson, A Dew, K Boydell, F McKay, J Watson, M Coello, L Smith, K Johnson, R Wells

(2023), pp. 305-321, Research Handbook on Disability Policy, B1

book chapter

Are mothers under lunchbox pressure? An exploration of the experiences of Victorian mothers preparing lunchboxes for their children

K Watson-Mackie, H McKenzie, F McKay

(2023), Vol. 34, pp. 91-99, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, London, Eng., C1

journal article

The coping continuum and acts reciprocity - a qualitative enquiry about household coping with food insecurity in Victoria, Australia

Fiona McKay, Hayley McKenzie, Rebecca Lindberg

(2023), Vol. 47, pp. 100004-100004, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, United States, C1

journal article

Navigating the Australian Welfare System for Those Relying on Emergency and Community Food Assistance

Hayley McKenzie, Rebecca Lindberg, Fiona McKay

(2023), pp. 1-13, Social Policy and Society, Cambridge, Eng., C1

journal article

What's in a commercial meal kit? Structured review of Australian meal kits

Fiona McKay

(2023), Vol. 26, pp. 1284-1292, Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Measuring Food Insecurity in India: A Systematic Review of the Current Evidence

Fiona McKay, Alice Sims, Paige van der Pligt

(2023), Vol. 12, pp. 358-367, Current Nutrition Reports, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

"Am I Really Living or Just Getting by?" Financial Security and Health-Related Decisions among International Students in Australia

Bettina Backman, Matthew Dunn, Neetu George, Bianca Whiteside, Fiona McKay

(2023), pp. 1-18, Journal of Studies in International Education, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Examining the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Family Violence: a Systematic Narrative Review

F McKay, R Bennett

(2023), pp. 1-14, Journal of Family Violence, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Antenatal healthcare providers' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding food insecurity in pregnancy: A qualitative investigation based at a specialist antenatal hospital in Melbourne, Australia

Amanda Dickson, Fiona McKay, Julia Zinga, Paige van der Pligt

(2023), pp. 1-11, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Living in Limbo: The Experiences of People Seeking Asylum in Australia

K Lippi, L Hanna, H McKenzie, F McKay

(2023), Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, C1

journal article

How, why and for whom does a basic income contribute to health and wellbeing: a systematic review.

Fiona McKay, Rebecca Bennett, Matthew Dunn

(2023), Vol. 38, pp. 1-15, Health Promotion International, Oxford, Eng., C1

journal article

Could commercial meal kits be part of the solution to food insecurity during pregnancy? An Australian exploratory study.

Fiona McKay, Julia Zinga, Paige van der Pligt

(2023), pp. 1-9, Nutrition and Dietetics, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Health promotion policy in Australian universities - a smoke-free policies case study

Patricia Taylor, Amanda Allisey, Fiona McKay, Christopher Stevenson, Catherine Bennett

(2023), pp. 1-15, International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, London, Eng., C1

journal article
2022

'Bali over the Counter': Exploring the Overseas Use and Acquisition of Anabolic-androgenic Steroids

M Dunn, K Mulrooney, D Biddau, F McKay, R Henshaw

(2022), Vol. 43, pp. 447-460, Deviant Behavior, C1

journal article

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Australia: are there challenges facing sexual health promotion?

Matthew Dunn, Anthony Barnett, Fiona McKay

(2022), Vol. 37, pp. 1-10, Health Promotion International, Oxford, Eng., C1

journal article

Exploring the daily lives of women street vendors in India

F McKay, R Osborne

(2022), Vol. 32, pp. 460-467, Development in Practice, C1

journal article

An investigation of structural violence in the lived experience of food insecurity

R Lindberg, H McKenzie, B Haines, F McKay

(2022), pp. 1-12, Critical Public Health, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Stigma and emergency and community food assistance: 'But... beggars can't be choosers'

F McKay, H McKenzie, R Lindberg

(2022), Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, Bristol, England, C1

journal article

Experiences of Food-Insecure Pregnant Women and Factors Influencing Their Food Choices.

Julia Zinga, Fiona McKay, Rebecca Lindberg, Paige van der Pligt

(2022), pp. 1-8, Maternal and Child Health Journal, New York, N.Y., C1

journal article

Systematic Review of Interventions Addressing Food Insecurity in Pregnant Women and New Mothers

F McKay, S Spiteri, J Zinga, K Sulemani, S Jacobs, N Ranjan, L Ralph, E Raeburn, S Threlfall, M Bergmeier, P van der Pligt

(2022), pp. 1-14, Current Nutrition Reports, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Factors Associated with Food Insecurity among Pregnant Women and Caregivers of Children Aged 0-6 Years: A Scoping Review

A Bastian, C Parks, A Yaroch, F McKay, K Stern, P Pligt, S McNaughton, R Lindberg

(2022), Vol. 14, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Food insecurity among parents of young children in the United States and Australia: focusing on etiology and outcomes

C Parks, A Bastian, R Lindberg, F McKay, P van der Pligt, A Yaroch

(2022), Vol. 14, pp. 1499-1502, Food Security, C1-1

journal article

Development of a Comprehensive Household Food Security Tool for Families with Young Children and/or Pregnant Women in High Income Countries

A Bastian, C Parks, F McKay, P van der Pligt, A Yaroch, S McNaughton, R Lindberg

(2022), Vol. 19, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Consensus from an expert panel on how to identify and support food insecurity during pregnancy: A modified Delphi study

F McKay, J Zinga, P van der Pligt

(2022), Vol. 22, BMC Health Services Research, England, C1

journal article

Screening Food Insecure during Pregnancy: Pilot Testing an Effective Brief Tool for Use in an Australian Antenatal Care Setting

F McKay, J Zinga, P van der Pligt

(2022), Vol. 14, pp. 1-8, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1

journal article
2021

How are Victorian Local Governments' responding to climate change and food insecurity?

E Beaudry, F McKay, B Haines

(2021), Vol. 32, pp. 137-144, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, Australia, C1

journal article

Exploring The Response Of The Victorian Emergency And Community Food Sector To The COVID-19 Pandemic

F McKay, A Bastian, R Lindberg

(2021), Vol. 16, pp. 447-461, Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, C1

journal article

Food insecurity and dietary intake among rural indian women: An exploratory study

A Sims, P van der Pligt, P John, J Kaushal, G Kaur, F McKay

(2021), Vol. 18, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1

journal article

An investigation of incident reports from the detention center Nauru: Has Australia breached the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

B Freyer, F McKay

(2021), Vol. 20, pp. 449-467, Journal of Human Rights, London, England, C1

journal article

Interventions to address food insecurity among aboriginal and torres strait islander people: A rapid review

F McKay, S Godrich

(2021), Vol. 46, pp. 1448-1458, Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, Ottawa, Canada, C1

journal article
2020

Responding to hunger in Australia : the role of traditional and emerging food distribution measures in addressing food insecurity

Fiona McKay

(2020), pp. 108-118, Sustaining social inclusion, Abingdon, Eng., B1-1

book chapter

Representations of refugees and asylum seekers during the 2013 federal election

K Lippi, F McKay, H McKenzie

(2020), Vol. 21, pp. 1611-1629, Journalism, C1

journal article

Experiences of homelessness by people seeking asylum in Australia: A review of published and "grey" literature

D Smith, F McKay, K Lippi

(2020), Vol. 54, pp. 441-459, Social Policy and Administration, C1

journal article

Documenting the food insecurity experiences and nutritional status of women in India: Study protocol

F McKay, P John, A Sims, G Kaur, J Kaushal

(2020), Vol. 17, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1

journal article

A focused netnographic study exploring experiences associated with counterfeit and contaminated anabolic-androgenic steroids

E Frude, F McKay, M Dunn

(2020), Vol. 17, Harm Reduction Journal, England, C1

journal article

The prevalence, severity and experience of food insecurity in Australia: an investigation of food aid use

F McKay, B Haines, H Beswick, H McKenzie, R Lindberg

(2020), Vol. 28, pp. 2399-2407, Health and social care in the community, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Life outside the garment factories: the lived experiences of Cambodian women garment factory workers

F McKay, H McKenzie

(2020), Vol. 16, pp. 415-427, International journal of migration, health and social care, Bingley, Eng., C1

journal article
2019

Life on newstart allowance: a new reality for low-income single mothers

H McKenzie, C McHugh, F McKay

(2019), Vol. 25, pp. 18-33, Journal of family studies, Abingdon, Eng., C1

journal article

The APp Behavior Change Scale: Creation of a scale to assess the potential of apps to promote behavior change

F McKay, S Slykerman, M Dunn

(2019), Vol. 7, JMIR mHealth and uHealth, Canada, C1

journal article

Measuring and understanding food insecurity in Australia: A systematic review

F McKay, B Haines, M Dunn

(2019), Vol. 16, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Using health and well-being apps for behavior change: A systematic search and rating of apps

F McKay, A Wright, J Shill, H Stephens, M Uccellini

(2019), Vol. 7, JMIR mHealth and uHealth, Canada, C1

journal article

The availability and acquisition of modafinil on the internet

S Dursun, M Dunn, F McKay

(2019), Vol. 38, pp. 699-702, Drug and alcohol review, Chichester, C1

journal article

The public distribution system and food security in India

N George, F McKay

(2019), Vol. 16, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1

journal article
2018

Evaluating mobile phone applications for health behaviour change: A systematic review

F McKay, C Cheng, A Wright, J Shill, H Stephens, M Uccellini

(2018), Vol. 24, pp. 22-30, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, England, C1

journal article

Using art for health promotion: evaluating an in-school program through student perspectives

F McKay, H McKenzie

(2018), Vol. 19, pp. 522-530, Health promotion practice, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Food-based social enterprises and asylum seekers: The food justice truck

F McKay, K Lippi, M Dunn, B Haines, R Lindberg

(2018), Vol. 10, Nutrients, Switzerland, C1

journal article

The role of social enterprise in food insecurity among asylum seekers

Bronte Haines, Fiona McKay, Matthew Dunn, Kehla Lippi

(2018), Vol. 26, pp. 829-838, Health and social care in the community, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Experiences of food access for asylum seekers who have ceased using a food bank in Melbourne, Australia

F McKay, M Bugden, M Dunn, C Bazerghi

(2018), Vol. 120, pp. 1708-1721, British food journal, Bingley, Eng., C1

journal article

Thinking outside the box: Strategies used by low-income single mothers to make ends meet

H McKenzie, F McKay

(2018), Vol. 53, pp. 304-319, Australian Journal of Social Issues, C1

journal article
2017

Can online participation on issues of asylum seeking lead to action? Understanding the intent to act

F McKay, M Dunn

(2017), Vol. 69, pp. 247-255, Australian Journal of Psychology, C1

journal article

Food aid provision in metropolitan melbourne: a mixed methods study

F McKay, H McKenzie

(2017), Vol. 12, pp. 11-25, Journal of hunger and environmental nutrition, Abingdon, Eng., C1

journal article

Post-cycle therapy for performance and image enhancing drug users: a qualitative investigation

S Griffiths, R Henshaw, F McKay, M Dunn

(2017), Vol. 5, pp. 103-107, Performance enhancement and health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Can Giving Clients a Choice in Food Selection Help to Meet Their Nutritional Needs?: Investigating a Novel Food Bank Approach for Asylum Seekers

M Mukoya, F McKay, M Dunn

(2017), Vol. 18, pp. 981-991, Journal of International Migration and Integration, C1

journal article

Investigating Responses to Food Insecurity Among HIV Positive People in Resource Rich Settings: A Systematic Review

F McKay, K Lippi, M Dunn

(2017), Vol. 42, pp. 1062-1068, Journal of Community Health, Netherlands, C1

journal article

Compassionate deterrence: a Howard government legacy

F McKay, L Hall, K Lippi

(2017), Vol. 45, pp. 169-193, Politics and policy, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Food as a discretionary item: the impact of welfare payment changes on low-income single mother's food choices and strategies

H McKenzie, F McKay

(2017), Vol. 25, pp. 35-48, Journal of poverty and social justice, [Oxford, Eng.], C1

journal article

Information sought, information shared: Exploring performance and image enhancing drug user-facilitated harm reduction information in online forums

B Tighe, M Dunn, F McKay, T Piatkowski

(2017), Vol. 14, Harm Reduction Journal, England, C1

journal article
2016

Do performance and image enhancing drug users in regional Queensland experience difficulty accessing health services?

M Dunn, R Henshaw, F McKay

(2016), Vol. 35, pp. 377-382, Drug and Alcohol Review, Australia, C1

journal article

The Role of Food Banks in Addressing Food Insecurity: A Systematic Review

C Bazerghi, F McKay, M Dunn

(2016), Vol. 41, pp. 732-740, Journal of Community Health, Netherlands, C1

journal article

Exploring judicial opinion on the relationship between anabolic-androgenic steroid use and violent offending

M Dunn, J Bartle, F McKay

(2016), Vol. 5, pp. 31-33, Performance enhancement and health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Street vendors in Patna, India: understanding the socio-economic profile, livelihood and hygiene practices

F McKay, A Singh, S Singh, S Good, R Osborne

(2016), Vol. 70, pp. 281-285, Food control, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article
2015

Student reflections in a first year public health and health promotion unit

F McKay, M Dunn

(2015), Vol. 16, pp. 242-253, Reflective practice : international and multidisciplinary perspectives, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Evaluating a school-based alcohol program: the WARP experience

F McKay, M Dunn

(2015), Vol. 53, pp. 216-226, International journal of health promotion and education, Oxford, Eng., C1

journal article

Food security among asylum seekers in Melbourne

F McKay, M Dunn

(2015), Vol. 39, pp. 344-349, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, London, Eng, C1

journal article
2014

Steroid users and the unique challenge they pose to needle and syringe program workers

M Dunn, F McKay, J Iversen

(2014), Vol. 33, pp. 71-77, Drug and alcohol review, Chichester, England, C1

journal article

Preventing alcohol and drug problems in your community : a practical guide to planning programs and campaigns

M Dunn, F McKay, B Murphy, G Munro, K Hausdorf

(2014), Melbourne, Vic., A6

research report/technical paper
2012

Making decisions about fertility : three facts GPs need to communicate to women

D Mazza, L Cannold, C Nagle, F McKay, B Brijnath

(2012), Vol. 41, pp. 343-346, Australian family physician, South Melbourne, Vic., C1-1

journal article

'It would be okay if they came through the proper channels': community perceptions and attitudes toward asylum seekers in Australia

F McKay, S Thomas, S Kneebone

(2012), Vol. 25, pp. 113-133, Journal of Refugee Studies, Oxford, UK, C1-1

journal article
2011

Any one of these boat people could be a terrorist for all we know! Media representations and public perceptions of 'boat people' arrivals in Australia

F McKay, S Thomas, R Blood

(2011), Vol. 12, pp. 607-626, Journalism: theory, practice & criticism, London, England, C1-1

journal article

AIDS assassins : Australian media's portrayal of HIV-positive refugees who deliberately infect others

F McKay, S Thomas, K Holland, R Blood, S Kneebone

(2011), Vol. 9, pp. 20-37, Journal of immigration and refugee studies, Abingdon, England, C1-1

journal article

Funded Projects at Deakin

Other Public Sector Funding

Review of health promoting apps

A/Prof Fiona McKay, A/Prof Matthew Dunn

VicHealth Grant - Research

  • 2015: $22,373
  • 2014: $21,314

Review of health promoting apps (2016)

A/Prof Fiona McKay, A/Prof Matthew Dunn

VicHealth Grant - Research

  • 2016: $29,290

Development of an apps scale (2017)

A/Prof Fiona McKay

VicHealth Grant - Research

  • 2018: $3,072
  • 2017: $12,000

Documenting the food insecurity experiences and nutritional status of women in India

A/Prof Fiona McKay

Australian Academy of Science Australia-India Early Career Fellowships

  • 2020: $7,358

Evidence gaps advice on loneliness, social isolation and chronic conditions.

Prof Sharon Brennan-Olsen, Prof Vicki White, Prof Beth Crisp, A/Prof Steve Bowe, Prof Adrienne O'Neil, Prof Lana Williams, Dr Lidia Engel, Dr Patrick Owen, A/Prof Matthew Dunn, A/Prof Fiona McKay, Dr James Lucas, Dr Sharon Horwood, Mrs Frances Beard

National Health and Medical Research Council

  • 2021: $32,128

Review of quit-vaping apps.

A/Prof Fiona McKay, A/Prof Matthew Dunn

Cancer Institute NSW

  • 2023: $22,143

Industry and Other Funding

Review of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Foodbank

A/Prof Fiona McKay, A/Prof Matthew Dunn

Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

  • 2013: $12,095

Engaging the community in prevention campaigns and programs

A/Prof Matthew Dunn, A/Prof Fiona McKay, Ms Berni Murphy

Aust Drug Foundation Grant - Research

  • 2014: $4,000

Family Life - Evaluation of EYE Belong, a Southern Peninsula Festival for Healthy Living

A/Prof Fiona McKay, Dr Hayley Mckenzie

Family Life

  • 2014: $7,921

Chasing the Luck Evaluation

A/Prof Fiona McKay, Ms Berni Murphy

Melbourne East General Practice Network Limited

  • 2015: $9,967

Food security for asylum seekers

A/Prof Fiona McKay

Pozible Pty Ltd

  • 2016: $9,755

Other Funding Sources

Funding to attend University of Oxford International Summer School in Forced Migration

A/Prof Fiona McKay

Ian Potter Foundation Travel

  • 2014: $2,500

Supervisions

Associate Supervisor
2022

Kehla Lippi

Thesis entitled: Changing Australian domestic policy: Impact upon asylum seeker health

Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health and Social Development

2020

Patricia Louise Taylor

Thesis entitled: Embedding health promoting policy within Australian universities ¿ a smoke-free policy case study.

Doctor of Philosophy (Health & Social Development), School of Health and Social Development