Biography
As a registered nurse with a clinical background in rural nursing, Hannah developed an interest in rural health research whilst undertaking a Master of Public Health. Her research interests include undertaking community-based evaluations and research using mixed-methods, health service and nursing workforce research, and systematic reviews. Hannah is currently employed full time as a Research Fellow with Deakin Rural Health.
Read more on Hannah's profileResearch interests
Rural health
Nursing workforce research
Community-based evaluations
Mixed methods research
Health services research
Systematic reviews
Affiliations
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
Australian College of Nursing
Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association
Projects
Completed projects
2020-2021: Western Alliance COVID-19 Grant "Evaluation of telehealth services implemented for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the primary health care setting" (Principal Investigator) - $49,993.60
2020-2021: Nurses Board Victoria Legacy Limited Aboriginal Practice Grant "Evaluation of a mobile clinic" (Principal Investigator) - $4,000
2018-2019: Western Alliance Project Grant “Let’s have a yarn about chronic disease: a collaborative multi-disciplinary participatory action research approach to addressing Aboriginal health in south west Victoria” (Principal Investigator) - $74,804
2018-2019: Western Alliance Project Grant "Patient Measure of Safety in Primary Care: pilot study of an intervention to improve safety in rural Victoria" (Associate Investigator) - $87,348
2016-2017: Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, “Economic evaluation of the Partnered Pharmacy Medication Charting program”. Funding: Tender, $268,216
2016-2017: Western Alliance Project Grant “Does 20-minute rounding reduce the number of falls in aged care?”, $30,000
Publications
S Wood, L Alston, H Beks, K Mc Namara, N Coffee, R Clark, A Wong Shee, V Versace
(2023), Vol. 23, pp. 1-19, BMC health services research, Berlin, Germany, C1
H Beks, F Mitchell, J Charles, A Wong Shee, K Mc Namara, V Versace
(2023), Vol. 23, Rural and Remote Health, Cairns, Qld., C1
Translating aspects of the National Rural and Remote Nursing Generalist Framework 2023-2027 into practice: Opportunities and considerations
H Beks, S Clayden, V Versace
(2023), Australian Health Review, C1
Spatial methods for measuring access to health care
Hannah Beks, Sarah Wood, Robyn Clark, Versace Vincent
(2023), pp. 1-9, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, London, Eng., C1
Global burden of early pregnancy gestational diabetes mellitus (eGDM): A systematic review
W Hannah, B Bhavadharini, H Beks, M Deepa, R Anjana, R Uma, E Martin, K McNamara, V Versace, P Saravanan, V Mohan
(2022), Vol. 59, pp. 403-427, Acta Diabetologica, C1
H Beks, V Versace, R Zwolak, T Chatfield
(2022), Vol. 46, pp. 170-172, Australian Health Review, Australia, C1
H Beks, S Walsh, L Alston, M Jones, T Smith, D Maybery, K Sutton, V Versace
(2022), Vol. 19, pp. 1-16, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
H Beks, T Amos, J Bell, J Ryan, J Hayward, A Brown, C Mckenzie, B Allen, G Ewing, K Hudson, R Clark, B Morphett, S Allender, D Creighton, M Johnstone, V Versace
(2022), Vol. 22, pp. 1-13, Rural and Remote Health, Cairns, Qld., C1
Community Health Programs Delivered Through Information and Communications Technology in High-Income Countries: Scoping Review
H Beks, O King, R Clapham, L Alston, K Glenister, C McKinstry, C Quilliam, I Wellwood, C Williams, A Shee
(2022), Vol. 24, pp. 1-18, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Toronto, Ont., C1
Olivia King, Emma West, Sarah Lee, Kristen Glenister, Claire Quilliam, Anna Wong Shee, Hannah Beks
(2022), Vol. 22, pp. 1-55, BMC Medical Education, London, Eng., C1
M Binder, H Beks, V Versace, J Macdonald, C Mckay, S Cunningham, G Wall, K Barnes, S Cornell, M Cock, A Kennedy, K Namara
(2022), Vol. 30, pp. 719-729, Australian Journal of Rural Health, Australia, C1
H Beks, F Mitchell, J Charles, K McNamara, V Versace
(2022), Vol. 21, pp. 1-10, International Journal for Equity in Health, London, Eng., C1
H Beks, K Namara, E Manias, A Dalton, E Tong, M Dooley
(2021), Vol. 21, BMC Health Services Research, England, C1
H Beks, A Hernan, S Giles, M Malakellis, K Mc Namara, V Versace
(2021), Vol. 31, pp. 2260-2273, Qualitative Health Research, United States, C1
H Beks, S Walsh, M Binder, M Jones, V Versace
(2021), Vol. 28, pp. 652-684, Collegian, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
H Beks, G Ewing, R Muir, J Charles, Y Paradies, R Clark, V Versace
(2020), Vol. 18, pp. 1077-1090, JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, Australia, C1
C Kourbelis, T Marin, J Foote, A Brown, M Daniel, N Coffee, P Newman, H Beks, A Ganesan, V Versace, S Nicholls, R Clark
(2020), Vol. 18, pp. 309-331, JBI Evidence Synthesis, United States, C1
Patient feedback for safety improvement in primary care: results from a feasibility study
A Hernan, S Giles, H Beks, K McNamara, K Kloot, M Binder, V Versace
(2020), Vol. 10, pp. e037887-, BMJ open, England, C1
H Beks, G Ewing, J Charles, F Mitchell, Y Paradies, R Clark, V Versace
(2020), Vol. 19, International Journal for Equity in Health, England, C1
V Versace, H Beks, H Wesley, K McNamara, W Hague, R Anjana, V Mohan, K Khunti, J Dunbar
(2020), Vol. 38, pp. 366-376, Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, United States, C1
T Marin, C Kourbelis, J Foote, P Newman, A Brown, M Daniel, N Coffee, S Nicholls, A Ganesan, V Versace, H Beks, C Haedtke, R Clark
(2019), Vol. 26, pp. 382-397, European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, England, C1
A Hernan, K Kloot, S Giles, H Beks, K McNamara, M Binder, V Versace
(2019), Vol. 9, BMJ Open, England, C1
H Beks, M Binder, C Kourbelis, G Ewing, J Charles, Y Paradies, R Clark, V Versace
(2019), Vol. 19, BMC Public Health, England, C1
H Beks, C Healey, K Schlicht
(2018), Vol. 18, Rural and Remote Health, Australia, C1
Hannah Beks, Marley Binder, Constance Kourbelis, Nikki May, Robyn Clark, Kerry Hudson, Vincent Versace
(2018), Vol. 16, pp. 2268-2278, JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Delivering enhanced healthcare at home for older people in rural Australia
Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Vincent Versace, Mr Craig Wilding, Prof Wendy Chapman, Prof Terry Haines, Dr Anna Wong Shee, A/Prof Joanne Porter, Prof Warren Payne, Dr Louise Greenstock, Prof Steven Allender, Dr Laura Alston, A/Prof Anna Borda, A/Prof Anna Ugalde, Dr Olivia King, Mrs Fiona Mitchell, Mrs Hannah Beks, Ms Sue Williams, Prof Adam Elshaug, Prof Martin Hensher, Dr Joannne Enticott, A/Prof Michele Callisaya, Prof Bodil Rasmussen, A/Prof Kevin Mc Namara
MRFF (DISER) Rapid Applied Research Translation
- 2023: $1,235,064
- 2022: $1,223,738
Other Public Sector Funding
Integration of pharmacy services across the Barwon Southwest region.
A/Prof Kevin Mc Namara, Mr Paul Crosland, Dr Kate Kloot, Dr Andrea Hernan, Mrs Hannah Beks, Prof Vincent Versace
South West Healthcare
- 2018: $40,000
Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training and Research program 2018 - 2025
Prof Vincent Versace, A/Prof Kevin Mc Namara, Dr Anna Wong Shee, Dr Laura Alston, Prof Neil Coffee, Mrs Hannah Beks, Dr Andrea Hernan
Australian Government Department of Health
- 2023: $1,610,816
- 2022: $1,382,858
- 2021: $1,035,927
- 2020: $2,375,172
Evaluation of interprofessional education for multidisciplinary students in an Aboriginal health setting.
Prof Vincent Versace, Mrs Hannah Beks, A/Prof Kevin Mc Namara, Ms Kate Schlicht, Mrs Fiona Mitchell, Dr Anna Wong Shee
Australian Government Department of Health
- 2023: $47,325
- 2022: $70,878
Industry and Other Funding
Let¿s have a yarn about chronic disease: a collaborative multi-disciplinary participatory action research approach to addressing Aboriginal health in South West Victoria
Mrs Hannah Beks, Prof Vincent Versace, Ms Kerry Hudson, Mr John Bell, Ms Tamika Amos, Ms Candice Mckenzie, Prof Peter Harvey, A/Prof Barry Morphett, Prof Steven Allender, Dr Josh Hayward, A/Prof Michael Johnstone, Prof Douglas Creighton, Dr Constance Kourbelis, Ms Barbara Allen
Western Alliance
- 2020: $22,781
- 2019: $17,950
- 2018: $34,072
Patient measure of safety in primary care: pilot study of an intervention to improve safety in rural Victoria
Dr Andrea Hernan, Prof Vincent Versace, Dr Kevin McNamara, Dr Kate Kloot, Mrs Hannah Beks, Dr Marley Binder, Dr Vivienne Ramsbottom
Western Alliance
- 2019: $53,965
- 2018: $33,382
A participatory evaluation of a community-developed mobile health clinic
Mrs Hannah Beks, Prof Vincent Versace, Dr Kevin McNamara, A/Prof James Charles, Dr Andrea Hernan, Ms Geraldine Ewing, Prof Amanda Kenny
Nurses Board of Victoria LL - Aboriginal Practice Enhancement Grant
- 2022: $727
- 2020: $2,909
Evaluation of telehealth services implemented for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the primary health care setting.
Mrs Hannah Beks, Prof Vincent Versace, A/Prof James Charles, Mrs Fiona Mitchell, Dr Anna Wong Shee, A/Prof Kevin Mc Namara, Dr Andrea Hernan
Western Alliance
- 2021: $24,996
- 2020: $24,996
Brophy-Deakin Research and Evaluation partnership-key deliverables.
Prof Vincent Versace, A/Prof Kevin Mc Namara, Prof Kristy Hess, Ms Kate Schlicht, Mr Chris Healey, Mrs Hannah Beks, Dr Anna Wong Shee
Brophy Family & Youth Services Incorporated
- 2022: $45,000
Dasman Diabetes Institute Geohealth Lab and Deakin University Collaboration.
Prof Vincent Versace, Prof Neil Coffee, A/Prof Kevin Mc Namara, Dr Tesfaye Feyissa, Dr Anna Wong Shee, Dr Laura Alston, Mr Ralf-Dieter Schroers, Mrs Hannah Beks, Prof Adrienne O'Neil, Hon Prof James Dunbar
Dasman Diabetes Institute
- 2023: $930,690
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report