Biography
Renee Fiolet is a lecturer within the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University and is also a PhD candidate. Her research topic is “Intimate Partner Violence: What women want from the delivery of nursing and midwifery care”. As a nurse, she has worked in women’s health, paediatrics, community health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health for the last eleven years. Renee is treasurer on the Board for Zena Women’s Services, a comprehensive facility which offers care for women who are exposed to domestic violence in Geelong and the surrounding areas. She is also the Chairperson for the UN Women Australia Geelong Chapter and has organised many events in the Geelong region to bring women together to raise community awareness about women’s issues. Renee is the Victorian representative for the National Rural Women’s Network which currently overseas the work done by the National Rural Women’s Coalition, which is a collaborative voice for women living in rural, regional and remote areas of Australia. Renee was also a representative for the Equality Rights Alliance at the 2013 National Rural Women’s Summit in Canberra which resulted in a report produced for government, policy makers and community members about the current “state of play” for Australia’s rural, regional and remote women. Renee is on the G21 Month of Action Committee, which is dedicated to raising awareness about violence against women within the Geelong and surrounding regions through a month of planned activities. Promoting equity in health, particularly for rural populations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and for women, is a passion of Renee’s, who attempts to send this message through the teaching she provides as well as any engagement she has with local media and community organisations. For a hobby, Renee is the Social Inclusion Officer for a Geelong cricket club and has served on their committee for more than 15 years.
Read more on Renee's profileResearch interests
Violence Against Women
Intimate Partner Violence
Affiliations
Zena Women's Service (Board Member)
UN Women Australia (Chairperson, Geelong committee)
National Rural Women's Coalition (Victorian representative for the National Rural Women's Network)
G21 Month of Action Committee (Committee member)
Teaching interests
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Rural Nursing
Community Health
Equity in Health Care
Nursing
Knowledge areas
Women's Health
Domestic Violence
Intimate Partner Violence
Rural, Regional and Remote Health
Community Health
Paediatric Health
Media appearances
Australian Journal of Nursing & Midwifery
Radio National
Geelong Advertiser
Ruby Magazine
Warnambool Standard
Projects
PhD research: Intimate Partner Violence: What women want from the delivery of nursing and midwifery care
Publications
K Jones, I Freijah, S Brennan, J McKenzie, T Bright, R Fiolet, I Kamitsis, C Reid, E Davis, S Andrews, M Muzik, L Segal, H Herrman, C Chamberlain
(2023), Vol. 2023, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1
C Brown, R Fiolet, D McKay, B Harris
(2023), Vol. 23, pp. 457-470, Qualitative Research Journal, Bingley, Eng., C1
R Fiolet, C Brown, D McKay, S Marsden, K Leins, B Harris
(2023), pp. 1-26, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, London, Eng., C1
Renee Fiolet, Jacqui Cameron, Laura Tarzia, David Gallant, Mohajer Hameed, Leesa Hooker, Jane Koziol-McLain, Karen Glover, Joanne Spangaro, Kelsey Hegarty
(2022), Vol. 23, pp. 1-14, Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, London, Eng., C1
R Fiolet, C Woods, A Moana, R Reilly, H Herrman, H McLachlan, J Fisher, J Lynch, C Chamberlain
(2022), Women and Birth, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Indigenous Perspectives on Help-Seeking for Family Violence: Voices From an Australian Community
R Fiolet, L Tarzia, R Owen, C Eccles, K Nicholson, M Owen, S Fry, J Knox, K Hegarty
(2021), Vol. 36, pp. 10128-10146, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, United States, C1
Indigenous Peoples' Help-Seeking Behaviors for Family Violence: A Scoping Review
R Fiolet, L Tarzia, M Hameed, K Hegarty
(2021), Vol. 22, pp. 370-380, Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, United States, C1
L Tarzia, J Cameron, J Watson, R Fiolet, S Baloch, R Robertson, M Kyei-Onanjiri, G McKibbin, K Hegarty
(2021), Vol. 21, BMC Health Services Research, England, C1
R Fiolet, C Brown, M Wellington, K Bentley, K Hegarty
(2021), Vol. 8, pp. 1-8, Global Qualitative Nursing Research, London, Eng., C1
Renee Fiolet, Laura Tarzia, Renee Owen, Corrina Eccles, Kayley Nicholson, May Owen, Syd Fry, Jasmine Knox, Kelsey Hegarty
(2020), Vol. 38, pp. 203-225, Journal of Technology in Human Services, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
Laura Tarzia, Meghan Bohren, Jacqui Cameron, Claudia Garcia-Moreno, Lorna O'Doherty, Renee Fiolet, Leesa Hooker, Molly Wellington, Rhian Parker, Jane Koziol-McLain, Gene Feder, Kelsey Hegarty
(2020), Vol. 10, pp. 1-23, BMJ Open, London, Eng., C1
M Schoch, P Bennett, R Fiolet, B Kent, C Au
(2014), Vol. 12, pp. 319-353, JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, Adelaide, S.A., C1
Michelle Kennedy, Tess Bright, Simon Graham, Christina Heris, Shannon Bennetts, Renee Fiolet, Elise Davis, Kimberley Jones, Janine Mohamed, Caroline Atkinson, Catherine Chamberlain
(), Vol. 19, pp. 16724-16724, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Guided Self-Determination: A co-designed self-management program for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples living with type 2 diabetes
Prof Bodil Rasmussen, Ms Tanya Druce, Prof Judy Currey, Dr Jennifer Browne, Dr Renee Fiolet, Dr Leanne Mullan, Mr Jordan Casey, A/Prof Peter Hamblin, Mr Dev Kevat, Dr Virginia Hagger, Ms Jade Kelly, Mr Abe Ropitini, A/Prof Debra Kerr
MRFF (NHMRC) Consumer-Led Research
- 2024: $242,418
SAGE Dem: A model of care to improve health of sexuality and/or gender diverse people living with dementia
Dr Louisa Smith, Dr Lyn Phillipson, A/Prof Christy Newman, Prof Katherine Boydell, Prof Alison Hutchinson, A/Prof Emma Kirby, Dr Thomas Morris, Mr Robert Hardy, Dr Brooke Brady, Dr Amie O'Shea, Ms Gwenda Darling, Dr Joanne Watson, Dr Renee Fiolet, Mx Alicia Hind
MRFF (NHMRC) - Models of care for Sexuality & Gender Diverse People & People with Innate Variations of Sex Characteristics
- 2024: $201,773
Secondary and vicarious trauma: support for lived-experience early career researchers
Dr Renee Fiolet, Prof Alison Hutchinson, Dr Patricia Cullen, A/Prof Kelsey Hegarty
NHMRC Special Initiative in Mental Health
- 2024: $19,984
Industry and Other Funding
Our Sovereignty, Our Healing
Dr Renee Fiolet, Prof Alison Hutchinson
Give Where You Live grants
- 2023: $39,901
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report