Research interests
Teaching interests
Awards
Projects
Publications
K Gunn, G Skaczkowski, J Dollman, A Vincent, S Brumby, C Short, D Turnbull
(2023), Vol. 28, pp. 378-392, Journal of Agromedicine, C1
A Kennedy, K Gunn, S Duke, M Jones, E Brown, K Barnes, J Macdonald, S Brumby, V Versace, R Gray
(2023), pp. 1-13, Australian Journal of Rural Health, London, Eng., C1
K Gunn, G Skaczkowski, J Dollman, A Vincent, C Short, S Brumby, A Barrett, N Harrison, D Turnbull
(2022), Vol. 9, pp. 1-23`, JMIR Human Factors, Toronto, Ont., C1
High-Heat Days and Presentations to Emergency Departments in Regional Victoria, Australia
J Adams, S Brumby, K Kloot, T Baker, M Mohebbi
(2022), Vol. 19, pp. 1-17, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Some differences but all at risk: Improving farm safety for young people-An Australian experience
S Brumby, T Hatherell, C Fitzgerald, J Cotton, M Semmens, S Cunningham, J Gibbs, D Sullivan, C Sheridan
(2022), Vol. 10, pp. 1-11, Frontiers in public health, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
J Adams, A Kennedy, J Cotton, S Brumby
(2022), Vol. 10, Frontiers in Public Health, Switzerland, C1
A Kennedy, M Maple, K McKay, S Brumby
(2021), Vol. 83, pp. 407-425, Omega (United States), United States, C1
A Kennedy, C Cosgrave, J Macdonald, K Gunn, T Dietrich, S Brumby
(2021), Vol. 18, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
Mental health in the commercial fishing industry: Modern uncertainties and traditional risks
T King, R Turner, V Versace, K Abernethy, S Kilpatrick, S Brumby
(2021), Vol. 22, pp. 1136-1149, Fish and Fisheries, C1
Child farm-related injury in australia: A review of the literature
J Adams, A Kennedy, J Cotton, S Brumby
(2021), Vol. 18, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
What farmers want from mental health and wellbeing-focused websites and online interventions
K Gunn, A Barrett, D Hughes-Barton, D Turnbull, C Short, S Brumby, G Skaczkowski, J Dollman
(2021), Vol. 86, pp. 298-308, Journal of Rural Studies, C1
B Rasmussen, K Wynter, H Rawson, H Skouteris, N Ivory, S Brumby
(2021), Vol. 27, pp. 243-254, Australian Journal of Primary Health, Australia, C1
A Kennedy, J Adams, J Dwyer, S Brumby
(2021), Vol. 29, pp. 927-938, Australian Journal of Rural Health, Australia, C1
M Rahman, D Ford, G Sousa, L Hedley, L Greenstock, W Cross, S Brumby
(2021), pp. 1-15, Journal of Rural Health, London, Eng., C1
J Adams, J Cotton, S Brumby
(2020), Vol. 28, pp. 366-375, Australian Journal of Rural Health, London, Eng., C1
The epidemiology of emergency presentations for falls from height across Western Victoria, Australia
K Holloway-Kew, T Baker, M Sajjad, M Kotowicz, P Livingston, M Khasraw, S Hakkennes, T Dunning, S Brumby, R Page, A Sutherland, S Brennan-Olsen, L Williams, J Pasco
(2020), Vol. 23, pp. 119-125, Australasian Emergency Care, Australia, C1
Organophoephate exposure and the chxonic effects on farmers: A narrative review
J Perry, J Cotton, M Rahman, S Brumby
(2020), Vol. 20, Rural and Remote Health, Australia, C1
S Russell-Green, J Cotton, S Brumby
(2020), Vol. 6, Safety, C1
Suicide in rural Australia: Are farming-related suicides different?
A Kennedy, J Adams, J Dwyer, M Rahman, S Brumby
(2020), Vol. 17, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
The ripple effect: A digital intervention to reduce suicide stigma among farming men
A Kennedy, S Brumby, V Versace, T Brumby-Rendell
(2020), Vol. 20, BMC Public Health, England, C1
N Khan, A Kennedy, J Cotton, S Brumby
(2019), Vol. 16, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Switzerland, C1
M Dreier, J Ludwig, M Härter, O Von Dem Knesebeck, J Baumgardt, T Bock, J Dirmaier, A Kennedy, S Brumby, S Liebherz
(2019), Vol. 19, BMC Psychiatry, England, C1
M Sajjad, K Holloway-Kew, M Mohebbi, M Kotowicz, L De Abreu, P Livingston, M Khasraw, S Hakkennes, T Dunning, S Brumby, R Page, A Sutherland, S Venkatesh, L Williams, S Brennan-Olsen, J Pasco
(2019), Vol. 9, BMJ Open, England, C1
S Brennan-Olsen, S Vogrin, S Graves, K Holloway-Kew, R Page, M Sajjad, M Kotowicz, P Livingston, M Khasraw, S Hakkennes, T Dunning, S Brumby, A Sutherland, J Talevski, D Green, T Kelly, L Williams, J Pasco
(2019), Vol. 20, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, England, C1
The epidemiology of emergency presentations for falls across Western Victoria, Australia
K Holloway-Kew, T Baker, M Sajjad, M Kotowicz, P Livingston, M Khasraw, S Hakkennes, T Dunning, S Brumby, R Page, A Sutherland, S Venkatesh, S Brennan-Olsen, L Williams, J Pasco
(2019), Vol. 22, pp. 206-215, Australasian Emergency Care, Australia, C1
S Cowdery, M Sajjad, K Holloway-Kew, M Mohebbi, L Williams, M Kotowicz, P Livingston, M Khasraw, S Hakkennes, T Dunning, S Brumby, R Page, A Sutherland, S Brennan-Olsen, M Berk, D Campbell, J Pasco
(2019), Vol. 19, BMC Cancer, England, C1
M Murray, J Beattie, C McLeod, D Pedler, S Brumby, B Gabbe
(2019), Vol. 19, pp. 1-7, Rural and remote health, Cairns, Qld., C1
The Epidemiology of Joint Replacements Across Western Victoria, Australia: a Cross-sectional Study
K Holloway, M Sajjad, Mark Kotowicz, Stephen Graves, Alana Cuthbert, Patricia Livingston, Mustafa Khasraw, Sharon Hakkennes, P Dunning, S Brumby, Richard Page, A Sutherland, Sharon Brennan-Olsen, Lana Williams, Julie Pasco
(2019), Vol. 1, pp. 1038-1047, SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, Berlin, Germany, C1
Tanya King, Kirsten Abernethy, Susan Brumby, Tracey Hatherell, Sue Kilpatrick, Katerina Munksgaard, Rachel Turner
(2019), [Canberra, A.C.T.], A6
Chronic disease and health risk behaviors among rural agricultural workforce in Queensland
J Pinidiyapathirage, M O'Shannessy, J Harte, S Brumby, S Kitchener
(2018), Vol. 23, pp. 32-39, Journal of agromedicine, Abingdon, Eng., C1
The epidemiology of hip fractures across western Victoria, Australia
K Holloway, M Sajjad, M Mohebbi, M Kotowicz, P Livingston, M Khasraw, S Hakkennes, T Dunning, S Brumby, R Page, D Pedler, A Sutherland, S Venkatesh, S Brennan-Olsen, L Williams, J Pasco
(2018), Vol. 108, pp. 1-9, Bone, United States, C1-1
J Cotton, J Edwards, M Rahman, S Brumby
(2018), Vol. 17, Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, England, C1
What Happens to the Farm? Australian Farmers' Experiences after a Serious Farm Injury
J Beattie, C McLeod, M Murray, D Pedler, S Brumby, B Gabbe
(2018), Vol. 23, pp. 134-143, Journal of Agromedicine, England, C1
Online assessment of suicide stigma, literacy and effect in Australia's rural farming community
A Kennedy, S Brumby, V Versace, T Brumby-Rendell
(2018), Vol. 18, BMC Public Health, England, C1
S Brumby, J Ruldolphi, D Rohlman, K Donham
(2017), Vol. 17, pp. 1-12, Rural and remote health, Cairns, Qld., C1
S Brennan-Olsen, S Vogrin, K Holloway, R Page, M Sajjad, M Kotowicz, P Livingston, M Khasraw, S Hakkennes, T Dunning, S Brumby, D Pedler, A Sutherland, S Venkatesh, L Williams, G Duque, J Pasco
(2017), Vol. 12, Archives of Osteoporosis, England, C1
Initial destination hospital of paediatric prehospital patients in rural Victoria
K Kloot, S Salzman, S Kilpatrick, T Baker, S Brumby
(2016), Vol. 28, pp. 205-210, EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, Australia, C1
Ageing, chronic disease and injury: A study in western Victoria (Australia)
M Sajjad, K Holloway, M Kotowicz, P Livingston, M Khasraw, S Hakkennes, T Dunning, S Brumby, R Page, D Pedler, A Sutherland, S Venkatesh, S Brennan-Olsen, L Williams, J Pasco
(2016), Vol. 5, pp. 81-86, Journal of Public Health Research, United States, C1
A Kennedy, V Versace, S Brumby
(2016), Vol. 16, BMC Public Health, England, C1
G Gregory, R Phillips, S Brumby
(2015), pp. 206-225, Rural and regional futures, London, Eng., B1
A Hogan, R Phillips, S Brumby, W Williams, C Mercer-Grant
(2015), Vol. 37, pp. 2070-2075, Disability and rehabilitation, London, Eng., C1
Farmers' work-day noise exposure
Warwick Williams, S Brumby, A Calvano, T Hatherell, Heidi Mason, C Mercer-Grant, A Hogan
(2015), Vol. 23, pp. 67-73, Australian journal of rural health, Weinheim, Germany, C1
Farmers sun exposure, skin protection and public health campaigns
C Smit-Kroner, S Brumby
(2015), Vol. 2, pp. 602-607, Preventive medicine reports, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
J Cotton, P Lewandowski, S Brumby
(2015), Vol. 15, pp. 1-6, BMC public health, London, Eng., C1
Pulling people, places, pages and pathologies together through farm health
B Todd, S Brumby, A Kennedy
(2015), pp. 1-2, Proceedings of the 13th National Rural Health Conference : People, Places, Possibilities..., Darwin, Northern Territory, E1
Health Checks in the Saleyards
S Brumby, M Newell, M Atcheson
(2014), pp. 147-160, Sowing the Seeds of Farmer Health, Ballarat, Victoria, B1
Suicide and accidental death in Australia's rural farming communities: a review of the literature
A Kennedy, M Maple, K McKay, S Brumby
(2014), Rural and remote health, Australia, C1
Training and experience of nurses in responding to alcohol misuse in rural communities
A Kennedy, D Mellor, M McCabe, L Ricciardelli, S Brumby, A Head, C Mercer-Grant
(2013), Vol. 30, pp. 332-342, Public health nursing, Hoboken, N. J., C1
S Brumby, A Kennedy, A Chandrasekara
(2013), Vol. 29, pp. 311-319, Journal of rural health, Hoboken, N. J., C1
Evaluation of an alcohol intervention training program for nurses in rural Australia
D Mellor, M McCabe, L Ricciardelli, S Brumby, A Head, C Mercer-Grant, A Kennedy
(2013), Vol. 18, pp. 561-575, Journal of research in nursing, London, England, C1
Healthy ageing: farming into the twilight
M Rogers, N Barr, Z O'Callaghan, S Brumby, J Warburton
(2013), Vol. 22, pp. 3859-3873, Rural society journal, Maleny, Qld., C1
S Brumby, A Chandrasekara, P Kremer, S Torres, S McCoombe, P Lewandowski
(2013), Vol. 13, pp. 1-15, BMC public health, London, England, C1
C Lunner Kolstrup, M Kallioniemi, P Lundqvist, H Kymäläinen, L Stallones, S Brumby
(2013), Vol. 18, pp. 244-255, Journal of agromedicine, London, Eng., C1-1
Cardiovascular risk factors and psychological distress in Australian farming communities
S Brumby, A Chandrasekara, S McCoombe, P Kremer, P Lewandowski
(2012), Vol. 20, pp. 131-137, Australian journal of rural health, Richmond, Vic., C1
Unintentional needlestick injuries in livestock production : a case series and review
C Jennissen, J Wallace, K Donham, D Rendell, S Brumby
(2011), Vol. 16, pp. 58-71, Journal of agromedicine, London, England, C1
Farming fit? Dispelling the Australian agrarian myth.
S Brumby, A Chandrasekara, S McCoombe, P Kremer, P Lewandowski
(2011), Vol. 4, BMC Research Notes, London, England, C1
Reducing psychological distress and obesity in Australian farmers by promoting physical activity
S Brumby, A Chandrasekara, S McCoombe, S Torres, P Kremer, P Lewandowski
(2011), Vol. 11, pp. 1-7, BMC Public Health, London, England, C1
The Alcohol Intervention Training Program (AITP) : a response to alcohol misuse in the farming community
S Brumby, A Kennedy, D Mellor, M McCabe, L Ricciardelli, A Head, C Mercer-Grant
(2011), Vol. 11, pp. 1-6, BMC public health, London, C1
Chest pain in rural communities ; balancing decisions and distance
T Baker, S McCoombe, C Mercer-Grant, S Brumby
(2011), Vol. 23, pp. 337-345, Emergency medicine Australasia, Melbourne, Vic., C1-1
Farmers with acute chest pain are uncertain how and when to seek help : A pilot study
T Baker, S McCoombe, C Mercer-Grant, S Brumby
(2011), Vol. 23, pp. 1-9, Emergency medicine Australasia, Richmond, Vic., C1-1
S Brumby, S Willder, J Martin
(2010), Vol. 6, pp. 1-10, Extension farming systems journal, Orange, N.S.W., C1
Cardio, climate, coping and crops : connecting conditions in farming communities
S Brumby
(2009), pp. 201-222, Climate change in regional Australia : social learning and adaptation, Ballarat, Vic., B1-1
Intervening to improve health indicators among Australian farm families
J Blackburn, S Brumby, S Willder, R McKnight
(2009), Vol. 14, pp. 345-356, Journal of agromedicine, London, England, C1
Train the trainer model : implications for health professionals and farm family health in Australia
S Brumby, A Smith
(2009), Vol. 14, pp. 112-118, Journal of agromedicine, London, England, C1-1
The Sustainable Farm Families Project : changing attittudes to health
S Brumby, S Willder, J Martin
(2009), Vol. 9, pp. 1-11, Rural and remote health, [Adelaide, S. Aust.], C1-1
Toward responsive community services: consumer participation in rural counselling service
R Eversole, S Brumby, E Jack
(2007), Vol. 12, pp. 15-22, Rural social work and community practice, Mt. Helen, Vic., C1-1
Rural youth and multimedia: an interagency approach.
S Brumby, R Eversole, L Watt
(2007), Vol. 26, pp. 29-36, Youth studies Australia, Hobart, Tas., C1-1
The sustainable farm families project: changing farmer attitudes to health
S Brumby, J Martin, S Willder
(2006), APEN 2006 : Practice change for sustainable communities: Exploring footprints, pathways and possibilities: Proceedings of APEN International Conference, Beechworth, Vic., E1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Sustainable Farm Families - future directions
Prof Susan Brumby, Mr Stuart Willder, Prof John Martin, Mr Matt McCarthy
RIRDC Grant - Research - Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
- 2011: $27,035
- 2010: $47,715
- 2009: $115,000
Implementation and evaluation of a program to reduce alcohol and related problems among farm men and women
Prof David Mellor, Prof Marita Mc Cabe, Prof Lina Ricciardelli, Prof Susan Brumby
ARC Linkage - Projects Rnd 1
- 2012: $86,138
- 2011: $82,946
- 2010: $81,660
Shhh hearing in a farming environment
Prof Susan Brumby, Ms Catherine Mercer-Grant, Dr Anthony Hogan, Dr Warwick Williams
NHMRC Project Grant
- 2016: $549
- 2014: $66,025
- 2013: $220,372
- 2012: $264,126
Developing industry human capital through health, wellbeing, safety and resilience
A/Prof Tanya King, Prof Susan Brumby
FRDC Grant - Research - Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
- 2018: $46,390
- 2017: $41,780
- 2016: $42,780
Other Public Sector Funding
Implementation and evaluation of a program to reduce alcohol and related problems among farm men and women
Prof David Mellor, Prof Marita Mc Cabe, Prof Lina Ricciardelli, Prof Susan Brumby
WDHS Western District Health Service
- 2010: $77,000
Farming Fit?: Depression and obesity in farm men and women
Prof Susan Brumby, Dr Ananda Chandrasekara, Dr Scott McCoombe, Dr Peter Kremer, A/Prof Paul Lewandowski
Beyondblue Grant - Research
- 2011: $49,650
- 2010: $39,720
- 2009: $9,930
National Centre for Farmer Health research
Dr Alison Kennedy, Prof Karen Dwyer, Prof Gary Rogers, Dr Jacquie Cotton, Prof Susan Brumby
Western District Health Service
- 2023: $462,259
- 2022: $263,096
- 2021: $223,983
- 2020: $119,514
Primary Producer Knowledge Network.
Dr Alison Kennedy, Prof Susan Brumby, Prof Vincent Versace, A/Prof Kevin Mc Namara
Victorian Workcover Authority (WorkSafe Vic) - Partnership
- 2023: $75,000
- 2022: $121,600
- 2021: $143,200
- 2020: $71,600
Research for National Centre for Farmer Health 2018-2020
Prof Karen Dwyer, Dr Alison Kennedy, Dr Jacquie Cotton, Prof Susan Brumby, Prof Gary Rogers
Western District Health Service
- 2020: $668,421
Evaluation of Community Resilience and Rapid Review.
Dr Alison Kennedy, Prof Susan Brumby, Dr Jacquie Cotton
Department of Health and Human Services - Victoria
- 2023: $325,955
- 2022: $68,292
- 2021: $158,708
Influencing a culture of safety on farms project.
Dr Jacquie Cotton, Prof Susan Brumby
Department of Jobs, Precincts & Regions
- 2021: $50,928
Measuring the Culture of Safety on Farms Project.
Prof Susan Brumby, Dr Jacquie Cotton, Prof Vincent Versace, Dr Alison Kennedy
Department of Jobs, Precincts & Regions
- 2021: $147,722
Agriculture Chemical Use Mapping
A/Prof Robert Faggian, Dr Jacquie Cotton, A/Prof Victor Sposito, Prof Susan Brumby, Dr Madeleine Johnson, Ms Rebecca Bartel
Monash University (Institute for Safety Compensation and Recovery Research)
- 2022: $138,695
- 2021: $50,355
Industry and Other Funding
The Ripple Effect - Reducing perceived stigma among farmers with a lived experience of suicide
Prof Susan Brumby, Dr Alison Kennedy
Beyondblue Grant - Research
- 2017: $154,072
- 2015: $154,734
In-field Personalised Cholinesterase Assessment Project: A foundation for identification and informed intervention (In-field PCAP)
Prof Susan Brumby, Dr Jacquie Cotton, A/Prof John Edwards, Ms Tamara Phillips
Shepherd Foundation Grant - Research
- 2016: $58,072
Farm-related major trauma in Victoria and both the long-term and immediate impact on recovery
Prof Daryl Pedler, Miss Meg Murray, Ms Jessica Beattie, Prof Belinda Gabbe, Prof Susan Brumby
Western Alliance
- 2016: $40,000
Development and evaluation of e-mental health interventions to reduce stigmatization of suicidality.
Prof Susan Brumby, Dr Alison Kennedy
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
- 2020: $17,500
- 2018: $30,653
Co-designing a peer-led approach to improve mental health in rural farming communities
Dr Alison Kennedy, Prof Susan Brumby, Prof Vincent Versace
Western Victoria Primary Health Network Limited
- 2022: $17,968
- 2021: $52,968
- 2020: $75,000
Mental health at the Covid-19 frontline: An assessment of distress, anxiety and coping from staff and attendees at screening clinics.
Prof Susan Brumby
Western Alliance
- 2021: $15,000
- 2020: $15,000
Supervisions
Kathryn Louise Kloot
Thesis entitled: Rural paramedic choice of destination hospital for paediatric patients
Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine
Nicole Jeffery-Dawes
Thesis entitled: Depression, Anxiety and Metabolic Syndrome in Farm Men and Women
Doctor of Psychology (Health), School of Psychology