Biography
Associate Professor Versace has resided in south west Victoria since the submission of his PhD in 2007 (he commenced in 2004). This degree was conferred in 2008 and his thesis was submitted on time and was accepted without change following review. Being geographically tied to an area with limited research possibilities has resulted in an early publication record that spans many disciplines. This changed in late 2012 when he joined Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health (GGT UDRH) in Warrnambool which marked his move into population and public health research (GGT UDRH has since transitioned to Deakin Rural Health in 2016). He is now Director of Deakin Rural Health and is responsible for delivering on the parameters of the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Health Training (RHMT) program. The overarching purpose of this program is to reduce workforce maldistribution of medical, nursing, and allied health professionals in rural and regional Australia. This role also involves developing the capacity and capability of health services researchers. Since 2013 he has co-authored over thirty peer-reviewed publications that include RCTs, observational studies, investigation of socio-cultural and rural disadvantage, patient health misperception and engagement strategies, study protocols, chronic disease screening, and program evaluation. Complementing his research is his active interest in supervising and mentoring students. He has supervised PhD projects to completion and provides support to medical students and registrars from a range of disciplines with their research endeavours.
Read more on Vincent's profileCareer highlights
HDR supervision
PhD Candidates
• Hannah Beks (Supervisor)
• Tim Baker (Supervisor)
PhD Completions
• Dr Andrea Hernan (Supervisor)
• Dr Jacquomo Monk (Associate Supervisor)
• Dr Stuart Brown (Associate Supervisor)
Affiliations
Deputy Chair, Australian Rural Health Education Network
Community Advisory Board Member, Greater Green Triangle Clinical School, Deakin University
Awards
2018 Deakin University Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to to Indigenous Education.- VALUE Category
2018 Ballarat Health Services Research and Education Award - Primip Project
2006 Loch Postgraduate Research Award School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University- ‘Awarded to the best postgraduate research student who has completed the equivalent of one year’s full-time candidature’
2006 HDR Excellence Award Faculty of Science and Technology, Deakin University- To support and reward outstanding research conducted by a HDR candidate
2005 Land and Water Australia Travelling/Visiting Fellowship ‘Integrating data with GIS and satellite methodologies for sustainable dryland salinity management (Project No: DUV7)’ ($8,000)
This grant provided funds to visit Cornell University (USA) and Wageningen University (The Netherlands)
2004 Russel Yencken Award School of Ecology and Environment, Deakin University – ‘Awarded to Best Honours Student in the School of Ecology and Environment who has subsequently enrolled in a postgraduate research degree with the school’
2004 Nancy Millis Postgraduate Award from the Victorian Department of Primary Industries ($5,000 per annum salary, $2,000 per annum project costs over 3 years, total $21,000)
2004 Australian Postgraduate Award ($18,484 per annum over 3 years, total $55,452)
2004 Outstanding Student Achievement Award Deakin University Warrnambool Campus
2003 Honours Award School of Ecology and Environment, Deakin University – ‘Awarded to Best Honours Student’
2003/2004 Recipient of CSIRO Summer Vacation Scholarship from the CSIRO Division of Marine Research
2002 Head of School Award School of Ecology and Environment, Deakin University – ‘Awarded to Best Third Year Student’
2001 Water Quality Award School of Ecology and Environment, Deakin University - ‘Best Student who has Completed Second Year’
2000 Frances O’Connor Award School of Ecology and Environment, Deakin University – ‘For Great Endeavour in First Year’
Projects
2019 Western Alliance - Identifying research priorities to optimize allied health care – informed by consumers: a modified Delphi study (Associate Investigator) - $79,709
2018 Victorian Medical Research Acceleration Fund - Developing and evaluating health outcomes for people with diabetes from a sleep health intervention that uses novel point of care sleep health assessment technology (Co-Chief Investigator) - $200,000
2018 Cancer Council Tasmania – ‘Using point-of-care clinical prompts in general practice to increase bowel cancer screening participation in Tasmania: A preliminary trial’ (Associate Investigator) - $22,860
2018 Western Alliance Let’s have a yarn about chronic disease: a collaborative multi-disciplinary participatory action research approach to addressing Aboriginal health in South West Victoria (Chief Investigator) - $74,804
2018-2019 Western Alliance Patient Measure of Safety in Primary Care: pilot study of an intervention to improve safety in rural Victoria (Associate Investigator) - $87,348
2016-2017 Department of Health (Federal) Pharmacy Diabetes Screening Trial (Chief Investigator) - $3,200,000
2017 Western Alliance Determining best practice for the management of teenage pregnancy in rural and regional health services (Associate Investigator) - $65,000
2017 Western Alliance A Post-Hospital Discharge Pharmacist Medication Management Service for High Risk Patients Using Telehealth (Associate Investigator) - $35,000
2017 Kardinia Health Meeting national targets and indicators to reduce mortality from chronic illness in general practice (Investigator) - $41,900
2016 SEMPHN Evaluation of the Map of Medicine project at South Eastern Melbourne PHN (Associate Investigator) - $43,000
2016-2017 Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Small Grants (Flinders University) Where not to have your heart attack in South Australia and the Northern Territory: A linked health data analysis of the association between population composition, geographic accessibility to cardiac services and cardiovascular disease outcomes (Associate Investigator) - $15,000
Completed major projects
Melbourne Diabetes Prevention Study (MDPS): Life! Diabetes Prevention Program: A Randomised Control Trial of its Efficacy, Effectiveness and Cost Effectiveness.
Funded by: National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC), (Associate Investigator and Trial Statistician) - $833,000
Mothers After Gestational Diabetes in Australia (MAGDA).
Funded by: National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Department of Human Services - Victoria, Health South Australia, Diabetes Australia Victoria, General Practice Victoria, Diabetic Association of South Australia Inc., General Practice South Australia (Associate Investigator and Trial Statistician) - $1,292,000
Other Completed Projects
Victorian Local Sustainability Accord and Warrnambool City Council (2009-2012) Warrnambool Corangamite Land Suitability Decision Framework (Associate Investigator) - $229,164
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (2011) Spatial patterns, landscape genetics and post virus recovery of blacklip abalone, Haliotis rubra (Leach), in the Western Commercial Fishing Zone of Victoria (Associate Investigator) - $58,800
NSW Industry and Investment (2011) Support for research on genetic variability in Donax deltoids (Chief Investigator) - $10,000
Glenelg Hopkins Management Authority An investigation into the life cycle of the Sicilian sea lavender (Limonium hyblaeum) on the salt marsh communities of south west Victoria (Chief Investigator) - $2,000
Publications
Implementing an intervention to promote normal labour and birth: a study of clinicians' perceptions
Anna Wong Shee, Cate Nagle, Denise Corboy, Vincent Versace, Carolyn Robertson, Natasha Frawley, AnneMarie McKenzie, Julie Lodge
(2019), Vol. 70, pp. 46-53, Midwifery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Evaluation of clinical quality improvement interventions: feasibility of an integrated approach
S Reddy, Kevin Mc Namara, Mary Malakellis, Tim Denton, Cathy McDonald, Jane Opie, Andrew Sanigorski, Vincent Versace
(2019), Vol. 5, pp. 1-9, Pilot and feasibility studies, London, Eng., C1
I Collins, C Lum, V Versace
(2018), Vol. 14, pp. e224-e230, Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Screening for diabetes prevention with diabetes risk scores - A balancing act
C Lee, V Versace, J Malo, J Shaw, J Dunbar, S Colagiuri
(2018), Vol. 135, pp. 120-127, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, Shannon, Ireland, C1
H Alzubaidi, K Mc Namara, V Versace
(2018), Vol. 14, pp. 1604-1071, Research in social and administrative pharmacy, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
Online assessment of suicide stigma, literacy and effect in Australia's rural farming community
Alison Kennedy, Susan Brumby, Vincent Versace, Tristan Brumby-Rendell
(2018), Vol. 18, pp. 1-12, BMC public health, London, Eng., C1
Douglas Boyle, Vincent Versace, James Dunbar, Wendy Scheil, Edward Janus, Jeremy Oats, Timothy Skinner, Sophy Shih, Sharleen O'Reilly, Ken Sikaris, Liza Kelsall, Paddy Phillips, James Best, MAGDA Study Group
(2018), Vol. 13, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1
Tania Marin, Constance Kourbelis, Jonathon Foote, Peter Newman, Alex Brown, Mark Daniel, Neil Coffee, Stephen Nicholls, Anand Ganesan, Vincent Versace, Hannah Beks, Christine Haedtke, Robyn Clark
(2018), pp. 1-16, European society of cardiology, London, Eng., C1
S O'Reilly, J Dunbar, J Best, V Versace, D Ford, D Young, S Shih, R Bills, W Shepherdley, E Janus, MAGDA Study Group
(2018), pp. 1-8, Primary care diabetes, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 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
Llewellyn Wishart, Carolina Cabezas Benalcazar, Anne-Marie Morrissey, Vincent Versace
(2018), pp. 1-19, Landscape research, Abingdon, Eng., C1
S Lim, J Dunbar, V Versace, E Janus, C Wildey, T Skinner, S O'Reilly
(2017), Vol. 126, pp. 254-262, Diabetes research and clinical practice, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Heart failure following blood cancer therapy in pediatric and adult populations
J Franzon, N Berry, S Ullah, V Versace, A McCarthy, J Atherton, D Roder, B Koczwara, D Coghlan, R Clark
(2017), pp. 1-7, Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Chichester, Eng., C1
I Krass, R Carter, B Mitchell, M Mohebbi, T Shih, P Trinder, V Versace, F Wilson, K Mc Namara
(2017), Vol. 7, pp. 1-13, BMJ Open, London, Eng., C1
S O'Reilly, J Dunbar, V Versace, E Janus, J Best, R Carter, J Oats, T Skinner, M Ackland, P Phillips, P Ebeling, J Reynolds, S Shih, V Hagger, M Coates, C Wildey
(2016), Vol. 13, pp. 1-21, PLoS medicine, San Francisco, Calif., C1
R Clark, N Berry, M Chowdhury, A McCarthy, S Ullah, V Versace, J Atherton, B Koczwara, D Roder
(2016), Vol. 46, pp. 1297-1306, Internal medicine journal, London, Eng., C1
A Kennedy, V Versace, S Brumby
(2016), Vol. 16, pp. 1-8, BMC public health, London, Eng., C1
V Versace, N Berry, M Chowdhury, S Ullah, A McCarthy, J Atherton, B Koczwara, D Roder, R Clark
(2016), Vol. 3, pp. 253-260, ESC heart failure, Chichester, Eng., C1
Cardiovascular disease risk assessment in Australian community pharmacy
K Mc Namara, G Peterson, J Hughes, I Krass, V Versace, R Clark, J Dunbar
(2016), pp. 1-10, Heart, lung and circulation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Socio-cultural disparities in GDM burden differ by maternal age at first delivery
M Abouzeid, V Versace, E Janus, M-A Davey, B Philpot, J Oats, J Dunbar
(2015), Vol. 10, pp. 1-11, PloS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1
S Brown, V Versace, R Lester, M Walter
(2015), Vol. 74, pp. 6047-6063, Environmental earth sciences, Berlin, Germany, C1
J Dunbar, A Hernan, E Janus, E Vartiainen, T Laatikainen, V Versace, J Reynolds, J Best, T Skinner, S O'Reilly, K Mc Namara, E Stewart, M Coates, C Bennett, R Carter
(2015), Vol. 3, pp. 1-13, BMJ open diabetes research and care, London, Eng., C1
J Malo, V Versace, E Janus, T Laatikainen, M Peltonen, E Vartiainen, M Coates, J Dunbar
(2015), Vol. 3, pp. 1-8, BMJ open diabetes research and care, London, Eng., C1
James Dunbar, Abirami Jayawardena, Greg Johnson, Karen Roger, Amy Timoshanko, Vincent Versace, Jane Shill, Benjamin Philpot, Erkki Vartiainen, Tiina Laatikainen, others
(2014), Vol. 37, pp. 934-942, Diabetes care, C1
K McNamara, V Versace, J Marriott, J Dunbar
(2014), Vol. 31, pp. 437-444, Family practice, Oxford, England, C1
F Li, R Clark, V Versace, P Newman
(2014), Vol. 12, pp. 99-112, JBI Library of systematic reviews, Adelaide, S. A., C1
Association of weight misperception with weight loss in a diabetes prevention program
A Hernan, V Versace, T Laatikainen, E Vartiainen, E Janus, J Dunbar
(2014), Vol. 14, pp. 1-5, BMC public health, Bingley, Eng., C1
Hydrologic llandscape regionalisation using deductive classification and random forests
S Brown, R Lester, V Versace, J Fawcett, L Laurenson
(2014), Vol. 9, pp. 1-20, PloS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1
M Abouzeid, V Versace, E Janus, M-A Davey, B Philpot, J Oats, J Dunbar
(2014), Vol. 4, pp. 1-9, BMJ Open, London, England, C1
Adam Miller, Vincent Versace, Ty Matthews, Steven Montgomery, Kate Bowie
(2013), Vol. 3, pp. 1248-1261, Ecology and evolution, C1
Detecting patterns of change in benthic habitats by acoustic remote sensing
A Rattray, D Ierodiaconou, J Monk, V Versace, L Laurenson
(2013), Vol. 477, pp. 1-13, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Oldendorf, Germany, C1
Philip Tideman, Anne Taylor, Edward Janus, Ben Philpot, Robyn Clark, Elizabeth Peach, Tiina Laatikainen, Erkki Vartiainen, Rosy Tirimacco, Alicia Montgomerie, others
(2013), Vol. 3, pp. e003203-e003203, BMJ open, C1
Mothers after gestational diabetes in Australia Diabetes Prevention Program (MAGDA-DPP) post-natal intervention: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
S Shih, N Davis-Lameloise, E Janus, C Wildey, V Versace, V Hagger, D Asproloupos, S O Reilly, P Phillips, M Ackland
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 1-10, Trials, London, Eng., C1-1
N Davis-Lameloise, B Philpot, E Janus, V Versace, T Laatikainen, E Vartiainen, J Dunbar
(2013), Vol. 13, pp. 1-7, BMC public health, London, England, C1
L Hanigan, A Wallis, V Versace
(2013), pp. 985-999, ISDRC19 2013 : Just transitions : a global perspective : Proceedings of the 2013 International Sustainable Development Research Conference, Stellenbosch, South Africa, E1
Z Lewis, K Giri, V Versace, C Scarpaci
(2013), Vol. 93, pp. 1381-1387, Journal of the marine biological association of the United Kingdom, Cambridge, Eng., C1-1
Stuart Brown, Vincent Versace, Laurie Laurenson, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Jonathon Fawcett, Scott Salzman
(2012), Vol. 17, pp. 241-254, Environmental Modeling & Assessment, C1
Adam Miller, Vincent Versace, Ty Matthews, Kate Bowie
(2012), Vol. 4, pp. 257-260, Conservation genetics resources, C1
Are we predicting the actual or apparent distribution of temperate marine fishes?
J Monk, D Ierodiaconou, E Harvey, A Rattray, V Versace
(2012), Vol. 7, pp. 1-11, PloS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1
Aspects of the biology of Galaxias maculatus
L Laurenson, R French, P Jones, D Ierodiaconou, S Gray, V Versace, A Rattray, S Brown, J Monk
(2012), Vol. 81, pp. 1085-1100, Journal of fish biology, Oxford, England, C1
D Ierodiaconou, J Monk, A Rattray, L Laurenson, V Versace
(2011), Vol. 31, pp. S28-S38, Continental Shelf Research, Oxford, England, C1
Vincent Versace, Jacquomo Monk, Scott Salzman, Laurie Laurenson
(2011), pp. 1-9, ACIS 2011: Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Conference on Information Systems: Identifying the Information Systems Discipline, AIS, E1
M Ghafouri, N Ghaderi, M Tabatabaei, V Versace, D Ierodiaconou, D Barry, F Stagnitti
(2010), Vol. 84, pp. 240-244, Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, C1
Habitat suitability for marine fishes using presence-only modelling and multibeam sonar
J Monk, D Ierodiaconou, V Versace, A Bellgrove, E Harvey, A Rattray, L Laurenson, G Quinn
(2010), Vol. 420, pp. 157-174, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Oldendorf, Germany, C1
Daniel Grixti, Simon Conron, Karina Ryan, Vincent Versace
(2010), Vol. 106, pp. 27-31, Fisheries research, C1
V Versace, D Ierodiaconou, F Stagnitti, A Hamilton, M Walter, B Mitchell, A-M Boland
(2008), Vol. 142, pp. 171-184, Environmental monitoring and assessment, C1
V Versace, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Frank Stagnitti, A Hamilton
(2008), Vol. 123, pp. 328-336, Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, C1
S Salzman, G Allinson, F Stagnitti, R Hill, L Thwaites, D Ierodiaconou, R Carr, J Sherwood, V Versace
(2008), pp. 159-174, Water polution 2008, Alicante, Spain, E1
S Salzman, G Allinson, F Stagnitti, R Hill, L Thwaites, D Ierodiaconou, R Carr, J Sherwood, V Versace, D Prats Rico, others
(2008), pp. 159-174, Water pollution XI : Proceedings of the International Conference on Water Pollution: Modelling, Measuring, and Prediction, Alicante, Spain, E1-1
The relationship between native vegetation and in-stream salinity: an Australian case study
Vince Versace, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Frank Stagnitti, Andrew Hamilton, M Walter, Marc Leblanc
(2007), E1
C Burridge, V Versace
(2007), Vol. 9, pp. 33-44, Marine biotechnology, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
Balancing environmental impacts and benefits of wastewater reuse
A Hamilton, V Versace, F Stagnitti, P Li, W Yin, P Maher, K Hermon, R Premier, D Ierodiaconou
(2006), Vol. 2, pp. 117-129, WSEAS transactions on environment and development, Athens, Greece, C1-1
L Thwaites, G de Rooij, S Salzman, G Allinson, F Stagnitti, R Carr, V Versace, S Struck, T March
(2006), Vol. 86, pp. 212-219, Agricultural water management, The Netherlands, C1-1
Multivariate modelling of landuse on in-stream salinity over multiple spatial scales
V Versace, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Scott Salzman, Frank Stagnitti, M Leblanc, A Boland, Laurie Laurenson, T March, L Thwaites
(2005), pp. 299-309, Water resources management III, B1-1
Attending to risk in sequential sampling plans
A Hamilton, V Versace, G Hepworth, Frank Stagnitti, J Dawson, P Ridland, N Endersby, N Schellhorn, C Mansfield, P Rogers
(2005), pp. 11-20, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISK III., B1-1
Mapping land use in a large agricultural basin : a comparison between classification techniques
D Ierodiaconou, M Leblanc, L Laurenson, F Stagnitti, V Versace
(2005), Vol. 83, pp. 535-544, River basin management III, Southampton, Eng., B1
D Ierodiaconou, L Laurenson, M Leblanc, F Stagnitti, G Duff, S Salzman, V Versace
(2005), Vol. 74, pp. 305-316, Journal of environmental management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Quantifying effects of soil heterogeneity on groundwater pollution at four sites in USA
Saskia Vuurens, Frank Stagnitti, Gerrit de Rooij, Jan Boll, Ling Li, Marc LeBlanc, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Vince Versace, Scott Salzman
(2005), Vol. 48, pp. 118-127, Science in China series c: life sciences, C1-1
H Lawson, M Leblanc, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Frank Stagnitti, L Harris, T March, V Versace, P Van Oevelen, M Bowman, others
(2004), E1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Integrating data with GIS and satellite methodologies for sustainable dryland salinity management
Prof Frank Stagnitti, A/Prof Vincent Versace
LWA Fellowship - Travel - Land and Water Australia
- 2006: $2,000
Other Public Sector Funding
Warrnambool-Corangamite Land Suitability Decision Framework
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Anne Wallis, A/Prof Kevin O'Toole, A/Prof Helen Scarborough, Prof Frank Stagnitti, A/Prof Vincent Versace
- 2013: $14,698
- 2012: $43,636
- 2011: $86,363
- 2009: $70,000
Preliminary Stock Assessment and Population Genetic Structure of Pipis
A/Prof Vincent Versace
- 2010: $4,950
Support for Research on Genetic Variability in Donax Deltoides
A/Prof Vincent Versace, Dr Adam Miller, Dr Ty Matthews, Miss k Bowie
- 2011: $10,000
An investigation into the life cycle of the Sicilian sea lavender (Limonium hyblaeum) on the salt marsh communities of south west Victoria
A/Prof Vincent Versace, Dr Maria Gibson, Dr Jacquomo Monk, Mr T Rodrigo
- 2012: $400
- 2011: $1,600
Diabetes Health Check Risk Assessment, Screening and Referral
A/Prof Kevin Mc Namara, Prof Rob Carter, Dr Sophy Shih, A/Prof Vincent Versace, Dr Mohammadreza Mohebbi
- 2018: $49,362
- 2017: $328,676
Integration of pharmacy services across the Barwon Southwest region.
A/Prof Kevin Mc Namara, Mr Paul Crosland, Ms Kate Kloot, Ms Andrea Hernan, Mrs Hannah Beks, A/Prof Vincent Versace
- 2018: $40,000
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, A/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
- 2019: $6,587
- 2018: $34,072
Patient measure of safety in primary care: pilot study of an intervention to improve safety in rural Victoria
Ms Andrea Hernan, A/Prof Vincent Versace, Dr Kevin McNamara, Ms Kate Kloot, Mrs Hannah Beks, Dr Marley Binder, Dr Vivienne Ramsbottom
- 2018: $33,382
Preventing chronic diseases in rural populations for future generations: The role of rural health services in guiding community efforts to improve the food environment.
Miss Laura Alston, Prof Steven Allender, A/Prof Vincent Versace, Dr Melanie Nichols, Ms Kristy Bolton
- 2019: $41,359
Supervisions
Jacquomo Monk
Thesis entitled: Understanding Fish-habitat Associations using Video Observations and Sonar Imaging
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences