Associate Professor Gary Robinson
Principal Research Fellow - Childhood Intervention, Development, and Wellbeing
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BA (Hons) PhD |
Anthropology - University of New South Wales, Sydney Anthropology - University of New South Wales, Sydney |
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Principal Research Fellow |
School for Social and Policy Research Institute of Advanced Studies |
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+61 8 8946 6893 |
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+61 8 8946 7175 |
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http://www.cdu.edu.au/sspr/ | http://www.cdu.edu.au/sspr/profiles/garyrobinson.htm |
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Biography
Dr Gary Robinson achieved a BA Hons with the University Medal, followed by his PhD in 1993, at the University of NSW. He currently works in the School for Social and Policy Research (SSPR) in the role of Principal Research Fellow and leader of the research theme Childhood Intervention, Parenting and Development, responsible for the development of school-based child and family intervention programs.
Gary joined SSPR and the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) at Charles Darwin University in 2003, previously occupying a number of positions in Northern Territory University (NTU), including Senior Lecturer, Sociology, Associate Dean of the Schools of Social Sciences and Humanities, later, Social Sciences and Management, and Director of the Centre for Social Research in the Faculty of Law, Business and Arts.
With over fifteen years of Ethnographic research into household and family patterns among Indigenous people of North Australia, he became Project Leader and Chief Investigator of the Tiwi Coordinated Care Trial Local Evaluation in 1997, and went on to lead a follow-up study of renal treatment outcomes on the Tiwi Islands (with Professor Ross Bailie & Dr Zhiqiang Wang of the Menzies School of Health Research). This research led directly to the development of the ABCD program, a national program of quality improvement in chronic disease care, led by Professor Bailie.
The CCT evaluation also led to the development of the Ngaripirliga’ajirri and Let’s Start Programs, one of the first Australian attempts to redevelop parenting and early intervention programs specifically for at risk Indigenous primary and preschool children and their families. This research involves collaboration with the Telethon Institute of Child Health Research at UWA, Perth.
Dr Robinson played a role in the establishment of the National Accelerated Literacy Program at SSPR, and remains involved as the leader of the evaluation of NALP. He is presently a program Leader of Social and Emotional Wellbeing, at the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health, a member of the National Program Reference Group for Health@Homeplus, a national project of the Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, and is on the ARACY ARC/NHMRC National Network Advisory Committee.
Dr Robinson is a Fellow of the Australian Anthropological Society and a member of the American Anthropological Association and The Australian Sociological Association.
Publications
Bailie, R., Si D, Robinson, G. W., Togni, S.J., & D'Abbs, P.H. (2004). A multifaceted health-service intervention in remote Aboriginal communities: 3-year follow-up of the impact on diabetes care. Med J Aust, 181(4), 195-200.
Bailie, R., Togni, S.J., Si D, Robinson, G., & D'Abbs P.H. (2003). Preventive medical care in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory: a follow-up study of the impact of clinical guidelines, computerised recall and reminder systems, and audit and feedback. BMC Health Services Research, 3(1), 15.
Bailie, R., & Robinson, G. (2007). Strengthening Behavioural Interventions for Indigenous Health, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, (43), 201-202.
Bailie, R., Damin S., Dowden, M., O'Donoghue, L., Connors, C., Robinson, G., et al. (2007), Improving organisational systems for diabetes care in Australian Indigenous communities, BMC Health Services Research, 7: 61
Bailie, R.,Stevens M. R., McDonald, E., Halpin, S., Brewster, D ., Robinson, G., et al. (2005) Skin infection, housing and social circumstances in children living in remote Indigenous communities: testing conceptual and methodological approaches. BMC Health Services Research, 5, 128.
Bailie, R., Robinson, G.W., Kondalsamy C., Halpin, S., & Wang, Z. (2006). Investigating the sustainability of outcomes in a chronic disease treatment program Social Science & Medicine, 63, 1661-1670.
Damin, S., Bailie R., Cunningham J., Robinson G., Dowden, M., Connors, C., et al. (2007). Primary health care system support for chronic illness care in Indigenous communities in Australia’s Northern Territory. BMC Health Services Research.
Damin, S., Bailie, R., Connors, C., Dowden, M., Stewart, A., Robinson, G., Cunningham, J., et al. (2005). Assessing health centre systems for guiding improvement in diabetes care. BMC Health Services Research, 5, 56
Damin, S., Bailie, R., Dowden, M, O’Donoghue, L., Connors, C., Robinson, G., et al. (2007) Delivery of preventive health services to Indigenous adults: response to a systems oriented primary care quality improvement intervention. Medical Journal of Australia. http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/187_07_151007/contents_151007.html
Damin S., Bailie, R., Cunningham, J., Robinson, G., Dowden, M., Stewart, A. et al. ( ) Describing and analysing primary health care system support for chronic illness care in Indigenous communities in Australia's Northern Territory - use of the Chronic Care Model MS ID 1429059281690829; BMC Health Services Research
Harris, A., & Robinson G. (2007) The Aboriginal Mental Health Worker Program: The challenge of supporting Aboriginal involvement in mental health care in the remote community context. Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health (AeJAMH), 1(6), ISSN 1446-7984
Robinson, G., & Tyler W. (2008), Ngaripirliga’ajirri: The implementation of Exploring Together on the Tiwi Islands, Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health (AeJAMH), 1(7), 1-11. ISSN 1446-7984
Robinson, G., Jones, Y., Silburn, S., & Zubrick, S. (2007) Partnerships to Develop Early Intervention and Prevention: The Charles Darwin University Let’s Start Program in Urban, Regional and Remote Contexts. Australian Journal of Community Engagement, ( ), ISSN:
Robinson, G. (2005) Anthropology, Explanation and Intervention: Risk and resilience in a parent- and child-focused program. Anthropologial Forum, 1(15)
Robinson, G., Bailie, R ., D ’Abbs P., & Togni S. (2003) Aboriginal Participation in Health Service Delivery: Coordinated Care Trials in the Northern Territory of Australia. International Journal of Healthcare Techonology and Management, 2(5), 45-62.
Refereed proceedings, reviews and other publications
Robinson G., & Tyler W. ( 2005). Ngaripirliga’ajirri - Cross-Cultural Issues in Evaluating an Indigenous Early Intervention Program. TASA Conference Proceedings, University of Tasmania.
Robinson, G., & Tyler B. (2006). Ngaripirliga'ajirri: An early intervention program on the Tiwi Islands, Final Evaluation Report. Darwin, School for Social and Policy Research, Charles Darwin University.
Robinson, G., & Harris A. (2004). Aboriginal Mental Health Worker Program: Final Evaluation Report”, Darwin, School for Social and Policy Research, Charles Darwin University.
Robinson, G., Williams, R. & Benson R., (2003). Aboriginal Mental Health Program: Baseline Evaluation Report. Centre for North Australian and Asian Research, NTU. Darwin.
Robinson, G., Bailie R., Wang, Z., Snelling, P., Kondalsamy C.S. (2003). A Follow-up Study of Outcomes of the Tiwi Renal Treatment Program. CNAAR, Northern Territory University. Darwin
Robinson, G., Bailie, R., & Togni, S. (2002). Tiwi CCT Post Transition Year Evaluation., CNAAR, NTU. Darwin
Robinson, G., Bailie, R., Togni, S. & Kondalsamy C.S. (2001). Tiwi CCT Transition Year Evaluation. CNAAR, NTU. Darwin
Robinson, G., Bailie, R., & Togni, S. (2000). Tiwi CCT Final Local Evaluation Report. Centre for Social Research, NTU. Darwin
Robinson, G., (1999). …same but different…Vom Umgang mit der Vergangenheit, Ruediger Koeppe Verlag, Oceania: Review of Duelke, Britta. Berlin
Robinson, G., (1999). review of Scheff, Thomas J., Emotions, the Social Bond and Human Reality: part/whole analysis. Cambridge, New York & Melbourne, Cambridge University Press, September, 1997, Anthroplogical Forum.
Robinson, G. (2002). The Tiwi: From Isolation to Cultural Change. NTU Press: Review of Morris, John, TAJA, Darwin
Robinson, G. (1990). Separation, Retaliation and Suicide: Mourning and the Conflicts of Young Tiwi Men. Oceania. 3(60)
Robinson, G. (1985).Theorie des Kommunikativen Handelns. Band 1: Handlungsrationalitaet und Gesellschaftliche Rationalisierung. Band 2: Zur Kritik der Funktionalistischen Vernunft. The Languages of a Public Sphere: Juergen Habermas' review article. Thesis 11, 10/11.
Robinson, G. (1988). Tiwi Youth in Transition, Gulliver, Sonderband, 200 Jahre Australien? Argumentverlag. , eds. B. Hueppauf, G. Herms. Hamburg.
Robinson, G. (1995). Violence, Social Differentiation and the Self. Oceania.
Robinson, G. (1996). Medicalization, Therapy and Social Relations: An Impossible Space, in Robinson, G., ed., 116-123.
Robinson, G. (1997). Trouble Lines: Resistance, Externalization and Individuation. Social Analysis.
Robinson, G. (1997). Families, Generations and Self: Conflict, Loyalty and Recognition in a North Australian Aboriginal Society. Ethos
Robinson, G. (1997). Review Article: An unsolved homicide on Melville Island, American Anthropologist.
