Bernadette Rogerson
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BA (Psychology)/B.Bus (Human Resource Management) Victoria Uni, Melbourne; B.Psych (Honours) JCU; Grad Cert Criminology and Policy Studies Melbourne Uni.; PhD candidate (Public Health/Psychology) JCU, Cairns.
Research Officer School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, and
Building E1, CAIRNS CAMPUS Room 102N |
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(07) 40421657 (Australia) |
+61 7 40421657 (International) |
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(07) 40421675 (Australia) |
+61 7 40421675 (International) |
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Experience
Bernadette has a background in human resource management, learning and development and operated her own business for a number of years. Bernadette has worked in a forensic setting delivering substance abuse and cognitive programs to inmates who predominately identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. After a family career break for three children, she returned to study and completed Psychology Honours, thesis entitled ‘cannabis use, dependence and withdrawal in male Indigenous offenders’. Presently Bernadette is undertaking a cross faculty PhD (Psychology and Public Health) and intends to complete supervision to register as a clinical psychologist. Bernadette is part of the Cohort Doctoral Studies Program 2012.
Bernadette joined Community-based Health Promotion and Prevention Studies Group (CHPPS) in July 2010.
Research and Professional Interests
Bernadette commenced her work at JCU with the Cape York cannabis research project (NHMRC#601002). The project was formed in response to key community leaders and service providers, who have suggested their concern for the high rates of cannabis use in the ‘top end’ NT. The project aims to work with remote communities in Cape York to reduce the demand for cannabis.
From 2012-2014, Bernadette will lead a small research team to commence project NHMRC#1020514, investigating symptomology of cannabis withdrawal in inmates at Lotus Glen and Townsville Women Correctional Centres. The project aims to validate tools for Indigenous use and inform the proposed inclusion of ‘cannabis withdrawal syndrome’ in the DSM-5, which currently does not include evidence from any Indigenous nor inmate populations.
Bernadette also has other concurrent Independent projects which include: evaluation of two Healthy Community Initiatives, validation of tools for appropriateness for use with Indigenous inmates and devising better measures of cannabis use considering frequency, quantity and potency.
Professional Interests:
Psychology/Criminology/Public Health
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Substance use
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Violent and sexual offending behaviours
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Programs in a forensic setting e.g. parenting skills
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Adolescent offending behaviours
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Mental Health/Social and emotional wellbeing
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Community based programs/interventions
Other areas of interest
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Empowering minority groups with information and provide support for use of this data to benefit community e.g. through funding, programs, working groups
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Indigenous community engagement, service delivery, capacity building and community development
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Writing and evaluation of programs/projects
Teaching (previous)
February 2011. Guest Lecture, Masters in Public Health: TM5554:03 Theory and Practice.
June 2011. Guest Lecture, Masters in Public Health: TM5510 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.
Grants
2011 – Independent Research. Principle Investigator, program evaluation. Aurukun Shire Council ‘Healthy Lifestyle Initiative’. Department of Health and Ageing. AUD$77,300 (Total grant: $703,000)
2011 – Independent Research. Principle Investigator, Audio Visual Support to Alcohol, Tobacco & Cannabis Projects. JCU, RIBG. AUD$13,500
2012 - Independent Research. Principle Investigator, Far North Queensland Hospital, Investigating methods of cannabis frequency, quantity and potency. AUD $2,000
2012 -Independent Research. Principle Investigator, program evaluation. Tablelands Regional Council ‘Healthy Lifestyle Initiative’. Department of Health and Ageing. AUD$30,000 (Total grant: $556,000)
2012 – CI3, Support for a cross-faculty collaborative research program in forensic psychology. JCU, RIBG. AUD$20,000
2012 – CI2, Cannabis frequency, quantity and potency. JCU, RIBG. AUD$31,800.
Awards
2011- Finalist. Reconciliation Awards Queensland Police Service and James Cook University (Partnership category).
2011 – National Award. Crime and Violence Prevention Awards. Queensland Police Service and James Cook University.
Publications
Cape York Cannabis Project Artwork Posters [online]. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, Vol. 35, No. 3, May/Jun 2011: 16-17.
Rogerson, B., (2011). ‘Everything you need to know about Cannabis’. Program accredited by QLD Corrective Services Parole & Probation.
Rogerson, B., (2011). Chapter author: ‘Mental health and drug problems’, in CARPA. Reference Book for the 5th edition of the CARPA Standard Treatment Manual. Alice Springs: Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association.
Bohanna, India, Graham, Veronica, Robertson, Jan, Rogerson, Bernadette, Genn, Ray, Demarchi, Celia, O'Brien, Jana, and Clough, Alan (2011) High prevalence of cannabis use, mental health impacts, and potential intervention strategies: data from the Cape York cannabis project. Drug and Alcohol Review, 30 (S1). p. 13. ISSN 1465-3362
Presentations and Conference Papers
Rogerson, B., (2011). Cannabis use, dependence and withdrawal among Indigenous offenders. A Symposium on Indigenous Sentencing, Punishment and Healing, Cairns, Australia.
Rogerson, B., (2011). Cape York Cannabis Research Project: A multiple component community action intervention for demand reduction. A Symposium on Indigenous Sentencing, Punishment and Healing, Cairns, Australia.
Rogerson, B., (2011). Cape York Cannabis Research Project: A multiple component community action intervention for demand reduction. Closing the gap Conference – James Cook University, Cairns, Australia.
Graham, V., Rogerson, B., (2011). Cape York Cannabis Research Project: A multiple component community action intervention for demand reduction. The Australian Society for Medical Research Conference, Cairns, Australia.
Rogerson, B., (2011). Cannabis use, dependence and withdrawal among Indigenous offenders. The Australian Society for Medical Research Conference, Cairns, Australia.
Rogerson, B., (February 2012). Guest Lecture. TM5554:03 Theory and Practice of Public Health. James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.