Ms Emma Elcombe

Ms Emma Elcombe

Senior Research Officer, Statistical Analyst,
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Senior Research Officer, Statistical Analyst,
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Biography

Qualifications

  • MPhil University of Sydney
  • MBMSc University of Sydney
  • CertBus Murray Hume Business Enterprise Centre Inc
  • BAppSc Charles Sturt University

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • School of Nursing and Midwifery
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery

Contact

Email: E.Elcombe@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone: (02) 8738 9384
Mobile:
Location: Off Campus

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Publications

Journal Articles

  • Burns, E., Elcombe, E., Pierce, H., Hugman, S. and Gannon, S. (2023), 'Breastfeeding after return to work : an Australian national workplace survey', Maternal and Child Nutrition, vol 19, no 3 .
  • Gowan, M., Peel, N., Elcombe, E. and Blythe, S. (2023), 'An exploration of the self-care practices of foster carers in Australia', Adoption and Fostering, vol 47, no 2 , pp 192 - 210.
  • Kanda, K., Blythe, S., Grace, R., Elcombe, E. and Kemp, L. (2022), 'Variations in sustained home visiting care for mothers and children experiencing adversity', Public Health Nursing, vol 39, no 1 , pp 71 - 81.
  • Blythe, S., Elcombe, E., Peters, K., Burns, E. and Gribble, K. (2022), 'Australian foster carers' views of supporting maternal breastfeeding and attachment in out-of-home care', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol 130, no 3 .
  • Kemp, L., Bruce, T., Elcombe, E., Byrne, F., Scharkie, S., Perlen, S. and Goldfeld, S. (2022), 'Identification of families in need of support : correlates of adverse childhood experiences in the right@home sustained nurse home visiting program', PLoS ONE, vol 17, no 10 .
  • Kanda, K., Blythe, S., Grace, R., Elcombe, E. and Kemp, L. (2022), 'Does customised care improve satisfaction and positively enable parents in sustained home visiting for mothers and children experiencing adversity?', BMC Health Services Research, vol 22, no 1 .
  • Blythe, S., Peters, K., Elcombe, E., Burns, E. and Gribble, K. (2021), 'Australian foster carers' views and concerns regarding maternal drug use and the safety of breastmilk', Children, vol 8, no 4 .
  • Denney-Wilson, E., Fatema, K., Elcombe, E., Ingram, S., Harris, M. and Comino, E. (2020), 'Associations between rapid weight gain in infancy and weight status among urban Aboriginal children participating in the Gudaga study : nine-year results from a cohort study', BMC Pediatrics, vol 20 .
  • Lewis, E., Dent, E., Alkhouri, H., Kellett, J., Williamson, M., Asha, S., Holdgate, A., Mackenzie, J., Winoto, L., Fajardo-Pulido, D., Ticehurst, M., Hillman, K., McCarthy, S., Elcombe, E., Rogers, K. and Cardona-Morrell, M. (2019), 'Which frailty scale for patients admitted via emergency department? : a cohort study', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol 80 , pp 104 - 114.
  • Kemp, L., Bruce, T., Elcombe, E., Anderson, T., Vimpani, G., Price, A., Smith, C. and Goldfeld, S. (2019), 'Quality of delivery of "right@home" : implementation evaluation of an Australian sustained nurse home visiting intervention to improve parenting and the home learning environment', PLoS One, vol 14, no 5 .
  • Grace, R., Baird, K., Elcombe, E., Webster, V., Barnes, J. and Kemp, L. (2019), 'Effectiveness of the Volunteer Family Connect Program in reducing isolation of vulnerable families and supporting their parenting : randomized controlled trial with intention-to-treat analysis of primary outcome variables', JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, vol 2, no 2 .
  • George, A., Grace, R., Elcombe, E., Villarosa, A., Mack, H., Kemp, L., Ajwani, S., Wright, D., Anderson, C., Bucknall, N. and Comino, E. (2018), 'The oral health behaviours and fluid consumption practices of young urban Aboriginal preschool children in South-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol 29, no 1 , pp 23 - 30.
  • Grace, R., Kemp, L., Barnes, J., Elcombe, E., Knight, J., Baird, K., Webster, V. and Byrne, F. (2018), 'Community volunteer support for families with young children : protocol for the Volunteer Family Connect randomized controlled trial', JMIR Research Protocols, vol 7, no 7 .
  • Grace, R., Elcombe, E., Elcombe, E., Knight, J., McMahon, C., McDonald, J. and Comino, E. (2017), 'Early childhood development over time for a cohort of Australian Aboriginal children living in an urban environment', Australian Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, vol 15 , pp 35 - 52.
  • Comino, E., Elcombe, E., Jalaludin, B., Kemp, L., Wright, D. and Harris, M. (2017), 'The general health of a cohort of Aboriginal children (0-7 years) in Sydney', Medical Journal of Australia, vol 207, no 1 , pp 37 - 38.
  • George, A., Dahlen, H., Blinkhorn, A., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Ellis, S., Yeo, A., Elcombe, E., Sadozai, A. and Johnson, M. (2016), 'Measuring oral health during pregnancy : sensitivity and specificity of a maternal oral screening (MOS) tool', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol 16 .
  • Elcombe, E., Lagopoulos, J., Duffy, S., Lewis, S., Norrie, L., Hickie, I. and Naismith, S. (2015), 'Hippocampal volume in older adults at risk of cognitive decline : the role of sleep, vascular risk, and depression', Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol 44, no 4 , pp 1279 - 1290.
  • Grace, R., Bowes, J. and Elcombe, E. (2014), 'Child participation and family engagement with early childhood education and care services in disadvantaged Australian communities', International Journal of Early Childhood, vol 46, no 2 , pp 271 - 298.
  • Elcombe, E., Lagopoulos, J., Mowszowski, L., Diamond, K., Paradise, M., Hickie, I., Lewis, S. and Naismith, S. (2014), 'Clinical and cognitive correlates of structural hippocampal change in "at-risk" older adults', Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, vol 27, no 2 , pp 67 - 76.

Other Publications

  • 2022, 'Caring for Infants in Out-of-Home Care in New South Wales: Carers' Perspectives', Report

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