Ms Kimberley Allison

Ms Kimberley Allison

Senior Research Officer,
Anthropology & Sociology

Biography

Qualifications

  • MRes Macquarie University
  • BPsych(Hons) University of Sydney

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Anthropology & Sociology

Contact

Email: K.Allison@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone: (02) 4620 3897
Mobile:
Location: 3.1.64
Campbelltown

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Publications

Chapters in Books

  • Ussher, J., Power, R., Allison, K., Sperring, S., Parton, C., Perz, J., Davies, C., Hawkey, A., Robinson, K., Hickey, M., Anazodo, A., Ellis, C. and Cook, T. (2023), 'Erasure of identity or gender euphoria : the impact on cancer on trans embodiment', Trans Reproductive and Sexual Health: Justice, Embodiment and Agency, Routledge 9780367686192.
  • Ussher, J., Power, R., Allison, K., Sperring, S. and Ellis, C. (2021), 'Cancer survivorship', The Sage Encyclopedia of Trans Studies, Sage Publications 9781544393810.

Journal Articles

  • Allison, K., Power, R., Ussher, J., Perz, J., The Out with Cancer Study Team, .., Hawkey, A., Parton, C., Watson, L., Hickey, M., Dowsett, G., Anazodo, A., Boydell, K., Bruce, J., Gilmore, T., Ryan, S. and Ellis, C. (2024), '"Queer people are excellent caregivers, but we're stretched so very thin" : psychosocial wellbeing and impacts of caregiving among LGBTQI cancer carers', BMC Cancer, vol 24, no 36 .
  • Allison, K., Patterson, P., Ussher, J., McDonald, F. and Perz, J. (2023), 'Evaluating Maybe Later Baby, a fertility information resource for adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer : a randomized, controlled pilot study', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, vol 12, no 1 , pp 101 - 109.
  • Ussher, J., Power, R., Allison, K., Sperring, S., Parton, C., Perz, J., Davies, C., Cook, T., Hawkey, A., Robinson, K., Hickey, M., Anazodo, A. and Ellis, C. (2023), 'Reinforcing or disrupting gender affirmation : the impact of cancer on transgender embodiment and identity', Archives of Sexual Behaviour, vol 52, no 3 , pp 901 - 920.
  • Ussher, J., Ryan, S., Power, R., Perz, J., Dowsett, G., Parton, C., Hawkey, A., Davies, C., Allison, K., McDonald, F., Robinson, K., Davis, I., Bruce, J., Anazodo, A., Boydell, K., Ellis, C., Loomis, A. and Watson, L. (2023), 'Almost invisible : a review of inclusion of LGBTQI people with cancer in online patient information resources', Patient Education and Counseling, vol 114 .
  • Ussher, J., Allison, K., Power, R., Ryan, S., Perz, J. and The Out with Cancer Study Team, .. (2023), 'Disrupted identities, invisibility and precarious support : a mixed methods study of LGBTQI adolescents and young adults with cancer', BMC Public Health, vol 23, no 1 .
  • Ussher, J., Perz, J., Allison, K., Power, R., Hawkey, A., Dowsett, G., Hickey, M., Parton, C., McDonald, F., Davis, I., Quinn, G., Boydell, K., Robinson, K., Chambers, S. and Anazodo, A. (2022), 'Attitudes, knowledge and practice behaviours of oncology health care professionals towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) patients and their carers : a mixed-methods study', Patient Education and Counseling, vol 105, no 7 , pp 2512 - 2523.
  • Ussher, J., Allison, K., Perz, J., Power, R., Parton, C., Hawkey, A., Dowsett, G., McDonald, F., Anazodo, A., Chambers, S., Hickey, M., Robinson, K., Delhomme, F., Scout, .. and Boydell, K. (2022), 'LGBTQI cancer patients' quality of life and distress : a comparison by gender, sexuality, age, cancer type and geographical remoteness', Frontiers in Oncology, vol 12 .
  • Power, R., Ussher, J., Perz, J., Allison, K., Hawkey, A., Parton, C., Davies, C., Dowsett, G., Boydell, K., McDonald, F., Anazodo, A., Robinson, K., Delhomme, F. and Hickey, M. (2022), '"Surviving discrimination by pulling together" : LGBTQI cancer patient and carer experiences of minority stress and social support', Frontiers in Oncology, vol 12 .
  • Ussher, J., Power, R., Perz, J., Hawkey, A., Allison, K., Parton, C., Anazodo, A., McDonald, F., Boydell, K., Robinson, K., Dowsett, G., Chambers, S., Hickey, M., Davis, I., Davies, C. and Delhomme, F. (2022), 'LGBTQI inclusive cancer care : a discourse analytic study of health care professional, patient and carer perspectives', Frontiers in Oncology, vol 12 .
  • Patterson, P., McDonald, F., Bibby, H. and Allison, K. (2022), 'What helps distressed Australian adolescents impacted by cancer? : mechanisms of improvement of the PEER program', Health and Social Care in the Community, vol 30, no 6 , pp 4673 - 4683.
  • Patterson, P., Allison, K., Bibby, H., Thompson, K., Lewin, J., Briggs, T., Walker, R., Osborn, M., Plaster, M., Hayward, A., Henney, R., George, S., Keuskamp, D. and Anazodo, A. (2021), 'The Australian youth cancer service : developing and monitoring the activity of nationally coordinated adolescent and young adult cancer care', Cancers, vol 13, no 11 .
  • Patterson, P., McDonald, F., Kelly-Dalgety, E., Luo, A. and Allison, K. (2021), 'The development and process evaluation of PEER : a camp-based programme for adolescents impacted by cancer', Journal of Child and Family Studies, vol 30, no 11 , pp 2627 - 2640.
  • Allison, K., Patterson, P., Guilbert, D., Noke, M. and Husson, O. (2021), 'Logging on, reaching out, and getting by : a review of self-reported psychosocial impacts of online peer support for people impacted by cancer', Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, vol 5, no CSCW1 .
  • Power, R., Allison, K., Ussher, J., Perz, J., Sperring, S. and Ellis, C. (2021), ''You are at their mercy' : disclosure and trust in LGBTQI+ cancer care', BMJ Open, vol 11, no Suppl. 1 , pp 18 - 18.
  • Bussey, K., Luo, A., Fitzpatrick, S. and Allison, K. (2020), 'Defending victims of cyberbullying : the role of self-efficacy and moral disengagement', Journal of School Psychology, vol 78 .
  • Patterson, P., McDonald, F., Costa, D., Tindle, R., Allison, K. and Morris, S. (2020), 'Initial validation of a needs instrument for young people bereaved by familial cancer', Supportive Care in Cancer, vol 28, no 8 , pp 3637 - 3648.
  • Baird, H., Patterson, P., Medlow, S. and Allison, K. (2019), 'Understanding and improving survivorship care for adolescents and young adults with cancer', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, vol 8, no 5 , pp 581 - 586.
  • Patterson, P., Allison, K., Milley, K., Chima, S. and Harrison, C. (2018), 'General practitioners' management of cancers in Australian adolescents and young adults', European Journal of Cancer Care, vol 27, no 6 .
  • Franklin, M., Patterson, P., Allison, K., Rosso-Buckton, A. and Walczak, A. (2018), 'An invisible patient : healthcare professionals' perspectives on caring for adolescents and young adults who have a sibling with cancer', European Journal of Cancer Care, vol 27, no 6 .
  • Patterson, P., Allison, K., Hornyak, N., Woodward, K., Johnson, R. and Walczak, A. (2018), 'Advancing consumer engagement : supporting, developing and empowering youth leadership in cancer care', European Journal of Cancer Care, vol 27, no 6 .
  • Varathakeyan, A., McDonald, F., Patterson, P., Nicholson Perry, K. and Allison, K. (2018), 'Accessing support before or after a parent dies from cancer and young people's current wellbeing', Supportive Care in Cancer, vol 26, no 3 , pp 797 - 805.
  • Roder, D., Warr, A., Patterson, P. and Allison, K. (2018), 'Australian adolescents and young adults : trends in cancer incidence, mortality, and survival over three decades', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, vol 7, no 3 , pp 326 - 338.
  • Walczak, A., McDonald, F., Patterson, P., Dobinson, K. and Allison, K. (2018), 'How does parental cancer affect adolescent and young adult offspring? : a systematic review', International Journal of Nursing Studies, vol 77 , pp 54 - 80.
  • Allison, K. and Bussey, K. (2017), 'Individual and collective moral influences on intervention in cyberbullying', Computers in Human Behavior, vol 74 , pp 7 - 15.
  • Allison, K. and Bussey, K. (2016), 'Cyber-bystanding in context : a review of the literature on witnesses' responses to cyberbullying', Children and Youth Services Review, vol 65 , pp 183 - 194.

Conference Papers

  • Liang, C., Tseng, E., Pendse, S., Lee, C., Allison, K., Tan, N., Wang, R., To, A. and Zhang, A. (2021), 'Subtle CSCW traits : tensions around identity formation and online activism in the Asian diaspora', ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, Online.
  • Devito, M., Lustig, C., Simpson, E., Allison, K., Chuanromanee, T., Spiel, K., Ko, A., Rode, J., Dym, B., Muller, M., Scheuerman, M., Walker, A., Brubaker, J. and Ahmed, A. (2021), 'Queer in HCI : strengthening the community of LGBTQIA+ researchers and research', CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Online.
  • Allison, K. and Bussey, K. (2020), 'Communal quirks and circlejerks : a taxonomy of processes contributing to insularity in online communities', International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media, Virtual.
  • Allison, K., Bussey, K. and Sweller, N. (2020), 'Fair game : the effects of target identity, attack topic and role-relevance in the judgement of online aggression', International Conference on Social Media and Society, Online.
  • Allison, K. (2018), 'Social norms in online communities : formation, evolution and relation to cyber-aggression', International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Montreal, Quebec.

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