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NAME AND ADDRESS
Professor Pranee Liamputtong (formerly Liamputtong Rice)
School of Public Health
La Trobe University
Bundoora, Victoria, Australia 3086
Tel. 61-3-94791760
Fax: 61-3-94791783
Email: [email protected]
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Born 23 July 1955, Thailand.
PRESENT APPOINTMENT
Personal Chair in Public Health (full professor), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health
Sciences, La Trobe University, 2006 – present.
CITIZENSHIP
Australian.
LANGUAGE SPOKEN
Thai, English, Lao
QUALIFICATIONS
PhD (Health Science Education: Anthropological and Sociological perspectives), Monash University,
Australia, 1989.
MEd (Educational Technology), Srinakharinwirote University, Thailand, 1977.
BEd (Physics), Srinakharinwirote University, Thailand, 1975.
DipEd (Primary Education), Yala Teachers' Collage, Thailand, 1971.
TEACHING & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCES
Personal Chair in Public Health (full professor), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health
Sciences, La Trobe University, January 2006 – present.
Acting Head of the Health and Social Care Department, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health
Sciences, La Trobe University, 2006 – 2007.
Course Co-ordinator:
Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research Methodology, School of Public Health, La Trobe
University, 2002 – present.
Master of Health Sciences, ‘Health Evaluation and Research’ major, 2011– present
Honours Programme, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2002 – 2006.
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Teaching and co-ordinating (Past and Present):
Undergraduate Level:
Culture, Society and the Health of Women and Men
Advanced Issues in Health
Research Methods in Health
Integrating evidence into practice
Qualitative Research Methods in Health Care
The Health of Immigrants and Refugees
Health and Australian Society
Health, Culture and Society
Community Groups and the Health Care System
The Social Contexts of AIDS
Introduction to Behavioural Health Science
Psycho-Social of Health, Illness and Health Care
Postgraduate Level:
Health Research A
Health Research C
Qualitative Methods in Health Research
Health Data and Decision Making
Community Groups and Public Health
Gender, Ethnicity and Health
Cross-Cultural Midwifery
Sociological Foundations of Public Health
Associate Professor, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia, 2001 – 2005.
Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia, 1998 – 2000.
Lecturer, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia, 15 July 1996 – December 1997.
Senior Lecturer, School of Sociology and Anthropology, La Trobe University, Australia, January
1994 – July 1996.
Resource person (academic) responsible for teacher training in Science, Mathematics and
Technology, the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST), Thailand,
1978 – 1982.
Lecturer: Physics, Educational Technology and Health Education, Surin Teachers' College, Thailand,
1977 – 1978.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Research Fellow, funded by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation and Public Health Research
and Development Council, conducting research into childbearing, childrearing and reproductive
health amongst Southeast Asian women in Australia, Centre for the Study of Mothers' and Children's
Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, 1 January - 14 July 1996 (I was funded as a
Senior Researcher on this project for three years, but I resigned as I obtained a tenured full-time
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lecturing position at the School of Public Health in 1996).
Research Fellow, Public Health Training Position involving with socio-cultural aspects of women's
health, Centre for the Study of Mothers' and Children's Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe
University, 1992 - 1995.
Research Officer involving with cross-cultural health issues of immigrants in Australia, Victorian
Transcultural Psychiatry Unit, Offices of Psychiatric Services, Health Department Victoria, 1989-1992.
Senior Research Assistant on the research project conceptions of teaching in higher education,
funded by Australian Research Council, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, Department of
Educational Development and Evaluation, The University of Melbourne, 1989.
Research Assistant on the research project health beliefs and practices in Cambodian refugee
community, funded by National Health and Medical Research Council, Refugee Research Project,
Transcultural Health Unit, Department of Child and Family Psychiatry, Royal Children's Hospital,
Melbourne, 1988-1989.
Research Assistant on the research project students' conceptual framework for learning about their
environment, Faculty of Education, Monash University, 1984 and 1985.
RESEARCH/PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
Being invited to be a Foreign Scholar, Faculty of Public Health, Thammasat University, Thailand,
June-August 2013.
Being invited to give a Keynote Address at the 10th Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference,
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 8-10 October, 2009.
Being awarded the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Visiting Scholars Program
to visit the Institute for Gender Research, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine,
the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 20 September-3 October 2008.
Being inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women 2007. The induction was undertaken on
the 2007 International Women's Day, by the Victorian Minister for Women's Affairs, Jacinta Allan. I
was amongst 20 other individual women and 10 female doctors who have made a lasting contribution
to women in Victoria. The induction of this honour roll is the result of my pioneer work on childbirth
issues of immigrant women in Victoria as well as my leadership in qualitative research methodology in
health in Australia. The honour roll recognises the outstanding contributions and achievements of
Victorian women from all walks of life - past and present. It was launched in 2001 as part of
Centenary of Federation Celebrations and continues until 2008, when the centenary of women's
suffrage will be marked.
Being nominated as an “Expert of International Standing” by the Australian Research Council
(ARC) College of Experts, 2005-present.
Being invited to give a Keynote Address at the “Global Bioethics: Exploring Alternative
Approaches”, organised by the Australasian Bioethics Association, Adelaide, 14-16 February 2002.
An honorary invitation to open the Birralee Maternity Multicultural Resource Centre and install a
plaque of the Centre (with my name on the plaque), Birralee Maternity Service, Box Hill Hospital,
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February 2001.
An honorary invitation as a Guest Speaker to address issues relating to women of non-English
specking backgrounds at The Bill Vorrath Memorial Address, Twenty-eighth Annual General Meeting,
Family Planning Victoria, Box Hill, 23 September, 1997.
Receiving the JA Thompson Public Health Practice Award - Highly Commended Prize Award,
for an excellent practice in promoting public health in the area of childbirth of women of non-Englishspeaking backgrounds, by the Australian Public Health Association, 1994.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
Associate Investigator, CRE in breastfeeding, Mother and Child Health Research, La Trobe University,
applied to NHMRC 2013.
Living a tansgendered life in a new homeland: The lived experience, health and well-being among
transgenders from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Melbourne. A current research
project being developed; Collaborators are being sought and hope to apply for Research Focus Area –
Building Healthy Communities, La Trobe University, in late 2013.
Experiencing parenthood and migration: A mixed methods study of first-time parenthood amongst
migrant and refugee women and men in Australia. A current research project being developed in
collaboration with Virginia Schmied, Hannah, Stephen Matthey (University of Western Sydney), and
Debra Lupton (The University of Sydney) will be applied for ARC Discovery grant, 2013.
Maternal and child health among migrant women in Thailand. A current research project being
developed in collaboration with Niphattra Haritavorn, Thammasat University, Thailand, applied for
Thammasat University Research Grant, 2013, received funding in 2013.
Motherhood and infant feeding practices: The lived experience of HIV-positive women in Southern
Thailand. A current research project being developed in collaboration with Dusanee Suwankhong,
Thaksin University, Thailand, applied for Thailand Research Fund, 2013.
Breast cancer: Meanings and experiences among Thai women in southern Thailand and Australia. A
current research project being developed in collaboration with Dusanee Suwankhong, Thaksin
University. It was funded by the International Collaboration Research Grant, Thaksin University,
Thailand, 2012. The second phase of this project will be applied for funding from the same funding
agency in 2013.
Transcultural aspects and lived experiences of mothers in the first year after birth in Ayudhthaya,
Thailand and Bali, Indonesia. A current research project being developed in collaboration with staff at
Saint Louis College of Nursing, Thailand and STIKES Bali, Indonesia, applied for Saint Louis College
Research Grant and the Health Promotion of Thailand, 2012.
Community-based research on ethical risk communication for HIV vaccine trials. A current research
project being developed in collaboration with Cynthia Jardine (University of Alberta, Canada),
Michelle Driedger (University of Manitoba, Canada) and others, applied for funding from Canadian
Institutes of Health Research, HIV/AIDS Vaccine Discovery and Social Research – LOI, received
funding in 2011 to allow us to develop a full application in 2011, requested CAD$4.5 millions but
unsuccessful in 2011.
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Mobile phone peer and community support project. A current research project being conducted in
collaboration with Rae Walker, Lee Koh and Dennis Wollersheim, received funding from the Jack
Brockhoff Foundation, 2011.
The perceptions and experiences of vaccine trials, HIV risk and motherhood among female injecting
drug users in Thailand. A current research project, received funding from the Faculty of Health
Sciences Collaboration Grant, 2011.
Motherhood and the discourse of responsibility: Infant feeding practices among women in northern
Thailand (Faculty Collaboration Grant). A current research project, received funding from the Faculty
of Health Sciences Collaboration Grant, 2010-2011.
Overcoming social isolation and disadvantage among refugee women through mobile phone peer
support. A current research project being conducted in collaboration with Rae Walker and Dennis
Wollersheim, received funding from VicHealth Innovative Grant, 2010-2012.
Formative evaluation of health education resource for Vietnamese women with gestational diabetes. A
current research project being conducted in collaboration with Sansnee Jirojwong, Virginia Schmied,
& Sharon Hillege (University of Western Sydney).
Parenting among Cambodian immigrant women living in Victoria. A current research project
conducted in collaboration with Liz Hoban, received funding from the Faculty of Health Sciences
Research Grant, 2010.
Increasing health literacy among Vietnamese women with gestational diabetes. A current research
project being conducted in collaboration with Sansnee Jirojwong, Virginia Schmied and Sharon
Hillege, University of Western Sydney, received funding from the Chronic Disease SelfManagement/Lifestyle and Risk Modification Grants, Department of Health and Ageing, 2009-2010.
The meaning and experience of motherhood and infant feeding practices among women living with
HIV/AIDS in central Thailand. A current research project, received funding from the Faculty of Health
Sciences Collaboration Grant, 2009.
Using wii games as a method of intervention to improve social health of those with chronic illnesses
and diseases. A current research project being conducted in collaboration with Dennis Wollersheim,
Monika Merkes, Nora Shields and Lara Wallis, received funding from the Faculty of Health Sciences
Collaboration Grant, 2009.
Online dating and risk amongst young online users: Implications for sexual health promotion and
public health intervention. A research project being conducted in collaboration with Marian Pitts,
Australian Research Centre in Health, Sex and Society, received funding from the Faculty of Health
Sciences Collaboration Grant, 2008.
Immigration and parenting among Cambodian and Iraqi women in Australia. A research project
being conducted in collaboration with the Social Sciences and Health Research Centre, Monash
University (Lenore Manderson), received funding from ARC Discovery, 2008-1010, extended to
2011.
HIV/AIDS vaccine, drug trials and women living with HIV/AIDS in Thailand. A research project being
conducted in Collaboration with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University,
Bangkok, Thailand, received funding from the Faculty of Health Sciences Collaboration Grant, 2007.
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Motherhood and “moral career”: Discourses of good motherhood and embodied experience among
“Afghan” immigrant women in Australia, received funding from the Faculty of Health Sciences
Research Grant, 2003.
The social construction of childrearing and infant feeding practices in Northern Thailand. A research
project conducted in Chiang Mai as part of OSP program in 2003, in collaboration with the Faculty of
Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, with Susanha Yimyam, Sukanya Parisunyajul and Chavee
Baosoung, received funding through OSP support, 2003.
The experience of childbearing and motherhood among Thai women in Northern Thailand. A research
project conducted in Chiang Mai as part of OSP program in 1999, in collaboration with the Faculty of
Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 1999-2000, with Susanha Yimyam, Sukanya Parisunyajul
and Chavee Baosoung, received funding through OSP support, 1999.
Women's knowledge and attitudes about prenatal diagnostic testing for birth defects. A research
project conducted in collaboration with the Murdoch Institute, Royal Children's Hospital (Jane
Halliday), Department of Perinatal Medicine, Royal Women's Hospital (Robin Bell) and Centre for the
Study of Mothers' and Children's Health, La Trobe University (Lyn Watson), received funding for
1997-1999.
Childbirth and the health of women from Southeast Asia (Cambodian, Lao, and Vietnamese women).
A research project conducted in collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Mothers' and Children's
Health, La Trobe University, received funding from the NH&MRC for 1996-1999, with Lyn Watson.
Childbearing, childrearing and motherhood: The case of Thai women in Melbourne. A research
project conducted at the Centre for the Study of Mothers’, 1995-1996, with Charin Naksook.
Hmong women and reproduction. A research project conducted at the Centre for the Study of
Mothers’ and Children’s Health and the School of Public Health, 1993-1998.
Mothers in a new country project - Experiences of pregnancy, birth and early mothering: home
interview with Vietnamese, Turkish and Filipino women. A research project conducted in
collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Mothers' and Children's Health (Rhonda Small, Jane
Yelland, and Judith Lumley), received funding from the NH&MRC and Victorian Health Promotion
Foundation for 1993-1997.
RESEARCH STUDENTS UNDER SUPERVISION
PHD STUDENTS
Jen Hocking Lactation consultants and their roles on breastfeeding in Australia. School of Public
Health, La Trobe University (part-time), commencing 2014.
Jamuna Parajuli Pap smear test: The meanings and lived experiences of Bhutanese refugee women in
Melbourne. School of Public Health, La Trobe University (part-time), commencing 2014.
Sansanee Chanthasukh Gender relations and decision-making in using emergency contraceptive pills
among young women in Thailand. School of Public Health, La Trobe University (full-time),
commencing 2014.
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Somporn Sitthisongkram Adolescents and drinking behaviour in Thailand. School of Public Health, La
Trobe University (full-time), commencing 2014.
Darren Capalb An exploratory study of sport participation in young people in Victoria: Child and
parental perspectives. School of Public Health, La Trobe University (full-time), 2013-present.
Priscilla Lai Han Luun Food acculturation for the Karen/Kareni refugees in Victoria. Deakin
University, 2012-present.
Pattaraporn Moolchaem Sexuality identity, health and well-being: The lived experience of
transgenders in Thailand. School of Public Health, La Trobe University (full-time), 2013-present.
Rosediani Muhamad Exploring perceptions, prevalence, predictors, experiences and health impact of
sexual dysfunction among women who attending primary care clinics in West Malaysia. School of
Public Health, La Trobe University (full-time & with scholarship), 2012-present.
Alice Wilkin Through our eyes: Aboriginal employment retention through photovoice. School of
Public Health, La Trobe University (part-time), 2011-present.
Pauline Wong Family experiences of their interactions within an Australian intensive care unit (ICU)
environment. School of Public Health, La Trobe University (part-time), 2010-present.
Jessica Gill Living with Asperger’s syndrome: The lived experiences of children living with
Asperger’s syndrome, their parents and siblings. School of Public Health, La Trobe University (fulltime & with scholarship), 2010-present.
Rachel Lennon Stigma and the lived experience of female sex workers in Melbourne, Australia.
School of Public Health, La Trobe University (part-time), 2009-present.
Zaharah Sulaiman Breastfeeding experiences and decision making in infant feeding choices among
working women in major cities, Malaysia. School of Public Health, La Trobe University (full-time &
with scholarship), 2009-present.
Riham Abdulla Building bridges: Cross-cultural perceptions on the involvement of Arabic-speaking
parents in their children’s school-based speech pathology services in multicultural Australia.
School of Human Communication Sciences, La Trobe University (full-time), 2011-present.
Tammy Rendina Expectations and experiences of parenthood from both mothers and fathers before
and after the birth of their first baby. School of Public Health, La Trobe University (full-time & with
scholarship), 2006-2013.
Mimmie Claudine Ngum Chi Contraception, teenage pregnancy and motherhood among African
Australian teenagers with a refugee background in Melbourne, Australia. School of Public Health, La
Trobe University (full-time), 2012-2013.
Mellisa Buultjens The transition to parenthood: A multi-facet programme for women (and partners)
expecting their first child. School of Public Health, La Trobe University (part-time), 2005-2012.
Dusanee Suwankhong The role of traditional healers in the Thai health care system in the South of
Thailand. School of Public Health, La Trobe University (full-time & with scholarship), 2007-2012.
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Tanya Serry Supplementary reading support for young low-progress readers at school: Integrating
perspectives about experiences and practices from service providers and parents in an Australian
context. School of Public Health and School of Human Communication Sciences, La Trobe University
(full-time & with scholarship), 2006-2010.
Michelle Ann Kealy Caesarean section – A respond to risk and fear: An Australian study of women’s
experiences. School of Public Health, La Trobe University (full-time & with scholarship), 2006-2007.
Helen Rawson Sexual health of young Vietnamese women living in Melbourne. School of Public
Health, La Trobe University (full-time & with scholarship), 2003-2007.
Diane Bourne Another country, another culture: Colombian women in Melbourne. A focus on
Sexuality, sexual and reproductive health. School of Public Health, La Trobe University (full-time),
2001-2006.
Araya Sripairoj Drug and Therapeutics Committee (DTC) performance indicators in Thai hospitals:
Developing, evaluating and sustaining. School of Public Health, La Trobe University, (full-time), a
joint supervision with Ken Harvey (full-time & with scholarship), 2002-2005.
Virginia Dickson-Swift Doing research on sensitive topics: What happens to the researchers?. School
of Public Health, La Trobe University (full-time & with scholarship), 2001-2005.
Vicki Tsianakas Women and reproduction: Perceptions and experiences of Afghan women living in
Australia. School of Public Health, La Trobe University (full-time & with scholarship), 2000-2004.
Elica Ritevski Living with a chronic illness: Support services in the voluntary sector. School of Public
Health, La Trobe University (full-time), 1998-2001.
DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH/PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES/CLINICAL
SCIENCE STUDENTS
Filomena Bua Animal Assisted Crisis Response (AACR): Its relevance for the crisis counselling fields.
Doctor of Clinical Science, School of Public Health, La Trobe University (part-time), 2012-present.
Roy Frank Wyatt Single session family therapy – Evaluating a child and adolescent mental health
service intervention. School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University (full-time), 2009-2012.
Sumitra Devi Shrestha An exploratory study on perceived quality of life among HIV positive people
taking highly active antiretroviral therapy, Nepal. Doctor of Public Health, School of Public Health,
La Trobe University (full-time & with scholarship), 2008-2013.
Bonnie Su Living with Type 2 diabetes among Chinese people in Taiwan. Doctor of Public Health,
School of Public Health, La Trobe University (full-time) 2006-2007.
MASTERS STUDENTS BY RESEARCH
Thi Tu An Nguyen Sexual and reproductive health of people with disabilities in Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam. Master of Applied Science, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2013-2014.
Lina Abboud The Experience of pregnancy, labour, and the hospital stay of Arabic-speaking descent
women living in Victoria. Master of Applied Science, School of Public Health, La Trobe University,
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2001-2006.
Zevia Schneider Women’s experience of pregnancy in an environment of conflicting discourses about
health. Master of Applied Science, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 1999-2000.
Rosa Alati Alcohol and drug treatment in Aboriginal communities in Northern Territory. Master of
Applied Science, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 1997-1999.
MASTERS STUDENTS BY COURSEWORK (With a Thesis Component)
Asuka Sakamoto Sport injury and Japanese children. Master of Health Sciences, La Trobe University,
2013-present.
Lucy Spanswick Parenting and the role of disclipline among Karen mothers and fathers. Master of
Public Health, La Trobe University, 2013-present.
Sandra Benza Motherhood, chidbearing and childrearing among Zimbabwean immigrant women in
Melbourne. Master of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2013-present.
Johnny Sek Nin Leung Problem Gambling: The experience of gamblers and the impact of problem
gambling on partners and family members among Chinese–speaking Australians. Master of
Counselling and Psychological Health (part-time), La Trobe University, 2012-2013.
Sylvia Niele. Attitudes, cultural beliefs, and stigma regarding HIV/AIDS among South African street
youth: Implications for prevention and treatment. Master of Clinical Psychology, School of
Psychological Science, La Trobe University, 2012-2013.
Evan O’Grady How does the Australian context impact the parenting of immigrant Cambodian
fathers? Master of Health Sciences (full-time), Deakin University, 2011-2012.
Julie Lam Falls in older persons: An exploration of factors impacting on the decision to participate in
an exercise program amongst recent fallers. Master of Public Health/Master of Health Administration
(full-time), La Trobe University, 2010-2011.
Carolyn Poljski Understanding male involvement in sexual and reproductive health programs in
Thailand and Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia). Master of Public Health (part-time), La
Trobe University, 2003-2008.
Yuen Ping Wong Perceptions and experiences of physical strength amongst older persons in low level
accommodations in Melbourne. Master of Gerontology (full-time), School of Public Health, La Trobe
University, 2005-2007.
Danielle Couch Online dating and mating: The use of the Internet to meet sexual partners. Master of
Public Health (full-time), La Trobe University, 2004-2006.
Pius Ang “Out of the circle”: Views of international students from mainland China towards the use of
university counselling services. Master of Counselling Psychology (part-time), School of Public
Health, La Trobe University, 2002 – 2006.
Deborah Simons Lived experiences of older person with road trauma. Master of Gerontology (part-
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time), School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2001-2004.
Ngan Hoa Nguyen Private matter, public concern: Sexuality and abortion among young people in Ho
Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Master of Public Health, School of Public Health, La Trobe University,
2002-2003.
Moyra Kwan The older person’s experience of discharge from the emergency department of a public
hospital. Master of Gerontology, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 1999-2001.
Elaine Tsang Quality of life among older Chinese people residing in low-level care facilities (hostels)
and those residing in the community, in Melbourne. Master of Gerontology, School of Public Health,
La Trobe University, 1999-2000.
James Vo Thanh Xuan What it takes to be a Vietnamese grandparent living in Australia. Master of
Gerontology, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 1998-1999.
Judith Keller The meaning to elderly people of using community services for the first time. Master of
Gerontology, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 1998.
HONOURS STUDENTS
Harleen Aurora The experiences of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) on sexual concerns and their
in-patient sexual education and counselling experiences: A meta-synthesis of qualitative findings.
School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2013.
Arushi Verma Eating disorders: Conceptualisation of young women versus media discussion via
blogs. School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2013.
Sydel Fernandes What makes people sick? Burmese children’s perceptions of health and illness.
School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2012.
Rebecca Meldrum Caught between two words: Sexuality and the sexual health needs of young of
young Muslim women. School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2012.
Stephanie Kenez Do they mind? The portrayal of mental health in three major Australian daily
newspapers. School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2012.
Sonia Dropsy Food choices among Cambodian mothers in Victoria. School of Public Health, La
Trobe University, 2011.
Yan Shan Lee The development and evaluation of communicatively accessible environmental audit
tool for the acute hospital stroke unit. School of Human Communication Sciences, La Trobe
University, 2011.
Susannah Newman Narrative accounts of cardiovascular and stroke patients attending the Coach
program in Melbourne. School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2010 (First class honours).
Darren Capalb The experiences of older people who participate in walking groups. School of Public
Health, La Trobe University, 2010.
Jessica Gill Walk a mile in my shoes: Life as mothers of children with Asperger’s syndrome. School of
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Public Health, La Trobe University, 2009 (First class honours).
Susan Moyle Personal training: An exploration of motives, experiences and perceived health benefits.
School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2009 (First class honours).
Alice Wilkin Aboriginal voice and vision: The experiences of Aboriginal women working in the
Victorian health care system and the photovoice methods. School of Public Health, La Trobe
University, 2008 (First class honours).
Michelle Morgan Living with chronic thrush among young Australian women in Melbourne. School
of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2007 (First class honours).
Angelique Aspridis Female bodybuilding: An exploration of the perceptions of the effects of precompetition preparation practices. School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2006 (First class
honours).
Laurence Assender The health of Chinese people in Melbourne. School of Public Health, La Trobe
University, 2006.
Samantha Assender The use of Chinese traditional medicines among Chinese people in Melbourne.
School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2006.
Tammy Rendina Expectations of motherhood and postnatal depression among Australian-born
mothers in Melbourne. School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2005 (First class honours).
Christina Gya Lived experiences of women who have experienced breast cancer. School of Public
Health, La Trobe University, 2004.
Amy McClelland Gender differences in perceptions and attitudes toward HPV Vaccination. School
of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2004 (First class honours).
Mellisa Buultjens When giving life takes the life out of you: A comparative analysis and evaluation of
mother’s perceptions of postnatal depression prior to and following an intervention program. School
of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2004.
Melanie Leung Living with disability: Perceptions and experiences of disability among older Chinese
immigrants in Melbourne. School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2001.
Kellie Horton Women and the body: Self-image of young women in Melbourne. School of Public
Health, La Trobe University, 2000.
Lina Abboud Experiences and perceptions of women who miscarry and their partners. School of
Public Health, La Trobe University, 2000.
Vicki Tsianakas Cultural differences and their impact on migrant women’s use of health services:
Prenatal testing. School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 1999. (First class honours)
Jo Shugg Women’s health in Melbourne print media: An unobtrusive study. School of Public Health,
La Trobe University, 1998 (First class honours).
Rachelle Maddock Non-English speaking background women's access to health service: Case studies
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of Vietnamese women living in Melbourne. School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 1997.
Fiona Smith Development and children in the Third World. Honors thesis in Development Studies,
School of Sociology and Anthropology, La Trobe University, 1997.
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA STUDENTS
Lee Koh The influence of parental expectations on the physical and psychological wellbeing of
Korean students in mainstream schools in Singapore. School of Public Health, La Trobe University,
2010-2011.
Samuel Abdelmalek Prescription footwear: Subjective experiences of athletes with foot pain.
Graduate Diploma in Health Research Methodology, School of Public Health, La Trobe University,
2009-2011.
Bonnie Su Diabetes type II and diet among Chinese immigrants in Melbourne. Graduate Diploma in
Health Research Methodology, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, 2005.
Roberta Honigman Why do people drop out from health complaints submitted to the Health Services
Commission? Graduate Diploma in Conflict Resolution, School of Law and Management, La Trobe
University, 2000.
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
1. Authored Books
Liamputtong, P., & Ferrier, A. (forthcoming, 2015) Gender and health. Routledge: London.
Liamputtong, P. (2013) Qualitative research methods, 4th edition. Oxford University Press:
Melbourne.
Liamputtong, P. (2013) Instructor’s resource manual - Research methods in health: Foundations for
evidence-based practice, 2nd edition. Oxford University Press: Melbourne.
Westall, C., & Liamputtong, P. (2011) Motherhood and postnatal depression: Narratives of women
and their partners. Springe: Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Liamputtong, P. (2011) Focus group methodology: Principles and practice. Sage Publications:
London.
Liamputtong, P. (2010) Performing qualitative cross-cultural research. Cambridge University Press:
Cambridge.
Male, L., & Liamputtong, P. (2010) Instructor’s resource manual - Research methods in health:
Foundations for evidence-based practice. Oxford University Press: Melbourne.
Liamputtong, P. (2009) Qualitative research methods, 3rd edition. Oxford University Press:
Melbourne. The book will be translated into Malaysian language by Associate Professor Haliza Riji of
the Universiti Putra Malaysia, and will be published by Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, Selangor
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Darul Ehsan, Malaysia in 2013.
Dickson-Swift, V., James, E., & Liamputtong, P. (2008) Undertaking sensitive research in the health
and social sciences: Managing boundaries, emotions and risks. Cambridge University Press:
Cambridge.
Liamputtong, P. (2007) The journey of becoming a mother amongst women in northern Thailand.
Lexington Books: Lanham, MD.
Liamputtong, P. (2007) Researching the vulnerable: A guide to sensitive research methods. Sage
Publications: London.
Liamputtong, P., & Ezzy, D. (2005) Qualitative research methods, 2nd edition. Oxford University
Press: Melbourne, reprinted 2005, 2006 (twice), 2007, 2008. The book was translated into Chinese by
Professor Xianlan Zheng, Professor in Nursing, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University,
Chongqing, and published by Chongqing University Press, Chongqing, China, 2009.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (2000) Hmong woman and reproduction. Bergin & Garvey: Westport,
Connecticut.
Liamputtong Rice, P., & Ezzy, D. (1999) Qualitative research methods: A health focus. Oxford
University Press: Melbourne, reprinted in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004. The book was translated into
Japanese by Professors Masahiro Kihara and Masako Kihara, Department of Global Health and Socioepidemiology, School of Public Health, Kyoto University, and was published by San-kou-sha Press,
Tokyo, 2007
Small, R., Lumley, J., Yelland, J., & Liamputtong Rice, P. (1997) MINC - Mother in a New Country:
Vietnamese, Turkish and Filipino women’s views of maternity care. Centre for the Study of Mothers’
and Children’s Health: Melbourne.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (1993) My forty days: A cross-cultural resource book for health care
professionals in birthing services. The Vietnamese Antenatal/Postnatal Support Project: Melbourne.
2. Edited Books
Liamputtong, P., Fanany, R., & Verrinder, G. (eds.) (forthcoming) Health, illness and well-being:
Perspectives and social determinants, 2ndedition. Oxford University Press: Melbourne.
Liamputtong, P. (ed.) (forthcoming) Handbook of gender and health. Routledge: London.
Liamputtong, P. (ed.) (forthcoming) Children, young people and HIV/AIDS: A Cross-Cultural
Perspective. Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Higginbottom, G., & Liamputtong, P. (eds.) (forthcoming) Using participatory qualitative research
methodologies in health. Sage Publications: London.
Liamputtong, P. (ed.) (2013) Contemporary socio-cultural and political perspectives in Thailand.
Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Liamputtong, P. (ed.) (2013) Research methods in health: Foundations for evidence-based practice,
2nd edition. Oxford University Press: Melbourne.
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Liamputtong, P. (ed.) (2013) Women, motherhood and HIV/AIDS: A cross-cultural perspective.
Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Liamputtong, P. (ed.) (2013) Stigma, discrimination and HIV/AIDS: A cross-cultural perspective.
Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Liamputtong, P., Fanany, R., & Verrinder, G. (eds.) (2012) Health, illness and well-being:
Perspectives and social determinants. Oxford University Press: Melbourne.
Liamputtong, P. (ed.) (2011) Infant feeding practices: A cross-cultural perspective. Springer: New
York.
Liamputtong, P. (ed.) (2010) Research methods in health: Foundations for evidence-based practice.
Oxford University Press: Melbourne. The book has been translated into Japanese and was published by
Medical Sciences International, Tokyo in 2012.
Jirojwong, S., & Liamputtong, P. (eds.) (2009) Population health, communities and health promotion:
Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Oxford University Press: Melbourne.
Liamputtong, R. (ed.) (2008) Doing cross-cultural research: Ethical and methodological Perspectives.
Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Liamputtong, P., & Rumbold, J. (eds.) (2008) Knowing differently: Arts-based and collaborative
research methods. Nova Science Publishers: New York.
Liamputtong, P. (ed.) (2007) Childrearing and infant care issues: A cross-cultural perspective. Nova
Science Publishers: New York.
Liamputtong, P. (ed.) (2007) Reproduction, childbearing and motherhood: A cross-cultural
perspective. Nova Science Publishers: New York.
Liamputtong, P. (ed.) (2006) Health research in cyberspace: Methodological, practical and personal
issues. Nova Science Publishers: New York.
Liamputtong, P., & Gardner, H. (eds.) (2003) Health, social change and communities. Oxford
University Press: Melbourne.
Manderson, L., & Liamputtong, P. (eds.) (2002) Coming of age in South and Southeast Asia: Youth,
courtship and sexuality. NIAS/Curzon Press: London.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (ed.) (1999) Asian mothers, Western births, New edition. Ausmed Publications:
Melbourne.
Liamputtong Rice, P.L (ed.) (1999) Living in a new country: Understanding migrant’s health. Ausmed
Publications: Melbourne.
Liamputtong Rice, P., & Manderson, L. (eds.) (1996) Maternity and reproductive health in Asian
societies. Harwood Academic Publishers: Amsterdam.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (ed.) (1994) Asian mothers, Australian birth - Pregnancy, childbirth and
childrearing: The Asian experience in an English-speaking country. Ausmed Publications: Melbourne.
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GUEST EDITOR
General Editor, Cross-Cultural Research in Health, Illness and Well-Being Series. The series will be
published by Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Guest Editor, Special issue on “Social Determinants of Health in Asia”. Austrian Journal of South East
Asian Studies (ASEAS), July 2012.
Liamputtong, P., & Proyer, M. (2012). Editorial: Determinants of health in South-East
Asia/Umfeldfaktoren öffentlicher Gesundheit in Südostasien. ASEAS - Austrian Journal of South-East
Asian Studies, 5(1), 1-9.
Guest Editor, Special issue “Parenting around the world”, Journal of Family Studies, December, 15(3),
2009.
Liamputtong, P. (2009) Editorial: Preservation of life and maintenance of health and wellbeing of
children: A common value among parents around the world. Journal of Family Studies, special issue
on “Parenting around the world”, 15(3), 207-209.
REFEREED PAPERS AS SOLE & AS FIRST AUTHOR
Liamputtong, P., Haritavorn, N., & Kiatying-Angsulee, N. (in press) Participating in HIV clinical drug
trials: Reasons and experiences among women living with HIV/AIDS in Thailand. Journal of
HIV/AIDS & Social Services.
Liamputtong, P., Haritavorn, N., & Kiatying-Angsulee, N. (2012) Living positively: The experiences
of Thai women in central Thailand. Qualitative Health Research, 22(4), 441-451.
Liamputtong, P. (2011) International students in Australia: Their challenges and implications for
university counseling services. Journal of International Students Research, 1(1), 8-11.
Liamputtong, P. (2010) Cross-cultural research and qualitative inquiry. Turkish Online Journal of
Qualitative Inquiry, 1(1), 16-29.
Liamputtong, P., Haritavorn, N., & Kiatying-Angsulee, N. (2009) HIV and AIDS, stigma and AIDS
support groups: Perspectives from women living with HIV and AIDS in central Thailand. Social
Science & Medicine, Special Issue: Women, Mothers and HIV Care in Resource Poor Settings, 69(6),
862-868.
Liamputtong, P. (2009) Motherhood, risk and responsibility: Infant care in northern Thailand. Journal
of Family Studies, special issue on “Parenting around the world”, 15(3), 210-226.
Liamputtong, P. (2009) Qualitative data analysis: Conceptual and practical considerations. Australian
Journal of Health Promotion, 20 (2), 133-139.
Liamputtong, P. (2006) Motherhood and “moral career”: Discourses of good motherhood among
Southeast Asian immigrant women in Australia. Qualitative Sociology, 29(1), 25-53.
Liamputtong, P., & Watson, L. (2006) The meanings and experiences of cesarean birth amongst
Cambodian, Lao and Vietnamese immigrant women in Australia. Women & Health, 43(3), 63-81.
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Liamputtong, P. (2005) Birth and social class: Northern Thai women’s lived experiences of caesarean
and vaginal birth. Sociology of Health & Illness, 27(1), 243-270.
Liamputtong, P., Yimyam, S, Parisunyakul, S., Baosoung, C., & Sansiriphun, N. (2005) Traditional
beliefs about pregnancy and child birth among women from Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand.
Midwifery, 21(2), 139-153.
Liamputtong, P., Yimyam, S, Parisunyakul, S., Baosoung, C., & Sansiriphun, N. (2004) When I
become a mother!: Discourses of Motherhood among Thai women in Northern Thailand. Women’s
Studies International Forum, 27(5-6), 589-601.
Liamputtong, P. (2004) Yu duan practices as embodying tradition, modernity and social change in
Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. Women & Health, 40(1), 79-99.
Liamputtong, P. (2004) Giving birth in hospital: Childbirth experiences of women in Northern
Thailand. Health Care for Women International, 25(5), 454-480.
Liamputtong, P. (2003) Abortion - Only some women have the right to do it? Hmong women’s
perceptions of abortion. Health Care for Women International, 24(3), 230-241.
Liamputtong, P., & Naksook, C. (2003) Life as mothers in a new land: The experience of motherhood
among Thai women in Melbourne. Health Care for Women International, 24(7), 650-668.
Liamputtong, P., & Naksook, C. (2003) Perceptions and experiences of motherhood, health and the
husband’s roles among Thai women in Australia. Midwifery, 19(1), 27-36.
Liamputtong, P., Halliday, J., Warren, R. Watson, L., & Bell, R. (2003) Why do women decline
prenatal screening and diagnosis?: Australian women’s perspective. Women & Health, 37(2), 89-108.
Liamputtong, P. (2002) Childrearing practices and child health among the Hmong in Australia:
Implications for health services. International Journal of Health Services, 32(4), 817-836.
Liamputtong, P. (2002) Infant feeding practices: The case of Hmong women in Australia. Health Care
for Women International, 23(1), 33-48.
Liamputtong, P., & Watson, L. (2002) The voices and concerns about prenatal testing of Cambodian,
Lao and Vietnamese women in Australia. Midwifery, 18(4), 304-313.
Liamputtong, P., Yimyam, S, Parisunyakul, S., Baosoung, C., & Sansiriphun, N. (2002) Women as
mothers: The case of Thai women from Northern Thailand. International Social Work, 45(4), 497-515.
Liamputtong, P. (2001) Motherhood and the challenge of immigrant mothers: A personal reflection.
Families in Society, 82(2), 195-201.
Liamputtong Rice, P., & Naksook, C. (2001) Infant Feeding practices: The Case of Thai mothers in
Australia. Australian Journal of Primary Health – Interchange, 7(1), 46-55.
Liamputtong Rice, P., & Naksook, C. (2001) Breastfeeding practices among Thai mothers in
Melbourne. Midwifery, 17(1), 11-23.
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Liamputtong Rice, P. (2000) Baby, souls, name and health: Traditional customs for a newborn infant
among the Hmong in Melbourne. Early Human Development, 57, 189-203.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (2000) Death in birth: The cultural construction of stillbirth, neonatal death and
maternal death among Hmong women in Australia. OMEGA: Journal of Death and Dying, 412(1), 3957.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (2000) Nyo dua hli – 30 days confinement: Traditions and changed childbearing
beliefs and practices among Hmong women in Australia. Midwifery, 16(1), 22-34.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (2000) Rooming-in and cultural practices: Choice or constraint?, Journal of
Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 18(1), 21-32.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (1999) When baby falls!: The cultural construction of miscarriage among Hmong
women in Australia. Women & Health, 30(1), 85-103.
Liamputtong Rice P.L. (1999) Infant weaning practices among Hmong women in Melbourne.
Australian Journal of Primary Health - Interchange, 5(2), 27-37.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (1999) What women say about their childbirth experience?: The case of Hmong
women in Australia. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 17(3), 237-253.
Liamputtong Rice, P., & Naksook, C. (1999) Pregnancy and pregnancy technology: Women's
perceptions and experience of prenatal testing. Health Care for Women International, 20(3), 259-278.
Liamputtong Rice, P., Naksook, C., & Watson, L. (1999) The experience of postpartum hospital stay
and returning home among Thai mothers in Australia. Midwifery, 15(1), 47-57.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (1998) Childhood health and illness: Cultural beliefs and practices among the
Hmong in Victoria. Australian Journal of Primary Health - Interchange, 4(4), 44-59.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (1998) Culture and infant feeding practices among Southeast Asian mothers
living in Melbourne. Birth Issues Journal, 7(1), 15-22.
Liamputtong Rice, P., & Naksook, C. (1998) Caesarean or vaginal birth!: Perceptions and experience
of Thai mothers in Australian hospitals. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 22(5),
604-608.
Liamputtong Rice, P., & Naksook, C. (1998) Childrearing and cultural beliefs and practices among
Thai mothers in Australia: Implications for SIDS. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 34(4), 320324.
Liamputtong Rice, P., & Naksook, C. (1998) The experience of pregnancy, labour and birth of Thai
women in Australia. Midwifery, 14(2), 74-84.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (1997) Multiculturalism policy and immigrants' health - Are we achieving the
goal? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 21 (7), 793-794.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (1997) Giving birth in a new home: Childbirth traditions and the experience of
motherhood among Hmong women from Laos. Asian Studies Review, 20 (3), 133-148.
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Liamputtong Rice, P. (1996) In quality we trust!: The role of qualitative data in health care. Medical
Principles and Practice, 5, 51-57.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (1996) Birth in a new land: The Hmong and Vietnamese experiences. Birth
Issues Journal, 5 (1), 12-16.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (1995) Pog Laus, Tsis Coj Khaub Ncaws Lawm: The Meaning of Menopause in
Hmong Women. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, Special Issue on The Menopause, 13,
79-92.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (1994) What is Health?, What is Illness?: Meaning of Health and Illness among
Thai Schoolchildren. Journal of the Institute of Health Education, 32 (1), 19-22.
Liamputtong Rice, P., Ly, B., & Lumley, J. (1994) Soul Loss and Childbirth: The Case of a Hmong
Woman. Medical Journal of Australia, 160, 577-578.
Rice, P. (1991) Concepts of Health and Illness in Thai Children. International Journal of Science
Education, 13 (1), 115-127.
Rice, P. (1989) Thai Conceptions of Illness. Research in Science Education, 19, 231-240.
REFEREED PAPERS AS JOINT AUTHOR
Wong, P., Liamputtong, P., & Koch, S. (in press) Families’ experiences of their interactions in an
Australian Intensive Care Unit (ICU): A qualitative study. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing.
Aspridis, A., O’Halloran, P., & Liamputtong, P. (in press) Female bodybuilding: An exploration of the
perceptions of the effects of pre-competition preparation practices of Figure competitors. Women in
Sport and Physical Activity Journal.
Koh, L., Liamputtong, P., & Walker, R. (in press) Parental expectation, well-being and coping
strategies among young refugee women in Melbourne. Journal of Family Studies.
Meldrum, R., Liamputtong, P., & Wallersheim, D. (2013) Caught between the two worlds: Meaning
and experiences of sexuality among Muslim young women in Melbourne, Australia. Sexuality &
Culture. DOI 10.1007/s12119-013-9182-5
Ngum Chi Watts, M.C., Liamputtong, P., & Carolan, M. (2013) Contraception knowledge and
attitudes: Truths and myths among African Australian teenage mothers in Greater Melbourne,
Australia. Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Capalb, D.J., O’Halloran, P., & Liamputtong, P. (2013) Why older people engage in physical activity:
An exploratory study of participants in a community-based program in Melbourne. Australian Journal
of Primary Health. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY12090
Suwankhong, D., & Liamputtong, P. (2013) Ethnographic performance and its flexibility in
researching a traditional healing system in southern Thailand. Qualitative Research Journal, 13(3),
244-252.
Dropsy, S., Hoban, E., & Liamputtong, P. (2013) Food choice and decision making among Cambodian
immigrant mothers in Melbourne. Journal of Nutritional Ecology and Food Research, 1(2), 147-154.
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Hoban, E., & Liamputtong, P. (2013) Cambodian immigrant women’s postpartum experiences in
Victoria, Australia. Midwifery, 29(7), 772-778.
Wollersheim, D., Koh, L., Walker, R., & Liamputtong, P. (2013) Constant connections: Piloting a
mobile phone based peer support program for Nuer (southern Sudanese) women. Australian Journal of
Primary Health, 19, 7-13.
Gill, J. & Liamputtong, P. (2013) Walk a mile in my shoes: The lived experience as mothers of
children with Asperger’s Syndrome. Qualitative Social Work, 12(1), 41-56.
Couch, D., Liamputtong, P., & Pitts, M. (2012) What are the risks and dangers of online dating from
the perspective of online daters? Health, Risk & Society, 14(7–8), 697-714.
Suwankhong, D., Liamputtong, P., & Rumbold, B. (2012) Seeking help chaow baan ways in southern
Thailand. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 18(2), 105-111.
Gill, J. & Liamputtong, P. (2011) Being the mother of a child with Asperger’s Syndrome: Women’s
experiences of stigma. Health Care for Women International, 32, 708-722.
Couch, D., Liamputtong, P., & Pitts, M. (2011) Online daters and the use of technology to assess and
manage risk. The International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society (iJETS), 9(2), 116-134.
Suwankhong, D., Liamputtong, P., & Rumbold, B. (2011) Traditional healers in southern Thailand:
The barriers for cooperation with modern health care delivery. Journal of Community Health, 36, 431437.
Suwankhong, D., Liamputtong, P., & Rumbold, B. (2011) Existing roles of traditional healers (mor
baan) in southern Thailand. Journal of Community Health, 36, 438-445.
Wilkin, A., & Liamputtong, P. (2010) Indigenous voice and vision: The experience of Indigenous
women working in the Victorian health system through photovoice. Journal of Australian Indigenous
Issues 13(4), 45-68.
Wollersheim, D., Merkes, M., Shields, N., Liamputtong, P., Wallis, L., Reynolds, F., & Koh, L. (2010)
Physical and psychosocial effects of wii video game use among older women. The International
Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society (iJETS), 8(2), 85-98.
Keally, M.A., Small, R., & Liamputtong, P. (2010) Recovery after caesarean birth: A qualitative study
of women's accounts in Victoria, Australia. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 10, 47.
doi:10.1186/1471-2393-10-47. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/10/47
Wilkin, A., & Liamputtong, P. (2010) The photovoice method: Researching the experiences of
Aboriginal health workers through photographs. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 16, 231-239.
Rawson, H., & Liamputtong, P. (2010) Culture and Sex Education: The acquisition of sexual
knowledge for a group of Vietnamese Australian young women. Ethnicity & Health, 15(4), 343-364.
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Gill, J., & Liamputtong, P. (2009). Walk a mile in my shoes: Researching lived experiences of mothers
of children with autism. Journal of Family Studies, special issue on “Parenting around the world”,
15(3), 309-319.
Dickson-Swift, V., James, E.L., Kippen, S., & Liamputtong, P. (2009) Researching sensitive topics:
Qualitative research as emotion work. Qualitative Research, 9(1), 61-79.
Morgan, M., Rumbold, J., McInerney, F. & Liamputtong, P. (2009) Drawing the experience of chronic
vaginal thrush and complementary and alternative medicine: Methodological issue. International
Journal of Social Research Methodology, special issue on “Innovative research methods in the 21th
century”, 12(2), 127-146.
Rawson, H., & Liamputtong, P. (2009) Influence of traditional Vietnamese culture on the utilisation of
mainstream health services for sexual health issues by second-generation Vietnamese Australian young
women. Sexual Health, 6, 75-81.
Serry, T., Rose. M, & Liamputtong, P. (2008) Oral language predictors for the at-risk reader: A review.
International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 10(6), 392-403.
Buultjens, M., Robinson, P., & Liamputtong, P. (2008) A holistic programme for mothers with
postnatal depression: Pilot study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 63(2), 181-188.
Ang, P.L.D., & Liamputtong, P. (2008) “Out of the circle”: International students and the use of
university counselling services. Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 48(1), 108-130.
Couch, D., & Liamputtong, P. (2008) Online dating and mating: The use of the internet to meet sexual
partners. Qualitative Health Research, 18(2), 268-279.
Dickson-Swift, V., James, E.L., Kippen, S., & Liamputtong, P. (2008) Risk to researchers in
qualitative research on sensitive topics: Issues and strategies. Qualitative Health Research, 18(1), 133144.
Ang, P.L.D., & Liamputtong, P. (2007) “Out of the circle”: Reflection on conducting research into the
views of international students from mainland China towards the use of university counselling
services. Journal of the Australia and New Zealand Student Services Association, October, 30, 6-26.
Couch, D., & Liamputtong, P. (2007) Online dating and mating: Perceptions of risk and health among
online users. Health, Risk & Society, 9(3), 275-294.
Dickson-Swift, V., James, E.L., Kippen, S., & Liamputtong, P. (2007) Doing sensitive research: What
challenges do qualitative researchers face? Qualitative Research, 7(3), 327-353.
Nguyen Hoa Ngan, & Liamputtong, P. (2007) Sex, love and gender norms: Sexual life and experience
of a group of young people in Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam. Sexual Health, 4, 63-69.
Buultjens, M., & Liamputtong, P. (2007) When giving life starts to take the life out of you: Women’s
experiences with postnatal depression following childbirth. Midwifery, 23, 77-91.
Nguyen Hoa Ngan, Liamputtong, P., & Murphy, G. (2006) Knowledge of contraceptives and sexually
transmitted diseases and contraceptive practices among young people in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Health Care for Women International, 27(5), 399-417.
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Dickson-Swift, V., James, E.L., Kippen, S., & Liamputtong, P. (2006) Blurring boundaries in
qualitative health research. Qualitative Health Research, 16(6), 853-871.
McClelland, A., & Liamputtong, P. (2006) Knowledge and acceptance of human papillomavirus
vaccination: Perspectives of young Australian living in Melbourne, Australia. Sexual Health, 3, 95101.
Sripairoj, A., Tangcharoensatien, V., & Liamputtong, P. (2005) Pharmaceutical Therapeutics
Committee and its roles within the context of health care reform in Thailand. Journal of Health
Sciences (in Thai), 14(1), 119-127.
Abboud, L.N., & Liamputtong, P. (2005) When pregnancy fails: Coping strategies, support network
and experiences with health care among a group of women who have experienced a miscarriage and
their partners in Melbourne. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 23(1), 1-17.
Tsang, E., Liamputtong, P., & Pierson, J. (2004) The views of older Chinese people in Melbourne
about their quality of life. Ageing & Society, 24(1), 51-74.
Alati, R., Liamputtong, P., & Peterson, C. (2003) ‘It was a nice day…a beautiful day’: An analysis of
relapse into substance misuse amongst Indigenous drinkers. Drug and Alcohol Review, 22, 135-141.
Vo-Thanh-Xuan, J., & Liamputtong, P. (2003) What does it takes to be a grandparent in a new
country?: The lived experiences and emotional well-being of Australian-Vietnamese grandparents.
Australian Journal of Social Issues, Refugees and Migrant Issues - Special issue, 38(2), 209-228.
Abboud, L.N., & Liamputtong, P. (2003) Pregnancy loss: What it means to women who miscarry and
their partners. Social Work in Health Care, 36(3), 37-62.
Small, R., Yelland, J., Lumley, J., Brown, S., & Liamputtong, P. (2002) Immigrant women’s views
about care during labor and birth: An Australian study of Vietnamese, Turkish and Filipino women.
Birth, 29(4), 266-277.
Shugg, J., & Liamputtong, P. (2002) Being female: The portrayal of women’s health in print media.
Health Care for Women International, 23(6-7), 715-728.
Tsianakas, V., & Liamputtong, P. (2002) What women from Islamic background in Australia say about
care in prenatal testing and antenatal care. Midwifery, 18(1), 25-34.
Tsianakas, V., & Liamputtong, P. (2002) Prenatal testing: The perceptions and experiences of Muslim
women in Australia. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 20(1), 7-24.
Halliday, J., McDonald, G., Warren, R., Liamputtong, P., Watson, L., & Bell, R. (2001) Prenatal
diagnosis for women 37 years and over: To have or not to have. Prenatal Diagnosis, 21, 842-847.
Tsianakas, V., & Liamputtong, P. (2001) Pregnancy, prenatal testing and abortion: A perspective from
Muslim women in Australia. Australian Journal of Primary Health-Interchange, 7(2), 15-23.
Vo-Thanh-Xuan, J., & Liamputtong Rice, P. (2000) The changing roles and psychological well-being
of Australian-Vietnamese grandparents. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 15, 265-288.
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Alati, R., Peterson, C., & Liamputtong Rice, P. (2000) The development of indigenous substance
misuse services in Australia. Australian Journal of Primary Health – Interchange, 6(2), 49-62.
Shugg, J., & Liamputtong Rice, P. (1999) Women’s health in Melbourne’s print media: A content
analysis. Australian Journal of Primary Health - Interchange, 5(2), 53-64.
Small, R., Yelland, J., Lumley, J., & Liamputtong Rice, P. (1999) Cross-cultural research: Trying to do
it better 1. Issues in study design. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 23(4), 385389.
Small, R., Yelland, J., Lumley, J., Liamputtong Rice, P., Cotronei, V., & Warren, R. (1999) Crosscultural research: Trying to do it better 2. Enhancing data quality. Australian and New Zealand Journal
of Public Health, 23(4), 390-395.
Small, R., Liamputtong Rice, P., Yelland, J., & Lumley, J. (1999) Mothers in a new country: The role
of culture and communication in Vietnamese, Turkish and Filipino women’s experiences of giving
birth in Australia. Women & Health, 22(3), 77-101.
Yelland, J., Small, R., Lumley, J., Liamputtong Rice, P., Cotronei, V., & Warren, R. (1998) Support,
sensitivity, satisfaction: Vietnamese, Turkish and Filipino women's experience of the postnatal stay.
Midwifery, 14(3), 144-154.
Small, R.; Yelland, J.; Lumley, J., & Liamputtong Rice, P. (1998) Is shared antenatal care really better
for women of non-English speaking background?: The Mothers in a New Country (MINC) Study.
Medical Journal of Australia, 168 (1), 15-18.
Rice, P., & Gunstone, R. (1986) Health and Sickness Causation and the Influence of Thai Culture
among Thai Schoolchildren. Research in Science Education, 16, 63-72.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Liamputtong, P., Fanany, R., & Verrinder, G. (forthcoming) Health, illness and well-being: An
introduction. In Liamputtong, P., Fanany, R., & Verrinder, G. (eds.), Health, illness and well-being:
Perspectives and social determinants, 2ndedition. Oxford University Press: Melbourne.
Liamputtong, P., & Kitisriworapan, S. (forthcoming) Deviance, difference and stigma as social
determinants of health. In Liamputtong, P., Fanany, R., & Verrinder, G. (eds.), Health, illness and
well-being: Perspectives and social determinants, 2ndedition. Oxford University Press: Melbourne.
Higginbottom, G., & Liamputtong, P. (forthcoming, 2014) What is participatory research? Why do it?
G. Higginbottom & P. Liamputtong (eds.), Using participatory methods in health and nursing
research. Sage Publications: London.
Liamputtong, P., & Higginbottom, G. (forthcoming) Engaging older adults in participatory research. In
G. Higginbottom & P. Liamputtong (eds.), Using participatory methods in health and nursing
research. Sage Publications: London.
Higginbottom, G., & Liamputtong, P. (forthcoming) Diverse ethno-cultural groups and the use of
participatory research. In G. Higginbottom & P. Liamputtong (eds.), Using participatory methods in
health and nursing research. Sage Publications: London.
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Higginbottom, G., & Liamputtong, P. (forthcoming) Drawing conclusions from your research. In G.
Higginbottom & P. Liamputtong (eds.), Using participatory methods in health and nursing research.
Sage Publications: London.
Liamputtong, P. & Ferrier, A. (in press) Gender and health. In Fitzgerald, J., & Byrne, G.J. (eds.),
Psychosocial dimensions in medicine. IP Communications: Sydney.
Gill, J., & Liamputtong, P. (in press) The drawing method and young people with a disability. In SAGE
cases in methodology (SCiM) (an online resource for students and researchers). Sage: London
Lennon, R., Liamputtong, P., & Hoban, E. (in press) Methods in action: Exploring the impacts of
stigma and discrimination on female street-based sex workers. In SAGE cases in methodology (SCiM)
(an online resource for students and researchers). Sage: London.
Liamputtong, P. (in press) Oral history. In D. Coghlan & M. Brydon-Miller (eds.), Encyclopedia of
action research. Sage: London.
Liamputtong, P. (in press) Experiential knowing. In D. Coghlan & M. Brydon-Miller (eds.),
Encyclopedia of action research. Sage: London.
Suwankhong, D., & Liamputtong, P. (in press) Traditional health services utilization among
indigenous peoples. In C. Cockerham, R. Dingwell & S. Quah (eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell
encyclopedia of health, illness, behavior and society. Wiley-Blackwell: London.
Liamputtong, P. (in press) Thailand today: An introduction. In P. Liamputtong (ed.), Contemporary
socio-cultural and political perspectives in Thailand. Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Liamputtong, P., & Kitisriworapan, S. (in press). Authoritative knowledge, folk knowledge and
antenatal care in contemporary northern Thailand. In P. Liamputtong (ed.), Contemporary sociocultural and political perspectives in Thailand. Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Suwankhong, D., & Liamputtong, P. (in press) Phum panya chao ban (local wisdom) and traditional
healers in southern Thailand. In P. Liamputtong (ed.), Contemporary socio-cultural and political
perspectives in Thailand. Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Sulaiman, S., Liamputtong, P., & Amir, L.H. (2013) Exploring working women’s experiences in
regards to infant feeding choices in urban Malaysia: A case of research project. In SAGE cases in
methodology (SCiM) (an online resource for students and researchers). Sage: London.
Liamputtong, P. (2013) Women, motherhood and living with HIV/AIDS: An introduction. In
Liamputtong, P. (ed.), Motherhood and HIV/AIDS: A cross-cultural perspective. Springer: Dordrecht,
The Netherlands, pp. 1-24.
Liamputtong, P., Haritavorn, N., & Kiatying-Angsulee, N. (2013) Women, motherhood, and living
positively: The lived experience of Thai women living with HIV/AIDS. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.),
Motherhood and HIV/AIDS: A cross-cultural perspective. Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp.
231-246.
Liamputtong, P. (2013) Stigma, discrimination and HIV/AIDS across cultures: An introduction. In
Liamputtong, P. (ed.), Stigma, discrimination and HIV/AIDS: A cross-cultural perspective. Springer:
Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 1-19.
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Liamputtong, P., Haritavorn, N., & Kiatying-Angsulee, N. (2013) AIDS support groups and women
living with HIV/AIDS in Thailand. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.), Stigma, discrimination and HIV/AIDS: A
cross-cultural perspective. Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 377-397.
Couch, D., & Liamputtong, P. (2013) Researching online dating: Instant messenger and email in
consideration. In N. Sappleton (ed.), Advancing research methods with new media. IGI Global:
Hershey, PA, pp. 266-284.
Liamputtong, P. (2013) The science of words and the science of numbers: Research methods as
foundations for evidence-based practice in health. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.), Research methods in
health: Foundations for evidence-based practice, 2nd edition. Oxford University Press: Melbourne, pp.
3-23.
Serry, T., & Liamputtong, P. (2013) The in-depth interviewing method in health. In Liamputtong, P.
(ed.), Research methods in health: Foundations for evidence-based practice, 2nd edition. Oxford
University Press: Melbourne, pp. 39-53.
Liamputtong, P., & Serry, T. (2013) Making sense of qualitative data. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.),
Research methods in health: Foundations for evidence-based practice, 2nd edition. Oxford University
Press: Melbourne, pp. 365-379.
Serry, T., & Liamputtong, P. (2013) Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis (CAQDAS). In
Liamputtong, P. (ed.), Research methods in health: Foundations for evidence-based practice, 2nd
edition. Oxford University Press: Melbourne, pp. 380-393.
Liamputtong, P., Shields, N. & Nevill, A. (2013) Presentation of research findings and evaluation of
published materials. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.), Research methods in health: Foundations for evidencebased practice, 2nd edition. Oxford University Press: Melbourne, pp. 425-446.
Couch, D., & Liamputtong, P. (2013). Online dating and mating: The use of the Internet to meet sexual
partners. In C. Hine (ed.), Virtual research methods, vol 2. Sage Publications: London, pp. 283-303.
Lennon, R., Liamputtong, P. & Hoban, E. (2013) Practising social inclusion: The case of streetbased
sex workers. In A. Taket et al. (eds.), Practicing social inclusion. Routledge: London, pp. 141149.
Gill, J., Liamputtong, P. & Hoban, E. (2013) Practicing inclusion: Comfort Zone - A social support
group for teenagers with high functioning autism. In A. Taket et al. (eds.), Practicing social inclusion.
Routledge: London, pp. 182-190.
Liamputtong, P., Suwankhong, D., & Rumbold, B. (2012) Traditional, complementary and alternative
medicine (TCAM): A review of healing practices outside the formal health care system. In Y. Motto
(ed.), Traditional medicine: New research. Nova Science Publishers: New York, pp. 59-82.
Suwankhong, D., Liamputtong, P., & Rumbold, B. (2012) Seeking care from traditional healers (mor
boraan): Traditional practices in Southern Thailand. In Y. Motto (ed.), Traditional medicine: New
research. Nova Science Publishers: New York, pp. 47-58.
Suwankhong, D., & Liamputtong, P. (2012) Being at home: Ethnographic method and research with
traditional healers in Southern Thailand. In A.T. Landry & E.F. Duran (eds.), Sociology research
biographical sketches and research summaries. Nova Science Publishers: New York, pp. 243-244.
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Sulaiman, Z., Amir, L., & Liamputtong, P. (2012) Infant feeding practices: Benefits of breast milk and
the impact of employment on infant feeding practices. In Narvaez, D., Panksepp, J., Schore, A., &
Gleason, T. (eds.), Human nature, early experience and the environment of evolutionary adaptedness.
Oxford University Press: New York, pp. 277-298.
Liamputtong, P., & Kitisriworapan, S. (2012) Cesarean Birth: The Lived Experiences of Thai Women.
In S.R. Hall & G.M. Kelly (eds.), Childbirth research: New developments. Nova Science Publishers:
New York, pp. 69-88.
Liamputtong, P., & Kitisriworapan, S. (2012) Pregnancy and cultural knowledge and practices among
northern Thai women. In T.A. Frias & M.J. Cano (eds.), Pregnancy: Risk factors, management and
recovery. Nova Science Publishers: New York, pp. 165-184.
Liamputtong, P. (2012) Midwife. In Loue, S., & Sajatovic, M. (eds.) Encyclopedia of immigrant
health. Springer: New York, pp. 1085-1087.
Liamputtong, P. (2012) Researching vulnerable groups. In Becker, S., Bryman, A., & Ferguson, H.
(eds.) Understanding research for social policy and social work. The Policy Press: London, pp. 73-77.
Liamputtong, P., Fanany, R., & Verrinder, G. (2012) Health, illness and well-being: An introduction.
In Liamputtong, P., Fanany, R., & Verrinder, G. (eds.), Health, illness and well-being: Perspectives
and social determinants. Oxford University Press: Melbourne, pp. 1-17.
Liamputtong, P., & Kitisriworapan, S. (2012) Deviance, difference and stigma as social determinants
of health. In Liamputtong, P., Fanany, R., & Verrinder, G. (eds.), Health, illness and well-being:
Perspectives and social determinants. Oxford University Press: Melbourne, pp. 242-256.
Liamputtong, P. (2011) Vulnerable groups as research participants. In Jirojwong, S., Johnson, M. &
Welch, A. (eds.), Research methods in nursing and midwifery: Pathways to evidence-based practice.
Oxford University Press: Melbourne, pp. 87-106.
Liamputtong, P. (2011) Infant feeding beliefs and practices across cultures: An introduction. In
Liamputtong, P. (ed.), Infant feeding practices: A cross-cultural perspective. Springer: New York, pp.
1-20.
Liamputtong, P., & Kitisriworapan, S. (2011) Good mother, infant feeding and social change in
northern Thailand. In. Liamputtong, P. (ed.), Infant feeding practices: A cross-cultural perspective.
Springer: New York, pp. 141-159.
Kealy, M., & Liamputtong, P. (2011) Contemporary caesarean section theory: Risk, uncertainty and
fear. In Bryar, R.M. & Sinclair, M. (eds.), Theory for midwifery practices, 2nd edition. Macmillan:
London, pp. 262-284.
Suwankhong, D., Liamputtong, P., & Rumbold, B. (2010) Being at home: Ethnographic method and
research with traditional healers in Southern Thailand. In Jaworski, J.A. (ed.), Advances in sociology
research, volume 7. Nova Science Publishers: New York, pp. 33-52.
Rendina, T., & Liamputtong, P. (2010) Prenatal expectations: Effects on the experiences of
motherhood and the mothering role. In Porter, M. & Kelso, J. (eds.), Mother-texts: Narratives and
counter narratives. Cambridge Scholars Press: Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, pp. 247-267.
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Reiger, K., & Liamputtong, P. (hard cover 2010, paperback 2013) Researching reproduction
qualitatively: Intersections of personal and political. In Bourgeault, I. L., DeVries, R., & Dingwall, R.
(eds.), The Sage handbook on qualitative health research. Sage Publication: London, pp. 641-657.
Liamputtong, P. (2010) The science of words and the science of numbers: Research methods as
foundations for evidence-based practice in health. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.), Research methods in
health: Foundations for evidence-based practice. Oxford University Press: Melbourne, pp. 3-26.
Serry, T., & Liamputtong, P. (2010) The in-depth interviewing method in health. In Liamputtong, P.
(ed.), Research methods in health: Foundations for evidence-based practice. Oxford University Press:
Melbourne, pp. 45-60.
Liamputtong, P., & Serry, T. (2010) Making sense of qualitative data. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.),
Research methods in health: Foundations for evidence-based practice. Oxford University Press:
Melbourne, pp. 369-386.
Serry, T., & Liamputtong, P. (2010) Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis (CAQDAS). In
Liamputtong, P. (ed.), Research methods in health: Foundations for evidence-based practice. Oxford
University Press: Melbourne, pp. 387-400.
Liamputtong, P., & Shields, N. (2010) Presentation of research findings: Writing a qualitative and
quantitative research report. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.), Research methods in health: Foundations for
evidence-based practice. Oxford University Press: Melbourne, pp. 433-450.
Couch, D., & Liamputtong, P. (2010) Online dating and mating: Methodological and personal
reflection on our journey. In Minichiello, V. & Kottler, J. (eds.), Qualitative journeys: Student and
mentor experiences with research. Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 103-123.
Liamputtong, P. (2009) Nyob nruab hlis: Thirty days confinement in Hmong culture. In Selin, H. (ed.),
Childbirth across cultures: Ideas and practices of pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum.
Springer: New York, pp. 161-173.
Liamputtong, P. (2009) Pregnancy, childbirth and traditional beliefs and practices in Northern
Thailand. In Selin, H. (ed.), Childbirth across cultures: Ideas and practices of pregnancy, childbirth
and the postpartum. Springer: New York, pp. 175-184.
Liamputtong, P. (2009) Yu duan practices: The significance and implications for women’s health in
northern Thailand. In Zebioli, R.C. (ed.), Thailand: Economics, politics and social issues. Nova
Science Publishers: New York, pp.123-137.
Liamputtong, P. (2009) Treating the afflicted body: Perceptions of infertility and ethnomedicine among
fertile Hmong women in Australia. In Culley, L., Hudson, N., & van Rooij, F. (eds.), Marginalized
reproduction: Ethnicity, infertility and reproductive technologies. Earthscan Publisher: Oxford, pp.
151-164.
Jirojwong, S., & Liamputtong, P. (2009) An introduction: Population health and health promotion. In
Jirojwong, S., & Liamputtong, P. (eds.), Population health, communities and health promotion:
Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation. Oxford University Press: Melbourne, pp. 3-25.
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Jirojwong, S., & Liamputtong, P. (2009) Primary health care and health promotion. In Jirojwong, S., &
Liamputtong, P. (eds.), Population health, communities and health promotion: Assessment, Planning,
Implementation and Evaluation. Oxford University Press: Melbourne, 26-42.
Liamputtong, P., & Jirojwong, S. (2009) Needs assessment of communities and populations. In
Jirojwong, S., & Liamputtong, P. (eds.), Population health, communities and health promotion:
Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation. Oxford University Press: Melbourne, 45-68.
Goldsworthy, D., Jirojwong, S., & Liamputtong, P. (2009) Emerging population health issues and
health promotion. In Jirojwong, S., & Liamputtong, P. (eds.), Population health, communities and
health promotion: Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation. Oxford University Press:
Melbourne, 92-103.
Liamputtong, P. (2008) Doing research in a cross-cultural context: Methodological and ethical
challenges. In P. Liamputtong (Ed.), Doing cross-cultural research: Ethical and methodological
Perspectives. Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 1-20.
Liamputtong, P. & Nguyen, H.N.T. (2008) Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding contraception
and abortion among young people in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In Eddington, P.I., & Mastolli,
U.V. (eds.), Health knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Nova Science Publishers: New York, pp. 129147.
Liamputtong, P. (2008) Traditional knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the health and wellbeing of children amongst Hmong and Thai immigrants in Australia. In P.I. Eddington & U.V.
Mastolli (ed.), Health knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Nova Science Publishers: New York, pp.
149-164.
Liamputtong, P. & Rumbold, J. (2008) Knowing differently: Setting the scene. In Liamputtong, P., &
Rumbold, J. (eds.), Knowing differently: Arts-based and collaborative research methods. Nova
Science Publishers: New York, pp.1-23.
Liamputtong, P. & Rumbold, J. (2008) Knowing differently: By way of conclusion. In Liamputtong,
P., & Rumbold, J. (eds.), Knowing differently: Arts-based and collaborative research methods. Nova
Science Publishers: New York, pp.327-328.
Liamputtong, P. (2007) Situating reproduction, procreation and motherhood within a cross-cultural
context: An introduction. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.), Reproduction, childbearing and motherhood: A
cross-cultural perspective. Nova Science Publishers: New York, pp.3-34.
Liamputtong, P., & Nguyen, H.N.T. (2007) Private matter, public concern: Lived experiences of
abortion among young women in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.),
Reproduction, childbearing and motherhood: A cross-cultural perspective. Nova Science Publishers:
New York, pp.79-96.
Abboud, L., & Liamputtong, P. (2007) Having a baby in a new home: Accounts of Lebanese
immigrant women. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.), Reproduction, childbearing and motherhood: A crosscultural perspective. Nova Science Publishers: New York, pp.175-194.
Liamputtong, P., & Spitzer, D.L. (2007) Double identities: The lived experience of motherhood among
Hmong immigrant women in Australia. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.), Reproduction, childbearing and
motherhood: A cross-cultural perspective. Nova Science Publishers: New York, pp.221-237.
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Liamputtong, P. (2007) On childrearing and infant care: A cross-cultural perspective. In Liamputtong,
P. (ed.), Childrearing and infant care issues: A cross-cultural perspective. Nova Science Publishers:
New York, pp.3-29.
Liamputtong, P. (2007) Baby, souls, name and health: Customs for a newborn infant in Hmong
society. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.) Childrearing and infant care issues: A cross-cultural perspective.
Nova Science Publishers: New York, pp.201-220.
Tsianakas, V., & Liamputtong, P. (2007) Infant feeding practices and Afghan immigrant women in
Australia. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.) Childrearing and infant care issues: A cross-cultural perspective.
Nova Science Publishers: New York, pp.249-273.
Liamputtong, P. (2006) Qualitative online research: An introduction. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.) Health
research in cyberspace: Methodological, practical and personal issues. Nova Science Publishers: New
York, pp.1-24.
Liamputtong, P. (2006) Cyberspace research: Focusing on methodology. In Liamputtong, P. (ed.)
Health research in cyberspace: Methodological, practical and personal issues. Nova Science
Publishers: New York, pp.25-48.
Couch, D., & Liamputtong, P. (2006) Online dating and mating online: Some research experiences. In
Liamputtong, P. (ed.) Health research in cyberspace: Methodological, practical and personal issues.
Nova Science Publishers: New York, pp.171-192.
Liamputtong, P. (2005) Yu duan practices: The significance of traditional postpartum beliefs and
practices on women’s health in northern Thailand. In Balin, R.E. (ed.) Trends in midwifery research.
Nova Science Publishers: New York, pp.103-118.
Liamputtong, P., & Watson, L. (2005) Motherhood and health: Narratives of Southeast Asian
immigrant women in Australia. In Balin, R.E. (ed.) Trends in midwifery research. Nova Science
Publishers: New York, pp.151-166.
Liamputtong, P., & Tsianakas, V. (2005) Motherhood. In Joseph, S. (ed.) Women, gender and health:
Policies in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific, a series in the Encyclopedia of
Women and Islamic Cultures. Brill Academic Publishers: Leiden, The Netherlands, pp. 509-512.
Liamputtong, P. (2004) Being a woman: The social construction of menstruation among Hmong
women in Australia. In Tapp, N., & Lee, G.Y. (eds.) The Hmong of Australia. Pandanas: Canberra,
pp.153-174
Rice, E.I., & Liamputtong, P. (2003) Christie: Our black (and white) cat. In Fook, J., Klein, R., and
Hawthorn, S. (eds.) Cat tales: The meanings of cats in women’s lives. Spinifex Press: Melbourne,
pp.50-53.
Liamputtong, P., Gardner, H., & McGartland, M (2003) The health system, participation, and
community groups. In Liamputtong, P., & Gardner, H. (eds.) Health, social change and communities.
Oxford University Press: Melbourne, pp.3-21.
Liamputtong, P., & Dwyer, J. (2003) Women and health: An ongoing agenda. In Liamputtong, P., &
Gardner, H. (eds.) Health, social change and communities. Oxford University Press: Melbourne,
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pp.119-140.
Liamputtong, P., Lin, V., & Bagley, P. (2003) Living in a different place at a different time: Health
policy and Australian ethnic communities In Liamputtong, P., & Gardner, H. (eds.) Health, social
change and communities. Oxford University Press: Melbourne, pp.257-281.
Manderson, L., & Liamputtong, P. (2002) Introduction: Youth and sexuality in contemporary Asian
societies. In Manderson, L., & Liamputtong, P. (eds.) Coming of age in South and Southeast Asia:
Youth, courtship and sexuality. NIAS/Curzon Press: London, pp.1-15.
Liamputtong, P. (2002) Gender, sexuality and marriage among Hmong young people in Australia. In
Manderson, L., & Liamputtong, P. (eds.) Coming of age in South and Southeast Asia: Youth, courtship
and sexuality. NIAS/Curzon Press: London, pp.249-264.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (1999) Multicultualism and the health of immigrants: What public health issues
do immigrants face when they move to a new country? In Liamputtong Rice, P (ed.) Living in a new
country: Understanding migrant’s health. Ausmed Publications: Melbourne, pp.1-21.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (1999) Why do immigrant women change their patterns of infant feeding
practices?: The case of Southeast Asian mothers in Australia. In Liamputtong Rice, P (ed.) Living in a
new country: Understanding migrant’s health. Ausmed Publications: Melbourne, pp.161-177.
Liamputtong Rice, P., & Naksook, C. (1999) How do immigrant women perceive and experience
prenatal testing?: The case of Thai women in Australia. In Liamputtong Rice, P (ed.) Living in a new
country: Understanding migrant’s health. Ausmed Publications: Melbourne, pp.25-41.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (1999) How do beliefs and experiences from “home” affect perceptions of
mental health in a new country?: Cambodian young people. In Liamputtong Rice, P (ed.) Living in a
new country: Understanding migrant’s health. Ausmed Publications: Melbourne, pp.213-226.
Small, R., Liamputtong Rice, P., Yelland, J., & Lumley, J. (1999) Mothers in a new home: How
important are language and cultural issues in immigrant women’s experiences of maternity care? In
Liamputtong Rice, P (ed.) Living in a new country: Understanding migrant’s health. Ausmed
Publications: Melbourne, pp.59-77
Liamputtong Rice, P., Watson, L., & Lumley, J. (1999) Women born in Asia: Their obstetric profiles –
A Victorian study. In Liamputtong Rice, P. (ed.) Asian mothers, Western births. Ausmed Publications:
Melbourne, pp.15-30.
Liamputtong Rice, P. (1999) Child health and childrearing: Traditional and changed patterns among
Hmong women. In Liamputtong Rice, P. (ed.) Asian mothers, Western births. Ausmed Publications:
Melbourne, pp.253-264.
Liamputtong Rice, P., Watson, L., Naksook, C., Doan, N., Dy, C., & Phaosihavoung, B. (1999) The
perceptions and experiences of antenatal care among Lao, Cambodian and Vietnamese women. In
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changed beliefs and practices related to birth among Thai women in Australia. In Liamputtong Rice, P.
(ed.) Asian mothers, Western births. Ausmed Publications: Melbourne, pp.237-252.
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researching health care. In Daly, J. (ed.) Ethical intersections. Allen & Unwin: Sydney.
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L. (eds.) Maternity and reproductive health in Asian societies. Harwood Academic Publishers:
Amsterdam, pp.1-18.
Liamputtong Rice, P., & Townsend, K. (1996) A baby is born in Site 2 Camp: Pregnancy, birth and
confinement among Cambodian refugee women. In Liamputtong Rice, P., & Manderson, L. (eds.)
Maternity and reproductive health in Asian societies. Harwood Academic Publishers: Amsterdam,
pp.125-144.
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women. In Liamputtong Rice, P., & Manderson, L. (eds.) Maternity and reproductive health in Asian
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CONSULTANCY AND WORKSHOPS
Advanced qualitative research methodology. Workshop to be conducted at the Faculty of Public
Health, Thammasat University, Thailand, 25-29 November 2013.
Writing for publication in public health. Workshop organised for academic staff in the Faculty of
Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Thammasat University, Thailand, 2-4 September 2013.
Qualitative research methods and public health research. Workshop conducted at the Faculty of
Public Health, Thammasat University, Thailand, 3-7 June 2013.
Qualitative research methods and public health research. Workshop conducted at the Faculty of
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Public Health, Thammasat University, Thailand, 17-21 December 2012.
Performing qualitative cross-cultural research. A qualitative research method master class workshop
conducted at Menzies College of Health, Darwin, 14-15 August 2012.
Qualitative research methods in nursing. Workshop conducted for staff and master students in nursing,
at the University is Hong Bang University International, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, 1-9 July 2012.
Qualitative research methods and public health research. Workshop conducted at the Faculty of
Public Health, Thamasat University, Thailand, 21-25 May 2012.
Qualitative research in teaching-learning: Developing a research project between a supervisor and
student. Workshop organised for academic staff, St. Louis University, Bangkok, 13-15 December,
2011.
Qualitative research methods in nursing and health care. Workshop organised for staff and
postgraduate students, St. Louis University, Bangkok, 6-10 December, 2011.
Qualitative research methods in health. Workshop conducted for staff, at the Faculty of Medicine,
University of Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia, 19-20 June 2011.
Qualitative research methods and public health. Workshop conducted for staff and postgraduate
students, at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Puti Malaysia, Kualalumpur, Malaysia, 13-16 June
2011.
Performing cross-cultural research qualitatively. Workshop given at the 11th Advances in
Qualitative Methods Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 6 October, 2010.
Researching the vulnerable: Ethical and methodological considerations. Workshop conducted at the
10th Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 7 October,
2009.
Writing qualitative research proposals. Workshop organised for postgraduate students of St Louis
University, St. Louis University, Bangkok, 13-17 July, 2009.
Qualitative research: Theory and practice in nursing and health. Workshop organised for staff and
postgraduate students of St Louis College and nursing professionals in Thailand, St. Louis University,
Bangkok, 11-15 December, 2007.
Qualitative research methods and its relevance to pharmaceutical science and health. Workshop
organised for staff and postgraduate students, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 17-20 December,
2007.
Qualitative research methods in nursing and health care. Workshop organised for staff and
postgraduate students, St. Louis University, Bangkok, 22-26 May, 2006.
Pharmacy and health anthropology. Workshop organised for staff and postgraduate students of the
International Program, Social Pharmacy Research Unit (SPR), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 14-18 February, 2006.
Consultant and Co-ordinate an e-learning course on 'Pharmacy and Health Anthropology' for Masters
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in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, funded by the Higher Education Commission of Thailand, for
the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 2006.
Qualitative research on health and pharmaceuticals. Workshop organized for staff and postgraduate
students of the International Program, Social Pharmacy Research Unit (SPR), Faculty of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 30 March-2 April, 2005.
Consultant to conduct a training program on qualitative research on effective health communication
channels for medical research workers, and running Focus Group Interviews with lay people in the
World Bank Health Promotion Program in Beijing, China, September.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
ACADEMIC CONFERENCES
Incorporating the voice of most-at-risk populations in the monitoring and evaluation of public health
programs: Fulfilling our commitments to sexual and reproductive health rights in Nepal (Sumitra
Devi Shrestha, Pranee Liamputtong, Vivian Lin & George Liu). Paper to be presented at the 7th Asia
Pacific Conference on Reproductive Health and Sexual Health Rights, Manila, Philippines, 21-24
January 2014.
HIV-positive women and the living positively discourse in Thailand. Paper to be presented at the 11th
International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP11), Bangkok, Thailand, 18-23
November 2013.
Gaining an insight on access and adherence of ART among Nepali seasonal migrants and their
spouses (Sumitra Devi Shrestha & Pranee Liamputtong). Paper to be presented at the 11th
International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP11), Bangkok, Thailand, 18-23
November 2013.
Fathering in isolation: The experiences of Cambodian migrant fathers in Victoria (Evan O’Grady,
Elizabeth Hoban & Pranee Liamputtong). Paper to be presented at the 42nd Public Health Association
of Australia Annual Conference, A “fair go” for health: Tackling physical, social and psychological
inequality, Hilton on the Park, Melbourne, 16-18 September 2013.
Motherhood, employment and vulnerability among Cambodian immigrant women in Victoria
(Elizabeth Hoban & Pranee Liamputtong). Paper to be presented at the 42nd Public Health
Association of Australia Annual Conference, A “fair go” for health: Tackling physical, social and
psychological inequality, Hilton on the Park, Melbourne, 16-18 September 2013.
Gender, culture and migration: The experiences of African Australian teenage mothers in Greater
Melbourne, Australia (Mimmie Claudine Ngum Chi Watts & Pranee Liamputtong). Paper to be
presented at the 42nd Public Health Association of Australia Annual Conference, A “fair go” for health:
Tackling physical, social and psychological inequality, Hilton on the Park, Melbourne, 16-18
September 2013.
Peer support, mobile phone and social capital among refugee women living in Melbourne, Australia:
Implications for health promotion. Paper presented at the 21th IUHPE World Conference on Health
Promotion, Pattaya, Thailand, 25-29 August 2013.
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Experiencing breast cancer: The lived experience and help promoting behavior among women in
southern Thailand (Dusanee Suwankhong & Pranee Liamputtong). Poster presented at the 21th
IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, Pattaya, Thailand, 25-29 August 2013.
A meta-synthesis of the lived experience of transgendered individuals: Implications for health
promotion (Pattaraporn Moolchaem, Pranee Liamputtong & Paul O’Halloran). Paper presented at the
21th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, Pattaya, Thailand, 25-29 August 2013.
A qualitative metasynthesis of heterosexual women’s sexuality and sexual function: Implication for
sexual health promotion (Rosediani Muhamad, Pranee Liamputtong & Paul O’ Halloran). Paper
presented at the 21th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, Pattaya, Thailand, 25-29 August
2013.
The role of the workplace in maintaining breast milk feeding for employed women in urban Malaysia
(Zaharah Sulaiman, Pranee Liamputtong & Lisa Amir). Paper presented at the Born to Breastfeed: A
Global Public Health Imperative Conference, organised by the International Lactation Consultant
Association (ILCA), Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia 25-28 July,
2013.
Milk expression among working women in urban Malaysia: Where and how? (Zaharah Sulaiman,
Pranee Liamputtong & Lisa Amir). Poster presented at the Born to Breastfeed: A Global Public Health
Imperative Conference, organised by the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA),
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia 25-28 July, 2013.
Sensitive research and vulnerable participants: Accessing and conducting research with African
Australian teenage mothers in Greater Melbourne, Australia (Mimmie Claudine Ngum Chi Watts &
Pranee Liamputtong). Paper presented at the 2nd Global Health Care conference, Singapore, 8-9 July,
2013.
Emotional distress and stimatisation: The lived experiences of HIV-positive women in Thailand. Paper
presented at the World Psychiatric Association International Congress: Improving Science, Ethics,
Services and Solidarity in Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey, 19-23 June 2013.
Experiencing breast cancer: Emotional turmoil and psychological responses among women in rural
Thailand (Dusanee Suwankhong & Pranee Liamputtong). Paper presented at the World Psychiatric
Association International Congress: Improving Science, Ethics, Services and Solidarity in Psychiatry,
Istanbul, Turkey, 19-23 June 2013.
The portrayal of mental health in three major Australian daily newspapers (Stephanie Kenez, Paul
O’Halloran & Pranee Liamputtong). Paper presented at the World Psychiatric Association International
Congress: Improving Science, Ethics, Services and Solidarity in Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey, 19-23
June 2013.
Perceptions of Arabic speaking parents and speech pathologists on parent involvement in schoolbased speech pathology services in multicultural Australia (Riham Abdulla, Miranda Rose & Pranee
Liamputtong). Paper to be presented at the Speech Pathology Australia National Conference, Sydney,
2013.
Supporting people with communication difficulties in hospital through environmental modifications
(Robyn O’Halloran, Shan Yan Lee, Miranda Rose & Pranee Liamputthong). Communicating Health
Symposium, University of Melbourne, 4th December 2012.
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Peer support and mobile phone among refugee women living in Melbourne, Australia. Paper presented
at the 18th Qualitative Health Research (QHR) Conference, Montreal, Canada, 23-25 October 2012.
Trapped alone in the dark: Motherhood and postnatal depression experience of Australian mothers
and their partners. Paper presented at the World Psychiatry Association (WPA) International Congress
2012, Prague, Czech Republic, 17-21 October 2012.
Mor saiyasart (spiritual traditional healers) and mental illness in southern Thailand (Dusanee
Suwankhong & Pranee Liamputtong). Paper presented at the World Psychiatry Association (WPA)
International Congress 2012, Prague, Czech Republic, 17-21 October 2012.
Reading Recovery® teachers speak about Reading Recovery® (Tanya Serry, Pranee Liamputtong &
Miranda Rose). Paper presented at the International Dyslexia Association, Baltimore, USA, October
2012.
Falls in older persons: Factors impacting on the decision to participate in an exercise program
amongst recent fallers (Julie Lam, Pranee Liamputtong & Keith Hill). Paper presented at the Fifth
Biennial Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference, Adelaide Convention Centre,
Adelaide, 28-30 October 2012.
How working mothers see breastfeeding as an infant feeding choice (Zaharah Sulaiman, Lisa Amir
& Pranee Liamputtong). Paper presented at the Breastfeeding - The Blueprint For Life, organised by
the Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand (LCANZ), Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney,
Australia, 7-9 September 2012.
DIY social capital: Mobile phone peer support with refugee women (Dennis Wollersheim, Lee Koh,
Pranee Liamputtong, Rae Walker & Priscilla Robinson). Poster presented at the Australian Population
Health Congress, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, 10-12 September 2012.
The drawing method and young people living with high functioning autism (Jessica Gill, Pranee
Liamputtong & Elizabeth Hoban). Paper presented at the AQR / DPR Conference 'Embodying Good
Research - What counts and Who decides?', 23-25 August 2012, Charles Darwin University, Darwin,
N.T Australia.
Researching infant feeding choices among working mothers in Malaysia qualitatively (Zaharah
Sulaiman, Pranee Liamputtong & Lisa Amir). Paper presented at the AQR / DPR Conference
'Embodying Good Research - What counts and Who decides?', 23-25 August 2012, Charles Darwin
University, Darwin, N.T Australia.
Primary health care: Role of traditional healers in southern Thailand (Dusanee Suwankhong, Pranee
Liamputtong & Bruce Rumbold). Paper presented at the AQR / DPR Conference 'Embodying Good
Research - What counts and Who decides?', 23-25 August 2012, Charles Darwin University, Darwin,
N.T Australia.
Wellbeing as expressed by sexual minorities undertaking anti-retroviral therapy in Nepal: A focus
group study (Sumitra Devi Shrestha & Pranee Liamputtong). Paper presented at the AQR / DPR
Conference 'Embodying Good Research - What counts and Who decides?', 23-25 August 2012,
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, N.T Australia.
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Women helping women/Empowering Women: Mobile phone peer support among refugees (Dennis
Wollersheim, Lee Koh, Pranee Liamputtong & Rae Walker). Paper presented at the Fifth International
Asian & Ethnic Minority Health and Wellbeing Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 27-28 June,
2012.
Parental expectations, resettlement and resilience: Experiences of young Burmese refugee women
(Lee Koh, Pranee Liamputtong & Rae Walker). Paper presented at the Fifth International Asian &
Ethnic Minority Health and Wellbeing Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 27-28 June, 2012.
Cultural sensitivity and cross-cultural research: A responsible researcher. Paper presented at the
International Conference: Innovative Research in a Changing and Challenging World, Phuket,
Thailand, 16-18 May 2012.
Foundations for a communicatively accessible healthcare environment (Robyn H’Halloran, Miranda
Rose, Pranee Liamputtong). Poster presented at the World Report on Disability: Implications for Asia
and the Pacific Symposium, organised by the University of Sydney and the World Health Organization,
the University of Sydney, Sydney, 5 - 6 December 2011.
Transcultural perspectives in childbearing care research: The need for qualitative inquiry. Invited
paper presented at the Research Workshop and Research Project Development - Advanced Research
in Childbearing, Maternal and Neonatal care and Transcultural perspectives, organised by the
University College of Bodø, Faculty of Professional Studies and University of Tromsø, Institute of
Health and Caring Science in collaboration with BFiN: Childbearing in Europe-the qualitative research
network in childbearing, 20 September 2011.
Women and mothers as vulnerable individuals: Implications for childbearing research and maternity
care. Invited paper presented at the Research Workshop and Research Project Development Advanced Research in Childbearing, Maternal and Neonatal care and Transcultural perspectives,
organised by the University College of Bodø, Faculty of Professional Studies and University of
Tromsø, Institute of Health and Caring Science in collaboration with BFiN: Childbearing in Europethe qualitative research network in childbearing, 20 September 2011.
A grounded theory study to explore the families’ perspectives when they interact in the intensive care
unit (ICU) (Pauline Wong, Pranee Liamputtong, Helen Rawson & Susan Koch). Paper presented at
the fifth Pan-Pacific Nursing Conference organised by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong
Kong, 22-24 September 2011.
Qualitative ethnographic study: A flexible approach (Dusanee Suwankhong, Pranee Liamputtong &
Bruce Rumbold). Paper given at the Association for Qualitative Research: Discourse, Power,
Resistance ‘Down Under’ Conference, Cairns, Australia, 23-25 august 2011.
Wellbeing as reflective evaluation of experiences: A qualitative-focused mixed methods study findings
(Sumitra Devi Shrestha & Pranee Liamputtong). Paper given at the Association for Qualitative
Research: Discourse, Power, Resistance ‘Down Under’ Conference, Cairns, Australia, 23-25 august
2011.
Traditional healers in Southern Thailand: Chaow baan’s perceptions and experiences of their roles
(Dusanee Suwankhong, Pranee Liamputtong & Bruce Rumbold). Paper given at the 11th
International Conference on Thai Studies, Bangkok, Thailand, 26-28 July 2011.
HIV/AIDS, stigma and AIDS support groups: Embodied experiences of women living with HIV and
AIDS in central Thailand. Paper given at the 11th International Conference on Thai Studies, Bangkok,
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Thailand, 26-28 July 2011.
Living positively discourse and Thai women living with HIV/AIDS in central Thailand. Paper given at
the 10th Annual International Conference on Health Economics, Management & Policy, the University
of Athens, 27-30 June 2011.
Discourses of good motherhood among Southeast Asian immigrant women in Australia. Paper
presented at ‘The Vulnerable Mother: Social Interactions, Institutions, and Systems of Cultural Values’
Conference, organised by the Motherhood Foundation Inc of Museum of Motherhood, Marymount
Manhattan College, New York, 23-25 May 2011.
Families’ experiences of their interactions in an Australian ICU: A qualitative study (Pauline Wong
& Pranee Liamputtong). Paper presented at the 1st International Conference on ‘Research in Nursing
and Health: Situating and Stipulating Qualitative Health Research in Today’s Practices’. Chiang Rai,
Thailand, 1-3 December 2010.
Being at home: Ethnographic method and the experience of doing research with traditional healers
and their customers in Southern Thailand (Dusanee Suwankhong & Pranee Liamputtong). Paper
presented at the ‘Contemporary Ethnography Across the Disciplines’ Conference, University of
Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, 17-19 November 2010.
Researching the lived experience of mothers of children with autism qualitatively. Paper given at the
11th Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 7-8
October, 2010.
I am physically well but still not happy from inside: A study on antiretroviral therapy among the
people injecting drugs (PIDs) (Sumitra Devi Shrestha & Pranee Liamputtong). Paper presented at the
22nd Australasian HIV/AIDs Conference, Sydney, 20-22 October 2010.
Infant feeding practices: Rates, risks of not breastfeeding and factors influencing breastfeeding.
Invited paper presented at a national symposium on Human nature, early experience and the
environment of evolutionary adaptedness, the University of Notre Dame, Indiana USA, 10-12 October,
2010.
Physical and social health effects for older women of wii computer game play (Dennis Wollersheim,
Lee Koh, Pranee Liamputtong, Nora Shields, Monika Merkes, Lara Walis, & Fay Reynolds). Paper
presented at the Canadian Public Health Association, Toronto, Canada, June 13-16 2010.
Performing cross-cultural research: The essence of qualitative research. Keynote address given at
the 10th Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 8-10
October, 2009.
Cross-cultural communication and language issues: Methodological and ethical considerations. Paper
given at the 10th Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
8-10 October, 2009.
Evidence on HAART and quality of life: a call to incorporate HAART using most-at-risk-population
voice for the sustainable response against HIV (Sumitra shrestha & Pranee Liamputtong). Paper
presented at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP): Empowering
People, Strengthening Networks, Bali International Convention Centre, Bali, Indonesia, 9-13 August
2009,
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“My child needed support with reading”: Perspectives from the parent (Tanya Serry, Pranee
Liamputtong & Miranda Rose). Paper to be presented at the LDA/RSTAQ/SPELD(Qld) Joint
Conference, Brisbane, 2009.
Oral language predictors of the at-risk reader: A review (Tanya Serry, Pranee Liamputtong &
Miranda Rose). Paper presented at the Speech Pathology Australia, SPIRE National Conference,
Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, 17-21 May 2009.
Perspectives about the role of oral language as a function of learning to read: Views from primary
school educators (Tanya Serry, Pranee Liamputtong & Miranda Rose). Paper presented at the Speech
Pathology Australia, SPIRE National Conference, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, 17-21 May
2009.
Gender-related barriers to HIV/AIDS treatment programs in Thailand (Niphattra Haritavorn, Niyada
Kiatying-Angsulee, Luechai Sringernyuang, & Pranee Liamputtong). Paper presented at the UNESCO
Women’s Studies & Gender Research Networking Conference, Imperial Tara Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, 913 February, 2009.
Authoritative knowledge & birthing care: The clash of traditional and biomedical knowledge and
women from Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. Paper presented in the Panel: “Traditions and Modernity:
State-structures and Political Cultures”, at Beijing Forum 2008, Peking University, China, 7-9
November 2008.
The discourse of "rang kiat", AIDS support groups and women living with HIV/AIDS in central
Thailand. Paper presented at the 14th Qualitative Health Research, Banff Convention Centre, Banff,
Canada, 3-6 October 2008.
Innovative research methods, vulnerable people and social justice: New ways of thinking about doing
research in the 21th century. Paper presented at the New Methods in Social Justice Research for the
21st Century colloquium, sponsored by the Social Justice and Social Change Research Centre,
University of Western Sydney, 13 November 2007.
Qualitative research and research funding in the 21th century. Panel discussion presented at the New
Methods in Social Justice Research for the 21st Century colloquium, sponsored by the Social Justice
and Social Change Research Centre, University of Western Sydney, 13 November 2007.
Motherhood, isolation and social network: The lived experience of Southeast Asian women in
Australia. Paper presented at the workshop “Social Cohesion and Women’s Struggles for Equality in
Host Countries”, at the 12nd International Metropolis Conference – Migration, Economic Growth and
Social Cohesion, Melbourne, 2-6 October 2007.
The influence of traditional Vietnamese culture on the utilization of mainstream health services for
sexual health issues by second generation Vietnamese Australian young women (Helen Rawson &
Pranee Liamputtong). Paper presented at The Australian Society for Psychological Obstetrics and
Gynaecology, Melbourne, August 2007.
Teaching research using logframes (Priscilla Robinson, Beth Rankin, Pranee Liamputtong, Bruce
Rumbold & Bircan Erbas). Paper presented at the Australian Network of Academic Public Health
Institutions (ANAPHI) Conference, Alice Spring, September 2007.
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11th
Women, migration and human agency. Workshop organised at the
International Metropolis
Conference – Paths & Crossroads: Moving People, Changing Places, Gulbenkian Foundation and
Culturgest, Lisbon, Portugal, 2-6 October 2006.
The invisible mothers: State policies and immigrant women in Australia. Paper presented at the
workshop “Women, Migration and Human Agency”, at the 11th International Metropolis Conference –
Paths & Crossroads: Moving People, Changing Places, Gulbenkian Foundation and Culturgest, Lisbon,
Portugal, 2-6 October 2006.
Doing cross-cultural research: Opportunities and challenges for qualitative researchers. Paper
presented at the 7th International Interdisciplinary Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference Looking to the Future: Opportunities & Challenges for Qualitative Research, Surfers Paradise, Gold
Coast, Queensland, 13-15 July 2006.
Researching the vulnerable: Challenging issues for sensitive researchers. Poster presented at the 7th
International Interdisciplinary Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference - Looking to the Future:
Opportunities & Challenges for Qualitative Research, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, 13-15
July 2006.
Doing sensitive research: What are some of the challenges faced by qualitative researchers?
(Dickson-Swift, V., James, E., Kippen, S., and Liamputtong, P.). Paper presented at the 7th
International Interdisciplinary Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference - Looking to the Future:
Opportunities & Challenges for Qualitative Research, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, 13-15
July 2006.
Confinement practices amongst Afghan immigrant women in Melbourne (Tsianakas, V., &
Liamputtong, P.). Paper presented at the 7th International Interdisciplinary Advances in Qualitative
Methods Conference - Looking to the Future: Opportunities & Challenges for Qualitative Research,
Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, 13-15 July 2006.
Play Therapy: A holistic approach to treatment of mothers suffering postnatal depression (Buultjens,
M., & Liamputtong, P). Poster presented at the 7th International Interdisciplinary Advances in
Qualitative Methods Conference - Looking to the Future: Opportunities & Challenges for Qualitative
Research, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, 13-15 July 2006.
Gender, identity and migration. Workshop organised at the “Gender, Identity and Migration
Workshop”, at the 9th International Metropolis Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 27 September-1
October 2004.
Abortion and gender roles among Hmong immigrant women in Australia. Paper presented at the
“Gender, Identity and Migration Workshop”, at the 9th International Metropolis Conference, Geneva,
Switzerland, 27 September-1 October 2004.
Is there room for improving the performance of Drug and Therapeutics Committees (DTCs) in Thai
hospitals? (Sripairoj, A., Harvey, K., & Liamputtong, P.). Paper presented at “the National Medicines
Symposium 2004: Quality Use of Medicines – Time for Total Integration”, Brisbane Convention and
Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, 28-30 July 2004.
Women, migration and health. Workshop organised at the 10th Qualitative Health Research
Conference, Banff, Alberta, Canada, April 30-May 4, 2004.
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Vaginal or caesarean birth?: Lived experiences of Cambodian Lao and Vietnamese immigrant women
in Australia. Paper presented at the Symposium: Women, Migration and Health, the 10th Qualitative
Health Research Conference, Banff, Alberta, Canada, April 30-May 4, 2004.
Prenatal testing from the perspective of Muslim women in Australia (Liamputtong, P. & Vicki
Tsianakas) Paper presented at the Symposium: Women, Migration and Health, the 10th Qualitative
Health Research Conference, Banff, Alberta, Canada, April 30-May 4, 2004, with
Pharmacy and therapeutics committees in Thai hospitals under health reform (Sripairoj, A., Harvey,
K., & Liamputtong, P.). Paper presented at the “Second International Conference on Improving Use of
Medicines”, Chiang Mai, Thailand, March 30-April 2, 2004,
Life as mothers in a new homeland: The lived experience of motherhood among Southeast Asian
immigrant women. Paper presented at the workshop on “Migration and Health in Asia”, organised by
Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore-Bintan, 22-24 September 2003.
Migration and the burden of multiple identities: Discourse of motherhood among Southeast Asian
immigrant women in Australia. Paper presented the 8th Metropolis Migration Conference, The City
Hall, Vienna, Austria, 15-19 September 2003.
Coming of age in Hmong society: Gender, sexuality, courtship and marriage among young Hmong
adults in Melbourne. Invited paper presented at the “Changing cultural contexts: Representations of
the Hmong” conference sessions, organised by the Australian Anthropological Society, the Manning
Clark Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 3-5 October 2002.
Cultural barriers to effective communication in health care. Invited paper presented in the panel
“Culture, We are not all the same” symposium, organised by the Australian Diabetes Society and
Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADS & ADEA) Annual Scientific Meeting, the Adelaide
Convention Centre, Adelaide, 25-27 September 2002.
Migration, gender and health: The challenge of motherhood among Thai women in Australia. Paper
presented in the workshop “Migration, Gender, Health and Public Policy in Cross-National
Perspective”, at the 7th International Metropolis Conference, Oslo, 13-15 September 2002.
When I become a mother: The perspective of Thai women in Northern Thailand. Paper presented at
the “Performing Motherhood: Ideology, Agency and Experience” Conference, organised by Women’s
Studies Program, La Trobe University, Melbourne, 4-6 July 2002.
Ethical issues in cross-cultural research. Keynote Address given at the “Global Bioethics: Exploring
Alternative Approaches”, organised by the Australasian Bioethics Association, Adelaide, 14-16
February 2002.
Uptake of prenatal diagnosis and screening in Victoria (Halliday, J., Liamputtong, P., Bell, R.,
Warren, R., McDonald, G., & Watson, L.). Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of the
Public Health Association of Australia, 2001.
Women as mothers: What does it take to be a mother in the midst of recent economic situation in
Thailand. Paper presented at the “Health and Poverty” Conference, organised by Schools of Sociology
and Public Health, La Trobe University and the Atteneo University, the Philippines, 18-20 April 2001.
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Motherhood and immigrant women: The case of Thai women in Melbourne. Paper presented at the
“Helping Families Change: From Theory to Practice” Conference, organised by the Parenting and
Family Support Centre, Hilton on the Park, Melbourne, 22-24 February 2001.
Breastfeeding or not!: Thai mothers’ perceptions of infant feeding practices and the implication for
breastfeeding promotion. Paper presented at the “Improving life through health promotion: Nurses
making a difference” Conference, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 31 Janurary – 2 February 2001.
Women as mothers into the Millennium: The case of Thai women from Northern Thailand. Paper
presented at the 2000 Asian Studies Association of Australia Biennial Conference “Whose
Millennium?”, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3-5 July 2000.
Characteristics and birth outcomes of Asian-born women compared with those of Australian-born
women (Watson, L., Guanglin, Z. & Liamputtong, P.). Paper presented at the 4th Annual Congress of
the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre,
Brisbane, 12-15 March 2000.
Study of pregnant women in Victoria who are of advanced maternal age (>36 years) and not having
prenatal diagnosis (Halliday, J., Liamputtong, P., Bell, R., Warren, R., McDonald, G., & Watson, L.).
Paper presented at the 4th Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand,
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, 12-15 March 2000.
A barren body: The social construction of infertility among Hmong women in Australia (Watson, L.,
Zhao, G., & Liamputtong, P.). Paper presented at the “Interpreting Infertility: Social Science Research
on Childlessness in a Global Perspective” Conference, The University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, 8-11 November 1999.
The obstetric characteristics and birth outcomes of women born in Asia compared with those of
women born in Australia. Paper presented at the Australasian Epidemiological Association Scientific
Meeting, Carlton Hotel, Darwin, 30 September – 1 October 1999.
Rethinking a public health issue: Migrant women and infant feeding (Yelland, J., Small, R., Lumley,
J., & Liamputtong Rice, P.). Poster presented at the 30th Annual Conference of the Public Health
Association of Australia – Celebrating Public Health: ‘Decades of Development - Decades of
Opportunity’, Hobart, 13-16 September 1998.
Cultural sensitivity or cultural stereotypeing? Some evidence for re-thinking how maternity care might
be improved for women of non-English speaking backgrounds (Yelland, J., Small, R., Lumley, J., &
Liamputtong, P.). Paper presented at the 2nd Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and
New Zealand, Alice Springs, 29 March – 1 April 1998.
Children! Children!: The social construction of infertility among Hmong women in Australia. Invited
paper presented at the Fourth National Hmong Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, 16-18 April,
1998.
Living the dreams: The Hmong in Melbourne. Invited paper addressed in a general session at the
Fourth National Hmong Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, 16-18 April, 1998.
Mothers in a new country: The role of culture and communication in Vietnamese, Turkish and Filipino
women’s experiences of giving birth in Australia (Small, R., Yelland, J., Lumley, J., & Liamputtong,
P.). Paper presented at The Perinatal Society Conference, Alice Spring, March 1998.
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Rights to health - whose health?: Infant feeding choices among women from Southeast Asia. Paper to
be presented at the 29th Annual Conference of the Public Health Association of Australia– Rights to
Health, Melbourne, 5-8 October 1997.
The right to be heard: Challenges for cross cultural public health research. Paper presented at the 29th
Annual Conference of the Public Health Association of Australia – Rights to Health, Melbourne, 5-8
October 1997.
Choice or constraint?: Infant feeding amongst Vietnamese, Turkish and Filipino women (Yelland, J.,
Small, R., Lumley, J., & Liamputtong, P.). Paper presented at the “Breastfeeding - The natural
advantage” Conference, Randwick, Sydney, 23-25 October 1997.
Childrearing beliefs and practices among Thai mothers in Australia. Paper presented at the 11th
Australian SIDS Conference, Melbourne Hilton on the Park, Melbourne, 20-22 1997.
Is shared care really better? (Small, R., Yelland, J., Lumley, J., & Liamputtong, P.). Paper presented
at The Perinatal Society Conference, Adelaide, March 1997.
Support, sensitivity, satisfaction: Vietnamese, Turkish and Filipino women's experiences of the
postnatal hospital (Yelland, J., Small, R., Lumley, J., & Liamputtong, P.). Paper presented at The
Perinatal Society Conference, Adelaide, March 1997.
Hluas nkauj, tus poj niam: Gender and sexuality in Hmong young adults. Paper presented at The
Biennial Asian Studies Association of Australia Conference, La Trobe University, Melbourne, 8-11
July, 1996.
No more children, no more menstruation: The meaning and experience of menopause in Hmong
women. Paper presented at The Biennial Asian Studies Association of Australia Conference, La Trobe
University, Melbourne, 8-11 July, 1996.
Rooming-in and cultural practices. Paper presented at When Research points to Changing Practice:
What Then? Conference, organised by the Centre for the Study of Mothers' and Children's Health, La
Trobe University, Melbourne, 17 October 1995.
'Back translations' are not enough: The challenges of transcultural research (Small, R., Yelland, J.,
Lumley, J., & Liamputtong, P.). Paper presented at When research points to changing practice: What
then? Conference, organised by the Centre for the Study of Mothers' and Children's Health, La Trobe
University, Melbourne, 17 October 1995.
My soul and my health: Childbirth experience of a Hmong woman. Paper presented at the Hmong
National Education Conference, St Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A., 6-8 April 1995.
What's research got to do with it?: Maternal and child health care. Keynote address given at the
Development of Mothers' and Children's Health Care Services Through Research Conference,
organised by the Faculty of Nursing, Burapha University, The Regent Marina Hotel, Pataya, Thailand,
7-9 December 1994.
Experience in research related to the development of mothers' and children's health: the Australian
perspective. Keynote paper given at the Development of Mothers' and Children's Health Care Services
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Through Research Conference, organised by the Faculty of Nursing, Burapha University, The Regent
Marina Hotel, Pataya, Thailand, 7-9 December 1994.
The scope of research for the development of mothers' and children's health care services. Panel
discussion at the Development of Mothers' and Children's Health Care Services Through Research
Conference, organised by the Faculty of Nursing, Burapha University, The Regent Marina Hotel,
Pataya, Thailand, 7-9 December 1994.
My soul and my health: The childbirth experience of a Hmong woman. Paper presented at the 3rd
National Research Forum "Midwifery and the Community", La Trobe University, Melbourne, 28-29
October 1994.
Women as migrants: Maternity experiences of Hmong women. Paper given at the "Linking our
Histories - Asian and Pacific Women as Migrants", The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 30
September - 2 October 1994.
Research methods: Researching with Southeast Asian women. Paper given at the "Workshop on
Southeast Asian Women", Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, 29 September 1994.
Hmong birth: Implications for public health practice. Paper given at the "Australia's Role in Public
Health in Asia and the Pacific Region", Public Health Association of Australia, Adelaide, 25-28
September 1994.
My soul has gone: Appropriate methods for a delicate situation in researching health care. Paper
given at Researching Health Care: Methods, Ethics and Responsibility Conference, St. Vincent's
Hospital, Melbourne, 7-8 April 1994.
Cultural differences - Their effect on SIDS incidence and care. Paper given at the Australian Sudden
Infant Death Syndromes Conference, Old Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne, 19-21 November 1993
Childbearing experiences of Southeast Asian women in Australia. Paper given at the Fourth Women in
Asia Conference, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 1-3 October 1993.
"Toah", spirits, childbirth and health: cultural perceptions and practices in Cambodian women. Paper
given at the Public Health Association Annual Conference, New South Wales University, Sydney, 29
September - 1 October 1993.
Field researcher and the field: cross-cultural health research in ethnic communities. Paper given at the
Health Research Conference: Methodological Issues in Qualitative Health Research, Deakin
University, Geelong, 29 November 1992.
Cross-cultural issues in conducting research with ethnic communities. A workshop conducted at the
Cross-Cultural Evaluation Special Interest Group Session, Australasian Evaluation Society
International Conference, Melbourne, 8 July 1992.
Southeast Asian adolescents perceptions of the causes of mental illness and their treatment. Paper
presented at the 12th Annual Congress of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychology,
Psychiatry and Law, Melbourne, November 1991.
Indochinese youth: Mental health and schooling problems. Paper presented at the National Conference
on Indochinese Youth: Reality and Aspiration, The University of Melbourne, June 1991.
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Cross-cultural understanding about concepts of health and illness among Thai children. Paper
presented at the Fifth National Conference on Cross-cultural Communication in the 1990s, La Trobe
University, Melbourne, September 1990.
Concepts of illness in Thai children. Paper presented at the 14th Annual Symposium, Section of Social
and Cultural Psychiatry on Cultural Diversity and Mental Health, Melbourne, September 1989.
Thai conceptions of illness. Paper presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the Australian Science
Education Research Association (ASERA), Frankston, July 1989.
Health and sickness causation and the influence of Thai culture among Thai schoolchildren. Paper
presented at the 17th Annual Conference of the Australian Science Education Research Association
(ASERA), Adelaide, May 1986.
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES
Maternity and reproductive choices amongst Asian women. Invited paper given at Skills for Modern
Midwives Conference, organized by Ausmed Publications, Ibis Hotel, Melbourne, 17-18 March, 2011.
Maternity and reproductive choices amongst Asian women. Invited paper given at The Modern
Midwives Conference, organized by Ausmed Publications, Ibis Hotel, Melbourne, 9-10 March, 2005.
Perceptions and management of miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death among Hmong immigrant
women. Invited paper given at The 2nd National Midwifery Conference, organized by Ausmed
Publications, Ibis Hotel, Melbourne, 26-27 February, 2001.
Childrearing beliefs and practices in Southeast Asian cultures: Implications for Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome. Invited paper given at The 2nd National Midwifery Conference, organized by Ausmed
Publications, Ibis Hotel, Melbourne, 26-27 February, 2001.
Cultural sensitivity during pregnancy and childbirth: How do we go about it? Invited paper presented
at the Modern Midwives: The 2nd National Nursing Conference, organized by Ausmed Publications,
Carlton Crest Hotel, Melbourne, 22-23 February, 2000.
Infant feeding: The cultural beliefs and practices among Southeast Asian women living in Melbourne.
Invited paper presented at the Breastfeeding – Breaking Down the Barriers Conference, organized by
the Nursing Mothers Association of Australia, Dookie Agricultural College, Dookie, Shepparton, 1315 February, 1998.
The act of giving birth: Childbearing experience of Thai mothers in Australia. Invited paper given at
the Thai Srang Thai Dai (The Thais are capable of producing Thais) Conference, Pra Pokklow
Hospital, Chanthaburi, Thailand, 20 January 1997.
Asian mothers - Australian birth: Social and cultural diversity. Invited paper given at the Asian
Mothers, Australian Birth Conference, The Tracy Education Centre, Melbourne, 6 December 1996.
Pregnancy, birth and confinement: The case of Thai mothers. Invited paper given at the Asian
Mothers, Australian Birth Conference, The Tracy Education Centre, Melbourne, 6 December 1996.
Infant feeding practices among Southeast Asian mothers. Invited paper given at the Birth Issues
Conference, Virginia Palms Motel, Queensland, 30 November - 2 December 1996.
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Birth: and culture. Invited paper given at the Birth Issues Conference, Virginia Palms Motel,
Queensland, 30 November - 2 December 1996.
What's culture got to do with it?: The challenges confronting a migrant mother in Australia today.
keynote paper given at See It Through My Eyes: The Inter Cultural Differences Of Childbirth
Conference, organised by Ausmed Publications, The Landmark Hotel, Sydney, 19-20 June 1995.