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Professor Dominic Upton is the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty Health at Charles Darwin University. A Health Psychologist by background, Professor Upton has had an extensive career in clinical practice, teaching and research. Professor Upton has led a number of significant research projects funded by national and international bodies and held a number of significant national positions for psychology and learning and teaching. In 2005 he was elected as a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, in 2007 he was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship and became a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2018. He has authored 19 books and over 200 articles in academic journals and book chapters. His research interests span a number of significant areas in health psychology: from the impact of psychological factors in pain, long-term conditions and wound healing, to the promotion of physical health in both adults and children, to the promotion of evidence-based practice in clinicians.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Well-being
Upton, D. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Sobhana, L. (Project Manager)
9/08/22 → 1/07/24
Project: Research
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Improve the well-being of people of wounds through research, consultancy and dissemination activities.
Upton, D. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
30/07/18 → 29/07/23
Project: Research
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RART Research Project Agreement: Impact Framework
Upton, D. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Cairney, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/04/24 → 1/04/27
Project: Research
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Comparative Effectiveness of Active and Reactive Mattresses in Pressure Injury Healing for Older People in Their Own Homes: A Pragmatic Equivalence Randomised-Controlled Study
Rae, K. E., Barker, J., Upton, D. & Isbel, S., Mar 2025, In: Nursing Reports. 15, 3, p. 1-18 18 p., 111.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Northern Territory-trained health workforce is required to meet its context-specific disease burden and health care needs
Upton, D. & Ruwanpura, V. S. H., 9 Dec 2024, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 221, 11, p. 594-595 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Comparing the effectiveness of active and reactive mattresses in pressure injury healing: A pilot study
Rae, K. E., Barker, J., Isbel, S. & Upton, D., 1 Jun 2024, In: Journal of Wound Care. 33, 6, p. S13-S18 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Promoting Healthy Behaviour: A Practical Guide to Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing: Third Edition
Upton, D. & Thirlaway, K., 1 Jan 2024, 3 ed. Taylor and Francis AS. 398 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Improving Indigenous mental health outcomes with an Indigenous mental health workforce
Upton, P., Ford, L., Wallace, R., Jackson, S., Richard, J. & Upton, D., 14 Jul 2021, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. 76 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
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Living with chronic wounds: An exploration of adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies and their association with wellbeing
Upton, P., Cartwright, M. & Upton, D., 25 Feb 2021, In: Wounds International. 12, 1, p. 12-17 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of SITU: A survey to measure the impact of outreach activities
Vardy, E. J., Upton, P. & Upton, D., Jul 2020, In: Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning. 22, 2, p. 162-183 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review