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Emma is an evaluator and PhD candidate in the youth diabetes team of the Diabetes Across the Lifecourse Northern Australia Partnership
at Menzies School of Health Research. She has a Masters of Public Health and has been working for the Partnership for five years, based in
Mparntwe, Alice Springs. Emma has a particular interest in the social determinants of health and how these intersect with youth-onset
type 2 diabetes prevention and management, as well qualitative research methods and the use of culturally safe evaluation approaches.
Since joining the Partnership she has supported the use of participatory evaluation approaches to strengthen project outcomes for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, families and communities. Prior to this, she worked in women's health in Victoria,
advocating to state and federal government about the impacts of the social determinants of health on women’s health outcomes.
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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Exploring effective strategies to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and children to prevent and manage type 2 diabetes in remote Australia.
Kirkham, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Weaver, E. (Student Investigator)
12/02/24 → …
Project: HDR Project › PhD
Research output
- 5 Article
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Co-design of school-based strategies and supports for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth living with type 2 diabetes: A qualitative study
Puszka, S., Titmuss, A., Weaver, E., Freeman, N., Carino, M., Morris, J., Tom, P., Mack, S., Corpus, S., Minniecon, D., Azzopardi, P., Dowler, J., Maple-Brown, L. & Kirkham, R., Aug 2025, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 49, 4, p. 1-8 8 p., 100265.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Codesigning enhanced models of care for Northern Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth with type 2 diabetes: Study protocol
Kirkham, R., Puszka, S., Titmuss, A., Freeman, N., Weaver, E., Morris, J., Mack, S., O'Donnell, V., Boffa, J., Dowler, J., Ellis, E., Corpus, S., Graham, S., Scott, L., Sinha, A. K., Connors, C., Shaw, J. E., Azzopardi, P., Brown, A. & Davis, E. & 2 others, , 7 Mar 2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 3, p. 1-9 9 p., e080328.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“I Don't Really Know What Diabetes Is”: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People Aged 10 to 25 Years Living With Type 2 Diabetes in Northern and Central Australia
Weaver, E., Freeman, N., Mack, S., Titmuss, A., Dowler, J., Corpus, S., Hyatt, T., Ellis, E., Sanderson, C., Connors, C., Moore, E., Silver, B., Azzopardi, P., Maple-Brown, L., Kirkham, R. & Diabetes Across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership, Oct 2022, In: Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 46, 7, p. 722-729 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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'A Drink That Makes You Feel Happier, Relaxed and Loving': Young People's Perceptions of Alcohol Advertising on Facebook
Weaver, E. R. N., Wright, C. J. C., Dietze, P. M. & Lim, M. S. C., 1 Jul 2016, In: Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire). 51, 4, p. 481-486 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities and hygiene practices associated with diarrhea and vomiting in monastic schools, Myanmar
Weaver, E. R. N., Agius, P. A., Veale, H., Dorning, K., Hlang, T. T., Aung, P. P., Fowkes, F. J. I. & Hellard, M. E., Aug 2016, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 95, 2, p. 278-287 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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