EMPOWER – Empowerment and Peer Mentoring of refugee women (2018- 2021)

Investigators: Dantas, J (CI A – Lead); Reid, A (CI B); Hallet, J (CI C); McVeigh, J (CI D); Gower, S (AI) & Jeemi, Z (AI).
Funded by: Healthway Intervention Grant

SAMBA – South Asian Mothers and children Being Active (2018- 2021)

Investigators: Dantas, J (CI A – Lead); Ntoumanis, N (CI B); Hallet, J (CI C); McVeigh, J (CI D); Gower, S (AI) & Jeemi, Z (AI).
Funded by: Healthway Intervention Grant
Website: www.samba-project.com.au

Health outcomes and cost of providing professional interpreter services for migrant patients with low English proficiency in a secondary health setting in Western Australia (2016 – 2019)

Investigators: Dantas, J., Norman, R., Lopez, R & Tan, BK.
Funded by: Department of Health,  RUSSIC and Faculty of Health Sciences

Migration widows in Nepal: a pilot exploratory study (2018-2019)

Investigators: Saunders, J., Heyworth, J., Dantas, J. & Reid, A.
Funded by: School of Global and Population Health, University of Western Australia

• (2015-2018): Fagan, S., Earnest, J., Tregale, R., Baker, S., Singh, S., Cameron, H., & Irwin, E. (Re)Claiming Social Capital: Improving Language And Cultural Pathways For Refugee Students Into Australian Higher Education. [Funded by Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT) Project Grant]
• (2015-2017): Earnest, J. Empowerment and mental health promotion of refugee women through photovoice. [Funded by Special Research Initiative on Disadvantaged Groups: Healthway]
• (2015-2017): Cameron, R & Earnest, J. Minimising skills wastage and maximising the health of skilled migrant groups. [Bankwest Curtin Economic Centre Funding]
• (2013-2014): Earnest, J & Thompson, S. Refugee Youth Renewal and Resilience. [Funded by Healthway]
• (2013-2014): Earnest, J, Jones, M & Singh, D. Community Dialogue on Maternal Health: Exploratory case studies from Eastern Uganda. [Funded by the Transcultural Health Initiative, Department of Health, Western Australia]
• (2011): Earnest, J. Development and delivery of a qualitative health research methods course. Postgraduate Allied Health Institute (PGAHI), Singapore [Funded by PGAHI]
• (2011): Earnest, J. Development and delivery of a qualitative research methods course with a focus on gender. Centre for Gender, Culture and Development, Kigali Institute of Education, Rwanda. [Funded by NORAD]
• (2010-2011): Earnest, J., Hopkins, S., & Housen, T. Migration Patterns and the impact of remittances on Poverty and Human Capital in Timor-Leste. [Centre for Advanced Studies in Australia, Asia & the Pacific & Centre for International Health]
• (2008-2009): Earnest, J. Strategies to enhance well-being of refugee youth in Universities in Perth. [Funded by Healthway]
• (2007-2010): Earnest, J. & Silburn, J. LiFE – Learning Interactively for Engagement: development of an innovative teaching and learning program to meet the needs of refugee students in two Western Australian Universities. [Funded by Australian Learning Teaching Council (ALTC) Competitive Grants Program]
• (2007-2009): Earnest, J. Goans in Western Australia: Narratives of a vibrant migrant community. [Funded by Lotteries & Office of Multicultural Interests]
• (2006): Earnest, J. & Finger, R. Resource and vulnerability mapping needs of children affected by war in North East, Sri Lanka. [Funded by UNICEF, Sri Lanka]
• (2005-2006): Earnest, J. Migration mobility and HIV vulnerability in East Timor. [Funded by International Organisation for Migration East Timor & UNAIDS]
• (2005): Earnest, J. & Gillieatt, S. Adolescent refugee perspectives on psychosocial well-being. [Funded by Healthway Starter Grant]