Publications
Book Chapters
McPhail-Bell, Karen, Nelson, Alison, Lacey, Ian, Fredericks, Bronwyn, Bond, Chelsea and Brough, Mark (2019). Using an indigenist framework for decolonizing health promotion research. Handbook of research methods in health social sciences. (pp. 1543-1562) edited by Pranee Liamputtong. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-5251-4_32
McPhail-Bell, Karen, Nelson, Alison, Lacey, Ian, Fredericks, Bronwyn, Bond, Chelsea and Brough, Mark (2017). Using an Indigenist framework for decolonizing health promotion research. Handbook of research methods in health social sciences. (pp. 1-20) edited by Pranee Liamputtong. Singapore, Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-2779-6_32-1
Macdonald, Doune, Pang, Bonnie, Knez, Kelly, Nelson, Alison and McCuaig, Louise (2012). The will for inclusion: bothering the inclusion/exclusion discourses of sport. Inclusion and exclusion through youth sport. (pp. 9-23) edited by Symeon Dagkas and Kathleen Armour. Abingdon, Oxon, U.K.: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203852392-9
Iwama, Michael, Farhan, Hanif, Hanrahan, Erin, Kaufman, Avital, Nelson, Alison and Patel, Neha (2011). The Kawa (river) model: culturally responsive occupational therapy without borders. Occupational Therapy without borders: volume 2. Towards an ecology of occupation-based practices. (pp. 257-268) edited by Frank Kronenberg, Nick Pollard and Dikaios Sakellariou. Oxford, United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone.
Wright, Jan, Macdonald, Doune, Burrows, Lisette, Atencio, Matthew, Knez, Kelly, Laverty, Judy, Lee, Jessica, Nelson, Alison, O'Flynn, Gabrielle and Pang, Bonnie (2010). Reflections on methodological issues: Lessons learned from the Life Activity projects. Young people, physical activity and the everyday. (pp. 197-209) edited by Jan Wright and Doune Macdonald. Abingdon, Oxon United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203850718
Nelson, Alison, Macdonald, Doune and Abbott, Rebecca (2010). The cultural interface: Theoretical and 'real' spaces for urban Indigenous young people and physical activity. Young people, physical activity and the everyday. (pp. 75-92) edited by Jan Wright and Doune Macdonald. Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203850718
Nelson, Alison and Iwama, Michael (2010). Cultural Influences and Occupation-centred Practice with Children and Families. Occupation-centred practice with children: A practical guide for occupational therapists. (pp. 75-93) edited by Sylvia Rodger. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781444319699.ch4
Journal Articles
Copley, Jodie A., Nelson, Alison, Hill, Anne E., Castan, Catherine, McLaren, Chrisdell F., Brodrick, Julie, Quinlan, Teresa and White, Rebekah (2021). Reflecting on culturally responsive goal achievement with indigenous clients using the Australian Therapy Outcome Measure for Indigenous Clients (ATOMIC). Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 68 (5) 1440-1630.12735, 384-394. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12735
Barlott, Tim, Nelson, Alison, Brown, Renée, Jackson, Kirsty and Rulfs, Jannah (2020). Using SMS to support reflection in health professional students on placement in an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health context. Australian Journal of Clinical Education, 7 (1). doi: 10.53300/001c.17207
Hill, Anne E., Nelson, Alison, Copley, Jodie A., Quinlan, Teresa, McLaren, Chrisdell F., White, Rebekah, Castan, Catherine and Brodrick, Julie (2020). Real gains: development of a tool to measure outcomes for urban First Australian children accessing culturally responsive interprofessional therapy. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 1-8. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2020.1801611
White, Rebekah and Nelson, Alison (2019). Development of a Culturally Responsive Workforce in Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health. Australian Journal of Clinical Education, 5 (1). doi: 10.53300/001c.11184
Hu, J., Basit, T., Nelson, A. and Bartlett, A. (2019). Changes in exercise capacity and anthropometric measures after Work It Out—a holistic chronic disease self-management program for urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Public Health, 174, 49-55. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2019.05.035
Hu, Jie, Basit, Tabinda, Nelson, Alison, Crawford, Emma and Turner, Lyle (2019). Does attending Work It Out -a chronic disease self-management program-affect the use of other health services by urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with or at risk of chronic disease?: a comparison between program participants and non-participants. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 25 (5), 464-470. doi: 10.1071/PY18089
Parmenter, Joni, Basit, Tabinda, Nelson, Alison, Crawford, Emma and Kitter, Bryony (2019). Chronic disease self‐management programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: Factors influencing participation in an urban setting. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 31 (1) hpja.256, 104-111. doi: 10.1002/hpja.256
Mills, Kyly, Gatton, Michelle L., Mahoney, Ray and Nelson, Alison (2017). ‘Work it out’: evaluation of a chronic condition self-management program for urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with or at risk of cardiovascular disease. BMC Health Services Research, 17 (680) 680, 680. doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2631-3
Hill, Anne E., Nelson, Alison, Copley, Jodie, Quinlan, Teresa and White, Rebekah (2017). Development of student clinics in Indigenous contexts: what works?. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 19 (1), 40-45.
Parmenter, Joni, Nelson, Alison, Crawford, Emma, Basit, Tabs and Dargan, Samara (2017). My body’s getting healthy and my mind is getting healthy with it. Considering urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander conceptions of health. International Research Journal of Public Health, 1 (1), 1-11. doi: 10.28933/irjph-2017-01-01
Lewis, Tara, Hill, Anne E., Bond, Chelsea and Nelson, Alison (2017). Yarning: assessing proppa ways. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech Language Pathology, 19 (1), 14-18.
Malseed, Claire, Nelson, Alison and Ware, Robert (2014). Evaluation of a school-based health education program for urban Indigenous young people in Australia. Health (Irvine), 6 (7), 587-597. doi: 10.4236/health.2014.67077
Malseed, Claire, Nelson, Alison, Ware, Robert, Lacey, Ian and Lander, Keiron (2014). Deadly choices community health events: a health promotion initiative for urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 20 (4), 379-383. doi: 10.1071/PY14041
Booth, Jodie and Nelson, Alison (2013). Sharing stories: using narratives to illustrate the role of critical reflection in practice with First Australians. Occupational Therapy International, 20 (3), 114-123. doi: 10.1002/oti.1343
Davidson, Bronwyn, Hill, Anne E. and Nelson, Alison (2013). Responding to the world report on disability in Australia: Lessons from collaboration in an Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 15 (1), 69-74. doi: 10.3109/17549507.2012.732116
Rossi, Anthony, Rynne, Steven and Nelson, Alison (2013). Doing whitefella research in blackfella communities in Australia: decolonizing method in sports related research. Quest, 65 (1), 116-131. doi: 10.1080/00336297.2012.749799
Copley, Jodie and Nelson, Alison (2012). Practice educator perspectives of multiple mentoring in diverse clinical settings. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75 (10), 456-462. doi: 10.4276/030802212X13496921049662
Nelson, Alison L., Macdonald, Doune and Abbott, Rebecca A. (2012). A risky business? Health and physical activity from the perspectives of urban Australian Indigenous young people. Health Risk and Society, 14 (4), 325-340. doi: 10.1080/13698575.2012.680949
Nelson, Alison (2012). 'You don't have to be black skinned to be black': Indigenous young people's bodily practices. Sport Education and Society, 17 (1), 57-75. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2011.607912
Nelson, A, Gray, M, Jensen, H, Thomas, Y, McIntosh, K, Oke, L and Paluch, T (2011). Closing the gap: Supporting occupational therapists to partner effectively with First Australians. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 58 (1), 17-24. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2010.00912.x
Nelson, Alison, Abbott, Rebecca and Macdonald, Doune (2010). Indigenous Austalians and physical activity: Using a social-ecological model to review the literature. Health Education Research, 25 (3), 498-509. doi: 10.1093/her/cyq025
Nelson, A., Copley, J. and Salama, R. (2010). Occupational therapy students' of the multiple mentoring model of clinical supervision. Focus on Health Professional Education, 11 (2), 14-27.
Nelson, Alison and Hay, Peter J. (2010). “I Don't Want to Grow Up and Not be Smart”: Urban Indigenous Young People's Perceptions of School. Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 39 (1), 54-64. doi: 10.1375/S1326011100000910
Nelson, Alison and Hay, Peter (2010). 'I don't want to grow up and not be smart': Urban indigenous young people's perceptions of school. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 39 (1), 54-64.
Nelson, Alison (2009). Learning from the past, looking to the future: Exploring our place with Indigenous Australians. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 56 (2), 97-102. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2009.00781.x
Nelson, Alison, Copley, Jodie, Flanigan, Kerry and Underwood, Katherine (2009). Occupational therapists prefer combining multiple intervention approaches for children with learning difficulties. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 56 (1), 51-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2007.00712.x
Nelson, Alison (2009). Sport, physical activity and urban Indigenous young people. Australian Aboriginal Studies, 2009/2 (2), 101-111.
Macdonald, Doune, Abbott, Rebecca, Knez, Kelly and Nelson, Alison (2009). Taking exercise: Cultural diversity and physically active lifestyles. Sport, Education and Society, 14 (1), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/13573320802444945
Copley, Jodie, Nelson, Alison, Turpin, Merrill, Underwood, Katherine and Flanigan, Kerry (2008). Factors influencing therapists' interventions for children with learning difficulties. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75 (2), 105-113. doi: 10.1177/000841740807500206
Copley, Jodie, Turpin, Merrill, Brosnan, Jessica and Nelson, Alison (2008). Understanding and negotiating: Reasoning processes used by an occupational therapist to individualize intervention decisions for people with upper limb hypertonicity. Disability and Rehabilitation, 30 (19), 1486-1498. doi: 10.1080/09638280701654799
Nelson, Alison and Allison, Heather (2007). Relationships: The key to effective occupational therapy practice with urban Australian Indigenous children. Occupational Therapy International, 14 (1), 57-70. doi: 10.1002/oti.224
Nelson, A. and Turpin, M. (2007). Book Review - The Kawa Model: Culturally Relevant Occupational Therapy. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 54 (4), 323-324. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2007.00666.x
Nelson, A., Allison, H. and Copley, J. (2007). Understanding where we come from: Occupational therapy with urban indigenous Australians. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 54 (3), 203-214. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00629.x
Nelson, A. (2007). Seeing white: A critical exploration of occupational therapy with Indigenous Australian people. Occupational Therapy International, 14 (4), 237-255. doi: 10.1002/oti.236
Kramer, C., Copley, J. and Nelson, A. (2004). The effect of pre-clinical fieldwork subject on the confidence and professional skills of undergraduate occupational therapy students. Focus on Health Professional Education, 5 (3), 7-22.
Nelson, A. L. and Allison, H. (2004). A visiting occupational therapy service to indigenous children in school: Results of a pilot project. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 33, 55-60.
Nelson, A. L. and Allison, H. D. (2000). Values of urban Aboriginal parents: Food before thought. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 47 (1), 28-40. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1630.2000.00206.x
Conference Papers
Campbell, E., Basit, T., Dargan, S. and Nelson, A (2015). Chronic pain and Indigenous Australians: beginning the journey. Australian Pain Society, 35th Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 15-18 March 2015.
Basit, Tabs, Rae, Katrina, Campbell, Emma, Nelson, Alison and Dargan, Samara (2015). Outcomes evaluation of the Work It Out chronic disease self-management and rehabilitation program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 11th National Allied Health Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 9-11 November 2015.
Kuipers, Kathy and Nelson, Alison (2011). Healthy eating in urban Aboriginal households may be promoted through cooking workshops and by recognising the importance of women's work, shared meals, time and cost management: Synopsis: Commentary. Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2010.00918.x
Nelson, Alison (2009). The place of physical activity in the lives of urban Indigenous young people. 26th ACHPER International Conference: Creating Active Futures, Brisbane, 7-10 July, 2009. Hindmarsh, SA: ACHPER.
Nelson, A., Macdonald, D. and Abbott, R. (2008). Kawa: The use of an alternate methodology to explore the place of physical activity in the lives of young Indigenous Australians. North meets South; East meets West, Sapporo, Japan, 21-24 January, 2008. Brisbane, QLD: The University of Queensland.
Nelson, A. (2008). The role of physical activity in the identity formation of Australian urban Indigenous young people. Sport, Race and Ethnicity: Building a Global Understanding, Sydney, 30 November - 2 December, 2008. Sydney: University of Technology, Sydney (UTS).
Nelson, A. (2008). Indigenous Australian young people's views of health and bodies. Changing Climates: Education for Sustainable Futures, Brisbane, 30 November-4 December, 2008. Australian Association for Research in Education: Coldstream, Vic.
Nelson, A., Macdonald, D. and Abbott, R. A. (2007). Physical activity in the lives of urban Indigenous young people. "be active '07" 2007 Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Adelaide, South Australia, 13-16 October, 2007. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/S1440-2440(07)70377-8
Seminar Paper
Hickey, Sophie, Roe, Yvette, Bond, Chelsea and Nelson, Alison (2017). Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Indigenous Health Research Workshop. Partnership between the Indigenous Birthing in an Urban Setting Study and the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, University of Queensland.
Thesis
Nelson, Alison (2010). “I do stay healthy”: The place and meaning of physical activity and health in the lives of urban Indigenous young people. PhD Thesis, School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/218496