After graduating in nursing and social work I spent time working in the aged care sector. I also completed a diploma in dance and taught and performed in studio and community settings throughout Australia. I later returned to study working up to a PhD on Australian nurses in the Boer War. I currently am a lecturer in Health Science at the University of South Australia, where I teach in the Bachelor of Health Science Program which is a non-clinical health degree. My research interests include the use of the arts and pets to enhance health and wellbeing particularly in regard to postive ageing, the history of health and exercise prescription and salutogenesis.
About me
After graduating in nursing and social work I spent time working in the aged care sector. I also completed a diploma in dance and taught and performed in studio and community settings throughout Australia. I later returned to study working up to a PhD on Australian nurses in the Boer War. I currently am a lecturer in Health Science at the University of South Australia, where I teach in the Bachelor of Health Science Program which is a non-clinical health degree. My research interests include the use of the arts and pets to enhance health and wellbeing particularly in regard to postive ageing, the history of health and exercise prescription and salutogenesis.
My research interests include the use of the arts and pets to enhance health and wellbeing particularly in regard to postive ageing, the history of health and exercise prescription and salutogenesis. I am a Member of Health in Community Research Group. I am also involved with pets and elderly project with Dr Janette Young.
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Returning to faith communities. An investigation of why older people return to church communities. Data analysis and dissemination of findings., Australian Research Theology Foundation Inc, 05/08/2019 - 30/06/2020
Exploring the use of cats in serious lesuire/companion pets nexus
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
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| 2016 |
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| 2015 |
Open access
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| Year | Output |
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| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
1
1
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| 2018 |
17
14
4
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| 2015 |
Open access
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Young, J, McGrath, R & Adams, C, 2018, 'Fresh air, sunshine and happiness: Milennials building health (salutogenesis) in leisure and nature', Annals of Leisure Research, Vol 21, Issue 3.
Adams C, 2017, 'Lads and Ladies, Contenders on the Ward—How Trained Nurses became Primary Caregivers to Soldiers during the Second Anglo-Boer War', Social History of Medicine
Young, J, McGrath, R & Adams, C, 2015, 'developing and refining a participatory educative model with Health Science students' A case study of practice', Participatory Educational Research, Spec Edition, June 2015, pp 61-73.
McGrath, R, Young, J & Adams, C (guest editors), 'Special Issue: Lesuire as a human right', Annals of Leisure, Vol 20, No 3, 2017.
Adams C, 2013, 'Philanthropy and faith: the early story of St John's Evangalist Church in South Australia', Lucas
Adams C, 2011, 'Reflections of the time – South Australian nurses bound for the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902' Discover South Australia's History, http://www.sahistorians.org.au/175/bm.tags/boer-war/
Adams C, 2011, 'St John’s Church – an early history of a colonial church' St John’s Church – An Early History of a Colonial Church, http://www.sahistorians.org.au/175/documents/st-johns-church-an-early-history-of-a-colonial-chu.shtml
Recent Conference Papers and Presentations -
'My cat is on facebook', ANZALS Conference, Hobart, December 2017.
'Old Ideas, New Challenges – Medical Nursing in the 2nd Anglo Boer War', [Australian and New Zealand Society for the History of Medicine (15th Biennial Conference), Melbourne July 2017)
'My cat is on facebook', Human Animal Intersections Conference, Adelaide, June 2017.
‘Fun, Food, Friends and Fur Babies!’ (Based on work of Janette Young, Richard McGrath and myself on what builds health in 1st year IBHL students.) [‘Optimising Health: Salutogenic approaches to health practice, policy, research and education’], Canberra, Oct 2016
'Is there anything new under the sun' with Katherine Devonshire-Gill, [Australian and New Zealand Society for the History of Medicine (14th Biennial Conference),International Society for the History of Medicine (VII Conference]Sydney, 30 June-4 July 2015
'Private letters, public spaces' Traces of War Symposium 2013, University of South Australia, Magill
Research
My research interests include the use of the arts and pets to enhance health and wellbeing particularly in regard to postive ageing, the history of health and exercise prescription and salutogenesis. I am a Member of Health in Community Research Group. I am also involved with pets and elderly project with Dr Janette Young.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Committee memberSouth Australian Medical Heritage Association |
2018 |
MemberHistory of Science Technology and Ideas Group |
2018 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Exploration of reminiscence programs for older people: findings from the literature and community practice | Current |
