Dr Dianne Wepa-Belz

Adjunct Lecturer UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

City East Campus ()
tel +61 8 830 21977

email Dianne.Wepa-Belz@unisa.edu.au

Research Degree Supervisor

Research

Research focus

Public Health and Health Services
Nursing
Psychology
Clinical Sciences
Cultural Safety

Research

Outputs

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, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Books

Year	Output
2015	Wepa, D 2015, Cultural safety in Aotearoa New Zealand, Cambridge University Press, Australia. 1 7

Chapters

Year	Output
2020	Wepa, D 2020, 'Intercultural perspectives', in H Kohlen & J McCarthy (eds), Nursing Ethics: Feminist Perspectives, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 5, pp. 83-92.
2015	Wepa, D 2015, 'Culture and ethnicity: what is the question?', in D Wepa (ed.), Cultural safety in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, Australia, ch. 5, pp. 65-78.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2023	Kumar, P, Mpofu, C & Wepa, D 2023, 'Analyzing the perspectives of health professionals and legal cannabis users on the treatment of chronic pain with cannabidiol: protocol for a scoping review', JMIR Research Protocols, vol. 12 , article no. e36769. Open access 1
2023	Simpson, N, Wepa, D, Vernon, R, Briley, A & Steen, M 2023, 'Midwifery students' knowledge, understanding and experiences of workplace bullying, and violence: an integrative review', International Journal of Advanced Nursing Studies, vol. 5, article no. 100144, pp. 1-17. Open access
2022	Dong, Q, Steen, M, Wepa, D & Eden, A 2022, 'Exploratory study of fathers providing kangaroo care in a neonatal intensive care unit', Journal of Clinical Nursing, online, pp. 1-12. Open access 2 473
2022	Othman, S, Steen, M, Wepa, D & McKellar, L 2022, 'Examining the influence of self-compassion education and training upon parents and families when caring for their children: a systematic review', Open Psychology Journal, vol. 15, no. 1, article no. e187435012210190, pp. 1-16. Open access
2022	Simpson, N, Steen, M, Vernon, R, Briley, A & Wepa, D 2022, 'Developing conflict resolution strategies and building resilient midwifery students: a mixed methods research protocol', JMIR Research Protocols, vol. 11, no. 2, article no. e35558. Open access 1
2022	Stretton, C, Chan, WY & Wepa, D 2022, 'Demystifying case management in Aotearoa New Zealand: a scoping and mapping review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 1, article no. 784, pp. 1-21. Open access 1
2021	Steen, M, Di Lemma, L, Finnegan, A, Wepa, D & McGhee, S 2021, 'Self-compassion and veterans health: a scoping review', Journal of Veterans Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 86-130. Open access 1
2020	Ferguson, M, Reis, J, Rabbetts, L, McCracken, T, Loughhead, M, Rhodes, K, Wepa, D & Procter, NG 2020, 'The impact of suicide prevention education programmes for nursing students: a systematic review', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 756-771. Open access 9 8 39
2020	Simpson, N, Wepa, D & Bria, K 2020, 'Improving antenatal engagement for Aboriginal women in Australia: a scoping review', Midwifery, vol. 91, article no. 102825, pp. 1-12. 5 5 3
2019	Wepa, D & Wilson, D 2019, 'Struggling to be involved: an interprofessional approach to examine Māori whānau engagement with healthcare services', Journal of Nursing Research and Practice, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 1-5. Open access
2010	Wepa, D 2010, 'What's needed in preparing health and human services professionals for working with Indigenous communities: lessons to be learnt from New Zealand', Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 22-28.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Auckland University of Technology	NEW ZEALAND
Charles Sturt University	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Northumbria University	UNITED KINGDOM
Ohio State University	UNITED STATES
University of Chester	UNITED KINGDOM
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)	2020
Board Member Nursing Council of New Zealand	2020
Consumer Representative New Zealand Audiological Society Complaints Board	2020
Health Research Committee Board Member - Distribution of Lottery Grants to PhD, Post Doctoral and Health Researchers New Zealand Lotteries Commission	2020
Lay Member National Animal Ethics Committee (NZ)	2020
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)	2019
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)	2019
Consumer Representative New Zealand Audiological Society Complaints Board	2019
Health Research Committee Board Member - Distribution of Lottery Grants to PhD, Post Doctoral and Health Researchers New Zealand Lotteries Commission	2019
Lay Member National Animal Ethics Committee (NZ)	2019
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)	2018
Consumer Representative New Zealand Audiological Society Complaints Board	2018
Health Research Committee Board Member - Distribution of Lottery Grants to PhD, Post Doctoral and Health Researchers New Zealand Lotteries Commission	2018
Lay Member National Animal Ethics Committee (NZ)	2018
Member Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers	2018
Keynote Speaker Midwifery and Health Science Research Symposium Advancing Practice, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia	2017
Highest Performing DHB to improve Maori workforce development Ministry of Health New Zealand	2016
Keynote Speaker Aboriginal Cultural Safety Symposium, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Association (NATSIHWA), Alice Springs, Australia	2013
Maori Research Award Health Research Council New Zealand	2013
Keynote Speaker Sponsorship of Science and Technology Academy Address, Capping Ceremony, Hastings Intermediate School	2011
Keynote Speaker Maori Workforce Development, National Maori Nurses Student Hui, Omahu Marae, Hastings	2011
Keynote speaker, Turuki Maori Workforce Plan, Careers Breakfast Midcentral District Health Board, Palmerston North	2011
Visiting Scholar University of British Columbia, Canada	2010
Purehuroa Research Award for Maori Post Graduate Students Massey University, New Zealand	2009

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Fathers providing kangaroo care in a neonatal intensive care unit: an exploratory study of their views and experiences	Completed

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Dr Dianne Wepa-Belz

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Research

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Books

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External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Board Member

Consumer Representative

Health Research Committee Board Member - Distribution of Lottery Grants to PhD, Post Doctoral and Health Researchers

Lay Member

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Consumer Representative

Health Research Committee Board Member - Distribution of Lottery Grants to PhD, Post Doctoral and Health Researchers

Lay Member

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Consumer Representative

Health Research Committee Board Member - Distribution of Lottery Grants to PhD, Post Doctoral and Health Researchers

Lay Member

Member

Keynote Speaker

Highest Performing DHB to improve Maori workforce development

Keynote Speaker

Maori Research Award

Keynote Speaker

Keynote Speaker

Keynote speaker, Turuki Maori Workforce Plan, Careers Breakfast

Visiting Scholar

Purehuroa Research Award for Maori Post Graduate Students

Teaching & student supervision

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