Rebecca O'Reilly

Recent Publications

Lewer, K., Correy, C., Mao, R.J., Uthurralt, N., Ajwani, S., George, A., & O’Reilly, R. (2023). Domestic Violence Prevention Strategies in the Dental Setting: A Scoping Review (Protocol). OSF, Center for Open Science.

Usanov, C., Keedle, H., Peters, K., & O’Reilly, R. (2023) Exploration of barriers to screening for domestic violence in the perinatal period using an ecological framework. Journal of Advanced Nursing, Open Access; https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15560

Christensen, M., Metcalfe, L. L., & O'Reilly, R. (2021). Emergency department nurses experiences of female domestic violence presentations: A review of the qualitative literature. Nursing Forum, 56(4), 925-937. https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12632

O’Reilly, R; Ramjan, L; Fatayer, M., Stunden, A., & Gregory, L. (2020). First year undergraduate nursing students’ perceptions of the effectiveness of blended learning approaches for nursing numeracy. Nurse Education in Practice, 45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102800

Lewis, P., Hunt, L., Ramjan, L.M., Daly, M., O’Reilly, R., & Salamonson, Y. (2020). Factors contributing to undergraduate nursing students' satisfaction with a video assessment of clinical skills. Nurse Education Today, 84, Article 104244 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2019.104244

Hunt, L., Ramjan, L.M., Daly, M., Lewis, P., O’Reilly, R., Willis, S., & Salamonson, Y. (2020). Development and Psychometric Testing of the 10-item Satisfaction with Nursing Skill Examination: Objective Structured Clinical Assessment Scale Nurse Education in Practice, 45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102779

O’Reilly, R., & Peters, K. (2018). Opportunistic domestic violence screening for pregnant and post-partum women by community-based health care providers: Practices and barriers. BMC women's health, 18(1), 128

Grants

2021 Team member for Commonwealth Government’s Emerging Priorities – Perinatal Mental Health Grant for project titled Perinatal Interprofessional Psychosocial Education for Maternity Clinicians (PIPE-MC) ($519, 136)

2019 Team member for Mitacs Globalink Research Award Abroad for research abroad for project titled On-line training and resource package for domestic violence (DV) screening for Community based Health Care Providers of Perinatal Women ($6,000 CAD)

2018 Lead for Western Sydney University Research Funding from the Office of Research and Innovation in support of project titled On-line training and resource package for domestic violence (DV) screening for Community based Health Care Providers of Perinatal Women ($10 000)

2018 Lead for Western Sydney University Research Development Funding 2018 - ACA/DAP Research Scheme Support – On-line training and resource package for domestic violence (DV) screening for Community based Health Care Providers of Perinatal Women ($9,550)

2017 Lead for Western Sydney University Seed Funding for Urban Living & Society Projects - On-line training and resource package for family and domestic violence (DV) screening by community-based health care providers ($2000)

2015 Lead for Western Sydney University Researcher Development Strategic Initiative Funding – Women’s Fellowship Scheme Opportunistic screening for domestic violence by community health care providers for peri-natal women ($25 483)

2006 – 2008 Lead for University of Western Sydney SEED grant “Women’s Experiences of Recovery from Childbirth: Focus on Pelvic Problems that extend beyond the puerperium” ($5257)

Textbook Chapter

O’Reilly, R., Jarvis, L., & Guzys, D. (2014). Primary Health Care and Primary Care. In Petrie, E., & Guzys, D. (Eds.), An Introduction to Community and Primary Health Care in Australia (pp 45-61).  Victoria, Australia: Cambridge University Press

Wilson, N., O’Reilly, R., & Patterson, C. Managing a Research Project: Roles and Processes. In Whitehead, D., & Terry, D. (Eds), Nursing and Midwifery Research: Methods and Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice (7th Ed.).(with editor) 

Research Activity 

2022- current Member and co-lead on research project titled ‘Safe Places for women experiencing domestic and family violence’

2020 – current – Member and co-design group leader for DFV component in a research project titled ‘Perinatal Interprofessional Psychosocial Education for Maternity Clinicians (PIPE-MC)’

2019 – current – Co-lead on research project titled ‘Domestic Violence Prevention Strategies in the Dental Setting’

2022 – current HDR supervisor register, University of New England

2020 – current Core Member of SoNM Women’s Health research group 

Recent Conference Presentations  

O’Reilly, R., Peters, K., Salamonson, Y., … Keedle, H. (2022) Building Capacity for Domestic Violence Enquiry & Intervention. Asia University Online Summer Series. Virtual Conference Presentation, 5 July 2022.

O’Reilly, R. (2022). Domestic Violence in an Australian context. Virtual Conference Presentation, 6 July 2022.

Everitt, L., & O’Reilly, R. (2021). Perinatal Interprofessional Psychosocial Education for Maternity Clinicians (PIPE_MC)-Developing Education Midwives and Obstetricians say they need and want. Virtual conference presentation. The Sutherland and St George Hospitals Maternity and Breastfeeding Virtual Conference 2021, 14-15 October 2021

O’Reilly, R. (2021) Supporting Health Care Providers Who Care for Women who are Experiencing Domestic Violence. Virtual conference presentation. Asia University Virtual Conference 6 July 2021. 

Everitt, L., & O’Reilly, R. (2021). Working with women who are survivors of domestic violence. Virtual conference presentation. Australian College of Midwives Working with women who... conference 21-22 April 2021.

HDR Supervision

Completions

2014 – 2022 Masters (Honours) Student – Mrs Toni Azzopardi. Project Title: “Experiences of Students with Disability Requiring Reasonable Adjustments for an Undergraduate Nursing Clinical Placement” 

Supervisor panel: Dr Rebecca O’Reilly (Principal); Professor Esther Chang; Dr Antoinette Cotton; Associate Professor Amanda Johnson 

Current 

Principal supervisor of PhD student – Ms Janet Dune. 

Project title: “A Qualitative Exploration of the Perceived Causes, Impacts and Solutions to Domestic Violence with Aboriginal Women in Australia”

Supervisor panel: Associate Professor Rebecca O’Reilly (Principal); Dr David Lim; Dr Nicole Peel; Professor Aunty Kerrie Doyle

Co-supervisor of PhD student – Mrs Rawan Alsababha

Project title: Sexual health after mastectomy: Experiences of Arab women and their partners in Australia

Supervisor panel: Professor Kath Peters (Principal); Dr Fiona McDermid; Dr Judy Mannix; Associate Professor Rebecca O’Reilly

Co-supervisor of PhD student – Ms Annette Stunden 

Project title: Impact on Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Digital Literacy and Health Informatics Competencies Post Implementation of a Nursing Informatics Module. 

Supervisor panel: Associate Professor Anupama Ginige (Principal); Dr Prathyusha Sanagava; Associate Professor Rebecca O’Reilly; Associate Professor Leeanne Heaton