
Dr Julie Henderson
BA(Hons) Sociology (Flinders), Grad dip (Information Studies) ( University of South Australia ), PhD (Flinders)
| Position: | Research Fellow |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Health Sciences |
| School: | School of Medicine |
| Location: | Block F1, Flinders Medical Centre Flats, Flinders Drive, Bedford Park, South Australia |
| Telephone: | +61 8 8204 6954 |
| Fax: | +61 8 8204 5693 |
| Email: | julie.henderson@flinders.edu.au |
Research interests
- Social impact of changes in the delivery of mental health care
- Mental health workforce
- Mental health policy
- The social impact of biological psychiatry on service delivery
- Mental health prevention and health promotion strategies
Research Publications
Articles
Henderson, J. (in press) Biological psychiatry and changing ideas about ‘mental health prevention' in Australian psychiatry: risk and individualism, Health Sociology Review, 17 (1).
Henderson, J., Willis, E., Walter, B. & Toffoli, L. (in press) Measuring the workload of community mental health nurses: A review of the literature, Contemporary Nurse, 28 .
Xiao, L., Paterson , J., Henderson , J. & Kelton, M. (accepted) A critical appraisal of undergraduate preparation for aged care nursing, Educational gerontology: an international journal .
Henderson, J., Hutton, A., Byrne, T & Rudge, T. Providing collaborative research education in primary health care for undergraduate nursing students: Critical reflection upon practice. Submitted to Australian Journal of Primary Health November 2007
Henderson , J. , Xiao, L., Siegloff, L., Kelton, M. & Paterson, J. “Older people have lived their lives”: First year nursing students' attitudes to older people. Submitted to Contemporary Nurse June 2007.
Willis, E., Henderson, J., Toffoli, L & Walter, B. Gendered relations to working time: Enterprise Bargaining agreements in acute and community nursing settings in Australia . Submitted to Time and Society May 2008.
Henderson, J., Willis, E., Walter, B. & Toffoli, L. (2008) Community mental health nursing: Keeping pace with care delivery? International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 17 (3), pp. 160-168.
Willis, E., Toffoli, L ., Henderson, J., & Walter. B. (2008) Enterprise Bargaining: a case study in de-intensification of nursing work in Australia , Nursing Inquiry , 15(2) , pp. 148-157.
Henderson, J. (2007) The National Mental Health Strategy: Redefining Mental Health Promotion and Prevention?, Australian Journal of Primary Health, 13 (3), pp. 82-89.
Paterson , J., Xiao, L., Mitchell, P., Henderson , J., DeBellis, A. & Kelton, M. (2007) Nurses in aged care: Developing educational links with aged care industry, Geriaction, Autumn, pp.17-22.
Henderson, J. (2005) Neoliberalism, community care and mental health policy, Health Sociology Review, 14 (3), pp. 242-254.
Jackson Bowers, E., Henderson, J. & M. O'Connor (2001) Evaluation of the ALIA (SA) Mentoring Group 1999: a grounded theory approach, Australian Library Journal, 50 (1), pp.23-30.
Book chapters
Henderson, J and Walter, B (in press) Organising care for the mentally ill in Australia . In E Willis, L. Reynolds & H Kelleher (eds.) Understanding the Australian Health Care System, Elsevier Australia , (pp. 143-154).
Toffoli, L and Henderson, J (in press) Progress in nursing: multidisciplinary and shared care. In E Willis, L. Reynolds & H Kelleher (eds.) Understanding the Australian Health Care System, Elsevier Australia , (pp.179-188) .
Henderson, J. (2007) Consuming science: Professional and popular media reporting of the role of molecular genetics in causing mental illness. In Stranger M (ed), Human Biotechnology and Public Trust: Trends, Perceptions and Regulation , Centre for Law and Genetics: Hobart (pp.102-114).
Henderson , J. (2005) Neoliberalism, community care and mental health policy. In P.Savy (ed.) Closing asylums for the mentally ill: Social consequences , eContent management: Maleny, Qld (pp.242-254).
Edited conference proceedings
Oakley, S., Pudsey, J., Henderson, J ., King, D. & Boyd, R. (eds.) (2000) Sociological Sites/Sights, Proceedings from the TASA 2000 conference, Flinders University, December 6-8 2000.
Refereed conference papers
Willis, E. , Henderson, J., Toffoli, L. & Walter, B. (2007) Using Enterprise Bargaining to de-intensify labour: a case study in public sector nursing in Australia , Sociology Bridging Community: Canadian Sociological Association Conference, May 29 th –June 1 st 2007.
Henderson, J . (2006) Discovering the gene for Schizophrenia: Analysis of the presentation of molecular genetics in The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Conference proceedings, TASA conference, Perth , Dec, 2006.
Henderson, J. (2005) Mapping paradigm change in Australian psychiatry 1950-2004, Conference proceedings TASA conference, Hobart , Dec 2005.
Henderson , J. (2004) Deinstitutionalisation and the construction of informal care in Australian Mental Health Policy, Conference proceedings, Has deinstitutionalisation worked?: TASA Health Sociology Day, Beechworth, Dec 2004
Haggis, J. & Henderson, J . (2000) Community, Flexibility and Phobias: Reflections on using on-line delivery as a teaching strategy in sociology at Flinders University . Paper presented at IT's Here: Flexibility in Teaching and Learning, Flinders University , November 14 2000.
Published non-refereed conference papers
Henderson, J. & Hutton, A. (2007). Providing collaborative research education for undergraduate nursing students: Critical reflection on practice. HERDSA 2007 conference, Adelaide , July 8 th -11 th .
Taylor, K., Henderson, J., Neill, J. (2007). How significant is rural background to recruiting and retaining rural and remote area nurses? Conference proceedings Standing up for rural health: learning from the past, action for the future, 9 th National Rural Health Conference, Albury, March 7-10, 2007. http://9thnrhc.ruralhealth.org.au/program/docs/papers/taylor_B4.pdf
Research Reports and other materials
Willis, E. , Henderson , J., Toffoli, L. & Walter, B. (2008) Development of a Staffing Methodology Equalisation Tool: South Australia : Final Report, Adelaide : Department of Health
Rudge, T., Henderson, J . & Hutton, A. & Byrne, T. (2007) Evaluating Noarlunga Towards a Safe Community, Adelaide : Flinders University of South Australia .
Rudge, T. & Henderson J. (2006) Aldinga field of dreams: Consultation on the development of the Aldinga community health centre , Adelaide : Flinders University of South Australia.
Henderson, J. & Zadoroznyj, M. (2000) Results of the 'Transition to University' survey, October 1999, Adelaide , (S. Aust.): Flinders University of South Australia.
Ballantyne, A., Cheek, J., Gibson, T. & J. Henderson (1998) Stage 1. Images of nursing from 1990-1997: An annotated bibliography. Images of nursing: research project. Deakin, ACT: Royal College of Nursing , Australia .
Community activity and professional involvement
- Member, The Australian Sociological Association (TASA)
- Convenor of the TASA Sociology of Mental Heath thematic group
- Member, Social Monitoring and Policy Futures Network ASRI
- Member, Health and Society: Equity, well-being and the social and economic determinants of health ASRI.

