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Overview

Angela Taft is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and social sciences. Their work primarily spans topics related to health, clinical psychology, and pediatrics, with a notable focus on intimate partner and family violence, reproductive health, and maternal and child health.

The scientist's research encompasses the following main fields of study:

  • Medicine
  • Social Sciences

Within these broad categories, the key subfields of study include:

  • Health
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • General Health Professions

Angela Taft's research topics focus on several areas:

  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Reproductive Health and Contraception
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare

The frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • BMJ Open
  • Journal of Advanced Nursing
  • Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Several collaborators have worked with Angela Taft on multiple occasions, including:

  • Leesa Hooker
  • Kirsten Black
  • Danielle Mazza
  • Kelsey Hegarty
  • Kevin McGeechan

Their recent notable papers illustrate a focus on intimate partner violence, healthcare responses, and maternal health contexts. Selected papers include:

  • "Management of chronic venous disorders of the lower limbs. Guidelines According to Scientific Evidence. Part II." (2020), published in PubMed
  • "Psychological therapies for women who experience intimate partner violence" (2020), published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • "A Systematic Review of Culturally Competent Family Violence Responses to Women in Primary Care" (2021), published in Trauma Violence & Abuse
  • "Relationship trajectories of women experiencing alcohol-related intimate partner violence: A grounded-theory analysis of women's voices" (2020), published in Social Science & Medicine
  • "Maternal and Child Health nurse's preparedness to respond to women and children experiencing intimate partner violence: A cross sectional study" (2020), published in Nurse Education Today

Best Publications

  • Screening women for intimate partner violence in healthcare settings

    Lorna O'Doherty;Kelsey Hegarty;Jean Ramsay;Leslie L Davidson

  • Advocacy interventions to reduce or eliminate violence and promote the physical and psychosocial well‐being of women who experience intimate partner abuse

    Carol Rivas;Jean Ramsay;Laura Sadowski;Leslie L Davidson

  • Screening and counselling in the primary care setting for women who have experienced intimate partner violence (WEAVE): a cluster randomised controlled trial

    Kelsey Hegarty;Lorna Jane O'Doherty;Angela Taft;Patty Chondros

  • Screening women for intimate partner violence in healthcare settings abridged Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis

    Lorna J O'Doherty;Angela Taft;Kelsey Hegarty;Jean Ramsay

  • Overcoming the barriers to disclosure and inquiry of partner abuse for women attending general practice

    Kelsey L. Hegarty;Angela J. Taft

  • Effect of Type and Severity of Intimate Partner Violence on Women’s Health and Service Use Findings From a Primary Care Trial of Women Afraid of Their Partners

    Kelsey Hegarty;Lorna Jane O'Doherty;Patty Chondros;Jodie Louise Valpied

  • Mothers' AdvocateS In the Community (MOSAIC)- non-professional mentor support to reduce intimate partner violence and depression in mothers: a cluster randomised trial in primary care

    Angela J Taft;Rhonda Small;Kelsey L Hegarty;Lyndsey F Watson

  • Using reflexivity to enhance in-depth interviewing skills for the clinician researcher

    Ruth McNair;Angela Taft;Kelsey Hegarty

  • Depression and termination of pregnancy (induced abortion) in a national cohort of young Australian women: the confounding effect of women's experience of violence

    Angela J Taft;Lyndsey F Watson

  • Alcohol interventions, alcohol policy and intimate partner violence: a systematic review

    Ingrid M Wilson;Kathryn Graham;Angela Taft

  • General practitioner management of intimate partner abuse and the whole family: qualitative study.

    Angela Taft;Dorothy H Broom;David Legge

  • Psychological therapies for women who experience intimate partner violence

    Melissa Tan;Lorna O'Doherty;Gail Gilchrist;Angela Taft

  • Applying normalization process theory to understand implementation of a family violence screening and care model in maternal and child health nursing practice: a mixed method process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial

    Leesa Hooker;Rhonda Small;Cathy Humphreys;Kelsey Hegarty

  • Women's journey to safety – The Transtheoretical model in clinical practice when working with women experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: A scientific review and clinical guidance

    Sonia Reisenhofer;Angela J. Taft

  • Screening women for intimate partner violence in health care settings

    Angela J. Taft;Kelsey Hegarty;Jean Ramsay;Gene Feder

  • The power of social connection and support in improving health: lessons from social support interventions with childbearing women

    Rhonda Small;Angela J Taft;Stephanie J Brown

  • Maternal and child health nurse screening and care for mothers experiencing domestic violence (MOVE): a cluster randomised trial

    Angela J. Taft;Leesa Hooker;Cathy Humphreys;Kelsey Hegarty

  • Current contraceptive management in Australian general practice: An analysis of BEACH data

    Danielle Mazza;Christopher Harrison;Angela Taft;Bianca Brijnath

  • Violence against young Australian women and association with reproductive events: a cross-sectional analysis of a national population sample.

    Angela J. Taft;Lyndsey F. Watson;Christina Lee

  • Childhood sexual abuse and its association with adult physical and mental health: results from a national cohort of young Australian women.

    Janice Yvonne Coles;Adeline Kristen Lee;Angela Taft;Danielle Mazza

  • Advocacy interventions to reduce or eliminate violence and promote the physical and psychosocial well-being of women who experience intimate partner abuse

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Frequent Co-Authors

Kathryn Graham
Kathryn Graham Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Christina Lee
Christina Lee University of Queensland
Jan M. Nicholson
Jan M. Nicholson La Trobe University
John W. Toumbourou
John W. Toumbourou Deakin University
Barbara J. McMorris
Barbara J. McMorris University of Minnesota
Harriet L. MacMillan
Harriet L. MacMillan McMaster University
Samantha Wells
Samantha Wells Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Sheryl A. Hemphill
Sheryl A. Hemphill University of Melbourne
Richard F. Catalano
Richard F. Catalano University of Washington

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