Ms Dunbar’s research expertise includes;

• Action Research,
• Ethics, 
• Indigenous research,
• Indigenous Health

1. 1. Dunbar, T and Scrimgeour, M., 2006 Ethics in Indigenous Research – Connecting with Community, Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (2006) 3: 179-185, Springer Science + Business Media B.V.

   2. Paul Stewart, Sanchia Shibasaki, Ian Anderson, Priscilla Pyett, Terry Dunbar, Jeannie Devitt, 2006, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in ethical review of health research, June 2006 edition of the ANZJPH, Vol 30 No. 3 p291-293

   3. Dunbar, T. and Scrimgeour, M., 2006 Indigenous health research ethics in Australia: applying guidelines as the basis for negotiating research agreements, Monash Bioethics Review Vol. 25 No.2 April 2006, pp.53 - 62

   4. Cunningham J, O'Dea K, Dunbar T, Weeramanthri T, Zimmet P, Shaw J. Study protocol--diabetes and related conditions in urban indigenous people in the Darwin, Australia region: aims, methods and participation in the DRUID Study. BMC Public Health 2006; 6:8.

   5. Cunningham, J., and Dunbar, T., 2007, Consent for long-term storage of blood samples by Indigenous Australian research participants: the DRUID Study experience, Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations 2007, 4:7 (07 Sep 2007)

   http://www.epi-perspectives.com/content/4/1/7

   6. Dunbar, T. and Scrimgeour, M., 2005 Ethical assessment of Indigenous health research in Australia: A review of the literature, Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit, Discussion Paper No.14, University of Melbourne Design and Print Centre.

   7. Stewart, P., Shibasaki, S., Anderson, I., Pyett, P., Dunbar, T., & Devitt, J. (2006). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Participation in the Ethical Review of Health Research. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, 30(6), 22-25.

   8. O’Dea, K., Cunningham, J., Maple-Brown, L., Weeramanthri, T., Shaw, J., Dunbar, T., and Zimmet, P., (2008) Diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors in urban Indigenous adults: Results from the DRUID Study, Medical Journal of Australia, Australia

   9. Maple-Brown, L., Cunningham, J., Whitbread, C., Howard, D., and Dunbar, T., et. Al (2007) Complications of diabetes in urban Indigenous Australians: the DRUID Study, Clinical Endocrinology Journal, Australia

   10. Cunningham, J., O'Dea, K., Dunbar, T., Weeramanthri, T., Shaw, J. and Zimmet, P. (2008) Socioeconomic status and diabetes among urban Indigenous Australians aged 15-64 years in the DRUID study, Ethnicity & Health, 13:1, 23 - 37

   To link to this article: DOI: 10.1080/13557850701803130

   URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/

   11. Cunningham, J., O’Dea, J., Dunbar, T., Maple-Brown, L., (2008) Perceived weight versus body mass index among urban Aboriginal Australians: Do perceptions and measurements match? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, North Melbourne.

   12.  Maple-Brown, L., Cunningham, J., Dunne, K., Whitbread, C., Howard, D., Weeramanthri, T., Tatipata, S., Dunbar, T., Harper, C.A., Taylor, H.R., Zimmet, P., O’Dea K., Shaw, J.E., (2008) Complications of diabetes in urban Indigenous Australians:

   The DRUID study, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 8 0 (2008) pp. 455-462.

   13. Fletcher, F.R., Shannon, C. & Dunbar, T.E. (2008) The National Health and Medical Research Council Road Map: a strategic framework for improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Enterprise, for the NHMRC Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Research Advisory Committee, Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 525-526

   14. Maple-Brown, LJ, Cunningham J, Hodge A, Weeramanthri T, Dunbar T, Lawton P, Hughes J, Zimmet P, Chadban SJ, Polkinghorne KR, Shaw J, O’Dea K (submitted November 2009) High rates of albuminuria but not of low eGFR in Urban Indigenous Australians: the DRUID Study, MJA, Australia

   15. Dunbar, T and Scrimgeour, M (in Press 2010) Cultural competence in Aboriginal health and education service delivery in Australia, Journal of Education and Work, URL: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cjew

   16. Dunbar, T., Houston, S., Barclay, L. and Kildea, S (in press 2010) Aboriginal people’s experiences of health and family services: An Australian Cultural Security Case Study, Social Science and Medicine Journal,

   17. Dunbar, T. (2009) Aboriginal Cultural Security Partnerships in the health and family service delivery sector, Public Forum What’s needed in preparing health and human services professionals for working with Aboriginal communities? David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research, University of South Australia, 15^th April 2009

   18. Dunbar, T., Benger, N. and Lowell, A (2009) Final Report: NT Cultural Security in health and family service sector: Perspectives from Aboriginal people, AMSANT and NTDHF funded consultancy.

   19. Daphne Habibis, Chris Birdsall-Jones, Dunbar, T., Gabriel, M. Scrimgeour, M and  Taylor, E (2010) Improving housing responses to Indigenous patterns of mobility          Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Southern Research Centre, AHURI Positioning Paper No. 124, ISSN: 1834-9250 ISBN: 978-1-921610-28-8

   20. Dunbar, T. and Murakami-Gold, L. (2010 in press) Aboriginal Cultural Security Partnerships in the health and family service delivery sector, Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, Monash University, Melbourne

    

   21.Dunbar, T and Scrimgeour, M (2009) Cultural competence in Aboriginal education service delivery in Australia: Some lessons from the Aboriginal health service sector, Peer reviewed paper, AARE International Education Research Conference Canberra November 30 to 4 December 2009 access online at http://aare09.confsite.com.au/  ISSN 13245 9320

    

    

   22.Dunbar, T. (2009) Aboriginal Cultural Security Partnerships in the health and family service delivery sector, Public Forum What’s needed in preparing health and human services professionals for working with Aboriginal communities? David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research, University of South Australia, 15^th April 2009

    

   23.Dunbar, T., Benger, N. and Lowell, A (2009) NT Cultural Security in health and family service sector: Perspectives from Aboriginal people, AMSANT and NTDHF funded consultancy

    

 Conference Presentations (non-refereed)

1. Dunbar, T., July 2004 ‘Lessons from one Aboriginal Family’s traditional counselling model: Can and should these lessons be reflected in the Aboriginal contemporary Counselling Profession’, Key Note address at the First National Conference for Indigenous Counselors, Psychologists and Healers, 9-11 July 2004, University of New England, Armidale  (Non-referred)

2. Dunbar, T and Scrimgeour, M., 2004 ‘Ethical Assessment of Indigenous Health research in Australia: Case Studies of Human research Ethics Committee approaches to decision-making’ International Feminist Association for Bioethics Conference November, 2004, Sydney (Non-referred)

3. Dunbar T. and Scrimgeour, M., 2005 ‘Indigenous research - connecting with community’ National Health and Medical Research Council, Ethics in Human Research Conference, May 2005, Canberra  (non-referred)

4. Cunningham, J. and Dunbar, T. 2006 Consent for long-term storage of blood samples by Indigenous Australian research participants: the DRUID Study experience, International Society for Equity in Health Conference in Adelaide September 2006 (referred article)

5. Wallace, R. and Dunbar, T., 2006 'Focusing on Indigenous family business: Developing engaged evaluation methodologies with Indigenous NT families' AES International Conference - Evaluation in Emerging Areas, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 4-7 September, 2006 (non-referred)

6. Dunbar, T., and Scrimgeour, M., 2007, Is Informed Consent enough? Keeping research on track: An overview of the NHMRC resource document to guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples about health research ethics, Ethics Centre of South Australia and David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research Lecture 4th July 2007 Presentation

7. Dunbar, T. 2007, ‘Consent or Yarning?’ AHEC National Conference, Carlton Crest Albert Park, Melbourne 16 – 18 October 2007  

8. Dunbar, T. & Scrimgeour, M., 2007, Keeping research on track: A guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples about health research ethics, AIATSIS Conference, ANU, Canberra, 5-8 November 2007  

9. Dunbar, T., 2007, Using ethical guidelines to negotiate health research agreements and consent with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, AIATSIS Conference, ANU, Canberra, 5-8 November 2007

10. Scrimgeour, M., and Dunbar, T. (2008) Indigenous education research: Inclusion or Exclusion? Supporting collaborative research in Indigenous community contexts, The Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society (ANZCIES) Conference Curtin University, Perth 24 - 27 November 2008, Peer Reviewed process for presentation of paper.

11. Dunbar, T. (2009) Aboriginal Cultural Security Partnerships in the health and family service delivery sector, Public Forum What’s needed in preparing health and human services professionals for working with Aboriginal communities? David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research, University of South Australia, 15^th April 2009

12. Dunbar, T and Scrimgeour, M (2009) Cultural competence in Aboriginal education service delivery in Australia: Some lessons from the Aboriginal health service sector, Peer reviewed paper, AARE International Education Research Conference Canberra November 30 to 4 December 2009 access online at http://aare09.confsite.com.au/  ISSN 13245 9320

  Published Reports

 3.

1.  Franks C, Dunbar T, Brands J, Brown A, White E, Ragg L, Duffy M, Walton S. Research Partnerships: Yarning about Research with Indigenous Peoples. April 2002. Workshop Report 1, CRCATH 2002.
2.  Henry J, Dunbar T, Arnott A, Scrimgeour M, Matthews S, Murakami-Gold L, Chamberlain A. Links Monograph Series 1. Indigenous Research Reform Agenda. Positioning the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health, CRCATH 2003
3.  Henry J, Dunbar T, Arnott A, Scrimgeour M, Matthews S, Murakami-Gold L, Chamberlain A. Links Monograph Series 2. Indigenous Research Reform Agenda. Rethinking research methodologies, CRCATH 2003
4.  Henry J, Dunbar T, Arnott A, Scrimgeour M, Matthews S, Murakami-Gold L, Chamberlain A. Links Monograph Series 3. Indigenous Research Reform Agenda. Changing institutions, CRCATH 2003
5.  Matthews S, Scrimgeour M, Dunbar T, Arnott A, Chamberlain A, Murakami-Gold L, Henry J. Links Monograph Series 4. Indigenous Research Reform Agenda. Promoting the use of health research, CRCATH 2003
6.  Henry J, Dunbar T, Arnott A, Scrimgeour M, Murakami-Gold L.  Links Monograph Series 5. Indigenous Research Reform Agenda. Literature Review, CRCAH 2004
7.  Dunbar T, Arnott A, Henry J, Scrimgeour M, Murakami-Gold L. CRCATH 1997-2002: Working Towards Change In Indigenous Health Research, CRCAH 2004
8.  NHMRC Human Research Ethics Handbook, Consultant Author
9.  Dunbar, T., Scrimgeour, M., Wallace, R., and Arnott, A., 2006 (In Press) ‘Strong Family, Strong Culture, Strong Future Project Evaluation 2006’, Department of Health and Community Services, Northern Territory Government
10.  Henry, B., Dunbar, T. and Barclay, L., 2007, Why patients discharged against medical advice: Prevalence rates, experiences and suggestions, economic implications and recommended strategies for improvement, Department of Health and Community Services, Northern Territory Government
11.  Cunningham, J., O’Dea, K., Dunbar, T., Weeramanthri, T., Zimmet, P., Shaw J, and Anderson, P. (2006) Study Protocol - The DRUID Study: Diabetes and Related conditions in Urban Indigenous people in the Darwin (Australia) region, BMC Public Health Journal 2006, 6:8 http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpublichealth/

 Current Projects

• NPY Evaluation
• Bilateral Evaluation Projects
• Department of Health and Community Services Research Fellow