By Dr Kristen Mai Beek

Book Chapters

Burry K; Beek K; Haire B; Worth H, 2022, 'Infanticide and Reproductive (In)Justice in the South Pacific: The Construction of Pacific Women in Criminal Trials', in Sexual and Reproductive Justice From the Margins to the Centre, Lexington Books

Burry K; Beek K; Haire B; Worth H, 2022, 'Infanticide and Reproductive (In)Justice in the South Pacific', in Sexual and Reproductive Justice, Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 209 - 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781978726901.ch-12

Journal articles

Rees S; Hamad N; Henry A; Rosenbaum S; Beek K; Dean K, 2026, 'Intimate partner violence A whole-of-health responsibility', Medicine Today, 27, pp. 48 - 50

Dawes N; Graham M; Taylor J; Finlay SM; Ronto R; Clarke L; Wechkunanukul KH; Severinsen C; Beek K; Buka E; Lee N; Donaldson H; Yates C; Haydock C; Seaton J, 2026, 'Characterizing the Competencies for Public Health Graduates in Australasia: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study', Portuguese Journal of Public Health, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000550358

Thapa P; Narasimhan P; Hall JJ; Jayasuriya R; Mukherjee PS; Das DK; Beek K, 2025, 'Exploring current and potential roles of informal healthcare providers in tuberculosis care in West Bengal, India: A qualitative content analysis', Plos Global Public Health, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004085

Okolie EA; Beek K; Patel B; Ndikom CM; Joshi R, 2025, 'Cervical cancer prevention and control in Nigeria: Mapping and review of policies', Health Policy and Planning, 40, pp. 931 - 942, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czaf049

Lupton D; Whitten T; Tay AK; Beek K; Green M; Hassoun F; Moussa B; Silove D; Rees S, 2025, 'Mental health and psychosocial factors predicting concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine among refugee background and Australian-born women', Vaccine, 58, pp. 127251 - 127251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127251

Thapa P; Narasimhan P; Beek K; Hall JJ; Jayasuriya R; Mukherjee PS; Sheokand S; Heitkamp P; Shukla P; Klinton JS; Yellappa V; Mudgal N; Pai M, 2024, 'Unlocking the potential of informal healthcare providers in tuberculosis care: Insights from India', BMJ Global Health, 9, pp. e015212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015212

Burry K; Beek K; Vallely L; Worth H; Haire B, 2024, 'The experience of abortion for Cook Islands women: exploring the socio-cultural dimensions of abortion safety', Culture, Health & Sexuality, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2024.2305814

Thapa P; Narasimhan P; Jayasuriya R; Hall JJ; Mukherjee PS; Das DK; Beek K, 2023, 'Barriers and facilitators to informal healthcare provider engagement in the national tuberculosis elimination program of India: An exploratory study from West Bengal', Plos Global Public Health, 3, pp. e0001390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001390

Burry K; Beek K; Vallely L; Worth H; Haire B, 2023, 'Illegal abortion and reproductive injustice in the Pacific Islands: A qualitative analysis of court data', Developing World Bioethics, 23, pp. 166 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dewb.12352

Craig A; Beek K; Godinho M; Ansari S; Jonnagaddala J; Asgari-Jirhandeh N; Linhart C; Hall J; Liaw T, 2023, 'Digital health and universal health coverage: opportunities and policy considerations for low- and middle-income Pacific Island countries and territories', Pacific Health, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/pacifichealth.v6i.64

Burry K; Beek K; Worth H; Vallely L; Haire B, 2023, 'Framings of abortion in Pacific Island print media: qualitative analysis of articles, opinion pieces, and letters to the editor', Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 31, pp. 2228113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/26410397.2023.2228113

Baffsky R; Beek K; Wayland S; Shanthosh J; Henry A; Cullen P, 2022, '“The real pandemic’s been there forever”: qualitative perspectives of domestic and family violence workforce in Australia during COVID-19', BMC Health Services Research, 22, pp. 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-07708-w

Thapa P; Hall JJ; Jayasuriya R; Mukherjee PS; Beek K; Das DK; Mandal T; Narasimhan P, 2022, 'What are the tuberculosis care practices of informal healthcare providers? A cross-sectional study from Eastern India', Health policy and planning, 37, pp. 1158 - 1166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czac062

Borgelt K; Siose TK; Taape IV; Nunan M; Beek K; Craig AT, 2022, 'The impact of digital communication and data exchange on primary health service delivery in a small island developing state setting', Plos Digital Health, 1, pp. e0000109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000109

Thapa P; Jayasuriya R; Hall JJ; Mukherjee PS; Beek K; Briggs N; Das DK; Mandal T; Narasimhan P, 2022, 'Are informal healthcare providers knowledgeable in tuberculosis care? A cross-sectional survey using vignettes in West Bengal, India.', International Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac051

Walker N; Beek K; Chen H; Shang J; Stevenson S; Williams K; Herzog H; Ahmed J; Cullen P, 2022, 'The Experiences of Persistent Pain Among Women With a History of Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review', Trauma Violence and Abuse, 23, pp. 490 - 505, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524838020957989

Craig A; Beek K; Gilbert K; Soakai TS; Liaw T; Hall J, 2022, 'Universal Health Coverage and the Pacific Islands: An Overview of Senior Leaders’ Discussions, Challenges, Priorities and Solutions, 2015–2020', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, pp. 4108, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074108

Govindasamy S; Beek K; Yates K; Jayasuriya R; Reynolds R; de Wit JBF; Harris M, 2022, 'Experiences of overweight and obese patients with diabetes and practice nurses during implementation of a brief weight management intervention in general practice settings serving Culturally and Linguistically Diverse disadvantaged populations', Australian Journal of Primary Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py22013

Beek K; Drysdale R; Kusen M; Dawson A, 2021, 'Preparing for and responding to sexual and reproductive health in disaster settings: evidence from Fiji and Tonga', Reproductive Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01236-2

Brink J; Cullen P; Beek K; Peters SAE, 2021, 'Intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Western and Southern European countries', European Journal of Public Health, 31, pp. 1058 - 1063, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab093

Thapa P; Jayasuriya R; Hall JJ; Beek K; Mukherjee P; Gudi N; Narasimhan P, 2021, 'Role of informal healthcare providers in tuberculosis care in low- And middle-income countries: A systematic scoping review', Plos One, 16, pp. e0256795, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256795

Setio K; Pardosi J; Beek K; Razee H, 2020, 'The risk and protective factors for risky sexual behaviors among school-aged adolescents in Indonesia', European Journal of Public Health, 30, pp. ckaa166.998, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.998

Beek K; McFadden A; Dawson A, 2019, 'The role and scope of practice of midwives in humanitarian settings: A systematic review and content analysis', Human Resources for Health, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12960-018-0341-5

Beek K; Dawson A; Whelan A, 2017, 'A review of factors affecting the transfer of sexual and reproductive health training into practice in low and lower-middle income country humanitarian settings', Conflict and Health, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13031-017-0118-9

Tran NT; Portela A; De Bernis L; Beek K, 2014, 'Developing capacities of community health workers in sexual and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health: A mapping and review of training resources', Plos One, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094948

Conference Presentations

Beek K, 2020, 'Capacity to deliver sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian crises: Preparedness, localisation and sustainability', presented at Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises 18th Annual Meeting (Postponed- dates to be confirmed), Bangkok, Thailand, 02 December 2020 - 17 July 2020

Beek K; Dawson A, 2020, 'The impact of capacity building for an effective sexual and reproductive health response in humanitarian settings: A comparative study', presented at Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (Postponed- dates to be confirmed), Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 01 December 2020

Beek K, 2019, 'Capacity to Deliver Sexual and Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Crises in the Philippines: Lessons on preparedness, governance & localisation', presented at Humanitarian Leadership Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 22 May 2019 - 24 May 2019

Beek K, 2018, 'Sexual and Reproductive Health in humanitarian emergencies: Preparing, responding and recovering from natural disasters in the Asia Pacific Region', presented at IUSTI AP Sexual Health Congress, Auckland, New Zealand, 01 November 2018 - 03 November 2018

Beek K, 2017, 'Transferring learning into practice: a framework for maximizing training efforts for sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian settings', presented at Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises 17th Annual Meeting, Athens, Greece, 08 November 2017 - 10 November 2017

Reports

Craig A; Beek K; Godinho M; Ansari S; Jonnagaddala J; Linhart C; Hall J; Liaw T, 2022, Digital health and universal health coverage: opportunities and policy considerations for Pacific Island health authorities, WHO, New Delhi, India, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28338, https://apo.who.int/publications/i/item/digital-health-and-universal-health-coverage-opportunities-and-policy-considerations-for-pacific-island-health-authorities

Linhart C; Craig A; Rosewell A; Beek K; Pardosi J, 2022, Investing in our future: building strong and resilient health systems in the Indo-Pacific region, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28279

Cullen P; Baffsky R; Beek K; Wayland S, 2021, How frontline domestic and family violence workforce in Australia kept connected to their clients and each other through the pandemic, UNSW Sydney, Kensington, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28260

Beek K; Dawson A, 2019, Capacity to deliver sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian crises in the Philippines: Lessons for preparedness before and after Typhoon Yolanda, ISBN: 9780992419134

Beek K; IPPF I, 2019, International Planned Parenthood Federation/ Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crisis Minimum Initial Service Package Training Package for Policy Makers, https://www.ippf.org/humanitarian

Beek K; IPPF I, 2019, International Planned Parenthood Federation/ Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crisis Minimum Initial Service Package Training Package for Program Managers

Beek K; IPPF I, 2019, International Planned Parenthood Federation/ Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crisis Minimum Initial Service Package Training Package for Service Providers, https://www.ippf.org/humanitarian

Zwi A; Beek K; Chynoweth S; Hickling C; Watts A; Whelan A; Dawson A, 2013, Stories and Strategies - Public Health Emergencies: Lessons Learned from Pilot Phase of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Program in Crisis and Post-Crisis Settings in the Asia Pacific Region (SPRINT Initiative), Human Resources for Health Knowledge Hub, UNSW, Sydney, Australia, https://sph.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/sphcm/Centres_and_Units/PHEW_SPRINT_Report.pdf

Preprints

Thapa P; Narasimhan P; Hall JJ; Jayasuriya R; Mukherjee PS; Das DK; Beek K, Exploring current and potential roles of informal healthcare providers in tuberculosis care in West Bengal, India: a qualitative content analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.05.24318366

Beek K; Drysdale R; Kusen M; Dawson A, Preparing for and Responding to Sexual and Reproductive Health in Disaster Settings: Evidence From Fiji and Tonga, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-323102/v1

Craig AT; Beek K; Gilbert K; Suakai TS; Liaw S-T; Hall J, Universal Health Coverage and The Pacific Islands: Challenges Faced and Priority Responses, 2015-2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-596737/v1

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