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Ms Madeleine Powell

Ms Madeleine Powell

Research Fellow

MPH, MHM, BNurs.

Medicine & Health
School of Population Health

I am a Doctoral Student and part-time Project Officer at UNSW's School of Population health. I have over 5 years of experience in research, collaborating on diverse research projects in both hospital and community settings. 

After 6 years of clinical experience in surgical and intensive care nursing, I began work as a Clinical Research Nurse at the Princess Alexandra Hospital ICU. In this role, I conducted a variety of nursing-led studies focused on improving patient care. Whilst working here I completed a Dual Master of Public Health and Health Management at the University of New South Wales.

In 2020 I commenced work at UNSW, working on several projects at both the School of Population Health and the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre focused on child injury prevention, child protection, and e-cigarette prevalence and harms. 

In June 2021 I commenced my Ph.D. at the UNSW School of Population Health and was awarded a Scholarship from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. My Ph.D. research will use epidemiological methods and leverage a multi-jurisdictional electronic cohort (e-cohort) study of Australian children to study child maltreatment amongst children with parents who have substance use problems. 

My research interests lie in epidemiology, non-communicable diseases, social determinants of health, and children's and women’s health.
Phone
+61403173478
E-mail
madeleine.powell@unsw.edu.au
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Lovell T; Mitchell M; Powell M; Strube P; Tonge A; O'Neill K; Dunstan E; Bonnin-Trickett A; Miller E; Suliman A; Ownsworth T; Ranse K, 2025, 'An interprofessional multicomponent intervention to improve end-of-life care in intensive care: A before-and-after study', Australian Critical Care, 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2024.101147
    Journal articles | 2025
    Pollard-Wharton N; Townsend A; Newton BJ; Andersen M; MacNiven R; Corby C; McCausland R; MacGillivray P; Spencer W; Hunter K; Clapham K; Erskine C; Powell M; Ivers RQ, 2025, ''Better together': Codesign of Aboriginal unintentional child injury prevention programme', Injury Prevention, pp. ip-2024-045355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2024-045355
    Journal articles | 2025
    Powell M; Pilkington R; Ahmed T; Hanly M; Newton BJ; Lynch JW; Dobbins T; Stewart J; Cretikos M; Havard A; Falster K, 2025, 'Prevalence of maternal substance use problems during pregnancy and the first 2 years of life: A whole-population birth cohort of 970 470 Australian children born 2008-2017', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 79, pp. 614 - 624, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2024-223439
    Journal articles | 2025
    Powell M; Pilkington R; Havard A; Ahmed T; Hanly M; Newton BJ; Lynch JW; Dobbins T; Stewart J; Butler M; Cretikos M; Williamson A; Falster K, 2025, 'Prenatal Substance Exposure and Child Protection System Involvement to Age 12 Years.', Pediatrics, 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-070444
    Journal articles | 2025
    Townsend A; Macniven R; Pollard-Wharton N; Andersen M; Powell M; Cairnduff S; McCausland R; Corby C; Clapham K; Ivers RQ, 2025, '‘They have a really good way of getting it to the kids’: evaluation of a child injury prevention programme in Walgett, New South Wales', Injury Prevention, pp. ip-2025-045630, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2025-045630
    Journal articles | 2024
    Powell M; Pilkington R; Ahmed T; Hanly M; Newton BJ; Lynch J; Dobbins T; Stewart J; Cretikos M; Havard A; Kathleen F, 2024, 'Prenatal and early life maternal substance use prevalence among Australian children born 2007-2018: a data linkage study using health, death, and child protection data', International Journal of Population Data Science, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v9i5.2680
    Journal articles | 2024
    Powell M; Pilkington R; Varney B; Havard A; Lynch J; Dobbins T; Oei JL; Ahmed T; Falster K, 2024, 'The burden of prenatal and early life maternal substance use among children at risk of maltreatment: A systematic review', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 823 - 847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13835
    Journal articles | 2024
    Varney B; Brett J; Zoega H; Gillies MB; Powell M; Bateman BT; Shand AW; Pearson SA; Havard A, 2024, 'Opioid analgesic exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy and the risk of major congenital malformations in infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis†', Anaesthesia, 79, pp. 967 - 977, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.16307
    Journal articles | 2023
    Economidis G; Pilkington R; Lynch J; Dobbins T; Shakeshaft A; Powell M; Eades AM; Falster K, 2023, 'The effect of family-based therapy on child physical abuse and neglect: a narrative systematic review', International Journal on Child Maltreatment Research Policy and Practice, 6, pp. 633 - 674, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42448-023-00170-z
    Journal articles | 2023
    Lovell T; Mitchell M; Powell M; Cummins B; Tonge A; Metcalf E; Ownsworth T; O'Neill K; Morris L; Ranse K, 2023, 'Fostering positive emotions, psychological well-being, and productive relationships in the intensive care unit: A before-and-after study', Australian Critical Care, 36, pp. 28 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2022.08.001
    Journal articles | 2023
    Lovell T; Mitchell M; Powell M; Tonge A; Strube P; O'Neill K; Bonnin-Trickett A; Dunstan E; Miller E; Suliman DA; Ownsworth T; Ranse K, 2023, 'Improving end-of-life care in intensive care: a before/after study', Australian Critical Care, 36, pp. S3 - S4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2023.07.018
    Journal articles | 2023
    Lovell T; Mitchell M; Powell M; Tonge A; Strube P; O'Neill K; Dunstan E; Bonnin-Trickett A; Miller E; Suliman A; Ownsworth T; Ranse K, 2023, 'Dying in intensive care: An analysis of the perspectives of families and clinicians on end-of-life care', Australian Critical Care, 36, pp. 595 - 603, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2022.07.004
    Journal articles | 2022
    Coyer F; Chaboyer W; Lin F; Doubrovsky A; Barakat-Johnson M; Brown W; Lakshmanan R; Leslie G; Jones SL; Pearse I; Martin K; McInnes E; Powell M; Mitchell ML; Sosnowski K; Tallot M; Thompson A; Thompson L; Labeau S; Blot S, 2022, 'Pressure injury prevalence in Australian intensive care units: A secondary analysis', Australian Critical Care, 35, pp. 701 - 708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2021.10.009
    Journal articles | 2022
    O'Neill K; Lovell T; Powell M; Brown D; Davis C; Calleja P; Walsham J; Nielsen S; Mitchell M, 2022, 'Improving the handover of complex trauma patients by implementing a standardised process', Australian Critical Care, 35, pp. S4 - S4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2022.08.022
    Journal articles | 2021
    Larsen EN; Corley A; Mitchell M; Lye I; Powell M; Tom S; Mihala G; Ullman AJ; Gibson V; Marsh N; Kleidon TM; Rapchuk IL; Rickard CM, 2021, 'A pilot randomised controlled trial of dressing and securement methods to prevent arterial catheter failure in intensive care', Australian Critical Care, 34, pp. 38 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2020.05.004
    Journal articles | 2021
    Santomauro C; Powell M; Davis C; Liu D; Aitken LM; Sanderson P, 2021, 'Interruptions to intensive care nurses and clinical errors and procedural failures: A controlled study of causal connection', Journal of Patient Safety, 17, pp. E1433 - E1440, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PTS.0000000000000528
    Journal articles | 2020
    Castillo MI; Mitchell M; Davis C; Powell M; Le Brocque R; Ullman A; Wetzig K; Rattray J; Hull AM; Kenardy J; Aitken LM, 2020, 'Feasibility and acceptability of conducting a partially randomised controlled trial examining interventions to improve psychological health after discharge from the intensive care unit', Australian Critical Care, 33, pp. 488 - 496, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2020.01.002
    Journal articles | 2020
    Mitchell M; Ullman A; Takashima M; Davis C; Mihala G; Powell M; Gibson V; Zhang L; Bauer M; Playford G; Rickard C, 2020, 'Central venous access device securement and dressing effectiveness: the cascade pilot randomised controlled trial in adult intensive care', Australian Critical Care, 33, pp. S2 - S2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2020.04.004
    Journal articles | 2020
    Mitchell ML; Ullman AJ; Takashima M; Davis C; Mihala G; Powell M; Gibson V; Zhang L; Bauer M; Geoffrey Playford E; Rickard CM, 2020, 'Central venous access device Securement and dressing effectiveness: The CASCADE pilot randomised controlled trial in the adult intensive care', Australian Critical Care, 33, pp. 441 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2019.10.002
    Journal articles | 2020
    Powell M; Bonnin-Trickett A; Davis C; Dunstan E; Suliman A; Tonge A; Mansfield D; Ownsworth T; Takashima M; Mitchell M, 2020, 'End-of-life care in ICU – what clinicians think', Australian Critical Care, 33, pp. S12 - S12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2020.04.036
    Journal articles | 2020
    Powell M; Brown D; Davis C; Walsham J; Calleja P; Nielsen S; Mitchell M, 2020, 'Handover practices of nurses transferring trauma patients from intensive care units to the ward: A multimethod observational study', Australian Critical Care, 33, pp. 538 - 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2020.03.004
    Journal articles | 2019
    Davis C; Mitchell M; Powell M; Takashima M; Aitken L, 2019, 'Sleep and Delirium in the Intensive Care: A Pre–post Cohort Study Following Implementation of a Unit-wide Sleep Bundle', Australian Critical Care, 32, pp. S4 - S4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2018.11.017
    Journal articles | 2019
    Powell M; Mitchell M; Brown D; Davis C; Nielsen S; Calleja P; Walsham J, 2019, 'Discrepancies and Deficits in Nursing Handover of Trauma Patients From the ICU to the Ward – We Can Improve', Australian Critical Care, 32, pp. S5 - S5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2018.11.019
    Journal articles | 2018
    Santomauro C; Powell M; Davis C; Liu D; Aitken L; Sanderson P, 2018, 'Interruptions to intensive care nurses lead to clinical errors', Australian Critical Care, 31, pp. 125 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2017.12.038
    Journal articles | 2005
    Keech AC; Scott R; Best J; Forder P; Taskinen MR; Simes J; Barter P; Colman P; d'Emden M; Davis T; Drury P; Ehnholm C; Glasziou P; Hunt D; Kesaniemi YA; Laakso M; Simes RJ; Sullivan D; Whiting M; Ansquer JC; Fraitag B; Anderson N; Hankey G; Lehto S; Mann S; Romo M; Li LP; Hennekens C; MacMahon S; Pocock S; Tonkin A; Wilhelmsen L; Akauola H; Alford F; Beinart I; Bohra S; Boyages S; Connor H; Darnell D; Davoren P; Lepre F; De Looze F; Duffield A; Fassett R; Flack J; Fulcher G; Grant S; Hamwood S; Harmelin D; Jackson R; Jeffries W; Kamp M; Kritharides L; Mahar L; McCann V; McIntyre D; Moses R; Newnham H; Nicholson G; O'Brien R; Park K; Petrovsky N; Phillips P; Pinn G; Simmons D; Stanton K; Stuckey B; Sullivan DR; Suranyi M; Suthers M; Tan Y; Templer M; Topliss D; Waites JH; Watts G; Welborn T; Wyndham R; Haapamaki H; Kesaniemi A; Laakso M; Lahtela J; Levanen H; Saltevo J; Sodervik H; Taskinen M; Vanhala M; Baker J; Burton A; Dixon P; Doran J; Drury P; Dunn P; Graham N; Hamer A; Hedley J; Lloyd J; Manning P; McPherson I; Morris S; Barter P; Powell M, 2005, 'Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes (FIELD) study: Baseline characteristics and short-term effects of fenofibrate [ISRCTN64783481]', Cardiovascular Diabetology, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-4-13
    Journal articles | 2004
    Barter P; Best J; Colman P; d'Emden M; Davis T; Drury P; Ehnholm C; Glasziou P; Hunt D; Keech A; Kesaniemi Y; Laakso M; Scott R; Simes R; Sullivan D; Taskinen MR; Whiting M; Ansquer JC; Fraitag B; Anderson N; Hankey G; Lehto S; Mann S; Romo M; Li L; Hennekens C; MacMahon S; Pocock S; Tonkin A; Wilhelmsen L; Forder P; Akauola H; Alford F; Beinart I; Bohra S; Boyages S; Connor H; Darnell D; Davoren P; Lepre F; De Looze F; Duffield A; Fassett R; Flack J; Fulcher G; Grant S; Hamwood S; Harmelin D; Jackson R; Jeffries W; Kamp M; Kritharides L; Mahar L; McCann V; McIntyre D; Moses R; Newnham H; Nicholson G; O'Brien R; Park K; Petrovsky N; Phillips P; Pinn G; Simmons D; Stanton K; Stuckey B; Sullivan DR; Suranyi M; Suthers M; Tan Y; Templer M; Topliss D; Waites JH; Watts G; Welborn T; Wyndham R; Haapamaki H; Kesaniemi A; Lahtela J; Levanen H; Saltevo J; Sodervik H; Vanhala M; Baker J; Burton A; Dixon P; Doran J; Dunn P; Graham N; Hamer A; Hedley J; Lloyd J; Manning P; McPherson I; Morris S; Renner C; Smith R; Wackrow M; Young S; Alard F, 2004, 'The need for a large-scale trial of fibrate therapy in diabetes: The rationale and design of the Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes (FIELD) study. [ISRCTN64783481]', Cardiovascular Diabetology, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-3-9
  • Preprints | 2024
    Powell M; Pilkington R; Ahmed T; Hanly M; Newton BJ; Lynch J; Dobbins T; Stewart J; Cretikos M; Havard A; Falster K, 2024, Prevalence of maternal substance use during pregnancy and first two years of life: A whole-population cohort of 970,470 Australian children born 2008-2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.09.24318518
    Conference Posters | 2024
    Powell M, 2024, 'Prenatal and early life maternal substance prevalence in Australian children', Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney NSW, presented at 2024 NDARC Annual Research Symposium, Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney NSW, 20 September 2024
    Conference Papers | 2023
    O'Neill K; Powell M; Lovell T; Brown D; Walsham J; Calleja P; Nielsen S; Mitchell M, 2023, 'Improving the handover of complex trauma patients by implementing a standardised process', in Australian Critical Care, pp. 799 - 805, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2022.10.020
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Cummins B; Mitchell M; Lovell T; Morris L; Ownsworth T; Powell M; Tonge A; O'Neil K; Metcalf E; Ranse K, 2022, 'IMPROVING WELLBEING IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS', in AUSTRALIAN CRITICAL CARE, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, pp. S6 - S6
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Lovell T; Mitchell M; Powell M; Strube P; Dunstan E; Bonnin-Trickett A; Tonge A; Suliman A; Ranse K; Miller E; Ownsworth T, 2022, 'DYING IN INTENSIVE CARE: FAMILIES' EXPERIENCES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT', in AUSTRALIAN CRITICAL CARE, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, pp. S6 - S6

Winner 2010 Undergraduate Student of the Year, Mater Clinical Teaching and Learning Award: Awarded Student of the Year by the Mater Hospital in recognition of my dedication to learning and patient care, competing against finalists from all health disciplines.

I am currently completing my Ph.D., working under the supervision of Dr. Kathleen Falster, Dr. Alys Havard, Associate Professor Timothy Dobbins, and Dr. Rhiannon Pilkington. The title of my Ph.D is: Transforming the health system response to parents with drug and alcohol misuse to prevent child maltreatment: a population data linkage study.

I am also working part-time at the UNSW School of Population Health as the Project Officer for an Aboriginal community-led child injury prevention project based in remote NSW.

I am an investigator on a number of nursing-led research projects conducted at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, including a pre-post intervention study aiming to improve end-of-life care delivered in ICU, a health care delivery study aiming to improve the Nursing handover of complex trauma patients on discharge from ICU, and a study trialing the delivery of Animal Assisted Therapy for ICU patients.