Samantha Clune
La Trobe University
Samantha Clune
Samantha Clune is a Senior Research Fellow with the Australian Institute for Primary Care & Ageing at La Trobe University. Samantha has significant experience designing, conducting and managing large, complex research projects that have direct implications for health service design and implementation. She couples this with more than 20 years experience as a registered nurse working across rural and urban settings, both in Australia and internationally. Samantha brings a passion for human rights to all her work, with enhancement of human capabilities as her primary focus.
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Countries | Australia; |
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| Topics | Access to care; Care Homes; Care in rural and other non-urban settings; Care innovations; Digital Technology; Healthcare access in LTC; Person-centered care; Quality of care; Residential LTC services; Social connection; Workforce capability; |
| Methods | Discourse analysis; Focus groups; Interviews; Literature reviews and synthesis; Longitudinal qualitative studies; Mixed methods; Narrative evaluation methods; Policy analysis; Political decisions analysis; Qualitative studies; Quantitative data analysis; Research ethics; Scoping reviews; Systematic Review; Theory and frameworks; Theory of Change; Time series analysis; |
| Role | Research; |
| Interest Groups | Australian Long-Term Care Interest Group; Long-Term Care Policy; Workforce Capacity and Capability; |
| Website | https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/sclune |
| ORC.ID | 0000-0003-2553-5776 |
| GOOGLE SCHOLAR | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FcuxiwgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-clune-b3b38b21/ | |
| Research interests | Samantha’s primary research interest is equitable access to health and social care services for vulnerable populations. She is particularly interested in the impact of policy decisions on service design, delivery and ultimate access. |
| Key publications | Haines, S. J., FitzGerald, J., Clune, S., Wells, Y., Mahoney, A. M., Fetherstonhaugh, D., Jiang, H., Blackberry, I., Collier, J., Ratnaike, D., Rasekaba, T. M., & MacDermott, S. (2025). Virtual nursing in residential aged care: What is known? A rapid review. J Adv Nurs. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.70071 Grace, J., Skewis, L. F., Zwickl, S., Clune, S., Harden, V., Dutton, M., Locke, P., Leemaqz, S., & Cheung, A. S. (2025). Efficacy of a co-designed transgender health training program for primary care general practitioners. International Journal of Transgender Health, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2025.2583469 Clune, S., Rayner, J.-A., McAuliffe, L., & Fetherstonhaugh, D. (2024). “There’s No Doubt about It, You’ve Got to Maintain Your Family and Friends”: Key Factors for Maintaining Social Participation for Older People Living in the Community. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2024(1), 8888397. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/8888397 Clune, S., Ratnaike, D., White, V., Donaldson, A., Randle, E., O’Halloran, P., & Lewis, V. (2024). What is known about population level programs designed to address gambling-related harm: rapid review of the evidence. Harm Reduction Journal, 21(1), 118. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01032-8 Clune, S., Rayner, J., McAuliffe, L., & Fetherstonhaugh, D. (2023). A snapshot of social activities programs in residential aged care facilities in Victoria: A brief report. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 42(3), 592-597.
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