Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Shannon is a Senior Research Fellow and ARC DECRA Fellow in the Healthy Working Lives Research Group within Monash's School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. With a background in Biomedical Engineering, Shannon chose to pursue her doctoral studies at the Monash University Accident Research Centre investigating injury-causing hazards at fitness facilities. Throughout her studies and employment, Shannon has worked with internal researchers and external stakeholders in the areas of injury epidemiology, injury prevention and injury rehabilitation.
Her DECRA research focuses on the transition of injured individuals from personal injury compensation systems to social security, with the aim to reduce the road traffic crash burden in Australia. She is interested in recovery from road traffic and work-related injuries, in particular return to work and how compensation system policy and practice can impact on recovery. She has undertaken projects on prevalence of and recovery from work-related mental health conditions, retention of older healthcare workers and recovery trajectories of injured coal miners.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Injury Prevention
- Health Outcomes
- Return to Work
- Rehabilitation
- Epidemiology
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Transport Safety
- Mental health at work
- Public health policy
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Development of NORTISS: The National Occupational Road Transport Injury Surveillance System
Berecki-Gisolf, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Koppel, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McDonald, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Collie, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Gray, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
19/03/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Long Compulsory Third Party (CTP) Claims in New South Wales: An Examination of Predictive Factors Parties
Gray, S., Collie, A., Sheehan, L., Yu, S., Kifley, A. & Cameron, I. D.
State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) (New South Wales)
20/03/24 → 18/08/25
Project: Research
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The interaction between injury compensation and social security systems
Gray, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
4/04/22 → …
Project: Research
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Psychological injury in the health and community services industry: Phase 2
Collie, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Parker, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nguyen, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Johnston, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gelaw, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Gray, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
28/02/23 → 31/08/23
Project: Research
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Can General Practitioner Opioid Prescribing to Compensated Workers with Low Back Pain Be Detected Using Administrative Payments Data? An Exploratory Study
Vo, J., Gray, S., Traeger, A. C. & Di Donato, M., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 35, 1, p. 48-53 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Capture, Coding, and Reporting of Health Care and Medicine Information in Australian Workers' Compensation Systems
Tefera, Y. G. (Leading Author), Di Donato, M., Sheehan, L. R., Gray, S., Nielsen, S., Xia, T. & Collie, A. (Leading Author), May 2024, In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 66, 5, p. e213-e221 47 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Impact of Prescription Medicines on Work-Related Outcomes in Workers with Musculoskeletal Disorders or Injuries: A Systematic Scoping Review
Tefera, Y. G. (Leading Author), Gray, S., Nielsen, S., Gelaw, A. & Collie, A. (Leading Author), 2024, In: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 34, p. 398–414 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Patterns of Mental Health Service Use in Australian Workers with Low Back Pain: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Gray, S. E. (Leading Author), Di Donato, M., Sheehan, L. R., Iles, R. & Collie, A. (Leading Author), 2024, In: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 34, 4, p. 913–922 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Preoperative opioid use and postoperative return to work following spinal surgery in workers' compensation settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Tefera, Y. G. (Leading Author), Gray, S., Nielsen, S. & Collie, A. (Leading Author), 1 Mar 2024, In: International Journal of Surgery. 110, 3, p. 1781-1792 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)