Dr Vanda Nissen
Principal Research Coordinator
Institute for Social Science Research
Affiliate of ARC COE for Children and Families Over the Lifecourse
ARC COE for Children and Families Over the Lifecourse
+61 7 344 34944
Journal Articles
Nissen, Vanda, Khalaj, Nafiseh, Olsson, Maja M., Kalmaz, Kate and Meuter, Renata F. (2026). Understanding the emotional impact of bowel cancer on younger patients: a mixed-method study of online narratives written by Australian young patients. Qualitative Health Communication, 5 (1), 112-133. doi: 10.7146/qhc.157381
Perkins, Aphra and Nissen, Vanda (2026). The wellbeing of female early-career secondary teachers in non-metropolitan Victoria, Australia. Current Social Sciences, 4. doi: 10.2174/012772316x432306251225191945
Nissen, Vanda and Meuter, Renata F.I. (2025). How does age impact understanding of epistemic adverbs in health communication?. Geriatric Nursing, 61, 596-604. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.12.030
Nissen, Vanda and Meuter, Renata F. I. (2023). Language and culture in health communication in an emergency context: do health practitioners and patients talk differently about uncertainty and risk?. Frontiers in Communication, 8 1110558. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2023.1110558
Nissen, Vanda and Meuter, Renata F. I. (2023). The impact of bilinguality and language context on the understanding of epistemic adverbs in health communication: the case of English and Russian. Frontiers in Psychology, 14 1179341. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1179341
Thesis
Nissen, Vanda (2024). How bilinguals and monolinguals understand and talk about uncertainty and risk: an exploration of epistemic modality in healthcare contexts. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology & Counselling, Queensland University of Technology. doi: 10.5204/thesis.eprints.246409