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
Jetann, Jodie, Jahan, Shafkat, Li, Ming, Nissen, Vanda, Carter, Ken, Zomerdijk, Nienke and Garvey, Gail (2026). Blood cancers in indigenous populations: a global systematic review of incidence, mortality, and survival (1954–2024). Cancer Epidemiology, 103 103141, 103141-103. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2026.103141
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
Conference Papers
Li, Ming, Andrade, Thomas, Nissen, Vanda, Jahan, Shafkat, Roder, David and Garvey, Gail (2025). Cancer incidence and outcome in Indigenous children and young people (0–24 years): a global systematic review and meta-analysis. COSA's 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, SA Australia, 11-14 November 2025. Wiley. doi: 10.1111/ajco.70024
Li, Ming M. L., Jahan, Shafkat S. J., Nissen, Vanda V. N., Belachew, Sewunet S. B., Bizuayahu, Habtamu H. B. and Garvey, Gail G. G. (2024). Disparities in rare cancer incidence - Comparative results from a population-based data analysis in Queensland. COSA's 51st Annual Scientific Meeting: Bridging gaps, building progress, breaking down disparities, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 13–15 November 2024. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell.
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