Professor Sandra Jones is the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Engagement at ACU. Her role provides leadership, advice and support for ACU's community engagement strategy, including strategic frameworks that implement the new measurement of research engagement and impact.  
Prior to her current appointment Sandra was the Director of ACU's Centre for Health and Social Research (CHaSR), a research centre focused on social marketing and community-based research.
Sandra joined ACU in 2014 after more than a decade as the Founding Director of Australia's largest social marketing research group at the University of Wollongong. Her research career focused on the development and delivery of community-based interventions, in partnership with health services and NGOs, to improve the uptake of health promoting and risk-reducing behaviours.
Sandra is passionate about education. She has supervised more than 20 PhD students and more than 25 Masters and Honours students. She also has a long history of teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as mentoring tertiary and secondary school students.
Sandra's career research funding exceeds $12 million and she has published more than 180 refereed journal articles, 11 book chapters, and numerous policy-related monographs and reports. She is also a member of a range of policy and advocacy committees and professional organisations in Australia and overseas.
Garner A, Harwood V & Jones SC (2016) Discourses of autism on film: An analysis of memorable images that create definition. The Palgrave Handbook of Adult Mental Health. In O&rsquoReilly M & Lester JN. Palgrave Macmillan, pp151-166
Jones SC, Iverson D, Sutherland M, Puplick C, Waters L & Berends L (2015) Preparation without panic: A comprehensive social marketing approach to planning for a potential pandemic. In Wymer W (Ed) Innovations in Social Marketing and Public Health Communication: Improving the Quality of Life for Individuals and Communities. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, pp 227-247.
Jones SC & Eagleton K (2015) Does context matter?  Australian consumers&rsquo attitudes to the use of messages and appeals in commercial and social marketing advertising. In Wymer W (Ed) Innovations in Social Marketing and Public Health Communication: Improving the Quality of Life for Individuals and Communities. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, pp 67-86.
Jones SC (2014) Packaged alcohol promotions &ndash the need for effective regulation. In Manton E, Room R, Giorgi C & Thorn M (Eds.) Stemming the tide of alcohol: liquor licensing and the public interest. Canberra: Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education in collaboration with the University of Melbourne, pp. 137-148.
Miller P, Pennay A, Droste N, Jenkinson R, Quinn B, Chikritzhs T, Tomsen S, Wadds P, Jones SC, Palmer D, Barrie L, Lam T, Gilmore W & Lubman DI (2014) Patron offending and intoxication in night-time entertainment districts (POINTED). In Manton E, Room R, Giorgi C & Thorn M (Eds.) Stemming the tide of alcohol: liquor licensing and the public interest. Canberra: Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education in collaboration with the University of Melbourne, pp. 211-223.
Jones SC, Johnson K, Telenta J, Thom JA, Williams M, Iverson D & Caputi P (2013) Don&rsquot let the sun get under your skin: Targeting adolescent sun protection with a novel social marketing campaign (Case Study). In: Hastings G & Domegan C (Eds) Social Marketing: From Tunes to Symphonies. Routledge pp. 304-310.
Jones SC, Phillipson L, Larsen-Truong K & Barrie LR (2013) Cold and Flu Affect More than You:  A social marketing campaign targeting influenza transmission on a university campus (Case Study). In: Hastings G & Domegan C (Eds) Social Marketing: From Tunes to Symphonies. Routledge pp. 401-408.
Jones SC, Iverson D, Waters L, Sutherland M, Gold J & Puplick C (2012) How quickly did bird flu go off the public radar? Results of a follow-up CATI survey of Australian adults. In Taylor KM & O&rsquoConnor B (Eds) Avian Influenza: Molecular Evolution, Outbreaks and Prevention/Control. Nova Publishers.
Jones SC (2011) Social marketing&rsquos response to the alcohol problem: Who&rsquos conducting the orchestra? In The SAGE Handbook on Social Marketing Hastings G, Angus K & Bryant C (Eds) Sage: London pp 322-328.
Dreyfus SJ & Jones SC (2010) Constructing Sports Stars: Appliable Linguistics and the Language of the Media. In Appliable Linguistics Mahboob A & Knight NK (Eds.): Continuum International Publishing Group: London pp 253-270.
Jones SC & Hall D (2007) Be Well, Know Your BGL: Diabetes Australia's diabetes awareness campaign. In Social Marketing: Why should the Devil have all the best tunes? Hastings G (Eds.) Elsevier /Butterworth-Heinemann: Oxford pp 322-328.
 
Title |
Source |
Chief Investigators |
Year(s) |
Amount |
Translating Evidence into Practice: Optimising and Facilitating Prevention and Screening in Women with a Strong Family History of Breast Cancer |
Cancer Australia and NBCF |
Phillips K, Keogh L, Hickey M, Mazza D, Saunders C, Jones SC, Milne R |
2016-17 |
516,690 |
Drunk on confidence, glamour, and fun: Alcohol advertising to women in Australia |
ARC Discovery DP150103727 |
Jones SC, Croft R |
2015-17 |
289,201 |
&lsquoSips and tastes&rsquo: Increasing parental awareness of the effects of early alcohol initiation |
Healthway |
Jones SC, Iverson D, Daube M, Pettigrew S, Lee JK |
2015-17 |
362,712 |
A National and Sustainable Sports-Based Intervention to Promote Mental Health and Reduce the Risk of Mental Health Problems in Australian Adolescent Males |
Movember Foundation |
Vella S, Okely A, Christensen H, Deane F, Jones SC, Eckermann S, Trost S, Polman, Borkoles, Lonsdale C |
2015-17 |
1,986,778   |
A community-based approach to the problem of underage drinking |
ARC Future Fellowship FT120100932 |
Jones SC |
2013-16 |
931,000 |
Developing culturally relevant social marketing interventions to increase blood donation: The case of African migrants |
ARC Linkage LP120200065   |
Polonsky M, Renzaho A, Jones SC, Smith G |
2012-15 |
229,905 |
The nature of alcohol advertising in 'old' and 'new' media and the impact on young people's alcohol-related attitudes, intentions and behaviour |
ARC Discovery DP120102741   |
Jones SC, Caputi P |
2012-14 |
165,000 |
Patron Offending and Intoxication in Night-time Entertainment Districts (POINTED) |
NDLERF |
Miller P, Pennay A, Chikritzhs T, Lubman D, Jenkinson, Palmer, Jones SC & Tomsen. |
2011-12 |
467,000 |
Building better bras for women living with a diagnosis of breast cancer |
NBCF |
Steele J, Munro B, Jones SC |
2010-12 |
260,750 |
The use of social marketing strategies and online communication tools to improve asthma self-management in older people |
ARC Linkage LP0990336 |
Jones SC, Caputi P, Iverson D |
2009-12 |
355,236 (+105,000) |
Measuring children's responsiveness to food advertising |
ARC Discovery DP0984651 |
Jones SC, Kervin LK |
2009-11 |
120,000 |
An investigation of the nature and effects of point-of-sale promotions for alcohol beverages |
ARC Linkage LP0883729 |
Jones SC, Allsop S, Chikritzhs T, Wakefield M |
2008-11 |
224,238 (+ 62,438) |
Implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive sun protection program for adolescents |
ARC Linkage LP0883330 |
Jones SC, Iverson D, Caputi P |
2008-11 |
234,448 (+288,359) |
Potential Avian Influenza-Induced Pandemic: Minimising Public Panic |
NHMRC Urgent Research |
Jones SC, Iverson DC, Sutherland M, Puplick C, Gold J |
2006 |
249,000 |
Community Standards for Ethics in Advertising |
ARC Discovery DP065652 |
Jones SC   |
2006-08 |
130,000 |
Communicating the Importance of Breast Cancer re-screening via counterfactual thinking messages |
NBCF |
Jones SC, Chan A   |
2005-07 |
150,000 |
The use of social marketing theory and practice to develop innovative and comprehensive sun protection campaigns |
ARC Linkage LP0455055 |
Jones SC, Iverson DC |
2005-07 |
300,000 (+273,000) |
Healthy eating campaigns: perceptions of the message and messenger |
ARC Discovery DP0558125 |
Jones SC, Tapsell L, Williams P |
2005-06 |
113,000 |
Efficacy of strategies to increase participation rates in disease management programs |
ARC Linkage LP0348555 |
Iverson DC, Jones SC   |
2003-05 |
172,028 (+ 52,000)   |
Title |
Source |
Chief Investigators |
Year(s) |
Amount |
From the military to the academy: supporting younger military veterans in Australian higher education |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
Harvey A, Andrewartha L, Sharp M, Wyatt-Smith M, Jones SC, Shore S, Simons M |
2019 |
181,090 |
Relax, they&rsquore soaking in it: West Australian adolescents&rsquo exposure to alcohol advertising |
Healthway & WA Drug and Alcohol Office |
Jones SC, Iverson D, O&rsquoBrien K, Pettigrew S, Daube M, Francis K |
2015-16 |
144,040 |
You&rsquove got mail&rdquo &ndash testing an SMS-based intervention to increase adherence among heart failure patients |
Medibank Foundation |
Thompson D, Jones SC, Ski C, Cameron J, Iverson D, Thom J, Telenta J, Page K, Prior D, Zimmet H |
2015-16 |
50,000 |
Why don&rsquot friends and relatives of underage drinkers comply with secondary supply laws in NSW? |
Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education |
Jones SC, Barrie L, Robinson L, Wyatt A |
2014 |
20,000 |
&lsquoAlcohol Truth&rsquo: A counter-marketing intervention to address adolescent alcohol consumption |
Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education |
Jones SC, Gordon R |
2014 |
40,000 |
Exploring alcohol-related beliefs and behaviours among 18-21 year old Western Australian drinkers |
Govt of Western Australia Drug & Alcohol Office |
Pettigrew S, Daube M, Jones SC, Chikritzhs T, Stafford J |
2013-14 |
149,642 |
Reducing stigma and enabling help seeking for cancer in priority CALD communities in the Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD |
Cancer Institute NSW |
Jones SC, Iverson D, Pitts L, Phillipson L, Johnson K, Hunt T |
2012-13 |
90,089 |
Development of a training practice resource to improve the interaction between older patients and GPRs |
CoastCityCountry Training Limited  (CCCGPT) |
Bonney A, Phillipson L, Jones SC |
2012 |
38,000 |
Review of evidence base on the impact of alcohol advertising on young people's drinking |
Australian New Zealand School of Government |
Jones SC, Gordon R   |
2012 |
10,000   |
Organ and Tissue Donation - Engaging Orthodox Communities |
Australian Organ & Tissue Donation & Trans&rsquon Authority |
Jones SC, Phillipson L, Pitts L |
2011-12 |
53,950 |
Development of client needs measurement 'tool' for the Cram Foundation |
Department Of Industry And Investment |
Jones SC |
2011 |
30,000 |
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in IRT Self Care Communities |
IRT Research Foundation (& IHMRI) |
Jones SC, Bonney A, Iverson D |
2010-11 |
38,470 (+20,000) |
Efficacy of Emotional Appeals in Asthma |
Asthma Foundation NSW |
Jones SC, Johnson K, Reis S |
2010-11   |
45,000 |
Alcohol Sponsorship of the National Rugby League: What is its impact on young males? |
NSW Health |
Jones SC, Gilchrist H |
2010-11 |
19,829 |
School leavers' alcohol expectancies and social norms |
AER Foundation |
Jones SC, Barrie L |
2010-11 |
19,990 |
Stigma and dementia in Australia: A pilot study of community attitudes |
Alzheimers Australia |
Jones SC, Magee C, Sladzien E |
2010-11 |
16,000 |
Older patients attitudes to General Practice Registrars |
CoastCityCountry Training Limited  (CCCGPT) |
Jones SC, Bonney A, Barrie L |
2009-10 |
35,000 |
Research into impact of point of sale alcohol advertising and promotions on risky drinking by young people, and development of appropriate responses |
NSW Health |
Jones SC |
2008 |
150,000 |
Research to determine the impact of &ldquoReady to Drink&rdquo spirit beverages on young people and development of appropriate responses |
NSW Health |
Jones SC |
2008 |
150,000 |
Smashed: Drugs and Driving Don&rsquot Work. Development of effective advertising materials targeted at university students |
NRMA - ACT Road Safety Trust   |
Jones SC |
2008 |
43,000 |
A systematic investigation of the effectiveness of the pre-vetting and complaints system for alcohol advertising |
VicHealth |
Jones SC, Munro G, Duff C |
2005-06 |
56,000 |
 
Title |
Source |
Chief Investigators |
Year(s) |
Amount |
Evidence Check: Learning Resilience |
Sax Institute (for Beyond Blue) |
Ciarrochi J, Jones SC, Gordon C |
2019 |
20,000 |
Increasing water consumption in licenced premises &ndash Phase 2 |
VicHealth |
Jones SC |
2016 |
68,494 |
Alcohol brand stretch research - Father&rsquos Day 2015 |
Cancer Council Victoria |
Jones SC |
2015 |
3,910 |
Rapid review to examine the impact and effectiveness of social marketing interventions aimed at building resilience and enhancing mental wellbeing |
VicHealth |
Jones SC, Telenta J, Murphy N |
2015 |
23,136 |
Rapid Review on &ldquoPrinciples of public health interventions to support injury recovery and return to productivity&rdquo |
Sax Institute (for the MAA) |
Jones SC |
2015 |
30,000 |
Examination into the Nature and Extent of Point-of-Sale Alcohol Promotions at Retail Outlets in Victoria |
Department of Justice, Victoria |
Jones SC, Barrie L, Caputi P, Gordon R, Robinson L |
2012-13 |
145,000 |
Overcoming Isolation for GP Registrars: A project with CCCGPT and GPT1 registrars using Virtual Communities of Practice |
CoastCityCountry Training Limited   |
Barnett S, Jones SC, Iverson D, Barrie L, Robinson L |
2012-13 |
59,070 |
Community Drug Action Team- Alcohol Advertising Advocacy Project |
Surry Hills CDAT |
Jones SC, Barrie L, Phillipson L, Robinson L |
2012-13 |
8,804 |
The brave new world of older patients: preparing general practice training for an ageing population |
CoastCityCountry Training Limited |
Bonney A, Jones SC, Phillipson L, Barrie L, Robinson L |
2012-13 |
38,000 |
Alcohol Advertising in Australian football finals series |
Anti Cancer Council Of Victoria |
Jones SC, Barrie L |
2012-13 |
20.000 |
Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia Poster Evaluation |
Convenience Advertising/PCFA |
Jones SC, Barrie L, Robinson L |
2012-13 |
17,420 |
An exploration of alcohol marketing/branding in social media |
Anti Cancer Council Of Victoria |
Jones SC, Barrie L, Robinson L |
2012-13 |
20.000 |
Improving cancer outcomes among culturally and linguistically diverse communities: a rapid review |
Sax Institute (for Cancer Institute NSW) |
Phillipson L, Jones SC, Gordon R, Magee C, Pitts L, Larsen-Truong K |
2012 |
21,000     |
Effectiveness of &ldquosigns and symptoms&rdquo campaigns for lung cancer: a rapid review |
Sax Institute |
Jones SC, Gordon R, Phillipson L, Magee C, Barrie L |
2012 |
18,000 |
ETHOS Healthy Liver Campaign Social Marketing Component |
Kirby Institute |
Jones SC, Telenta J |
2011-13 |
49,710 |
Investigating GP Registrar perceptions regarding the usefulness of medical online communities |
CoastCityCountry Training Limited |
Barnett S, Barrie L, Jones SC, Iverson D, Bennett S, Bonney A |
2011-12 |
27,000 |
A review of current MERIT programs in Australia |
Access Community Group Ltd |
Jones SC |
2011 |
5,000 |
Alcohol marketing on the Internet in Australia |
Cancer Council Victoria |
Jones SC |
2011 |
20,000 |
Hearts and Minds &ndash Dementia risk reduction campaign |
Illawarra Shoalhaven LHN |
Jones SC |
2010-11 |
90,000 |
GP dementia risk reduction education project |
Illawarra Shoalhaven Medicare Local |
Phillipson L, Jones SC |
2010-11 |
25,000 |
Evaluation of the Problem Gambling State-wide Communications Programme |
Victorian Office of Gaming and Racing |
Jones SC, Iverson D, Eckermann S, Barrie L |
2010-11 |
122,768 |
Building an evidence base to reduce alcohol related crime in the Illawarra |
SESIAHS |
Jones SC, Gilchrist H |
2009-10 |
5,000 |
Evaluation of the City of Greater Dandenong street drinking campaign |
Convenience Advertising |
Jones SC, Barrie L |
2009 |
6,550 |
Evaluation of the Youth Beyond Blue poster campaign |
Convenience Advertising |
Jones SC, Barrie L |
2009 |
6,434 |
The self-management wants and needs of adults with asthma in NSW |
The Asthma Foundation NSW |
Saunders C, Jones SC, Stillfried G |
2009 |
19,000 |
Strategic research partnership grants in colorectal cancer &ndash setting priorities and defining research questions for later phase procurement |
The Cancer Council NSW |
Jones SC |
2008-09 |
12,000 |
Snake Condom Promotion Campaign 2007 Evaluation |
Convenience Advertising/Marie Stopes |
Jones SC, Phillipson L, Gregory G |
2008 |
3,837 |
Strategic research partnership grants &ndash genetic testing |
The Cancer Council NSW |
Jones SC |
2008 |
12,000 |
2007 Breast and Ovarian Health Survey |
National Breast & Ovarian Cancer Centre |
Jones SC |
2007-08 |
226,600 |
Marketing a youth-friendly general practice |
Illawarra Division of General Practice |
Phillipson L, Jones SC |
2007 |
8,000 |
Strategic research partnership grants in pancreatic cancer &ndash setting priorities and defining research questions for later phase procurement |
The Cancer Council NSW |
Jones SC |
2007 |
12,000 |
Development of a ranking of refereed journals in which Australia and New Zealand nursing and midwifery researchers publish their work |
Australia & New Zealand Council of Deans of Nursing & Midwifery |
Jones SC, Crookes P, Brewer C |
2006-07 |
30,000 |
Inclusion of drug and alcohol training into relevant undergraduate courses |
Department of Education & Training |
Jones SC, Curtis J, Phillipson L |
2006-07 |
22,000 |
Food marketing to children in Australia |
The Cancer Council Australia |
Jones SC, Phillipson L |
2006-07 |
25,000 |
Improving Quality & Safety of Health Care in Indonesia in the Treatment and Management of Patients with HIV/AIDS & Emerging Infections |
Albion Street Centre/SESIAHS |
Jones SC, Phillipson L |
2006-07 |
12,461 |
The Range and Adequacy of Skills Attained by Participants in General Practice Training Programmes |
CoastCityCountry Training Limited  (CCCGPT) |
Phillipson L, Jones SC |
2006-07 |
55,057 |
What are the information-seeking behaviours of women with regard to (breast) cancer? |
National Breast Cancer Centre |
Jones SC, Reis S |
2006 |
5,500 |
Developing a Marketing Plan for Resource |
Resource Life Pty Ltd |
Jones SC |
2006 |
1,000 |
Clarifying and refining TCCN direction in relation to lifestyle issues |
Cancer Council NSW |
Jones SC |
2006 |
5,500 |
Social marketing training |
Cancer Council SA |
Jones SC, Hall D |
2006 |
11,000 |
Wheelchair accessible taxi requirements and markets in Wollongong and Shellharbour |
Department of Transport & Infrastructure |
Jones SC |
2005 |
20,400 |
Breast Cancer Risk Communication: A review of the literature |
National Breast Cancer Centre |
Jones SC |
2005 |
6,500 |
Social marketing framework |
Cancer Council NSW |
Jones SC, Iverson D, Hall D |
2004-05 |
33,954 |
2003 Breast Health Survey |
National Breast Cancer Centre |
Jones SC, Iverson D |
2003-04 |
159,471 |