By Associate Professor BJ Newton

Book Chapters

Newton BJ, 2025, 'Lessons Along the Way—8 Rules for Surviving Academia as an Aboriginal Early Career Researcher', in Springer Briefs in Education, pp. 81 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-2823-7_11

Journal articles

Hu N; Gelaw YA; Katz I; Fernandez E; Falster K; Hanly M; Newton BJ; Stephensen J; Hotton P; Zwi K; Lingam R, 2025, 'Corrigendum to “Developmental trajectories of socio-emotional outcomes of children and young people in out-of-home care – Insights from data of Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study (POCLS)” [Child Abuse & Neglect Volume 149, 2024, 149:106196] (Child Abuse & Neglect (2024) 149, (S0145213423001771), (10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106196))', Child Abuse and Neglect, 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107661

Newton BJ; Chiswell K; Parker C; Tong N; Common S, 2025, '‘Playing the Game’: How Aboriginal Families Navigate Child Protection Systems to Restore Their Children Home From Out-Of-Home Care', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 60, pp. 866 - 875, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.70027

Newton BJ, 2025, 'No Child Left Behind: Insights from Reunification Research to Liberate Aboriginal Families from Child Abduction Systems', Genealogy, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genealogy9030074

Powell M; Pilkington R; Ahmed T; Hanly M; Newton BJ; Lynch JW; Dobbins T; Stewart J; Cretikos M; Havard A; Falster K, 2025, 'Prevalence of maternal substance use problems during pregnancy and the first 2 years of life: A whole-population birth cohort of 970 470 Australian children born 2008-2017', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 79, pp. 614 - 624, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2024-223439

Newton BJ; Gray P; Cripps K; Falster K; Katz I; Chiswell K; Wellington L; Ardler R; Frith F; Jones T; Kent M; Tong N, 2025, 'Restoring Children From Out-of-Home Care: Insights From an Aboriginal-Led Community Forum', Child and Family Social Work, 30, pp. 366 - 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13174

Falster K; Pilkington RM; Ahmed T; Montgomerie A; Hanly M; Newton BJ; Brownell M; Edwards B; Lingam R; Shakeshaft A; Cretikos M; Stewart J; Hawkins K; McClean K; Lynch JW, 2025, 'Re-envisaging child protection contacts as an early prevention opportunity to support child development and well-being: An Australian data linkage study', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 79, pp. 522 - 530, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2024-223006

Pollard-Wharton N; Townsend A; Newton BJ; Andersen M; MacNiven R; Corby C; McCausland R; MacGillivray P; Spencer W; Hunter K; Clapham K; Erskine C; Powell M; Ivers RQ, 2025, ''Better together': Codesign of Aboriginal unintentional child injury prevention programme', Injury Prevention, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2024-045355

Newton BJ; Gray P; Falster K; Katz I; Cripps K, 2025, 'Realising Aboriginal Community Controlled Approaches to Child Reunification', Australian Journal of Social Issues, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.70065

Falster K; Pilkington R; Ahmed T; Montgomerie A; Hanly M; Newton BJ; Brownell M; Edwards B; Lingam R; Shakeshaft A; Cretikos M; Stewart J; Hawkins K; McLean K; Lynch J, 2024, 'Early life child protection contacts and developmental risk at age five: a whole-of-population cohort study of 479,413 children in two Australian states.', International Journal of Population Data Science, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v9i5.2639

Powell M; Pilkington R; Ahmed T; Hanly M; Newton BJ; Lynch J; Dobbins T; Stewart J; Cretikos M; Havard A; Kathleen F, 2024, 'Prenatal and early life maternal substance use prevalence among Australian children born 2007-2018: a data linkage study using health, death, and child protection data', International Journal of Population Data Science, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v9i5.2680

Pilkington R; Falster K; Hanly M; Montgomerie A; Ahmed T; Newton BJ; Edwards B; Lingam R; Shakeshaft A; Cretikos M; Stewart J; Hawkins K; McLean K; Lynch J, 2024, 'The scale and timing of child protection system contacts from 0-18 years: a study of 1.9 million Australian children', International Journal of Population Data Science, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v9i5.2678

Skattebol J; Hind P; Blaxland M; Newton BJ, 2024, 'Smoke: Enablers and barriers for sustainable engagement with local Aboriginal communities', Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 49, pp. 125 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/18369391241236499

Hu N; Gelaw YA; Katz I; Fernandez E; Falster K; Hanly M; Newton BJ; Stephensen J; Hotton P; Zwi K; Lingam R, 2024, 'Developmental trajectories of socio-emotional outcomes of children and young people in out-of-home care – Insights from data of Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study (POCLS)', Child Abuse and Neglect, 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106196

Newton BJ; Katz I; Gray P; Frost S; Gelaw Y; Hu N; Lingam R; Stephensen J, 2024, 'Restoration from out-of-home care for Aboriginal children: Evidence from the pathways of care longitudinal study and experiences of parents and children', Child Abuse and Neglect, 149, pp. 106058, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106058

Turnbull-Roberts V; Salter M; Newton BJ, 2022, 'Trauma then and now: Implications of adoption reform for First Nations children', Child and Family Social Work, 27, pp. 163 - 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12865

Newton BJ, 2021, 'Creating Cultural Safety as an Aboriginal Teacher in a Class of Non-Aboriginal University Students', Australian Social Work, 74, pp. 4 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2020.1799422

Blunden H; Giuntoli G; Newton BJ; Katz I, 2021, 'Victims/Survivors’ Perceptions of Helpful Institutional Responses to Incidents of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse', Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 30, pp. 56 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2020.1801932

Newton BJ, 2020, 'Aboriginal parents' experiences of having their children removed by statutory child protection services', Child and Family Social Work, 25, pp. 814 - 822, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12759

Newton BJ, 2019, 'Understanding child neglect in Aboriginal families and communities in the context of trauma', Child and Family Social Work, 24, pp. 218 - 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12606

Newton BJ; Mohammed R; Davies GB; Botto L; Buzza DMA, 2019, 'Capillary Interaction and Self-Assembly of Tilted Magnetic Ellipsoidal Particles at Liquid Interfaces (vol 3, pg 14962, 2018)', ACS OMEGA, 4, pp. 8580 - 8580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.9b01239

Newton BJ; Mohammed R; Davies GB; Botto L; Buzza DMA, 2018, 'Capillary Interaction and Self-Assembly of Tilted Magnetic Ellipsoidal Particles at Liquid Interfaces', ACS OMEGA, 3, pp. 14962 - 14972, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b01818

Newton BJ, 2017, 'An Aboriginal community's perceptions and experiences of child neglect in a rural town:', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 52, pp. 262 - 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.18

Newton BJ; Buzza DMA, 2016, 'Magnetic cylindrical colloids at liquid interfaces exhibit non-volatile switching of their orientation in an external field', SOFT MATTER, 12, pp. 5285 - 5296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6sm00136j

Newton BJ; Brakke KA; Buzza DMA, 2014, 'Influence of magnetic field on the orientation of anisotropic magnetic particles at liquid interfaces', PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 16, pp. 26051 - 26058, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4cp04270k

Hill T; Cass B; Newton BJ; valentine K, 2013, 'Indigenous carers', Social Policy Research Papers

NELSON JA; BOUSEMAN JK; KITRON U; CALLISTER SM; HARRISON B; BANKOWSKI MJ; PEEPLES ME; NEWTON BJ; ANDERSON JF, 1991, 'ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BORRELIA-BURGDORFERI FROM ILLINOIS IXODES-DAMMINI', JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 29, pp. 1732 - 1734, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.29.8.1732-1734.1991

NELSON JA; BANKOWSKI MJ; NEWTON BJ; BENSON CA; KAPLAN R; LANDAU W; TRENHOLME GM; PEEPLES ME, 1990, 'DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES IN LATE LYME-DISEASE', JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 161, pp. 1034 - 1035, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/161.5.1034

NEWTON BJ; BUCK EB; KUNIMURA DT; COLFER CP; SCHOLSBERG D, 1988, 'ETHNIC-IDENTITY AMONG JAPANESE-AMERICANS IN HAWAII - A CRITIQUE OF HANSEN 3RD-GENERATION RETURN HYPOTHESIS', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS, 12, pp. 305 - 315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0147-1767(88)90028-4

NEWTON BJ; BUCK EB, 1985, 'TELEVISION AS SIGNIFICANT OTHER - ITS RELATIONSHIP TO SELF-DESCRIPTORS IN 5 COUNTRIES', JOURNAL OF CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY, 16, pp. 289 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022002185016003003

BUCK EB; NEWTON BJ; MURAMATSU Y, 1984, 'INDEPENDENCE AND OBEDIENCE IN THE UNITED-STATES AND JAPAN', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS, 8, pp. 279 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0147-1767(84)90028-2

NEWTON BJ, 1982, 'EARLY STRESS EFFECTS ON GROWTH AND ADULT BEHAVIOR IN POECILIA-RETICULATA', DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY, 15, pp. 211 - 220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dev.420150305

BRANDON PR; NEWTON BJ; HAMMOND OW, 'CHILDRENS MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT IN HAWAII - SEX-DIFFERENCES FAVORING GIRLS', AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL, 24, pp. 437 - 461, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1163119

BRANDON PR; NEWTON BJ; HARMAN JW, 'ENHANCING VALIDITY THROUGH BENEFICIARIES EQUITABLE INVOLVEMENT IN IDENTIFYING AND PRIORITIZING HOMELESS CHILDRENS EDUCATIONAL-PROBLEMS', EVALUATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING, 16, pp. 287 - 293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0149-7189(93)90041-6

NEWTON BJ; BUCK EB; WOELFEL JA, 'METRIC MULTIDIMENSIONAL-SCALING OF VIEWERS PERCEPTIONS OF TV IN 5 COUNTRIES', HUMAN ORGANIZATION, 45, pp. 162 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.17730/humo.45.2.224t1624033qj340

Conference Papers

Moeykens SA; Newton BJ; Pate MB, 1995, 'Effects of surface enhancement film-feed supply rate, and bundle geometry on spray evaporation heat transfer performance', in ASHRAE TRANSACTIONS 1995, VOL 101, PT 2, AMER SOC HEATING, REFRIGERATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING ENGS, CA, SAN DIEGO, pp. 408 - 419, presented at 1995 Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Heating-Refrigerating-and-Air-Conditioning-Engineers, Inc, CA, SAN DIEGO, 24 June 1995 - 28 June 1995

NEWTON BJ, 1990, 'THE UNITED-STATES CLEAN-WATER-ACT - PROGRAMMATIC NEEDS AND EXPERIENCES', in Mckenzie DH; Hyatt DE; Mcdonald VJ (eds.), ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS, VOLS 1 AND 2, ELSEVIER APPL SCI PUBL LTD, FL, FT LAUDERDALE, pp. 1211 - 1217, presented at INTERNATIONAL SYMP ON ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS, FL, FT LAUDERDALE, 16 October 1990 - 19 October 1990

Conference Presentations

Newton BJ, 2016, 'Aboriginal parenting in a rural NSW town: A shift from collective child rearing practices', presented at Association for Children’s Welfare Agencies Conference 2016, Sydney, 15 August 2016 - 17 August 2016

Newton BJ, 2016, 'Views and experiences of child neglect and risk factors to child safety in an Aboriginal community', presented at Association for Children’s Welfare Agencies Conference 2016, Sydney, 15 August 2016 - 17 August 2016

Reports

Robinson S; valentine K; Newton BJ; Smyth C; Parmenter N, 2020, Violence prevention and early intervention for mothers and children with disability: Building promising practice, ANROWS, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27706, https://www.anrows.org.au/project/mothers-and-children-with-disability-using-early-intervention-services-identifying-and-sharing-promising-practice/

Breckenridge J; Zmudzki F; Newton BJ; Delaney M; valentine K, 2019, Evaluation of the Integrated Domestic and Family Violence Service Program, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5beca33f96dfb

Bedford M; Skattebol J; Newton BJ; Milligan V, 2018, Improving Educational Outcomes for Young People in Social Housing: Strive Scholarships - Final Report, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5bd63d0901395

Katz I; Jones A; Newton BJ; Reimer E, 2017, Life journeys of victim/survivors of child sexual abuse in institutions: an analysis of Royal Commission private sessions, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26473, https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/file-list/research_report_-_life_journeys_of_victim_survivors_of_child_sexual_abuse_in_institutions_-_causes.pdf

Raven M; Katz I; Newton BJ; Bates S, 2017, OCHRE Evaluation Plan: Overview and Stage 1, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Australia, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26265

Giuntoli G; Newton B; Fisher KR, 2015, Current Models of Health Service Delivery for People with Intellectual Disability: Literature review, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, SPRC Report 12/2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25758, http://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/SPRC_Report_Current_Models_of_Health_Service_Delivery_for_People_with_Intellectual_Disability.pdf

Purcal C; Newton BJ; Fisher KR; Mears T; Smith M; Gibson S; Nagle W; Slabon K, 2014, School readiness program for Aboriginal children with additional needs: working with children, families, communities and service providers, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, 3/2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25891, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/2014_School_readiness_program_for_Aboriginal_children__Final_evaluation.pdf

Newton B; valentine K, 2013, Linking Schools and Early Years project evaluation (final report), 15/2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25904, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/SPRC_Reports_LSEY_2013_FINAL.pdf

Purcal ; Newton ; Fisher KR; Eastman ; Mears T; Smith M; Gibson S, 2013, School readiness program for Aboriginal children with additional needs: working with children, families, communities and service providers (interim evaluation report), 4/2013

Bates ; Raven ; Fisher KR; Kayess ; Newton ; Lutz ; Smedley C, 2013, Services Our Way project plan, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, 20/2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25897, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/Services_Our_Way_evaluation_plan_FINAL.pdf

Hilferty F; Newton BJ; Katz I, 2012, Preventing child abuse and neglect through a common approach to assessment, referral and support: Evaluating the trial (stage 2), Social Policy Research Centre UNSW, Sydney, SPRC Report 07/13, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25782, https://www.aracy.org.au/documents/item/128

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