Publications by topic*
*Might appear in multiple categories
Adult Education
Peer reviewed manuscripts
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Du Plessis, K., & Green, E. (2013). Financial awareness education with apprentices in the Australian construction industry: Program evaluation. International Journal of Training Research, 11(3), 225-233., doi: 10.5172/ijtr.2013.11.3.225.
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Du Plessis, K., Anstey, K.J., & Schlumpp, A. (2011). Older adults’ training courses: Considerations for course design and the development of learning materials. Australian Journal of Adult Learning,51(1), 161-174.
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Du Plessis, K. (2008). Web-enhanced distance teaching in early childhood teacher education: Lecturers’ experiences and implications for professional development. He Kupu, 1(5), 8 – 16, http://www.nztertiarycollege.ac.nz/HeKupu
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Du Plessis, K., Walker, L., & Naughton, C. (2008). Ready, steady, study: Implications of online learning for early childhood education. Journal of Distance Learning, 12(1), 27 - 33.
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Walker, L. & Du Plessis, K. (2007). Preparing early childhood student teachers for web-enhanced distance learning: Student perceptions. He Kupu, 1(3), 7 – 21.
Attachment and/or Couples-related
Peer reviewed manuscripts
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Du Plessis, K. (2009). Early childhood teacher-child attachment: A brief review of the literature. He Kupu, 2(1), 45-53. http://www.nztertiarycollege.ac.nz/HeKupu.
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Du Plessis, K., & Clarke, D. (2008). Couples’ helpful, unhelpful and ideal conflict resolution strategies: Secure and insecure attachment differences and similarities. Interpersona, 2(1), 65-88, doi: 10.5964/ijpr.v2i1.18.
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Du Plessis, K., Clarke, D., & Woolley, C.C. (2007). Secure attachment conceptualizations: The influence of general and specific relational models on conflict beliefs and conflict resolution styles. Interpersona, 1(1), 25-44, doi: 10.5964/ijpr.v1i1.3.
Books
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Du Plessis, K., Clarke, D., & Woolley, C.C. (2011). Attachment and conflict in close relationships: Conflict resolution, conflict beliefs, communication accuracy and relationship satisfaction. Saarbrücken, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing. ISBN 978-3-8443-0288-2.
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Du Plessis, K. (2007). And they lived happily ever after...Literature and research exploring the psychology of intimate relationships. Morrisville, NC: Lulu (http://www.lulu.com/content/1347432). ISBN 978-0-473-13004-6.
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Congenital Heart Disease - Fontan Operation
Peer reviewed manuscripts
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Rubenis, I., Tran, D., Bullock, A., Wijesekera, V., Baker, D., d'Udekem, Y., Du Plessis, K., Katz, D., Lowy, M., Zentner, D., Celermajer, D., Cordina, R. (2021). Sexual function in men living with a Fontan circulation. Frontiers in Pediatrics, November, 9, doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.765380.
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Daems, J.J.N., Attard, C., Van Den Helm, S., Breur, J.M.P.J., d’Udekem, Y., Du Plessis, K., Wilson, T.G., Iyengar, A.J., Winlaw, D.S., Gentles, T.L., Monagle, P., Ignjatovic, V. (2021). Cross-sectional assessment of haemostatic profile and hepatic dysfunction in Fontan patients. Open Heart, May, 8(1). doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2020-001460
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Tran, D., Rodrigues, C., Du Plessis, K., Zannino, D., Davis, G., Celermajer, D., d'Udekem, Y., Cordina, R. (2021). Decline is not inevitable: Exercise capacity trajectory in an Australian and New Zealand Fontan cohort. Heart, Lung and Circulation, March, doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.01.004
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Verrall, C.E., Yang, J.Y.M., Chen, J., Schembri, A., d'Udekem, Y., Zannino, D., Kasparian, N., Du Plessis, K., Grieve, S., Barton, B., Gentles, T., Rice, K., Celermajer, D.S., Attard, C., Rice, K., Ayer, J., Mandelstam, S., Winlaw, D., MacKay, M., Cordina, R. Neurocognitive dysfunction and smaller brain volumes in adolescents and adults with a Fontan circulation. Circulation, November, doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.048202.
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Tran, D., Rodrigues, C., Du Plessis, K., Zannino, D., Davis, G., Celermajer, D., d'Udekem, Y., Cordina, R. (2020). Not an inevitable decline: Exercise capacity trajectory of the Australian and New Zealand Fontan population. Heart, Lung and Circulation, November, 29, (conference paper) doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.680
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Marathe, S.P., Iyengar, A.J., Betts, K.S., Du Plessis, K., Salve, G., Justo, R.N., Venugopal, P., Winlaw, D.S., d'Udekem, Y., Alphonson, N. (2020). Long-term outcomes following Fontan takedown in Australian and New Zealand. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, October, doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.09.074.
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Verrall, C.E., Yang, J.Y.M., Chen, J., Schembri, A., d'Udekem, Y., Zannino, D., Kasparian, N., Du Plessis, K., Grieve, S., Barton, B., Gentles, T., Rice, K., Celermajer, D.S., Attard, C., MacKay, M., Winlaw, D., Cordina, R. (2020). Adolescents and adults with a Fontan circulation have impaired neurocognitive function that is associated with reduced brain volume. Journal of American College of Cardiology, 75(11), 548, March, doi: 10.1016/S0735-1097(20)31175-X.
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Huang, L., Dalziel, K.M., Du Plessis, K., Winlaw, D.S., Cordina, R., Pflaumer, A., Justo, R.N., Wheaton, G.R., Bullock, A., Verrall, C., d’Udekem, Y. (2020). Long-term Out-of-Hospital Health Care Use for Fontan Survivors Across Childhood, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, February, doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.01.030.
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Poh, C., Iyengar, A.J., Celermajer, D.S., Hornung, T., Radford, D., Justo, R., Andrews, D., Du Plessis, K., Winlaw, D., d'Udekem, Y. (2020). Modes of late mortality in patients with a Fontan circulation, Heart , February, doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315862.
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Daley, M., Du Plessis, K., Zannino, D., Hornung, T., Disney, P.J., Cordina, R., Grigg, L., Radford, D., Bullock, A., d'Udekem, Y (2020). Reintervention and survival in 1,428 patients in the Australian and New Zealand Fontan Registry, Heart, October, doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315430.
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Marathe, S.P., Zannino, D., Cao, J.Y., Du Plessis, K., Marathe, S., Ayer, J., Celermajer, D.S. Gentles, T.L, Sholler, G.F., Justo, R.N., Alphonso, N., d'Udekem, Y., Winlaw, D.S. (2019), Heterotaxy is not a risk factor for adverse long-term outcomes in Fontan survivors, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, December, doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.11.01.
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Zentner, D., Celermajer, D.S., Gentles, T., d'Udekem, Y., Ayer, J., Blue, G.M., Bridgman, C., Burchill, L., Cheung, M., Cordina, R., Culnane, E., Davis, A., Du Plessis, K., Eagleson, K., Finucane, K., Frank, B., Greenway, S., Grigg, L., Hardikar, W., Hornung, T., Hynson, J., Iyengar, A.J., James, P., Justo, R., Kalman, J., Kasparian, N., Le, B., Marshall, K., Mathew, J., McGiffin, D., McGuire, M., Monagle, P., Moore, B., Neilsen, J., O'Connor, B., O'Donnell, C., Pflaumer, A., Rice, K., Sholler, G., Skinner, J.R., Sood, S., Ward, J., Weintraub, R., Wilson, T., Wilson, W., Winlaw ,D., Wood, A. (2019). Management of people with a Fontan circulation: A Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand position statement. Heart Lung Circulation, November, doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.09.010.
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Du Plessis, K., d’Udekem, Y. (2019), The neurodevelopmental outcomes of patients with single ventricles across the lifespan, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, November, 108(5), 1565-1572 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.05.043.
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Yong, M.S., Zhu, M.Z.L., Du Plessis, K., Weintraub, R.G., Bullock, A., Hornung, T., Winlaw, D., Alphonso, N., d'Udekem, Y., Konstantinov, I.E. (2019). Long term outcomes of Fontan operation in patients with total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, June, doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.04.073.
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Dennis, M., Zannino, D., Du Plessis, K., Bullock, A., Disney, P., Radford, D.J., Hornung, T., Griggs, L., d’Udekem, Y., Celermajer, D., Cordina, R. (2019). A “good” Fontan circulation at transition to adult care: Late clinical outcomes and risk for systolic ventricular dysfunction. Heart, Lung and Circulation, June, doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.493.
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Poh, C., Celermajer, D.S., Grigg, L.E., Kalman, J.M., McGuire, M.A., Gentles, T.L., Radford, D.J., Bullock, A., Disney, P.J., Winlaw, D., Du Plessis, K., d'Udekem, Y. (2019). Pacemakers are associated with a higher risk of late death and transplantation in the Fontan population, International Journal of Cardiology, May; 282:33-37. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.01.088.
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Marathe, S.P., Zannino, D., Shi, W.Y., Du Plessis, K., Kehr, J., Perumal, G., Sun, J., Gentles, T.L., Ayer, J., Sholler, G., Verrall, C., Alphonso, N., Andrews, D., d' Udekem, Y., Winlaw, D.S. (2019). Two ventricles are not better than one in the Fontan circulation: Equivalent late outcomes, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, March; 107(3):852-859. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.08.024.
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Wilson, T.G., d'Udekem, Y., Winlaw, D.S., Cordina, R.L., Ayer, J., Gentles, T.L., Weintraub, R.G., Grigg, L.E., Hardiker, W., Cheung, M., Cain, T.M., Rao, P., Verrall, C., Du Plessis, K., Chapman, J., Rice, K., Iyengar, A.J. (2019). Creatinine-based estimation of glomerular filtration rate in patients with a Fontan circulation. Congenital Heart Disease, 2019;00:1–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/chd.12746
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Daley, M., d'Udekem, Y., Du Plessis, K., Zannino., D., Hornung, T., Disney, P.J., Cordina, R., Grigg, L., Radford, D., Bullock, A. (2019). Reoperations after single-ventricle palliation: The Fontan may not be the final procedure. Heart, Lung and Circulation, January, doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.02.066.
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Moore, B.J., Anderson, R., Nisbet, A.M., Kalla, M., Du Plessis, K., d'Udekem, Y., Bullock, A., Cordina, R.L., Celermajer, D.S., Kalman, J., McGuire, M.A. (2018). Ablation of atrial arrhythmias after the atriopulmonary Fontan procedure: Mechanisms of arrhythmia and outcomes. Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Oct;4(10):1338-1346. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.08.012.
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Wilson, T.G., d'Udekem, Y., Winlaw, D.S., Cordina, R.L., Celermajer, D.S., Wheaton, G.R., Bullock, A., Gentles, T.L., Weintraub, R.G., Justo, R.N., Grigg, L.E., Hardiker, W., Cheung, M., Cain, T.M., Rao, P., Alexander, S.I., Ayer, J., Verrall, C., Du Plessis, K., Chapman, J., Rice, K., Barry, J., Zannino, D., Iyengar, A.J. (2018). Hepatic and renal end-organ damage in the Fontan circulation: A report from the Australian and New Zealand Fontan Registry. International Journal of Cardiology, 273:100-107 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.07.118.
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Sutherland, N.D., Jones, B., Weskamp Aguero, S., Melchiori, T., Du Plessis, K., Konstantinov, I., Cheung, M., d'Udekem, Y. (2018). Home and hospital-based exercise training program after Fontan surgery. Cardiology in the Young, Aug: 1-7. doi: 10.1017/S1047951118001166.
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Sutherland, N.D., Jones, B., Du Plessis, K., Cheung, M., Konstantinov, K., d’Udekem, Y. (2018). Hospital and home-based cardiac rehabilitation following Fontan surgery. European Heart Journal, August, 39(suppl 1), doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehy564.P706
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Du Plessis, K., Culnane, E., Peters, R., d'Udekem, Y. (2018). Traversing the liminal: What can Fontan adults' transition experiences and perspectives teach us about optimizing healthcare? International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2018-0020
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Du Plessis, K., Peters, B., King, I., Robertson, K., Mackley, J., Maree, R., Stanley, T., Pickford, L, Rose, B., Orchard, M., Stewart, H., d'Udekem, Y. (2018). "Will she live a long happy life?" Parents' greatest concerns for their children with a Fontan circulation. International Journal of Cardiology Heart & Vasculature, 18, 65-70.
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Du Plessis, K., Peters, B., King, I., Robertson, K., Mackley, J., Maree, R., Stanley, T., Pickford, L, Rose, B., Orchard, M., Stewart, H., d'Udekem, Y. (2018). "How long will I continue to be normal?" Adults with a Fontan circulation's greatest concerns. International Journal of Cardiology, 260(1):54-59.
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Elias, P., Poh, C.L., du Plessis, K., Zannino, D., Rice, K., Radford, D.J., Bullock, A., Wheaton, G.R., Celermajer, D.S., d'Udekem, Y. (2018). Long-term outcomes of single-ventricle palliation for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum: Fontan survivors remain at risk of late coronary ischaemia and death. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezy038.
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Dennis, M., Zannino, D., Du Plessis, K., Bullock, A., Disney, A., Radford, D., Hornung, T., Grigg, L., Cordina, R., d'Udekem Y., Celermajer, D. (2018). Clinical outcomes in adolescents and adults after the Fontan procedure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March, 71(9): 1009-1017. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.12.054.
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d'Udekem, Y., Fernando, N., Du Plessis, K. (2018). Ask not what your Fontan can do for you, ask what you can do for your Fontan! The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.11.122.
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Marathe, S.P., Shi, W.Y., Verrall, C., Kehr, J., Perumal, G., Sun, J., Gentles, T., Alphonso, N., Andrews, D., Ayer, J., Zannino, D., Du Plessis, K., d’Udekem, Y., Winlaw, D. (2018). Are two ventricles better than one in the Fontan circulation, Heart Lung Circulation, January, 27:S523, doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.04.062
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Sutherland, N.D., Jones, B., Du Plessis, K., Cheung, M., Konstantinov, K., d’Udekem, Y. (2018). Hospital and home-based cardiac rehabilitation following Fontan surgery. Heart Lung Circulation, January, 27:S396, doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.0795.
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Cordina, R., Du Plessis, K., Tran, D., d'Udekem, Y. (2018). Super Fontan: Is it possible? The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.10.047.
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Marathe, S.P., Shi, W.Y., Verrall, C., Kehr, J., Perumal, G., Sun, J., Gentles, T., Alphonso, N., Andrews, D., Ayer, J., Zannino, D., Du Plessis, K., d’Udekem, Y., Winlaw, D. (2017). Two ventricles are not better than one in the Fontan circulation: Equivalent late outcomes. Circulation, November, 136(Suppl 1).
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d'Udekem, Y., Forsdick, V., Du Plessis, K. (2017). Involvement of patients and parents in research generated by the Australian and New Zealand Fontan Registry. Cardiology in the Young, August, doi: 10.1017/S1047951117001494.
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Du Plessis, K., Culnane, E., Peters, R., d'Udekem, Y. (2017). Adolescent and parent perspectives prior to involvement in a Fontan transition program. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, May, doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2017-0021.
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Huang, L., Schilling, C., Dalziel, K.M., Xie, S., Celermajer, D.S., McNeil, J.J., Winlaw, D., Hornung, T.S., Radford, D.J., Grigg, L.E., Bullock, A., Wheaton, G.R., Justo, R.N., Blake, J., Bishop, R., Du Plessis, K., d'Udekem, Y. (2017). Hospital inpatient costs for single ventricle patients surviving the Fontan procedure. American Journal of Cardiology, 120(3), 467-472, doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.04.04.
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Huang, L., Dalziel, K.M., Schilling, C., Celermajer, D.S., McNeil, J.J., Winlaw, D., Gentles, T., Radford, D.J., Cheung, M., Bullock, A., Wheaton, G.R., Justo, R.N., Selbie, L.A., Forsdick, V., Du Plessis, K., d'Udekem, Y. (2017). Hospital costs and cost implications of co-morbid condition for patients with single ventricle in the period through to Fontan completion. International Journal of Cardiology, 240, 178-182, doi http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.04.056
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Poh, C. L., Zannino, D., Weintraub, R. G., Winlaw, D. S., Grigg, L. E., Cordina, R., Hornung, T., Bullock, A., Justo, R.N., Gentles, T.L., Verrall, C., Du Plessis, K., Celermajer, D.S., d'Udekem, Y. (2017). Three decades later: the fate of the population of patients who underwent the Atriopulmonary Fontan procedure. International Journal of Cardiology, 231, 99-104, doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.01.057.
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Schilling, C., Dalziel, K., Nunn, R., Du Plessis, K., Shi, W.Y., Winlaw, D., Weintraub, R.G., Grigg, L.E., Radford, D.J., Bullock, A., Gentles, T.L., Wheaton, G.R., Hornung, T., Justo, R.N., d'Udekem, Y. (2016). The Fontan epidemic: Population projections from the Australia and New Zealand Fontan Registry. International Journal of Cardiology, 219, 14-9, doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.05.035.
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Poh, C.L., Cochrane, A., Galati, J.C., Bullock, A., Celermajer, D.S., Gentles, T., Du Plessis, K., Winlaw, D.S., Hornung, T., Finucane, K., & d’Udekem, Y. (2016) Ten-year outcomes of Fontan conversion in Australia and New Zealand demonstrate the superiority of a strategy of early conversion. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 49(2), 530-535. doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezv112.
Consumer Involvement in Research
Peer reviewed manuscript
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d'Udekem, Y., Forsdick, V., Du Plessis, K. (2017). Involvement of patients and parents in research generated by the Australian and New Zealand Fontan Registry. Cardiology in the Young, August, doi: 10.1017/S1047951117001494
Diet and Nutrition
Peer reviewed manuscript
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Du Plessis, K. (2012). Factors influencing Australian construction industry apprentices’ dietary behaviours. American Journal for Men’s Health, 6(1), 59-66. doi: 10.1177/1557988311417613
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Chapter in Book
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Du Plessis, K. (2011). Diet and nutrition: A literature review of factors influencing blue-collar apprentices, in T. Corney & K. du Plessis (Eds.), Apprentices – Young people in Transition. Melbourne: Incolink and Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies. [also available on www.nutritionaustralia.org]
Financial Awareness & Help-Seeking
Peer reviewed manuscript
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Du Plessis, K., & Green, E. (2013). Financial awareness education with apprentices in the Australian construction industry: Program evaluation. International Journal of Training Research, 11(3), 225-233., doi: 10.5172/ijtr.2013.11.3.225
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​Senate/Government Submission
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Du Plessis, K., Corney, T., Green, E., Hauptmann, K. (August 2012). Supporting construction workers who are ‘at-risk’ for problem gambling: The importance of using financial awareness education as an opportunity for early identification and treatment of problem gambling. Incolink Response to FaHCSIA 2012 Discussion Paper: Financial Counselling to Support People Affected by Problem Gambling.
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Research Report
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Du Plessis, K. (March 2010). Financial help-seeking behaviour of unemployed building workers. Incolink Foundation Fund (research funded by Westpac Bank)
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Non-peer reviewed manuscript
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Du Plessis, K., Lawton, J., & Corney, T. (2010). Unemployed and struggling: The lack of financial help-seeking behaviour exhibited by male construction workers. Australian Journal of Financial Planning, March.
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Living with Chronic Disease/Fear of Death
Peer reviewed manuscripts
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Du Plessis, K., Peters, B., King, I., Robertson, K., Mackley, J., Maree, R., Stanley, T., Pickford, L, Rose, B., Orchard, M., Stewart, H., d'Udekem, Y. (2018). "Will she live a long happy life?" Parents' greatest concerns for their children with a Fontan circulation. International Journal of Cardiology Heart & Vasculature, 18, 65-70.
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Du Plessis, K., Peters, B., King, I., Robertson, K., Mackley, J., Maree, R., Stanley, T., Pickford, L, Rose, B., Orchard, M., Stewart, H., d'Udekem, Y. (2018). "How long will I continue to be normal?" Adults with a Fontan circulation's greatest concerns. International Journal of Cardiology, 260(1):54-59.
Men's Health and Mental Health
Peer reviewed manuscripts
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Du Plessis, K., Corney, T., Green E., & Burnside, L. (2014). Australian construction industry apprentices’ alcohol use and its relation to their experiences of alcohol-related harm. Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence, 2(2), doi: 10.4172/2329-6488.1000154
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Du Plessis, K., Corney, T., & Armatas, C. (2014). Consumption of energy drinks, and alcohol mixed with energy drinks among Australian construction industry apprentices. Journal of Health, Safety & Environment, 30(1) – March.
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Du Plessis, K., Corney, T., & Burnside, L. (2013). Harmful drinking and experiences of alcohol-related violence in Australian male construction industry apprentices. American Journal of Men’s Health, 7(5), 423-426, doi: 10.1177/1557988313479965.
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Broadbent, R., Corney, T., Du Plessis K., & Papadopoulos, T (2013). Using generalist youth work practice in an industry-specific suicide prevention program with young construction workers, Youth Studies Australia, 32(1), 46-54.
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Du Plessis, K., Cronin, D., Corney, T., & Green, E. (2012). Australian blue-collar men’s health and wellbeing: Contextual issues for workplace health promotion interventions. Health Promotion Practice, 14(5), 715-720, doi: 10.1177/1524839912464046.
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Du Plessis, K., Corney, T., Broadbent, R., & Papadopoulos, T. (2012). Socio-emotional support of apprentices during the school-to-work transition. Education + Training, 54(5), 344 – 354. doi: 10.1108/00400911211244650.
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Du Plessis, K. (2012). Factors influencing Australian construction industry apprentices’ dietary behaviours. American Journal for Men’s Health, 6(1), 59-66. doi: 10.1177/1557988311417613
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Du Plessis, K., & Corney, T. (2011). Construction industry apprentices’ substance use: A survey of prevalence rates, reasons for use, and regional and age differences. Youth Studies Australia, 30(4), 40-50.
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Du Plessis, K., & Corney, T. (2011). Trust, respect and friendship: The key attributes of significant others in the lives of young working men. Youth Studies Australia, 30(1), 17 – 26.
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Corney, T., & Du Plessis, K. (2010). Apprentices’ mentoring relationships: The role of ‘significant others’ and supportive relationships across the work-life domains. Youth Studies Australia, 29(3), 18 - 26.
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Du Plessis, K., Hoiles, L., Field, D., Corney, T., & Napthine, M. (2009). “I can cope”: Young men’s strengths and barriers to seeking help. Counselling Australia, 9(4), 93 – 99.
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Books
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Corney, T., & Du Plessis, K. (2011). Apprentices: Youth in transition. Melbourne: Incolink & Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies. ISBN 978-0-646-55188-3
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Chapters in Books
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Du Plessis, K., & Corney, T. (2011). Blue-collar apprentices and bullying: Experiences of bullying and its relation to resilience, satisfaction and self-rated health, In T. Corney & K. du Plessis (Eds.), Apprentices – Young people in Transition. Melbourne: Incolink and Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies.
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Du Plessis, K. (2011). Diet and nutrition: A literature review of factors influencing blue-collar apprentices, in T. Corney & K. du Plessis (Eds.), Apprentices – Young people in Transition. Melbourne: Incolink and Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies. [also available on www.nutritionaustralia.org]
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Senate/Government Submissions
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Du Plessis, K., Corney, T., Green, E., Hauptmann, K. (August 2012). Supporting construction workers who are ‘at-risk’ for problem gambling: The importance of using financial awareness education as an opportunity for early identification and treatment of problem gambling. Incolink Response to FaHCSIA 2012 Discussion Paper: Financial Counselling to Support People Affected by Problem Gambling.
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Green, E., Du Plessis, K., & Corney, T. (November 2009). Incolink Submission: The importance of early intervention programs for young men. Submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee.
Neurodevelopment
Peer reviewed manuscript
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Du Plessis, K., d’Udekem, Y. (2019), The neurodevelopmental outcomes of patients with single ventricles across the lifespan, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, November, 108(5), 1565-1572 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.05.043
Substance Use
Peer reviewed manuscripts
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Corney, T., & Du Plessis, K. Australian first year university college residents’ alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harms. (2022). Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, April, doi:10.1177/14550725221090037.
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Du Plessis, K., Corney, T., Green E., & Burnside, L. (2014). Australian construction industry apprentices’ alcohol use and its relation to their experiences of alcohol-related harm. Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence, 2(2), doi: 10.4172/2329-6488.1000154
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Du Plessis, K., Corney, T., & Armatas, C. (2014). Consumption of energy drinks, and alcohol mixed with energy drinks among Australian construction industry apprentices. Journal of Health, Safety & Environment, 30(1) – March.
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Du Plessis, K., Corney, T., & Burnside, L. (2013). Harmful drinking and experiences of alcohol-related violence in Australian male construction industry apprentices. American Journal of Men’s Health, 7(5), 423-426, doi: 10.1177/1557988313479965.
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Du Plessis, K., & Corney, T. (2011). Construction industry apprentices’ substance use: A survey of prevalence rates, reasons for use, and regional and age differences. Youth Studies Australia, 30(4), 40-50.​
Suicide Prevention in Young Men
Peer reviewed manuscripts
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Broadbent, R., Corney, T., Du Plessis K., & Papadopoulos, T (2013). Using generalist youth work practice in an industry-specific suicide prevention program with young construction workers, Youth Studies Australia, 32(1), 46-54.
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Du Plessis, K., Corney, T., Broadbent, R., & Papadopoulos, T. (2012). Socio-emotional support of apprentices during the school-to-work transition. Education + Training, 54(5), 344 – 354. doi: 10.1108/00400911211244650.
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Corney, T., & Du Plessis, K. (2010). Apprentices’ mentoring relationships: The role of ‘significant others’ and supportive relationships across the work-life domains. Youth Studies Australia, 29(3), 18 - 26.
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Du Plessis, K., Hoiles, L., Field, D., Corney, T., & Napthine, M. (2009). “I can cope”: Young men’s strengths and barriers to seeking help. Counselling Australia, 9(4), 93 – 99.
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Chapter in Book
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Du Plessis, K., & Corney, T. (2011). Blue-collar apprentices and bullying: Experiences of bullying and its relation to resilience, satisfaction and self-rated health, In T. Corney & K. du Plessis (Eds.), Apprentices – Young people in Transition. Melbourne: Incolink
Senate/Government Submission
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Green, E., Du Plessis, K., & Corney, T. (November 2009). Incolink Submission: The importance of early intervention programs for young men. Submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee.
Transition to Adult Healthcare
Peer reviewed manuscripts
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Du Plessis, K., Culnane, E., Peters, R., d'Udekem, Y. (2018). Traversing the liminal: What can Fontan adults' transition experiences and perspectives teach us about optimizing healthcare? International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2018-0020
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Du Plessis, K., Culnane, E., Peters, R., d'Udekem, Y. (2017). Adolescent and parent perspectives prior to involvement in a Fontan transition program. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, May, doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2017-0021
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Work health and safety
Research reports​
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Bywood, P., Du Plessis, K., Moo, A., McMillan, J. (September 2020). Fatigue and burnout in healthcare: Prevalence, impact and interventions - Evidence Review. Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR). (Report)
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Du Plessis, K. McMillan, J. (April 2020). Medicinal Cannabis - Snapshot Review. Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR) (Report)