A/PROF Carolyn WHITZMAN

Positions

  • Gender, local governance and violence prevention (gender, local governance, planning, violence prevention, Victoria, Australia)
  • The relationships between the built environment and health outcomes (governance, planning)
  • Institutional enablers to children's independent mobility (governance, transportation)
  • Planning

Overview

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  • Dr. Carolyn Whitzman is Associate Professor in Urban Planning at the University of Melbourne. Previously, she worked for the City of Toronto on healthy city initiatives. Dr. Whitzman has an international reputation for her work on the prevention of violence. Current research interests include the development of integrated violence prevention initiatives at the local government level, increasing independent mobility for children, and the policy implications of planning for healthy cities. She is a Board Member of Women in Cities International (www.womenincities.org). For further information, see the GAMUT website: http://www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/associate-professor-carolyn-whitzman   

Affiliation

Member of

  • Planning Institute of Australia National Education committee. Committee member 2006 -
  • Planning Institute of Australia. Board member 2004 -
  • Women in Cities International. Board member 2002 -
  • Planning for Health and Well-being project, PIA-Vic/VicHealth. Chair 2004 - 2006

Publications

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Research

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Awards

Education and training

  • PhD, McMaster University 2003
  • MA, University of Toronto 1988
  • BA(hons), Concordia University 1986

Awards and honors

  • Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Research and Teaching, Planning Institute of Australia (Victorian Division), 2008
  • Starkey-Robinson Award, Canadian Association of Geographers, 2005
  • Faculty Teaching Award, 2004

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Supervision

Available for supervision

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