Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Country of Expertise |
| Population Health - Ophthalmology |
Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Arts |
University of New England |
31-Dec-1977 |
|
| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1991 |
|
Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Senior Member |
International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI) |
First Vice President |
01-Jan-2005 |
31-Dec-2010 |
| Senior Member |
Education for All: Vision Impairment |
Director of Research |
01-Jan-2005 |
31-Dec-2010 |
| Member |
World Blind Union Working Group on Low Vision |
member |
01-Jan-2004 |
31-Dec-2010 |
| Senior Member |
WHO Low Vision Technical Working Group |
Chair |
01-Jan-2002 |
31-Dec-2010 |
| Member |
Working group to revise the NHMRC Guidelines on the Management of Diabetic Retinopathy |
member |
01-Jan-2003 |
31-Dec-2010 |
| Member |
Vision 2020 Aboriginal Eye Health and Global Committees |
member of committees |
01-Jan-2002 |
31-Dec-2010 |
Honours
| Honour |
Date Awarded |
| Medal of the Order of Australia |
2007 |
Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Other (Award) |
Victorian Lions Foundation |
Leo Tyquin Award 'in recognition of exemplary service in sight conservation and work for the blind' |
01-Jan-2007 |
| Other (Award) |
Public Health Section: Victorian Public Health Award for Excellence and Innovation |
For work on diabetic retinopathy screening |
01-Jan-2004 |
| Other (Award) |
Public Health Section: Victorian Public Health Award for Excellence and Innovation |
For translation of the epidemiology of diabetic retinopathy to activities for prevention of vision loss and blindness |
01-Jan-2002 |
| Other (Award) |
Rotary International |
Paul Harris Fellow for prevention of blindness work in developing countries |
01-Jan-2002 |
| Scholarship |
Ministry of Education |
Postgraduate Research Award |
01-Jan-1989 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Scheme |
Award Date |
| Evaluation of rehabilitation programs for people with impaired vision |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Strategic Partnerships with Industry - Research & Training Scheme |
01/01/2001 |
| VISION IMPAIRMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE |
Chief Investigator |
VISION AUSTRALIA FOUNDATION,
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) |
01/01/2005 |
| Overcome Barriers to Optimal Diabetes Management: Randomized Controlled Trial of Education/Consultation Interventions to Improve Self-Management of Diabetes. |
Chief Investigator |
DIABETES AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA,
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) |
01/01/2008 |
| AN EFFICIENT MEANS OF MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WHICH TARGET OR INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC-TESTING A TOOLKIT |
Chief Investigator |
AUSAID |
Australian Development Research Awards |
01/03/2009 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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