Contact Details
| Organization: | Population Health |
| Position: | SENIOR RESEARCH FELLLOW |
| Email: | |
| Work: | 83440833 |
| Fax: | 83440824 |
| Room: | 513c |
| Level: | 05 |
| Building: | 207 Bouverie St. |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
Deborah is a VicHealth Research Fellow with the McCaughey Centre, and her work is primarily aimed at understanding socio-economic contexts for health inequalities in developed nations.
With degrees from Deakin, Monash, and LaTrobe universities, her academic association with the University of Melbourne spans her time as an NHMRC post-doctoral research fellow with the School of Population Health's Centre for Health and Society, and in a variety of other lecturing and teaching roles as a sociologist in the Faculties of Arts and Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.
Deborah has published widely and is recognised internationally for work that includes reports of empirical findings and articles exploring theoretical and methodological issues. She has long-standing commitment and expertise in collaborative, participatory and community based research methods and ensuring that the findings of research are accessible for implementation in policy and practice.
With degrees from Deakin, Monash, and LaTrobe universities, her academic association with the University of Melbourne spans her time as an NHMRC post-doctoral research fellow with the School of Population Health's Centre for Health and Society, and in a variety of other lecturing and teaching roles as a sociologist in the Faculties of Arts and Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.
Deborah has published widely and is recognised internationally for work that includes reports of empirical findings and articles exploring theoretical and methodological issues. She has long-standing commitment and expertise in collaborative, participatory and community based research methods and ensuring that the findings of research are accessible for implementation in policy and practice.
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts | Deakin University | 31-Dec-1987 | |
| Master of Arts | Monash University | 31-Dec-1995 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | La Trobe University | 19-Apr-2002 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321201)
- Mental Health (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321204)
- Family Care (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321209)
- Health and Community Services (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321214)
- Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321299)
- Sociology of Education (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330103)
- Special Education (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330108)
- Public Administration (POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION) (360202)
- Social Theory (SOCIOLOGY) (370101)
- Social Policy and Planning (SOCIOLOGY) (370102)
- Urban Sociology and Community Studies (SOCIOLOGY) (370104)
- Sociological Methodology and Research Methods (SOCIOLOGY) (370106)
- Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified (OTHER STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY) (379999)
- Social and Community Psychology (PSYCHOLOGY) (380105)
- Culture, Gender, Sexuality (CULTURAL STUDIES) (420303)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Women's health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730201)
- Men's health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730202)
- Mental health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730211)
- Health status (e.g. indicators of well-being) (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730217)
- Social structure and health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730218)
- Public health not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730299)
- Health education and promotion (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730301)
- Evaluation of health outcomes (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730306)
- Early childhood education (EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION) (740101)
- Community services not elsewhere classified (COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCL. WORK) (750399)
- Social ethics (RELIGION AND ETHICS) (750404)
- Communication not elsewhere classified (COMMUNICATION) (751099)
- Other social development and community services (OTHER SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES) (759999)
- Studies in human society (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780107)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social processes for health: mobilising social capital in contexts of socioeconomic disadvantage | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Public Health Fellowship (Australia) | 01/01/2002 |
| Responding to health inequalities: investigating the impact of Neighbourhood Renewal on health & well-being in disadvantaged Victorian communities | Chief Investigator | DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES | Victorian Department of Human Services Public Health Research Projects | 01/05/2006 |
| PATHWAYS TO INCLUSION: THE CONTRIBUTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND NETWORKS TO IMPROVED HEALTH AND WELLBEING OUTCOME | Chief Investigator | VIC HEALTH PROMOTION FOUNDATION | Senior/Public Health Research Fellowships | 20/02/2007 |
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.