Contact Details
| Organization: | Nossal Institute for Global Health |
| Position: | SENIOR LECTURER IN GLOBAL HEALTH |
| Email: | |
| Work: | 83341960 |
| Fax: | 93476872 |
| Level: | 05 |
| Building: | Alan Gilbert Building |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| HIV prevention | harm reduction; disability; gender; youth | Viet Nam, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province), India, Cambodia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts | Kalamazoo College | 10-Jun-1972 | |
| Master of Arts | Harvard University | 10-Jun-1975 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | La Trobe University | 12-Apr-1994 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Public Health Association of Australia | Member | 03-Mar-1997 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other (Award) | Kalamazoo College, Michigan USA | Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society | 02-Jun-1972 |
| Scholarship | Kalamazoo College, Michigan USA | Kalamazoo College Scholarship 1968-72 | 20-Sep-1968 |
| Scholarship | Harvard University, USA | Harvard University Scholarship 1974-1975 | 20-Sep-1974 |
| Scholarship | La Trobe University | La Trobe University Postgraduate Scholarship 1989-1992 | 03-Mar-1989 |
| Scholarship | Lance Reichstein Charitable Foundation | PhD field work grant, 1990-2 | 03-Mar-1990 |
| Scholarship | Australian Government Asian Studies Council | Scholarship, field research, Vietnam, 1991 | 05-Sep-1991 |
| Other (Award) | Dairy Research & Development Corp of Australia | Collaborative research on women's nutrition in Vietnam (1994-6) with National Institute of Nutrition, Hanoi | 04-Apr-1994 |
| Other (Award) | AusAID Vietnam Small Activities Scheme grant | Health research workshops, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 1997 & 1998 | 06-Jun-1997 |
| Other (Award) | Joint Research Grant (Collaborative Research Program), University of Melbourne | Study on female smoking in Vietnam (1998-99) with Health Information & Education Centre, Ho Chi Minh City | 04-Apr-1998 |
| Other (Award) | University of Melbourne | Honourable Mention, Inaugural Cultural Diversity Award | 06-Jun-1999 |
| Other (Award) | Univ of Melb Joint Research Grant and World Health Org, Manila | Grant for collaborative study on post-partum depression in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 1999-2000 | 14-Apr-1999 |
| Other (Award) | Australian Research Council (ARC) Small Grant | Study on tobacco control policy and gender in 5 Southeast Asian countries 1999-2001 | 06-Jun-1999 |
| Other (Award) | Atlantic Philanthropies | Situation Analysis of risks for malaria persistence and resistance in central Vietnam (2004-2005) | 04-Apr-2004 |
| Other (Award) | DFID (UK Department for International Development) Research & Learning | Study on disability and HIV vulnerability in northeast India 2006-7 | 03-Mar-2006 |
| Other (Award) | AusAID ADRA (Australian Development Research Award | Developing models to deliver harm reduction programs to female injecting drug users in China and Vietnam (2009-11) | 31-Mar-2009 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Infectious Diseases (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321010)
- Epidemiology (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321202)
- Community Child Health (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321210)
- Care for Disabled (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321212)
- Health Promotion (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321216)
- Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321299)
- Sociological Methodology and Research Methods (SOCIOLOGY) (370106)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Infectious diseases (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730101)
- Women's health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730201)
- Men's health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730202)
- Child health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730204)
- Substance abuse (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730205)
- Health related to specific ethnic groups (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730207)
- Disease distribution and transmission (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730212)
- Preventive medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730213)
- Health status (e.g. indicators of well-being) (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730217)
- Behaviour and health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730219)
- Public health not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730299)
- Health education and promotion (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730301)
- Health policy evaluation (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730307)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can a DOTS Program alone be effective in controlling tuberculosis in areas of high drug resistance? | Principal Supervisor | NHMRC | Public Health Postgraduate Scholarships | 01/01/2003 |
| Gender and harm reduction: meeting the needs of women who inject drugs in China and Vietnam | Chief Investigator | AUSAID | Australian Development Research Awards | 31/03/2009 |
Consultancies
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WE ARE AT RISK TOO - FOSTERING DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS IN MANIPUR AND NAGALAND | Chief Investigator | 27/03/2006 |
Additional Grant and Contract Information
ýX Developing disability-inclusive guidelines for HIV/AIDS services in Nagaland and Manipur, northeast India (with Emmanuel Hospital Association) (2006-7)
ýX Understanding ‘what works’ for law enforcement agencies to support HIV harm reduction approaches in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos (AusAID Australian Development Research Award 2008 - 2012)
ýX Developing models to deliver harm reduction programs to female injecting drug users in China and Vietnam (Australian Development Research Award 2009 - 2011)
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.