Contact Details
| Organization: | Population Health |
| Position: | LECTURER, WOMEN'S HEALTH |
| Email: | |
| Work: | 8344 0692 |
| Fax: | 9347 9824 |
| Room: | 207 |
| Level: | 02 |
| Building: | 723 Swanston St. |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
Dr Louise Keogh is a health sociologist, but began her academic life in the Chemistry Department at the University of Western Australia. After graduating and working as a research chemist with a mining company, Louise retrained in sociology by completing a Masters degree in the Sociology department at Monash University. She then pursued social research in health at the Centre for the Study of STDs at La Trobe University and completed her PhD on emergency contraception in the School of Public Health, La Trobe in 2003. In 2009, Louise took up a continuing position as Lecturer (Women’s Health) at the Key Centrefor Women's Health in Society. She also holds a (part time) National Health and Medical Research Council Post Doctoral Training Fellowship. Her collaborators include Professor John Hopper and Associate Professor Mark Jenkins at the MEGA centre in the University's School of Population Health and Associate Professor Kelly Phillips at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Louise's research projects include the perception of risk for breast cancer, the use of chemoprevention for women at high risk of breast cancer and the use of screening and genetic technology in the prevention of breast cancer and colorectal cancer.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Sociology of health and illness, Health decision-making, perceptions of risk, health technologies | Genetic testing, contraception and abortion, mammography, communication between the expert and lay person, research translation | Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science | The University of Western Australia | 31-Dec-1991 | |
| Master of Arts | Monash University | 31-Dec-1997 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | La Trobe University | 27-Aug-2003 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Public Health Association of Australia | member | 01-Jul-1998 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other (Award) | Award for Excellence in Knowledge Transfer 2008, Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne. | For ?Abortion in Victoria: Where are we now? Where do we want to go?? | 29-Oct-2008 |
| Scholarship | National Health and Medical Research Council | PhD Scholarship | 31-Mar-1998 |
| Prize | VenSouth �97 IUVDT HIV/STD 5th World Congress | Best Proffered Paper | 26-Jun-1997 |
| Prize | The Australasian Society for HIV Medicine Conference | Best Poster in the Psychosocial Stream | 14-Nov-1996 |
| Other (Award) | The Writing Centre for Scholars and Researchers, Melbourne School of Graduate Research, The University of Melbourne | Manuscript Sponsorship | 07-Nov-2007 |
| Other (Award) | The Harold Mitchell Foundation | 2008 Travelling Fellowship | 14-Feb-2008 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Population and Ecological Genetics (GENETICS) (270203)
- Genetics not elsewhere classified (GENETICS) (270299)
- Oncology and Carcinogenesis (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321015)
- Epidemiology (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321202)
- Health and Community Services (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321214)
- Health Counselling (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321217)
- Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321299)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Prevention - biologicals (e.g. vaccines) (HUMAN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670401)
- Inherited diseases (incl. Gene therapy) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730107)
- Cancer and related disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730108)
- Women's health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730201)
- Dental health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730214)
- Behaviour and health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730219)
- Public health not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730299)
- Health education and promotion (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730301)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The risk of breast cancer: translating 'expert' knowledge into everyday decision-making | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Australian Part-time Research Fellowship | 01/01/2005 |
| HOW DOES A PERSONAL OR FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER INFLUENCE WHAT WOMEN DO TO TRY TO DETECT BREAST CANCER? | Chief Investigator | CANCER AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION |
Priority-Driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme (CANCER AUSTRALIA) | 05/02/2008 |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATE TERM TERMINATIONS OF PREGNANCY BY YOUNG WOMEN FOR PSYCHOSOCIAL REASONS | Chief Investigator | DEPARTMENT FOR VICTORIAN COMMUNITIES | 10/05/2006 |
Additional Grant and Contract Information
Hopper J, Jass J, Jenkins M, Young J, Amor D, Antill Y, Buchanan D, Dite G, Dow C, English D, Giles G, Goldblatt J, Haydon A, Jaskowski L, Keogh L, Kirk J, Leggett B, Lipton L, Macrae F, Maskiell J, Parry S, Southey M, Suthers G, Tucker K, Walsh M, Winship I, Young G. ‘Colorectal Cancer Family Registry: Australasia.’ Funded by the National Institutes of Health (USA), $6,204,882 (2009-2012)Hopper J, Apicella C, Keogh L, Kirkman M, Peacock S. ‘Screening practices in women with and without a personal family history of breast cancer: a population-based study.’ Funded by Cancer Australia and The National Breast Cancer Foundation, $294 600 (2008-2010)
Hocking J, Fairley CK, Temple-Smith M, Keogh L, Chen M, Fisher J, Williams H, Hsueh A, Henning D, Bayly C, McNamee K. ‘How does chlamydia infection impact on the sexual, reproductive and mental health of Victorians and the Victorian health care system?’. Department of Human Services, Public Health Grant, $186,869 (2008-2009)
Winship I, Southey M, Hopper J, Jenkins M, Keogh L, Giles G, Gaff, C. ‘Translation of genetic knowledge to clinical practice: a novel approach for more cost-effective BRCA1 mutation screening’. Medical Research Grant (Restricted Purposes), Faculty Research Committee, $35,345 (2008).
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.