Biography
Dr. Carolyn Whitzman is Senior Lecturer 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) and was Chair of the Planning for Health and Well-being Project at the Planning Institute of Australia Victoria (www.planning.org.au/vic/) from 2004 to 2006.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Key Words |
Country of Expertise |
| Gender, local governance and violence prevention |
gender, local governance, planning, violence prevention, Victoria, Australia |
Australia, Canada |
| Institutional enablers to children's independent mobility |
governance, transportation |
Australia |
| The relationships between the built environment and health outcomes |
governance, planning |
Australia |
International Linkages
Languages
Languages
| Language |
Proficiency |
| French |
Listen & Speak |
| English |
Speak, Read & Write |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Master of Arts |
University of Toronto |
01-Jun-1988 |
|
| Bachelor of Arts (honours) |
Concordia University |
01-Jun-1986 |
|
| Doctor of Philosophy |
McMaster University |
01-Jun-2003 |
|
Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
Planning Institute of Australia National Education committee |
Committee member |
03-Jul-2006 |
|
| Member |
Planning Institute of Australia |
Board member |
01-Jan-2004 |
|
| Unspecified |
Planning for Health and Well-being project, PIA-Vic/VicHealth |
Chair |
01-Jan-2004 |
01-Jul-2006 |
| Senior Member |
Women in Cities International |
Board member |
01-Jan-2002 |
|
Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Prize |
Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Research and Teaching, Planning Institute of Australia (Victorian Division) |
|
17-Oct-2008 |
| Other (Award) |
Starkey-Robinson Award, Canadian Association of Geographers |
|
19-May-2005 |
| Other (Award) |
Faculty Teaching Award |
|
31-Dec-2004 |
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 |
| GENDER, LOCAL GOVERNANCE, AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION: MAKING THE LINKS |
Chief Investigator |
VIC HEALTH PROMOTION FOUNDATION,
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) |
01/01/2006 |
| Vertical Living: Examining the Physical, Social and Environmental Determinants of the Independent Mobility of Children Living in High Rise Housing |
Chief Investigator |
VIC HEALTH PROMOTION FOUNDATION |
Discovery Grants |
21/06/2008 |
Contracts
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Award Date |
| HISTORY OF WOMEN IN PLANNING IN VICTORIA |
Chief Investigator |
WOMENS PLANNING NETWORK |
19/09/2008 |
Additional Grant and Contract Information
Ongoing international work through Women In Cities International and UN-Habitat.
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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