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DR MICHELLE KERMODE



Contact Details

Organization: Nossal Institute for Global Health
Position: SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
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Work: 8344 1992
Fax: 9347 6872
Level: 04
Building: Alan Gilbert Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Public health research in development contexts (particularly India), with a focus on HIV and mental health mental health, HIV, substance use India

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Arts Macquarie University 31-Dec-1981
Master of Nursing La Trobe University 31-Dec-1993
Master of Public Health University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1999
Doctor of Philosophy Deakin University 26-Oct-2004

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Scholarship NHMRC Public Health Postgraduate Scholarship 31-Dec-2000
Scholarship Endeavour Australia Research Fellowship 31-Dec-2008

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
Risk of therapeutic injection related blood borne virus transmission amongst IDU and non-IDU clients of allopathic & traditional healthcare providers Chief Investigator NHMRC Public Health Fellowship (Australia) 01/01/2004

Consultancies

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
MY FIRST TIME: INITIATION INTO INJECTING DRUG USE IN MANIPUR AND NAGALAND Chief Investigator 27/03/2006

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.

Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Some peace of mind: assessing a pilot intervention to promote mental health among widows of injecting drug users in north-east India
    Year: 2008
    Journal: BMC Public Health
    Volume: 8
    Page numbers: 294
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Vulnerable but feeling safe: HIV risk among male rural-to-urban migrant workers in Chengdu, China


    Year: 2007
    Journal: AIDS Care
    Volume: 19
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 1288-1295
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  • A participatory intervention to improve the mental health of widows of injecting drug users in north-east India as a strategy for HIV prevention
    Year: 2007
    Journal: BMC International Health and Human Rights
    Volume: 7
    Issue: 3
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  • Empowerment of women and mental health promotion: a qualitative study in rural Maharashtra, India
    Year: 2007
    Journal: BMC Public Health
    Volume: 7
    Page numbers: 225
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  • My first time: initiation into injecting drug use in Manipur and Negaland, north-east India
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Harm Reduction Journal
    Volume: 4
    Page numbers: 19
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Injection practices in the formal & informal healthcare sectors in rural north India
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Indian Journal of Medical Research
    Volume: 124
    Page numbers: 513-520
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  • Injections for health-related reasons amongst injecting drug users in New Delhi and Imphal, India
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Public Health
    Volume: 120
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 634-640
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Compliance with Universal/Standard Precautions among health care workers in rural north India
    Year: 2005
    Journal: American Journal of Infection Control
    Volume: 33
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 27-33
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  • HIV-related knowledge, attitudes & risk perception amongst nurses, doctors & other healthcare workers in rural India
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Indian Journal of Medical Research
    Volume: 122
    Issue: September 2005
    Page numbers: 258-264
    Publisher: Indian Council of Medical Research(New Delhi)
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  • Occupational exposure to blood and risk of bloodborne virus infection among health care workers in rural north Indian health care settings
    Year: 2005
    Journal: American Journal of Infection Control
    Volume: 33
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 34-41
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  • Safer injections, fewer infections: injection safety in rural north India
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Tropical Medicine & International Health
    Volume: 10
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 423-432
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Healthcare worker safety is a pre-requisite for injection safety in developing countries
    Year: 2004
    Journal: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
    Volume: 8
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 325-327
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(London)
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  • Unsafe injections in low-income country health settings: need for injection safety promotion to prevent the spread of blood-borne viruses
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Health Promotion International
    Volume: 19
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 95-103
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • An economic evaluation of increased uptake in Q fever vaccination among meat and agricultural industry workers following implementation of the National Q Fever Management Program
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
    Volume: 27
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 390-398
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  • Introducing retractable needles into needle and syringe programmes: a review of the issues
    Year: 2003
    Journal: International Journal of Drug Policy
    Volume: 14
    Page numbers: 133-239
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • An economic evaluation of universal infant vaccination against hepatitis B virus using a combination vaccine (Hib-HepB): a decision analytic appraoch to cost effectiveness
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
    Volume: 25
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 222-229
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