Teaching and supervision
I am a Teaching and Research Academic committed to facilitating an enriching learning environment, closely connected to a vibrant research and engagement program that links education, research, policy and action in public health. I continually reflect on my teaching practices and impact on students, peers and broader community. In 2022 I was recruited to become Senior Lecturer in Climate Change and Health at the Curtin School of Population Health, where I was entrusted to create the first undergraduate unit on Climate Change and Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to be taught in Australia. I was also tasked with updating the postgraduate HIA unit to reflect this rapidly evolving field.
Teaching
I am Unit Coordinator for the following School of Population Health Units:
- PUBH3007 Climate Change, Health and Big Data, third year. The capstone in Health Science Data Specialisation Stream of the bachelor Health Science. Mean numbers enrolled since inception = 9.3.
- ENHL6000 Health Impact Assessment. This is a postgraduate unit accredited under Australia Environmental Health University Program Accreditation Framework (EHUPAF) which provides the foundation for the education of Environmental Health Officers (EHOs). Numbers enrolled = 77.
- OCHS5003 (and linked Open University Australia OCHS5010) Risk Management and Safety Technology. A Postgraduate unit in accredited in Australia and the United Kingdom by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. Numbers enrolled = 50.
Postdoctoral research fellows
- Dr Lucas Hertzog. I recruited Dr Hertzog after an international search with many applicants. I assisted Lucas to make the transition from sociology to eco-social epidemiology and after working for a year with him I mentor him as a future leader in the NHMRC HEAL national network. I also mentor Lucas in terms of his academic and career progression
- Primary Supervision of CSIRO/Data61 data science fellowship (Dr Imaina Widagdo, a student in this postdoctoral professional development program for Department of Health Staff: June and July 2017.
Higher Degree Researchers
PhD Supervision
- 2024: I am primary supervisor for Constanze Meier. Evidence-based tools for climate change health impact assessments that enable low- and middle-income countries meet the sustainable development agenda.
- 2023: I co-supervise Albaraa Milibari (Curtin University). PhD title “Air pollution health impact in Mecca, Saudi Arabia”.
- 2022 (Completed): Heather Stevens (Macquarie University). PhD title was “Associations between temperature and interpersonal violence”. PhD thesis is now available via https://doi.org/10.25949/23282423.v1
Masters
- 2024 I am primary supervisor of MPhil candidate Ms Constanze Meier whose topic is “Evidence-based tools for climate change health impact assessments that enable low- and middle-income countries meet the sustainable development agenda”.
- 2023 (Co-supervisor, Completed). Alec Cobbold. Title: “Health behaviours and environmental perceptions during the COVID-19 pandemic”.
Other teaching activities
- I give guest lectures on environmental health methods and statistics at the University of Sydney in the Environmental Epidemiology unit for the Masters of Public Health/Global Health.
- In 2020 I organised and led a HIA workshop on air pollution HIA for CAR attended by representatives from research and government agencies.
- I regularly provide training for members of the CAR centre and coordinate “Hacky Hour” sessions to teach post-doctoral fellows.
- I gave invited presentations on data publishing for the Australian National Data Service 23 (research data) Things 27 June and 6 September 2016 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5MwUEoCQPo).