Claire Henderson-Wilson
Role and profile
Dr Claire Henderson-Wilson is a Lecturer in health promotion and ecological health and co-ordinator of the Family, Society and Health major within the Bachelor of Health Sciences. Claire has a background in family health and consumer studies and prior to commencing her PhD, worked in an Adult Training and Support Service for adults with a mild to moderate intellectually disability. Claire has ten years’ experience in people-environment research using mixed methods and she supervises a number of Honours, Masters and PhD students. Her research investigates links between housing and health; families, environments and health and the human health benefits of contact with nature.
Teaching responsibilities
Unit Chair: HSH105, HSH206, HSH112.Lecturer: HSH306, HSH207 and HSH740 Research interests
Housing and healthFamilies, environments and health Human health benefits of contact with the natural environment Quality of life Awards and prizes
ARC APAI (Industry Partners) PhD scholarship holder 2003-2006Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences Award for Excellence 2010 Health and Social Development Award for Excellence in Service 2010 Memberships
IAPS (International Association for People-Environment Studies)
Service to the University, discipline or community
Claire is a founding member of the Health, Nature and Sustainability Research Group (formerly NiCHE), a member of the Academic Progress Committee and a member of the Centre for Health through Action on Social Exclusion (CHASE) all within the School of Health and Social Development. Through her role as co-ordinator of the Family, Society and Health major, Claire liaises with external partners (such as family support agencies) to enhance graduate learning outcomes and foster community partnerships. Additionally, Claire regularly peer-reviews submitted manuscripts to national and international journals.
Conferences
• Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, 25-27 July 2012.• International Federation of Home Economics, Melbourne, 16-21 July 2012. • 5th Healthy Cities: Working Together to Achieve Liveable Cities Conference, Geelong, 6 – 8, June 2012. • First Year Higher Education Conference, Adelaide, 27-30 June 2010. • Healthy Parks Healthy People International Congress, Melbourne, 11-16 April 2010. • Australasian Housing Researchers’ Conference, UNSW Sydney, 5-7 August 2009. |
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21st May 2012