Rebecca Patrick
Role and profile
Rebecca Patrick is a lecturer in the area of public health and health promotion within the School of Health & Social Development. She has a strong practice background in: community, women’s and youth health; violence prevention; program planning and evaluation; capacity building for health promotion; and corporate health. She is currently undertaking her PhD in relation to ‘health promotion practice in the context of climate change’. More recently she has developed and delivered training resources in the area of environmental sustainability and health.
Teaching responsibilities
Unit Chair, HSH201 Planning & Evaluation 1Unit Chair, HSH303 Public Health / Health Promotion Practicum Co-chair, HSH112 Local and Global Environments for Health Research interests
Rebecca has three broad research interests. Social health and welfare research issues including family violence and women’s health, child support and welfare policy. The scholarship of tertiary education including experiential learning, reflective practice and work integrated learning. Her current research spans the topics of: health-related education for sustainability; climate change, social vulnerability and health; and health promotion and climate change.Awards and prizes
2010 Vice Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching & Learning2010 Jim and Alison Leslie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching & Learning. 2010 School of Health & Social Development Research Commendation Memberships
Australian Campuses Towards SustainabilityClimate Action Network Australia Australian Health Promotion Association (VicBranch) NiCHE Nature & Health Research Group, Deakin University. Service to the University, discipline or community
Patrick, Rebecca, Noy, Sue and Capetola Teresa (2011) Health Promotion and Sustainability: Towards a healthy and sustainable future, Research Report for Department of Health and Sustainability Victoria and endorsed by AHPA, PHAA, Climate & Health Alliance.Nuttman, Sonia, Patrick, Rebecca, Capetola, Teresa, Noy, Sue and Freeman, Laura (2010) Education For Sustainability: A cross-faculty, interdisciplinary curriculum development initiative, Research & Project Report for Deakin University Strategic Teaching and Learning Grants. Patrick, Rebecca, Capetola Teresa, Nuttman Sonia (2009) Population Health & Climate Change; Professional Development CD and workshop. Professional development program developed and implemented for Australian Health Promotion Australia (VicBranch). Conferences
AASHEE, Campus Initiatives to Catalize a Just and Sustainable World, Denver Colarado, 2010Australian Health Promotion Associations, Walking the Talk Together: Partnerships for Health Promotion, Melbourne, Australia, 2010 Australian Campuses Towards Sustainability, 9th International Conference for ACTS, North Ryde, Australia WACE/ACEN, Asia Pacific conference on Work Integrated Learning, Manly, Australia, 2009 Population Health Congress, A Global World, Brisbane, Australia, 2008 |
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21st May 2012