Annemarie Nevill
Role and profile
Ms Nevill is Lecturer in Public Health and Health Promotion in the School of Health and Social Development. She is a keen practitioner of online teaching and learning, and is an active researcher into issues which affect the wellbeing of migrant communities who have undergone major traumatic experiences. Teaching responsibilities
HBS108 Health Information and Data – Unit ChairHSH105 Understanding Families and Health Research interests
Ms Nevill’s main research interest focuses on how older migrant populations who have experienced a major crime against humanity such as genocide develop and maintain levels of well being, hence shifting from the traditional trauma perspective widely published in the health and medical literature. She is also interested in the role of tradition and ritual, including religion, upon the wellbeing of these diasporic populations.
Memberships
•Network participant for the ARC Research Network in Ageing Well•Member of Elder Abuse Prevention Association Service to the University, discipline or community
•2005 – ‘Regaining Respect for Older People – Making Ageism an Ugly Word’ presentation to East Brighton Probus Club•2004-5 Member of Victorian Committee of Nutrition Australia •2005-6 Member of National Committee of Elder Abuse Prevention Association Conferences
• 2004 - 18th World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education. Presentation: Nevill A (2003). ‘Lay Views of Parenting and Childhood – A Preliminary Study.’ |
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21st May 2012