Head of School of Health and Social Development
Professor Jennifer Watts
Professor Jennifer Watts is the Head of School of Health and Social Development. She is a health economist and over the past 20 years she has established a strong record in health economics, in both teaching and research.
Key contacts
Professor Jennifer Watts, Head of School, School of Health and Social Development
Professor Beth Crisp, Deputy Head of School
Sally Speirs, School Manager
Dr Kelli Nicola-Richmond, Associate Head of School, Teaching and Learning
Professor Lisa Barnett, Associate Head of School, Research
Berni Murphy, Associate Head of School, International and Partnerships
Professor Tony LaMontagne, Director, Determinants of Health
Professor Suzanne Robinson, Director, Deakin Health Economics
Anna Peeters, Director, Institute for Health Transformation
Professor Steven Allender, Director, Obesity Prevention Unit
Vanesa Angelevski, Executive Officer
Discipline leads
Associate Professor Angela Dew, Discipline Lead, Disability and Inclusion
Professor Beth Crisp, Discipline Lead, Social Work
Associate Professor Kirk Reed, Discipline Lead, Occupational Therapy
Dr Claire Henderson-Wilson, Discipline Lead, Health Society and Environment
Dr Matthew Dunn, Discipline Lead, Public Health and Health Promotion
Dr Judi Parson, Discipline Lead, Play Therapy
Our people
Academic
Julie Abimanyi-Ochom, Lecturer in Public Health
Rojan Afrouz, Lecturer in Social Work
Sadika Akhter, Dean’s Research Postdoctoral Fellowship
Fiona Andrews, Senior Lecturer
Kathryn Backholer, Associate Professor
Norma Barrett, Lecturer in Public Health and Health Promotion
Catherine Bennett, Alfred Deakin Professor, Chair in Epidemiology
Adrian Cameron, DECRA Associate Professor
Teresa Capetola, Lecturer
Emma Clark, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy
Jenny Crosbie, Lecturer
Angela Daddow, Senior Lecturer
Jennifer David, Lecturer
Belinda Dean, Lecturer in Play Therapy
Angela Dew, Associate Professor in Disability and Inclusion
Joh Donkers, Lecturer
Lucy Dripps, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy
Priscilla Dunk-West, Associate Professor in Social Work
Matthew Dunn, Senior Lecturer
Sarah Epstein, Senior Lecturer
Pearse Fay, Lecturer
John Fox, Lecturer in Social Work
Lan Gao, Senior Lecturer, Health Economist
Neetu George, Lecturer
Phoebe Godfrey, Lecturer in Play Therapy
Lisa Gold, Associate Professor
Natalie Hadiprodjo, Lecturer in Play Therapy
Claire Henderson-Wilson, Senior Lecturer
Monique Hillenaar, Project Manager and Implementation Coach
Dani Hitch, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy
Victoria Hobbs, Nourish Network Coordinator
Tamara Holmes, Lecturer in Social Work
Norah Hosken, Senior Lecturer in Social Work
Kate Huggins, Associate Professor
Michelle Hunt, Lecturer in Social Work
Michelle Jackson, Research Manager and Systems Specialist
Jane Jacobs, Data Manager
Shane Kavanagh, Lecturer in Public Health
Rachel Knight, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy
Greer Lamaro Haintz, Lecturer
Justin Lawson, Lecturer
Sally Logan, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy
James Lucas, Lecturer in Social Work Field Education
Nikki Lyons, Fieldwork Supervisor, Occupational Therapy
Caroline MacKinnon, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy
Shane McIver, Lecturer
Fiona Mckay, Associate Professor
Hayley McKenzie, Lecturer in Health Sciences
Kevin Murfitt, Senior Lecturer in Disability and Inclusion
Claire Niven, Lecturer in Play Therapy
Sonia Nuttman, Lecturer in Health
Amie O'Shea, Lecturer in Disability and Inclusion
Ange Parrish, Lecturer in Indigenous Curriculum
Judi Parson, Senior Lecturer in Play Therapy
Rebecca Patrick, Senior Lecturer
Genevieve Pepin, Associate Professor
Kirk Reed, Associate Professor in Occupational Therapy
Kate Renshaw, Lecturer in Play Therapy
Kieva Richards, Lecturer
Kim Robinson, Senior Lecturer in Social Work
Gary Sacks, Associate Professor, Research
Bridget Sarah, Lecturer in Play Therapy
Russell Shuttleworth, Senior Lecturer
Louisa Smith, Senior Lecturer in Disability and Inclusion
Rebecca Stockdale, Lecturer in Public Health
Claudia Strugnell, Senior Lecturer
Patricia Taylor, Lecturer
Samantha Thomas, Professor in Public Health
Hassan Vally, Associate Professor Epidemiology
Sevi Vassos, Senior Lecturer
Chloe Wadley, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy
Elyse Warner, Lecturer
Valerie Watchorn, Senior Lecturer
Joanne Watson, Senior Lecturer in Disability and Inclusion
Silva Zavarsek, Associate Professor (Health Technology Assessment)
Research
Megan Adam, Research Fellow
Laura Alston, Research Fellow
Jaithri Ananthapavan, Senior Research Fellow in Health Economics
Miranda Blake, Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Tara Boelsen-Robinson, Dean’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Shalika Bohingamu Mudiyanselage, Research Fellow
Tari Bowling, Research Fellow
Ruby Brooks, Associate Research Fellow
Andrew Brown, Research Fellow
Jennifer Browne, Research Fellow
Jessica Bucholc, Research Fellow, Project Coordinator
Jasmine Chan, Associate Research Fellow in Food Policy
Oxana Chiotelis, Research Fellow
Sarah Dean, Associate Research Fellow
Tiana Felmingham, Associate Research Fellow, STAMP
Penny Fraser, Associate Research Fellow
Elena Gospodarevskaya, Senior Research Fellow
Adyya Gupta, Dean’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Josh Hayward, Research Fellow Grade 2
Karen Hill, Research Fellow, Aboriginal Health
Oliver Huse, Associate Research Fellow
Francis Ip, Senior Research Fellow in Health Technology
Kelemu Kibret, Executive Dean Research Fellow
Anita Lal, Research Fellow Grade 2 – Health Economics (Cancer)
Ha Le, Executive Dean Health Research Fellow
Peter Lee, Research Fellow
Mark Lock, Research Fellow
Davina Mann, Associate Research Fellow in Food Policy
Sarah Marko, Research Fellow
Josephine Marshall, Associate Research Fellow
Florentine Martino, Research Fellow
Nikki McCaffrey, Senior Research Fellow
Simone McCarthy, Research Fellow
Siti Mohamad Asfia, Associate Research Fellow
Shaan Naughton, Research Fellow, Grade 2
Cindy Needham, Research Fellow Grade 1
Brandon Nguyen, Associate Research Fellow
Dieu Nguyen, Research Fellow
Phuong Nguyen, Research Fellow
Melanie Nichols, Senior Research Fellow
Siobhan O'Halloran, Research Fellow, STAMP
Muyiwa Omonaiye, Research Fellow
Diana Piantedosi, Associate Research Fellow
Hannah Pitt, Research Fellow, Vic Health
Jaimie Poorter, Associate Research Fellow, STAMP
Sil-ling Pruis, Research Fellow
Scott Richards-Jones, Research Fellow
Mary Rose Angeles, Associate Research Fellow in Health System Financing
Oriana Ruffini, Research Fellow in Food Policy
Feby Savira, Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Tailane Scapin, Research Fellow
Marufa Sultana, Research Fellow Grade 1
Elise Tan, Research Fellow
Sue Taylor, Research Fellow Grade 2
Utsana Tonmukayakul, Research Fellow Grade 2
Michelle Tran, Research Fellow
Anna Urbanowicz, Senior Research Fellow
Sithara Wanni Arachchige Dona, Associate Research Fellow
Nikita Wheaton, Associate Research Fellow
Sandra Younie, Senior Research Fellow in Health Economics
Christina Zorbas, Dean’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Contact us
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