The School of Public Health and Social Work’s research activity focuses on a broad range of public health and social issues, and many of our researchers are recognised as leaders in their fields, both nationally and internationally.
We have two goals:
- To advance the knowledge and practice of population healthcare through delivering excellent, innovative research.
- To improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable groups by contributing to new knowledge that informs social policy and the practice of social work and human service practitioners.
Our major programs of research are:
Public Health:
- Youth health and well-being
- Social and economic inequalities in health
- Chronic disease prevention and management
- Healthy ageing
- Health services and workforce
- Environmental health
- Disaster and emergency services.
Social Work and Human Services:
- Children and young people: including issues of child safety; professional practice and citizenship.
- Social exclusion: including the needs of specific communities such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; migrant and refugee; lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender; rural and remote; as well as exclusionary practices related to public space.
- People with disabilities: including ageing of people with disabilities as well as their carers; social relationships and arts based practice.
- Workforce issues in human services: including education, training, recruitment and retention of human service professionals; workforce trends and policies.