PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health

Edith Cowan University

These key areas include Public Health Nutrition Occupation Health and Safety Environmental Health Public Health Policy and Practice Ageing health and wellbeing Child Adolescent Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Communities of Practice and Education and Gender Specific postgraduate research topics are developed in conjunction with the postgraduate coordinator or potential supervisors however applications are particularly encouraged from those with an interest in Occupational health risk modelling Whole of organisation management to risk Mosquito vector management Climate change Heat stress and health impacts and policy Bush fires and heavy metal contamination Eco safety food and water issues Built food environment Nutrition education in schools the early years and the aged care sector Food literacy Food security for regional and remote Australians homeless and vulnerable groups Urban agriculture Regenerative farming and the food system value chain Communicable disease and immunisation Alcohol and other drugrelated harm Psychoactive substances Alcohol and other drug policy Blue environments Ageing and social engagement Women and alcohol Social and emotional health of young people Cyberbullying Participatory health research approaches Researchers in the School are currently involved in projects investigating nutrition education in the early years setting how complex system thinking can map ecosystems to build food secure regions throughout WA how transformational games can support child learning around different public health issues and promoting social engagement and wellbeing amongst older adults in residential aged care through exercise The School also boasts purpose built occupational health and safety and environmental health laboratories equipped with industry relevant equipment for hazard assessment In addition there are purpose built food and nutrition assessment laboratories with stateoftheart equipment and teaching labs with technologies to enhance learning

School of Arts and Humanities

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