DrJill Whelan

Affiliate Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Health/School of Medicine

  • Affiliate Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Health/School of Medicine
  • +61 3 522 78039 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

BIO

I am interested in supporting healthy eating and physical activity across all communities and all age groups. I believe the current food environment makes it difficult for many people to make healthier choices particularly in outer regional, rural and remote communities. I am passionate about public health and like to focus my work where it can have a population level impact - whether that is a small rural community or a larger regional or urban centre.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Affiliate Senior Lecturer
    Deakin University, School of Medicine

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Post doctoral Research Fellow
    Deakin University, Health and Social Development, Global Obesity Centre, Geelong, Australia1 May 2013 - present
  • Dean's Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Deakin University, Global Obesity Centre, Australia28 Apr 2020 - present

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    Deakin University
  • Bachelor of Applied Science
    Royal Melb Inst. of Technology

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Public health
  • Health services and systems
  • Epidemiology
  • Clinical sciences
  • Nutrition and dietetics

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Health

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Medicine