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Associate ProfessorClaire Henderson-Wilson

(She/her)

Associate Professor

Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development

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  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development
  • +61 3 925 17268 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Housing and health
Families, environments and health
Human health benefits of contact with the natural environment
Sustainability and health

Knowledge Areas
People-environment relationships

Health benefits of contact with nature

Urbanisation and sustainability

Family health and wellbeing

Projects
Claire is invovled in a number of projects investigating links between health,
nature and sustainability. For example, the benefits of green prescriptions;
environmental workplace mental health promotion; young people's mental health
promotion in a climate changed world; Animal Assisted Interventions in
university settings and the role of university community gardens in promoting
health and wellbeing.

GRANTS

  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Health-Promoting Design of Residential Care Facilities: Enhancing Nature Connection to Influence Modifiable Risk Factors Associated with Depression
    2025 Peer-reviewed ECR Support Scheme (PRESS)1 Jan 2025
    People funded by this grant:
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Helping communities to be healthy in a climate impacted world
    1 Jun 2021 - 30 Sep 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Claire Henderson-Wilson
    The State Library of Victoria - $10,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Increase consumption and sales by developing community awareness and benefits of vegetables (scoping study)
    9 Mar 2017 - 27 Jul 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Patrick R,
    • Henderson-Wilson C
    Horticulture Innovation Australia - $79,500.00
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Small Grant Scheme
    Deakin University1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Patrick R,
    • Lawson J,
    • Henderson-Wilson C,
    • Capetola T
    Localising the global: applying the Happy Planet Index at a local/regional level
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Evaluation of gardens at the Queen Elizabeth Centre
    12 Oct 2016 - 30 Sep 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    Queen Elizabeth Centre - $21,939.61
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Integrated Environmental Volunteering Initiative
    4 Aug 2015 - 31 Mar 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Ebden M,
    • Townsend M,
    • Patrick R,
    • Henderson-Wilson C,
    • McLoughlin L
    NSW Government Office of Environment and Heritage - $158,751.00
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Stream Grant Scheme
    Deakin University1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Henderson-Wilson C,
    • Murphy B,
    • Capetola T,
    • Lawson J,
    • Nuttman S
    Food for thought, research and learning: the contribution of health and sustainability to University core business through an examination of Deakin University food culture.
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Healthy Parks, Healthy People 3rd Edition
    4 Jun 2014 - 16 Oct 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    Parks Victoria Grant - Research - $19,470.75
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Small Grant Scheme
    Deakin University1 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Murphy B,
    • Lawson J,
    • Henderson-Wilson C,
    • Nuttman S
    Greening Deakin, Greening Communities: Setting up university community gardens.
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Evaluation of Out Doors Inc Programs
    1 Aug 2013 - 31 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    Out Doors Inc - $32,823.00
  • GRANT
    Delacombe evidence base and case for change
    1 Jan 2010 - 28 Oct 2010
    People funded by this grant:
    Enterprising Communities - $6,000.00
  • GRANT
    Contribution of Public Land to Melbourne's Liveability
    20 Aug 2009 - 20 Aug 2009
    People funded by this grant:
    VEAC Grant - Bill Borthwick Scholarship - $5,005.00
  • GRANT
    Community planning and capacity building on the Richmond Public Housing Estate
    1 May 2007 - 1 Jul 2007
    People funded by this grant:
    • Gibbs L,
    • Henderson-Wilson C,
    • Waters E
    City of Yarra Grant - Research - $25,000.00