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Associate ProfessorClaire Henderson-Wilson

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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

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Health, Nature and Sustainability major > Bachelor of Health Sciences
Integrated Learning for Practice > Bachelor of Health Sciences

Expertise Summary
Claire is Unit Chair for HSH340 Health and Sustainability: Planning for Change and HSH324: Integrated Learning for Practice and also teaches into other units in the Sustainability and Planetary Health Major of the Bachelor of Health Sciences.
Drawing on her planetary health expertise, Claire is able to incorporate examples of current interdisciplinary research on the links between health, nature and sustainability within her teaching.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • UNIT TAUGHT
    Unit Chair: HSH324 and HSH340
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Climate change & human health utilising systems thinking in local government.
    Nicole Lisa Bruges - School of Health and Social Development
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Therapeutic Horticulture for Autistic Adults
    Megan Dennis - School of Health and Social Development
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Nature-Based Design in Stroke Rehabilitation Environments
    Belinda Seale - School of Health and Social Development
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Career Transitions, Career Shocks and Professional Identity
    Suzanne Frydman - Management Discipline Group
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The origins, development and perceived effectiveness of horticulture-based therapy programs in Victoria
    Christopher Reed - School of Health and Social Development - 2015
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    If the land is healthy ... it makes the people healthy
    Jonathan Yotti Kingsley - School of Health and Social Development - 2015
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Returning to co-residence: The experiences of young adults and parents
    Elyse Warner - School of Health and Social Development - 2014
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Exploring users' health experiences in hospital gardens
    Ronamali Weerasuriya - School of Health and Social Development - 2016
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Effective Approaches to Support Women Exiting Street-Based Sex Work
    Rebecca Stockdale - School of Health and Social Development - 2026
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Improving Individuals? Health and Well-Being Through Horses and Virtual Reality
    Linda Wong - School of Health and Social Development - 2026
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    An Animal-Assisted Intervention in an Australian University
    Emily Cooke - School of Health and Social Development - 2023
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Climate Change-related Mental Health Impacts Among Australian Young People
    Manikkuge Hasini Jayamali Gunasiri - School of Health and Social Development - 2024