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DrAmie O'Shea

(she/her)

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development/Institute for Health Transformation

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  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development/Institute for Health Transformation
  • +61 3 524 79273 (Work)
  • Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria 3220

BIO

Amie is a qualitative researcher with expertise in collaborative and co-designed approaches to research in the Determinants of Health domain of the Institute for Health Transformation and the School of Health & Social Development. Her teaching and research interests coalesce around forging meaningful connections between universities and minority communities, specifically around disability, LGBTQ and regionality.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Senior Lecturer
    Deakin University, School of Health and Social Development

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Lecturer
    Deakin University, Australia1 Oct 2019 - present
  • Research Fellow
    Deakin University, Australia2 Feb 2015 - 1 Oct 2019

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    La Trobe University
  • Master of Disability Studies
    University of Newcastle
  • Diploma of Interpreting
    TAFE NSW
  • Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies
    University of Newcastle
  • Graduate Certificate of Higher Education Learning and Teaching
    Deakin University
  • Bachelor of Education
    Australian Catholic University

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Paraprofessional Auslan/English Interpreter
    NAATI7 Jan 2002 - present

LANGUAGES

  • Sign Languages
    Can speak, understand and peer review

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Public health
  • Specialist studies in education
  • Gender studies
  • Health services and systems
  • People with disability
  • Social determinants of health
  • English as a second language
  • Health equity
  • Health and community services

AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION

  • Masters by Research and PhD supervision

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Health

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Health and Social Development

SPECIALIST RESEARCH GROUP

  • Institute for Health Transformation