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DrShane Kavanagh

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 3 924 45522 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

Dr Kavanagh is a Social Epidemiologist and Course Director for the Master of Public Health. His research expertise includes community-based health promotion interventions, gender theory and men's health, student mental health, multilevel modelling, and systems thinking.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

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

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Course Director - Master Public Health
    Deakin University, Geelong, Australia1 Aug 2021 - present
  • Associate Head of School International (Deputy)
    Deakin University, Geelong, Australia24 Jul 2025 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Editor
    Health Promotion International, United Kingdom1 Aug 2024 - present

DEGREES

  • Graduate Certificate of Higher Education and Learning
    Deakin University, Geelong, Australia2023
  • Doctor of Philosophy
    Deakin University, Australia2016
  • Master of Public Health
    Deakin University, Australia2010
  • Bachelor Applied Science Physiotherapy
    La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia1994

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish - Latin American
    Can read, speak and understand

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Health services and systems
  • Public health
  • Midwifery
  • Epidemiology
  • Reproductive medicine

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Health

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Health and Social Development

SPECIALIST RESEARCH GROUP

  • Institute for Health Transformation