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DrAlison Kennedy

Director, National Centre for Farmer Health

Faculty of Health/School of Medicine

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  • Director, National Centre for Farmer Health
    Faculty of Health/School of Medicine
  • (03) 5551 8533 (Work)
  • Deakin University

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    Invited contribution to Victorian Premier's Drought Taskforce
    6 Jun 2025 - 6 Jun 2025
  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    Invited contribution to planning for Federal Minister for Agriculture's National Drought Forum
    1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    Funded research consultation to inform digital approaches to suicide prevention approaches
    1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2019
    $35,000 plus travel and accommodation
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Leadership Great South Coast – South West Community Foundation Scholarship
    1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Collaborative Research Network PhD Scholarship
    1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2016
    Commonwealth funding to support completion of PhD at University of New England
  • BOARD MEMBERSHIP
    Motherland Australia (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jul 2022
    Non-Executive Director
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  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Regional Drought Resilience Planning - Implementation Governance Group
    1 Jan 2025 - 31 Mar 2026
    Great South Coast and Barwon South West regions
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Research Australia - Mental Health Working Group
    1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2023
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Seafood Industry Australia national mental health steering committee
    1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023
    Stay Afloat project
  • GRANT APPLICATION ASSESSMENT
    Walsh Fellowship
    1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
  • EXPERT WITNESS
    Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System (opens in a new tab)⁠
    2 Jul 2019 - 26 Jul 2019
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  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Suicide Prevention Australia Emerging/Early Career Researcher LiFE Award
    1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Chancellors Research Medal
    1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2016
    Awarded for PhD completed at University of New England
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    American Association of Suicidology Seeking Hope Dissertation Grant.
    1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2013
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    Rural Mental Health Conference Organising Committee
    1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
  • OFFICE HELD
    National Farmers Federation - Farmer Mental Health Steering Committee
    1 Jan 2024
  • OFFICE HELD
    SafeHabitus International Scientific Advisory Group (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2026
    SafeHabitus (2023-2026), funded under Horizon Europe, is a multi-actor project that aims to strengthen Farm Health and Safety Knowledge Innovation Systems (FHS KIS) and support the EU transition to social sustainability in farming. Improving farm health and safety requires action from a range of stakeholders. At SafeHabitus, we bring together farmers, farming organisations, farm advisors, researchers, trade unions, health authorities, policy stakeholders, and other relevant actors from across Europe to tackle the urgent occupational health and safety challenges faced by farmers and farm workers.
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  • OFFICE HELD
    Western District Health Service - Member of Executive Team (opens in a new tab)⁠
    5 Jul 2021
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  • OFFICE HELD
    Chair, Great South Coast Place-Based Suicide Prevention Trial Project – Farmer Suicide Prevention Working Group
    1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2022
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Invited participation in QLD Minister for Agriculture - farmer mental health and wellbeing roundtable events (2)
    1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Invited participation in NSW Minister for Safe Work roundtable to support farm safety and mental health
    1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
    Coordinated by SafeWork NSW
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    Academic Study Placement
    8-week funded study placement with University of Kentucky, USA and Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (WHO Collaborating Centre)