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Public Health - Staff

Gillian Abel

Dip Tech (Cape Technicon), DPH, MPH(Otago), PhD(Otago)
Senior Lecturer, Public Health, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Christchurch.

Department of Public Health & General Practice,
School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Christchurch.
PO Box 4345,
Christchurch
Tel +64 3 364 3619
Fax +64 3 364 3614
Email gillian.abel@otago.ac.nz

Teaching

Convenes: Social Research Methods (PUBH708)
Teaches Society, Health and Public Policy (PUBH 702)
Contributes to Health Promotion (PUBH 705)
Contributes to Public Health (5th year medical students)

Student Supervision

Research Interests

Sex work research
Youth health
Community-based participatory research
Qualitative research
Social network analysis

Professional Activities

U of Otago Research Committee member (2009-present)
PHA Canterbury Branch Chair (2010-)
PHA Canterbury Branch Secretary (2003-2010)
PHA Canterbury representative on Executive Council (2004-2006)
Trustee and secretary for The Collaborative for Research and Training in Youth Health and Development (2003-2010)
Organiser (2005-2007) Qualitative Journal Club

Projects

Publications

Background

Gillian’s early background was in haematology before taking a career change to public health. She joined the Department of Public Health and General Practice at the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1997 and has since been involved in a number of research projects. She has also been involved in providing the Early Community Contact programme to 2nd and 3rd year medical students since 1998.

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