POWERTools

Professor Amanda Sacker, UCL UK

PowerTools training and workshop in Lifecourse Epidemiology. "Longitudinal models for life course epidemiology" Presented by Professor Amanda Sacker on 14^th February 2019.

ABSTRACT: The seminar outlined some of the main theoretical models used by life course epidemiologists, giving examples from the literature. It then described the statistical interpretation of the models and how to test them in Stata. This was followed by a practical that allowed attendees to try the models out for themselves.

Professor Amanda Sacker is the former Director of the ESRC International Centre for Lifecourse Studies in Society and Health until her semi-retirement in 2018. Her research interests are in the fields of social epidemiology and the life-course approach to health inequalities with a methodological focus on longitudinal secondary analysis. Her substantive research interests are in the development of social and ethnic inequalities in health and well being over the life course. Her methodological interests include latent variable analysis. Her current work concerns the long-term outcomes for children who have been fostered or in residential care in childhood.

Professor Gavin Turrell

Prof Gavin Turrell visited PowerLab and presented at the PowerTools workhop on 3^rd May 2018, where he shared tips on NHMRC project grant and CRE application writing.

Gavin Turrell is a Principal Research Fellow (Professor) with Emeritus appointments at Queensland University of Technology, the University of Melbourne, and RMIT University. Between 2006 and 2015, Gavin was supported by NHMRC Senior Research Fellowships, and prior to that he was funded on an NHMRC/National Heart Foundation Career Development Award (2002-2005), and an NHMRC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (1999-2001). His primary research interests are in social epidemiology, with a particular focus on the social determinants of health and health inequalities. His research is mainly population-based and examines how social and economic factors (measured at the individual, group, and area levels) influence health and health-related behaviours. Gavin is a Chief Investigator on an NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy, Liveable, and Equitable Communities, where he is leading a research program examining whether the neighbourhood built environment is causally related to health and well-being.

Dr Ian Butterworth

Dr Iain Butterworth, Head of Professional Services, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, has more than 25 years’ experience in a range of sectors, including community development, government, higher education and consulting. Prior to joining AHURI, Iain was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the University of California at Berkeley, and helped establish Deakin University’s interdisciplinary post-graduate planning degree. He co-led the formal Partnership between Deakin University and the Victorian Dept of Human Services. Iain is currently National President of the Australian Fulbright Alumni Association, and an Urban Scholar with the UN Global Compact – Cities Programme.

Dr Butterworth visited UOW and presented a PowerLab PowerTalk, followed by a careers workshop with School of Health and Society HDR Students - You are getting a PhD, so what’s next? on 9 January 2019. The objective of this workshop was mainly to guide post-PhD career planning. The workshop presented mix of professionals sharing their career journeys. Dr Iain Butterworth was the key speaker, along with Dr Rachel Loney-Howes, has recently been recruited as Lecturer in the School of Health and Society. And finally Ms Sarah Ryan, the Faculty’s on-campus resource for HDR career advice. The workshop was moderated by A/P Xiaoqi Feng, Head of Postgraduate Studies, School of Health and Society and PowerLab Co-Director 2017-2019.