Associate Professor Rebecca Fanany
MS, PhD, RSSenior Lecturer - Public Health
School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences
120 Spencer Street - 4.02.2
Background
My original training in Public Health was in the field of Environmental and Occupational Health and I am a registered sanitarian. I worked in compliance at the state and federal level in the United States before entering the academic environment in Australia.While I remain interested in these aspects of Public Health, I now work mostly in the areas of cultural consonance and the impact of language and culture issues in the experience of health and illness.
Universities Studied At
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN: BA with High Distinction (Life Sciences/History of Medicine)
University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN : MS (Environmental and Occupational Health)
University of Tasmania, Launceston, TAS: PhD (Public Health)
Universities Worked At
University of Tasmania (1993-1998)
La Trobe University (2009-2012)
Deakin University (1998-2006 and 2012-2018)
Awards
Deakin University Excellence in Teaching Award, 2004
Professional Experience
Risk Assessment Officer, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, MN
Compliance Safety and Health Officer, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, US Department of Labor, Chicago, IL
Course Manager, Personal Injury Education Foundation, WorkCover Victoria
Professional Memberships
Australian Public Health Association
Australian health Promotion Association
Professional Interests
Language and culture as determinants of health
Cultural consonance
The experience of aging
Health issues in Indonesia
Consultancy Work
Consultant to WHO-SEARO and UNESCAP on Indonesia
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- 2099 Other Language, Literature and Culture
- 1117 Public Health and Health Services
Current Capacity
Public Health and Health Services - Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
Indonesia and the Malay world
