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Introducing the SHIA@Monash Team

The SHIA@ Monash team in the Department of Health Social Science are focussed on supporting municipal and state levels of government, industry and community to undertake HIA. We offer a diverse skill set to support professionals and organisations across diverse industry sectors to engage with HIA.  

Professor Helen Keleher
Head, Department of Health Social Science
PhD, MA, BA, FRCNA

Helen’s current research program is in health promotion, mental health and wellbeing, health inequalities, chronic illness and pathways to them via the social determinants of health, particularly gender and social inclusion. During 2006-7, Helen is appointed to the Women and Gender Equity Knowledge Network of the World Health Organisation’s Commission on the Social Determinants of Health.

Teaching areas include health promotion, health systems and policy, and community capacity building.

Jessica McCormick
BAppSc(HlthSci) (Hons)

Jessica’s area of expertise is in policy-linked Health Impact Assessment (HIA). In March 2002, Jessica attended the first meeting held in Australia which sought to explore the feasibility and potential application of HIA within a policy context in Australia. Since then, Jessica has developed an extensive skill base in both the theoretical and practical aspects of HIA. The focus of her research thus far has been in community based applications of it to regeneration policies and projects in Australia and overseas. Jessica has and continues to work collaboratively with the Department of Human Services and with colleagues at Monash University will provide technical support and capacity building to a number of state, regional and local demonstration projects.

Dimitri Batras
MPPM, BAppSc (Hons)
Dimitri is actively involved in teaching and research. He has broad interests which include health promotion capacity building, planning and evaluation, sex industry regulation, and public policy. Dimitri’s current research and consultancy activities include providing Health Impact Assessment (HIA) support to state and local government initiatives. He also provides consultancy support for the evaluation of health promotion programs.