Lecturer
Ms Nerida Joss
BAppSci (Deakin), MPH (Deakin)
Office Location
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Monash University
Level 3 (Burnet Tower)
89 Commercial Rd
Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
Victoria, Australia, 3004
Phone: +61 3 9903 1652
Fax: +61 3 9903 1658
Email: nerida.joss@monash.edu
Research
PhD Topic: Drivers of collaborative practice in health promotion
Stage: Confirmed December 2008. Due for submission 2011.
Supervisor: Professor Helen Keleher
Research Interest
- Partnerships and collaborative practice
- Health promotion workforce development and management
- Policy and program evaluation
Teaching
HSC1051 Working with people
HSC2029 Community development and partnerships
3rd Year Course Co-Coordinator (2011 & 2012)
Professional Experience
| Duration | Designation |
|---|---|
| 2011- | Lecturer Department of Health Social Science |
| 2006 – 2010 | Research Fellow Department of Health Social Science Monash University |
| 2006 – 2010 | National Health Promotion Adviser Department of Veterans' Affairs |
| 2004 – 2006 | Research Fellow School of Health and Social Development Deakin University |
| 2004 - 2005 | Health Promotion Officer ISIS Primary Care |
| 2002-2004 | Research Assistant School of Health Science Deakin University |
Awards, achievements and other engagements
- AHPA Victorian Branch Postgraduate Student of the Year – 2010
- Australian Health Promotion 19th National Conference (2010) – Keynote Presenter
Professional Affiliations
- Member of the Australian Health Promotion Association (2005 – 2011)
- Committee member of the Australian Health Promotion Association Victorian Branch 2006 – 2010
Peer-reviewed Articles
- Joss, N. and Keleher, H 2011, ‘Partnership tools for health promotion: Are they worth the effort?’, Global Health Promotion (forthcoming)
- Joss, N. and Keleher, H 2007, ‘Workforce development to embed research and evaluation into organisational practice', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol. 18, (3) pp. 255-259.
Book Chapters
- Joss, N., Keleher H 2011, ‘Competencies for Public Health and Health Promotion’, in H.Keleher and C. MacDougall (Eds), Understanding Health, 3rd ed., Oxford University Press, Melbourne (forthcoming)
- Joss, N., Keleher, H 2011, ‘Community Development and Partnerships’, in H.Keleher and C. MacDougall (Eds), Understanding Health, 3rd ed., Oxford University Press, Melbourne (forthcoming)
- Keleher, H., Joss, N 2009, ‘Determinants of Healthy Ageing', In H. Keleher, and C. MacDougall (Eds.), Understanding Health, 2nd ed., Oxford University Press, Melbourne
- Keleher, H., Joss, N 2007, ‘Building health promotion competencies capacity', In H. Keleher, C. MacDougall and B. Murphy (Eds.), Understanding Health Promotion, Oxford University Press, Melbourne
Book Reviews
- Joss, N 2008, ‘Health and Modernity: The role of theory in health promotion', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol. 19 (3), p.236.
Research Reports
- Joss, N 2009, ‘Sustainability of the Ex Service Organisation's Queensland Day Club program', Department of Veterans' Affairs, Melbourne.
- Joss, N 2007, ‘Laughter is the best medicine: Evaluation of the Ex-Service Organisations' Victorian Day Clubs Program', Department of Veterans' Affairs, Melbourne.
- Joss, N, Doyle, J., Keleher, H. and Batras, D, 2007, ‘Mental Health Promotion: Building Capacity for Research and Evaluation, Monash University, Melbourne.
Keleher, H., Joss N 2006, ‘Yarra Ranges Best Start Local Evaluation Report', Deakin University, Melbourne - Joss, N, Holland, D. and Postill, K 2003, ‘Peer mentoring program manual: the ‘how to' of running a peer mentoring program', Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne
- Keleher, H., Marshall, B., Murphy, B., Round, R., and Joss, N 2003, ‘Evaluation of Victorian DHS short course in health promotion'
Conference Presentation
- Joss, N 2010. ‘Collaborative competencies: What skills do we need to work effectively together?.', 20th International Union for Health Promotion and Education (Geneva), Oral presentation.
- Joss, N 2010. ‘Competencies for Collaborative Advantage', Australian Health Promotion Association 19th National Conference 2010 (Melbourne), Invited Keynote.
- Joss, N 2007. ‘Real Men Eat Quiche: In Fact they Bake It', Australian Health Promotion Association 17th National Conference 2007 (Adelaide), Poster presentation.
- Joss, N 2007. ‘Celebrating Social Connectedness: Creating a Social Opportunity for Older People', Australian Health Promotion Association 17th National Conference 2007 (Adelaide), Poster presentation.
- Joss, N, Keleher, H, Murphy, B and Watson D 2006. ‘Forming a partnership for mental health promotion outcomes', Australian Health Promotion Association 16th National Conference 2006 (Alice Springs), Oral presentation
- Joss, N and Keleher, H 2006. ‘Managing a partnership for a state-wide evaluation', Australian Health Promotion Association 16th National Conference 2006 (Alice Springs), Oral presentation
- Postill, K, Holland, D and Joss, N 2003. ‘Peer Mentoring: Is it all a matter of negotiation?', 7th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (Brisbane), Oral presentation
- Keleher, H, Joss, N, and Verins, I 2004. ‘Mental Health Promotion Short Course', International Union for Health Promotion and Education (Melbourne), Oral poster
